Welcome to the GIS Day 2024 Forum Board!

[BriannaEttley]

Hello Community Members!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of GIS Day, happening on Wednesday, November 20th. Let's make this year's celebration one to remember! The Esri Community team is excited to invite you to use this 2024 Forum to ask questions, share ideas, and join in on all the GIS Day fun. Don't forget to subscribe to this Board to stay in the loop!

Add a Digital Badge to Your Profile

Want to earn a cool digital badge to your profile? Comment or create a post in this Forum before or on GIS Day to snag a sweet GIS Day 2024 badge.

Post Today and Start A Conversation

Have a cool event to share or a burning question about GIS Day? Let's chat! Post in this Forum today and kickstart a conversation with other members of Esri Community. 

Register Your GIS Day Event

Make sure to register your GIS Day event here. If you're looking for inspiration or ideas for planning your GIS Day event, check out Joseph Kerski's blog post  New Ideas for GIS Day 2024 - Esri Community  for some great ideas.

Catch us at UC '24

Swing by the GIS Day booth at UC this year to chat with the GIS Day team and get all the info you need to make your GIS Day event a success. Continue your way to the Esri Community booth to also ask any GIS Day-related questions and pick up a button and sticker. Both booths are located on the showroom floor at the San Diego Convention Center.

Lastly, keep an eye out for exciting GIS Day activities, events, and resources shared on the official GIS Day site and on this forum. 

Take a look at Jack Dangermond's message for this year's GIS Day.

[JosephKerski]

That is wonderful.  Some things that I have done with schools over the years that really gets them excited about Earth discovery through GIS is:    Show the Living Atlas Apps - Wayback imagery, Water Balance, Landsat Explorer, historical USGS topos, and more.   Show the Esri NatGeo MapMaker and investigate ocean temps, population change, and other themes there.  Go to the Living Atlas real time feeds and examine earthquakes, weather, stream gauges, wildfire perimeters, and more.  None of these require any sign in.    Joseph Kerski

[BriannaEttley]

This is AWESOME, @Esdspain57! Very well said. I highly encourage you to post pictures and/or videos of the event in this GIS Day 2024 Forum. I would love to see how it turns out! 

Thanks for including a handful of resources, @JosephKerski. These are great and always appreciated 😃

[Esdspain57]

Thanks! More to follow, and a big thank you to @JosephKerski for his
suggestions. I've already passed them on, AND I would very much love to be
at my grandkids school to emcee and assist staff. Of course, I'd have to
find a snazzy bow-tie to go with my sweater vest, decorated with Esri swag!
🤔

[JosephKerski]

Oh many thanks @Esdspain57 !   I do have some map ties but they are all from science and education conferences I attend - the vendor there in the exhibit hall - but I am sure you can find some online vendors!  Map on!--Joseph 

[Ed_]

Hey you all, hope all is well 🙂 really excited and looking forward to the GIS day 2024. On this GIS day I will most likely be busy mentoring and helping students and clients on GIS in various ways 

I love what I do as a GIS person, and I am glad so many others here feel the same way 😊

Cheers!

[BriannaEttley]

Thanks for sharing your plans for GIS Day, @Ed_! What a great way to celebrate this special day 🌎. Definitely keep us updated on how it goes! 

[GISJess]

The San Diego Natural History Museum will be having our 2nd internal GIS Day this year! Looking forward to showing our colleagues all things GIS. We will be demoing Survey123, Field Maps and our AGOL page and how to navigate it. I plan on creating a fun scavenger-like demo where my colleagues can practice using Field Maps and Survey123 on their devices. Making learning GIS fun for all!! Happy GIS Day 2024!! (If there are links get any swag for prizes, please let me know)!

[JosephKerski]

That is great. I was near your site for the Esri UC Thursday night party and spent a long time in the model RR museum - oh, those folks are spatial thinkers for sure!!    There is no Esri swag, sorry - but one free source sometimes is your city's tourism maps and the state highway maps from the DOT - sometimes they give a package of those away if you ask.  Congrats on your GIS Day event!  --Joseph Kerski 

[BriannaEttley]

Thanks for sharing, @GISJess!

This sounds like such a fun event. I love how you're incorporating various products into your presentations... it's such a great way to introduce others to the power of GIS 😀 A scavenger hunt is a great idea! We'd love to hear how your event goes and please feel free to post any of the resources, activities or presentations you plan on presenting as I'm sure others can benefit from this as well. 

There is digital swag on the GIS Day site. I also encourage you to check out the GIS Day '23 Forum where a handful of members list different ways they give out swag. This write-up may also help as well:  How to Plan a Successful GIS Day Event - Esri Community  .

[JTCHRIS]

Jefferson County Alabama will be hosting GIS day again this year and the event is open to the public. Check out our Story Map for the event. 

Jefferson County GIS Day 2024