Java Location Services - I first met Carl Reed in 1995 at the Genasys User Conference in Fort Collins, CO. He's no longer with Genasys Corp. and is now active in consulting. He graciously provides us with a piece titled "Working to Bring GeoSpatial Technology to the Internet". Dr. Carl Reed describes the advent of JAVA in 1991, how it has led to the development of geojava, and discusses Java, XML and the GIS Standards World.

So, your looking for a GPS - GPS receivers and map software are continually getting more features. Joe Mehaffey provides us with a detailed description and reviews of Low Cost GPS Receiver and Moving Map PC Software.

GenaMap creates GIS for Red Hat Linux - That's what Gena Warehouse did. And the GenaMap software package is now the first product of its kind to be designed for Red Hat Linux -- on Red Hat Linux. View this interesting article titled "Mapping The Route To A Better Product".

Special CAD Feature - Softco Engineering System's Barrie Matthews takes a look at Managing Object Coding, Lineweights, And Plotstyles In AutoCAD 2000. From the years of experience using CAD and all of the talk of late in trade media, the importance of standards is becoming ever more apparent to managers and business owners.

SCDOT uses GeoMedia to help Manage Emergency Response - Real-Time GIS Assists South Carolina in Managing Hurricane Floyd Evacuation. The SCDOT GIS system is a Web-based presentation of smart maps that incorporate live information from SCDOT's GIS, remote traffic counters, evacuation route and detour maps, and real-time weather data.

NOAA Uses GIS in Airline Disaster Response - GIS Proves Valuable During Alaska Airline Tragedy at Channel Islands. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employs Geographic Information Science in areas ranging from navigation to resource management to emergency response.

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