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SpatialNews NewsMagazine - Volume #19 (August, 2000)
The GeoCommunity / SpatialNews.com
Geo-Spatial Industry NewsMagazine #19
SpatialNews Anywhere!
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Hello again from the GeoCommunity. It's hard to believe that summer has come and gone - mind you, for those of us
located in Florida, we've got a couple of more months of summer left! This month, we've highlighted a number
of features that have been received very favorably over the past couple of weeks including a survey of
GIS employees attitudes about their jobs and a poll of GIS professionals view towards the candidates vying
for the US presidency. Our top news stories focus on new product announcements and we highlight a number of
conferences taking place during September. Something we are very excited about is the release of SpatialNews Anywhere!
For those of you that use Palm or Windows CE hand-held devices, SpatialNews headlines and features are now available
via the first AvantGo channel catering to the GIS industry. And, speaking of mobile applications, this month we take a look at
Autodesk's mobile mapping application - Autodesk OnSite.
Donate a script, win a book! -
Send us an AML, Avenue extension, or an ArcView add-on/demo to share with others in our
free scripts area. If you don't have one,
send us a pointer to an excellent free ArcView resource. Do so and you'll be entered in our draw for a
very cool(and thick!) book "ARC Macro Language self-study workbook". Send to
editor@geocomm.com ... Good Luck!
World Geography Contest -
Test your geographic knowledge and win a GeoComm T-Shirt! - we've made the latest image a bit tougher to identify!
Simply identify the image and win - (Hint: the latest image should be easy for some Canadians!) We post a new image every Monday.
GIS Politics Survey 2000 -
We thought it would be fun to conduct a survey of the GIS Community to see how they feel about the candidates
in the US presidential election. The results are broken down by industry and by GIS software.
GIS Employment Survey -
We polled over 600 GIS industry people to see how they feel about their current employment situation.
the results were pretty interesting and enabled us to develop a profile of a typical GIS worker.
GIS Employment Websites -
A number of GIS employment websites are out there to help you find employment. We list the best and worst
features of the popular sites and rank them.
Geographers/GISers and the NAFTA TN Visa -
This popular feature brings months of research and personal experience at your finger tips. This piece will be
valuable to US employers thinking of hiring Canadians or any Canadian employees thinking about working in the US.
Porting GIS to Java ME -
The author of this feature walks us through his port of a full-featured GIS
program from the Java SE (Standard Edition) to the Java ME (Micro Edition) KVM environment
GIS Events and Education
White Papers -
We've re-organized the white paper section. View this huge list of technical papers categorized by
software and topic. Chose from Autodesk, Caris, DCW, ERDAS,
ESRI, Genamap, Intergraph, MapInfo, and SDTS white papers.
UDMS 2000 -
September 11-15, 2000 Congress Centre Delft University of Technology, the
Netherlands. UDMS, the Urban Data Management Society, organises international symposia at
various locations in Europe in order to promote the development of information
systems in local government. Complete details on the event are listed here.
GIS Discussion Lists -
The GeoCommunity has developed and hosts a number of GIS community email based discussion lists.
These resources have been developed for you. Discussion groups bring together people that share similar interests.
Use them to seek information or advice pertaining to the topic at hand. The latest groups include General GIS discussion, Intergraph GIS/Mapping,
GIS Jobs, Mobile/Location-based solutions. All lists are archived on-line help you locate or browse historical discussions.
GITA's Geospatial 201 Webcast -
Building a Bulletproof Business Case - With just an Internet connection and a separate phone line, you can take part in these
exciting educational events from the comfort of your home or office. Just log onto a
special Web site and dial a toll-free number. You'll view PowerPoint slides on your Web
browser as our presenters provide live audio commentary.
GIS for Oil and Gas -
The ninth Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition is scheduled for September
18-20, 2000, in Houston, Texas. Experts will share their knowledge and experience in implementing GIS-related technology.
Click Here for the conference program (PDF)
Coastal Zone Canada -
The goal of this Conference is to develop a collective vision and identify products,
policies and research which will further integrate coastal zone management. This year's event is to be held in St. John's New Brunswick. The
theme of the event is Coastal Stewardship.
GIS In The Rockies -
GIS In the Rockies is taking place September 25-27, 2000 at the Plaza at the Mart in Denver, Colorado.
This year's Key Note Speaker is Marc Holtzman, Colorado Secretary of Technology.
Mobile Product Feature -
In response to the demand for wireless and mobile applications and solutions, we're now featuring a
mobile mapping solution each month. Our first feature looks at Autodesk's OnSite -
the first enterprise solution for bringing design and location-based information to the point of work via mobile devices
A GIS/Location-Based Industry News First -
This past month, SpatialNews became the First GIS/Location-Based Industry
Content Provider to PalmOS and Windows CE Users Via AvantGo. GIS professionals can now sync their palm devices and take
SpatialNews anywhere!
Mobile News - -
iMedeon Delivers Palm OS-Based Data Collection Software for
Mobile & Wireless Field Service.
Mobile News - -
Televigation delivered the World's First Real-Time
Navigation On Mobile Phones. The company's Snap-to-Map(TM) real-time address locating system makes
it possible for wireless operators to provide turn-by-turn directions to
the millions of current subscribers with regular mobile phones.
Mobile Dicussion - -
The MobileLBSlist is an email based discussion group dedicated to discussions
of wireless location-based services, mobile application development, mobile commerce, and related topics.
To subscribe send a blank email to: mobilelbslist-subscribe@geocomm.com
Click Here to view the online archive of discussions.
Wireless Developer Seminar At Wireless I.T. 2000 - -
WirelessDevNet.com is bringing you an
information-packed wireless developer seminar the day before CTIA
Wireless I.T. 2000 kicks off. Kickoff speeches from Tim O'Reilly of
O'Reilly and Associates and Michael Rhodin of IBM Pervasive
Computing will set the tone for a day of technical discussions on
topics such as enterprise application integration, content distribution
and management, and mobile commerce and security.
Let Us Feature Your News -
Send us your news - We'll be glad to run your press release and help you get the word out. News releases are maintained on-line as well as
distributed via our daily industry news wire. Simply add editor@geocomm.com to your press/marketing distribution list.
GIS Stock Transactions -
Keep tabs on GIS industry stocks with current high/lows provided by Yahoo! finance
SpatialNews Affiliates -
Check out the growing list of websites featuring SpatialNews headlines... another reason to make sure your company's
news is featured on our site. We've made it easy for you to access the latest news releases from your website.
Become an affiliate by September 1 and you'll be elligible to win a book from ESRI press.
Free Place Name Data -
We've put together place name data files in ArcView SHP format for more than 20 countries.
Download these data for free and you'll have more than 600,000 points with attributes. We've got lots more coming too!
DEM and NWI Data Bundle Promotions -
The GISDataDepot is offering a couple of data bundles for a limited time at a reduced price - Nationwide DEM data shipped to you on CD-ROM for a limited time for $495;
All available digital NWI data delivered on CD-ROM $495
Surplus DRG Bundles -
We have a couple of surplus DRG bundles written on CD-ROM and waiting to be shipped.
Act fast and they can be yours. We have California DRG's for $100 and a 2 state bundle - Colorado/Wisconsin, also for $100.
The first person to contact us gets em.
Book Spotlight -
New this month to the Bookstore - "INSIDE AutoCAD Map 2000"
This how-to and reference book introduces beginning through intermediate users seeking a standard for map creation
and maintenance in a CAD environment to use of AutoCAD Map 2000. In-depth discussion of the software's features and functions
are featured in this comprehensive handbook.
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