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Article: Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Proclaims Nov. 15 as `GIS Day'.
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- November 15, 2000
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ --
Pa. Environmental Protection Secretary James M. Seif today announced that Gov. Tom Ridge has proclaimed today as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day in Pennsylvania. This week is National Geography Awareness Week.
GIS is computer-based programming that helps with analysis of information by creating digital "layers" of data. Users then can use the data to solve problems in environmental protection, health care, land use, natural resources, conservation, business efficiency, education, social inequities and much more.
"Pennsylvania is on the cutting edge of technology, and GIS is one of the new ...