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    <title>New White Paper: ArcGIS for Emergency Management</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/arcgis-for-emergency-management.pdf</link>
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    <description>This new whitepaper describes ArcGIS for Emergency Management as a scalable reference configuration with a common operating platform, viewers, and tools designed to support general emergencies.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Leaping, invasive Asian carp may have a back door for sneaking into Minnesota-Iowa</title>
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    <description>Interactive map charts the spread of Asian carp in Mississippi River Valley waters.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Zurich Insures Supplier Risk As Climate Change Increases Natural Disasters</title>
    <link>http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomgroenfeldt/2012/05/10/zurich-insures-supplier-risk-as-climate-change-increases-natural-disasters/</link>
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    <description>Zurich is working with Esri to develop maps of potential threats to manufacturing supply chains.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Atlanta- How Does it Compare to "Typical" America?</title>
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    <description>Atlanta, home to several US and international businesses, exhibits a wide range of consumer behavior and attitudes due to its diverse neighborhoods.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri Software Helps NGOs Mitigate Risks to Smallholder Farmers</title>
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    <description>Esri's Nonprofit Organization Program provides software and support to organizations throughout the world whose focus is on environmental and humanitarian initiatives, enabling them to use GIS technology to fulfill their objectives.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Custom app helps Orlando Utilities Commission</title>
    <link>http://www.cenews.com/magazine-article--5-2012-custom_app_helps_orlando_utilities_commission-8831.html</link>
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    <description>GIS helps keep workers in the field up to date on the needs of Orlando’s entire water system.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>After 15 Years, GIS Continues to Flourish at Stanford University</title>
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    <description>Stanford University provides a model for the inherent possibilities available with an enterprise GIS implementation on a university campus.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:11:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>3M, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Kohler to Keynote Esri Business Summit</title>
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    <description>Jones Lang LaSalle, 3M, and other international businesses discuss the importance of GIS at the Esri Business Summit.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:29:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Overland Park neighborhood ranks as wealthiest ZIP code in Kansas City area</title>
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    <description>Johnson County has attracted 7 of KC’s wealthiest ZIP Codes.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:37:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri GPS Base Station Joins National Network</title>
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    <description>The Esri GPS base station is a great benefit to the community, as professionals can use it in surveying and positioning to achieve accurate locations in real time.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:32:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Charting the Future</title>
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    <description>GIS is taking a central role in erosion control planning and design.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New York State License Provides ArcGIS Access to All K-12 Students</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/12-2qtr/new-york-state-license-provides-arcgis-access-to-all-k12-students.html</link>
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    <description>In New York, 2.7 million students now have access to GIS technology.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>The List: North Carolina's fattest counties</title>
    <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2012/05/slideshow-north-carolinas-fattest.html</link>
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    <description>Urban areas skew somewhat skinnier according to new data on obesity rates by county from Esri.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Electricity from the Sun: A Small But Growing Force</title>
    <link>http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/solarplants/</link>
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    <description>Explore active and planned solar power plants and visualize solar potential across the US.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>GSDI 13 Conference Connects Government and Industry</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/12-2qtr/gsdi-13-conference-connects-government-and-industry.html</link>
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    <description>Attendees to May conference will learn the importance of SDI for government, industry, and citizenry.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:17:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Honor thy (Elderly) Neighbor</title>
    <link>http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120504/NEWS07/120509886</link>
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    <description>Where are Chicago's "silver" ZIP Codes? Neighborhoods with residents aged 65 or older.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 10:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Five Friday Facts: U.S. Navy as Energy Innovator</title>
    <link>http://2ndgreenrevolution.com/2012/05/04/five-friday-facts-u-s-navy-as-energy-innovator/</link>
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    <description>The U.S. Navy is steering toward alternative fuels and enhanced conservation.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:53:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>North America Has Capacity to Store 500 Years of CO2 Emissions</title>
    <link>http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/north-america-has-capacity-to-store-500-years-of-co2-emissions/</link>
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    <description>Mapping initiative links geological, natural resource, and environmental data from U.S., Canada, and Mexico.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:45:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri Identifies Top-Five Counties for 55-Plus Growth</title>
    <link>http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2012/05/03/esri-identifies-top-five-counties-for-55-plus-growth/</link>
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    <description>Real estate developers can target housing options by knowing where seniors are headed.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New eBook: Understanding Earth</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/library/ebooks/understanding-earth.pdf</link>
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    <description>For our ancestors, geographic knowledge was crucial for survival. For our own survival today, geographic knowledge plays an equally important role. GIS technology drives a new relationship between humans and the environment, leading to a better understanding of our Earth.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:36:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Why should an engineer attend a GIS conference?</title>
    <link>http://www.cenews.com/magazine-article-cenews.com-4-2012-why_should_an_engineer_attend_a_gis_conference_-8799.html</link>
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    <description>Interview concerning the benefits derived by engineers by becoming more familiar with GIS capabilities.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>ASPCA uses Esri GIS software to save homeless animals</title>
    <link>http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_20532127/aspca-uses-esri-gis-software-save-homeless-animals</link>
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    <description>Focusing on key data helps shelters save homeless animals across the country.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri Releases Free Business Analyst Online Mobile App for Android Smartphones</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/12-2qtr/esri-releases-free-business-analyst-online-mobile-app-for-android-smartphones.html</link>
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    <description>Esri releases the Business Analyst Online application for Android Marketplace, giving free access to demographic and market data on Android smartphones.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Boston- How Does it Compare to "Typical" America?</title>
    <link>http://pamallison.com/2012/05/01/boston-how-does-it-compare-to-typical-america/</link>
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    <description>Demographic data reveals that Bostonians’ higher cost of living results in some interesting behavioral and consumer spending differences when compared to “average” Americans.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Broadband mapping tool identifies availability</title>
    <link>http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/43674-broadband-mapping-tool-identifies-availability?rss=0</link>
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    <description>South Carolina’s dynamic new maps and data layers put information at your fingertips.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Arby's&#174; Assesses Market Footprint with Esri Business Analyst</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/12-2qtr/arbys-assesses-market-footprint-with-esri-business-analyst.html</link>
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    <description>Arby's Restaurant Group uses Esri Business Analyst to model market scenarios and attract customers.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>South Los Angeles liquor stores</title>
    <link>http://graphics.latimes.com/towergraphic-la-me-riot-liquor/</link>
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    <description>Most liquor stores burned in the 1992 Los Angeles riots have not reopened.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:42:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>IBM melds crime-fighting, big data analytics in one security package</title>
    <link>http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/050112-ibm-analytics-258837.html</link>
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    <description>IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Connector for Esri integrates self-service access to available data-rich Esri Servers increasing intelligence production productivity.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:42:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>GIS brings street conditions to the masses in El Paso</title>
    <link>http://www.cenews.com/magazine-article-cenews.com-4-2012-gis_brings_street_conditions_to_the_masses_in_el_paso-8795.html</link>
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    <description>In the Department of Transportation at the City of El Paso, Texas, GIS is used in nearly every aspect of operations including planning, scheduling, and executing maintenance.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:42:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New case studies on dev.twitter.com</title>
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    <description>Esri, ESPN, Reuters, and Zappos among new case studies on high impact uses of Twitter’s platform.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Los Angeles in flux</title>
    <link>http://graphics.latimes.com/storyboard-la-riot-demographic-maps/</link>
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    <description>South Los Angeles demographics have changed dramatically in two decades.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>GIS-Based Water Requirement Maps Help Produce More Crop Per Drop</title>
    <link>http://fareasternagriculture.com/crops/agriculture/307-gis-based-water-requirement-maps-help-produce-more-crop-per-drop.html</link>
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    <description>Netherlands-based firms WaterWatch and Basfood formed eLEAF to support global solutions for agriculture and the environment with data they collect on vegetation, water, and climate.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Birmingham's Most Affluent ZIP Codes</title>
    <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/blog/2012/04/birminghams-most-affluent-zip-codes.html</link>
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    <description>Of the top 25, which Birmingham ZIP Code includes 24% of the households that earn $200,000+?</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Technology to tackle steep-terrain harvesting</title>
    <link>http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/technology-tackle-steep-terrain-harvesting/1360408/</link>
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    <description>Planners model how to minimize environmental impact in steep terrain forestry operations.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Compression and GIS</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2012/user_skiffington.mp3</link>
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    <description>Jon Skiffington, director of product management for LizardTech, discusses the benefits of LizardTech's various imagery compression formats.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:21:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Nashville Launches Online Tool to Assist Residents During Disaster</title>
    <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120426/NEWS01/304260031</link>
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    <description>Online viewer provides real-time information about road closures, evacuation areas, and emergency shelters to Nashville residents during a disaster.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:38:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New Risk-Assessment Tools for Fire Prevention</title>
    <link>http://www.firefighternation.com/article/fire-prevention-and-education/new-risk-assessment-tools-fire-prevention</link>
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    <description>Esri's Tapestry of neighborhoods not only identifies who is at risk but how best to reach them.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>A lab app for that</title>
    <link>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7395-553a</link>
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    <description>Mobile apps help scientists link to data sets, published articles, and industry buzz.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Have an empty street tree box? Ask for a new tree now</title>
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    <description>ArcGIS map shows trees and species planted by the DDOT's Urban Forestry Administration.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Interactive map walks users through the Broad Street Parkway</title>
    <link>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/958345-196/interactive-map-walks-users-through-the-broad.html</link>
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    <description>GIS map helps Nashua residents follow one of the most complicated road projects ever undertaken by the city.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:27:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Operation Orange</title>
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    <description>MoDOT maps show the location of active workzones and bridges under construction.</description>
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    <title>Using GIS for disaster risk reduction</title>
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    <description>By understanding where disasters happen, the international community can develop efficient methods to reduce future disaster risks.</description>
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    <title>Neighborhoods by the Numbers: Real Estate 2012</title>
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    <title>Peoria County information available on mobile</title>
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    <title>Can Geodesign Help Us Adapt to Climate Change?</title>
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    <title>GIS is quickly moving into the future with 3D</title>
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    <description>Even in a city that closely reflects  the attitudes and demographics of "average Americans," Omaha's various neighborhoods display a surprising amount of diversity on topics ranging from baseball viewing to health insurance spending.</description>
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    <description>Tara Cordyack discusses GeoEye's small enterprise license agreement, a cost-effective solution for non-typical users of earth imagery.</description>
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    <title>Esri Experts Earn TM Forum Certification</title>
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    <title>The 20 Best Small Towns in America</title>
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    <description>From the Berkshires to the Cascades, some of the most interesting, cultural spots around the country reside in small town America.</description>
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    <title>Creating Desktop Add-ins Using Python (for ArcGIS 10.1)</title>
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    <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on April 19 to learn how to build customized ArcGIS for Desktop add-ins that can perform specific actions or tasks.</description>
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    <title>Peoria County Parcel Data Now an iOS App</title>
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    <description>People appreciate the convenience of being able to walk the neighborhood and learn about the area- to immediately see home values and nearby sales.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:52:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>GIS Pioneer Jack Dangermond Visits Campus</title>
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    <description>Dangermond: maps tell stories that motivate action.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>FanMap: Lord Stanley's Edition</title>
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    <description>Which NHL team do you want to win the Stanley Cup? Vote for your favorite teams throughout the Playoffs and see where else fans are rooting for your favorite hockey team.</description>
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    <title>New Film Benefits Chimpanzees in the Wild</title>
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    <title>Titanic 'story map' delves into passengers' fates</title>
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    <description>Household income for Central Ohio's suburbs.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Platform Integration Between Zonar And Esri Provides Real-Time GIS Mapping Of Fleet Data</title>
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    <title>Esri: C. Fla. has a 'low need' for primary care doctors</title>
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    <description>Mapping app shows government data for doctor offices and primary care providers.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Lidar Unlocks Subterranean Philadelphia</title>
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    <description>Center City in Philadelphia, PA find lidar a speedy way to add 3D georeferenced data to their city-ArcGIS geodatabase.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>An INSPIRED Country</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Growing Pains</title>
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    <description>GIS a priority for Greenwood Metropolitan District</description>
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    <title>A City Remastered</title>
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    <title>US Ambassador Betty King Addresses GIS Conference in Geneva</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Business Agility of Cloud Computing</title>
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    <description>The opportunity for solving Big Data analytics is tantalizingly within reach, and that's attractive for any business.</description>
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    <title>Access and Edit Esri Maps on Kindle Fire</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:53:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Success For Regional NSDI Seminar With African Decision-Makers</title>
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    <title>Editorial: 10 Drops in the Bucket</title>
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    <description>Habitat for Humanity project aims to help veterans become homeowners and bring neighborhoods back to life.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:51:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New Interactive Map Shows County Development</title>
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    <description>Interactive map shows projects under construction, completed, demolished or approved by the Arlington County Board.</description>
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    <title>Farmers use GIS technology for a growing world</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>A Holistic Watershed Approach for CSO Separation and Removal</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description>GIS helps insurance companies focus on the needs of its customers and deliver quality claims service.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:52:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Students participate in two-day STEM event</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:25:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Interactive website maps Pittsburgh's history</title>
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    <description>Time-traveling map steps back into Pittsburgh's past.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:25:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Weyerhaeuser Solutions President to Speak at Esri</title>
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    <description>Weyerhaeuser Solutions president will speak at the Esri Forestry GIS Conference in May.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri Founder to Speak at U of M</title>
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    <description>Mapping and Geographic Analysis for Collaboration and Decision Making will be the focus of a public talk by Jack Dangermond.</description>
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    <title>Where are all the bodies?</title>
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    <description>The Pittsburgh Mapping and Historical Site Viewer shows how the city has changed over time.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:58:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description>Dr. Einar Bjorgo, head of rapid mapping, applications, and user relations with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, discusses the importance of satellite imagery in international aid work.</description>
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    <title>Abu Dhabi Police G.H.Q. Receives Enterprise GIS Vision and Strategic Roadmap Award</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/12-1qtr/abu-dhabi-police-ghq-receives-enterprise-gis-vision-and-strategic-roadmap-award.html</link>
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    <description>Abu Dhabi Police honored for its use of geospatial technology to improve crime prevention, security, and emergency management.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>County dispatch goes smart</title>
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    <description>Mobile GIS data app helps emergency responders on the scene.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:04:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Victoria Kouyoumjian, Senior IT Strategies Architect at Esri</title>
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    <description>Esri's Victoria Kouyoumjian talks about GIS, data, and the benefits of cloud computing.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Strauss Center Uses Esri Technology to Better Target Aid</title>
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    <description>Strauss Center's Climate Change and African Political Stability program uses Esri technology to help visualize data for clearer understanding.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Tanzania: Carbon Measurement Plan Succeeds</title>
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    <description>JGI in partnership with Esri and others provides technical training to help communities to inventory, monitor, and manage their forests. </description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New Best Practices: Improving the Insurance Claims Management Process</title>
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    <description>Integrating GIS can help claims process automation in insurance companies and deliver better customer service.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Health-Care Marketing in for Overhaul as Consumer Attitudes Shift</title>
    <link>http://adage.com/article/special-report-american-consumer-project/health-care-marketing-overhaul/233683/</link>
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    <description>The American Consumer Project looks at health care messaging for elderly patients and their family caregivers.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:51:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Lidar Integration in ArcGIS</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2012/user_graham.mp3</link>
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    <description>Lewis Graham, the president and chief technology officer at GeoCue, talks about creating better workflows by integrating lidar and GIS.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:09:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>GIS to revolutionise flood insurance</title>
    <link>http://www.spatialsource.com.au/2012/03/26/article/GIS-to-revolutionise-flood-insurance/KNKPZLKBBQ.html</link>
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    <description>GIS is the most effective method for insurers to gain a holistic view of the exact exposure and risks they are underwriting.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>GIS Pioneer Jack Dangermond Speaking at the Humphrey School on April 10</title>
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    <description>Institute on the Environment and College of Design bring Jack Dangermond to UMN campus.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri Geospatial Technology Promotes Local Food Systems in US</title>
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    <description>GIS will benefit the wide range of industries and consumers affected by regional food supply systems.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New White Paper: GIS for Law Enforcement</title>
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    <description>GIS provides agencies with the ability to rapidly process and disseminate actionable intelligence organization-wide to support the law enforcement mission.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>New White Paper: From the Cell to the Streets: GIS for Probation, Parole, and Corrections</title>
    <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/from-the-cell-to-the-streets.pdf</link>
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    <description>By leveraging GIS data management, analysis, and visualization capabilities, corrections personnel will be empowered to better understand facility operations and offender management.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Australian Fisheries Department using GIS to monitor lobster industry</title>
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    <description>GIS helps monitor natural resources, commercial fishing, and tourism activities.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:04:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Crisis Mapping Climate Change, Conflict and Aid in Africa</title>
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    <description>Meier describes a crisis mapping project that is part of the Climate Change and African Political Stability Program (CCAPS).</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Lexus rewards teens' environmental innovation with $500,000 in grants, scholarships</title>
    <link>http://www.torquenews.com/397/lexus-rewards-teens%E2%80%99-environmental-innovation-500000-grants-scholarships</link>
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    <description>California teens use ArcGIS to study global smog levels and health effects of breathing polluted air.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>UNOSAT and Esri to host conference on GIS in Geneva</title>
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    <description>International community looks to GIS for better responses to regional and global challenges.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:47:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Trig Star Competition draws high school students from two counties</title>
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    <description>Local students take top spots at math competition featuring careers in GIS.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:47:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Exploring America's Watersheds and the Diverse Life They Harbor</title>
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    <description>Visualize watershed locations across the US and learn more about the imperiled species that inhabit them.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Board of Andalucia provides access to land information with Esri technology</title>
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    <description>The Environment Information Network of Andalusia launches new powerful viewer of environmental information with Esri technology.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Quake Strikes Mexico's Pacific Coast</title>
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    <description>Esri map shows where a powerful earthquake rocked Mexico on March 20, 2012.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:46:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Geospatial technology zeroes in on agencies' needs</title>
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    <description>There is a trend across the federal government that recognizes there is a leadership responsibility that is necessary to allow standard and shareable geospatial information.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Technologically Enabled Design and Assessment of Urban Form</title>
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    <description>Tools such as ArcGIS can help designers model skyline views for high rise building design.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:47:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>App Makes Swamp Rabbit Trail More User-Friendly</title>
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    <description>Greenville GIS app helps people find parking, restrooms, and businesses along recreational trail.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Interview with Esri's Jack Dangermond: Landscape Architecture and GIS History</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Facing Fees, Some Sites Are Bypassing Google Maps</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Understanding ArcGIS Schematics</title>
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    <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on March 22 to learn how to effectively manage and visualize your network assets and for a preview of the new web-enabling capabilities coming in ArcGIS 10.1.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Global rainforest carbon map released online</title>
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    <description>Carbon stock data released on ArcGIS Online reveals biomass of tropical forests at a 500-meter resolution, the highest resolution ever published on a global scale.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:29:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri Donation Supports Collaboration with OpenStreetMap Community</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>The trees shall rise again</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description>ABC flagship stations adopt StoryTeller app with Esri data and maps with ready to air visuals to support news stories.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>World's Billionaires</title>
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    <description>Jack Dangermond founded Esri, the world largest mapping software company with 350,000 customers around the globe.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Full access online for East St. Paul</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Arizona Experience, a new online tour and history of Arizona</title>
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    <description>Multimedia web portal commemorates 100 years of Arizona statehood with interactive maps and new content updated each month during 2012.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>GIS + CAD + BIM = Full data management for facilities management</title>
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    <description>GIS allowed Philadelphia to extend its understanding of one of the city's busiest areas- Center City.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Spring Break- Which Communities are Taking to The Air</title>
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    <description>Spending for air travel rates sky high for residents living in Cook, Lake, and DuPage Counties, IL. More than $26 million dollars a year is spent for airfares in Cook County's ZIP Code 60614.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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    <title>Remnants of War: How Can GIS Benefit Demining Activity?</title>
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    <description>Millennials and their boomer parents are flocking to densely developed communities.</description>
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    <title>Winners Selected for Esri's 4-H Grant Program</title>
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    <title>AidData partners with CCAPS to launch foreign aid mapping tool</title>
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    <title>The Map of European Women (Spanish)</title>
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    <title>Diving Into GIS: A Starter Guide</title>
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    <title>Esri and UNOSAT to Host Conference in April</title>
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    <description>Learn how GIS assists in global challenges at the GIS for the United Nations and the International Community Conference.</description>
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    <title>Esri's Federal GIS Conference Wrap Up</title>
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    <title>Dynamic Map Gives Harrison County Citizens Access to Elections Information</title>
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    <title>Mapping the Nation Illustrates Broad Government Use of Esri GIS</title>
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    <title>Satellites see what sprawls in Vegas</title>
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    <title>Learning to Listen to Infrastructure</title>
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    <title>New Version of Esri Aeronautical Solution Improves Data Quality for Airports</title>
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    <title>Tropic Forest Dataset Available on ArcGIS Online</title>
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    <title>Esri Developer Summit Keynote Will Dispel Misconceptions about the Cloud</title>
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    <title>Notes from the Esri Federal GIS Conference 2012</title>
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    <title>Esri ArcGIS Provides Quick and Easy Access to S-57 Data</title>
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    <description>Biennial survey of vehicle routing software reveals fierce competition generates creative solutions, including Android-based smartphones, on-board computers and data that resides in the Cloud.</description>
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    <title>Esri Selects Winners of ArcGIS Online Grant Program for Educators</title>
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    <title>Esri to Demo Operations Dashboard at TechAdvantage</title>
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    <title>Dangermond, Esri map the future</title>
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    <description>Moving GIS to the Cloud will increase the use of Esri's products exponentially says Esri Founder Jack Dangermond.</description>
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    <title>Agencies Create Millions of Maps Using New Tool</title>
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    <description>Jack Dangermond envisions the new cloud-based ArcGIS Online functioning like a Facebook for maps.</description>
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    <title>Esri and Technical Toolboxes Team Up for DIMP Solution</title>
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    <description>Mayor Peter Carlisle and Esri's Jack Dangermond look to map a smart future for Honolulu.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:43:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>New White Paper: Importing and Using Your Own Data in Esri Business Analyst</title>
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    <description>Use this document as a step-by-step guide on how to import your own data into Esri Business Analyst.</description>
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    <title>Esri Federal User Conference Recap: Plenary Session</title>
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    <description>GIS makes an amazing impact across government.</description>
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    <title>Esri Press Publishes Collection of Geospatial Lessons for Universities</title>
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    <description>SpatiaLABS promote the development of spatial reasoning and analytic skills in a higher education curriculum.</description>
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    <description>Explore the growing diversity of America's population and compare Census data from 2000 and 2010.</description>
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    <description>Have you made a contribution to support a candidate? How do you plan to participate in the upcoming presidential election?</description>
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    <title>Using HTML5 with ArcGIS</title>
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    <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on February 23 to learn how to use HTML5 technologies with ArcGIS API for JavaScript and ArcGIS Online.</description>
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    <title>CSR Dashboard team puts town 'on the map'</title>
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    <description>Online dashboard uses GIS to show service requests from residents in South Windsor, CT.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:54:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Coral Reefs at Risk</title>
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    <title>Private Clouds: Moving From Hype to Reality (Really!)</title>
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    <description>Matt Felton, research director for GIS and mapping at MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, discusses how GIS has changed real estate practices.</description>
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    <description>EPA CIO tells students how maps and mobile will help disseminate information to the public.</description>
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    <title>ArcGIS Online Now Available in Nine Additional Languages</title>
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    <description>ArcGIS Online is available in Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.</description>
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    <title>Esri Announces Keynote Speakers for Federal GIS Conference</title>
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    <description>Thousands of federal professionals will gather in Washington, DC, this month to explore the evolving role of geospatial technology in government.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:05:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Geodesign Gathers Momentum</title>
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    <description>GeoDesign Summit focuses on the use of geospatial technologies to arrive at the best, most sustainable design solutions.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:39:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Esri Announces Major Upgrade to Educational Site License Program</title>
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    <description>Significant software and data supplements are included without cost.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>CityEngine: Esri and Lumion a first look</title>
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    <description>CityEngine and its integration with Esri ArcGIS is a game changer.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Mining Giant Unearths Geospatial Gold</title>
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    <description>Enterprise-wide GIS provides Fortescue with a new, geographic view of their business.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Geomedicine and Lifetime Exposure to Poor Air Quality</title>
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    <title>OMM Completes Data Study for Dogger Bank Wind Farm</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:43:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>The Market Has Changed</title>
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    <description>Esri's Tapestry Segmentation data helps major commercial real estate developer understand how demographics are driving change in our communities.</description>
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    <title>The Next 20 Years of GIS Education</title>
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    <description>David Dibiase discusses the opportunities and challenges related to growing GIS education and spatial thinking.</description>
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    <title>Harnessing Innovation for Global Development</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:39:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Customize Area Analysis Applications with the Community Analyst API</title>
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    <description>Jacqueline McGlade, executive director at EEA, talks about the importance of transforming scientific data into interactive maps.</description>
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    <title>Changing the Way We Teach and Learn GIS</title>
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    <description>Helen Purcell shares how GIS helps increase efficiency and public involvement in the fourth-largest county in the nation.</description>
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    <description>Matt Carmichael discusses using GIS technology and data to understand demographics and consumer trends.</description>
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    <title>More House Redistricting Data Available Online</title>
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    <description>The City of Las Vegas, Nevada continues to expand the use of its enterprise GIS, which is based on Esri's ArcGIS software.</description>
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    <title>Innovative Strategy for Facility Upgrading</title>
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    <title>Traveling Through Time with GIS</title>
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    <title>Esri Collaborates with Panama to Strengthen National Geospatial Capabilities</title>
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    <description>Esri will support Panama in modernizing and expanding its geospatial system throughout government organizations.</description>
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    <title>Esri Survey Investigates Benefits of Utility GIS</title>
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    <description>Respondents will receive a free copy of The Business Benefits of GIS for Electric Utilities: A Benchmark Report.</description>
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    <title>Building a GIS Helps Managers Achieve Optimal Operations</title>
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    <description>This book provides a step-by-step guide to the system design process using performance models.</description>
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    <title>4-H Geoseekers give Canandaigua a helping hand</title>
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    <description>Youth team provides valuable community service in mapping infrastructure assets.</description>
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    <title>The Best U.S. Cities For Bargain Shopping</title>
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    <description>Shoppers continue to set their sights on deals.</description>
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    <description>ZIP Code 60472 is tops in Chicago for seeking over-the-counter cold remedies.</description>
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    <title>Premier Conference for Surveyors, Engineers, and Mapping Professionals Returns to San Diego</title>
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    <description>The Survey Summit is the ideal forum for surveyors and ACSM members to learn about new technologies in their field.</description>
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    <title>Malloy outlines storm-readiness recommendations</title>
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    <description>Connecticut Governor includes access to GIS for state agencies in storm preparedness plan.</description>
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    <title>New year, new ways to market county</title>
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    <description>Citrus County Office of GIS staff presented Esri Community Analyst to the County board, discussing how to use the solution to create advertising and marketing campaigns for the county.</description>
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    <title>Registration for the 2012 Esri Developer Summit Is Now Open</title>
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    <description>Registration for the 2012 Esri Developer Summit, a unique learning and networking opportunity for GIS developers, is now open.</description>
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    <title>The Power of Place - Location Analysis for Retail</title>
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    <title>Geospatial Analysis for Financial Inclusion Tracking</title>
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    <description>GIS can assess the distribution of bank assets to better serve all people, including the underbanked.</description>
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    <title>Direct Relief Innovates with Solutions from Esri and SAP</title>
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    <description>Commercial-grade IT system helps NGO better meet its mission by improving inventory management, warehousing, ordering, and distributing goods.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:28:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Esri Releases New Version of ArcGIS for SharePoint</title>
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    <description>Derek Law discusses the enhancements in the new release of ArcGIS for SharePoint.</description>
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    <title>Speaker Series Podcast: The Importance of a Marine Cadastre</title>
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    <description>Doug Vandegraft talks about the marine cadastre and mapping ocean resources.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>GeoDesign Is About Collaboration and Process</title>
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    <description>The iterative process of GeoDesign helps understand how changes to one system impacts others.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:03:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Deep Integration</title>
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    <description>The Arlington Utilities Department uses ArcGIS to integrate data and improve efficiency.</description>
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    <title>High tech maps keep public safe from fire</title>
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    <description>In Southern Australia the Department of Environment makes it easy for the public to see fire management plans.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:47:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>American Consumer Project: Alfredo in Los Angeles County</title>
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    <description>Alfredo holds on to the American Dream in LA and hopes for more for his children.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:46:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Mapping the world's danger zones</title>
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    <description>Esri UK supports charity organization, MapAction, in efforts to map displaced persons in Syria.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:01:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>GeoDesign Summit Illustrates Breadth of Projects</title>
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    <description>GeoDesign: an effective tool modeling, visualization, and collaboration.</description>
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    <title>Will GeoDesign help design tools get out of the way of workflows?</title>
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      <title>New Case Study: United Properties</title>
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      <description>United Properties provides web-based analysis to retail businesses looking for the best locations.</description>
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    <title>Knowing Where Help is Needed</title>
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    <description>Esri's contribution to disaster relief has made a difference by helping agencies provide solid data for situational awareness during emergencies</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:06:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>The Third GeoDesign Summit Focuses on Creating Our Future</title>
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    <description>Intelligent web maps: new pattern for building and creating things that have an impact on society.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Power of Potential</title>
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    <description>Stanford provides a model for the inherent possibilities available with an enterprise GIS implementation on a university campus.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:11:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>On duty with iPhone and iPad</title>
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    <description>When police officers in Redlands, California go on patrol, they're equipped with all the essential gear including iPads and iPhones.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:09:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Mobile GIS System Streamlines Utility Operations</title>
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    <description>Baton Rouge Optimizes Workflow with Mobile GIS</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:46:00 PST</pubDate>
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    <title>Consumer Spending Demographics</title>
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    <description>What are residents of Greater Atlanta buying?</description>
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    <title>Denver-Area ZIP Codes</title>
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    <title>Book of Lists</title>
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    <description>Demographic view of North Carolina's Greater Triad.</description>
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    <title>Thought leader Q&amp;A with Jack Dangermond</title>
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    <title>Tennessee Wealthiest ZIP Codes</title>
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      <title>Esri ELA Supports Maryland's Nationally Recognized GIS Program</title>
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    <title>The List - Area's Wealthiest ZIP Codes</title>
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    <description>Want to live near wealthy people in Greater Boston?  60% of Massachusetts' 25 Wealthiest ZIPs are in Middlesex County.</description>
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    <title>The Phantom Issue</title>
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      <description>Single platform enables anyone from public bodies to individuals to view and contribute environmental data.</description>
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      <description>At the Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi last week, the Geographic Information System (GIS) software company Esri committed to build a database for the Cook Islands Marine Park.</description>
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      <title>A time to Give-ArcGIS Online Research Leads to Volunteerism Mapping Application</title>
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      <title>Esri India User Conference a Big Hit with GIS Users</title>
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      <description>GIS presentations and partner exhibits drives attendance up 70% at Esri India User Conference.</description>
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      <title>Cooks call for massive conservation effort</title>
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      <title>Business Students Are Winners in National Marketing Plan</title>
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      <title>Code for America: An upgrade of government IT</title>
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      <title>Telling Stories with Maps</title>
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      <description>Allen Carroll explains why maps are an effective medium for communicating complex ideas.</description>
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      <title>Esri Mid-Atlantic User Group Conference Recap: Part 2</title>
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      <description>Dr. Jay Morgan of Towson University inspires others to transfer GIS passion to the next generation.</description>
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      <title>Esri Mid-Atlantic User Group Conference Recap: Part 1</title>
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      <description>GIS plays increasing role in disseminating and sharing information.</description>
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      <title>Spatial Statistics: Best Practices</title>
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      <description>Lauren Rosenshein and Lauren Scott present an analytical workflow and teach in detail how spatial pattern analysis and regression tools can be used and applied to your work.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:22:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>National Geographic and Esri Team on Map for Web and Mobile</title>
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      <description>One hundred years of cartographic design seen in new multi-scale reference map available on ArcGIS Online.</description>
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      <title>Crisis Mapping and Disaster Risk Reduction</title>
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      <description>Esri technology is used to dynamically report on crises and disasters.</description>
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      <title>Esri European User Conference</title>
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      <description>This year, the annual Esri European User Conference was held in Madrid, Spain.  Partners and users of Esri's software products gathered for a three-day program of keynotes, technical workshops, and user presentations.</description>
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      <description>Organizations across the globe are now invited to join the network and start adding data to the range of datasets already available.</description>
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      <title>ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android Now Available</title>
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      <description>Esri released the ArcGIS Runtime Software Development Kit for the Android platform, which extends GIS to a wider audience via Android Market.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Team Effort Brings Results</title>
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      <description>Trio of business students use BAO to win national marketing plan contest sponsored by Sam's Club.</description>
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      <title>Climate change is a universal problem</title>
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      <description>Eye on Earth aims to help communities around the world get easier access to the environmental and societal data they need to design a future that is sustainable.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:43:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Airport bird map stops pilots getting in flap</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:16:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Heating the Spot GIS Helps to Improve U.S. Water Infrastructure</title>
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      <description>Integration of GIS with other critical systems such as hydraulic models, customer information and asset management systems allows utilities to get the best benefit from their GIS investment.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Microsoft cloud platform visualizes environmental data</title>
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      <description>Openness and data sharing is a big goal for the Eye on Earth cloud platform.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:43:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Mapping Africa's Congo River Basin</title>
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      <description>The National Science Foundation's Global Rivers Project uses GIS technology for data collection to test 6 globally significant river systems to determine a global carbon budget.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:32:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>A Conversation With Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist of the Environmental Systems Research Institute</title>
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      <description>Dawn Wright maps the ocean floor to understand how we can better protect it.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:57:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Share environment data for shared world</title>
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      <description>Sharing environmental data will "change the world," says Jack Dangermond at Eye on Earth Summit.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:57:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Analyze Your Area with the Most Accurate Population Data</title>
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      <description>Esri is the first major data vendor to release demographic data in 2010 geography based on Census 2010 counts.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:50:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Mobile GIS Apps Review</title>
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      <description>Esri's free ArcGIS app is an excellent mobile app for Apple and Android.</description>
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      <title>Eye on Earth Summit opens with call for increased access to eco-info</title>
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      <description>Jack Dangermond sketches a hopeful roadmap of geospatial data to safeguard the environment for future generations.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Teen's Antarctic Trek Goes Live with Esri App</title>
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      <description>At age 15, Jordan Romero will use an Esri application to publish live updates from his trek up Vinson Massif in Antarctica.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri ArcGIS Now Certified on VCE Vblock Infrastructure Platforms</title>
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      <description>New certification makes it easier to deploy on-premises private cloud solutions with mapping and geospatial analysis capabilities.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:13:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Global Eye On Earth Summit Launched In Abu Dhabi, UAE</title>
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      <description>Esri's Jack Dangermond urges people to work hard at migrating data to the cloud to help citizens use and understand information that impacts our planet.</description>
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      <title>The world, and its data, at their fingertips</title>
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      <description>Growing number of faculty and students using GIS at Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:16:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Geography: Seeing the Big Picture</title>
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      <description>Geospatial technologies can bring together fragmented data and disciplines into a common framework and help us get a truly global perspective.</description>
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      <title>Our Global Footprint at Eye on Earth Summit</title>
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      <description>Map Story project looks at increasing demand for ecological assets and diminishing biocapacity to replenish supplies.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:32:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS tool helps Golden State city win planning grant</title>
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      <description>Esri Community Analyst helps City of Fullerton find the right answers to apply for and land Caltrans planning funds for study area.</description>
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      <title>Environmental data sharing in the cloud</title>
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      <description>Eye on Earth aims to make environmental data available to European agencies and 600 million citizens.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:57:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Securing Budget for Government IT Projects</title>
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      <description>Calculating productivity gains and taxpayer savings can help green-light an IT budget.</description>
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      <title>Community Analyst Helps City of Fullerton Win $270,000 Grant</title>
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      <description>Esri cloud-based GIS solution provides access to census data, supporting a grant to explore a bustling California city's transportation options.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:02:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS Cloud Featured at Eye on Earth Summit</title>
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      <description>ArcGIS Online is revamped to support development of international environmental initiatives via the Eye on Earth network.</description>
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      <description>Europeans share environmental data through Eye on Earth Network launched by Microsoft, Esri, and EEA.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:29:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS in Hawaii</title>
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      <description>gis.HiCentral.com and hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/ provide vast amounts of free authoritative data to businesses and citizens.</description>
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      <title>Community Involvement Drives Los Angeles Unified School District Maintenance</title>
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      <description>The Los Angeles Unified School District has implemented LAUSD Service Calls, a smartphone application integrated with its ArcGIS database, permitting students and faculty to report maintenance issues to the district.</description>
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      <title>Jack Dangermond Invites Discussion on Climate Change Adaptation</title>
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      <description>Esri president Jack Dangermond opened an online discussion about the value of geographic information system (GIS) technology and GeoDesign in responding to the effects of climate change.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Adds Community Analyst to Educational Site License Program</title>
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      <title>Winter Sports Gear - Where residents are spending more on Winter Sports equipment</title>
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      <description>Snow sports enthusiasts in Lake Forest, IL are gearing up. Area consumers spend a total of nearly $200,000 annually for winter sports equipment, 39% more than the U.S. total.</description>
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      <title>In Salah - a gas oasis in the desert</title>
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      <description>Engineers use GIS to optimize pipeline route and protect environmental and archaeological sites in southern Saharan desert.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Microsoft "Eye On Earth" Project Uses The Cloud for Environmental Science</title>
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      <description>The Eye on Earth Network uses cloud services from Esri and Microsoft Azure to connect scientists and researchers to the geospatial data they need to understand our environment.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:23:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>American Consumer Project: Liz in Champaign, IL</title>
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      <description>Meet Liz, a twenty-something Millennial who is re-prioritizing want and need, working hard, and trying to stay on course.</description>
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      <title>Microsoft cloud to power environmental big data</title>
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      <description>Online site and cloud computing services enable European community to access and share environmental data.</description>
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      <title>Eye on Earth: Mapping The Planet's Air, Water, And Noise Pollution</title>
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      <description>The Eye on Earth Network let European users see data and rate conditions for air, water, and noise.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:16:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>King County, Washington, Grows GIS with Esri ELA</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-4qtr/king-county-washington-grows-gis-with-esri-ela.html</link>
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      <description>Enterprise license agreement provides ArcGIS software to staff throughout county government for improved operations and rapid application development.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:09:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>New Esri Office in Middle East Includes International Tech Hub</title>
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      <description>The new Dubai office will support business and technical activities in the Middle East and Africa.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:16:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>When Maps Shouldn't Be Maps</title>
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      <description>Mapping with ArcView CAN be the best way to present data, though there are times when analyzing data need not result in a map.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Geographic Information System: A Revolution by Stealth</title>
      <link>http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=6454478&amp;theSitePK=5929282&amp;piPK=64911825&amp;pagePK=7278674&amp;contentMDK=23035843</link>
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      <description>A look at the use of GIS at the World Bank and how innovations like crowdsourcing are helping populations in need.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:38:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Agriculture Gets a Makeover!</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/rss/pdfs/geospatial-world-agriculture_11_21_11.pdf</link>
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      <description>Geospatial technology, with its potential to revolutionize the complete life cycle of agriculture, is finding acceptance in developing nations in food security and sustainable development issues.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:36:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>SDI Magazine Interviews Esri on ArcGIS for INSPIRE</title>
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      <description>SDI Magazine editor interviews Esri staff at the Esri European User Conference about ArcGIS for INSPIRE.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Food from space: Satellites show future of eco-endeavors</title>
      <link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/17/tech/eco-organic-food-satellite/index.html</link>
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      <description>Esri partners with eLeaf to provide farmers with technology to monitor organic crops with crystal-clear, satellite imagery.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:21:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Groundbreaking Rescue Software Developed in Sierra Madre</title>
      <link>http://sierramadre.patch.com/articles/groundbreaking-rescue-software-developed-in-sierra-madre</link>
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      <description>GIS helps organize clues to aid search and rescue teams.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:28:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>ARC Advisory Group Report: Esri a Leading GIS Provider in Utilities Sector</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-4qtr/arc-advisory-group-report-esri-a-leading-gis-provider-in-utilities-sector.html</link>
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      <description>ARC Advisory Group reports Esri as a market leader in several utility industries.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:27:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>NOAA's NCS II Begins Production with Esri Nautical Solution</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-4qtr/noaas-ncs-ii-begins-production-with-esri-nautical-solution.html</link>
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      <description>Esri GIS streamlines NOAA's charting workflow through new NCS II system.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:08:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Redlands: Raising $34 million, $1 at a time</title>
      <link>http://www.pe.com/local-news/san-bernardino-county/san-bernardino-county-headlines-index/20111109-redlands-raising-34-million-1-at-a-time.ece</link>
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      <description>Jane Roberts, co-founder of 34 Million Friends of the United Nations Population Fund, talks about women's access to healthcare and human rights.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:29:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Picking up the Pieces</title>
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      <description>Willis Re exploits remotely and near-sensed spatial data to assess risks and respond more effectively to unfolding disasters.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:29:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Press Book Presents Latest Crime Mapping and Analysis Methods</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-4qtr/esri-press-book-presents-latest-crime-mapping-and-analysis-methods.html</link>
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      <description>GIS Tutorial for Crime Analysis provides readers with the skills needed to apply GIS to police work.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:27:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Geospatial Technology Supports Mission to Locate Americans Missing from Past Wars</title>
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      <description>Ryan Taira talks about the use of GIS in searching for the remains of Americans still missing in action from past wars.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:12:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Assists Thailand Flood Response</title>
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      <description>Esri and its distributor, Esri (Thailand) Co. Ltd., are providing assistance to agencies responding to the Thailand flood disaster.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:37:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Wins 2011 Visual Studio Magazine's Readers Choice Awards</title>
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      <description>For the second year in a row, Esri won in the Mapping and GIS Components category of Visual Studio Magazine's (VSM's) Readers Choice Awards for its ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Managing Our Man-made Ecosystems</title>
      <link>http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/esri-insider/archive/2011/11/10/Managing-Our-Man_2D00_made-Ecosystems.aspx</link>
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      <description>GIS can help us design man-made ecosystems that achieve the maximum benefit to society while minimizing short- and long-term impacts on the natural environment.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:39:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Applications Now Available for Esri's GIS Grants for 4-H Program</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-4qtr/applications-now-available-for-esris-gis-grants-for-4h-program.html</link>
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      <description>The grant program is designed to help expand the 4-H Club's science, engineering, and technology activities.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:31:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Connecting Pipe Data to GIS</title>
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      <description>GIS module integrates video and map data to help municipal engineers with pipe inspection.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:47:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Announces Grant Worth $10 M to African Universities</title>
      <link>http://apb.directionsmag.com/entry/water-resources-visualization-grant-and-other-education-gis-news/212317</link>
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      <description>Esri has made a commitment worth $10 million to support 100 African universities in teaching GIS.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:50:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Integrating Esri Production Mapping with ArcGIS for Land Records</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/integrating-esri-production-mapping-land.pdf</link>
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      <description>This white paper explains how integrating Esri Production Mapping with ArcGIS for Land Records solution can reduce the amount of work necessary to prepare your parcel data for migration into parcel fabric as well as for daily maintenance after the migration.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:48:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Russ Johnson Talks Esri and All Things GIS-Eric Holdeman Blog</title>
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      <description>Eric promotes his interview with Esri's Russ Johnson, who exhibits "a world of experience about social media and digital mapping."</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:58:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Russ Johnson Talks Esri and All Things GIS</title>
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      <description>Esri's Russ Johnson on GIS and the growing demand for dynamic situational awareness.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:07:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Using ArcGIS for Land Records Management</title>
      <link>http://training.esri.com/Gateway/index.cfm?fa=seminars.viewDetails&amp;course_id=169</link>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on November 10 to learn about helpful maps, apps, and best practices for maintaining and sharing critical land records data.</description>
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      <title>Getting Stuffed-Which communities are more likely to use stuffing mix</title>
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      <description>Residents of Ft. Sheridan love their stuffing! Demand for buying store-bought stuffing mixes is 94% higher than the U.S. average.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:18:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>The City of Fullerton Wins $270,000 Grant Using Community Analyst</title>
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      <description>Using Community Analyst to help support its application, the City of Fullerton was awarded a grant from the Southern California Association of Governments to explore opportunities for a transit extension that will help reduce vehicle miles traveled and increase economic development opportunities.</description>
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      <title>Making Sense of Our Sensored Planet</title>
      <link>http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/esri-insider/archive/2011/11/02/Our-Sensored-Planet.aspx</link>
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      <description>GIS enables real time integration of sensors from multiple sources, using maps as a means to help us understand our world.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>DataMan Geographic System Wins Award from US Defense Magazine</title>
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      <description>C4ISR Journal names the DataMan geographic system, created by the Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation in the UK  and supported by Esri UK, a top innovation of the year.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Provides Quick and Easy Access to Census 2010 Data</title>
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      <description>Esri released the second portion of its Census 2010 data that combines the PL94-171 file and variables from Summary File 1 (SF-1) into a single database.</description>
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      <title>GIS software helps Philadelphia replace traffic lights in public works project and save a cool million</title>
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      <description>Philadelphia's city administration is using ArcGIS software to implement its LED Traffic Lights Project, a massive traffic light replacement program.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Esri Press Book Explores the Impact of GIS on Virtual Reality</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-4qtr/new-esri-press-book-explores-the-impact-of-gis-on-virtual-reality.html</link>
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      <description>Virtual Geographic Environments examines the relationship between GIS and VGE.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:56:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Turkey Earthquake Map</title>
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      <title>Esri Press Publishes Palms to Peaks: The Art of Janet Edwards</title>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: DataMan Delivers Situational Awareness and Shared Intelligence-Part 2</title>
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      <title>Esri Gets Closer to BI in the Enterprise</title>
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      <title>ArcGIS Comes to the Android Platform</title>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: DataMan Delivers Situational Awareness and Shared Intelligence-Part 1</title>
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      <description>Major Andrew Williams from the British Army talks about DataMan, a new GIS solution that provides military commanders with the most up-to-date situational awareness and intelligence.</description>
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      <title>4-H Club GIS Programs Prepare Youth for Future</title>
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      <title>Cartography Redefined</title>
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      <description>Patricia Carbajales, Geospatial Manager at Stanford University's Branner Library, says the use of GIS is spreading by word of mouth: "If one biology student starts using it, 15 more will [be using it] tomorrow."</description>
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      <title>Applications Being Accepted for Esri's T3G Institute for Educators</title>
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      <title>Esri Acquires SpotOn, Bringing Spatial Analytics to IBM Cognos Customers</title>
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      <description>Esri will exhibit its business intelligence software called SpotOn at the Information On Demand 2011 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 23-27.</description>
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      <title>Thales to Incorporate Esri Geospatial Technology into Its C4I Solutions</title>
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      <title>What's left of the middle class is more diverse, harder working-and still shrinking</title>
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      <description>Marketers have to adjust to a reality that predates the previous recession.</description>
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      <title>The American Consumer Project:  Find Your County</title>
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      <title>Sounding the Depths</title>
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      <description>Esri's ArcGIS supports sounding selection and comprehensive bathymetric data management through a partnership with IVS 3D.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Occupy Wall Street Global Map is a Birds-Eye View of Discontent</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Edition of Map Use Available from Esri Press</title>
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      <title>The List-Largest Retail Centers</title>
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      <description>7 of Central Florida's top 25 shopping centers exceed 1,000,000 GLA</description>
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      <title>Esri to Host First International Geospatial Geocoding Conference</title>
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      <title>GIS License Helps Colorado Students Learn 21st Century Job Skills</title>
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      <description>Colorado education associations sign a statewide K–12 GIS license agreement with Esri.</description>
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      <title>ESRI Develops Interactive Map of Occupy Wall Street Protests</title>
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      <title>Leveraging location in consumer health apps</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:14:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Teaching a Yupik Eskimo Village to Map Climate Change Impacts</title>
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      <description>Thanks to an Esri 4-H Train the Trainer grant, 8 Quinhagak villagers in Western Alaska took a 3-week ArcGIS course and learned how to map their community and document climate change.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:14:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri and IBM Netezza to Deliver High-Speed Geospatial Analytics</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:47:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Occupy Wall Street Social Media Map</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Disaster Relief: Technology can help get aid where it is needed</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:32:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Scary Movies</title>
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      <title>Esri's ArcGIS Online Provides FM Resources</title>
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      <title>Government-Funded Project Aims to Improve US Fuel Efficiency Standards</title>
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      <description>Esri will provide its ArcGIS software for mapping, navigation, routing, and vehicle tracking to University of California, Riverside's government-supported fuel efficiency study.</description>
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      <title>Direct Relief Tackles Fund-Raising with Esri Community Analyst</title>
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      <title>GeoDesign Summit Promotes Practical Applications</title>
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      <title>Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District Maps, Manages Network with Esri ArcGIS</title>
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      <title>Esri to Demonstrate Its Geospatial Technology at GEOINT 2011</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:17:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Handling Large Amounts of Motion Analytics Data with TerraEchos' Adelos-Part 4</title>
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      <description>Alex Philp, president of TerraEchos, discusses Adelos, its sensor knowledge system that combines the ability to collect, process, analyze, and transmit massive amounts of data.</description>
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      <title>Top 25 - Wealthiest ZIP Codes</title>
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      <description>Two Germantown ZIP Codes vie to be the area's Wealthiest.</description>
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      <title>The Future Looks Bright for Spatial Thinkers</title>
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      <description>The ability to think spatially has become an increasingly valuable skill in today's turbulent economy.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paris Selects ArcGIS as Its Geospatial Technology Platform</title>
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      <description>The City of Paris signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri France, making ArcGIS software available throughout the organization.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:21:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Publishes Book on GIS and Hydraulic Models</title>
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      <description>Hydraulic Modeling and GIS details the key steps necessary for the successful integration of a GIS with a hydraulic model.</description>
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      <title>Ralph Nader says exercise civic freedoms</title>
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      <description>Ralph Nader and sister Claire Nader send message to step into community involvement, not shy away from it.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:04:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>In the Fight for Environmental Sustainability, GeoDesign Increasingly Being Used to Solve Big Challenges</title>
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      <description>Geodesign is more than just a tool for protecting the environment, it can also be an instrument of peace.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Census Bureau Director Robert Groves Names New Members and Chairwoman to Scientific Advisory Committee</title>
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      <description>Jack Dangermond among those named to Census Advisory Committee</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Training exercise draws Southland firefighters</title>
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      <description>Building donated by Esri is used to practice various aspects of attacking structure fires.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:50:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: More Accurate Mapping with 3D Photogrammetry and Lidar Data</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_facchin.mp3</link>
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      <description>Aldo Facchin explains why the integration of two types of remotely sensed data can help create more accurate maps with less time and expense.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:43:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Handling Large Amounts of Motion Analytics Data with TerraEchos' Adelos-Part 3</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_philp3.mp3</link>
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      <description>Alex Philp, president of TerraEchos, discusses Adelos, its sensor knowledge system that combines the ability to collect, process, analyze, and transmit massive amounts of data.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleveland's plan for interactive, publicly accessible maps</title>
      <link>http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/09/clevelands_plan_for_interactiv.html</link>
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      <description>The wait is over in Cleveland: online GIS maps for citizens, partners and developers.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Burning Issue</title>
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      <description>Chapallaz explains why the GIS industry should be pleased with recent geography exam results in the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Receives Jane Goodall Global Leadership Award</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/esri-receives-jane-goodall-global-leadership-award.html</link>
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      <description>Esri Receives the Jane Goodall Global Leadership Award for Excellence</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:16:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>ERM Implements GIS Worldwide with Esri ELA</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/erm-implements-gis-worldwide-with-esri-ela.html</link>
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      <description>ERM signs Esri ELA to grow its GIS practice while reducing overhead costs.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Urban Policy and the Census</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/press_macdonald.mp3</link>
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      <description>Heather MacDonald and Alan Peters discuss the use of GIS in analyzing demographic trends in urban planning.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:24:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Burning Issue</title>
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      <description>Chapallaz explains why the GIS industry should be pleased with recent geography exam results in the UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>FCC, FEMA offer new tech tips for emergencies</title>
      <link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/22/tech/mobile/mobile-emergency-tip-sheet/index.html</link>
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      <description>FEMA and FCC provide mobile emergency tips and Esri's Russ Johnson provides analysis</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>NOAA Takes Technological Leap Forward in Creating Navigational Charts</title>
      <link>http://gcaptain.com/noaa-takes-technological-leap?31219</link>
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      <description>NOAA's innovative new chart production system based on Esri Nautical Solution moves into initial limited production.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri CityEngine to Be Showcased at INTERGEO 2011</title>
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      <description>Esri will exhibit its software for 3D modeling and urban planning, called Esri CityEngine, at the INTERGEO 2011 Conference in Nuremberg, Germany.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Collaboration through GIS</title>
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      <description>How to build an approach to give Air Navigation Service Providers and airports better ways to collaborate and share information.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Creating Shelter in Earthquake-torn Haiti</title>
      <link>http://web.peaceops.com/pdf/journal_2011_0910.pdf#page=18</link>
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      <description>The Salvation Army uses ArcGIS for a Haiti Earthquake Transitional Shelter project.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Handling Large Amounts of Motion Analytics Data with TerraEchos' Adelos-Part 2</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_philp2.mp3</link>
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      <description>Alex Philp, president of TerraEchos, discusses Adelos, its sensor knowledge system that combines the ability to collect, process, analyze, and transmit massive amounts of data.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:22:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Versioned Editing Workflows for the Multiuser Geodatabase</title>
      <link>http://training.esri.com/campus/seminars/seminardetail.cfm?course_id=168</link>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on September 22 to learn how to efficiently manage editing tasks, prevent data duplication, and ensure the integrity of your production GIS database.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Redlands Forum Features Ralph Nader</title>
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      <description>Redlands Forum will feature Ralph Nader along with his sister and social scientist Claire Nader.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:03:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Second Esri Rail Event</title>
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      <description>The second Esri rail summit was held this past July in Paris. Different aspects of GIS for the rail sector were presented by participants from 16 European nations, as well as other countries.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri User Conference 2011</title>
      <link>http://fluidbook.geoinformatics.com/GEO-Informatics_6_2011/#/38/</link>
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      <description>More than 15,000 attendees at Esri UC in San Diego learned about new features in the upcoming 10.1 release of ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online, Esri's cloud solution.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Average Investments Amounts by ZIP Codes</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/articles/average-investment-amounts-by-zip.pdf</link>
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      <description>Fairfax and Montgomery Counties in Greater Washington, DC compete for the top consumer investment spending by ZIP Code.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Helping Insurance Companies Understand Where Risks Are</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_davis.mp3</link>
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      <description>Nigel Davis discusses eNCOMPASS, a cloud-based risk analysis solution based on ArcGIS.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:58:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Map of Scotland's Urban Green Space is World First</title>
      <link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14898280</link>
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      <description>Greenspace Scotland makes information about Scotland's more than 1,112 sq km of urban green space available to the public through an interactive map.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Highest Earning ZIP Codes</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/articles/birmingham-business-journal.pdf</link>
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      <description>Mountain Brook, Alabama remains an enclave for the area's elite.  ZIP Code 35223 tops Esri's list for the highest median household income.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:17:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Electric and Gas User Conference Promotes Smart Ideas for Utilities</title>
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      <description>The 2011 Esri Electric and Gas User Conference is designed to facilitate collaboration among those who work to overcome critical business problems and ensure reliable energy worldwide.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Understanding What and Why through Where</title>
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      <description>Charles Brigham and Dr. Hanif Rahemtulla discuss why GIS is important for global humanitarian efforts. Visit data.worldbank.org for more information.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Handling Large Amounts of Motion Analytics Data with TerraEchos' Adelos-Part 1</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_philp.mp3</link>
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      <description>Alex Philp, president of TerraEchos, discusses Adelos, its sensor knowledge system that combines the ability to collect, process, analyze, and transmit massive amounts of data.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:06:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Build: Creating Server Apps with Windows Server 8, Azure, and Visual Studio 2011</title>
      <link>http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/show-reports/287761-build-creating-server-apps-with-windows-server-8-azure-and-visual-studio-2011</link>
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      <description>Azure Marketplace solutions from Ford, eBay, Esri, and Bing featured at Microsoft Build conference.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Indonesia Develops NSDI Using Cloud</title>
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      <description>Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping takes its GIS initiatives to a whole new level by developing its NSDI using cloud computing.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Introduction to the Esri Community Maps Program</title>
      <link>http://training.esri.com/campus/seminars/seminardetail.cfm?course_id=167</link>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on September 15 to see how sharing authoritative data as part of a global standardized basemap benefits your users and the greater GIS community.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:32:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Detailed demographics of correctional populations now available for nation</title>
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      <description>New dataset from the Prison Policy Initiative provides detailed demographics for correctional populations in accessible Esri format.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Area fire crews join in study of recruiting</title>
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      <description>Esri's Tapestry system helping to find everyday heroes.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Map Quests</title>
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      <description>James Madison University's Geospatial Semester Program gives Virginia high school seniors the opportunity to tackle real world problems and earn college credit.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Claremont Graduate University, Esri launch scholarship contest for student GIS developers</title>
      <link>http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases/claremont-graduate-university-esri-launch-scholarship-contest-for-stud/199058</link>
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      <description>Claremont Graduate University's School of Information Systems and Technology has partnered with Esri to offer more than $70,000 in scholarships and cash prizes to students who best use GIS technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Engaging Citizens the Right Way: Government Uses Twitter During Hurricane Irene</title>
      <link>http://www.zdnet.com/blog/crm/engaging-citizens-the-right-way-government-uses-twitter-during-hurricane-irene/3478</link>
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      <description>Hurricane Irene demonstrated the first widespread use of social media during an emergency in the US by the public and by official response agencies.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:29:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Using mobile technology to manage park assets</title>
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      <description>Las Vegas builds the foundation for a tool that lets Web site visitors find and reserve their ideal getaway location.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:37:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Map Texas' wildfires</title>
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      <description>The Houston Chronicle gives its online readers direct access to Esri's Social Media Map of Texas Wildfires.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Buffalo Overlook: A Citywide GIS Tracks Public Works</title>
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      <description>The public works department in Buffalo, New York has achieved major operational benefits from the implementation of an enterprise GIS based on Esri's ArcGIS for Server</description>
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      <title>Engaging Students to Learn About Their World Through Geography</title>
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      <description>Canadian secondary school students use ArcGIS Online to develop environmental research skills.</description>
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      <description>MIT researchers have created a new Urban Network Analysis (UNA) toolbox that enables urban designers and planners to describe the spatial patterns of cities using mathematical network analysis methods.</description>
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      <title>Agriculture Gets a Makeover!</title>
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      <description>Geospatial technology is finding acceptance in agriculture in addressing food security issues and as a fundamental instrument for sustainable development and poverty reduction.</description>
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      <title>4-H Community Mapping - The Story of a Local Cemetery Project</title>
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      <description>4-H Club Tech Team members in Mahaska County, Iowa use ArcGIS to map a local cemetery as a community service project.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 24:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Using GIS for Emergency Operations Planning in Nepal</title>
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      <description>Justin Pummell, a GIS professional with the US Army Corps of Engineers, talks about using GIS to assess the seismic vulnerability of critical transportation infrastructure in Kathmandu, Nepal.</description>
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      <title>Social Media Map of Texas Wildfires</title>
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      <description>Follow Esri's interactive map of the wildfires in Central Texas to view video and images from social media. Use the map to explore incident locations and change social tags to search for localized content. Customized versions can be shared or embedded.</description>
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      <title>Creating Map Books Using Data Driven Pages</title>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on September 8 to learn how to streamline high-quality map book production using the ArcGIS 10 Data Driven Pages feature.</description>
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      <title>L.A. School District Crowdsources Maintenance Requests</title>
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      <description>At the beginning of 2011, the LAUSD launched a pilot crowdsourcing program that has resulted in 1,000 repair requests in the first eight months of the year. Once fully implemented, it could cut the district's maintenance request-processing expenses by 80 percent.</description>
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      <description>As expected, Kenilworth, IL the 2nd most exclusive neighborhood in the Midwest, also computes high for back to school spending. According to Esri, the spending potential index for back-to-school supplies is an astounding 254% higher than the national rate. A total of $60,562 is spent each year.</description>
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      <title>UNOSAT boosts partnership for geographic information services</title>
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      <description>UNITAR and Esri strengthen their partnership to better support UNOSAT, which delivers high-end image analysis and situational maps to organizations worldwide.</description>
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      <title>The World Resources Institute Maps Future Water Risks In Your City</title>
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      <description>There are a number of water risks that the world will face in the coming years. The World Resources Institute's Water Risk Atlas by Esri outlines those risks.</description>
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      <title>Amazon Pushes Harder To Win Government Cloud Market</title>
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      <description>Microsoft and Google logged early wins, but Amazon Web Services is taking new steps to win over government cloud customers.</description>
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      <title>Hurricane, Earthquake Show Utility of Social Media</title>
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      <description>The earthquake and hurricane on the East Coast have shown how social media has changed the way we consume and disseminate meaningful information, particularly during a crisis.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:14:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <description>In emergency situations it's often hard to separate useful information from useless noise in the middle of rapid fire tweets, smartphone photos and other social media.</description>
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      <title>Special Nonprofit Pricing Announced for Esri Community Analyst</title>
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      <description>Esri Community Analyst helps nonprofits implement interactive maps to help improve projects and fund-raising.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Loveland, CO, to Discuss Its Road Map for Successful Enterprise GIS Implementation</title>
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      <description>Loveland, Colorado, winner of a Special Achievement in GIS award at the Esri International User Conference, will present its work during Esri's networking social at the APWA Congress.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:32:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Map Continuously Updates US Flooding Information</title>
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      <description>Esri map pinpoints observed flood data (updated every 15 minutes) from NOAA's NWS in storm ravaged northeast US.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri programs aid in hurricane tracking</title>
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      <description>Redlands residents and the rest of the world could track Hurricane Irene's impact through Esri's social media application.</description>
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      <title>The power of Twitter and a map</title>
      <link>http://www.emergencymgmt.com/emergency-blogs/disaster-zone/the-power-of-twitter-and-a-map-083011.html</link>
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      <description>Esri "gets it" when it comes to leveraging the spatial analysis that comes from putting social media information on a map.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:44:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Navigating Commercial Real Estate with GIS</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_beitz.mp3</link>
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      <description>David Beitz discusses the importance of using both desktop and cloud-based GIS in the commercial real estate industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:13:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Regional Outlook</title>
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      <description>A demographic inventory for the 4 counties in North Carolina's Greater Triangle show the areas differ economically, financially, and educationally.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:56:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hurricane Irene is Stirring Up Social Media</title>
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      <description>Esri's interactive mapping along with storm tracking and social media tells the story of Hurricane Irene in real time.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:47:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tracking Hurricane Irene</title>
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      <description>Explore Hurricane Irene's predicted path, storm surge, weather warnings and related media.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:43:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Australian sugarcane farmers reap benefits from GIS</title>
      <link>http://www.fareasternagriculture.com/crop/227-australian-sugarcane-farmers-reap-benefits-from-gis</link>
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      <description>ArcGIS-based Herbert Information Portal helps sugarcane farmers in Australia manage entire production process.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:37:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Resolving common workflow challenges with GIS</title>
      <link>http://www.apwa.net/Resources/Reporter/Articles/2011/6/Resolving-common-workflow-challenges-with-GIS</link>
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      <description>GIS helps Public Works departments manage Asset management, operational awareness, operational planning, mobile applications, community engagement, and return on investment.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Published an Interactive Map of Hurricane Irene</title>
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      <description>An Esri interactive map provided continuously updated position information and social media messages during Hurricane Irene.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Do You Live in a Food Desert?</title>
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      <description>Web maps help display the geographical location of food deserts and underserved populations.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Social, mapping, and mobile data tell the story of Hurricane Irene</title>
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      <description>Data plays a role in hurricane response and reporting.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>City tracks Irene with powerful software tool</title>
      <link>http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-27/news/29936085_1_hurricane-irene-national-hurricane-center-storm</link>
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      <description>Mapping tools help emergency management staff monitor storm conditions in the City of Boston.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Changes in Technology and Social Trends Are Impacting Mapping Organizations around the World</title>
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      <description>Esri's Mark Cygan looks at mapmaking and mapping organizations at the Spatial Roundtable.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New system to simplify project approval process</title>
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      <description>Qatar's Public Works department has implemented a Capital Project Request Management System to manage its capital project funding process.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:53:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Social Media: Hurricanes, cyclones and real-time reporting, oh my!</title>
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      <description>Interactive map with storm surge, precipitation, predicted path, and social media feeds provide a great way to monitor Hurricane Irene and get a more personal reporting experience.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Map Tracks Irene With Innovative Combination of Official Data and Social Media Input</title>
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      <description>Esri's Hurricanes and Cyclones map illustrates both standard tracking features and private interaction undertaken to preserve lives and property and mitigate insured losses.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:29:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>How GIS can lead to better facilities management</title>
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      <description>Michelle Ellington, GIS coordinator at the University of Kentucky, discusses how the university is using GIS to put location data to work, and how buisnesses could learn from the university's example.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tracking Hurricane Irene: map + Twitter, YouTube and Flickr</title>
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      <description>Interactive weather map helps people track hurricane path and alert others through social sharing tool.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Navigating Commercial Real Estate with GIS</title>
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      <description>David Beitz discusses the importance of using both desktop and cloud-based GIS in the commercial real estate industry.</description>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Taking 3D to the Streets</title>
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      <description>John Ristevski talks about Earthmine's innovative technology that collects 3D street-level imagery for use in GIS applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Introduction to Esri Community Analyst</title>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on August 25 to see how to easily generate reports and maps from business data variables.</description>
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      <title>Esri Earthquake Map</title>
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      <description>Map shows the location to the 5.9 magnitude quake which took place on August 23 near Richmond, Virginia, and includes earthquake data from the USGS and feeds from social networks.</description>
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      <title>Esri's Randy Frantz to Be Featured in OSP EXPO Keynote Panel Discussion</title>
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      <description>As telecommunications professionals gather at the OSP Expo, Esri will present geospatial approaches to building and operating broadband networks.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>A new approach to crime reduction</title>
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      <description>Ogden Police Department aims to reduce crime and enhance situational awareness with a real time center.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Share the Wealth: New Urban Poverty Atlases Now Provide Data to Slum Dwellers</title>
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      <description>CHF International maps slums to provide a more complete picture of why poverty exists in certain areas and how conditions can be improved.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:53:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to build support for using location analysis within your company</title>
      <link>http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2011/08/17/how-to-build-support-for-using-location-analysis-within-your-company/</link>
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      <description>Matt Felton from MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Service shares hi insight on how location data are powering smart site selection for businesses.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Agriculture pulls all GIS maps into a single portal</title>
      <link>http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110817_6767.php?oref=topstory</link>
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      <description>Portal for ArcGIS will provide researchers and USDA staff with a better ability to create their own GIS products</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS isn't just a tool to enliven high school geography lessons</title>
      <link>http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/News/News/11-08-16/GIS_isn_t_just_a_tool_to_enliven_high_school_geography_lessons.aspx</link>
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      <description>At Vanderbilt University, a pilot project focuses on a new curriculum for teachers.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:18:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS Applications Inject Creativity and Challenge into Spatial Competition</title>
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      <description>Staged by the Singapore Land Authority and supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education and Esri Singapore, the Spatial Challenge is a popular GIS competition for students.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mapping the human terrain</title>
      <link>http://www.governmentnews.com.au/2011/08/17/article/Mapping-the-human-terrain/YMAXMCWGIL</link>
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      <description>Human terrain maps add geographic and cultural context to assist ground forces.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Getting the Most Out of ArcGIS Explorer Online</title>
      <link>http://training.esri.com/Gateway/index.cfm?fa=seminars.viewDetails&amp;course_id=164</link>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on August 18 about using ArcGIS Explorer Online to quickly create compelling maps that showcase your geographic information.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 24:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Expands Technical Certification Program</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/esri-expands-technical-certification-program.html</link>

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      <description>New certification exams are now available through Esri's Technical Certification Program, which recognizes ArcGIS technical proficiency.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:19:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jane Goodall's TACARE: GeoDesign in Action</title>
      <link>http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/esri-insider/archive/2011/08/15/Jane-Goodall_2700_s-TACARE_3A00_-GeoDesign-in-Action.aspx</link>
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      <description>Jane Goodall's TACARE outreach program uses geography to drive planning and policy decisions and help shape a better future.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bill Meehan on Using GIS to Help Create a Smart Grid</title>
      <link>http://earthsky.org/human-world/bill-meehan-on-using-gis-to-help-create-a-smart-grid-2</link>
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      <description>GIS will play a fundamental role in building and implementing the U.S. Smart Grid, and other smart grids worldwide.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:57:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>ArcNews: 33 Years and Counting</title>
      <link>http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/esri-insider/archive/2011/08/12/arcnews-33-years-and-counting.aspx</link>
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      <description>More than three decades after its inception, ArcNews has remained true to its mission of educating people about the potential for GIS to transform processes and organizations.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Making Cities Smarter with IBM and Esri</title>
      <link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyXZkV6aSiw&amp;feature=youtu.be</link>
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      <description>GIS helps cities become smarter through better spatial management.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:28:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>A 3D GIS and GeoDesign Milestone</title>
      <link>http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/esri-insider/default.aspx</link>
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      <description>Newly acquired CityEngine technology provides an integrated platform for 3D GIS and GeoDesign.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:01:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Harvard University Press: Geographies 4: Scales of the Earth</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/reprints/pdfs/scales-of-the-earth-geography-by-design.pdf</link>
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      <description>Interview with Esri president Jack Dangermond.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>VIPER, VENOM snake critical info across intergovernmental boundaries</title>
      <link>http://gcn.com/articles/2011/08/15/virtual-usa-gis-standards.aspx</link>
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      <description>Virtual USA project set the path for data sharing and a common operational picture.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to use location intelligence to pick a place for your business</title>
      <link>http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2011/08/10/how-to-use-location-intelligence-to-pick-a-place-for-your-business/</link>
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      <description>Esri partners Intalytics and GIS Inc. describe what kinds of data retailers should look at when planning to expand.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hot-Spot Analysis Identifies Potential WIC Recipients</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/hotspot-analysis-identifies-potential-wic-recipients.html</link>
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      <description>GIS technology from Esri helps identify geographic locations with people eligible for but not receiving WIC services.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:58:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: The Road Ahead for ArcGIS on the Java Platform</title>
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      <description>Eric Bader and Dan O'Neill discuss Esri's commitment to the Java platform and Esri's plans to phase out the Web ADF in ArcGIS 10.1.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:49:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Improving the Insurance Claims Management Process</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/improving-the-insurance-claims-management-process.html</link>
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      <description>Esri's insurance industry manager Mark McCoy discusses why GIS delivers better customer service for the insurance claims management process.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:51:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>India Embraces GIS to Build a Smarter Nation</title>
      <link>http://www.asmmag.com/201108101855/india-embraces-gis-to-build-a-smarter-nation.html</link>
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      <description>National GIS in India coming together, setting the stage for better urban planning.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:42:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Helps Airports Comply with FAA Regulations</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/esri-helps-airports-comply-with-faa-regulations.html</link>
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      <description>An Esri Aeronautical Solution-Airports GIS Package license is now offered under special introductory bundled pricing to qualified customers.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Market Facts 2011 - Owning Vacation Homes</title>
      <link>http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110630/PAGES/110639988</link>
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      <description>Lake County, Illinois ranks among the top 30 US Counties for spending on vacation homes. Nearly 250,000 area residents spent more than $213 million on vacation homes.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Top 25 - Wealthiest ZIP Codes</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/top/msp070811_list_wealthy_zip.pdf</link>
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      <description>Edina's most affluent suburb, ZIP Code 55439, boasts more than $575,000 in median net worth according to Esri</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Top 25 - Fastest Growing Cities</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/top/msp070811_list_fast_cities.pdf</link>
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      <description>The 3.01% population growth rate in Hugo, MN tops the fastest growing cities in the Twin Cities metro, according to Esri.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rwanda and Burundi: A mouse can be of service to a lion</title>
      <link>http://www.theafricareport.com/archives2/politics/5168874-rwanda-and-burundi-a-mouse-can-be-of-service-to-a-lion.html</link>
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      <description>The foreign policies of East Africa's smallest states support US objectives in crisis states across the continent, leading to support from a thankful Washington.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:51:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>HHS Chief Technology Officer to Keynote Esri Health GIS Conference</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/hhs-chief-technology-officer-to-keynote-esri-health-gis-conference.html</link>
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      <description>Todd Park, chief technology officer for the US Department of Health and Human Services, will headline the Esri Health GIS Conference.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New software may improve paving system</title>
      <link>http://www.walb.com/story/15214329/new-software-revolutionize-paving-system?redirected=true</link>
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      <description>Program integrates Global Information Systems and customized maps to respond and track problem areas around town.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:48:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>What is GIS, and what can it do for my business?</title>
      <link>http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2011/07/27/what-is-gis-and-what-can-it-do-for-my-business/</link>
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      <description>Interview with Allan Pym, APOS COO on business intelligence and GIS for better decision making.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>How location data can empower retailers</title>
      <link>http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2011/08/03/how-location-data-can-empower-retailers/</link>
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      <description>An interview with Esri customer Amy Wilde of MarketStar describes who describes how retailers use location data.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Singapore Uses GIS as an Enabler to Build a Networked Government</title>
      <link>http://www.asmmag.com/201107281841/singapore-uses-gis-as-an-enabler-to-build-a-networked-government.html</link>
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      <description>Singapore uses GIS to link more than 70 agencies and provide services throughout the country.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:47:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri to Exhibit CityEngine at SIGGRAPH 2011</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/esri-to-exhibit-cityengine-at-siggraph-2011.html</link>
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      <description>Esri is scheduled to exhibit and teach a course at the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference in Vancouver, Canada.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:43:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS and eGovernance in the Philippines</title>
      <link>http://www.asmmag.com/201108031842/gis-and-egovernance-in-the-philippines.html</link>
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      <description>Philippine Geo Portal aims to bring together application-specific systems in various sectors.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Seminar Shows How to Extend GIS Benefits with Existing Resources</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/free-seminar-shows-how-to-extend-gis-benefits-with-existing-resources.html</link>
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      <description>Esri will be hosting a free half-day US nationwide seminar spanning nearly 70 cities beginning in September 2011.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:46:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Metro website tells voters which district they live in</title>
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      <description>If you have any questions about just what district you live in, there's a website that can help.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Dutch Kadaster Contributes Data to Esri's World Topographic Map</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-3qtr/dutch-kadaster-contributes-data-to-esris-world-topographic-map.html</link>
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      <description>Organization in the Netherlands responsible for the registration of real estate and geographic information contributed data from one of its major databases to Esri's World Topographic Map.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:51:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Software Brings Hopi History to Life</title>
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      <description>Hopi Landscape Portal visualizes old travel routes brings ancestral villages back to life.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:58:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Loudoun County Sidewalk Mapping Tool Online</title>
      <link>http://leesburgtoday.com/news/article_91c5595a-b85f-11e0-a21d-001cc4c002e0.html</link>
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      <description>The county government has released a online resource that shows a comprehensive map of the completed sidewalks, trails and crosswalks in all areas of Loudoun.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Adds 3D Design Tools with Procedural Acquisition</title>
      <link>http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/esri-adds-3d-design-tools-with-procedural-acquisition.html</link>
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      <description>Esri announced the acquisition of Procedural with their CityEngine application that allows for the quick modeling and visualization of cityscale models.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:33:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS app gives first responders in Georgia a moving picture</title>
      <link>http://gcn.com/Articles/2011/07/26/Marietta-GIS-first-responders.aspx?sc_lang=en&amp;Page=1</link>
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      <description>New "common operating picture" app allows dispatchers to deliver routing, roadblock, and other info instantly to first responders and field commanders.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Book Discusses Spatial Analysis of Census Data</title>
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      <description>Urban Policy and the Census provides a comprehensive understanding of census data and how it can be used for population research, policy planning, and decision-making.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:56:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fast track to success</title>
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      <description>Victor Valley College student in the spotlight for mobile app development.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rwanda: Husband-Wife Researchers Cover New Coffee Ground</title>
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      <description>Husband-and-wife research team demonstrate how to improve one of the world's most traded agricultural products through the use of GIS technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:14:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mobile devices save lives in emergencies</title>
      <link>http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/07/21/mobile.emergency.response.gahran/index.html</link>
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      <description>Esri's Russ Johnson explains how social media is changing the way emergency response and recovery works as tweets provide timely, actionable information.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>City of Philadelphia Opens Data, Imagery to the Public</title>
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      <description>OpenDataPhilly provides public access to more than 100 datasets, applications, and APIs related to the Philadelphia region, including spatially enabled.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:03:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Observing a Volatile Earth</title>
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      <title>USDA and Esri Build Geospatial Portal Mapping Service</title>
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      <title>Esri Opens Enterprise License Agreements to Regional Governments</title>
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      <description>Esri is now offering enterprise license agreements for ArcGIS software to regional governments in the United States.</description>
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      <description>Esri released a new web service last week called Community Analyst, which enables access vast amounts of data and instant reports and maps through a cloud-based GIS application.</description>
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      <description>Announcement at Esri International User Conference: a drone that can stay aloft at its default flight altitude of 492 feet for half an hour, during which it can photograph nearly a square mile at a time, taking 1,000 photographs.</description>
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      <title>Fact-checking Corner Office</title>
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      <description>By recounting fond memories of family trips to the Dangermond Nursery Jim Fallows confirms the authenticity of Jack Dangermond's CEO interview with New York Times editor Adam Bryant.</description>
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      <title>New Esri Course Book Emphasizes Real-World Lessons</title>
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      <title>Esri Announces Winners of Storytelling with Maps Competition</title>
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      <description>Esri announces the winners of the Storytelling with Maps competition at the 2011 Esri International User Conference (Esri UC).</description>
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      <title>Special Achievement in GIS Award Winners Announced at 2011 Esri User Conference</title>
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      <description>Esri acknowledged the achievements of more than 140 international organizations at the Special Achievement in GIS Awards ceremony at the Esri International User Conference.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:42:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>IFPRI geospatial experts to have major presence at leading geospatial event</title>
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      <description>The Consultative Group on International Agricutlural Research (CGIAR) Consortium for Spatial Information hosted an informaiton booth and lead five sessions at the Esri International User Conference.</description>
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      <title>Local Firm Tops in GIS</title>
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      <description>Esri featured in this story about its annual User Conference.</description>
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      <title>Market Facts 2011—Love on the mind</title>
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      <description>Looking for love in ZIP Code 60614 –these residents are mostly single, and spend more than $81,000 a year on dating services.</description>
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      <title>INSTANT MBA: Look For Good Colleagues, Not Good Workers</title>
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      <description>Esri's Founder and President Jack Dangermond interview with The New York Times.</description>
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      <title>Latest Esri Map Book Illustrates Broad Range of GIS Capabilities</title>
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      <description>Esri Map Book, Volume 26, beautifully showcases the power and potential of geospatial analysis in use today.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Business Partner Section</title>
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      <description>This special section highlights some of the Esri partners who collaborate to bring imagery into the ArcGIS environment.</description>
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      <title>Esri Releases New Version of ArcGIS for iOS</title>
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      <title>Esri Acquires 3D Software Company Procedural</title>
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      <description>Esri has acquired Procedural, one of the world's leading software companies for creating stunning 3D urban environments from typical 2D data.</description>
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      <title>ArcGIS Online Adds Drag-and-Drop Capability</title>
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      <description>The latest release of ArcGIS Online lets users drag data from a CSV or TXT file directly onto the ArcGIS Online map viewer. Users can also add GPS Exchange Form (.gpx) files, OGC WMS service layers, and KML layers through this simple operation.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Aeronautical Solution-Airports GIS Package Now Available</title>
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      <title>Data and Online Maps Help Create Better Communities</title>
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      <description>Government agencies, civic organizations, and policy makers can access vast amounts of data and instant reports and maps through Esri Community Analyst, a cloud-based GIS application.</description>
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      <description>Chris Bradshaw and David Cardella discuss the upcoming Esri Mobile Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting at the Esri International User Conference.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:31:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>ArcGIS Data Appliance 4.0 Includes Significant Data Updates</title>
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      <description>Esri released the new version of ArcGIS Data Appliance. ArcGIS Data Appliance 4.0 includes many new imagery and basemap datasets.</description>
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      <title>New White Paper: GIS Data Quality Best Practices for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Utilities</title>
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      <description>Water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities are now heavily focusing on quality assurance and quality control to ensure that the utility's GIS data truly meets its needs.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:53:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Great new research tool: Esri's Community Analyst mapping site</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:36:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS: City IT Leaders Discuss Geospatial Data's Growing Role</title>
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      <description>GIS is a starting point for data-sharing that can flatten government silos and bring information to life.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mobile Power Can Speed Geospatial Intell to Battlefront</title>
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      <description>Esri tech is helping propel NGA plans to get imagery in the hands of warfighters.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Management of Marine Resources through the Development of Marine Boundaries and Offshore Leases</title>
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      <description>This white paper is an approach for performing complex marine boundary delineation by using prescribed GIS tools and methods. It introduces the concept and requirements of a marine cadastre.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:14:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Workbook Details Steps in Completing Full-Scale GIS Analysis</title>
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      <description>Understanding GIS details the methods, tools, and processes needed to apply full-scale GIS analysis to a spatially-based problem.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Corpus Christi's Major Mobile Initiative</title>
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      <description>Mobile technologies have transformed the way Corpus Christi's 1,500 field workers operate.</description>
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      <title>National Land Survey of Iceland to Deploy ArcGIS for INSPIRE</title>
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      <title>Esri Named as Microsoft Technology Center Alliance Partner</title>
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      <description>Esri's flagship ArcGIS software will be demonstrated in MTC Envisioning Centers worldwide as part of the Strategy Briefing offering.</description>
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      <title>A GIS mobile app sampler</title>
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      <title>High and Low Tech Methods Being Used to Remove Debris</title>
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      <description>The Army Corps of Engineers is using ArcGIS as a tool to remove more than 30,000 pounds of debris after the tornado in Joplin, Missouri.</description>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Accela Analytics: An Enterprise Oversight Tool for the iPad</title>
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      <description>Chuck Spink discusses the creation and use of Accela's new dashboard app for the iPad.</description>
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      <title>Esri and SCGIS Announce Winners of Conservation Mapping Contest</title>
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      <description>Winners of the International Conservation Mapping Competition have been announced. The contest was sponsored by Esri and the Society for Conservation GIS.</description>
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      <title>Esri Creates Ocean Basemap</title>
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      <title>Esri's Randy Frantz Selected as IEEE Senior Member</title>
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      <title>Industry Leader Joins Esri as New Public Works Manager</title>
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      <title>Esri Appoints Dawn J. Wright as Chief Scientist</title>
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      <description>Ocean scientist Dawn Wright joins Esri as its chief scientist.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Surveyors to Discuss LightSquared Issue at Survey Summit-ACSM Annual Conference</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/surveyors-to-discuss-lightsquared-issue-at-survey-summitacsm-annual-conference.html</link>
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      <description>GPS network is being threatened by proposed nationwide network of broadband transmitters that will broadcast radio signals very close to the L frequencies used by GPS.</description>
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      <title>GPS Capability Now Integrated with ArcGIS Explorer Desktop</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/gps-capability-now-integrated-with-arcgis-explorer-desktop.html</link>
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      <description>Esri today released the new version of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, the free GIS viewer that gives users an easy way to explore, visualize, and share GIS information.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:47:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Using ArcGIS Data Reviewer to Assess Data Quality</title>
      <link>http://training.esri.com/campus/seminars/seminardetail.cfm?course_id=161</link>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on June 16 about using the tools in ArcGIS Data Reviewer to automate, centrally manage, and improve GIS data quality control processes.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2011 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Decatur Utilities Gives Staff Access to Real-Time Data</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/decatur-utilities-gives-staff-access-to-realtime-data.html</link>
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      <description>Decatur Utilities in Alabama recently upgraded its IT to provide all 165 employees with up-to-date network and customer data.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:41:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cast Your Vote!</title>
      <link>http://www.arcgis.com/home/group.html?owner=mlomoro&amp;title=Storytelling%20with%20Maps%20Contest</link>
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      <description>The Storytelling with Maps contest is now open for the GIS community to vote on their favorite web maps and mobile apps.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>The New Tech Helping Retailers Pick the Right Spot</title>
      <link>http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/print/2011/06/the-new-tech-helping-retailers-pick-the-right-spot/240313/</link>
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      <description>Supermarket executives have adopted unified market knowledge systems to improve the murky and difficult process of store site selection.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:54:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Southern California Water Utility Improves Services with Maps, Data</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/southern-california-water-utility-improves-services-with-maps-data.html</link>
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      <description>Western Municipal Water District in Riverside, California, gives its office and field staff easy access to location-based data and maps using GIS technology from Esri.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:54:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lunch break: Geo-medicine</title>
      <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/lunch-break-geo-medicine/2011/05/19/AGZrltOH_blog.html</link>
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      <description>Is the next step for health records to begin including environmental and geographical data?</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>How GIS can make you a better citizen</title>
      <link>http://gcn.com/Articles/2011/06/13/Mobile-Geographic-Information-Systems.aspx?Page=1</link>
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      <description>The rise of location-aware smart phones has made it convenient to find almost anything.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:13:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Visualizing Historical Data, And The Rise Of "Digital Humanities"</title>
      <link>http://www.fastcompany.com/1758538/the-rise-of-digital-humanities</link>
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      <description>Stanford's Spatial History Project uses databases, ArcGIS, and other technological bells and whistles to visualize history that can't otherwise be easily told.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Polish Telecom Operator Adopts GIS to Manage Fiber Network</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/polish-telecom-operator-adopts-gis-to-manage-fiber-network.html</link>
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      <description>TK Telekom plans to improve its fiber network by implementing SunVizion Network Information Management.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Business Summit Features Keynote from Starbucks</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-business-summit-features-keynote-from-starbucks.html</link>
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      <description>Esri Business Summit will be held in San Diego, CA from July 10-11 and provides a venue for business managers from around the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:59:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>First Esri Forestry GIS Solutions Conference Tracks Trends</title>
      <link>http://www.vector1media.com/events/event-coverage/20640-first-esri-forestry-gis-solutions-conference-tracks-trends.html</link>
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      <description>New conference brings forestry community together to explore managements practices, advances in fieldwork tools, and the emergence of full online GIS.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:25:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Cloud-Based GIS Solutions for Aeronautical Agencies</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_chiesa.mp3</link>
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      <description>Marc Chiesa discusses aeronautical information management and GIS, providing examples of successful adoption in Norway, France, and throughout Africa.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:43:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Market Facts 2011--Who's Hitting Theme Parks this Summer!</title>
      <link>http://www.chicagobusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=99992402</link>
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      <description>DuPage County's Naperville area is hot for theme parks--per Esri, the index rates 154; equating to 54 times more than the national average.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Russian Cadastral Revolution</title>
      <link>http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/russiancadastral_intv10i6.pdf</link>
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      <description>Rosreestr is a geoportal based on Esri technology that provides access to cadastral information in Russia.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 24:28:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Online Landsat Imagery Tool Makes Change Easy to See</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/articles/spacenews-052011.pdf#page=14</link>
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      <description>Change Matters website offers a useful, free tool for viewing Landsat data while providing Esri officials the opportunity to test its cloud-based computing architecture.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 24:28:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri File Geodatabase API Is Now Available</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-file-geodatabase-api-is-now-available.html</link>
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      <description>Esri today released the Esri File Geodatabase API. The API allows developers to work with file geodatabases outside ArcObjects.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:38:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tuskegee University Site License to Stimulate New GIS Projects</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/tuskegee-university-site-license-to-stimulate-new-gis-projects.html</link>
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      <description>With the implementation of its ArcGIS license, Tuskegee University is extending its use of GIS into new areas of private/public partnership.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:39:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>GIS Site License Provides Alaskan Youth with Critical Skills</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/gis-site-license-provides-alaskan-youth-with-critical-skills.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/gis-site-license-provides-alaskan-youth-with-critical-skills.html</guid>
      <description>Alaska's statewide site license provides all K-12 students, teachers, and administrators with access to Esri's full range of ArcGIS software.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:27:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Planning 2.0 about open government</title>
      <link>http://times-news.com/local/x962124206/Planning-2-0-about-open-government</link>
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      <description>Allegany County Planning 2.0 enables residents to view and comment on land use plan.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 15:53:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Los Angeles County Seeks Redistricting Input via Public App</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/los-angeles-county-seeks-redistricting-input-via-public-app.html</link>
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      <description>Los Angeles County is giving its citizens the opportunity to propose new district boundaries through an online redistricting application built on Esri technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:56:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Are You Buried in a Landslide of Imagery?</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/are-you-buried-in-a-landslide-of-imagery.html</link>
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      <description>As imagery becomes more available, users need to be smart about accessing and managing information.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 10:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Summer Getaway: New Ways to Find Best Gas Prices</title>
      <link>http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/memorial-day-gas-price-revelations-13701307</link>
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      <description>Money saving tips for your gas tank. Esri heat maps show areas to avoid.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri's Lawrie Jordan on ChangeMatters Viewer, Free Landsat Imagery for the World</title>
      <link>http://www10.giscafe.com/video/ESRI-Lawrie-Jordan-Director-Imagery-Enterprise-Solutions/35061/media.html</link>
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      <description>ChangeMatters Viewer: 34,000 Landsat scenes for the world, online for free.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Receives Strong Positive Rating in Leading Analyst Firm's Utility Industry MarketScope Report</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-receives-strong-positive-rating-in-leading-analyst-firms-utility-industry-marketscope-report.html</link>
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      <description>Esri received the highest possible rating from Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 09:21:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Methodology Statement: Esri Data-Market Potential</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/market-potential-methodology.pdf</link>
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      <description>Methodology Statement: Esri Data—Market Potential</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New ELA Program Assists Smaller Public Safety Agencies</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/new-ela-program-assists-smaller-public-safety-agencies.html</link>
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      <description>New ELA program makes acquiring Esri technology easy and cost-effective.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 14:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mapping Leaps and a vision for a national real estate registry</title>
      <link>http://www.inman.com/news/2011/05/23/mapping-leaps-and-a-vision-a-national-real-estate-registry</link>
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      <description>A question and answer session with Esri's community mapping evangelist Don Cooke.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 11:29:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Essential Reference Book Guides Programming Workflows in ArcGIS</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/essential-reference-book-guides-programming-workflows-in-arcgis.html</link>
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      <description>Book details the steps required to develop geoprocessing workflows and models in ModelBuilder, a visual programming technology for ArcGIS.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:09:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hanson lays foundations for GIS roll-out</title>
      <link>http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/news/articleid/73885.aspx</link>
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      <description>Hanson Australia uses Esri GIS to integrate logistics and other corporate systems in global operations.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 08:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Redistricting for the masses: Cloud software lets voters participate</title>
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      <description>Why should politicians have all the gerrymandering fun? LA County's cloud service lets voters participate.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 13:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>2011 Homeland Security Summit Has Something for Everyone</title>
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      <description>2011 Esri Homeland Security Summit highlights include executive and technical tracks, Lightning Talks, and focus on ROI.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 09:21:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Finnish University Consortium Acquires Site License from Esri</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/finnish-university-consortium-acquires-site-license-from-esri.html</link>
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      <description>A Finnish university consortium has simplified its existing GIS licensing agreements by implementing a three-year site license with Esri.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 13:50:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Redistricting for the masses: Cloud software lets voters participate</title>
      <link>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/355964/Redistricting_for_the_Masses</link>
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      <description>4.5 million voters in LA County have access to redistricting plan.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 08:49:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Geography Enhances Business Intelligence</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_pym.mp3</link>
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      <description>Allan Pym explains how geospatial technology integrated with business intelligence systems greatly improves market analysis.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 08:47:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Census 2010 Data Is Instantly Usable in Maps and Easy-to-Read Reports</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/census-data-is-instantly-usable-in-maps-and-easytoread-reports.html</link>
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      <description>Today, Esri released Census 2010 Redistricting data in 2010 geography.  The data is available in maps and reports.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 08:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mapping Our Future</title>
      <link>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXq0asC3v_E&amp;feature=youtu.be</link>
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      <description>See why Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is a nationally recognized leader in the use of GIS and mapping technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 15:45:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>UNOSAT reinforces partnership with Esri for edge geographic information services</title>
      <link>http://www.unitar.org/unosat-reinforces-partnership-edge-geographic-information-services</link>
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      <description>Esri and UNITAR have strengthened their partnership to better support UNOSAT, the UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Porgramme.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:52:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Routing software accommodates break periods</title>
      <link>http://fleetowner.com/information_technology/news/routing-software-break-periods-0518/</link>
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      <description>ArcLogistics enables dispatches to calculate driver breaks, lunch, and parking time into fleet schedules.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:52:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>ASPRS 77th Annual Conference-Very Successful with Good Conference Attendance</title>
      <link>http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/8699/</link>
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      <description>ASPRS 2011 highlights include announcement of ChangeMatters a Landsat viewer with online imagery services to access multi-temporal and multi-spectral worldwide Landsat data.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: How Integrated Imagery and GIS Enhances Critical Decision Making</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_ittvis.mp3</link>
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      <description>Lori Thompson discusses how image processing integrated with GIS is used across different industries for better decision making.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 14:11:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>ArcLogistics Update Gives Drivers a Break</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/arclogistics-update-gives-drivers-a-break.html</link>
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      <description>The new version of ArcLogistics now has more options to create more efficient and realistic routes.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Impact of Earthquake in Lorca</title>
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      <description>This map by Esri Spain shows the geological situation of Murcia and social media messages.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 16:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Making and Sharing Maps with ArcGIS Online</title>
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      <description>Watch an online, one-hour seminar on May 12 about how to find, create, and share compelling maps for web, desktop, and mobile viewing.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Enterprise GIS Improves Efficiency and Services in Wayne County</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/enterprise-gis-improves-efficiency-and-services-in-wayne-county.html</link>
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      <description>Renewal of Esri enterprise license agreement enables continued GIS development.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 09:02:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>4-H Club GIS Programs Support Training</title>
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      <description>Supported by grants from Esri, 4-H clubs have implemented GIS programs that have enhanced members' understanding of science and technology and enriched their communities.</description>
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      <title>Market Facts 2011-Who's Hitting the Gym</title>
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      <description>Esri shows which Chicago area residents are most likely to hit the gym 2+ or more a week.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:45:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Health: Incorporating Esri Technology and Services</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/gis_and_env_health.pdf</link>
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      <description>The American Community Survey (ACS) is the replacement for sample data from the decennial census. This white paper explains the difference between Census 2000 and the ACS and the methodology used by Esri to simplify the ACS data and enhance its usability.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri and DOI introduce Landsat data for the world</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 11:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Inside Starbucks' GIS Strategy</title>
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      <description>Esri's GIS helps Starbucks' real estate partners understand spatial data and saves time every day.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 14:32:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Penn State's David DiBiase to Head Esri's Education Team</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/penn-states-david-dibiase-to-head-esris-education-team.html</link>
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      <description>David DiBiase joins Esri as the director of education within the company's Industry Solutions division.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 09:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Auckland motorways GIS suite achieves payback</title>
      <link>http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/auckland-motorways-gis-suite-achieves-payback</link>
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      <description>ESRI delivers benefits for Auckland roading body.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 08:08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tufts University Library Uses GIS for Resource Planning and Facility Management</title>
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      <description>Tufts University's Tisch library created L-SIMS, based on ArcGIS, to manage its collections and facilities.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 15:48:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Best Practices for Storing the Product Library Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for Oracle</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/gis-for-human-svc-and-ssos.pdf</link>
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      <description>Place Matters in the Helping Professions: GIS for Human and Social Services Organizations</description>
      <pubDate>Tues, 03 May 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Online Maps Help Legislators Communicate with Constituents</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/online-maps-help-legislators-communicate-with-constituents.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/online-maps-help-legislators-communicate-with-constituents.html</guid>
      <description>Esri technology enables web mapping in GSL's HillTop content management system.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>ChangeMatters Landsat Viewer Released</title>
      <link>http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/changematters-landsat-viewer-released.html</link>
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      <description>ChangeMatters viewer from Esri provides online access to 30 years of GLS Landsat imagery for viewing changes over time.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Interior to offer new mashup capability for its extensive satellite data library</title>
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      <description>Esri and DOI introduce ChangeMatters, Landsat satellite imagery viewer.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:06:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Getting to Know ArcGIS ModelBuilder</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/press_allen.mp3</link>
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      <description>Author David Allen discusses his latest Esri Press book, Getting to Know ArcGIS ModelBuilder.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:54:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri and DOI Introduce Landsat Data for the World</title>
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      <description>Free online services make it easy to add Landsat data to any project.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 09:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Provides LIVE Map of Midwest Floods</title>
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      <description>Esri news map shows current precipitation and recent content shared via social media.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 14:46:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Best Practices for Storing the Product Library Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for Oracle</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/enterprise_gdb_for_oracle_plw.pdf</link>
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      <description>Best Practices for Storing the Product Library Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for Oracle</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: GIS Technology: Supporting the Wildfire Mission</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/gis_supporting_wildfire_mission.pdf</link>
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      <description>GIS Technology: Supporting the Wildfire Mission</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri's Storytelling with Maps Contest Kicks Off</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esris-storytelling-with-maps-contest-kicks-off.html</link>
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      <description>Contest invites users to share their most interesting and engaging web map or mobile app for a chance to win a great prize.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 09:54:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Esri® Business Analyst™ Server System Design Strategies</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/ba_server_system_design_strategies.pdf</link>
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      <description>Esri® Business Analyst™ Server System Design Strategies</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Loading Data into a Parcel Fabric</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/loading_data_parcel_fabric.pdf</link>
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      <description>Loading Data into a Parcel Fabric</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Storytelling with Maps Contest</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/special/landing-pages/storytelling-contest/index.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.esri.com/special/landing-pages/storytelling-contest/index.html</guid>
      <description>Share your most interesting and engaging web map or mobile app for a chance to win a great prize. The contest starts April 29 and ends June 10.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Severe Weather Map App</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/severe-weather/latest-news-map.html</link>
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      <description>View updated reports and warnings for tornados, wind, storms, and shared media.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Releases ArcGIS for INSPIRE</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-releases-arcgis-for-inspire.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-releases-arcgis-for-inspire.html</guid>
      <description>Solution helps European Union member states comply with spatial data infrastructure legislation.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: Geo Business Intelligence</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_ovens.mp3</link>
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      <description>Chris Ovens talks about the importance of integrating geospatial technology and data to give organizations a true view into their business data.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:21:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Dubai's GIS Enhances Operations to Support Continued Growth</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/dubais-gis-enhances-operations-to-support-continued-growth.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/dubais-gis-enhances-operations-to-support-continued-growth.html</guid>
      <description>Esri license agreement enables enterprise-wide GIS in world's fastest-growing city.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:44:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Geospatial Intelligence for Fusion Centers</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/geospatial_intelligence_fusion_centers.pdf</link>
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      <description>Geospatial Intelligence for Fusion Centers</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>New White Paper: Best Practices for Storing the Product Library Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for SQL Server</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/enterprise_gdb_for_sql.pdf</link>
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      <description>Best Practices for Storing the Product Library Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for SQL Server</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Joins TM Forum, Prepares for Management World Event</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-joins-tm-forum-prepares-for-management-world-event.html</link>
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      <description>Esri recently secured membership in TM Forum and will participate in TM Forum's Management World in Dublin, Ireland.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS for INSPIRE: A Framework for Sharing Spatial Data in the EU</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/staff_inspire.mp3</link>
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      <description>Business development managers for Esri in Europe discuss Esri's solution for European countries seeking to comply with the INSPIRE Directive.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:17:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Poland Implements Esri-Based INSPIRE Solution</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/poland-implements-esri-based-inspire-solution.html</link>
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      <description>Spatial data and services will be accessible throughout the country.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:07:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Earth Day interactive map</title>
      <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/blog/2011/04/earth-day-poll-interactive-map.html</link>
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      <description>What environmental areas would you improve if you had extra money to invest?  Readers cast their votes using Esri's interactive Earth Day map.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:12:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speaker Series Podcast: How NAVTEQ Uses Esri Technology to Build GIS Maps and Data</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/podcasts/audio/2011/user_tsengouras_ospina.mp3</link>
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      <description>NAVTEQ representatives discuss how Esri software is used in NAVTEQ's map and data creation.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:22:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Sacramento Opens Redistricting to Citizens via Free Online App</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/sacramento-opens-redistricting-to-citizens-via-free-online-app.html</link>
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      <description>Esri technology enables the public to create and propose district scenarios.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:21:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Redistricting think tank crafts new population maps</title>
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      <description>Interactive web app by the Rose Institute shows population growth in California.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses missing out on benefits of geographical information systems</title>
      <link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/businesses-missing-out-on-benefits-of-geographical-information-systems/story-e6frgakx-1226044692405</link>
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      <description>Businesses miss out when senior executives have a GIS knowledge gap.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Press Releases Spatial Statistical Data Analysis for GIS Users</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-press-releases-spatial-statistical-data-analysis-for-gis-users.html</link>
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      <description>Esri Press book provides a comprehensive overview of spatial statistical and geostatistical data analysis.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:18:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri Agreement with NAVTEQ Broadens Access to Map Data</title>
      <link>http://www.esri.com/news/releases/11-2qtr/esri-agreement-with-NAVTEQ-broadens-access-to-map-data.html</link>
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      <description>NAVTEQ to provide worldwide content on ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Data Appliance.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:11:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cloud Service</title>
      <link>http://www.geospatial-intelligence-forum.com/mgt-home/312-gif-2011-volume-9-issue-3-april/4121-cloud-service.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:16:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Wildfires: Good Information About Tools for Prediction and Mitigation</title>
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      <description>It is an important issue that's impacting a lot of communities now-an opportune time to feature it.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:22:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Esri's Move to the Cloud Enables Intelligent Web Maps</title>
      <link>http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/esris-move-to-the-cloud-enables-intelligent-web-maps.html</link>
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      <description>Esri's move to the cloud is about connections from the enterprise to the web, mobile, and desktop clients.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:22:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Texas Wildfire Information Map</title>
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      <title>Latest ArcPad Release Makes Fieldwork More Efficient</title>
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      <title>Esri and Development Gateway Continue International Aid Work</title>
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      <description>Esri Product Manager Ismael Chivite demonstrates how to serve your maps so your users can download map data for their own use.</description>
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      <description>Simon Thompson talks about how retailers can better manage location information for more efficient supply chain management.</description>
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      <title>Matching Your Home to Your Lifestyle-Topic of Esri Spatial Roundtable</title>
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      <title>Esri to Present Innovative Solutions at GITA's Geospatial Solutions Conference</title>
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