At the October 18, 2025, Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board issued a proclamation to recognize November 19, 2025, as GIS Day in Orange County! GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, is the practice of attributing important data to specific points on the landscape, and using such information to tell better stories and inform policy decisions. As a field, it has grown increasingly important over recent decades. As a result, GIS is one of the four primary programs of our Information Technology Department. Celebrating GIS and Geography in Orange County! By: Orange County Communications Department
November 19 may be GIS day, but the whole week surrounding it is recognized as Geography Awareness Week. To celebrate, GIS staff have created a series of themed quizzes which challenge the participant to place a pin marking where a location can be found on a world map... using only one photograph! Ready to give it a try? Visit www.orangecountyva.gov/GISWeek to get started! To help inform the public about the value of GIS and what it does for Orange County, our team has hosted several informative workshops and talks recently, including public- focused seminars on topics like addressing. John Watermolen, our GIS Manager, also recently presented at the Virginia Mapping Land Information Systems Geocon2025 Conference (pictured right).
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