Spring 2003
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 April 18, selected articles will be enhanced with graphics at the time that ArcNews Online becomes available to the general public.

Cover Stories

• Announcing ArcPad StreetMap
• U.S. Department of Interior Selects Esri Software as Enterprise Standard
• Providing the "Who" for GIS Analysis!
• ArcGIS Chosen for Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit Contract
• GIS Standards and Interoperability
• Belgium National Cadastre Chooses ArcGIS and Survey Analyst as Platform
• SICAD Announces Full Integration of Esri's ArcGIS Technology
• Arc Hydro Data Model Update

Software News

• Building GIS Catalog Portals
• ArcGIS 8.3 Now Available
• MapObjects 2.2--Windows Edition Is Now Shipping
• Tablet PC Support for ArcGIS 8.3
• Data Available From Esri
• Esri BIS Launches CommunityInfo Data Sets
• ArcIMS 4.0.1 Is Now Shipping
• GIS Data ReViewer 4.2 Now Available
• Job Tracking for ArcGIS Now Available

GIS in Action

• In Japan, GIS Helps Save a Coastal Plain From Land Subsidence
• Aircraft-Based Meteorological Data Collection Reduces Costs With GIS
• Hawaii Office of Elections Debuts Interactive Web Site
• Long Island Rail Road Rolls With GIS
• Mount St. Helens Recovery Followed With GIS
• The Eruption at Mount St. Helens and a Future for Ecosystem Recovery Studies
• A Montana Rancher Knows GIS Makes a Difference
• Business Partners Offer Diverse Solutions for Managing Data
• GIS Day 2003--How Sweet It Will Be!
• Latin American Emphasis Planned for the Upcoming Summer 2003 ArcNews
• Gold in the Water--Watershed Management With GIS
• Monitoring the Port of Rotterdam With GIS
• Enhanced ArcNews Online Delivers More Articles
• Applications of Mapping and GIS at the Kelenderis Excavation Site
• Make the Global Connection With Internet Mapping

Spotlight on GIS in Disaster Response

• Organizing Disaster Response With GIS
• Josephine County, Oregon, Combats a Devastating Fire and Helps Protect Lives With GIS
• Rockland County, New York, Activates an Interactive Mapping System to Plan Against Disaster
• Providence, Kentucky, Digs Out From Tornado Damage With the Help of GIS
• A Note From the Webster County Property Valuation Administrator

GIS Trends in Law Enforcement

• GIS: Mapping the Future of Law Enforcement
• Austin, Texas, Police Department Takes a Bite Out of Burglary With GIS
• ArcView Animal Movement Extension Helps Track Criminals
• Chester, Pennsylvania, Police Use GIS to Identify "Hot Spots"
• In St. Louis, Missouri, GIS Helps Residents, Police Via the Web
• GIS in Law Enforcement Now Available

Focus on GIS in Environmental Hazards Management

• Environmental Pollution Seen as the Greatest Threat
• Park City, Utah, Manages the Aftermath of Silver Mining With GIS
• Munitions Cleanup Is Enhanced Using GIS
• New York City Focuses on Lead Poisoning Prevention With GIS
• Pennsylvania Provides Environmental Information Through GIS on the Web

Exploring Enterprise GIS

• Enterprise GIS--The Key to Efficient Data and Information Sharing
• County of San Diego, California, Launches Groundbreaking Web Site
• The City of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada, Uses GIS for Economic Development
• Denmark's Largest Electricity Company Implements Enterprise GIS
• Anaheim, California, Benefits From Fast Information Retrieval and Sharing
• City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Uses Enterprise GIS for e-Government

GIS Community News

• 23rd Esri International User Conference Spotlights Our Global Community
• Esri Education User Conference 2003
• Esri European User Conference 2003
• "Father of GIS" Authors Latest Title From Esri Press
• Join URISA: Invest in Your Own Professional Development
• Introducing the GIS Investigations in the Earth Sciences Series
• Esri's GUO Grant Initiative to Support UN-HABITAT's Program
• Twenty-Five Years of ArcNews
• Chile, Haiti, and Iceland--Great Places to Sport Esri T-Shirts