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November 17, 2021

The story of GIS Day

This is not just an event. It's a global movement. This day brings universities, government agencies, schools, nonprofits, and GIS professionals together to build knowledge of GIS in their communities and create understanding about the world we live in.

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Stories

Lady liberty standing on a map of the USA that is half plotted states and half suffering women reaching towards the sky

Women’s Suffrage

By Christina Epperson

A lush green valley under stormy skies in-between mountain ranges with roaming sheep

(Farm) Animal Planet

By Esri ArcGIS StoryMaps team

Map of Africa with red data dots in various locations

Urban Africa

By Esri ArcGIS StoryMaps team

Photo of Jane Goodall overlooking the jungle from a hill top with binoculars

Discovery, Innovation & Hope

By Jane Goodall Institute

Photo of the Zuni tribal members in front of the Grand Canyon

The Voices of Grand Canyon

By The Grand Canyon Trust

Photo of earth at night from space

How Deep is Challenger Deep?

By John Nelson, Esri

Image of a flooded field in front of Old Dominion University

Coastal Flooding

By NOAA/NOS, Old Dominion University, and Esri

Smoke jumpers in front of their aircraft

Smokejumpers: 80 Years of Wildland Firefighting

By Esri and USFS Missoula smokejumpers

Two brown bears on a hillside grazing

Homecoming

By Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

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