Since its inception in 1999, GIS (Geographic Information Science) Day has been a time for celebrating geographic information-based technologies. FSU Libraries has previously celebrated this annual event with displays featuring maps and books on mapmaking, as well as with hands-on activities with maps and snacks. However, for GIS Day 2025, FSU Libraries is bringing back a GIS Day tradition: the Scavenger Hunt! Stop by Strozier and Dirac to see displays based on this year’s GIS Day theme: maps and time. On GIS Day itself, November 19, there will be free donuts at Diac!
Lasting from November 1 to November 30, the GIS Day Scavenger Hunt takes place across FSU’s campus. Participants have a chance to win a limited-edition sticker and be entered in a raffle to win one of four FSU Libraries swag bags! Winners will be announced during the first week of December.
Remember: There is still time to do the scavenger hunt after GIS Day (November 19)!
How to Participate:
- After the login page pops up, click on the “Your ArcGIS organization’s URL.”
- Download the Esri Quick Capture App.
- Select “Sign in with ArcGIS Online.”
- Type in cosspp into the new dialog box.
- Click on the blue Florida State University button
- Sign in with your FSU credentials.
- Click on the orange plus (+) button and select “Browse Projects” to find the FSU 2025 Scavenger Hunt.
- Hunt for locations on campus that fit one of the four categories listed below.
- Take a photo of your discovery. Selfies are encouraged!
Categories:
- Favorite Clock: Take a picture of your favorite clock on campus. This could be a clock on a building, a sundial, or in a classroom.
- Best Liminal Space on Campus: Capture a photo of an eerie, empty, or abandoned place on campus that feels surreal or forlorn.
- Where You Spend the Most Time: Show us the place on campus that you spend the majority of your time.
- Best Place to View the Sunset: Snap a photo of an actual sunset from your favorite on-campus spot.
*NOTE: Please be aware that your photos might be used for limited purposes of marketing and communications on behalf of FSU Libraries.
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