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GIS Day and PostGIS Day Are Coming Up

November 18, 2020 marks the 21st anniversary of GIS Day. The following day is PostGIS Day.

Spread the Word: GIS Day (November 16, 2011)

Started in 1999 as a part of Geography Awareness Week, GIS Day is a global event aimed at promoting GIS-based software and technology to businesses, … Read more

Geospatial Redux: ArcGIS 10 SP 1, Soft-Maps, Google Earth 6, Steve Coasts Moves to Bing, GIS Day 2010,

by Caitlin Dempsey

Love maps so much you want to snuggle with them? Now you can get close to your favorite Brooklyn map by Emily Fischer. The blankets … Read more

Essential Skills for a GIS Analyst

by Caitlin Dempsey

What skills do you need to be a successful GIS Analyst? Michalis Avraam put together the results of a discussion at the University of Washington … Read more

Rounding Out Geography Awareness Week

by Caitlin Dempsey

Even if you missed yesterday’s celebration of GIS Day, you still have two more days to participate in Geography Awareness week. The My Wonderful World … Read more

GIS Day 2009 – Happy Geography Awareness Week

by Caitlin Dempsey

Each year since 1987 thanks to a presidential proclamation, the third week of November has been celebrated as Geography Awareness Week. The main sponsor of Geography … Read more

GIS Day 2008

by Caitlin Dempsey

GIS Day will be held on November 19ths this year and is celebrated as part of Geography Awareness Week each year. If you’re wondering what you can … Read more

GIS Day – Celebrate November 20th, 2002

by Caitlin Dempsey

GIS Day is once again fast approaching. Occurring in the middle of Geography Awareness Week, GIS Day was launched four years ago as a way to … Read more

GIS Day – Celebrate November 14th, 2001

by Caitlin Dempsey

GIS Day is around the corner. Celebrating its third year on November 14th, GIS Day seeks to promote the awareness of GIS through online and … Read more

GIS 2000: A Brief Look Backwards

by Caitlin Dempsey

GIS continues to experience momentous growth and has been strengthening its role as a “must-have” tool for many fields. 2001 promises to be yet another year of exciting advances in GIS. Field GIS and Internet mapping continue to decentralize GIS and to introduce this technology to the common user. While anticipating the events of 2001, this article takes a brief look at some of the notable events of last year.