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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 868 

Expressing support for the designation of November 15, 2023, as ‘‘National 

GIS Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 

Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. AGUILAR) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of November 15, 

2023, as ‘‘National GIS Day’’. 

Whereas the management, use, and exchange of geographic 

information and geospatial data and analysis are essential for operations and decision making in Federal agencies and private enterprise; 

Whereas Geographic Information System technology (referred 

to in this preamble as ‘‘GIS’’) embraces new and innovative ways to use, discover, and share geospatial data 

through online portals and web services; 

Whereas GIS facilitates the sharing of geographic data, services, and maps within a digital domain; 

Whereas GIS helps provide shared and trusted geospatial 

data, services, and applications for use by— 


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(1) the public; 

(2) private enterprise; and 

(3) government agencies and partners of government 

agencies to meet their mission needs; 

Whereas GIS helps foster collaboration and partnerships in 

the advancement of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NSDI’’); 

Whereas GIS provides a common framework for the Federal 

Government, State, Tribal, and local governments, nonFederal partners, communities, constituents, professional 

bodies for standards, data catalogs, partnerships, and 

tools that make up the NSDI; 

Whereas GIS is used to investigate and address societal and 

cultural issues, including— 

(1) local issues; 

(2) global issues; 

(3) issues from the past; 

(4) issues in the present; and 

(5) potential future issues identified through modeling; 

Whereas GIS professionals store and manage their data in 

new ways given that high accuracy global positioning 

(GPS) technology has evolved greatly over decades, with 

2023 also marking the 50th anniversary of GPS providing America and the world innumerable and incalculable benefits; 

Whereas GIS and related geospatial technologies are used in 

classrooms to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning; 


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Whereas GIS is an interdisciplinary tool used by students, 

teachers, researchers, universities, local institutions, and 

practitioners in numerous fields and disciplines; 

Whereas GIS fosters competition within the sector of 

geospatial technologies, which is considered a high-growth 

industry by the Department of Labor; and 

Whereas many Federal agencies, State and local government 

agencies, nonprofit organizations, schools, libraries, companies in private enterprise, and universities will join 

with others around the world to showcase their GIS mapping and geospatial applications on November 15, 2023: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National GIS 

3 Day’’; and 

4 (2) encourages users of Geographic Information 

5 System technology (referred to in this resolving 

6 clause as ‘‘GIS’’), educators, students, and 

7 innovators to continue to employ GIS to— 

8 (A) learn and explore; 

9 (B) analyze and address societal chal10 lenges; and 

11 (C) drive economic growth for the better12 ment of the people of the United States and in13 dividuals around the world. 

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