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Do you know where the inspiration for GIS Day came from? During a GIS Day kickoff celebration at the National Geographic Society in 1999, Jack Dangermond, ESRI president, said GIS Day was inspired by Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and environmentalist, Read More...
As a follow-up to our first post titled " Celebrate Earth Day with GIS ," check out the interesting things you can do with ArcGIS Explorer for Earth Day . Read More...
GIS technology, GIS users, and GIS Day. They all make a difference in our world. Join us as we visit GIS Day events hosted by Loma Linda University, the Libraries of the Claremont Colleges, and Stantec Consulting Inc. This video offers insight into the Read More...
In less than two weeks thousands of people around the world will be promoting environmental awareness through Earth Day , April 22, 2008. Consider incorporating GIS into your celebration by organizing a joint Earth Day/ GIS Day event. Here are some resources Read More...
You put a lot of time and effort into your GIS Day events, now share your success with others. Creating your very own GIS Day site is a great way to promote your organization and gain publicity for your event. Web page templates are available for download Read More...
As GIS Day celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, the GIS Day committee thought it would be a great time to make a small improvement to the GIS Day logo. Can you spot the difference? The new logo focuses on the benefits and power of GIS technology Read More...
February is Library Lovers' Month -- a month-long celebration of school, public, and private libraries. Libraries offer a variety of services to support the use of GIS, including acquiring data, collecting relevant books and journals, helping patrons Read More...
Be one of the first GIS Day participants to register your 2008 GIS Day event . Registering will ensure that each of your events will be found in the event finder for the general public or press looking to find and attend an event near them. As a reminder, Read More...
GIS Day Watch is a free e-newsletter for anyone interested in learning more about GIS Day. Find out how GIS users around the world are celebrating GIS Day, gather valuable GIS Day resources and activities, and stay current with GIS Day news. Subscribe Read More...
GIS Day 2007 marked the ninth annual GIS Day celebration. Participants from more than 80 countries joined the global celebration of educating the world about GIS technology, highlighting why geography matters to all of us. Read how GIS Day participants Read More...
Bring Asia to life in the classroom. Take a virtual journey to Asia and see how GIS technology opens doors of understanding to the vast and complicated Asian continent by watching Layers of Asia - A GIS Journey Through Our World . Visit India to see how Read More...
It is our pleasure to inform you that the celebration of Internatonal GIS Day 2007 has been sucessfully attempted. There were seminar, GIS exhibition for students, Arc GIS Training for Beginners for one week and so many other activities like pamphleting, Read More...
On behalf of the GIS Day Committee, ESRI, and the GIS Day sponsors , we thank you for your continued support and dedication to the mission of GIS Day. The hundreds of events being held all over the world will most definitely further our goal of spreading Read More...
Since 1888, National Geographic has worked to build and spread geographic knowledge. Geography Awareness Week began in 1987 as celebration of the importance of geography in our lives. This year, the focus is Asia . The My Wonderful World team will launch Read More...
The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science (SIAST) (Woodland Campus, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) GIS class carved a beautiful pumpkin on October 31 as a class project to tie in with GIS Day 2007. The outlines for the land formations were drawn freehand Read More...
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