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Cover Stories

• People's Republic of China Outfits Geological Field Army with ArcGIS
• VVAF and Esri Support Humanitarian Efforts with GIS
  - IMSMA GIS and Analysis Tools Support Demining Efforts
• BLM's GeoCommunicator Web Site Accesses and Distributes Spatial Data
• Geospatial One-Stop Portal Receives Excellence.Gov Award
• Highlights of What's to Come in ArcGIS 9.2—Esri's Next Enhanced Release
• Westchester County Awarded Grant to Boost Local Government GIS Programs
• Electric Utilities Turn to Esri for GIS Solutions
• Imagery for the Nation Proposal Gains Momentum

GIS Product News

• Public Beta of ArcGIS Explorer
• ArcWeb Services Explorer Is Now Available

GIS in Action

• Preserving the World's Dying Languages with GIS
• Pinpointing the Languages of the World with GIS
• Domestic Consequence Management Supported with GIS
• Disaster Preparedness Exercise Uses GIS
• For Newstead, New York, GIS Improves Construction Project Management
• The Province of Qu�bec, Canada, Manages Stream Crossings and Forest Roads with GIS
• Delivering Geographically Enhanced Security Services with GIS
• In Maryland, Abandoned Coal Mine Stabilization Is Made Economical with GIS
• Governments Make Information Accessible with ArcIMS
• Exclusive ArcNews Online Articles
• Esri Business Partners Provide Data, Software, and Services Solutions

GIS for Archaeological Database and Model Management

• GIS: Helping Manage Our Cultural Heritage
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Administers Archaeological Sites with GIS
• Modeling Archaeological Sensitivity in Vermont with GIS
• Protecting Archaeological Resources During an Oil Spill in Washington State
• Prehistoric Sites on the Island of St. Kitts Studied Using GIS

Focus on GIS in County Government

• NACo Helps Counties Model and Forecast with GIS
• Gwinnett County, Georgia, Uses GIS for Traffic Analysis
• Somerset County, New Jersey, Developing a County Enterprise GIS
• Cattaraugus County, New York, Uses GIS to Make Accessible Its Real Property Information

Wildlife Preservation with GIS

• A Conservation Message from Jack Dangermond
• Turning the Tide for Troubled Albatross
• World Wildlife Fund Launches WildFinder Portal
• Idaho Power Company Tracks Mule Deer Populations with GIS

GIS Community News

• User Conference 2006 Set for August in San Diego
• Invitation to International National Parks Track
• 21st European Conference for Esri Users
• Sixth Annual Esri Education User Conference
• Survey and GIS Summit 2006
• Esri Worldwide Business Partner Conference Highlights
• Esri Developer Summit—A Great Success!
• Collaboration Is Focus of Esri Federal User Conference
• Mission to Help the Environment Results in Helping Endangered Children
• GIS Day 2006—A Global Celebration of GIS
• ArcSchool Reader
• URISA's Fall 2006 Conferences
• Crossing Borders: Geography Returns to Harvard
• Upcoming Esri Press Title Covers GIS from A to Z
• Belgium, Canada, and Haiti—GIS Instructors Have the Power!