Winter 2002/2003
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 January 22, selected articles will be enhanced with graphics at the time that ArcNews Online becomes available to the general public.

Cover Stories

• ArcGIS 8.3 Focuses on Topology and Editing
  - ArcGIS 8.3 Supports Visual Studio .NET
• Gabon Establishes 13 National Parks
• Working Together to Define the Future
• Geoprocessing--The Road Ahead
• National Geographic Makes Maps More Timely Than Ever With GIS
• GIS Day 2002
• Introducing the 1:24,000 Scale U.S. Base Map Data Model
• SAS and Esri Announce Software Link
• GIS at World Summit on Sustainable Development

Software News

• New at ArcGIS 9: ArcGIS 3D Analyst With ArcGlobe
• Improving CAD-GIS Interoperability
  - Esri and Bentley Systems
• ArcScan for ArcGIS
• ArcGIS Survey Analyst
• ArcGIS Tracking Analyst
• Esri GIS Solutions for Linux Users
• Migrating From ArcView 3.x to ArcGIS
• Announcing ArcIMS 4.0.1
• ArcWeb USA Now Available
• Introducing ArcPad StreetMap

GIS in Action

• In the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, GIS Helps With River Management
• The Expanding Enterprise
• South Carolina Devises Earthquake Preparedness Plan With GIS
• Washington's DC Atlas Delivers Spatial Data Throughout City Offices
• Browse Your Way Over the Rivers and Through the Dales
• Revisiting GeoSmart.net
• Northrine-Westfalia's Department of Agriculture Distributes Geodata to Thousands of Employees
  - European Union Mandates GIS for AgriBusiness Aid
• Developing Solutions With Esri Software
• Plans Being Finalized for 2003 Business Partner Conference
• The City of Richmond, California, Implements Enterprise Framework
  - How Esri Technology Interfaces With SAP's ERP Software
• Chatham-Kent--Community at the Touch of a Button
• Expanded ArcNews Content Now Online
• Guatemalan Municipalities Begin Mapping Their Futures With GIS

Exploring Within the Earth With GIS

• Using Geography to See Below the Surface!
• Mining Gold in Montana With GIS and Underground Modeling
• Karst GIS Advances in Kentucky
• Bauxite Mining With GIS at Kaiser Aluminum Jamaican Operations

GIS Trends in Wildlife Conservation

• GIS for Preserving Our Planet's Wildlife
• Aplomado Falcon Finds New Home With the Help of GIS and Imaging
• Saving the Po'ouli--A Critically Endangered Hawaiian Forest Bird

Spotlight on Bridges and Tunnels GIS

• The Importance of Bridges and Tunnels
• Connecting Scandinavia to the European Continent With GIS
• Nation's Largest Bridge and Tunnel Toll Authority Creates Advanced Solution for Reducing Accidents

Focus on GIS in Land Records Management

• Assessment and Cadastre--Keys to Prosperity
• BLM Implements Enterprise GIS in the National Integrated Land System
• Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Provides More Services to Its Tax Assessor Division Using GIS
• Santa Barbara County, California, Does It All With GIS

GIS Community News

• 23rd Esri International User Conference--GIS Around the Globe
  - Esri Education User Conference 2003
• Esri, Sun Microsystems Introduce Free Java Location Services Newsletter
• The Esri European User Conference in Bruges, Belgium---A Good Time for One and All
• 6th Annual Globe Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference
• MEA and Czech User Conferences
• URISA 2003 Atlanta--Call for Presentations Deadline
• Esri Virtual Campus Online GIS Bibliography Grows to 20,000 References
• Free, Live Training Seminars Teach Thousands Online
• From China to Israel to Guatemala With Seven-League Boots and Three Esri T-shirts