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Cover Stories

• New Version of ArcWeb Services Allows Users to Customize Services
• Managing Spatial Data in ArcGIS 9.2
  - Open Geodatabases
• USGS's The National Map Helps Calculate the Value of Natural Systems
• GIS Applications for Gorilla Behavior and Habitat Analyses
• Great Britain's Ordnance Survey Signs Agreement with Esri (UK)
• Sprint and Esri Partner to Offer Wireless Location and Messaging Services to Geospatial Developers
• Domestic Violence Hotline Calls for Support
• Top 10 Benefits of Migrating to ArcGIS 9

GIS Product News

• ArcGIS 9.1 Business Analyst Released with 2005/2010 on Demographic Data
• Business Analyst Online—Now with 2005/2010 Data and More Capabilities
• 2005 Sourcebook Products Released by Esri
• Community Coder 9.1 Launches with New Features
• 2005/2010 Demographic Data Trends
• Esri Data Products [PDF-6.0 MB, 1 page]
• Real-Time GIS Supported with Tracking Server-Now Available
• ArcPad 7 Adds Many New Features to Enhance Mobile GIS Applications

GIS in Action

• In Vielsalm, Belgium, Abandoned Underground Quarries Managed with GIS
• Spanish Airport Authority Selects Esri Software for Corporate GIS
• JTC Corporation Fine-Tunes Retrieval and Query of Spatial Information
• Each Spring, Migratory Wading Birds and GIS Converge on the Northwest Coast of Australia
• Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Maps and Inventories Water/Wastewater Infrastructure with GIS and GPS
• In Puerto Rico, University Infrastructure, Sustainable Natural Resources Are Managed with GIS
• Acapulco, Mexico, Improves Tax Collection Rate with GIS
• Exclusive ArcNews Online Articles
• In West Valley City, Utah, Sixth Graders Are Keen on GIS
• Esri Business Partners Respond to Users' Needs
• Commonwealth of Kentucky's Enterprise Implementation

GIS and Cartography

• Cartographic GIS
• The Congressional Cartography Program Responds to United States Senate and House of Representatives with GIS
• National Geographic Maps Division Helps Organizations Create Their Cartography
• National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition, Updated with GIS

Focus on Location-Based Services Applications With GIS

• Location-Based Services Take Off
• DS Waters Increases Efficiency and Profits with GIS and LBS
• TeliaSonera Implements OpenLS for LBS Developer Community
• Germany's Vodafone D2 Manages Its Mobile Network with GIS
• Lifestyle-Oriented Location-Based Services Deliver Maps to Fine-Tune Outdoor and Exercise Experiences

GIS and Planning in Local Government

• GIS for Urban and Regional Planning
• Montpelier, Vermont, Uses GIS Modeling to Plan for Future Development
• Municipal GIS Brings New Capabilities to Ukraine
• The WUNMAP Project: Community-Based GIS in Eugene, Oregon
• Indian River County, Florida, Manages Vacant Land with GIS

Spotlight on GIS in Public Safety

• GIS for Public Safety
• In Trabzon Province, Turkey, Potential Landslide Areas Are Detected with GIS
• Genesee County, New York, Emergency Management Services Uses GIS
• Arkansas Firefighters Respond Faster with GIS

GIS Community News

• First ArcGIS West Africa Local User Conference Held in Accra, Ghana
• Esri Polska to Host the 20th European Conference for Esri Users
• 2005 Esri Health GIS Conference
• Esri Homeland Security Summit
• Crossing Borders: Integrative Trends in Geographic Research and Societal Applications
• Dutch Colleges Team Up to Offer Unique Master's Program
• GIS Helps Cross-Country Cyclists Raise $10,000 for Tutoring Program
• GIS Day "Super" Heroes
• Thirteen New Titles from Esri Press
• ArcGIS Server Used in New Software Development Book
• New IDC White Paper: Esri's Role in Emerging Geospatial Markets
• URISA to Lead FGDC's Street Address Data Standard Effort
• Esri Receives NACo Award
• Thailand, Cambodia, and China--Esri T-Shirts Go East!