Worth County Commission Proclaims Geography Awareness Week

 As passed by the Worth County Commission at their regular meeting, October 15th, 2012

Geographic Information Systems Day No 2012-02

Whereas, geography has played a defining role in the settlement, history, and cultural heritage of Worth County, our nation, and humanity; and

Whereas, Geography Awareness Week will be celebrated November 11-17, 2012 to promote geographic literacy in schools, organizations and the community to help us understand the interconnected geographic makeup we share with the entire work; and

Whereas, the management, use, and exchange of geographic information is essential for effective decision make; and

Whereas, Geographic information Systems (GIS) Day is November 14, 2012; and

Whereas, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies are a powerful tool for supporting emergency services, homeland security, economic development, environmental protection, crime mapping, healthcare, long-range planning, and much more; and

Whereas, extensive efforts are underway to meet the  need to promote GIS awareness, education, and technical training among various groups to most appropriately and wisely use this rapidly developing technology; and

Whereas, WORTH COUNTY is committed to expanding GIS to the schools and general public in order to showcase real-world applications with GIS;

NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSOIN OF WORTH COUNTY   do hereby proclaim Wednesday, November 14, 2012, as Geographic Information Systems Day.

 

Geography Awareness Week 2012-03

           Whereas, the week of November 11-17, 2012, has been elected Geography Awareness Week; and

Whereas, the world is increasingly interconnected and interdependent, but too many students lack understanding of the world’s geography within and beyond our county’s borders; and

Whereas, Geography Awareness Week promotes geo-literacy and education in the nation’s schools and communities, which is an essential part of a 21^st century education, and has been a congressionally-mandated week since 1987, and

Whereas, teachers, students, and communities across WORTH COUNTY will gain further understanding about how our world is made up of interconnected human and natural systems, with special emphasis this year on the 2012 theme of interdependence using resources developed by the National Geographic Society, the Missouri Geographic Alliance and other committed organizations during Geography Awareness Week and throughout the school year;

NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF WORTH COUNTY, do hereby proclaim November 11-17, 2012 Geography Awareness Week throughout WORTH COUNTY and encourage all citizens to participate in this special observance with students, sharing in their geographic research and academic achievement.