From The Editor
Welcome to another edition of our monthly Geo-Spatial NewsMagazine. Like many of you, we had a very busy March with
much of our efforts focussed on the GITA Conference in
Denver, Colorado. The source
for much of the material in this month's GIS newsmag was of course, the GITA conference. We've followed up on a number
of the
leads and interviews we had with industry professionals at the event and are pleased to highlight a number of new
products
in this month's feature. In addition, we've got a great deal of information to pass on to you concerning mobile and
wireless GIS technologies. Hopefully you'll find something useful here,
and as always, please feel free to contact us to comment or pass on any related information or comments.
Glenn Letham
Editor, SpatialNews
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About the Editor
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GIS Going Mobile
Mobile technologies, handheld computers, PDAs, mobile field mapping, wireless web, WAP, etc... these are all terms that
we're hearing lots about these days. It seems like all the major players (and lots of new ones) are coming out with
mobile mapping solutions. Our feature column this month looks at a number of new developments in this area.
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Contents
GIS Going Mobile
About the SRTM Data
Using Mobile Technology
New GIS Software
GIS Market Report
Top Geo-Industry News
WebMapping Highlight
Russian Digital Data
GIS On The Street
Site of The Day
Free Scripts
Tech Tips
White Papers
GIS Conferences
Job Postings
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Using Mobile Technology for On-site Facilities Monitoring
Feature article supplied by James W. Sewell Company - In 1994 Colonial Gas Company began the process of automating the
collection of leak detection survey data and its upload into the
corporate facility database. Using digital mapping and data management software on portable computers, Colonial Gas
proposed to
eliminate paper maps and forms in the field and to streamline project organization, scheduling, data input, sweeping,
and reporting. Costs
were estimated for application design, programming, and implementation. This article examines the development and
implementation of the
data automation application and its utility after one year of service...
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New GIS Software for 2000
With the busy spring conference season there's also a number of new product announcements. We've had a chance to
get a first hand look at a number of new releases, including products from ESRI, LizardTech, Byers Engineering, and
SAFE Software...
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GIS & Market Opportunities Report
Daratech, Inc., a market research and technology assessment firm that specializes in CAD/CAM, CAE, EDM/PDM,
CIM, plant design/plant management automation, GIS and computer graphics recently released
a comprehensive study of the GIS industry. We've highlighted some of the findings of the report
titled "GIS Markets and Opportunities"...
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Top Geo-Industry News From Last Month
Make sure your aware of the top Geo Industry happenings that have occurred over the past month. Here we recall some of
the stories
that got our interest...
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WebMapping Highlight
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and West Virginia University have released the
first national atlas of heart disease mortality
among women. We've taken a brief look at the site and highlighted some of the things you can
expect to find.
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Data Highlight
Have you ever tried to locate a spatial database of Russian political boundaries? The
Washington State Geospatial Data Archive at the University of Washington has a collection of Russian Federation Digital
Data that is
available for download.>>More
GIS On The Street... again!
With 3 editions so far, this newly updated column is dedicated to SpatialNews and GeoCommunity
visitors. We highlight visitors from around the world and
tell you about the various GIS projects their involved with. In this edition hear about GIS at the Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corp., Sugar cane mapping in Australia, and
GIS at Bowling Green U.>>More
Satellite Imagery from CCRS
Get the low-down on RadarSat images captured and collected by the CCRS. Our latest featured Canadian website feature
Quicklook Swaths Acquired at CCRS as well as a nifty online
application for ordering and previewing Satellite Imagery....
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Site of The Day
Last week we launched the editor's pick of the day. Every day, The SpatialNews editor will announce a favorite weblink,
along with a description of what the site offers.
If you think your website deserves a mention, feel free to nominate it (GIS Focussed of course!). Websites awarded
the "site of the day" will have quality and original content...
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GIS Conferences and Events
Spring is when all the large trade shows seem to kick-off. Here we highlight several GIS conferences that you won't
want to miss...
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Tech Tips
This month's tips include; changing the level of precision displayed in coordinates from ArcView, and a hint for
configuring digitizing tablets in AutoCAD ....
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Free GIS Scripts
This month's featured freebies include: a layout tool for ArcView, GridContouring in MapInfo, and a batch plotting
routine for AutoCAD....
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White Papers
We've made a number of new additions to our collection of GIS white papers. If you've presented at a conference
or have a paper that you'd like to share with the GIS community be sure to arrange to have it posted here....
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The GIS Book
This month our featured title is "The GIS Book". This primer on GIS is in its fourth edition and is a great deal at
only $32.00!....
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Geo Career Center Milestone!
The GeoCareer Center recently posted our 1,000 GIS Job! Get the low-down on some of the jobs that are currently posted
in one of the fastest growing GIS Job sites on the web....
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