{"id":454812,"date":"2021-09-02T14:29:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T21:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&p=454812"},"modified":"2021-09-21T14:38:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T21:38:39","slug":"99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day","title":{"rendered":"99 Ways to Celebrate GIS Day"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1172,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[121232],"tags":[209772,165252,254892],"arcwatch_issues":[475562],"class_list":["post-454812","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gis-day","tag-esri","tag-geography","tag-gis-day","arcwatch_issues-october-2021","arcwatch_sections-the-headlines"],"acf":{"short_description":"Our list of 99 ideas for how to celebrate GIS Day will kick start your creative juices.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"GIS Day<\/a> is less than a month away, so now is the perfect time to plan how you will participate in the event and educate others about how GIS technology benefits our society and planet. GIS Day will be officially celebrated on November 17, 2021, but some people will choose another day or host a weeklong program. Need ideas on how you can take part in this global celebration of GIS? Below are 99 suggestions compiled by a team at Esri. You can take your pick or come up with your own unique ways to share your knowledge about geography and GIS.\r\n\r\nTo register your event with Esri, fill out this ArcGIS Survey123 form<\/a>. The form includes a section that lets you map your event on the GIS Day website.\r\n
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  1. Volunteer to give an online presentation at a school, a library, or your place of work.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Write a blog post on the benefits of GIS and share it on social media (don't forget to include the hashtag #GISDay).<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Create a GIS Day poster, or\u00a0print one of ours<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Offer to give a speech at your alma mater on your career and achievements in GIS.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Tell your family about GIS and show the ways in which it's helping to create a better future.<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. Open a conversation about GIS with a child or loved one.<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Contact a local school, and talk to administrators about the\u00a0free ArcGIS software package for K\u201312 schools<\/a>.<\/u><\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Forward your favorite geography video or map to a friend.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":457152,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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    1. Host a GIS Day event in your organization to celebrate your work, and\u00a0register your event <\/a>with Esri.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Set up a poster display of your GIS work in the lobby at your workplace or in your home office.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Petition for your local government to proclaim November 17, 2021, as GIS Day.<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Send a thank-you note to a GIS or geography teacher.<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. Join Esri Community<\/a>, a website where you can share ideas, collaborate, and find solutions.<\/li>\r\n \t
    6. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about the importance of supporting GIS Day.<\/li>\r\n \t
    7. Write a song about GIS Day.<\/li>\r\n \t
    8. Tell a friend about Esri's massive open online courses (MOOCs<\/a>).<\/li>\r\n \t
    9. Send a note complimenting a coworker on their GIS work.<\/li>\r\n \t
    10. Make a map for a friend to promote geography awareness.<\/li>\r\n \t
    11. Join the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association <\/a>(URISA).<\/li>\r\n \t
    12. Explain the difference between longitude and latitude to a friend and describe how coordinate systems work.<\/li>\r\n \t
    13. Post local GIS job opportunities to social media.<\/li>\r\n \t
    14. Offer to make a GIS presentation to a community organization.<\/li>\r\n \t
    15. \u00a0 Volunteer to make an interactive map and an app for a nonprofit organization.<\/li>\r\n \t
    16. Volunteer to crowdsource data in your community or participate in citizen science.<\/li>\r\n \t
    17. Sign up to volunteer for\u00a0GISCorps<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
    18. Submit an abstract on GIS to your local trade group.<\/li>\r\n \t
    19. Donate a personal copy of a GIS book you\u2019ve read to your local library.<\/li>\r\n \t
    20. Submit an article on your use of GIS to a trade journal.<\/li>\r\n \t
    21. Visit the online Esri Map Gallery<\/a> collection to get inspiration and ideas for your own maps.<\/li>\r\n \t
    22. Start reading ArcGIS Blog<\/em><\/a> on a regular basis.<\/li>\r\n \t
    23. Thank your GIS mentor.<\/li>\r\n \t
    24. Host an online map gallery and invite your colleagues to view it.<\/li>\r\n \t
    25. Share your favorite GIS article among your coworkers.<\/li>\r\n \t
    26. Start a virtual GIS meetup group.<\/li>\r\n \t
    27. Talk about GIS to members of another department within your organization.<\/li>\r\n \t
    28. Submit <\/a>a GIS image for potential use at the Plenary Session of the next Esri User Conference (Esri UC).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":457172,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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      1. Join the\u00a0Community Maps Program <\/a>and start sharing your community data with others in the ArcGIS community.<\/li>\r\n \t
      2. Visualize and share how your neighborhood has changed over time, using the\u00a0World Imagery Wayback app<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
      3. Make a map to explore current events using ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/a> content. You can use authoritative live feeds or other content in your map, from flood conditions to earthquake information. Read the ArcWatch<\/em> tip Map the Weather in a Minute<\/em><\/a> to learn the steps to follow to create your map.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":457182,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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        1. Offer to mentor college students who are learning GIS.<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. Start a high school or college GIS club.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":457192,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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          1. Search for a GIS job.<\/li>\r\n \t
          2. Use the Relationship mapping option in ArcGIS Online<\/a> to visually explore the relationship between two data layers to see if there is a correlation. Read how to do this in the ArcGIS Blog post, How to Smart Map: Relationships<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
          3. Visit a peer government to learn what it is doing with GIS.<\/li>\r\n \t
          4. Subscribe to ArcNews<\/a><\/em> or read it online at esri.com\/arcnews.<\/li>\r\n \t
          5. Subscribe to ArcUser<\/a> <\/em>or read it online at esri.com\/arcuser.<\/li>\r\n \t
          6. Subscribe to ArcWatch<\/a> <\/em>or read it online at esri.com\/arcwatch.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":457262,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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            1. Submit<\/a> a\u00a0GIS article about your organization\u2019s GIS work to an Esri publication.<\/li>\r\n \t
            2. Run an ArcGIS Business Analyst\u00a0report <\/a>for a local business.<\/li>\r\n \t
            3. Wear an\u00a0I Love GIS <\/em>button, then pass it on to a friend.<\/li>\r\n \t
            4. Create a story with the ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> app to honor local veterans.<\/li>\r\n \t
            5. Attend a GIS Day event. Many of the events, including the dates and times, are currently displayed on a map on the GIS Day website.<\/li>\r\n \t
            6. Document your return on investment from using GIS, then share it using the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
            7. Use this day to tell your Esri account executive why you should be considered for a\u00a0Special Achievement in GIS Award<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
            8. Use the ArcGIS StoryMaps app to create a story that documents a recent road trip, then share it on social media using the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
            9. Promote your team\u2019s GIS work on social media with the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
            10. Praise an executive who supports GIS on social media.<\/li>\r\n \t
            11. Build an interactive map to promote local businesses (just in time for the holidays).<\/li>\r\n \t
            12. Livestream your GIS Day event, and share it using the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
            13. Teach yourself a new GIS skill by taking a course at the Esri Academy<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
            14. Wear your Map Man, Map Woman, The Science of Where, or other favorite GIS T-shirt.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":457222,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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              1. Join the Esri Young Professionals Network<\/a> (YPN).<\/li>\r\n \t
              2. Invite an elected official to join your virtual GIS Day event.<\/li>\r\n \t
              3. Take a moment to think about your favorite GIS project and then share it.<\/li>\r\n \t
              4. Praise a GIS up-and-comer.<\/li>\r\n \t
              5. Apply for your geographic information system professional (GISP) certification.<\/li>\r\n \t
              6. Produce a video of a day in the life of a GIS professional, and share it using the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
              7. Frame your favorite map and hang it on the wall.<\/li>\r\n \t
              8. Look for inspiration and just enjoy historical maps by browsing through the David Rumsey Map Collection.<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t
              9. Build a top 10 list of things you want to do with GIS in 2021 or 2022.<\/li>\r\n \t
              10. Give a shout-out to a GIS professional on social media.<\/li>\r\n \t
              11. Use GIS to highlight a community concern at your next local city council meeting.<\/li>\r\n \t
              12. Post an Instagram story on what you're doing on GIS Day, and share it using the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
              13. Share your photo with a GIS user who inspires you and include the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
              14. Wear an Ask Me about GIS <\/em>button.<\/li>\r\n \t
              15. Give an award to a local GIS hero.<\/li>\r\n \t
              16. Register for a webinar on a new GIS topic you're interested in.<\/li>\r\n \t
              17. Attend\u00a0Esri's digital GIS Day experience<\/a>!<\/li>\r\n \t
              18. Suggest setting up a GIS division\/department\/specialty within your organization.<\/li>\r\n \t
              19. Invite a retired GIS pioneer to present on their path to a career in GIS.<\/li>\r\n \t
              20. Bake a GIS Day-themed cake or cupcakes.<\/li>\r\n \t
              21. Share your favorite GIS article among your coworkers.<\/li>\r\n \t
              22. Put a GIS sticker on your laptop.<\/li>\r\n \t
              23. Write a blog post on why you started a career in GIS, then share it using the hashtag #GISDay.<\/li>\r\n \t
              24. Post a YouTube video about your GIS work.<\/li>\r\n \t
              25. Share a favorite video from Esri cartographer John Nelson\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a> that inspires you.<\/li>\r\n \t
              26. Use\u00a0ArcGIS Hub<\/a> to\u00a0set up an open data site.<\/li>\r\n \t
              27. Email \u00a0one or more maps from the Esri Maps for Public Policy collection\u00a0<\/a>to your elected officials, such as the Up and Down COVID-19 Trends map, which shows which areas of the United States are higher or lower active cases of COVID-19.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":457232,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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                1. Learn how to say \"geographic information system\" in another language. For example, in German it's geographisches informationsystem<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t
                2. Give a friend an\u00a0ArcGIS for Personal Use<\/a> subscription.<\/li>\r\n \t
                3. Join Esri's Early Adopter Community<\/a> to test a new GIS product.<\/li>\r\n \t
                4. Complete a\u00a0Learn ArcGIS <\/a>lesson.<\/li>\r\n \t
                5. Watch Esri President Jack Dangermond talk about the meaning behind GIS Day in this video<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
                6. Host a workshop session at your organization to showcase your team's GIS work.<\/li>\r\n \t
                7. Make plans to attend the annual\u00a0Esri User Conference<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
                8. Study for your Esri Technical Certification<\/a>, which helps employers verify proven ArcGIS skills.<\/li>\r\n \t
                9. Try something new. Instead of making a traditional presentation, use ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> to share information.<\/li>\r\n \t
                10. Join the Community Map Program<\/a> so that your authoritative datasets or maps \u00a0can be considered for inclusion in\u00a0ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/a>\u00a0and be used by others.<\/li>\r\n \t
                11. Listen to your favorite GIS podcast. Start here by tuning in to Esri & The Science of Where<\/em><\/a> podcast and the new Field Notes<\/em><\/a> podcast.<\/li>\r\n \t
                12. Challenge your colleagues to see who can check off the most items from this list.<\/li>\r\n \t
                13. Mark your calendar for GIS Day 2021 (November 17) and GIS Day 2022 (November 11).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\n99 Ways to Celebrate GIS Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This handy list of 99 ideas on how to participate in GIS Day will help in doing advance planning for the celebration on November 17, 2021.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"99 Ways to Celebrate GIS Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This handy list of 99 ideas on how to participate in GIS Day will help in doing advance planning for the celebration on November 17, 2021.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Esri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-09-21T21:38:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2021\/08\/inspiretheworld2-wide.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Esri\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t \"@graph\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day\",\n\t \"name\": \"99 Ways to Celebrate GIS Day\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#website\"\n\t },\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2021-09-02T21:29:28+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2021-09-21T21:38:39+00:00\",\n\t \"description\": \"This handy list of 99 ideas on how to participate in GIS Day will help in doing advance planning for the celebration on November 17, 2021.\",\n\t \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day#breadcrumb\"\n\t },\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/99-ways-to-celebrate-gis-day#breadcrumb\",\n\t \"itemListElement\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 1,\n\t \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 2,\n\t \"name\": \"ArcWatch Articles\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 3,\n\t \"name\": \"99 Ways to Celebrate GIS Day\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#website\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Esri\",\n\t \"description\": \"Esri Newsroom\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t \"target\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t },\n\t \"query-input\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/a808f3d3f9baab44de2533028998afe9\",\n\t \"name\": \"Carla Wheeler\",\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/carla.jpeg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/carla.jpeg\",\n\t \"caption\": \"Carla Wheeler\"\n\t },\n\t \"description\": \"Carla Wheeler is a former technology writer and editor at Esri and a former newspaper journalist. 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