Community Sponsors
Adventure Cycling Association
American Transmission Company
Anodyne Coffee
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)
GITA-WI Chapter
Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office
Zaffiro's Pizza
UWM Sponsors
- American Geographical Society Library
- Anthropology Department
- Archaeology Research Laboratory
- Cartography and Geographic Information Science Center
- Center for Transportation Education and Development
- Center for Urban Initiatives and Research
- College of Letters and Science
- Geography Department
- Geoscience Department
- GIS Club
- Master of Public Administration Program
- School of Architecture and Urban Planning
- School of Information Studies
- School of Public Health
- Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
- University Information Technology Services
- Urban Planning Department
- Urban Studies Programs
- UWM Libraries
What IS GIS Day?
GIS Day is a global event for thousands of users of GIS technology to educate millions of children and adults about how geography makes a difference in our lives through the technology of GIS and to demonstrate GIS technology at schools and organizations around the world.
A GIS, or geographic information system, represents computer software, data, and solutions that are used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in government, education, and business. Learn more!
Last year marked the tenth global GIS Day. It was an overwhelming success. More than 800 registered events were held on six continents and in 83 countries.
GIS Day is sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, UCGIS (University Consortium of Geographic Information Science), United States Geological Survey, The Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and ESRI.
GIS Day 2010 will be held Wednesday, November 17, 2010, during Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 15-20) which is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Both events are part of the National Geographic Society's exciting new initiative, Geography Action, which is a year-long initiative encompassing key educational achievements. In addition to events such as GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week, there will also be many worldwide activities supporting geography action, with their goal being to engage people in learning and caring about geography.
Come join us as we celebrate GIS Day 2011!
Who should attend? People of all ages interested in learning more about geography and the technology of GIS!
- UWM GIS Day Activities
- Date: November 17, 2010
- Time: 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Location: American Geographical Society Library,
- Golda Meir Library, 3rd floor East Wing
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Come see our GIS in operation. Meet the operators of our system, ask questions, and even try some GIS activities yourself.