Celebrating map making and GIS with these two events:

1. 🌎OpenGuessr Tournament, Education Hall, Rm. 101 Teams of 2 or more compete for prizes, bragging rights, Button making for all!
2. 🌏 Map Gallery in Education Hall and the GIS Guide.

What is GIS?

A GIS is a geographic information system. GIS helps people think spatially and approach porblems from a geographic perspective.

GIS integrates hardware, software, and data to help people understand a wide variety of information about the world. This spatial data is typically viewed on digital and hardcopy maps that reveal patterns, illustrate problems, and show connections that are not otherwise evident.

Explore the Ancient Sites world tour. This year’s theme highlights geographic information system (GIS) technology such as LIDAR has changed the way we document and interpret ancient sites. ‘Visit’ locations through virtual reality and the Vibe touchscreen. Collage and press a button to remember this virtual excursion.   Made possible with lending technology on and include the VR Headset, Vibe Tablet, and Library Button Maker.  

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay