GIS Day

Celebrate with Gaston GIS
November 15, 2023
10 AM - 3 PM
Drop - In Event
Citizens Resource Center
1303 Dallas Cherryville Hwy
Dallas, NC

Celebrate the GIS Professional

Meet your local GIS Professionals from Building & Development Services, Environmental Health, Health & Human Services, Information Technology, Natural Resources, One Gaston 2040, and Tax. Watch a drone demonstration or explore outside on an GPS treasure hunt. Remember to register with geocache.com to create your account.

What is Geocaching? Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting activity that uses GPS-enabled devices, including cellphones. In geocaching, participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the "geocache," (usually a container or marker) at that location. It all started in 2000 when Dave Ulmer hid a stash in the woods of Oregon and posted the GPS coordinates to test the accuracy of newly released satellite technology . It has grown into a fun and interactive way to get outside and explore geography. Check out Gaston County GIS's Geocaches (Coming Soon). Remember to make an entry into our Geocache Log.