Privacy, Ethics, and Legal Issues of Geotechnologies

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Sudhanshu S Panda
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GIS Applications

• Facilities management
• Marketing and retailing
• Environmental
• Transport/vehicle routing
• Health
• Insurance
• and many more . . .

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Application of Geotechnology

• Electric Energy
• Telecommunications
• Sanitation
• Gas and Petroleum
• Natural Environment
• Geology, Mineralogy
• Regional and Federal Planning
• Engineering and Construction Projects
• Public Health Care
• Forestry Management
• Agriculture
• Planning and use of the soil
• Location Based Services (LBS)
• Geomarketing
• Transportation
• Security
• Tourism, among others

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Employment Opportunities
GIS is a growing field with a demand for
qualified geographic professionals who are paid
high wages and work for public agencies and
private companies. Most GIS technicians and
managers have a four-year degree in geography or
another discipline and have taken a number of GIS
courses.
Salary Survey from GISjobs.com U.S. Responses
13984  Average Salary 42,420
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Employment Opportunities
National ESRI Survey
California ESRI Survey