Abstract
Maintaining educational resources and training materials as timely, current, and aligned with the needs of students, practitioners, and other users of geospatial technologies is a persistent challenge. This is particularly problematic within CyberGIS, a subfield of Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS&T) that involves high-performance computing and advanced cyberinfrastructure to address computation- and data-intensive problems. In this study, we analyzed and compared content from two open educational resources: (1) a popular online web resource that regularly covers CyberGIS-related topics (GIS Stack Exchange) and (2) existing and proposed content in the GIS&T Body of Knowledge. While current curricula may build a student's conceptual understanding of CyberGIS, there is a noticeable lack of resources for practical implementation of CyberGIS tools. The results highlight discrepancies between the attention and frequency of CyberGIS topics according to a popular online help resource and the CyberGIS academic community.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2180-2194 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Transactions in GIS |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2024 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences