edited 3/3/2016 to add:
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 will be the next GIS Appreciation Day. Thanks for participating everyone!
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 will be our first GIS Appreciation Day!
It will be a day to post your fantastic map finds, funny GIS memes, and just about anything that you can think of. Just be sure to use the hashtag #GISAppreciationDay with your social media posting! I’ll be participating on twitter but I assume it can be extended to Instagram and Facebook or wherever you’d like.
It was inspired by the very successful (seriously) Squirrel Appreciation Day that happened back in January. For example:
Today is #SquirrelAppreciationDay! Check out five of our favorite squirrel fun facts >> https://t.co/J86B6tCzJE pic.twitter.com/9GtUzPQBhw
— Discovery (@Discovery) January 21, 2016
Here is the history behind the making of GIS Appreciation Day:
We need a #GISAppreciationDay. Distinct from that GIS Day thing. This one would be cute and/or surprising map posts. — Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) January 21, 2016
@PetersonGIS love that thought! Just set a date and I’m sure a lot of people will join! // @cartocalypse @aemkei @PatrickStotz
— Achim Tack (@A_Tack) January 21, 2016
@A_Tack @cartocalypse @aemkei @PatrickStotz Ok, yes, we’ll need a date. And a bit of lead time to alert the spatial news outlets. — Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) January 21, 2016
@PetersonGIS 😃👍
— Rusty Shackleford (@gooberspa) January 21, 2016
Earlier people seemed enthused about starting #GISAppreciationDay, like #SquirrelAppreciationDay ! Shall we do it on the 1st Wed. in March? — Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) February 1, 2016
@PetersonGIS or a month later?
— Ian Turton (@ijturton) February 1, 2016
@ijturton hahaha — Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) February 1, 2016
@PetersonGIS So #GISAppreciationDay would be a day to post your great maps or to post memes about GIS, funny or serious.
— Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) February 1, 2016
@PetersonGIS And to educate people on how they use #GIS nearly every day, without knowing it! — Rusty Shackleford (@gooberspa) February 1, 2016
@atanas @PetersonGIS Looks like squirrels get a little GIS love on Squirrel Appreciation day too. https://t.co/OMXaqstAzn
— Brian Sullivan (@Taliesn) January 21, 2016
So let’s all celebrate GIS Appreciation Day on March 2, 2016 by posting at least one GIS fact, one great map, one photo of your colleagues or whatever you come up with. I’m looking forward to this!
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#GISTribe 100 is 2/24
101 is #GISAppreciationDay (https://t.co/CQErDYkgh9 per @PetersonGIS ),
102 is our 2yr anniv.
Snap on your party hats!— Nathan Saylor (@gisn8) February 5, 2016
GIS Appreciation Day 2016 will be on March 2! More info here: https://t.co/PclWXzPrTH #GISAppreciationDay
— Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) February 5, 2016
#GISAppreciationDay is March2! #gistribe #geohipster https://t.co/xSyIBfwkwZ
— Michele M Tobias (@MicheleTobias) February 5, 2016
@PetersonGIS Bringing it full circle, #SquirrelAppreciationDay inspired our January meetup on @LeafletJS last year!https://t.co/7iGt1t9ftV
— maptimeLEX (@maptimeLEX) February 5, 2016
@maptimeLEX @LeafletJS Fantastic!
— Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) February 5, 2016
@PetersonGIS GIS Appreciation Day Set for March 2 https://t.co/d64h1DiETF
— Geospatial News (@geospatialnews) February 5, 2016
@geospatialnews Thank you for the great write up! You said it much better than I did!
— Gretchen Peterson (@PetersonGIS) February 5, 2016
@PetersonGIS you're welcome. seems like there is a lot of enthusiasm already about it
— Geospatial News (@geospatialnews) February 5, 2016
March 2nd will be the 1st #GISAppreciationDay post fantastic #Maps, funny #GIS memes, etc. https://t.co/vD8oWjVpZD https://t.co/Kq9tAuJnE5
— Cdn. GIS & Geomatics (@CanadianGIS) February 10, 2016
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