Just a few weeks before he was tapped as Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was at a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) industry conference where he touted the power of detailed, data-rich maps to inform policy and improve society.
"The end product of these maps is a more sustainable economy, a more sustainable environment, and lifting up of people's lives in a way that they can thrive," Walz said at the conference, per reporting from the Minnesota Reformer.
