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GIS Day & National Geography Awareness Week
GIS Day 2011!
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GIS Day 2010!
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| Photograph with Commissioners | Resolution |
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GIS Day 2009!
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Geography Awareness Week has been held the third week of November since 1987. The purpose of Geography Awareness Week is to promote geographic education in schools and among the public. Each year Geography Awareness Week has a specific theme; this year that theme is North America. Geography Awareness Week was established in 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed legislation that established the third week in November as Geography Awareness Week. Geography Awareness Week is sponsored by the National Geographic Society and other geographic organizations at the national, state, and local level.
GIS Day is an outgrowth of Geography Awareness Week. GIS Day is held on the Wednesday of Geography Awareness Week and seeks to encourage Geographic Information Systems (GIS) users and vendors to open their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology. GIS Day has an official website at http://www.gisday.com
Visit the National Geographic Website at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Visit My Wonderful World at
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/
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Resolutions & Proclamations from the County Commissioners and the City of Wilmington...
Photo below taken on 11-19-2008
Left to Right:
Commissioner David Stewart, Commissioner Randy Riley, GIS Manager Joe Merritt, Commissioner Mike Curry
GIS Day - Clinton County Commissioner's Resolution recognizing GIS as an integral part of County Government
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Scan of the Resolution Document for Wednesday, November 19th, 2008, from the Clinton County Commisioners:
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Scans of Resolution and Proclamation Documents for November 6th, 2006, from the Clinton County Commissioners' and the City of Wilmington Mayors Office
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