Metadata
In order to touch on the topic of metadata, we're providing a primer to help you get started or at least get your
wheels turning! We're
offering details on the FGDC, a description of metadata, and discuss a product you might consider to help you get
rolling...
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New GIS Products
A number of new products have been recently announced. Here's the low-down on some of the latest GIS product releases
announced this month. Included are releases from Intergraph, SAFE Software, GRASS, ESRI, and MapInfo...
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UniGIS
UNIGIS is a network of universities co-operating in the
design and delivery of distance learning in GIS. The UNIGIS programme was founded in 1990 and currently
includes sites in eleven countries. We take a closer look at one of the UniGIS members, Simon Fraser University in
Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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Tapestry Of Time And Terrain
By combining techniques developed by Leonardo da Vinci with today's computer applications, an artist and two scientists
at the U.S.
Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Calif., have produced one of the most dramatic and beautiful maps of the United
States, ever published
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WebMapping Highlight
We continue to focus much of efforts on webmapping. Here we highlight the resources we've developed to help
you get up and running with a web map server and distribute your GIS data over the Internet.
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Data Highlight - Free GIS Place Name Data
This month's data highlight is our newly available world place name data files. We have data in MIF, and SHP format
available for free download.
There's over 300,000 point locations of populated places, topographic and hydrographic features>>More
Free Software Updates
Traffic in our free software download section has really taken off. Here we tell you about some of the new features
we've recently addded,
highlight our top downloads, and identify the most popular areas of the website.>>More
More GIS On The Street...
Now in its 4th. edition, 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 they are involved with. In this edition hear about California's Project LEAN,
GIS at The City of Scottsdale, and a Team Geomedia member from
Victoria B.C.>>More
Health Canada Webmapping
Our latest Canadian feature is from Health Canada. They've made it easy for anyone to access a vast amount of
health and disease related data via their website. Several options for producing incidence or mortality maps are
discussed in our review....
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NASA Lands in Georgia!
The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) is working with a group of educators as well as state and local
agencies to establish a unique
school that would emphasize computer technology and satellite technologies....
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GITA - Geospatial 101
The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) recently announced the upcomming seminar - Geospatial 101, a
live Webcast
designed to introduce the concepts and applications of geospatial information technology to newcomers to the
industry....
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GIS Conferences and Events
We discuss our days at IGUG, next months ESRI UC, and other coming events...
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Tech Tips
This month's tip gives you some insight into reprojecting California DRG files - a problem many people have to deal
with ....
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GIS Grads
Check out what The GeoCommunity is doing to help get recent GIS grads working. Hopefully you can help them as well....
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GIS Books
This month our featured title is "GIS Financial Planner".
This software allows you to calculate GIS costs, cost savings, and financial justifications. Based on the model
presented in The GIS Book, Fourth Edition, GIS Financial Planner is a Microsoft Excel workbook file that includes all
formulas for the calculations and worksheet linkages. It’s the perfect tool for the planning and financial analysis of
a GIS.
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The Washington Commission recently completed the first phase of an introduction of geographic
information system (GIS) technology into the agency. This was intended to solve a specific business
problem and to lay the groundwork for solving other business problems through the use of GIS technologies.