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Come Celebrate International GIS Day with Fairfax County on Wednesday, November 18, 2009! |
What is GIS Day?
GIS Day is a global event during which GIS users work to expand the understanding of how GIS technology and geography make a difference in our lives. GIS, a computer-based tool used to map and analyze features and events, combines the power of a database with the visualization capabilities offered by maps. Hundreds of thousands of people in the world use GIS to solve problems in areas such as environmental protection, pollution, health care, land use, asset deployment and routing, natural resources, conservation, business efficiency, education and social inequities. Fairfax County will be celebrating its 10th anniversry of hosting GIS Day events. You can see photos and GIS Award winners of the 10 previous GIS Days at the County by clicking here. Please see the information below about this year's events and GIS Excellence Awards ceremony. |
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What is GIS?GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems. It is a computer-based tool used to map and analyze objects and events. It combines the power of a database with the visualization capabilities offered by maps. This helps analysts discover relationships between and among sets of computer-readable, geographically referenced data that they could not see or understand easily without the aid of this technology. More than half a million people in the world use GIS to solve problems in areas such as environmental protection, pollution, health care, land use, asset deployment and routing, natural resources, conservation, business efficiency, education and social inequities.
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GIS Day 2008 in Fairfax County
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FAIRFAX COUNTY'S PAST GIS DAY CELEBRATIONS:
To learn more about other GIS Day events, visit the official national GIS Day web site. |
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