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#bjah1 z ,national ,,gis ,day4  ,:]eas !
 managem5t1 use1 & ex*ange ( geographic 
in=mation & geospatial data & analysis  
are ess5tial = op]ations & decisionmak+ 
9 ,f$]al ag5cies2 ,:]eas ,geographic    
,in=mation ,sy/em te*nology 7ref]r$ to 9
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innovative ways to use1 discov]1 & %>e  
geospatial data ?r\gh onl9e portals &   
web s]vices2 ,:]eas ,,gis facilitates ! 
%>+ ( geographic data1 s]vices1 & maps  
?r\gh onl9e portals su* z               
,geo,platform4gov2 ,:]eas ,,gis helps   
provide %>$ & tru/$ geospatial data1    
s]vices1 & applications = use-- 7#a7 by 

! public2 &  7#b7 by gov]nm5t ag5cies & 
p>tn]s ( gov]nm5t ag5cies to meet _!    
mission ne$s2 ,:]eas ,,gis is an        
int]discipl9>y tool us$ by /ud5ts1      
tea*]s1 rese>*]s1 univ]sities1 &        
practition]s 9 num]\s fields &          
discipl9es2 ,:]eas geography is id5tifi$
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,f$]al fund+ "u ! ,e ,/ud5t ,succe$s    
,act 7,public ,law #aad-ie2 #abi ,/at4  
#ahjb72 ,:]eas ,,gis helps fo/]         
collaboration & p>tn]%ips 9 ! advancem5t
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,infra/ructure 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble
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,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts1      
non-,f$]al p>tn]s1 communities1         
con/itu5ts1 pr(essional bodies = /&>ds1 
data catalogs1 p>tn]%ips1 & tools t make
 up ! ,,nsdi2 ,:]eas ,,gis is us$ to    
inve/igate & address societal1          
environm5tal1 & cultural issues1        
includ+--  7#a7 local issues2  7#b7     
global issues2  7#c7 issues f ! pa/2    

7#d7 issues 9 ! pres5t2 &  7#e7 pot5tial
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te*nologies are us$ 9 classrooms to     
engage /ud5ts 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1      
eng9e]+1 & ma? 7,,/em7 le>n+2 ,:]eas    
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univ]sities w jo9 ) o!rs ar\nd ! _w to  
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applications on ,novemb] #ae1 #bjah3    
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designates ,novemb] #ae1 #bjah1 z       
,national ,,gis ,day2 &  7#b7 enc\rages 
us]s ( ,geographic ,in=mation ,sy/em    
te*nology 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolv+      
clause z ,,gis71 educators1 /ud5ts1 &   
innovators to cont9ue to employ ,,gis-- 
7,a7 to le>n & explore2  7,b7 to analyze
 & address societal *all5ges2 &  7,c7 to
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