2006 Success Story

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

group photo in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Eureka Springs EAST students at Eureka Springs' GIS Day. Front: Kate Murphy, Leah Gould, and Anna Lewis. Back: Matt Tenan, Landon Wade, Andrew Hansen, and Andy Bieschke. Read more about their event.

Charles Darwin University in Australia Celebrates

students at Myford Elementary, Irvine, California
Dr. Diane Pearson, Faculty of Education, Health, and Science and event organizer, and Dr. Waqar Ahmad, lecturer in remote sensing, prepare to cut the GIS Day cake at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia. Their tea was also a fundraiser for the Pakistan earthquake victims. Read more about their event.

Myford Elementary Students Celebrate 3rd Year in a Row

students at Myford Elementary, Irvine, California
Thanks to GIS mom, Suzanne Timani Takieddine, some 300 students at Myford Elementary School in Irvine, California, had many different GIS activities going on for their GIS Day 2005. These students won their t-shirts playing a GIS game. Suzanne's son Zayan is in front of her. Read more about their event.

United Arab Emirates Hosts Their First GIS Day

group photo in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) was proud to host the first international GIS Day celebration in the nation. Read more about their event.

GIS Day in the Visayas


Staff at UPV Tacloban College in the Philippines celebrated GIS Day in conjunction with the inauguration of their new office. Read more.

T-shirt Fun in Georgia

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Forsyth County, Georgia, GIS personnel had a little fun "dressing" the two figures in their "Egg Man" sculpture in a logo and GIS Day t-shirt and joining them in this group photo. The GIS Day logo is on the backs of their shirts, while the logo on the front is a Forsyth Co. GIS department emblem. Read more.

Oregon State Features Lots of Spirit and "Map Dog"

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The office staff of the Oregon State University Department of Geosciences shows their GIS Day spirit, along with Oregon's only official "map dog" for GIS Day. Staffers helped to direct visitors to GIS Day events around campus.From left to right: mapdog Lydia, Katherine Hoffman (kneeling), Joanne Van Geest, Melinda Peterson, Marion Anderson. Read more about the OSU event.

GISCorps Helps in Indonesia

A GIS Day t-shirt flying high in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. GISCorps volunteers were there to aid in the tsunami relief. This photo was taken on March 6, 2005. Submitted by Frank Chang