GIS Day 2023

GIS Day is coming on November 15th, 2023.  Join this international event celebrating GIS and how it helps analyze the Earth's information, inform decision-making, and create a positive impact. Check the GIS Day website for informaiotn on currently planned GIS Day events.

Are you wanting to host an event yourself, please share it on the GIS Day website and let AGIC know so we can post it through the AGIC-L listserv and our social media accounts. 

 

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ArcGIS Student Competition for Grades 4 to 12

ArcGIS Student Competition (Grades 4-12)

Tell a story about an Arizona issue using maps

Win $100 and a trip to San Diego, CA.

Competition open to AZ students in grades 4-12 who can analyze, interpret & present data via an ArcGIS web app or story map.

 

Informational Webinars

For more information, please attend our free webinars (for teachers, adult sponsors, preservice teachers):

  • Part I – Intro to ArcGIS Online, Thursday 2/27/20 at 5:30p
  • Part II – Making Maps and Analyzing Data in ArcGIS Online, Thursday 3/12/20 at 5:30p.

Webinar registration: https://forms.gle/Jf1Q2KyfCk6izqhj6 The webinars will be recorded.

 

The Basics of the State Level Competition

  • One adult sponsor registers his or her school/organization https://forms.gle/85rBBjePUp9d4rRz7
  • School/organization promotes the competition and supports participants in the creation of story maps or web apps that:
    • Answer an Arizona-based question,
    • Propose a solution to an Arizona-based problem, or
    • Address an Arizona-based issue.
  • School/organization collects and judges the maps/apps (if there are more than 5 entries) before May 13, 2020
  • School/organization submits up to 5 entries to the Arizona competition by May 13, 2020
  • AZ judges select the top 5 HS and top 5 MS (grades 4-8) entries, award $100 to each winning entry, and enter the 10 state-level winners in the Esri national competition

Please visit https://gis.azgeo.az.gov/agic/arcgis-online-school-competition for more information and details.

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