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Cover Stories

• Speaking the Language of Geography—GIS
• 24th Annual Esri User Conference Spotlights ArcGIS 9
  - Dr. Rita Colwell Shares Her Science of Cholera With Esri Users
• ArcGIS 9 Product Plans
• Open Data Consortium Proposes Geodata Portal Requirements
• NSGIC Report Shows States Making Progress on Statewide Coordination Programs
• Science and GIS in Antarctica
• Geographic Information Systems—Is the Term Still Meaningful?
• Implementing Enterprise GIS
  - OMV Group
  - DTE Energy Company
• GIS Day 2004
• MyCOE Now Accepting Student Projects

GIS Product News

• Announcing Job Tracking for ArcGIS 9
• Business Analyst Software Available for the ArcGIS 9 Release
• PLTS for ArcGIS Extended
• ArcGIS Network Analyst Development Progresses
• ArcGIS Schematics 2.3 Expands Graphic Representation of Network Features
• ArcGIS Data Interoperability Now Available
• ArcGIS 9—A Complete Imaging Solution

GIS in Action

• City of Hudson, Ohio, Implements Intranet-Based Enterprise GIS
• Monitoring Cod in the Gulf of Maine
• GIS Helps Holy City of Touba With Land Management
• In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Public Schools Lower Transportation Costs With GIS
• Exclusive ArcNews Online Articles
• The Talavera Tiles—Bringing to Light and Preserving Historic Maps
• City of Buffalo, New York, Uses GIS to Automate "Call Before You Dig"
• Addressing the Addressing Issue With GIS in Hernando County, Florida
• USGS EROS Data Center Produces Seamless Hydrologic Derivatives With GIS
• Esri Supports International USGS Program for GIS and Remote Sensing
• Organizations Embrace ArcGIS Engine to Build Custom Applications
• Esri Business Partners Solutions—Data, Software, and Services
• ArcGIS Raster Data Models
• Serving More Data Online With ArcIMS

Science and GIS in Antarctica

• GIS Challenges the Barren Continent
• Amongst the Icebergs, GIS Innovation Aids Antarctic Research
• Scientific Research Uses GIS in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
• Access Antarctica—The New Zealand Antarctic GIS
• Long-Term Environmental Monitoring at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Supported With GIS

Spotlight on GIS in Biodiversity and Conservation

• GIS Balances Conservation, Human Progress
• Virginia Department of Forestry Uses Internet GIS to Reach Landowners
• Coral Communities in Hawaii Mapped With GIS and Geospatial Video
• King County, Washington, Maps Conservation Priorities With GIS
• Preserving Biodiversity in Russia's Meshora Lowland
• Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Develops a Statewide Enterprise GIS

GIS Solutions for Water/Wastewater

• Managing Water With GIS
• The City of Atlanta, Georgia, Meets 21st Century Water/Wastewater Demands With GIS
• Swiss Agencies Promote GEWISS as a Gateway to Water Resources Data
• Marin Municipal Water District Updates Infrastructure With GIS
• Aspects of Esri-SAP Integration at Marin Municipal Water District
• Dayton, Ohio, Manages Asset Water/Wastewater Inventory With GIS

GIS Community News

• USDA Service Center Agencies and Esri Implement Training Program
• Esri Project Center: Supporting Successful GIS Solutions
• My Esri News Circulation Exceeds 100,000
• Making the Case for GIS—Measuring the Benefits
• Crossing Borders, Geography Education Needs Congressional Support
• Integrated Geospatial Technologies
• 2004 Esri Middle East User Conference
• URISA 2004 Board Election Results
• Extreme Esri T-Shirts!