What is a GIS Professional? Is it the same as GIS Developer or Analyst?
It's just that the term has been used a lot and I'm not really sure what it means.
Update: Voted to close the question as it does not conform to the Q&A format. I'm still a bit confused by how people just use the term as if everybody knows what it means when people can't agree on what it is though.
Answer
I think GIS Professionals can be divided into two categories: GIS Developers, and GIS Users.
GIS Developers are those that produce, and distribute the software and data that the GIS Users then put to use through analysis and presentation.
In order for a GIS User to be considered a GIS Professional, they would have to make a majority of their income through use of GIS technology. The occasional use of GIS does not make one a GIS User. I suppose that same caveat would also apply to the GIS Developer.
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