GIS Day

GIS Day is an international celebration of geographic information systems (GIS) technology. GIS is a scientific framework for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data to help us make better decisions. On GIS Day, we hope to help others learn about geography and the real-world applications of GIS through lightning presentations and GIS workshops.

Detroit has been a hotbed of geospatial data collection, innovative GIS projects, and new applications in GIS for cities.

Planning Committee

Wayne State University

• Alex B. Hill
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
• Dr. Rayman Mohamed
  • Chair of Department, Department of Urban Studies and Planning

University of Detroit Mercy

• Master in Community Development Program

University of Michigan-Dearborn

• Dr. Paul Draus
  • Director, UM Detroit Center
• Dr. Jacob Napieralski
  • Director, Masters of Science in Environmental Science Program

City of Detroit

• Martin DeNicolo
  • Deputy Director of Open Data, Department of Innovation and Technology
• Djennin Casab
  • Community Engagement Specialist, Department of Innovation and Technology

SEMCOG

• Ann Burns
  • GIS Manager