[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 450 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 450

        Designating November 17, 2021, as ``National GIS Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2021

Mr. Risch submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
        Designating November 17, 2021, as ``National GIS Day''.

Whereas the management, use, and exchange of geographic information and 
        geospatial data and analysis are essential for operations and decision 
        making in Federal agencies;
Whereas Geographic Information System technology (referred to in this preamble 
        as ``GIS'') embraces new and innovative ways to use, discover, and share 
        geospatial data through online portals and web services;
Whereas GIS facilitates the sharing of geographic data, services, and maps 
        within a digital domain;
Whereas GIS helps provide shared and trusted geospatial data, services, and 
        applications for use--

    (1) by the public; and

    (2) by government agencies and partners of government agencies to carry 
out the missions of such agencies and partners;

Whereas GIS helps foster collaboration and partnerships to advance the National 
        Spatial Data Infrastructure (referred to in this preamble as the 
        ``NSDI'');
Whereas GIS provides a common framework for the Federal Government and State, 
        Tribal, and local governments, non-Federal partners, communities, 
        constituents, and professional bodies for standards, data catalogs, 
        partnerships, and tools that make up the NSDI;
Whereas GIS is used to investigate and address societal and cultural issues, 
        including--

    (1) local issues;

    (2) global issues;

    (3) issues from the past;

    (4) issues in the present; and

    (5) future issues identified through modeling;

Whereas GIS and related geospatial technologies are used in classrooms to engage 
        students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        learning;
Whereas GIS is an interdisciplinary tool used by students, teachers, 
        researchers, universities, local institutions, and practitioners in 
        numerous fields and disciplines;
Whereas GIS fosters competition within the sector of geospatial technologies, 
        which the Department of Labor considers to be a high-growth industry; 
        and
Whereas many Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, nonprofit 
        organizations, schools, libraries, and universities will join other 
        persons around the world to showcase their GIS mapping and geospatial 
        applications on November 17, 2021: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates November 17, 2021, as ``National GIS Day''; 
        and
            (2) encourages users of Geographic Information System 
        technology (referred to in this resolution as ``GIS''), 
        educators, students, and innovators to continue to employ GIS--
                    (A) to learn and explore;
                    (B) to analyze and address societal challenges; and
                    (C) to drive economic growth for the betterment of 
                the people of the United States and individuals around 
                the world.
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