I would like to start by saying that the first "Floyd" post was about how MapInfo was being used by the City of Orlando to manage responses to emergencies. When information comes in about streets being blocked by downed trees or high water, that information can be recorded on a map and the maps can then be forwarded to the communications departments of the police and fire departments. Then when a call comes in the dispatcher can help direct the units responding to the call around any problem areas and therefore save time and perhaps even lives. GIS is a diverse field. Some of us use GIS to help our employers decide if they should build a mall on the corner of Third and Main. Some of us use GIS to determine where each person in a building in Oklahoma may have been sitting when a bomb went off and therefore under which layer of rubble you can expect to find the body. This is a changing world. And it is the job of some GIS specialists to help keep track of those changes. As such GIS is tightly bound to current events, one of which is Hurricane Floyd. So don't get your knickers in a twist because you are tired of hearing about an event that does not seem to effect you directly. Patrick J. Phillips GIS Tech Senior / Programmer I City of Orlando, FL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
