Compass Points, Summer 2008

Welcome to the first issue of Compass Points. This is a periodic newsletter providing information for GIS users interested in national mapping/charting, spatial data infrastructure (SDI), and cartography.

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In This Issue

• Welcome to Compass Points
• Remote Sensing and GIS Summit
• ESRI International User Conference
• News and Events
• Resources
• Discussion Forums

Welcome to Compass Points

ESRI is introducing a new e-newsletter dedicated to its users in the map, chart, and data production and spatial data infrastructure (MAPS) domains. You are making tremendous technological and organizational leaps in mapping operations within your organizations, and this publication reflects your work. I invite you to read how users like you are employing GIS to perform consistent and high-quality data production, management, and dissemination in the aeronautical, hydrographic, and topographic mapping and charting arenas. I invite you to share your own stories, so that we can all grow in our ability to handle the evolving missions of each of our agencies and expand our shared MAPS community.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning about your successes.

Warm regards,

Mark Cygan
Industry Solutions Manager
Map, Chart, and Data Production
and Spatial Data Infrastructure

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Remote Sensing and GIS Summit

Remote Sensing and GIS Summit
Sunday, August 3
8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Room 4
San Diego Convention Center

8:00 a.m. - Coffee and check-in

Dr. Bradley D. Doorn, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) president-elect and remote sensing program manager at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is the keynote speaker at the inaugural Remote Sensing and GIS Summit. Download the agenda [PDF].

We are also excited to have David B. Zilkoski, director of the National Geodetic Survey at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as the lunch speaker and Dr. Devendra Pandey, director general, Forest Survey of India, as our case study keynote speaker.

If you are registered for the ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC), there is no additional cost for the summit, but we ask that you register to attend.

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ESRI International User Conference

This section highlights the events and sessions that will take place during the 2008 ESRI UC in San Diego. To locate specific sessions and events, search the agenda.

Spatial Data Infrastructure Sessions
Tuesday, August 5

National Mapping and Spatial Data Infrastructure Challenges and Solutions
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

INSPIRE–European SDI Progress
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

SDI Web Portal Best Practices
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SDI: Data Sharing Strategies
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Remote Sensing Sessions
Thursday, August 7

Remote–Sensing Capture and Compilation for GIS
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Remote–Sensing Management with GIS
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Remote–Sensing Exploitation and Analysis for GIS
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Industry Showcases
Map, Chart, and Data Production and SDI Showcase

National mapping organizations (NMOs), charting organizations, and cartographic publishers will present solutions in the Map, Chart, and Data Production and SDI (MAPS) Showcase. Come and see how organizations, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Collins Bartholomew, United Nations World Health Organization, and Colombia's National Mapping Agency, are using ArcGIS software in their mapping processes. Read more on page 159 of the printed agenda [PDF].

Showcase Program Island Demo Theater

From Data to Maps: Agency Transforms Mapping Process to Provide On-Time Geospatial Intelligence
Tuesday, August 5
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

Special Interest Groups

ArcGIS Image Server Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Meet the ArcGIS Server team, get to know some of the other users, and get an update on what's new with ArcGIS Image Server.

Remote Sensing and GIS Special Interest Group Meeting
Wednesday, August 6
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Podcasts

Also, listen to a podcast about your industry at ESRI UC.

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News and Events

Nick Land Shares on INSPIRE
Nick Land, business development manager for national mapping and cadastre agencies, ESRI Europe, recently shared his thoughts on INSPIRE, a Pan-European spatial data initiative. Read the article under News and Events [pdf].

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Resources

Global Map/GSDI Grant
See a great example of a valuable resource for national mapping or spatial data development organizations leading the effort to build a national spatial data infrastructure within their countries. Read more about the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Grant Program.

Training Offerings

Cartographic Design Using ArcGIS 9
Learn about cartographic design principles that will help you create maps that are clear and convincing to those who will read them.

Introduction to Job Tracking for ArcGIS (JTX) (Free)
Learn about the workflow and job tracking functionality of JTX.

Introduction to GIS Data ReViewer
Receive an introduction to GIS Data ReViewer and some of the tools it provides for reviewing data quality with visual checks.

More Resources

For resources for map, chart, and data production and spatial data infrastructure, visit www.esri.com/maps.

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Discussion Forums

ESRI hosts forums for GIS professionals to browse and post focused questions and to actively help others. Explore user forums.

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