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Outreach and Education

Training (NPS Conferences, Meetings & Education Opportunities) includes ArcGIS and ArcView training modules

GIS MapBook
The NPS GIS Program and ESRI have joined together to create a new book about the use of GIS for park stewardship. The new book showcases...MORE->>

Geography Quiz - Name that Park Game
Select a Park from the list below. The map panel will change to white, so that you can ... MORE->>

GIS Day
GIS Day is a grassroots event that formalizes the practice of geographic information systems (GIS) users and vendors of opening their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology. The event is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States Geological Survey, The Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, and ESRI. MORE->>

Geography Week
Since 1987, the National Geographic Society (NGS) has sponsored Geography Awareness Week to promote geographic literacy in schools, communities, and organizations, with a focus on the education of children. Celebrated every 3rd week in November, National Geography Awareness Week was signed into law on July 24, 1987 by President Ronald Reagan. MORE->>