Quote Originally Posted by Gamerprinter View Post
I see mapping as a dying industry, however. The GIS industry is getting smaller, not growing. More and more such activity is done by computers.
Just as AutoCAD has turned draftspersons from being artists into being technicians, GIS systems have done the same to mapmakers.

But...computers are great for crunching data. Computers are bad at simplifying data and portraying information. Computers are to blame for the number of bad presentations in existence, as they simplify the "how" so much people cease to focus on the what.

I think there will always a market for individuals who can take all that GIS data and turn it into clear information (a la Tufte). This, I think is the key role for people interested in the field.

-Rob A>