There are a number of events happening throughout Johnson County to celebrate International GIS Day! Here are just a few to check out!
Local Events
The University of Kansas is hosting it's 14th annual GIS Day at Kansas Union 4th Floor in Alderson Auditorium. They are having an Information Fair, a Poster Contest, and a variety of speakers are presenting on a number of GIS topics.The City of Olathe, Kansas is Gung Ho for GIS Day! The City of Olathe will hold several types of GIS Day events: - An Open House with Map Gallery at City Hall - Display/demos/ presentations with Johnson County (KS) AIMS - Presentations at two local universities - Presentation to (80) local school district social science elementary school teachers at in-service on Nov. 19th. The Firefighters of the Olathe Fire Department will visit each third grade classroom in the city during Geography Awareness Week. This is an effort to reinforce basic map skills and emphasize the importance of geography. We will also introduce them to the GIS concept. An ArcView custom map was designed for each school. Each child will have the opportunity to place a small (self-decorated) wooden house on the map and locate various attributes such as fire hydrants, schools, and fire stations. It will take all 80 of their firefighters to reach out to the 1,500 third graders.
International Events
There are also quite a few events happening online. Follow this link to the gisday.com website to find out how you can join in the fun!
Till the next post,
The Johnson County AIMS Team
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