GIS COMMUNITY NEWS The Grand Canyon and the Sea of Cortez 45 The World Loves Esri T-Shirts! Michael Parma, GISP, GIS coordinator, City of New Braunfels, Texas, backpacked into the Grand Canyon to reach the confluence of Kanab Creek and the Colorado River, a goal of his for several years. He says, “I was sure to bring along my Esri T-shirt for the adventure!” And so happy we are that he did. Barbara Kent, GIS coordinator, GIS/Project Development Support Branch, Caltrans District 11, San Diego, California, was on a sea kayaking vacation off Los Islotes in the Sea of Cortez. Los Islotes is a sea lion colony off the coast of the north end of Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Here, she is shown having just snorkled with the sea lions. We’re sure the sea lions appreciated her Esri T-shirt! Wear an Esri T-shirt in a unique location and send a photograph to ArcNews. Photos will be considered for use in ArcNews, the expanded T-shirt section at ArcNews Online, or both. 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School District Demographics System nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/map00.asp This site provides access to demographics, social characteristics, and economics of children and school districts from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. NCES and Esri Business Partner Blue Raster used the ArcGIS API for Flex to create this informative site. ORIGIN Property Information Map gis.greeleygov.com/origin/propinfo.html The ORIGIN Property Information Map is the first release of an interactive, public GIS data site by the City of Greeley, Colorado. The site was custom built within the city’s GIS program using the ArcGIS API for Flex and ArcGIS Server. Barbara Kent Michael Parma Free Esri Publications Esri provides numerous periodicals, which can be subscribed to free of charge by simply going to www.esri.com/subscribe on the Web. Here are some examples. 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