{"id":706,"date":"2016-11-12T13:09:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T21:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=706"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:58:07","slug":"palomar-celebrate-gis-day-wednesday-november-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-celebrate-gis-day-wednesday-november-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar to Celebrate GIS Day on Wednesday, November 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WHO:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Palomar College\u2019s Earth, Space and Aviation Sciences Department<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:<br \/>\n<\/strong>GIS Day 2013: \u201c<strong><em>Discovering the World through GIS\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Activities focused on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Wednesday, November 16<br \/>\n9 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.<br \/>\n6 \u2013 7 p.m.<br \/>\nSee program of events below for scheduled activities<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Natural Science (NS) Building (see specific locations below)<br \/>\nPalomar College<br \/>\n1140 West Mission Road<br \/>\nSan Marcos, CA 92069<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE DETAILS:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m. NS Building Lobby<br \/>\n<\/strong>An information and activity table with interactive activities and prizes. Activities will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geocaching scavenger hunt within Palomar college<\/li>\n<li>Crowdsourcing activities to improve online maps in your neighborhood<\/li>\n<li>Drone flight simulator to test your piloting skills<\/li>\n<li>Information about Palomar\u2019s GIS classes and degree programs<\/li>\n<li>Information on GIS career and internship opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Information on other Palomar programs (e.g. Environmental Studies, Drone Technology, Archaeology) related to GIS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>6 \u2013 7 p.m. NS-135<br \/>\n<\/strong>Guest speaker Sean Taugher, Vice President of Distribution Strategy-Citibank, will discuss how GIS is used in marketing and planning within Citibank.\u00a0 Pizza will be available while supplies last.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gisday.com\">GIS Day website<\/a>, \u201cGIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society.\u201d GIS Day was initiated in 1999 by Jack Dangermond, the president and co-founder of Environmental Systems Research Inst., Inc. (ESRI), a company based in Redlands, California that produces GIS software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO IS INVITED\/COST:<br \/>\n<\/strong>This event is free and open to the public<\/p>\n<p><strong>INFORMATION\/CONTACT:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Contact Wing Cheung, Associate Professor of Geography and GIS Coordinator for information about the event and parking, <a href=\"mailto:wcheung@palomar.edu\">wcheung@palomar.edu<\/a>, 760-744-1150, ext. 3652<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>Media Contacts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lgropen@palomar.edu\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Wing Cheung, 760-744-1150, ext. 3652, <a href=\"mailto:wcheung@palomar.edu\">wcheung@palomar.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO: Palomar College\u2019s Earth, Space and Aviation Sciences Department WHAT: GIS Day 2013: \u201cDiscovering the World through GIS\u201d Activities focused on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) WHEN: Wednesday, November 16 9 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m. 6 \u2013 7 p.m. See program of events below for scheduled activities WHERE: Natural Science (NS) Building (see specific locations below)&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-celebrate-gis-day-wednesday-november-16\/\">\u00a0Continue Reading:<span> Palomar to Celebrate GIS Day on Wednesday, November 16<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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