GeoCommunity's SpatialNews Daily NewsWire - Jul 28, 2003


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  1. GeoSpatial News
  2. Classifieds 1 or 5 day!
  3. Useful Site of the day
  4. Toolbox
  5. Careers & RFPs
  6. Cool Job!
  7. Free TradePubs
  8. Featured Data - NED
  9. Suggested Reading
  10. Recent Earthquakes
  11. Your Subscription
Today's SpatialNews Headlines

PCI Geomatics Supports MERIS, ASAR Sensors on Envisat
Support of these sensors within Geomatica 9 offers scientists a productive environment for processing remotely sensed data to be used in aquatic environment management and coastal zone monitoring

Shanghai Telecom Selects Intergraph Technology as Enabling Core of Enterprise NRMS
G/Comms supports reliability of communications network and ensures high-quality service

Merrick & Company to Provide Glendale, CA Digital Orthophoto and Planimetric Mapping Services
Merrick will deliver new and updated planimetric data, an updated digital terrain model (DTM), updated one and two foot contours, and spot elevations as ArcInfo™ coverages on CD-ROM

PCI Geomatics’ New Geomatica 9 Includes Support for Supresoft's IMAGIS 3D GIS Visualization
PCI Geomatics product support for Supresoft comes less than one year after both companies signed joint promotion and distribution agreements

Joined Up Government at GeoSolutions 2003
The Intra-governmental Group on Geographic Information (IGGI) updates industry on opportunities for further development

From Zero To Directions In 60 Seconds -Positioning Solutions/Mapopolis
The product, which includes a 32 MB SD card and a Mapopolis Online MapPack(TM) contains the entire United States freeway grid and a number of major cities on the card initially, allowing for the immediate generation of routes

randmcnally.com Rated One of 50 Best Web Sites by Time.com
Online Driving Directions and Maps Deemed Clear and Detailed

SGI and Sun Microsystems Software Platforms to Work Seamlessly Together With Java Bindings to OpenGL
Joint Development Agreement Will Enable Millions of Java Users to Easily Employ OpenGL for Wide Range of Graphics Needs

VODAFONE UK SELECT MAPWAY – THE WORLD’S FIRST MADE TO MEASURE MOBILE PHONE MAPPING SOLUTION
m-spatial, the mobile phone mapping solution provider, has announced Vodafone UK as a major customer for MapWay, its newly launched managed service solution providing maps and walking directions for use on mass market mobile phones

LBS Solution helps visitors to London hail a cab - 5000 London Taxi Points and 4000 black cabs allow mobile users to text and book the nearest available cab, night or day. People wishing to use the service text the location code to the London Taxi Point short code (83220). Using GPS tracking, the service will identify and book the nearest black cab from the participating taxi fleets, delivering a confirmation SMS, and an alert when the taxi has arrived.

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GEOCOMMUNITY CONFERENCES & EVENTS

GIS Brasil 2003
August, 19-22, 2003 São Paulo, SP, Brazil

GITA's 12th Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference
September 29-October 1, 2003
JW Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA

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> A Quick Insight into Customising in the Arc 8 Environment - this paper from Spatial Vision should prove useful for people seeking information on Customising ArcMap.

> ESRI announces the release of ArcPad StreetMap, a new extension for ArcPad that adds greater functionality to Mobile GIS applications. With this new extension users can increase productivity by scheduling more stops per trip, improve worker flexibility, and enhance customer service through quicker response. Download an evaluation version of ArcPad StreetMap.

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GEOCOMMUNITY USEFUL SITE OF THE DAY


GeoSolutions' Frank Slide Project - GeoSolutions Consulting Inc. is a fast growing Canadian company dedicated to providing clients with cost effective, innovative Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions for their spatial information management needs. Recently, GeoSolutions Consulting was contracted by the Geological Survey of Canada to design and create a 3D Solid Terrain Model of the Frank Slide, Alberta. This model is featured in the March/April 2003 Issue of Canadian Geographic Magazine and details are also available from the company's website... Be sure to check out the computer generated 3D imagery - very cool stuff!

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GEOCOMMUNITY TOOLBOX


Map Projections - Hundeds of downloadable/printable PDF documents and examples of map projections.

The ToolBox is a popular feature of the daily newswire where we highlight handy a tool, extension, or add-on that will help in your daily GIS activities. Feel free to send us details (include required software please) or send us the script and we'll host it in our popular online software tools section.

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GEOCOMMUNITY CAREER CENTER


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  • ENGINEERING SERVICES- MD
  • GIS Survey-NM
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  • GPS Handheld Equipment

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SUGGESTED READING


Professional VB.NET, Second Edition - This book explains the underlying philosophy and design of the .NET Framework and Common Language Runtime, and details the differences between Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic .NET. This book is primarily aimed at experienced Visual Basic® developers who are looking for an introduction to Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework. (Source: Amazon.com) Browse GIS books here

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Recent Earthquakes Around The Globe


DATE-(UTC)-TIME - Lat - Long - Depth - Magnitude - Q - Location
2003/07/28 09:32:09 2.99S 77.16W 42.7 4.4 PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
2003/07/27 15:05:28 63.62N 149.57W 121.0 4.1 CENTRAL ALASKA
2003/07/27 11:41:28 19.85S 64.94W 347.6 6.0 SOUTHERN BOLIVIA
2003/07/27 06:25:31 47.18N 139.21E 462.3 6.7 PRIMOR, RUSSIA
2003/07/27 06:01:07 23.71S 66.55W 207.9 4.4 JUJUY PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

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