There are currently about half a million GIS users around the world. Over the last decade or so, GIS use has grown rapidly in Nepal and, currently, more than 50 institutions are involved in GIS. The demand for GIS training and education is also on the rise. GIS Day - November 15 - is celebrated every year to help the public at large realise its potentials.
The GIS Day celebration is a public event to familiarise schools, businesses, and the general public with real-world applications of this important technology. Last year, more than 2,400 organisations (GIS users and venders) hosted GIS Day events in more than 91 different countries. Through this combined effort, over 2.4 million children and adults were familiarised with GIS.
Spin-2 Satellite Image of Core Kathmandu
This year, 15 November 2000 is being celebrated as the International World - GIS Day and 12-18 November will be observed as the Geography Awareness Week around the world. To mark this occasion, for the first time in Nepal, the GIS Day is going to be celebrated through the joint efforts of ICIMOD; the Institute of Engineering (IoE), TU; Central Department of Geography, TU; and Nepal GIS Society. The theme of this year is: Promoting Geographic Literacy Through GIS. Join us in celebrating GIS Day 2000.