From newsletter@geocomm.com Sun Dec 22 12:38:11 2002 Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:16:58 -0600 (CST) From: SpatialNewsTo: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in Subject: SpatialNews Daily NewsWire 12/18/02 - Intergraph, OGC, Webraska in the news [ Part 1, Text/PLAIN 4 lines. ] [ Unable to print this part. ] [ The following text is in the "iso-8859-1" character set. ] [ Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set. ] [ Some characters may be displayed incorrectly. ] If you have trouble viewing the newsletter, please connect your browser to: http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2002/dec/18/newsfeed.html The GeoCommunity - SpatialNews Daily NewsWire [oasisi.php?s=98&w=468&h=60] SpatialNews, Dec. 18 Published by ThinkBurst Media, Inc. 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[oasisi.php?s=99&w=120&h=480] Details Here Intergraph - Intergraph's GeoMedia Technology Immediately Available for Solutions Development with Microsoft .NET Technologies Details Here The Open GIS Consortium, Inc. - OGC Announces Interoperability Internship Project Details Here Ordnance Survey - Ordnance Survey wins fourth successive Charter Mark award Details Here Webraska - Webraska Ships World's First Standards-Compliant Geospatial Platform for Location-Based Services, Fleet Management and Telematics Industries Details Here E Team - E Team First to Offer Interoperable Incident Management System for Homeland Security -- Release 2 - Government Edition Enables All Players Critical To An Emergency Response To Collaborate In Real Time Details Here Enghouse Systems Limited - Enghouse Closes Acquisition of Syntellect Details Here Bell Mobility - Bell Mobility introduces MyFinder - Canada's first wireless location based service Details Here Intuicom, Inc - Intuicom Announces the Military Navigator System [ctechinline.gif] [n-gage-01-a-75x60.jpg?ref=wdn] COOL STUFF... It's a cell phone and a game deck! - We recently spoke to Loren Shuster, Director, Entertainment & Media Business Unit, Nokia Mobile Phones Asia Pacific to find out a bit more about development opportunities offered by this unique device. A special WDN feature. [ Submit your News ] GEOCOMMUNITY EVENT SPOTLIGHT GeoAlberta 2003 This years theme "Stretching the Limits", speaks to the integration of geomatics as an enabling technology into a host of areas. Whether it's resource development, management of infrastructure, defining and assessing the state of the environment or assisting in planning vacations, geomatics plays a major role in helping individuals relate to our physical environment. TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 7-9, 2003 GeoNorth 2003 - GeoNorth 2003 is a one-day showcase & seminar programme that will examine the latest issues, technologies and benefits of geographic information (GI) for the public sector and public service communities. It will take place on 18th March 2003 at New Century House, Manchester, M60 0AL, UK. Autodesk University SpatialNews @ Autodesk U. 2002 - Our coverage includes notes from the keynote, a look at DWF, the new Express Viewer, Buzzsaw, and of course, images from the show. Did you attend AU? If so, please tell us about your AU experience Are you planning a GIS event? Now you can put your message here for one week and send your announcement to more than 40,000 GeoSpatial technology professionals. Contact The GeoCommunity for details - info@geocomm.com ____________________________________________________________________________ * Sponsored by Autodesk * >From December 2, 2002 - January 30, 2003, Autodesk is offering special financing rates as low as 0% on all Autodesk software and Subscriptions for qualified customers. 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The Enforcer Project has evolved into a cooperative effort that encompasses fifteen agencies including nine local law enforcement agencies(Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Clearwater Police Department, Largo Police Department, St. Petersburg Police Department, Pinellas Park Police Department, Gulfport Police Department, Belleair Police Department, St. Pete Beach Police Department, and Tarpon Springs Police Department), Department of Justice Coordination, the Board of County Commissioners Information Systems, the Pinellas County Licensing Board, the Department of Corrections, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the State Attorney's Office. Be sure to check out all the screen shots! 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