> Paul Crisp wrote:
>
> >OK so its a slow day but I've also identified a need for GIS self-help
> >publications and if there is enough interest via this list I am proposing
> to
> >write one entitled "Empower your inner geospatial titan".
>
> Paul,
> You are missing out on introducing GIS into mainstream fiction and the
> tie-ins with other commercial products, plus the co-dependant marketing
> campaigns.
> I'm thinking that with the global success of the Lord of the Rings movie
> trilogy, and the interest from director Peter Jackson to follow up with
> 'The Hobbit' prequel - why not a MapInfo / Tolkien 'coalition of the
> shilling' ?
> I believe Bilbo's title for his story was "There and Back" - can't you
> just see it now - a Proviewer CD stuck on the cover of each book. There
> would be a MapInfo workspace containing the various map layers, detailing
> Bilbo and Co's journey from the Shire. Imagine the range of new fonts and
> symbol sets that could be produced!
> Cheers to all back in the UK.
>
> Regards,
> Blaine
> __________________________________________________
> Blaine Castle
> Software Trainer
> Municipal Software Corporation
> Victoria, BC
> Canada
> www.MunicipalSoftware.com <http://www.municipalsoftware.com/>
