URISA’s 3rd Annual Public Participation GIS Conference
http://www.urisa.org/ppgis.htm
URISA will hold a its 3rd Annual Public Participation GIS Conference
at the University of Wisconsin July 18-20, 2004/
Spatial News (press release), United States
To respond to URISA’s call for papers, go to: http://www.urisa.org/ppgis.htm
Fort Myers, Florida Selects Accela for Enterprise E–Government
http://www.cityftmyers.com
Fort Myers, Florida selected Accela, Inc., to implement a new enterprise land
information system. The system will be used by employees in the Community
Development Department to provide a centralized approach to resource,
land, and permit management for four key divisions: Building Permitting &
Inspections, Code Enforcement, Planning, and Development Services.
Mars for Kids? Count Me In, Little Green Man
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/funzone_flash.html
NASA created this wonderful site to get kids interested in Mars. Trust me, your kids will appreciate it – it is fun, easy to use and informative. But if you don’t get hooked on it first, I’d be surprised. It is a site well worth visiting, Earthling.
ASPRS Publishes Report on Remote Sensing 10-Year Industry Forecast
http://www.asprs.org/asprs/publications/pe&rs/2004journal/january/jan_frame.html
A complete report of Phases I through III of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 10 year Industry Forecast of Remote Sensing was published in the January 2004 issue of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS). The study documentation was prepared by Charles Mondello, Pictometry International Corp., Forecast Coordinator; Dr. George F. Hepner, University of Utah; and, Dr. Ray A. Williamson, The George Washington University. Among the important findings of the report, Phase III assessed the effect of 9-11 and related national economic circumstances on industry growth. Consistent with the contraction of the U. S. economy since 2001, study respondents reduced their growth projections in Phase II to 9% over the next few years; downward from the 14% projected in Phase I. The relative small size of most companies providing industry services with limited resources for Research and Development was cited as the primary factor for this reprojection. Phase III further developed the real and potential effects of the attacks of 9-11 on governmental policy indicating that increased restrictions on the pubic availability of geospatial information have had a negative effect on organizations producing geospatial data and information, especially in data export, airspace restrictions and data purveyance to the public. The exectuve summary can be obtained through the above link.
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