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Contact: Ralph Grabowski (604) 859-9597

Email: editor @ upfrontezine.com

Customization for Bricscad V8 Users

upFront.eZine Publishing updates reference book for Bricscad V8 with emphasis on customization and programming.

Addition of Historical California Wildfire Information Enables Enhanced Weather and Natural Disaster-Related Risk Assessment

TROY, N.Y.–January 8, 2007–Pitney Bowes MapInfo, the leading global provider of location intelligence, today introduces new data sets for the Risk Data Suite

TatukGIS announces the release of the .NET Compact Framework edition of the TatukGIS Developer Kernel toolkit product for the development of custom GIS applications for Pocket PC type applications for Windows CE/Mobile operating systems. The DK-Compact Framework (DK-CF) product supports Windows Compact Framework 2.0 development with Visual Studio 2005 and Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5 development with Visual Studio 2008.

The DK-CF has been tested with a number of commercial handheld devices running Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5 and 6, Windows CE.NET 4.2, and Windows CE 5 and 6. A running DK-CF application has a reasonably small memory footprint. The data size is not limited because the product can read data from external storage such as a removable SD card. Testing was typically performed with 1 GB-sized SHP files, with the R-Tree spatial indexing enabled.

Because the DK-CF is based on pure .NET code, it is processor independent. This means a DK-CF application can run on any processor supported by Compact Framework, without the need for recompilation. Furthermore, because the DK-CF has exactly the same interface (API) as the .NET WinForms edition of the TatukGIS Developer Kernel (DK.NET) for GIS desktop development, porting a DK.NET based desktop application to the DK-CF is just a matter of copying the code.

Refer to www.tatukgis.com for more information about the DK-CF or other TatukGIS software products.

FME Donation Streamlines Data Loading for United Nations Environment Program
Vancouver, BC, January 8, 2008

David Miller, eSpatial COO commented,

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Matrox Extio technology validated by leading providers of industrial process automation systems and software
Remote graphics units provide IT managers optimal combination of distance, image quality and reliability

Montreal, Canada, January 8th, 2008

For Release 10:00 AM, AST
January 7, 2008

CARIS Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification
Fredericton, NB, Canada

For Immediate Publication
January 7, 2008

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Scott Grams
GISCI
Tel.: 847-824-7768
E-mail: info@gisci.org

GISCI Announces Mentoring Program for Students, Non-Traditional Students, and Young Professionals

Park Ridge, IL – The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) has created a mentoring program to link students and young professionals up with certified GIS professionals (GISPs). The program is the first of its kind linking certified GIS professionals up with future practitioners.
GISCI continues its mission of promoting the GIS profession as a viable career path for aspiring geospatial technology professionals.

Students and young professionals enter the GIS field with questions.
These can range from “what skills are necessary to become a GIS professional” to “what will my typical work week be like” to “how should I prepare for an interview or internship.” GISPs have the answers.

The mentored individual must be a student (undergraduate or above), non-traditional student (student attending school later in life) or young professional (1-2 years in the field). The mentoring relationship is meant to last for a minimum of six months. After that, the GISP will be eligible for one contribution point towards his or her recertification. The mentored will be better equipped to confront the challenges of the workplace. Additionally, both the student and mentor will have made a professional contact that can be relied upon for years to come.

Ideally, both the mentor and mentee will reside in the same geographic area but this is not a requirement. The information that GISPs will be able to offer, be it technical, ethical, or professional will be invaluable to aspiring professionals as they move forward in their careers.

Students or young professionals interested in the program should visit the GISCI website for further details on selecting a mentor. The program is open to all current GISPs. Incoming GISPs are eligible to participate only after certification has been granted.

There are 1,869 Certified GIS Professionals (GISPs) as of November 25, 2007. For more information regarding the GISCI certification program, please visit www.gisci.org or call (847) 824-7768.

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Press Information:

For Immediate Release
January 7, 2008
Media Contact: Karen Fouts, CMS
Marketing Manager
kfouts@sidwellco.com
St. Charles, IL

Sidwell Selected by Colleton County, SC
For Immediate Release
January 7, 2008
Media Contact: Karen Fouts, CMS
Marketing Manager
kfouts@sidwellco.com
St. Charles, IL

Goldsboro, N.C.

Boundary Solutions, Inc.
2007 YEAR IN REVIEW
Mill Valley, CA: This year has been BSI

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information about this announcement, contact:

Sam Bacharach
Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc
tel: +1-703-352-3938
sbacharach@opengeospatial.org

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Wayland, MA, January 4, 2008. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information about this announcement, contact:

Sam Bacharach
Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc
tel: +1-703-352-3938
sbacharach@opengeospatial.org

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Wayland, Mass., January 4, 2008 – The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.
(OGC) has issued a Request For Quotations and Call for Participation
(RFQ/CFP) to solicit proposals in response to requirements for the Empire Challenge 08 Pilot (EC08 OGC Pilot).

The EC08 OGC Pilot is sponsored by a US agency which will provide cost-sharing funds to offset expenses associated with the initiative.
The sponsor and the OGC intend to involve as many participants in the initiative as possible and thus are soliciting proposals that will enhance and/or make use of the initiative outcomes. This RFQ/CFP is soliciting partners to provide and deploy hardware / software and to collaborate on the final technology design for the pilot network.
Personnel without clearances will be able to install and maintain software on the network. Responses are due by January 24, 2008 and the Pilot Kickoff Meeting will be held the week of February 26-28, 2008, in the Washington, DC area. Technology deployments will be complete by June 22, 2008, followed by a four-week demonstration phase in July.

The EC08 OGC Pilot will examine the suitability and performance of OGC Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) and OGC Web Services (OWS) standards for providing open management of and access to sensors of varied types and Web service access by analysts to the resulting data and products.
Several use cases and supporting workflows are provided to enable understanding of the design of the pilot. The use cases involve both sensor management and exploitation by a targeting analyst.

The EC08 OGC Pilot RFQ/CFP documents can be downloaded from:
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/requests/46.

The OGC

Simon Holmes appointed new Finance Director at Getmapping

Simon Holmes ACMA has been appointed the new Finance Director at leading aerial photography and mapping product company Getmapping Plc.

Holmes who officially joined the company on 1st January 2008 will drive the business forward through advanced financial systems as well as providing financial reporting and an advisory service to the main board.

Getmapping FD retires after nine years

Peter Croswell, former President of the Urban and Regional Information System Association (URISA) and long-time IT and GIS practitioner and consultant, has formed a new consulting practice doing business as, Croswell-Schulte Information Technology Consultants. Mr. Croswell and his associates will carry out IT assessments, design, planning and implementation support for state and local government, regional agencies, and utility organizations. Projects will focus in enterprise IT design, geographic information systems, records/document management, asset management, business process evaluation, and organizational development.

Contact information:

Peter Croswell, President
Croswell-Schulte IT Consultants
406 Winners Circle
Frankfort, KY 40601
pcroswell@croswell-schulte.com OR pcroswell@win.net
(502) 848-8827
(502 320-9055 (cell)

www.croswell-schulte.com

January 3, 2008 (Park Ridge, Illinois) – The International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) are pleased to announce the 12th Annual GIS/CAMA (Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal) Technologies Conference, to be held February 25-28, 2008 in New Orleans. Early registration discounts are available through Monday, January 7.

The conference begins with a choice of three optional full-day workshops:

U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior

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Goldsboro, NC – Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG) announced today that the City of Evanston, Illinois has procured five (5) seats of LGcrimes from GTG