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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...
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...
November 19, 2008 marked another successful GIS Day celebration. For ten years, GIS users continue to uphold the vision of this important event and share with others the role of GIS in our daily lives. People observe GIS Day in different ways. This year, Read More...
Proclamations are official declarations to celebrate special days, weeks, and months. For years, GIS Day supporters have actively encouraged public officials to proclaim GIS Day in their respective cities, counties, and states. Find out if a GIS Day proclamation Read More...
Happy GIS Day 2008! Interested in knowing how GIS Day supporters around the world are celebrating right this second? Search the Twitter Web site for "GIS Day" and read the large collection of posts. Join in and announce your GIS Day event to the world Read More...
Directions Magazine editors share the key themes they'd want to get across to the public on this special day. Listen to the Podcast . GIS Day is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19! Read More...
Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG) will be holding a free GIS Manager's Workshop in Forsyth County, Georgia, on November 20. The workshop will be held at the Forsyth County Public Safety Complex. The workshop fee of $299 has been waived in celebration Read More...
The Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) in collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be streaming GIS Day 2008 activities live from the UWI campus on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This feed can Read More...
Can you believe GIS Day is just a few days away? If you did not get the chance to plan an event, don't worry. Here are a few quick ideas to help you celebrate GIS Day. Decorate your office. Visit the GIS Day materials page and download free posters to Read More...
More than 200 community colleges and universities are celebrating GIS Day this year. GIS Day gives students, faculty, and staff who are passionate about GIS the opportunity to interact with peers, introduce GIS to other departments, showcase work, and Read More...
Registration only takes a few minutes. Follow these steps: Visit the GIS Day Web site Tell us a few details about your event Click the Submit button Your event will be listed in the event finder and might be featured on the GIS Day Web site homepage, Read More...
As part of the 10 th anniversary GIS Day celebration, Dangermond will speak at the Rocket City Geospatial Conference , November 18-20, 2008, in Huntsville, Alabama. This year's conference will include a special plenary session that will focus on how geospatial Read More...
How does one go about planning a GIS Day across thousands of miles? E-mails and phone calls are an easy solution, but sometimes lack the personal touch of a face-to-face meeting . Creative planning comes naturally to long time GIS Day supporters, Eureka Read More...
We've heard the saying, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." Well, who better to imitate then our newest GIS Day Hero honorees. Heather McAdam , the former GIS coordinator from the Maps, Data, and Government Information Centre at Carleton University, Read More...
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