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ArcNews Online shares selected articles from the print edition.
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Previous Issues
Fall 2003
Summer 2003
Spring 2003
Winter 2002/2003

Introducing Esri's GIS Portal Toolkit

Esri Builds Information Portals Worldwide

Esri at Thirty-Four: 2003 Was a Productive Year for the GIS Community

GIS Helps Response to Southern California Fires

San Diego, California, Firefighters Kept Informed With GIS

GIS Professional Certification Program Begins

First Esri Business GeoInfo Summit

GIS Day 2003

Open Data Consortium Announces a Model Data Distribution Policy

NILS Data Model Connects Survey and GIS for Cadastral Management

Uruguay President Supports Geography Vision

ArcGIS Supports Oracle 10g

ISPRS Convenes Workshop in Hong Kong

Four Mountains, Four Esri T-Shirts!

T-shirt Photos from Previous Issues

some previous t-shirt photos; click to see latest issue photos

ArcGIS 9 Provides a Complete Platform for GIS

ArcGIS 9 Desktop Development Platform: With New ArcGIS Engine, Developers Can Embed GIS Functionality in Custom Software Applications

ArcGIS 3D Analyst 9 With ArcGlobe: Revolutionary 3D GIS

Two New Production Line Tool Set Products Now Available: PLTS Foundation and PLTS Mapping Agency Solution

ArcGIS Business Analyst Now Shipping: GIS Analysis Tools and Data for Improved Business Decisions

Business Analyst Online—Maps, Reports, and Web Services Instantly Available

Updated Databases From Esri BIS

BusinessMAP 3.5 Now Shipping: New Data, Enhanced Functionality Mark Latest Release

Community Tapestry Segmentation System Classifies U.S. Neighborhoods

Westerville, Ohio, Enjoys the Rewards of Enterprise GIS: Municipal Government Agencies Benefit From Shared Network

Texas Department of Transportation Uses GIS for Official Travel Map

210 Cities Paint Their Future With GIS: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Regional Planning

The State of Israel Manages Its Seaports and Railways With Enterprise GIS

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Managing Land Records in New Mexico

In Southeast Europe, GIS Helps Harvest the Dragon Seed: Finding and Removing Land Mines

MassMeansBusiness Web Site Uses GIS to Provide a One-Stop Portal for Economic Development E-Government Services: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Internet Solution for Small Business

Exclusive ArcNews Online Articles

Serving All Kinds of Information: More Data Goes Public With ArcIMS

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Consortium Wins Slovenian Cadastral Information System Contract: GIS a Key Component

Esri Business Partners Offer Comprehensive Range of Solutions: Data, Software, and Services Provided in Response to Users' Needs

U.S. Department of Agriculture Produces Objective and Accurate Global Assessments With GIS

Sri Lanka Uses GIS for Planning and Management of Irrigation Systems: With the Assistance of the United Nations World Food Programme

International Coffee Marketing and Certification Aided With GIS: U.S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center Responds to Needs of Coffee Producing Countries

Philippine Tarsiers Conservation Program Streamlined With GIS: One of the World's Smallest Primates

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In Brazil, GIS Helps Reduce Incidental Sea Turtle Capture in Fisheries

Volunteer Divers Map Habitats of Endangered Grey Nurse Sharks: Volunteer Divers Map Habitats of Endangered Grey Nurse Sharks

Asian Elephant Range Loss Studied With GIS: The Effects of Human Population Growth and Deforestation

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Ground Surveys and Satellite Tracking of Asian Elephants

In Riverside County, California, GIS Helps Water District Mapping: Mural Depicts Entire 25-Year Water Facilities Master Plan

New York City Department of Environmental Protection Uses GIS to Locate Impervious Surfaces: Supporting Its Watershed Protection Program

Pidpa Successfully Implements ArcGIS and SAP Software

A Technical Overview: How Pidpa Links GIS With ERP, CIS, and SCADA

Union Sanitary District Uses GIS for 21st Century Wastewater Management: Web-Based TV Inspection in Union City, California

Florida Keys Canal Project Tackles Water Quality Degradation With GIS: Helping Facilitate Survey Findings

Fenton Township, Michigan, Uses GIS to Manage Assets and Projects: Sanitary Sewer Inventory and Restoration Project

Preparations Underway for the 24th Esri International User Conference: Bringing Together More Than 13,000 Users From Around the World

Esri Education User Conference 2004

Innsbruck Hosts 2003 Esri European User Conference: In Conjunction With the European Educational User Conference

Where Do We Go From Here?: The Geographical Dimensions of Terrorism

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12th Annual Czech Republic User Conference Held in Prague

New Esri Press Book Focuses on Community: Making Community Connections From The Orton Family Foundation

World Standards Day Reflects Importance of International Standards

Plans Being Finalized for 2004 Esri Worldwide Business Partner Conference