The past week has been pretty busy as far as GIS and Geo related Industry News goes. Here's a summary of news that can be found at SpatialNews.com and The GeoCommunity. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY OCT 15 http://www.spatialnews.com/dailynews/1999/oct/15/index.html ~ ESRI Continues Commitment to OpenGIS and Other Standards ActivitiesWorldwide ~ Attention: Mid-Atlantic ESRI Users - ESRIMUG ~ Focusing on Sales Growth in Canada and Eastern U.S.A. ~ ER Mapper responds to LizardTech allegations ~ ER Mapper rejects LizardTech allegations ~ Avenza MAPublisher survey ~ Dr. DWG LiteView 5.5 - Fast and Light Stand-Alone AutoCAD 2000 Viewer ~ Evans & Sutherland, StereoGraphics and TGS Team to Provide Stereo3D Capabilities ~ Mississippi High School Puts Internet In Every Home ~ ArcView� and MFworks ~ Public Lecture Highlights Development of Volcano Science --------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY OCT. 14 http://www.spatialnews.com/dailynews/1999/oct/14/index.html ~ The TableEdit Extension 2.0, Now Shipping! ~ Safe Software announces support for Genamap ~ Mayor Hartwell receives "Award of Excellence" from ESRI for Strathcona County's innovation ~ Bentley Introduces the MicroStation Institute rofessional Series Training ~ Third State-of-the-Art Data Capture Center for Census 2000 Opens ~ ECW to ship with MapInfo Professional Earth Resource Mapping ~ MapImagery for MapInfo supports ECW Earth Resource Mapping ~ Leica Geosystems wins third contract for Australian Differential GPS Beacon Systems ~ MapInfo Anticipates Record Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results ~ Omnipoint Technologies Selects Symmetricom as GPS Partner for Wireless Location Applications ~ Tailor-made maps at touch of a button - UK ~ 'Crucial' role of Ordnance Survey in countryside access plans - UK ~ Smallworld Selected by Key Latin American Utilities and Agencies ~ Vitria and Navigant Consulting Form Alliance to Provide Business Process Automation to Utilities and Energy Companies --------------------------------------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY OCT. 13 http://www.spatialnews.com/dailynews/1999/oct/13/index.html ~ World�s First High-Resolution Commercial Earth Image Reveals Remarkable Detail ~ SGI Systems to Process World�s First Commercial One-Meter Resolution Satellite Imagery ~ ERDAS IMAGINE Processes First Image From IKONOS Satellite ~ First Stop on the Bentley FORUM European Tour Is a Success ~ Census 2000 Advertising Campaign Favorably Reviewed by Two Independent Studies ~ Toronto District School Board and ESRI Canada form strategic partnership ~ Etak Launches Sony SkyMap 2000 ~ HP CAD Data Store Offers Immediate Online Access to High-Quality PCB Design Data ~ Intergraph's GeoMedia Technology Chosen for Italian Telecommunications Company's Geographic Information System ~ SurveyPlanet Inc. Launches World's Most Comprehensive Community for Surveyors on the Internet --------------------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY OCT. 12 http://www.spatialnews.com/dailynews/1999/oct/12/index.html ~ SGI Systems to Process World�s First Commercial One-Meter Resolution Satellite Imagery ~ Special Feature Article! Publishing Geospatial Data Online to Optimize Rural GIS Resources, by Jason Rader ~ CTSP Announces Availability of Computer Mapping Technology Grants for Non-profits ~ Autodesk Announces Availability of Autodesk MapGuide for VISION* ~ National Geographic�s Extraordinary Focus on 100 Years Updated for 2000 ~ ESRI Espa�a to Implement Enterprise GIS for Uni2 ~ New Zealand - Minister announces huge fee drop for topographic data ~ Trimble Introduces Powerful GPS Module Optimized for Timing Applications ~ Trimble Puts Powerful Eight-Channel GPS Technology in Popular Form Factor --------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY OCT. 11 MONDAY - http://www.spatialnews.com/dailynews/1999/oct/11/index.html ~ Architectural Student Takes Honors in Competition to Design the Library of the New Millennium ~ Internet Map Viewer Goes On-Line ~ Geodezix to offer experience, cost effectiveness ~ SGI Debuts Version 4.0 of SGI Mediabase Broadband Media Server ~ USGS Designs Fishway for Little Falls Dam ===================================================================== GEOCOMMUNITY FEATURES Remember everyone who registers for our free monthly GIS Newsmagzine will be eligible to win in our daily T-Shirt draw! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Locate a Colleg or University that offers GIS courses and programs. 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