Come Celebrate GIS Day at WPC, November 17th
Every place in the world has a latitude/longitude coordinate; be it a street address, a watershed, a climatic zone, or an island seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Geographic information systems (GIS) software is the ideal tool for finding the patterns and relationships in location-based information. It allows our spatial information to be dynamic, up-to-date, and easily distributed.
On Wednesday, November 17th, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) will present GIS Day. The event will offer schools, businesses and the general public an opportunity to get a glimpse into the real world applications of this fascinating technology. At the Conservancy, GIS is a part of everyday life, with applications that include:
- mapping new species' locations
- researching property offerings
- selecting areas of focus for our forestry initiative
- producing reports from our research projects
- creating garden and trail maps, and much more.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is located downtown at 209 Fourth Avenue, across from PPG plaza. There will be a multi-media gallery of maps and presentations created at WPC and elsewhere. GIS staff will be on hand to guide and answer questions between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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