GIS Day 2025
GIS Day is celebrated on the 3rd Wednesday of November as an international forum for users of GIS technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in society and for people to learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its benefits.
This year's event is Wednesday November 12th | Come one, Come All!
A Pittsburgh GIS Day event is hosted by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Libraries and other partners. The 2025 planning committee includes the following people:
- Emma Slayton, Lynn Kawaratani, Erin Swift, and Jessica Benner, University Libraries, CMU
- Alex Hiniker, CMU Sustainability Initiative, CMU
- Suzy Li, School of Architecture, CMU
- Rich Nisa, Integrative Design, Arts, and Technology [IDeATe] Program, CMU
- Adam Kidane, Enterprise Space Information Management, CMU
- Catalina Moreno Lopez, College of Engineering, CMU
- Melinda Angeles and Eli Thomas, GIS Office, Allegheny County
- Boris Michev, University Library System, Pitt
- Susan Lucas, Urban Studies, Pitt
- Daniel Williams, Geology and Environmental Science, Pitt
- Giovanni Svevo, Department of Innovation and Performance, City of Pittsburgh
- Josh Mullenite, Falk School of Sustainability & Environment, Chatham
- Rachel Weeden and Ridge Wadell, Esri, Philadelphia
- Sam Buckley, Pittsburgh Regional Transit
- Steve Saylor and Ross Reilly, Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, UCSUR, Pitt



