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As a high school teacher and as governor, Tim Walz has tapped the power of geographic information systems, or GIS, to solve complex problems
Gov. Tim Walz used geographic information systems as a schoolteacher. How will that experience come into play if he and Kamala Harris win the White House in November?
“I said to my colleagues, ‘This is going to change the world,’” Walz recalled during a conference for professionals who use spatial data technologies, such as GIS and GPS, in July 2024, just weeks before Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate in the November 2024 presidential election. Charlie Baker invested in GIS infrastructure and employed this technology to tackle the opioid crisis and expand high-speed internet access to rural areas. With the fall U.S. elections approaching, the new presidential administration will face major challenges, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, addressing poverty and resolving global conflicts.
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