California and the Equator! Don’t You Just Love Esri T-Shirts? Zahid S. Chaudhry of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection stopped at Joshua Tree National Park, California, during his trip to Palm Springs for the 2009 Esri Developer Summit. He also visited the San Andreas Fault and wore his Esri T-shirt! Lynn Carlson, GISP, GIS manager at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is wearing her Northeast Arc Users Group T-shirt while crossing the equator aboard the National Geographic Polaris, off the northwest coast of Isla Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador. Wear an Esri T-shirt in a unique location and send a photograph to ArcNews. Photos will be considered for use in ArcNews, the expanded T-shirt section at ArcNews Online, or both. While digital photos sent via e-mail (tmiller@esri.com) are preferred, prints or slides can be sent to Thomas K. Miller, ArcNews Editor, ArcNews T-Shirt Feature, Esri, 380 New York Street, Redlands, California 92373-8100 USA. See ArcNews Online at www.esri.com/ arcnews. Lynn Carlson GIS COMMUNITY NEWS 45 ArcGIS Server Disseminates Geospatial Services Esri’s ArcGIS Server adds geographic data and analysis to Web applications that serve organizations and communities in a variety of ways. To submit your ArcGIS Server site address and view other Web sites powered by ArcGIS Server, visit www.esri.com/serversites. U.S. DOT ARRA Dynamic Web Mapping Site arra-gis.dot.gov This site is designed to provide the general public and media with information pertaining to the obligation of U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. St. George City Maps maps.sgcity.org/sgcitymaps The SGCityMaps application allows users to quickly access property locations, recreational features, public services, zoning, and other information of interest to learn more about the city of St. George, Utah, and what it has to offer. Swain County Property Information maps.roktech.net/swain This application allows citizens of Swain County, North Carolina, to easily locate and get more information about their properties. It was built by Esri Business Partner ROK Technologies with ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 and ColdFusion and utilizes optimized map services. Auckland Region Viewer maps.auckland.govt.nz/ AucklandRegionViewer This viewer delivers regional information about land values and rates, as well as live feeds, such as maritime events. 2009 Imagery Arriving Daily FTP from $25 www.landsat.com Zahid S. Chaudhry N EW FROM ASPRS! Free E-book Now Available Essays by Well-Known Academics, Thought Leaders Essays on Geography and GIS: Volume 2, is a new collection of essays written by many of the top academics in the fields of geography and GIS technology. Previously published individually in ArcNews magazine, these essays provide insight into the power of spatial thinking. Essays on Geography and GIS: Volume 2, is available for download at no cost. This volume is the followup to the popular Essays on Geography and GIS, which has been downloaded by more than 30,000 people since September 2008. Begun three years ago, Esri’s Best Practices series now contains more than 30 e-books that cover a wide range of topics in GIS. Visit the GIS Best Practices Web site at www.esri.com/ The Manual of Geographic Information Systems is the latest addition to the rich collection of ASPRS manuals. Until now, however, there has never been a manual devoted to geographic information systems (GIS). This volume is designed to be a comprehensive resource on GIS for students, researchers and practioners who are interested in asking spatial questions, assessing landscapes, building geodatabases and envisioning a world of integrated geospatial technologies. 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