We Believe That…
Community is built best when service, work and learning are combined.
Fun and adventure are essential to maintaining a positive, healthy outlook – and we are compelled to share it.
People of all ages and cultures are resources. We all have something to share and learn from each 
other.
We believe that our home is special, be it our park, our hemisphere or our planet. When we make contact with the elements outside, our souls connect with our home.
Geography provides vital insights that guide decisions made about our homes. All people deserve access to geographic information and the tools to understand it so that they can make informed decisions about their own homes.
We Envision a World Where…
Geography will have inspired and educated a new generation of environmental stewards around the world.
Communities will be equipped with sustainable to understand and collaborative solve community problems. Community members will be empowered to draw on these tools in other work in the future.
We will complete a circumnavigation of the Southern Hemisphere, departing from the Environmental Systmes Research Institute (ESRI) user conference in San Diego August 2007.
The GIS Institute is a thriving organization. It is well funded, extremely professional and unparalleled at working internationally to create community and support adventure and service, work and learning.
Our Goals…
Help international conservation groups meet their goals though GIS training and project assistance.
Use the experience and data gained in assisting conservation groups, to provide geography, technology, and social studies curriculum to K-12 teachers and students worldwide.
Connect the communities we encounter to each other, and to all people who share this interest.