So, on my own, in my little peach colored office, I wanted to see what Esri would be up to, so I found their interactive map where people were posting the location and info for their GIS Day celebrations. I clicked all over the world and quickly became excited to see it in even the most unexpected places. Some people had links and noting their employer names, so I was able to look up various companies and see all the different ways people are using GIS in their lives. Missionary groups are using it, Egyptologists are using it, even locally I had 4. Some were even for children and that is awesome! My solo GIS Day evolved into dinner conversations with my mom telling her all the people and places I could remember that I saw on the map that interested me. Maybe next year, with hopefully some coworkers that are just as excited about GIS as I am I won't have to go solo and can do anything with them. My town is still recovering from the hurricane, so we have been busy, and we have had to produce data on the fly for fire zones, damage assessments, and there are always addressing needs in my ever-growing county. Here are all the GIS Day links that were posted this year.
