Strategic planning for territory development has recently emerged as one of the most promising fields for the Geographer and interesting niche markets for this professional. Accordingly, the draft of the "Railroad Transcontinental Atlantic-Pacific, Brazil-Peru (FETAB)" is a unique opportunity to strengthen the Geographer professional positioning. The present text represents an effort to think and to demonstrate the relations that links the planning of territorial development to the practice of Geography. It is not our claim to give a final answer in relation to the labour market of the Geographer. Instead, it is a personal vision imbued with all the idiosyncracies and imperfections of such a vision. It begins with a discussion regarding the relations between territorial development planning and transportation geography; to link the professional practice of Geography to the potential new niche markets for the Geographer that emerge with the perspective of the construction of a mega project of transport infrastructure as the FETAB. Elements that bind one point to the other range from the discussion of the strategic perspective of territorial planning to the analysis of the emerging possibilities of extensive and varied investments related, directly and indirectly, to the operation of transport infrastructure and its probable impact on the employment generation for the Geographer. We highlight the fact that to incorporate in the future labour market which is outlined for the new Geography professionals---more competitive conditions---, it is necessary to rethink the focus of the fields and the contents of study. Firstly, the need to unify studies in the field of planning is evident, in other words, it proposes a new approach to the territory from a comprehensive perspective; then one must influence in the field of territorial management, by means of all the instruments inherent of Geography; also, one should train future professionals in the field of identification, formulation, evaluation and management of projects of public and/or private investments which impact the territory. Finally, we propose a deep revision of the professional development curriculum in Geography, from a perspective of new approaches and articulations with other sciences, such as Economics and Administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]