Fall 2002
Table of Contents

Note: For preliminary review only; not for release to the general public. At this time, all articles are in plain text. On approximately October 18, selected articles will be enhanced with graphics at the time that ArcNews Online becomes available to the general public.

Cover Stories

• African Elephant Cause Aided by the GIS Community
• Status Report on ArcGIS Data Models
  - Lessons Learned
• Setting a Course for Sustainability
• The National Map From the USGS
• AAA's TripTik/Traveler Rated "The Best Cartographer"
• GIS Day 2002
• ArcPad 6 Challenge Winners Showcased
• The Second Annual Esri Education User Conference
• Sourcebook·America CD With ArcReader Now Available

Software News

• ArcView Business Analyst 2 Now Shipping
• SAS and Esri Team Up to Deliver Spatial Intelligence
• Revisiting Automatic Schematic Generation
• New Tool Available for Converting Avenue Code to VB/VBA
• BusinessMAP 3 Now Shipping
• Introducing ArcWeb USA
• Announcing MapObjects 2.2--Windows Edition

GIS in Action

• Watching the World's Forests
  --Joining Together to Curb Illegal Logging
• USGS Serves Up Geospatial Data Coverages With Gapserv
• Formulating a Sustainable Development Land Use Scenario Using GIS
• Reliance Infocom Implements Enterprise GIS Customized to Meet Its Needs
• Greetings From Branson, Missouri!
• Bringing GIS to Bear on Global Hunger and Food Security Problems
• El Paso Corporation Implements an Enterprisewide GIS
• Introducing New Solutions
• Avocado Harvest Predictions Streamlined With GIS
• The Town of Wrentham, Massachusetts, Meets New Financial Reporting Rules Head-On
• Mapping Real-Time Election Results a Big Success in the Netherlands
• USA TODAY Subscribes to MapShop
• Downey Regional Medical Center Provides High-Quality Patient Care Through GIS
• Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah, Applies GIS
• The Fannie Mae Foundation Implements GIS for Community Revitalization and Affordable Housing Efforts
• In Steamboat Springs, Colorado, School Children Provide Demonstrable and Lasting Value to the Community
  --Ski Resort GIS Challenge: Creating Affordable Housing for Local Residents

Focus on Water Management GIS

• Augusta County, Virginia, Manages Water With GIS
• Rhine Flood Hazard Mitigated With the Help of GIS
• Severn Trent Water Moves 14,500 Paper Maps to GIS

Trends in Logistics GIS

• Merced, California, School District Uses GIS for Special Education School Bus Routing
• Denmark's Topdanmark Launches Digital Booking [PDF-93 KB]
• Advantage Delivery Relieves Logistical Headaches
• Electrical Load Management Provider Boosts Productivity With GIS

GIS Community News

• Three New Esri Press Books Cover a Variety of Topics
• A New Book on Spatial Databases
• Plan to Attend the 7th Annual Integrating GIS & CAMA Conference
• Jack Dangermond Awarded an Honorary Degree by City University
  --Oration
• Three Guys With Esri T-Shirts!