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Mission & Goals
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Mission and Goals

During the last decade rapid growth has occurred in the field of geographic information. With this growth have come diverse notions concerning which direction the field should take. To ensure that a coherent view emerges, a broad representation of universities and professional associations have come together to form the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS).

UCGIS Mission

bulletTo serve as an effective, unified voice for the geographic information science research community;
bulletTo foster multidisciplinary research and education; and
bulletTo promote the informed and responsible use of geographic information science and geographic analysis for the benefit of society.

Goals

UNIFY

bulletProvide ongoing research priorities for advancing theory and methods in Geographic Information Science.
bulletAssess the current and potential contributions of GIS to national scientific and public policy issues.

FACILITATE

bulletExpand and strengthen Geographic Information Science education at all levels.
bulletProvide the organizational infrastructure to foster collaborative interdisciplinary research in Geographic Information Science.

BENEFIT SOCIETY

bulletPromote the ethical use of and access to geographic information.
bulletFoster Geographic Information Science and analysis in support of national needs.

Last updated on July 5, 2002.

  
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