Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Geographic Information

This study gives highly specific information on who, how much, and how faculty are using many different geographic information sources including but not limited to map/geographic info libraries (with separate data sets for in-person visits and online access), Google Maps, Google Earth, Planet.com, aerial photographs, OpenMaps and other resources. The study also presents detailed assessment data on how satisfied faculty are with the geographic information sources available at their college or university libraries, how important these assets are to their work, and how aware respondents are of the availability of geographic information and its relevance for their scholarship and teaching. In addition, the report looks at attitudes towards the growing availability and quality of digitized geographic information, and new means of exploiting it.

Just a few of this 125-page report’s many findings are:

Approximately 15.5% of US higher education faculty consider geographic information to be very or extremely important in their work.
17.65% of history faculty are dissatisfied with the geographic information resources available at their college or university library.
16% of male faculty use aerial photographs in their teaching or scholarship.
Nearly 85% of faculty in earth/environmental sciences use Google Earth in their work.
Approximately 41% of department chairs, deans, and distinguished professors say that they know nearly nothing about their university’s geographic information resources.

The data is derived from a representative sample of 731 higher education faculty in the USA. It is presented in the aggregate and also broken out by institutional characteristics of the respondent's institutions such as enrollment sizes, Carnegie classes, public or private status, and tuition levels, as well as by some personal characteristics of the respondents, such as their age, gender, academic field, and other variables.

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

Characteristics of the sample

PARTICIPANT LIST

List of Tables

Table 1.1 How important is the use of geographic information in your work?
Table 1.2 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by faculty title
Table 1.3 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.4 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 1.5 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.6 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.7 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by political views
Table 1.8 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 1.9 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by tenure status
Table 1.10 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by gender of the respondent
Table 1.11 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 1.12 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 1.13 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by academic field
Table 1.14 How important is the use of geographic information in your work? Broken out by years at the present institution
Table 2.1 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library?
Table 2.2 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by faculty title
Table 2.3 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.4 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 2.5 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.6 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.7 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 2.8 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 2.9 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 2.10 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.11 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.12 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.13 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 2.14 How satisfied are you with the range and quality of the geographic information available at your academic library? Broken out by years at present institution
Table 3 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work?
Table 3.1.1 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs
Table 3.1.2 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by faculty title
Table 3.1.3 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.4 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.1.5 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.1.6 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.1.7 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by political views
Table 3.1.8 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by annual personal income
Table 3.1.9 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.1.10 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.1.11 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.1.12 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.1.13 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by academic field
Table 3.1.14 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Aerial photographs Broken out by years at present institution
Table 3.2.1 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps
Table 3.2.2 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by faculty title
Table 3.2.3 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.2.4 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.2.5 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.2.6 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.2.7 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by political views
Table 3.2.8 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by annual personal income
Table 3.2.9 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.2.10 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.2.11 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.2.12 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.2.13 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by academic field
Table 3.2.14 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Maps Broken out by years at present institution
Table 3.3.1 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth
Table 3.3.2 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by faculty title
Table 3.3.3 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.3.4 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.3.5 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.3.6 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.3.7 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by political views
Table 3.3.8 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by annual personal income
Table 3.3.9 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.3.10 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.3.11 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.3.12 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.3.13 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by academic field
Table 3.3.14 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Google Earth Broken out by years at present institution
Table 3.4.1 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com
Table 3.4.2 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by faculty title
Table 3.4.3 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.4.4 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.4.5 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.4.6 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.4.7 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by political views
Table 3.4.8 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by annual personal income
Table 3.4.9 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.4.10 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.4.11 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.4.12 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.4.13 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by academic field
Table 3.4.14 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Planet.com Broken out by years at present institution
Table 3.5.1 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps
Table 3.5.2 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by faculty title
Table 3.5.3 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.5.4 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.5.5 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.5.6 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.5.7 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by political views
Table 3.5.8 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by annual personal income
Table 3.5.9 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.5.10 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.5.11 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.5.12 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.5.13 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by academic field
Table 3.5.14 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? Print Atlases or Maps Broken out by years at present institution
Table 3.6.1 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps
Table 3.6.2 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by faculty title
Table 3.6.3 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.6.4 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.6.5 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.6.6 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.6.7 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by political views
Table 3.6.8 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by annual personal income
Table 3.6.9 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.6.10 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.6.11 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.6.12 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.6.13 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by academic field
Table 3.6.14 How likely are you to have used or will use any of the following in your work? OpenMaps Broken out by years at present institution
Table 4 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library?
Table 4.1.1 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person
Table 4.1.2 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by faculty title
Table 4.1.3 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.1.4 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 4.1.5 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.1.6 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.1.7 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by political views
Table 4.1.8 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by annual personal income
Table 4.1.9 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.1.10 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.1.11 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 4.1.12 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 4.1.13 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by academic field
Table 4.1.14 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? In person Broken out by years at present institution
Table 4.2.1 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online
Table 4.2.2 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by faculty title
Table 4.2.3 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.2.4 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 4.2.5 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.2.6 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.2.7 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by political views
Table 4.2.8 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by annual personal income
Table 4.2.9 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.2.10 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.2.11 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 4.2.12 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 4.2.13 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by academic field
Table 4.2.14 In the past year how many times have you visited or consulted your college or university map or geographic information center or library? Online Broken out by years at present institution
Table 5.1 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources?
Table 5.2 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by faculty title
Table 5.3 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.4 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 5.5 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.6 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.7 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by political views
Table 5.8 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 5.9 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by tenure status
Table 5.10 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.11 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 5.12 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 5.13 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by academic field
Table 5.14 How much do you know about your university library’s geographic information resources? Broken out by years at present institution
Briefly describe in one or a few sentences for which applications have you used geographic information.
Table 6.1 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information?
Table 6.2 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by faculty title
Table 6.3 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.4 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 6.5 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by public or private college
Table 6.6 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.7 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by political views
Table 6.8 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 6.9 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by tenure status
Table 6.10 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 6.11 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 6.12 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 6.13 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by academic field
Table 6.14 Which phrase best describes how you feel about new developments in the digitization, presentation and analysis of geographic information? Broken out by years at present institution

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