Guest speakers to make appearance for GIS Day
Del Mar College will host the 18th annual Coastal Bend GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day, “GIS Technology is Changing our World,” on Nov. 16. The event organizers will be offering two tracks, which will be targeting middle through high school and college age students while also having a track for professionals already in the field. The GIS Day is part of the National Geographic Society initiative “Geography Action!” This is all part of a yearlong project using key educational achievements worldwide, including the Coastal Bend’s annual event, which is in partnership with Geography Awareness Week. GIS uses computer-based mapping tools…