Article Submission Guidelines Federal GIS Connections

Federal GIS Connections is a quarterly federal government industry newsletter published by ESRI. The purpose of this magazine is to highlight the activities of federal agencies. Federal GIS Connections is a communications tool that will aid in the collaboration, coordination, and development of integrated GIS activities within the federal government user community.

This newsletter is coordinated by ESRI's Industry Marketing Division and is also posted on our Federal GIS Connections page.

Article Topics

ESRI encourages GIS users, partners, and associates to submit articles to Federal GIS Connections. Topics may include announcements of new GIS solutions and technology, explanations of GIS-related developments and trends, and discussions of concerns and successes experienced by those employing GIS for government. Participants wishing to publish in the newsletter should consider the usefulness of the information to the overall federal community. Organizing information around a theme helps readers to follow your message. For instance, if you are writing about a technology, you may want to offer background information such as a statement of the problem, a history of changes, type of environment, and difficulties and successes. Also describe the technology itself: what it does, the scope of its influence, the solutions it brings, and the technology's advantages and benefits

Article Guidelines

All articles must be connected to a GIS theme that is potentially useful to other readers. Submit articles in word document format only. Articles must not exceed 750 words. The newsletter's editors will edit all articles for readability. Writing assistance and articles developed through an interview with an editor are offered to those requesting support. Contributors must complete the ESRI Submission and Copyright Policy form at http://gis.esri.com/news/submit_article.cfm.

Graphics

Because Federal GIS Connections is a newsletter, graphics are an important part of the publication. Please include graphics of maps, logos, and photographs along with your article submittal.

Please submit company logos in the following format for print use only.

• Recommended: .EPS (vector) files with all text converted to paths or all fonts included in a separate folder. CMYK for color, grayscale for black and white.
• Also acceptable: .TIF or .JPG, or Photoshop .EPS files at 300 dpi at 100 percent print size or larger. CMYK for color, grayscale for black and white.
• Not acceptable: Any other file type, with resolution below 300 dpi, or files with missing fonts. Do not submit logos from a Web site unless a print-quality version is downloadable.

Please submit screen shots in the following format for print use only.

• Recommended: .TIF or .BMP files at 72 dpi at original capture size. Do not resample, resize, or recolor the screen shot. Original captures only please. RGB only (please do not include the cursor, start bar, or office toolbar in the screen shot).
• Also acceptable: Photoshop .EPS files at 72 dpi at original capture's size. RGB only.
• Not acceptable: .JPG, .GIF, or files that used to be a .JPG or .GIF. Do not resample, resize, or recolor the screen shot. Original captures only please (do not include the cursor, start bar, or office toolbar in the screen shot).
• Tip: Send us the captured file as it appears in your graphics program, without editing it in any way. Save it as a .BMP or .TIF file.
• Screen shots should have the permission of the photographer or organization as well as the person being photographed. In addition to maps, we would also like to have field pictures, scenic photography, and author pictures.

Article Submission

Submit articles and graphics to Emily Vines.

CD ROMs, hard-copy text, and graphics can be mailed to
ESRI
Emily Vines, Federal GIS Connections
380 New York Street
Redlands, California 92373-8100, USA