geographer
Let an agent describe the geographer as a profession and academic role, explain subfields and methods, relay training, careers and professional bodies, and distinguish geographers from cartographers, geologists and surveyors.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe the geographer as a profession and academic role, explain subfields and methods, relay training, careers and professional bodies, and distinguish geographers from cartographers, geologists and surveyors.
A scholar or professional who studies the Earth surface, its environments, places and the relationships between people and their surroundings, in physical geography, human geography and geographic information science, and in applied roles such as mapping specialists, planners and analysts; geographers work in universities, government, industry and exploration, and related roles include cartographers, explorers and regional specialists.
What it is for: Studying and applying knowledge of places and environments.
It can be explain the role and subfields; relay training and careers; relay professional bodies; distinguish related professions.
Distinguishing features
Spatial perspective
Physical and human branches
GIS and fieldwork methods
Academic and applied roles
What it looks like
A researcher or professional with maps, field equipment and geographic information systems; no defining physical form.
How it is recognised
Scholar of places, environments and spatial relations
Physical, human and technical branches
Cartographers make maps; geologists study rocks; surveyors measure land
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
practises - the discipline
is contrasted with - who makes maps
uses - a main tool
In practice
Families and kinds
physical geographers
human and social geographers
geographic information scientists and community mapping specialists
regional specialists such as Palestinologists
historical geographers and map collectors
polar explorers and expedition geographers
Identifiers
ISCO-08 2632 sociologists, anthropologists and related professionals, including geographers
Standards and regulation
Professional accreditation by geographical societies in some countries
Research ethics for fieldwork
Data standards for geographic information
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing geographers with cartographers or geologists
Overlooking applied roles
Registry alias noise
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.geographer
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Role What a geographer does.
Definition.
Work
The work.
Work
Work.
- What do geographers do, and what subfields exist? definition
- Is the question about a geographer, a cartographer, a geologist or a surveyor? boundary
Methods
Methods.
Methods
Methods.
- What methods do geographers use, from fieldwork to GIS and remote sensing? definition
- Which entry fits the specific subfield? action
Career Training and careers.
Practice.
Training
Training.
Training
Training.
- How are geographers trained, and what qualifications exist? provenance
- Which entry fits geography education? action
Careers
Careers.
Careers
Careers.
- Where do geographers work, and what do labour statistics show, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Institutions Institutions and bodies.
Sources.
Societies
Geographical societies.
Societies
Societies.
- Which geographical societies and journals are central? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific society? action
Ethics
Ethics.
Ethics
Ethics.
- What ethical standards apply to geographic research and mapping? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Context History and notable geographers.
Context.
History
History of the profession.
History
History.
- How did the geographer develop from ancient scholars and explorers to modern academics? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of geography? action
Notable
Notable geographers.
Notable
Notable.
- Which geographers are notable, with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific geographer? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should GIS specialist be a separate entry?
- How should professional bodies be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specialisms and unrelated roles; should they be split off?