Reed Memorial Library | Press Release | GIS Day Proclamation |

Portage County GIS Day Event
Reed Memorial Library and Portage County are partnering to host the County's 2nd GIS Day Event!

Date:                November 14, 2007

Time:                9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location:           Reed Memorial Library
                         167 East Main Street
                         Ravenna, OH 
                          http://www.reed.lib.oh.us

For More            Joe Reichlin, Portage County GIS Coordinator
Info:                  Phone: 330-297-3510       E-Mail: jreichlin@portageco.com

Come join us as we celebrate GIS Day 2007!
Who should attend? People of all ages interested in learning more about geography and the technology of GIS!

See Portage County GIS presentations and local historical maps. Learn about what's going on in Portage County related to GIS!

What is GIS Day?
GIS Day 2007 will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, as part of the National Geographic Society's Geography Awareness Week GIS Day is a grassroots event that formalizes the practice of geographic information system (GIS) users and vendors opening their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology.

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