Open House Showcases Geographic Information Systems

Fayetteville, Ark. - The University Libraries are hosting an open house to recognize Geographic Information Systems Day. The open house will be in Mullins Library on Wednesday, Nov. 17. GIS Day is an international event designed to showcase real-world applications of GIS technology.

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., presenters in Mullins Room 486 and 487 will showcase campus and local GIS projects, including 2004 aerial imagery for Washington and Benton counties, the 2004 Arkansas Land-Use Mapping project, and the cooperative National Map project. Collaborators include Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), the U.S. Geological Survey's Arkansas Mapping Partnership, the Washington County Assessor's Office, the city of Fort Smith and the Fayetteville Public Schools. In addition, UA student and faculty works will be demonstrated and displayed.

Information will be available about GIS resources and services of the University Libraries, including tours of the GIS and Map Collection facilities. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, please visit http://libinfo.uark.edu/GIS/gisday.asp or contact: Sarah Santos, head of Government Documents, ssantos@uark.edu or (479) 575-4524; or Jan Dixon, geosciences librarian, jbdixon@uark.edu or (479) 575-2192

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Molly Boyd, public relations coordinator, University Libraries, (479) 575-2962, mdboyd@uark.edu