,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjba,mr4 ,ris* submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution           
,designat+ ,novemb] #ag1 #bjba1 z       
,national ,,gis ,day4  ,:]eas !         
managem5t1 use1 & ex*ange ( geographic  
in=mation & geospatial data & analysis  
are ess5tial = op]ations & decision mak+
 9 ,f$]al ag5cies2 ,:]eas ,geographic   
,in=mation ,sy/em te*nology 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is preamble z ,,gis7 embraces new &   
innovative ways to use1 discov]1 & %>e  
geospatial data ?r\gh onl9e portals &   
web s]vices2 ,:]eas ,,gis facilitates ! 
%>+ ( geographic data1 s]vices1 & maps  
)9 a digital doma92 ,:]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 c>ry out ! 
missions ( su* ag5cies & p>tn]s2 ,:]eas 
,,gis helps fo/] collaboration &        

p>tn]%ips to advance ! ,national        
,spatial ,data ,infra/ructure 7ref]r$ to
 9 ?is preamble z ! ,,nsdi72 ,:]eas     
,,gis provides a common framework = !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ,/ate1 ,tribal1 &    
local gov]nm5ts1 non-,f$]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 societal & cultural issues1     
includ+-- 7#a7 local issues2  7#b7      
global issues2  7#c7 issues f ! pa/2    
7#d7 issues 9 ! pres5t2 &  7#e7 future  
issues id5tifi$ ?r\gh model+2 ,:]eas    
,,gis & relat$ geospatial te*nologies   
are us$ 9 classrooms to engage /ud5ts 9 
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 
7,,/em7 le>n+2 ,:]eas ,,gis is an       
int]discipl9>y tool us$ by /ud5ts1      
tea*]s1 rese>*]s1 univ]sities1 local    
in/itutions1 & practition]s 9 num]\s    
fields & discipl9es2 ,:]eas ,,gis fo/]s 
competition )9 ! sector ( geospatial    
te*nologies1 :i* ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor   

consid]s to be a high-gr[? indu/ry2 &   
,:]eas _m ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate & local 
gov]nm5t ag5cies1 nonpr(it              
organizations1 s*ools1 libr>ies1 &      
univ]sities w jo9 o!r p]sons ar\nd ! _w 
to %[case _! ,,gis mapp+ & geospatial   
applications on ,novemb] #ag1 #bjba3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
designates ,novemb] #ag1 #bjba1 z       
,national ,,gis ,day2 &  7#b7 enc\rages 
us]s ( ,geographic ,in=mation ,sy/em    
te*nology 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is resolution 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   
drive economic gr[? = ! bett]m5t ( ! p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & individuals ar\nd !  
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