San Marcos proclaims GIS Day and names Streets Division worker Eddie Dry as GIS Ambassador

Mayor Jane Houston proclaimed Nov. 5, 2025, as Geographic Information Systems Day for the city of San Marcos and called on residents to learn how location‑based data and mapping systems support city operations and planning. "I, Jane Houston, by virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor of the city of San Marcos, Texas, do hereby proclaim the fifth day of November 2025 as Geographic Information Systems Day," she said when reading the proclamation.

The GIS work group accepted the proclamation and announced the second annual GIS Ambassador Award to recognize a city employee who championed GIS adoption. A representative of the work group described GIS Day as a global celebration of location‑based data and highlighted the group’s role coordinating standards, reducing duplication, and facilitating data sharing across departments.

Eddie Dry of the Streets Division, Public Works, received the award. The city cited Dry’s contributions to enabling field staff to use GIS for essential data collection and to integrating GIS into the city’s five‑year sidewalk and road maintenance planning. Dry accepted the recognition and thanked the group.

City officials said the proclamation and award aim to raise awareness of GIS as a tool for emergency response, infrastructure management and long‑range planning. The GIS work group noted nominees included Jessica Ramos, Carrie Fontineau and the Resource Recovery Team, and said the award reflects collective efforts to expand the city’s geospatial capacity.

The city did not announce additional policy changes tied to the proclamation; officials framed the event as recognition and outreach.