November 19, 2014 is GIS Day–the annual salute to geospatial technology and its power to transform and better our lives! The Esri Story Maps group has launched a “Share Your View!” crowd-sourcing initiative to celebrate. You’re invited to participate! The theme, “Share Your View!”, focuses on a seemingly local experience – the view from your window (or door). However, by placing these locations on the map, the application puts things in a broader perspective — presenting a tapestry of views from all over the world. Here you can submit your view and see entries that others have submitted. Then, in your classroom, compare vegetation, building types, land use, language, weather, climate, presence/absence of water, population density, and other aspects of physical and cultural geography that you notice in these maps and photographs. Learn more about GIS Day here.
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