en GIS Day

GIS Day
GIS Day
	NOAA Earth System image, a GIS example
Also called	Geographic Information Systems Day
Observed by	Worldwide
Significance	To promote awareness and understanding of Geographic Information Systems technology and its application.
Celebrations	Educational workshops and seminars, map exhibitions and competitions, community mapping projects, guest lectures and panel discussions, interactive demonstrations, etc.
Date	Third Wednesday in November
2024 date	November 20
2025 date	November 19
2026 date	November 18
2027 date	November 17
Frequency	Annual
First time	November 1999
Related to	Geography Awareness Week

GIS Day is an annual event celebrating geographic information systems (GIS) based technologies on the third Wednesday of November. The event first took place in 1999.^[1] It was initiated by spatial analytics software provider Esri. Esri president and co-founder Jack Dangermond credits Ralph Nader with being the person who inspired the creation of GIS Day.^[2] He considered the event a good initiative for people to learn about geography and the many uses of GIS. He wanted GIS Day to be a grassroots effort and open to everyone to participate.

Today, the event provides an international forum for users of GIS technology from across the GIS industry to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in society.^[3] Originally the Canada Geographic Information System developed in the 1960s by Roger Tomlinson, it is now used worldwide.

Original sponsors of GIS Day included the following organizations:

National Geographic Society
American Association of Geographers (AAG), formerly Association of American Geographers
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Library of Congress
Sun Microsystems^{[citation needed]}
Hewlett-Packard
Esri
King Saud University

Additional resources

GeoMentors Program

References

^ Esri. "History of GIS". Esri. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
^ "Discovering the World on GIS Day". Esri. 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-10. The first formal GIS Day took place in 1999. Esri president and cofounder Jack Dangermond credits Ralph Nader with being the person who inspired the creation of GIS Day.
^ Esri. "GIS Day | Mapping Minds, Shaping the World". GIS Day. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

External links

[history-1] Esri. "History of GIS". Esri. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

[:2014-2] "Discovering the World on GIS Day". Esri. 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-10. The first formal GIS Day took place in 1999. Esri president and cofounder Jack Dangermond credits Ralph Nader with being the person who inspired the creation of GIS Day.

[day-3] Esri. "GIS Day | Mapping Minds, Shaping the World". GIS Day. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

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