Get to the kids
If you are talking about Careers in geospatial, feel free to use this presentation “My Brilliant Geospatial Career” which was very well received by High School students.
The University of NSW TV channel has some short sharp interviews with past graduates and explains the subjects of study and research
This is a selection View them all
SSIS graduate Richard Sughanda talks about his project to make a 3D model of the campus using LIDAR imagery and his career which includes surveying in the Pilborough.
Dr Craig Roberts talks about courses at UNSW, skills shortages, subjects and ATARS
Gavin Watson talks about transition from Tafe to uni
Fadillah Norzahari used GIS to help Sydney Water identify what was choking sewerage pipes
Chris Larmour talks about 3D modelling
Ace Day Jobs – ABC series – interview and video of Renee Bartolo spatial scientist
Alan Noble wrote The Art of “Goography” using Google to teach Geography for Victorian Geography teachers.
Demand is increasing for scientists and engineers yet high school enrolments in science and maths are going down. It makes sense to plug spatial into some wider initiatives to educate and enthuse young people.
National ICT careers week is run in July by the Australian Information Industry Association and the Australian Computer Society. It combines the activities of 90 organisations, organises bus tours for careers advisers and is widely publicised.
