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=>  SPATIAL DATA ON-LINE
=>  GIS IN CANADA
=>  GIS EDUCATION
=>  SPATIAL EVENTS
=>  SPATIAL GLOSSARY
=>  SPATIAL FREEBIES
=>  CLASSIFIED ADS
=>  SPATIAL WEBMASTER TIPS
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SPATIAL CONTEST
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Last month we gave away 3 copies of MapPoint 2000 - congrats to the winners - Rick, Jody, and John. If you didn't win, don't worry as we have several more copies to give away this month. Winners will be announced on July 10, 20, & 30th. 

To be eligible simply add your link to our Free-for-all links page or post a thread on the SpatialNews discussion Forum - the more threads you post, the better your chances will be!

To find out more visit http://www.SpatialNews.com and jump to the contest page at http://news.geocomm.com/contest.html

Please note that only SpatialNews subscribers from May onward are entered, otherwise you have to add a link or post a thread to be eligible.

Good Luck

If you or your company is interested in Sponsoring an upcomming contest please contact us for more details
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SPONSORSHIP NOTICE
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Thanks again to all of our newsletter sponsors. If you would like to
become a sponsor of this newsletter simply email to editor@geocomm.com
and you will be provided with additional details.

Hopefully by now you are all familiar with the SpatialNews.com website
and visit the site every day to keep posted on GIS and mapping news. News
is updated daily and can be found at the following url:
http://news.geocomm.com/press_room.html

Over the next month or so you will notice the name "Spatial Graphics"
disappear from the site. The reason being that Spatial Graphics has merged with GeoComm International of Niceville, Florida.

A slight change in climate eh!!
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FEATURE ARTICLE
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Sorry for short-changing you this month but due to a hectic workload I was unable to put together an original feature article. If you have any ideas for future projects that I could tackle I'd like to hear what you have to say. Keep in mind the preferred topic is something subjective such as a product or software review. Something I can research or test out, then offer up my findings and opinion.

If you're a new subscriber, past features have included:
~ Tour of SpatialNews.com website
~ MapPoint 2000 Review
~ MapPoint Introduction
~ Mapinfo vs ArcView comparison
~ A look at ArcView 3D add-ons and Vertical Mapper for Mapinfo
You can find past issues at http://www.SpatialNews.com/spatialnews.html

Something I'd like to bring to your attention is a recent article in the
Canadian publication "ComputerWorld Canada". Carolyn Gruske has taken a look
at the Canadian Geomatics industry and offers up a GIS primer for novices.

The magazine is tough to find in Newsstands but can be ordered for free
if you can get a pull out order from from a past issue. You can find the on-line version at http://www.lti.on.ca and place your free subscription order while your there.

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On the other side of the world, I was recently contacted by the publisher
of a Russian GIS magazine called "GIS Review". They have graciously decided
to promote SpatialNews.com and this newsletter in the latest issue. I'm looking
forward to receiving my copy in the mail and calling on a Russian speaking
friend to translate for me.

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SPATIAL NEWS
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Nepean, Ontario, Canada --- Northwood Geoscience Ltd. announced that it has released Virtual FrontierÖ, a powerful new interactive 3D mapping software package.

Virtual Frontier
Description: Create 3D views using high resolution aerial photographs
draped over one-metre DEMs to achieve highly realistic landscapes.
Properties: 1020 x 648 pixels, 1.94 Mb, True Colour, 300 DPI

http://www.northwoodgeo.com/NewsReleaseJune99.htm

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CHICAGO -- Chicago Map Corporation is pleased to announce the release
of MapOCX (Canada), a unique toolkit that allows developers to quickly 
and easily integrate high-quality electronic map displays

http://www.desktopmapping.com/PRChicagoMapOCX.html

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German based company alta4 announces release of ImageMapper 1.1a.
ImageMapper is a new ArcView GIS Extension designed for small and medium 
size internet GIS projects. ImageMapper lets you convert your ArcView 
Views into clickable html-maps in just a few seconds. ImageMapper provides
an easy one step dialog, there's no programming required. As a pure HTML
solution, ImageMapper is cross platform and fully compatible with any web
server and browser. Sensitive elements can be point, line and polygon
features. Version 1.1a features automatic display of results in default 
browser.

There's a free 30 day trial version available on the internet: 
http://www.imagemapper.de

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Safe Software, Inc., a leader in spatial data translation solutions, 
announced today that it has begun  shipping version 2.3 of FME®.  This
new release supports over 43 different data formats - including Oracle 
Spatial - and has many new data processing functions.

http://www.safe.com

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Redlands, California--ESRI, the world leader in geographic information 
system (GIS) software, announced ArcView GIS 3.2, the new update of ESRI's
popular desktop mapping and GIS software.
Full story available at:

http://www.esri.com/news/releases/99_2qtr/av32_release.html

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Blue Marble Geographics has launched an all new website offering a complete
product catalog, discussion forums, interesting and insightful feature
articles, current Blue Marble news, and a convenient online store. Each 
Blue Marble product is listed with complete product information and an 
invaluable discussion forum for users and interested customers to interact
directly with each other. Full story available at:

http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/news.asp?id=21

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Intergraph Announces GeoMedia(r) Web Enterprise, a Powerful, Open Server 
Solution for Spatial and Network Analysis  New addition to GeoMedia GIS 
suite increases value to the geospatial enterprise

http://www.intergraph.com/gis/

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SPATIAL BOOK REVIEW
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Arc/Info Quick Reference 
by Bruce D. Kreis 
Price: $22.36
Important information on every ARC/INFO command is right at your fingertips. Organized alphabetically under the three core modules of ARC/INFO, this reference guide complements ARC/INFO's online help facility. New and enhanced commands in version 7.x are noted  by special icons throughout the book. 
The Quick Reference includes over 1100 commands in the ARC, ARCPLOT, and 
ARCEDIT core modules; description and purpose of all commands; syntax to 
use when executing commands; command arguments and options; notes and tips on command usage; functionality index to find specific commands; and 
extensive cross-references.

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SPATIAL DATA ON-LINE
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It seems that almost every time I look through a gis related newsgroups there are always threads that relate to SDTS format data and questions regarding translating of SDTS data to ARC/INFO or other formats.

SDTS is a robust way of transferring earth-referenced spatial data between
dissimilar computer systems with the potential for no information loss.

In the US, compliance with SDTS, also referred to as FIPS 173, is now 
mandatory for federal agencies. SDTS is available for use by state and local governments, the private sector, and research and academic organizations. SDTS will be submitted to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for approval.

For more answers regarding the SDTS format go to:
http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/whatsdts.html

The USGS has made available a free SDTS viewer complete with documentation:
Viewing software dlgv32 http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/viewers/dlg_view.html

At the GIS DataDepot you will find some useful SDTS data conversion utilities.
http://www.gisdatadepot.com/software/index.html#SDTS

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GIS Data Depot

The GIS Data Depot www.gisdatadepot.com provides the GIS Community
with a single location on the Internet to access over a terabyte of CAD/GIS data for free. You find data for every country in the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. The GIS Data Depot is an unbelievable web site with an astonishing array of data for the United States - almost all of which is available for free
download or via custom created CDs for only a nominal fee. You can quickly find free Digital Orthophotos, Digital Raster Graphics, DEMs, DLGs, and numerous county, state,or national datasets in GIS formats without having to search the web or the numerous clearinghouse that now exist. The backbone of their web
site is a dedicated T-1 line - so your downloads will be as fast as your bandwidth allows.

If you have data that you would like to share with others in the GIS Community, the GIS Data Depot is a great way to distribute your data without having to deal with the expensive and burdensome system administration issues associated with maintaining a web server. 

http://www.gisdatadepot.com/

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GIS IN CANADA, EH! SaskGeomatics
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Don't worry, even though I'm now sending the Newsletter from sunny Florida I still plan on keeping some Canadian content.

SaskGeomatics, a division of SPMC, previously Central Survey and Mapping 
Agency (CSMA). Managing and Integrating Spatial Information Systems
http://www.gov.sk.ca/spmc/sgd/

The SaskGeomatics Division (SGD) is responsible for developing, managing, 
and distributing Saskatchewan's basic survey, mapping, and geographic 
information systems. A major initiative at this time continues to be the 
integration and modernization of these systems into the foundation of a 
provincial geographic information infrastructure for all sectors.

Some recent initiatives of SaskGeomatics include:
~ A contract to complete provincial coverage of the SaskGIS base map 
infrastructure.
~ A contract that will integrate the federal NTS 1:50000 Topographic data and 
the province's Cadastral data
~ A project to establish the definitive Saskatchewan Road Network

An extensive Product list is available on-line. 
http://banshee.sasknet.sk.ca/cgi-bin/ppid_data_dir/prod_list.cgi

Each product comes complete with a detailed description and a viewable demo. Data can then be ordered from the website. Themes include, topographic maps, cadastral, township grids, and ortho photos (future).
http://banshee.sasknet.sk.ca/cgi-bin/freedata.cgi
I can't figure out why data themes are accessed by a script called "freedata.cgi" because to my knowledge nothing there is free! (except the sample)

There is, however, a link to the free ArcExplorer from ESRI

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GIS EDUCATION
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GeoTechnologies at Bath Spa University College is running a Short Course
in GIS this summer. The course is aimed at professionals who may be working
in a variety of fields (including local authorities, environmental managers,
emergency services and utilities, retailing and marketing) who would like to
develop their understanding of GIS, and acquire improved practical skills
using MapInfo.

For more information see
http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/as/GIS_short_course.html
or contact Andy Skellern, the course co-ordinator
a.skellern@bathspa.ac.uk

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ESRI has introduced a new on-line ArcInfo course called
"Intro to ARC/INFO"

This course is designed for those who already have ARC/INFO Version 7.1
- 7.2.1 installed on their computer system and are interested in learning
 ARC/INFO and geographic information systems (GIS). So that the course
 materials will be understandable to a wide audience, it is not assumed
 that the student has any background in GIS. 
Details are available at 

http://campus.esri.com/campus/catalog/description/description-
frame.cfm?courseid=56

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SPATIAL EVENTS
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If you haven't already noticed, SpatialNews.com has introduced a page dedicated
to listing GIS and related industry conferences and trade shows. The page can be found at http://www.SpatialNews.com/conferences.html
Currently, there are over 60 conferences listed. 

Information and links to the following conferences are offered in the July 1999 conference listings: 

~ AGIT'99 and AGIT-EXPO 
~ Metadata Training from the USGS
~ Comdex Canada '99 
~ National Assoc. of Counties 
~ International Symposium on Spatial Data Quality 
~ GIS BRASIL 99 
~ Internet World Summer '99 
~ Web Design World '99/Seattle 
~ GeoMedia Developers Conference 
~ SSD'99 6th International Symposium on Spatial Databases 
~ SCGIS Annual Conference 
~ ESRI Nineteenth Annual User Conference

If you know of, or plan on attending a conference that we don't have listed,
please forward the details including date, location, and web site url to
info@geocomm.com

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SPATIAL GLOSSARY
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Conformal
A map projection is conformal, orthomorphic or equiangular when at any
point the scale is the same in every direction, and the shapes of small
areas are preserved. An example is, the Lambert Conformal Conic Projection. 

http://atlas.gc.ca/schoolnet/teachkit/carto/htmle/cartglos.html

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SPATIAL FREEBIES
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MapInfo ProViewer is MapInfo's easy viewing tool designed for MapInfo 
Professional users. With ProViewer, you can share your MapInfo Professional
maps and analyses with clients and co-workers, who may easily view and
manipulate your creations even if they do not have MapInfo Professional.
Detailed information is available from Mapinfo's website at:
http://www.mapinfo.com/software/proviewer/index.html

Free Download is at 
http://testdrive.mapinfo.com/tdc/proviewerdownload.nsf/signup?openform
*Note, you must provide detailed information to download

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I always wait in anticipation for Mentor Software's next Freebie.
This time they have put out the "GeoTiffExaminer"
What is GeoTiffExaminer?
GeoTiffExaminer is a program which enables users to examine, and modify,
the information contained in a GeoTiff file, or its World File companion.

Detailed information and the free download can be obtained at:
http://www.mentorsoftwareinc.com/freebie/FREE0699.HTM

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The Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Group and the GIS Technology Group at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, currently have a vacant
postdoc position: "Automatic 3D database creation of an urban environment" 

If you are interested in computer vision research, please have a look at 
http://www.geo.tudelft.nl/frs/vacancies/pd_ubicom.html for more
information about this position. More information on the project background can be found at http://ubicom.twi.tudelft.nl/

Applications received before August 15 will be given full consideration.

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The City of Kingsport, TN is searching for a GIS Technician.

Kingsport is part of the Tri-Cities TN/VA Region (Johnson City, Kingsport, 
Bristol), which was just named an All-America City last week!
See http://kingsport.tricon.net 
or you can email to flemingt@mounet.com or kptgis@tricon.net

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The Regional Science Institute (RSI), Japan seeks to fill a GIS Programmer position for the Geospatial Analysis Center (GAC) of its Sapporo, Hokkaido office.

English, is essential for all candidates, and Japanese ability would be a plus for non-Japanese applicants. If you feel that you fit these requirements, please forward a current CV and references to Akihiko Machida. Quote position
number GAC-0440-06-02.

fax: +81-11-757-3610
e-mail: jobs@vtt.co.jp

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(Jobs wanted/available ads are run for free}

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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 other tips.

This month's tip isn't really a questions tip, however, I'm sure it's something everyone who travels will appreciate. Do you get stressed out when you go on the road because your not sure how you will be able to access you email? Those of you who are relatively technically savy will likely have no problems, however, there are many people who never have to learn the ins and outs of configuring their email accounts because they need only call the "system person" to 
keep them connected.

I was recently faced with this matter because I'm now in Florida but I have
emails going to 2 different email accounts in British Columbia and 3 accounts
elsewhere.

My solution was to sign up for a free email account at Yahoo.com. I can now boast another email address at spatialnews@yahoo.com. The nice thing about this account is that it can be easily configured to access 3 POP email accounts and allows you to customize filters, signatures, and other preferences so no one I'm contacting via email even realizes that  anything is different. Sending and receiving is a breeze and you don't have to worry about attachments or html formatting as these are also handled nicely.

If travelling gives you email stress then get you free email at Yahoo one of the
many other free email handlers that are out there.

Go to http://www.yahoo.com and click on the Mail link at the top of the page
or go directly to http://mail.yahoo.com

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SPATIAL GOLD SUBSCRIBERS
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A special thanks to all of you who have made it possible
for me to continue this publication.Please visit our subscribers websites by clicking on the hotlinks.

DMTI
http://www.desktopmapping.com
info@desktopmapping.com 

Northwood Geosciences
http://www.northwoodgeo.com

EverMap Company, LLC.
info@evermap.com
http://www.evermap.com

GISjobs.com
http://www.gisjobs.com
info@gisjobs.com

Safe Software Inc. 
http://www.safe.com
info@safe.com

Le Groupe KOREM inc. 
http://www.korem.com/ 
sl@korem.com

http://www.globalgeo.com
info@globalgeo.com

SCAN Conversion Services Inc.
http://www.scan-conversions.com
stewart@scan-conversions.com

The Global Gazetteer 
http://www.allm-geodata.com
apritchard@cix.compulink.co.uk

ThinkSpace 
http://www.thinkspace.com
info@thinkspace.com

Mentor Software Inc.
http://www.mentorsoftwareinc.com
annforte@mentorsoftwareinc.com

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