; Whereas GIS is an interdisciplinary tool used by students, teachers, researchers, universities, and practitioners in numerous fields and disciplines; Whereas GIS and related geospatial technologies are used in classrooms to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning; Whereas GIS fosters competition within the sector of geospatial technologies, which is considered a high-growth industry by the Department of Labor; Whereas Federal agencies rely upon and use the private sector in the United States for the provision of geospatial data and GIS services; and Whereas many Federal agencies, State and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, schools, libraries, and universities join with others around the world to showcase their GIS mapping and geospatial applications on November 18, 2020: Now, therefore, be it