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• Sponsorship Notice
• Mapinfo VS ArcView - Pros & Cons
• Spatial News
• Spatial Book Review: Getting to Know ArcView GIS
• Spatial Spotlight: Blue Marble Geographics
• GIS in Canada
• Spatial Data On-Line
• Spatial Gold
• GIS in Education
• Spatial Discussion
• Spatial Glossary
• Classified Ads
• Feedback from Visitors
• Spatial Webmaster Tips 
• Subscribe/Unsubscribe information

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FEATURE ARTICLE, MAPINFO vs ARCVIEW - PROS & CONS
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 Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I 
 posed the question: "What do you think are the pros and 
 cons of Mapinfo and ArcView. If you responded to me don't 
 be upset because I didn't reply - my mailbox has been very 
 full for the past 3 weeks!

 Let me start by clarifying a few things. I did not specify 
 what versions I am comparing so keep in mind that many 
 people are griping about Mapinfo 4.5 and ArcView 3.0 
 issues when there are fixes to their problems in the latest 
 version. In case you're not aware, both products released 
 upgrades last year - Mapinfo 5.0 and ArcView 3.1.I feel its 
 worthwhile hearing from the MI 4.5 and AV 3.0 users 
 because there are many users that have not upgraded yet.

 Products that were excluded from this comparison are not 
 presumed inferior or superior. I simply wanted to get some 
 real users opinions on what they liked about the 2 products. 
 I'm on the Mapinfo-L and ESRI-L and read threads from 
 both sides on a daily basis. What occurred to me was that 
 there are many people, like myself, that use both products on 
 a daily basis (I also use Genamap, AutoCAD Map and  PC 
 ARC). Each product has its ups and downs so I'm going to 
 relay to you what REAL USERS feel are the strengths and 
 weaknesses of the two products.

 Mapinfo Pros:
 => Popular in the business community
 => Relatively short learning curve
 => Relatively simple programming language (MapBasic) 
 => Simple to alter attribute table structure
 => Excellent mail list (Mapinfo-L) a real community
 => Good re-projection utilities
 => Areas, lines, points, text can be stored in same table (.TAB)
 => Ad-ons (ie. Vertical Mapper) are relatively cheap
 => Lots of users in Geology community
 => Easy to edit/manipulate workspace file (a workspace is a 
    group of tables, map layouts etcà basically a saved session)
 => Nice 3-D add on (Vertical Mapper)
 => Simple Query building
 => Superior Object Linking & Embedding (OLE)
 => Nice Layer control

 Mapinfo Cons:
 => Mapbasic (programming language) is a separate purchase
 => AutoCAD (DWG & DXF) import/export seems unstable
 => Lots of confusion between text and labels. Problems sizing.
 => Griding, graticule functions are poor
 => Poor Topological editing/creation
 => Difficult Layout Legend manipulation
 => Price for upgrades
 => Layout is not always WYSIWYG
 => Gripes about Website (especially the redesign)

 ArcView Pros:
 => Popular in Resource sector
 => Simple to Join attribute tables
 => Window handling (i.e. The way it manages views, scripts 
    and layout windows is very tidy)
 => Avenue (programming language) comes bundled with 
    ArcView
 => Large user base - world wide community
 => Lots of available data and utilities (scripts)
 => Lots of pre-defined analytical functions
 => Many pre-defined symbols and line-styles
 => Easily reads all Arc data formats
 => Simple menu/tool bar editing
 => Thematic mapping wizards
 => Nice website

 ArcView cons:
 => Won't reproject on the fly - to view multiple themes they 
 => must all  have the same projection definition
 => Redraw when turning themes on/off
 => Lengthy directory scan when adding themes
 => Program locks-up
 => Only re-projects from lat/longs.
 => Non-standard menu structure (difficult to locate commands)
 => Clunky to import or use a script
 => Probs. With long file names/directories
 => More difficult programming environment

 Common gripes about both:
 => Layout window complaints (this is where you arrange 
 => your maps for cartographic output)
 => Documentation
 => Price
 => Labelling/annotation

 These essentially summarize how actual users feel about 
 Mapinfo and ArcView. Basically, it all depends on your 
 level of expertise, your learning curve, and what you expect 
 when you start out.

 Here are my perceptions. MI seems to appeal more to novice 
 GISers, whereas people that have been around GIS for 
 some time are more likely to become ARC users. I'm not a 
 die hard programmer type, but I do find that MapBasic is 
 simpler to learn than Avenue. I really like the way you can 
 have a Mapbasic window open in Mapinfo and simply watch 
 the code scroll by (or copy and paste it) as you invoke 
 commands - what a great way to learn the code. Mapinfo 
 labelling gives me head aches all the time and the non-
 WYSIWYGness (is that a word!) is a pain. Here in B.C. it is 
 common to have data stored in several projections including 
 lat/long, UTM and Albers Equal Area. This poses a real 
 problem when using ArcView because all coverages must be 
 stored in the same projection - talk about filling up your 
 network drive in a hurry! Well that's my 2 cents worth. 

 I have seen ArcView 3.1 in action but I haven't seen Mapinfo 
 5.0. I can say that the ArcView upgrade is HUGE. They 
 have fixed a lot of problems and I expect that they will get 
 many new users as a result. I haven't heard as much positive 
 feedback regarding Mapinfo 5.0 and it seems that many 
 users are reluctant to upgrade mostly for financial reasons. 
 The real Mapinfo keeners seem to be embracing the new 
 version though so you may want to get on the Mapinfo-L 
 and discuss it. I use both products but I likely use Mapinfo 
 more and have used it longer. If I seem biased it was not 
 intentional. To get the answers you are seeking I would recommend 
 taking the products for a test drive yourself!

 Here are the main features promoted in the upgrades:
 => ArcView 3.1 - Price $1,195
 => Hundreds of new symbols
 => Will convert Shape files to Projected units
 => Thematic wizards
 => ESCape key stops redraw - YAY, FINALLY!!!!!
 => ESCape key stops directory search for themes
 => Label/Text menu Tool
 => Neatline Button
 => Graticule extension - this is slick!
 => Export layout to JPG, WMF, BMP, EPS
 => Crystal Reports report generator
 => Mr. SID support extension
 => Expanded data included
Go to the ESRI web site to find out more

 Mapinfo 5.0 - Price $1,295
 => Continuous Thematic Shading
 => Improved ODBC Connectivity
 => Improved CAD import/export
 => 498 Page Reference manual on CD 
Go to the Mapinfo web site to find out more
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SPATIAL NEWS
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 GENASYS PARTLY SOLD
 The following was in an a recent issue of 'Spatial Business' 
 an Australian GIS newsletter.

 Genasys Ltd is being dismembered. Its local government 
 business is to be sold to Australian Integrated Finance, a 
 company that has long been active in the local government 
 area. The part of the business that sells spatial software, 
 including rights to GenaMap and other intellectual property, 
 is still for sale. It is understood that Mr Scott Kershaw,the 
 receiver, is still negotiating with two potential buyers, 
 believed to be from the US. Although he refused to comment 
 for this story, reliable sources say AIF has appointed Mr 
 David Chandler as general manager, and appointed a new
 board.

 Mr Trevor Wilson, Genasys Ltd former chief executive and 
 one of the original founders of the company, will continue to 
 play a role under the new dispensation, although it is not 
 clear what that will be. Mr Peter Medaway, formerly the 
 sales manager of Genasys spatial products and now de-facto 
 head of the spatial side of the business, said during
 an interview on 17 December that the sale was being 
 complicated by its international ramifications. The company 
 has subsidiaries or offices in New Zealand and other Asian 
 countries, Spain, the UK and the US. Some of these are for 
 sale separately. For instance, negotiations over the sale
 of the Spanish operation, a partially-owned subsidiary, have 
 been underway for a considerable period.

 Genasys' overseas operations were a mixed bag. Some, like 
 its New Zealand operation, were very profitable, but others,
 including the US operation, were more questionable.
 The company was placed in receivership in late October by 
 the National Australia Bank, with debts of around $10 
 million. Senior officials at Australian Integrated Finance 
 including it's principal, Mr Peter George and Mr David 
 Quayle did not return telephone calls late last week 
 regarding the acquisition of Genasys. A spokesman from 
 Star Dean Wilcocks, the administrator at Genasys, said
 the affair would not be settled before Christmas. However, 
 the matter will be resolved one way or the other before the 
 next scheduled creditors' meeting, in early January.

 Thanks to Matthew Redhead
 LIS Administrator
 Powerlink Queensland

 ... and more recently
 "Spoke late last week to one of the ex senior Genamap guys - 
 looks as though there is not a lot of hope for the spatial 
 group. Even if they are purchased by a group who wants the
 spatial technology, its not likely that anything startling
 will appear for a while - despite the new developments 
 which were going on."
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 CALCOMP ANNOUNCES DELISTING BY NASDAQ
 http://www.calcomp.com/pr012799.htm

 ANAHEIM, Calif. û January 27, 1999 û CalComp Technology,Inc.
 Nasdaq:CLCP) today said it has received notification that,
 because the company no longer meets certain listing 
 requirements, its common stock will be delisted from the
 Nasdaq National Market system effective at the close of 
 business today, Wednesday, January 27, 1999. 

 CalComp is in the process of conducting an orderly shutdown
 of operations following a decision by Lockheed Martin 
 Corporation (NYSE:LMT) to not extend the company's existing
 credit capacity beyond this month. 

         *-----------------TECH TIP------------------*
   Mapinfo tip: Ever wonder how to edit a
   node of a polygon without having to 
   duplicate the dot on adjacent polygons 
   that share this node? Here's the solution:

   Select from the menu Options > Preferences..
   Choose [Map Window]
   Change "Move Duplicate Nodes In:" to 
   "The Same Layer"

   Now adjoining polygons with nodes in the 
   same place will be reshaped at the same 
   time (no gaps!) Also remember that by 
   pushing the "S" key on the keyboard the 
   SNAP mode is turned on and off. This will 
   allow you  to select one node and move it
   to the exact location of another node by 
   snapping to it.

   Thanks to Chris Perry
   Manager Mapping Systems
   Parks Victoria, Australia

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SPATIAL BOOK REVIEW:  GETTING TO KNOW ARCVIEW GIS
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 {From the Back Cover}
 Developed by the world leader in GIS 
 software, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. 
 ESRI), this full-color book and CD-ROM package contains 
 everything students need  (explanatory text, exercises, GIS 
 software, and data) to get hands-on experience with GIS. 
 KEY TOPICS: In addition to a trial copy of ArcView GIS, 
 the book contains detailed explanations and step-by-step 
 instructions on how to use all of the basic features of 
 ArcView. This book can stand alone  as a basic text in any 
 Geographic Information Systems class that utilizes 
 ArcView, and can also be packaged at a discount with any of 
 Prentice Hall's GIS books. It works especially well packaged 
 with Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems 
 by Keith C. Clarke. 

 The best intro to ArcView available. This book was 
 designed to teach the use of ArcView software, but it also 
 gives a good start on understanding the uses of geographic 
 information software. It has been adopted by many colleges 
 and universities as their introductory GIS textbook, but for 
 this purpose it is best paired with a general introductory 
 textbook on GIS, such as the Clarke, Chrisman, or DeMers 
 book. For someone looking to buy a desktop GIS program, 
 this is the best (and most economical) way to find out if the 
 technology will meet your needs.
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SPATIAL SPOTLIGHT: BLUE MARBLE GEOGRAPHICS
   http://www.bluemarblegeo.com
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   Blue Marble Geographics has announced the release of the 
   Geographic Explorer Version 3.0 as a free and open 
   application. This application is downloadable from the Blue 
   Marble website (http://www.bluemarblegeo.com). The 
   Geographic Explorer extends the Windows 95, 98, and NT 
   Explorer shell to view, convert, print, and find all of your 
   map files. This breakthrough application supports all of the 
   common map file formats, such as DXF, DWG, TFW, SHP, 
   TAB, MIF, DGN, and more.

   The Geographic Explorer provides extensions to the 
   Windows Explorer to explore map files with a single right 
   mouse click. There are three revolutionary components 
   included in this application. QuickFind will find map files 
   with given attributes anywhere on your local machine or 
   network. QuickView quickly views, explores and prints map 
   files. QuickTranslate translates map files between map file 
   formats.

   Blue Marble is offering this product freely as a way to break 
   down the barriers in the Desktop Mapping industry. The 
   Geographic Explorer will provide a powerful "open" 
   view/translate solution for many individuals and businesses 
   who want to use geography within their decision making 
   processes. Blue Marble intends to evolve the functionality of 
   the Geographic Explorer, and is interested in collaborative 
   development to extend its features. 

   Download the Geographic Explorer from the Blue Marble 
   Geographics Website at http://www.bluemarblegeo.com.

   Blue Marble Geographics
   "The Geographic Software Component Company."
   www.bluemarblegeo.com
   207-582-8722 Fax: 207-582-7001
   261 Water Street, Gardiner, Maine 04345 USA
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GIS IN CANADA, EH!
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   THE MAP PLACE
   http://www.ei.gov.bc.ca/geosmin/mapplace.htm
   http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/geology/

   The Map Place is an initiative of the British Columbia 
   Geological Survey Branch, Ministry of Energy & Mines. 
   Essentially, it is an interactive web site that enables you to 
   peruse and download Geological data for the province of 
   B.C. The web site was developed using Autodesk's r 
   Mapguide Ö authoring tools and so you will require the 
   Mapguide plug-in to cruise the site. You can get it at 
   http://www.autodesk.com/products/mapguide/

   At the Map Place you can  do the following:
   Create your own maps interactively using interactive data 
   sets that are updated on a regular basis.
   Create reports from selected themes and objects.
   Search the database by titles, tenures and other criteria

   Available data themes include:
   Contour, Waterway, Road/trail, Gazetteer, Glaciers
   Geology (1:250,000 for B.C. 1:1,000,000 for Canada)
   Parks, Admin boundaries, Land Use, Watersheds, Land 
   Claims.

   Available Functions include:
   Print, Buffer, Zoom, Download, Search, Report, Area 
   computation, Client Input
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   MANITOBA SPATIAL DATA WAREHOUSE

   The Land Information Navigator - Manitoba's Spatial Data 
   Warehouse http://www.land-nav.com/

   The Land Information Navigator is Manitoba's spatial data 
   warehouse and is managed and operated by Linnet 
   Geomatics http://www.linnet.ca/index2.htm
   The purpose of the Land Information Navigator is to collect, 
   store, manage and distribute spatial data on behalf of the 
   data producers of the Province, and to facilitate the sharing 
   and use of land related data. The Land Information 
   Navigator also provides custom mapping and spatial 
   database analysis, using state of the art Geographic 
   Information System (GIS) software and technologies.

   They also have educational data packages available here for 
   research and educational purposes only. The data package 
   consists of three CD-ROMs full of valuable Manitoba land
   information data, including province wide digital basemaps, 
   administrative boundaries, highways and roads.
   http://www.land-nav.com/educational_datasets.htm
   or emailto: navigator@land-nav.com

   Other Provincial data
   Alberta: http://www.altalis.com
   Saskatchewan: http://www.gov.sk.ca/spmc/sgd/
   B.C.: http://www.landdata.gov.bc.ca/

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   COMPUTER TAX RELIEF IN CANADA
   http://www.fin.gc.ca/newse98/98-057e.html

   Government Provides Tax Relief to Small Businesses for 
   Year 2000 Computer Compliance

   Under the tax relief accelerated capital cost allowance 
   (CCA) deductions of up to $50,000 will be provided to 
   small- and medium-sized firms forcomputer hardware and 
   software acquired to replace systems that are not year 2000 
   compliant. This will allow smaller firms to deduct 100 per 
   cent of eligible expenditures in the year in which they occur.

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SPATIAL DATA ON-LINE
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   DRG Exchange
   http://216.36.33.21/~mgreger/GIS/exchange.html

   This site exists to allow the free exchange of USGS Digital
   Raster Graphics (DRG's).  On this site, you will find DRG's 
   that the author has purchased and ones contributed
   by others.

   You may download any of the DRG's on this site using a 
   web browser or a web archiving tool such as 'wget'.  If you 
   have any DRG's which are not freely available
   from other web/ftp sites, you may share them with other 
   users by uploading them to this site.

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GIS EDUCATION
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   ESRI Canada - The Schools & Library Program
   http://www.esricanada.com/k-12/index.html

   ESRI Canada has a "Schools & Library section". A definite 
   must for any high school geography or introductory level 
   GIS teacher! You'll find free stuff for schools, glossaries, 
   tutorials, or find out about ArcCanada - a database focusing 
   solely Canadian content. This database contains data at both 
   national and provincial scales, and contains a wealth of 
   information about our country. a new product for schools. 
   http://www.esricanada.com/k-12/arccanada.html

   For teachers (and those who need to be taught!) there are 
   tutorials and lesson plans available for the following topics: 
   - Registering Images 
   - Geocoding 
   - Buffering Themes 
   - Clipping Themes
   - Working With CAD Drawings 
   - Customizing ArcView 
   http://www.esricanada.com/k-12/tutorials/tutorials.html

   Finally, let them answer that lingering question that seems
   to have hundreds of possible responses - What is  a GIS 
   http://www.esricanada.com/k-12/gis/whatisgis.html

   Download brochures, lesson plans, demos, white papers, 
   data sets and of course ArcExplorer
   http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/material.html
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SPATIAL DISCUSSION:
 Ireland-Geog Mailing List
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   Ireland-geog is a forum for the discussion of, and 
   dissemination of information relating to conferences, 
   meetings and publications concerning, the geographies of 
   Ireland (both human/physical and north/south).  It
   welcomes contributions from both within and outside Ireland 
   and the discipline of Geography.

   To subscribe to Ireland-Geog: Send a mail message to 
   Listserv@Listserv.heanet.ie containing only the following 
   text:
   Subscribe Ireland-Geog@Listserv.heanet.ie firstname 
   lastname (e.g. Subscribe Ireland-Geog@Listserv.heanet.ie
   Joe Bloggs)

   Please circulate to colleagues working on geographies of 
   Ireland.

   Dr Rob Kitchin,
   Department of Geography,
   National University of Ireland,
   Maynooth,
   County Kildare,
   Ireland.

   Tel: +353 1 708 3372
   Fax: +353 1 708 3573
   robkitchin@netscape.net
   http://www.may.ie/staff/rkitchin/
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SPATIAL GLOSSARY:
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   Rhumb line 
   A curved line on the Earth's surface that crosses all 
   meridians at the same oblique angle. Also called a 
   loxodromic curve. On the Mercator map projection, rhumb
   lines are represented by straight lines that follow constant 
   compass direction or bearing, making this projection very 
   useful for navigation.

   Wow, does this ever take me back to Cartography 101!
  http://atlas.gc.ca/schoolnet/teachkit/carto/htmle/cartglos.html

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CLASSIFIED ADS:
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 Check out GISJobs.com for GIS job postings and  resumes 
 at http://www.gisjobs.com

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 JOB POSTING: KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
 Geology Department
 Academic Staff Appointments

 The Geology Department in Kuwait University invites 
 qualified earth scientists to apply for the following teaching 
 posts:
 - Stable-Isotope Geochemistry
 - Petroleum (Reservoir) Geology
 - Paleontology

 Interested individuals should submit their application 
 and resume and arrange to have three letters of reference 
 sent to:
   Dr. Ali T. Al-Mishwat
   Geology Department
   Kuwait University
   P. O. Box 5969 - Safat
   KUWAIT - 13060
   Fax: (965) 481-6487
   E-mail: almishwat@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw

 A PhD is required. Initial appointment is for two years 
 and open for renewal for consecutive 2-4 years periods. 
 Salaries are competative, tax-free and paid on 12-month 
 basis. Salary range depends on professorial rank and on 
 experience and is approximately as follows:
 Assistant Professor  1030 - 1190 Kuwaii Dinars/month
 Associate Professor 1320 - 1480    =      =     =
 Professor           1670 - 1830    =      =     =
 (Approximate current exchange rate: One K.D.= 3.15 US$)
 The following benefits are added:
 - a monthly housing allowance ( 350K.D./bachelor 
 or 450K.D./married)
 - a monthly social allowance(roughly 65 K.D.) 
 - a paid summer vacation ( roughly three months)
 - free annual air tickets to home country for 
 expatriate staff and their families and
 - free national medical health and dental 
 insurances

 The Kuwait University follows the credit-hour education 
 system common in American institutions of higher 
 education. The Geology Department currently 
 employs ten faculty members and is expanding. It grants 
 the degrees of  Bachelor and Masters of Science. Research 
 grants are available.

 The Kuwait University home page is: 
 http://www.kuniv.edu.kw

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 JOB WANTED
 I have five years GIS experience (2 and half years in 
 industry and 2 and half years as Graduate 
 Teaching/Associate Assistants). Experienced in most
 of the GIS packages such as ArcInfo, ArcView, MapInfo, 
 AtlasGIS, Idrisi and Grass. I also have two years industry
 experience in programming with Visual Basic, Mapbasic and some
 exposure to C/C++,  Powerbuilder and Java. I am experienced
 in Sybase(including SQL/stored procedure) and internet GIS 
 programming. Right now I am working with US Federal 
 Communication Commission as a GIS programmer. I am 
 responsible for developing and improving FCC's online
 licensing GIS systems. My former job experience includes
 GIS specialist with a Florida telecommunication company,
 GIS technician with a GIS consulting firm in Akron, Ohio
 and graduate teaching/research assistant in Miami University
 and Ohio State University. I have a B.Sc. degree in 
 geography and M.A. degree in Geography (GIS) with Miami
 University. My immigration status is permanent resident in
 Canada and looking forward to establishing my new home in
 S.W. B.C., Southern Ontario or Ottawa area. 
 Thanks you very much for your help.

 Chris
 email cgao @fcc.gov
 301-4681410 (hm)
 202-2164036(wk) 

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 International GIS Conference on Spatial Planning Issues 
 being held in Galway, Ireland March 26 1999, for more 
 information email to: eurogise.conf@nuigalway.ie

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FEEDBACK FROM VISITORS:
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  Because Caliper does almost no advertising I think few 
  people realize the incredible thing they have done: they have 
  created a super powerful GIS programming language 
  (GISDK) and written a desktop GIS in it that is
  functionally equivalent to and often better than ArcView and 
  MapInfo but sells for about 1/3 the price and comes with 
  substantially more data.   They have done what Borland did 
  years ago in making a product powerful but affordable.

  Anyway, one of my programming efforts is a commercial 
  site-selection product called iSITE.  I thought you might 
  want to mention it as an example of what you can do with 
  one of the development languages, in this case the GISDK.
  In all modesty, its pretty awesome, and its selling very well 
  to nationwide retailers and commercial real estate brokers. 
  Your readers can check out www.geonomicsinc.com to see a 
  description of this completely custom product using a 
  desktop GIS development language.  Contact Jim Stone, 
  President of Geonomics, Inc. (617 451-2520) if you want 
  more information.

  Cheers
  Larry Manire
  Databasics, Inc.
  North Kingstown, RI

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  It's great to see something from GIS in Canada for a change.
  I'm in the process of finishing an advanced diploma in 
  business geographics at COGS and looking for work - I'd
  really like to stay in Canada but it seems like most stuff 
  I'm finding is down in the states!

  I hope you do well with your newsletter!

  Suzanne
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SPATIAL WEBMASTER TIPS:
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 This is the section where I give away some of my favorite 
 web marketing tools and secrets. It's not rocket science but
 it takes dedication - why else would I be writing this at 
 1:00 am!!

 The Position Agent from Link Exchange
 http://positionagent.linkexchange.com/free.htm
 This is one handy utility - use it to test your web site 
 for key  word rankings in all the major search engines. 
 Best of  all its free! If you register, you receive weekly
 email reports. Includes free Web page analyzer to help you
 improve your  Web site listing. PositionAgent also tests 
 your URL for search engine readiness, browser compatibility,
 bad links, and more! 

 Do you want more traffic? 
 Here's some links for submitting your url to:
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 http://www.searchbc.com/add/
 http://www.webcrawler.com/info/add_url/
 http://www.lycos.com/addasite.html
 http://infoseek.go.com/AddUrl?pg=SubmitUrl.html
 http://www.aol.com/
 http://www.northernlight.com/docs/regurl_help.html
 http://www.canada.com/search/addurl.asp
 http://www.aol.com/netfind/info/addyoursite.html
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