,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,november #ai1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,curtis submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 
and ,technology  ,,resolution           
,expressing support for the designation 
of ,november #ah1 #bjbj1 as ,national   
,,gis ,day4  ,whereas ,geographic       
,information ,system technology         
7referred to in this resolution as      
,,gis7 embraces new and innovative ways 
to use1 discover1 and share geospatial  
data through online portals and web     
services2 ,whereas the management1 use1 
and exchange of geographic information  
and geospatial data and analysis are    
essential for operations and            
decisionmaking in ,federal agencies2    
,whereas ,,gis facilitates the sharing  
of geographic data1 services1 and maps  
through online portals such as          
,geo,platform4gov and other relevant    
,federal data portals2 ,whereas ,,gis   

helps provide shared and trusted        
geospatial data1 services1 and          
applications for use by-- 7#a7 the      
public2  7#b7 government agencies and   
partners of government agencies to meet 
their mission goals2 and  7#c7 ,state1  
,tribal1 county1 and municipal          
governments2 ,whereas ,,gis fosters     
collaboration and partnerships in the   
advancement of the ,national ,spatial   
,data ,infrastructure 7referred to in   
this resolution as ,,nsdi72 ,whereas    
,,gis provides a common framework for   
the ,federal ,government1 ,state1       
,tribal1 and local governments1         
non-,federal partners1 communities1     
constituents1 professional bodies for   
standards1 data catalogs1 partnerships1 
and tools that make up the ,,nsdi2      
,whereas ,,gis is a critical tool used  
by public health officials at the local1
 national1 and global levels in the     
surveillance and modeling of1 and       
response to1 public health emergencies1 
including the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2     

,whereas ,,gis is used to investigate   
and address environmental issues1       
including-- 7#a7 wildland fire          
mitigation and suppression2  7#b7       
volcanic activity2  7#c7 coastline      
degradation2 and  7#d7 earthquake       
impacts and hazards2 ,whereas ,,gis is  
used to locate and prioritize broadband 
deployment to rural and other           
underserved ,americans2 ,whereas ,,gis  
is an interdisciplinary tool used by    
students1 teachers1 researchers1        
universities1 and practitioners in      
numerous fields and disciplines2        
,whereas ,,gis and related geospatial   
technologies are used in classrooms to  
engage students in science1 technology1 
engineering1 and mathematics 7,,stem7   
learning2 ,whereas ,,gis fosters        
competition within the sector of        
geospatial technologies1 which is       
considered a high-growth industry by the
 ,department of ,labor2 ,whereas        
,federal agencies rely upon and use the 
private sector in the ,united ,states   

for the provision of geospatial data and
 ,,gis services2 and ,whereas many      
,federal agencies1 ,state and local     
government agencies1 nonprofit          
organizations1 schools1 libraries1 and  
universities join with others around the
 world to showcase their ,,gis mapping  
and geospatial applications on ,november
 #ah1 #bjbj3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the designation of        
,national ,,gis ,day2 and  7#b7         
encourages users of ,,gis technology1   
educators1 students1 and innovators to  
continue to employ ,,gis to-- 7,a7 learn
 and explore2  7,b7 analyze and address 
societal1 environmental1 and other      
challenges2 and  7,c7 drive economic    
growth for the betterment of the people 
of the ,united ,states and individuals  
around the world4