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Cover Stories

• GIS--The Geographic Approach, by Jack Dangermond
• Living Inside Networks of Knowledge
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Server
• Malta Partners Initiate a Nationwide GIS Program
• Enterprise GIS Is Here
• People-Nature: The Natural Network
• GIS Helps Response to California Fires
• National Land Parcel Data: A Vision for the Future

GIS Product News

• ArcPad 7.1 Now Available
• New ArcGIS for AutoCAD 2008
• Latest Release of ArcGIS Explorer

GIS in Action

• Rerouting Application Helps Minneapolis Cope with Bridge Disaster
• Collins Bartholomew Revolutionizes Atlas Production
• Virtual Ink for GIS Facilitates Mobile Data Collection

ArcGIS Server

• Fulfilling the Promise of a Complete Enterprise GIS
• Basin Electric Power Cooperative Deploys Enterprise GIS to Improve Processes and Deliver Business Value
• Los Angeles, California, Department of City Planning Mapping System
• Simplifying Operations for City of Marietta, Georgia
• ArcGIS Server Technology Delivers Property Information

Contaminant Management with GIS

• Dye Study on the Mississippi River
• Regulating Illegal Piggery Waste Runoff
• Mapping Ozone Conditions Across Europe in Real Time
• Addressing Ambient Air Pollution in Jakarta, Indonesia

GIS in Conservation and Environmental Management

• Earth Observation and GIS Industries Take Action Against Climate Change
  - Ongoing Planet Action Projects
• Buffalo, New York, Urban Tree Management Evolves from Surprise Storm
• New Conservation GeoPortal Taps into a World of Maps and Data

GIS Community News

• An Extraordinary Experience Expected for the 2008 Esri User Conference
• International Conferences Illustrate an International Commitment to GIS
• URISA Announces 2008 Conference Schedule
• Crossing Borders: Sachs and Chomsky to Address AAG Boston Meeting
• World Development Report Recommends GIS to Aid Agriculture and Economic Development
• Attend the 2008 Esri Developer Summit
• Esri Business Partners' Offerings to the GIS Community
• Exclusive ArcNews Online Articles
• AEGIS Project Weds Geotechnology and Traditional Liberal Arts
• New Training and Education Offerings from Esri
• Managing GIS: Listening and Learning: Secrets to GIS Success
• WHO Manager Steeve Ebener Unites Global Support of Human Health with GIS
• Indonesia, the Netherlands, Brazil--Esri T-Shirts Around the Globe
• Career Opportunities at Esri
• Listen to Esri Podcasts
• Free Esri Publications
• GIS Greatest Hits