To keep up with the growing number of GIS implementation success articles received by ArcNews, the ArcNews staff created the new enhanced ArcNews Online. The Spring 2004 issue of ArcNews Online presents the following exclusively online articles.

GIS in Action

Brownsville, Texas, Utility Streamlines Data Sharing With Enterprise GIS
Spurred by Texas deregulation, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) knew that to remain competitive with private companies it needed to increase and improve department communication, customer service, and efficiency, as well as provide a solid return on investment. BPUB then translated and upgraded its principal systems to GIS.

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, Puts Itself on the Map
The city of Sunny Isles Beach is a coastal community just north of Miami Beach. Because of the rapid growth in south Florida—15,000 permanent residents plus 1,000,000 annual vacationers—city staff needed to easily manipulate map-related data on their desktops.

Also—Look for the expanded Esri T-shirt section.