The NASA/UL Lafayette Regional Application Center in coordination with USGS, Fugro Chance, GEC, and the Lafayette Assessor’s Office will be hosting GIS Day on November 19, 2003. The purpose of GIS Day is to bring awareness to the community of the uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by opening our doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to show real-world applications of the technology.  GIS Day is a way of educating children on the uses of GIS technology through geography.

GIS Day is part of the National Geographic Society's exciting new initiative, Geography Action, which is a yearlong initiative encompassing key educational achievements such as GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week. 

Geography Awareness Week since 1987 has served to promote geographic literacy in schools, communities, and organizations, with a focus on the education of children. This year GIS Day will tailor to the 5^th grade students in Lafayette Parish.  We will have several vendor booths set up with hands-on applications that the children can really identify with, as well as, presentations demonstrating the uses of GIS through use the technology we have here at the NASA/UL RAC.

 We invite all teachers and 5^th grade students to participate in GIS Day, which will be held at the NASA/UL Lafayette Regional Application Center, 2^nd floor Abdalla Hall located in the Research Park across from the National Wetlands Research Center at 635 Cajundome Boulevard. 

 Please give us a call at (337) 482-0670 to set up a time to visit us on November 19^th.