期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2010
卷号：XXXVIII Part 6
页码：24-27
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：The geospatial information and technology profession has always been one to attract bright young minds. However, as new techniques such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), maps on the Internet and mobile phones have infiltrated our daily lives, interest in the geospatial field over the past 20 years has expanded considerably. This expansion of the field has drawn more young people into the profession and into professional organizations such as the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). In ASPRS, there has been a concerted effort to provide young members with opportunities for involvement in the society through student activities at conferences, mentorship, a place to share their research and findings with other specialists in the field, and exposure to job opportunities in the government, academic, and private sectors of the industry. This paper presents the strategic steps that ASPRS took to form a Student Advisory Council (SAC), offer enhanced volunteer opportunities for students, and establish a provisional certification program. In establishing the SAC in 2006, ASPRS sought to address student issues and concerns by giving them a forum and a voice in the Society to help plan student activities at conferences, facilitate student networking with future employers, and represent students on the national- level ASPRS Board of Directors. The SAC also plans to connect students in ASPRS with students of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Student Consortium (SC) through joint activities such as the upcoming Technical Commission IV Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Through the SAC, ASPRS expanded the existing student volunteer program to provide an increased number of students in attendance at national ASPRS conferences through competitive scholarships. The Society extended its long-established Professional Certification Program to include students by initiating the Provisional Certification program. This allows students to take the certification exam shortly following the completion of degree programs and, if successful, enhance their credentials and eligibility for work in the geospatial community. The initiatives highlighted in this paper have all added to the student-friendly and student focused nature of ASPRS
