Today, November 19, 2014, marks the 15th annual GIS Day. Geographic Information Systems are
used daily to connect people with spatially-referenced information, data,
images, and more. Anytime you use Yelp! to look up a local restaurant, or your
smartphone’s navigation function, view a map
of political or economic trends across the country, or an infographic of which
Halloween costume was most popular in each state, you are interacting with a
GIS. This week
celebrates this technology and its many applications, in order to highlight
great work, and encourage new participation.
Here at the University of Redlands, you may know there
is a special emphasis for the opportunities available in this growing field, traceable
to our friends and supporters at ESRI across town. The Environmental Systems
Research Institute are leaders in GIS technology and make it possible for
Redlands students to foster a spatial skill set by enabling the use of their
ARCGIS software on campus and in classes.
Have a look at what the University
is doing to celebrate the day, get involved, and perhaps seek out some
spatially-minded opportunities in your coursework across campus.
Janelle Julagay
Business Librarian
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