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Though this list is far from exhaustive, here are a few examples of things you might take away from a geographic education:

Technical Skills and Field Methods
  • Project management + organization
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Mapping + cartography
    • Photogrammetry
    • Online mapping
    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
    • Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
    • Remote sensing:
      • Radar and satellite imaging
      • Aerial photography
      • Lidar and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)
  • Surveying
Communication Skills
Presentation Skills
  • Slideshow creation
  • Visual communication
  • Slideshows
  • Research
  • Data analysis
  • Reporting
  • Persuasion
  • Graphic design
Writing Skills
  • Basic writing: grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary
  • Note-taking
  • Academic writing
  • Storytelling
  • Journalism
  • Proposal writing
  • Presentation writing
Design Skills
  • Data visualization
  • Adobe Creative Cloud:
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • Acrobat
  • HTML/CSS
  • Print design
  • Layout
Computer Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Drive
  • Spreadsheets
  • Email
  • Database Management
  • Programming
    • JavaScript
    • Stata
    • R
    • Python
Analytical Skills
  • Data Research
    • Data mining
    • Data presentation
    • Data engineering
    • Database management
    • Data and metrics interpreting
  • Spatial statistics
  • Creativity
  • Theorizing

 

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