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Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day
16 November 2007, 2:39pm
This week saw GIS Day take place, a global event and part of Geography Awareness Week, with GIS events taking place in more than 80 countries from Alaska to Jamaica.
Supported by the likes of ESRI (UK) and the RGS (Royal Geographical Society) in this country, GIS Day is part of ESRI's work to promote GIS amongst young people in schools and universities and encourage young people to find out more about geography, and inspire students of all ages with future career paths by working with industry professionals/new technologies. ESRI (UK) participated in around 30 GIS activities in the UK alone - at schools, colleges, universities, community groups and scout groups.
ESRI (UK) also commissioned an independent survey to mark the occasion which revealed that a third of the UK thinks that Mount Everest is in Europe and DIY superstore is the most visited local landmark.
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