Geography Matters

Resources available to make a 2009 GIS Day proclamation What better way to celebrate GIS Day than to have November 18, 2009, declared GIS Day in your city, county, or state. The GIS Day Web site offers sample letters and proclamation templates to send Read More...

Arbor Day is a nationally-celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Did you know that GIS technology is used as a tool to manage data about trees? Here's how a few organizations around the world have employed GIS to do just that: GIS Read More...

Watch PBS series Independent Lens on Tuesday April 14 and see how the simple act of planting trees lead to political change and a Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai was the keynote speaker at the ESRI International User Conference in 2007. Check for local broadcasting Read More...

Take a few minutes to learn how members of the GIS community celebrate GIS Day. GIS Day YouTube Channel The 2009 video, along with past GIS Day videos and videos from the GIS community are now available at the GIS Day YouTube Channel . We encourage you Read More...