,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,aguil> 7= himself & ,mr4     
,ob]nolte7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology           
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,novemb] #ai1 #bjbe1 z    
,national ,,gis ,day4  ,:]eas !         
managem5t1 use1 & ex*ange ( geographic  
in=mation & geospatial data & analysis  
are ess5tial = op]ations & decision mak+
 9 ,f$]al ag5cies & private ent]prise2  
,:]eas ,geographic ,in=mation ,sy/em    
te*nology 7ref]r$ 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 by--  7#a7
 ! public2  7#b7 private ent]prise2 &   

7#c7 gov]nm5t ag5cies & p>tn]s (        
gov]nm5t ag5cies to meet _! mission     
ne$s2 ,:]eas ,,gis helps fo/]           
collaboration & p>tn]%ips 9 ! advancem5t
 ( ! ,national ,spatial ,data           
,infra/ructure 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble
 z ! ,,nsdi72 ,:]eas ,,gis provides a   
common framework = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1  
,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts1      
non-,f$]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   
pot5tial future issues id5tifi$ ?r\gh   
model+2 ,:]eas ,,gis pr(essionals       
review1 /ore1 & manage _! data 9 new    
ways ?anks to te*nological advancem5ts1 
giv5 t high accuracy global position+   
sy/em 7,,gps7 te*nology has also evolv$ 
greatly ov] decades2 ,:]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* is consid]$ a high-gr[?
 indu/ry by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2 &     
,:]eas _m ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate & local 
gov]nm5t ag5cies1 nonpr(it              
organizations1 s*ools1 libr>ies1        
companies 9 private ent]prise1 &        
univ]sities w jo9 ) o!rs ar\nd ! _w to  
%[case _! ,,gis mapp+ & geospatial      
applications on ,novemb] #ai1 #bjbe3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,,gis ,day2 &   
7#b7 enc\rages us]s ( ,geographic       
,in=mation ,sy/em te*nology 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is resolv+ clause z ,,gis71 educators1
 /ud5ts1 & innovators to cont9ue to     
employ ,,gis to-- 7,a7 le>n & explore2  

7,b7 analyze & address societal         
*all5ges2 &  7,c7 drive economic gr[? = 
! bett]m5t ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
individuals ar\nd ! _w4