National GIS training program: Korean experiences

Author

Lee, Kiwon ; Lee, Ho-Geun ; Soo Kim, Min

Author_Institution

GIS Lab., SERI, South Korea

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

850

Abstract

The Korean GIS training program, supported by government, was established in 1996. The main purpose of this training program is to expand GIS-mind, being capable of initiating public accessibility with respect to a broad scope of GIS, one of most prominent information systems in the information age. In this paper, practical aspects of the national GIS training program are comprehensively discussed. The basic strategy is described. Three types of course curricula, and one year results based on questionnaires given to course attendants are also described. The total duration of this training program is the four-year period to 1999

Keywords

education; geographic information systems; teaching; training; GIS; Korea; education; geographic information system; teaching; training; training program; Application software; Computational Intelligence Society; Educational programs; Electronic mail; Geographic Information Systems; Government; Information systems; Management training; Programming; Urban planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615277

Filename

615277