GeoTech Center's Geospatial Technology Skills Assessment Tool
Welcome to the Updated Self-Assessment
The purpose of the Self-Assessment is to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to effectively using geospatial technologies in the workplace. The results of your self-assessment will not be shared with anyone. Instead, upon completion of the self-assessment, the GeoTech Center will send you a report within 72 hours that outlines your strengths and weaknesses within each category noted below.
The self-assessment competencies have been placed in nine categories derived from the 2023 update of the Department of Labor Training and Education Agency (DOLETA) Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) and DACUMs carried out by the GeoTech Center
1 Conceptual Foundations
2 Geospatial Data Fundamentals
3 Data Acquisition
4 Database Design and Management
5 Geospatial Analysis
6 Cartography and Visualization
7 Application Development
8 Remote Sensing Fundamentals
9 Professional Practice
The purpose of the Self-Assessment is to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to effectively using geospatial technologies in the workplace. The results of your self-assessment will not be shared with anyone. Instead, upon completion of the self-assessment, the GeoTech Center will send you a report within 72 hours that outlines your strengths and weaknesses within each category noted below.
The self-assessment competencies have been placed in nine categories derived from the 2023 update of the Department of Labor Training and Education Agency (DOLETA) Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) and DACUMs carried out by the GeoTech Center
1 Conceptual Foundations
2 Geospatial Data Fundamentals
3 Data Acquisition
4 Database Design and Management
5 Geospatial Analysis
6 Cartography and Visualization
7 Application Development
8 Remote Sensing Fundamentals
9 Professional Practice
Each Category can be taken independently by selecting the category and then selecting the level of your knowledge for each competency based on this scale:
Rank
Description of Level of Knowledge
0 Unaware - No knowledge of competency
1 Aware- Can explain basic facts about competency
2 Apply - Use competency with significant guidance
3 Analyze - Use competency with some guidance
4 Evaluate - Use competency with little guidance
5 Create - Use competency with no guidance and extend application
Competencies with values below 2 suggest weak areas that can be reviewed and knowledge upgraded.
Rank
Description of Level of Knowledge
0 Unaware - No knowledge of competency
1 Aware- Can explain basic facts about competency
2 Apply - Use competency with significant guidance
3 Analyze - Use competency with some guidance
4 Evaluate - Use competency with little guidance
5 Create - Use competency with no guidance and extend application
Competencies with values below 2 suggest weak areas that can be reviewed and knowledge upgraded.
To take the self-assessment, please use the following link:
https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/FXDY4X
If you don’t already have a free Canvas account, you can sign up at https://canvas.instructure.com/register and use the following join code: FXDY4X
When registering, choose “Student” as your account level. Once you register for the “course”, it will show on your Canvas Dashboard. Click on the course and follow the instructions on the Home page.
PLEASE NOTE: Your school or institution Canvas log in is *not* applicable. You must have a free canvas.instructure account.
After completing the assessment, you will be able to immediately access what you inputted for each category by going to the “Grades” tab and then clicking on the respective assessment link. As noted above, the GeoTech Center will send you a personal report within 72 hours.
If you have questions about the assessment, please contact Ann Johnson ([email protected]). For any technical issues with Canvas, please contact Ken Yanow ([email protected]).
https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/FXDY4X
If you don’t already have a free Canvas account, you can sign up at https://canvas.instructure.com/register and use the following join code: FXDY4X
When registering, choose “Student” as your account level. Once you register for the “course”, it will show on your Canvas Dashboard. Click on the course and follow the instructions on the Home page.
PLEASE NOTE: Your school or institution Canvas log in is *not* applicable. You must have a free canvas.instructure account.
After completing the assessment, you will be able to immediately access what you inputted for each category by going to the “Grades” tab and then clicking on the respective assessment link. As noted above, the GeoTech Center will send you a personal report within 72 hours.
If you have questions about the assessment, please contact Ann Johnson ([email protected]). For any technical issues with Canvas, please contact Ken Yanow ([email protected]).
