GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
GIS certification – Endorsed by the
ECDL Foundation.
http://www.ecdlgis.com
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
M. Salvemini, G. Mattiozzi,
L. Berardi, P. Di Donato
AICA
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
www.aicanet.it
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
LABSITA
www.labsita.org
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
AGENDA
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
• The partners of the project
• What is the paper about and background
• The GIS certification project details
• The EU dimension
• The path ahead
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification : who is involved
• AICA
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
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Not-for-profit organization, founded in 1961
Founder of IT certifications in Italy
Italian chapter of ECDL Foundation
• LABSITA
• Others involved:
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
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Politecnico di Torino , Politecnico di Milano
University of Bologna , University of Siena
ESRI Italia and Intergraph Italia , ESRI and Intergraph corporation
CEMAGREF, France
UPSAM Spain
University of West Hungary
University of the Federal Armed Forces, Germany
Van Hall Instituut, Netherlands
University of Utrecht
Coastal and Marine Resources Centre, ERI, University College Cork, Ireland
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification : specialized ICT European
certification programs
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
The European certification programs in the ICT
sector. The STANDARD:
• Analysis based on the labor market demands
• Jointly developed by teams of experts
• Different levels of certification (basic user,
professional, specialized)
• Standard system :
Territorial and
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Information
Systems
Laboratory
- Syllabus (requested competences)
- Question and Test Base –QTB- (tests)
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
ECDL and ICDL around the world
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
•
Currently available in 138 countries, in Europe, China,
Australia, India, Saudi Arabia, Chile, etc.
•
Translated into 32 languages
•
4.5 mil. registered students
•
2.0 mil. certificated (October 2004)
•
300,000 tests each month
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL
Foundation
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
System of certifications of competences about
the professional knowledge related to the
basics of the computer science and its
components used in the GI&GIS field.
Levels :
Base (endorsed)
Advanced
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
Professional
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification : candidates and users
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
• They who wish to demonstrate to have a robust
knowledge of basic principles governing the GI
techniques and their basic use through a specific
software.
• They who wish to have evidence that the GIS users
have certificated basic competences.
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification Base syllabus
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
STANDARD : it follows the structure of the European
certification programs syllabus in the ICT sector
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification Base syllabus
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
It is organized in
 3 Modules
• Module 1: Cartography.
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
• Categories : 6
• Knowledge areas : 18 (e.g. reference
systems, coordinates, geometry, Italian
cartography, EU cartography, digital
cartography , metadata , etc.)
• Knowledge items : 36
• Tests : about 120
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification Base syllabus
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
• Module 2: GIS
• Categories : 5
• Knowledge areas : 12 (e.g. basic concepts,
scale, modeling the reality, topology, spatial
analysis, classification, etc.)
• Knowledge items : 40
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
• Tests : about 120
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification Base syllabus
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
• Module 3: Use of a GIS software.
• Requires the candidate to demonstrate the ability to
use a GIS software.
• Developed in conjunction with ESRI and Intergraph.
• The candidate shall be able to accomplish everyday
tasks associated with basic use of GIS commands.
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
• The module is using the homogeneity of knowledge
areas and items necessary to drive a GIS software
respecting the peculiarity of the commands.
• It may run in open source sw ( e.g. QGIS, etc.)
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
Certification features
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
• Quality check, transparency, standard
(syllabus), certificated test center, continuous
checking (e.g. audit, etc.)
• Anonymous tests evaluation
• Vendor neutrality (tests are independent,
commands depend on sw.)
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
• Multilanguage
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
References
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
• The ECDL Foundation has analyzed the project
and has given the endorsement
• In EU the subject has been explored also within
AGILE, EUGISES and EC GI&GIS conferences
(Kemp, Toppen, and others);
• EU projects have addressed and explored the
issue, some are still running (HUMBOLDT,
VESTA-GIS).
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
• Some educational and training activities are
related (Unigis, National initiatives, etc.)
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
EU perspective
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
Basic knowledge is only the start for vocational training,
higher education and professional specialization
• ECDL-GIS as a facilitator for INSPIRE data and
principles diffusion and better using
• ECDL-GIS as a common reference layer for EU GI
• ECDL-GIS for facilitating professional mobility and
vocational training
• ECDL-GIS as basis for building scientific knowledge (e.g.
courses, etc.) and specialized skills (e.g. sw training)
→ VESTA-GIS “endorsment” as a specific facilitator for
INSPIRE data handling and sharing.
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification and VESTA-GIS
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
• CERTIFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY IN
THE HANDS OF ECDL PROGRAMME (ECDL
FOUNDATION)
→ ECDL-GIS base, advanced and professional certifies
people
• ENDORSMENT OF CURRICULA MAY BE IN
THE HANDS OF VESTA-GIS
→ VESTA-GIS endorses courses and curricula
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
ECO-IMAGINE -- Genoa, 21st - 23rd November 2007
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
GIS certification and VESTA-GIS
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
System of certifications of competences about the
professional knowledge related to the basics of the
computer science and its components used in the
GI&GIS field.
Levels : Base – used for GI professional checking
(GIS certification endorsed)
Professional – for applicant domains
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
“VESTA-GIS endorsment of Curricula and specific
Modules”
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GIS certification – Endorsed by the ECDL Foundation.
Associazione
Italiana per
l'Informatica ed il
Calcolo
Automatico
LabSITA
Email
www.labsita.org
[email protected]
Responsible
Mauro Salvemini
[email protected]
Laura Berardi
[email protected]
Reference
Territorial and
Environmental
Information
Systems
Laboratory
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