The first formal GIS Day took place in 1999. ๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ and cofounder ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ credits ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ซ with being the person ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ. Nader considered GIS Day a good initiative for people to ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐. He wanted GIS Day to be a grassroots effort and open to everyone to participate. The event traditionally is held the ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ during Geography Awareness Week, a geographic literacy initiative sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ?GIS Day is a worldwide event that celebrates the technology of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Ralph Nader inspired GIS Day as a day for geography awareness.The first-ever GIS Day was held on November 19, 1999, during Geography Awareness Week from November 14-20, 1999.But it was actually the National Geographic Society, Association of American Geographers (AAG), and Esri, who really put the day into action on November 19, 1999.
๐๐๐จ-๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐In short, GIS is the technology that best understands โwhereโ. In other words, GIS can capture, display, and analyze location data to help make powerful decisions. #GIS #GISDay #Esri