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    Israel arrests 5 PNA intelligence officers  Nov 21, 2009
    All five of those were detained near the West Bank village of Salfitare officers in the Palestinian General Intelligence Service (GIS), said the report. A Palestinian security source in Salfit said the arrests were apparently made against the backdrop of an investigation currently being carried out by the GIS against a man suspected of collaborating with Israel. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Ills of Indian Energy Sector and Strategies to Overcome  Nov 19, 2009
    Integrating dissemination-using technology, so as to form as a portal on the energy sector targeted at sharing the information for example familiarizing importance of GIS, Smart grid, etc. Recommendations for Government Roles. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Hemisphere GPS Reports Q3 2009 Results  Nov 13, 2009
    CALGARY, Nov. 13 /CNW/ - (TSX: HEM) Hemisphere GPS, a designer and manufacturer of advanced GPS products, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. This has generated a negative impact on revenues relative to 2008. (Canada Newswire)

    Chetek veteran's photos to be preserved at museum  Nov 11, 2009
    The average annual income in Vietnam was $14, and GIs made $69 ... "We made friends with the local people. They liked GIs ... We purchased Coke for five cents but was $1 with ice by November 1965. Nothing like dollars to stimulate a friendship. We got along well. Language was a barrier, but we always understood." ... He speculates that relations between GIs and the Vietnamese might've soured after more of such incidents. (Chetek Alert, WI)

    Potential sentence could vary for juvenile  Oct 28, 2009
    railroad1 wrote on Oct 26, 2009 2:31 PM:" Limerick,You're wrong. Federal law trumps state law. Read:Federal legislation provides a foundation for States by identifying a minimum set of acts or behaviors that define child abuse and neglect. The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, defines child abuse and neglect as, at minimum: * Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    Full Story »  Oct 27, 2009
    Developers are also encouraged to register for the EMEA region track of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge at by November 6, 2009, and participate in the leading LBS application developer competition ... Members can rely on NN4D when creating GPS-based applications for the web, mobile phones, GIS and portable navigation devices that employ traffic, navigation, location content and location-based advertising for enterprise and consumer use. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    TSX Venture Exchange Daily Bulletins for October 26, 2009  Oct 27, 2009
    TSX-X -------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREY ISLAND SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC. ("GIS") BULLETIN TYPE: Halt BULLETIN DATE: October 26, 2009 TSX Venture Tier 2 Company Effective at the opening, October 26, 2009, trading in the shares of the Company was halted at the request of the Company, pending an announcement; this regulatory halt is imposed by Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Market Regulator of the Exchange pursuant to the... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    BLM: The Colossal Snafu of the 21st Century  Oct 25, 2009
    Fortunately software tools such as ERP/EAM, GIS, CIS/MDM, Business Intelligence and others are available to enable this remaking ... Katherine Gensler, Manager of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association said, "Hitting the brakes before we'd really gotten off the ground was definitely a scary prospect for the industry". (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Enke: Odds good for getting Scenic ByWays grants  Oct 24, 2009
    Deneb Woods is a GIS specialist with Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development ... The information can be put into the GIS system so people can find various resources Iowa has, including natural, cultural, historical resources and more. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    County Makes Progress on Utility Work  Oct 23, 2009
    Other sewer projects scheduled for 2010 include the final phase of the Lake Pinehurst sewer rehabilitation, equipment purchases and GIS mapping. Sewer projects scheduled for 2010 are expected to cost $5,290,000. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    Cambridge Water Dept. named Utility of the Year  Oct 23, 2009
    Other programs included the conversion of paper distribution-system maps to GIS (Geographical Information Systems) mapping; the completion of an automatic meter-reading system; and the development of a high-read notification system to help detect potential water-leaks, minimize high water bills, and conserve water; and the implementation of an employee training and development program. Loading commenting interface. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Click to read:H1N1's Links to Pneumonia Appear Clearer  Oct 18, 2009
    Epidemiologist Tom Verstraeten and Dr. Richard Johnston, an immunologist and pediatrician from the University of Colorado, both concluded that thimerosal was responsible for the dramatic rise in cases of autism but their findings were dismissed by the CDC. ... (GIs developed) arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, abnormal body hair loss, non-healing skin lesions, aphthous ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory... (CBS News)

    Shred your unwanted documents  Oct 13, 2009
    Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 8:37 AM - 6:54 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Business people  Oct 8, 2009
    Custom software development firm Resource Data Inc. has hired new employees for its Anchorage office: Bixler McClure is a GIS programmer/analyst ... He has experience with ArcGIS and GPS data collection. (Anchorage Daily News)

    The New York City Fire Department to Fight Fire with a Firewall  Oct 6, 2009
    In 2005 the department hired San Diego based Deccan International, a maker of computer-aided dispatch software, to develop and implement a based on a geographic information system (GIS). Cassano expects there to be a lot of community resistance in neighborhoods where firehouses may be closed, as there was when the city shut down six stations in 2004, but he insists that such measures are necessary as the department copes with the city's growing population amidst budget cuts. (Scientific American)

    Let's Get Going: Smart Meters Go Global  Oct 2, 2009
    Locating the outage requires collecting information from many other systems such as CIS, GIS, metering, communications and engineering. A smart system does more than identify the problem. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    An Unsettling Homecoming  Sep 30, 2009
    Ferguson said the Philippines depended on the American GIs and protected the ones based on their land ... Contact us at All other trademarks and Registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. (Alva Review Courier, OK)

    GIS, others receive forgery detecting equipment  Sep 30, 2009
    The institutions are; Ghana Immigration Service, Birth and Deaths Registry, Passport Office, Document Verification Fraud Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department and the Registry on Marriages ... Ms. Elizabeth Adjei, Director of Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), said there was the need to intensify collaboration between the various agencies as well as increasing commitment at the agency level to ensure objectives of AENEAS programme were achieved and sustained ... She hinted that GIS would... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Landmine kills 2 U.S. soldiers in Philippines  Sep 30, 2009
    Official says GIs were not in combat; al-Qaida-linked militants suspected. Two U.S. Navy construction troops and a Philippine Marine were riding in this vehicle when it hit a landmine. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)

    T+1 Solutions Chosen as Global CHAMPION for the 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge(R)  Sep 24, 2009
    The 2010 competition is underway and already accepting registrations in five regions: EMEA, North America, India, South America and Asia-Pacific ... Members can rely on NN4D when creating GPS-based applications for the web, mobile phones, GIS and portable navigation devices that employ traffic, navigation, location content and location-based advertising for enterprise and consumer use. (PR Newswire)

    Council backs off on buying mowers  Sep 22, 2009
    Awarded a contract to Howard R. Green Company of Cedar Rapids for GIS/GPS survey work at a cost of $2 ... 97; GIS LLC of Keokuk, $9; Midwest GIS of Quincy, Ill ... (children under 13 cannot register). (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    Letters to the editor (9/22/09)  Sep 22, 2009
    We encourage Alaska's members of Congress to add these midlevel professionals t 00001C8B o those covered by insurance in health care reform legislation. -- Karla Jutzi, executive director. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Meet the Afghan Army  Sep 22, 2009
    " The current projected "end strength" for the ANA, to be reached in December 2011, is 134,000 men; but Afghan officers told me they're planning for a force of 200,000, while the often cites 240,000 as the final figure. The number is often mentioned as the supposed end-strength quota for the combined security forces -- and a police force with 160,000 men. Yet Afghan National Police officials also speak of a far more inflated figure, 250,000, and they claim that have already been trained. Police... (CBS News)

    Past is present in Mystics battlefield zone  Sep 19, 2009
    The brass shard is definitely of the period that we re focusing on, said Naumec, who is a military archaeologist with the Mystic project ... Groton s GIS maps are incredible; the town s got it under control ... Last year, researchers introduced the project to residents at a public forum, in hopes that some landowners would allow archaeologists to survey their property. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    The Rescue of The Lost Battalion  Sep 18, 2009
    Nisei GIs Made Dramatic Attack to Save Comrades in WWII France ... It took a major miscalculation to get those GIs into such a situation. (Suite101.com)

    Rapid City launches new Web site  Sep 17, 2009
    From the home page, visitors can click a button to jump to popular city departments, including the Rapid City Library, Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and RapidMap, the city-county GIS map ... Our comment policy explains the rules of the road for registered commenters. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Germany's Hesse State Planning Portal Upgraded and Enhanced with Intergraph(R) SDI Technology  Sep 15, 2009
    Intergraph has also participated in many government-funded SDI initiatives, including GIS4EU, HUMBOLDT and eSDInet+, further demonstrating a deep understanding of and commitment to SDI. ... The InGeoForum is acting as a business forum for information and cooperation serving the providers, vendors and users of geospatial data, services and geographical information systems (GIS) ... Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United... (PR Newswire)

    GIS: The Untold Story  Sep 12, 2009
    When: 09/16/2009 - 09/17/2009. Location: The Cable Center Denver, Colo. (Multichannel News)

    Concentration camp survivor to speak to veterans group  Sep 10, 2009
    There were also a few American and British GIs caught by the SS.. It was by accident that U.S. soldiers stumbled on Gusen I in the spring of 1945. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)

    Tarantino’s most fractured fairy tale  Aug 30, 2009
    The spine of his plot is the exploits of a squad of Nazi-terrorizing Jewish GIs behind German lines ... New users Please take a minute to register ... After you register and pick a screen name, you can publish your comments everywhere on the site. (Boston Globe)

    U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan Hit New High  Aug 29, 2009
    new rules of engagment under Obama kills gis saves talaban lives ... We're trying to fight this war as if we've never heard of Alexander the Great, Ghengis Khan, Kipling or Vietnam ... We're trying to fight this war as if we've never heard of Alexander the Great, Ghengis Khan, Kipling or Vietnam. (CBS News)

    Geospatial technology should be employed to reduce floods - Minister  Aug 28, 2009
    "We have the advantage of the telecommunication industry in Ghana. With these networks and the help of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and the Global Positioning System GPS, location based intelligence could be provided for emergency alert" ... Mr. Collins Dauda commended the institution for the designing of surveyors' jacket with latency right from the Registrar's General's Office that would uniquely identify professional surveyors and protect them from land guards and other dangers, and... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Study indicates raised sodium levels in drinking water  Aug 27, 2009
    Dillon, who also teaches at Boston College, said some of the empirical data used for the study came from students thesis Complex Systems Data Analysis With GIS.. According to the paper, Liberal applications of road salt for road ice control during the winter months is dissolved and partly removed by surface water runoff in the direct path to the drainage streams. (Hanover Mariner, MA)

    Siemens bought two Chinese metal companies  Aug 27, 2009
    One is Yangtze Delta Manufacturing, a metalworking company, and the other is aluminum foundry GIS Steel&Aluminum Products, according to local media reports. Siemens said the two companies had a total workforce of 600 employees, with combined revenue of 65 million euros (about 93 million U.S. dollars) in 2008, but it did not release how much it paid to bought these two companies. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Unit 5 redistricting passed unanimously  Aug 27, 2009
    The board did approve an elementary and junior high school switch recommended by consultant Matt Cropper of Ohio-based Cropper GIS and the committee. About 34 Oakland Elementary School students will remain at that school instead of moving to Parkside Elementary School. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Morton looks at budget issues  Aug 22, 2009
    "With building this GIS data set, we're found there are some things that need to be worked on that we didn't know were out there before we could identify them in this computer system," Kelsch said. He said they needed to work together to determine how best to flow the missing information. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Tarantino makes a maniacal mockery of the Holocaust  Aug 21, 2009
    The nominal star is Brad Pitt as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, leader of the Basterds, a (mostly) American squadron of Jewish GIs in occupied France whose mandate is to kill, scalp, and sow terror into as many Nazis as possible ... New users Please take a minute to register ... After you register and pick a screen name, you can publish your comments everywhere on the site. (Boston Globe)

    Transcript of Giffords meeting with GV staff  Aug 21, 2009
    So, my approach to the Congressional recess was to obviously keep the agenda that we have, and I would put my Legislative agenda up against any other member of Congress ... I think if we hadn t had all the commotion around healthcare, this community would have never noticed if we decided that because we had the president of the university, the head of the community college, the Wing Commander of the 162nd, and the vice commander of D-M (Davis-Monthan Air Force Base) saying, You know what, this... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    Z Corporation Establishes Authoritative 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Web Site for Russia  Aug 18, 2009
    "The new site demonstrates Z Corporation's commitment to Russia and the Russian-speaking region's superior technologists with a wealth of new resources about 3D printing and 3D scanning best practices and the benefits for product development," said Z Corporation Vice President of Marketing Kevin Lach ... Z Corporation technology is enabling a wide range of applications in manufacturing, architecture, civil engineering, reverse engineering, geographic information systems (GIS), medicine and... (PR Newswire)

    States weigh benefits, risks of drilling in parks  Aug 17, 2009
    We specialize in Gas ell Header, Scouting, Lease, and Permit Maps We support GIS Databases. We focus on Rocky Mtn, Mid Continent, GOM a regions. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Real-life guitar hero: Les Paul  Aug 15, 2009
    His sound experiments with magnetic tape began when advanced German tape recorders were discovered by GIs liberating Berlin. A few were brought to the States and one was given to Bing Crosby, then a friend of Les's. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Sex scandals hit Immigration Service  Aug 13, 2009
    An avalanche of sex scandals seems to be hitting the outposts of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). The Ashanti Regional Command in Kumasi and Gwollu in the Upper West Region were the latest to record such incidents after a similar episode in Tamale, where the GIS headquarters was said to have dispatched a team of investigators to probe allegations of sexual misconduct against a commander ... When contacted, Ms. Maud Quainoo, Head of Public Relations Unit of GIS, explained that the Kumasi... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Computer-mapping takes root in agriculture  Aug 11, 2009
    GLOBALLY, many agriculture-based companies are profiting from the advanced computer-mapping technologies using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) ... In precision farming, the GIS software has tools designed to allow the display of detailed crop data and factors which may affect crop yield like soil fertility, soil types, insect infestations, weed locations and rainfall distribution ... GIS tools also allow planning for actions required to eliminate factors... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    People on the Move  Aug 11, 2009
    Sylvester most recently was deputy director of acquisition resources and analysis in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics where he was responsible for the development of acquisition strategies, program baselines and acquisition decision memoranda ... Sylvester served a year as a legislative fellow working for Sen ... Munson will be responsible for managing and consulting on large Geographic Information System projects for defense, state, and/or... (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    Rehash penal system to reflect changing times - Avorka  Aug 9, 2009
    Miss Elizabeth Adjei, Director of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), who accompanied the Minster on his visit, urged immigration personnel to be professional in the discharge of the work. Mr David Ampah-Bennin, Volta Regional Police Commander, Mr Francis Kpobi, Regional Commander of GIS and Mr Eric Tei-Mensah, Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Services (GNFS) also accompanied the minister on his tour ... They complained about the inadequate residential accommodation logistics. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    New Report Raises Water Concerns In DC  Aug 8, 2009
    WASA has made significant progress producing an application that overlays hydrants onto the District's water main system with a GIS application ... Prior to the Chain Bridge fire, this upgrade of the GIS system was scheduled to be completed in November 2009 ... He never let the state registry know about his new address when he moved from Frederick, but thanks to an anonymous text, Montgomery County Police were able to track him down. (W-USA News, DC)

    Fencing ordinance splits Mattoon council for now  Aug 6, 2009
    This acquisition also provides more reliable backup and drivers to allow MPD personnel to deploy the county s GIS mapping ... Not already registered. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    The Smart Grid: Is It Worth It?  Aug 5, 2009
    It is when you can say "Right, I am going to get 30MW from PV sources from this area during such and such hours of daylight and another 50 MW from Concentrated solar power in that area from such and such a time to such and such a time and yes wind mill power is available in these locations during the following months and for so much time etc., that a 'smart grid' as envisioned will begin to make sense, let's have some real figures. With these figures in mind or even reasonable projections of the... (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Giving data to Duke questioned  Aug 5, 2009
    At the Monday meeting, county surveyor Dick Vermillion told the commissioners that Duke project managers had requested that the county provide a large amount of data from the GIS system to assist the company with the construction of a railroad line from Sandborn to Edwardsport ... Commission president Jimmy Parish said he thinks the county should charge a fee for the use of the GIS system as is done for access to other county records ... I think (the GIS) cost more than $100,000. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)

    3 GIs killed in bombing, ambush in Afghanistan  Aug 4, 2009
    Jason Straziuso,Fisnik Abrashi, Associated Press. Monday, August 3, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    LETTER: Time for reform in health care system  Aug 4, 2009
    Not already registered ... The new medical legislation does not address this issue even though it effects thousands of people across the country in a negative way ... Hopefully over the Congressional break, the Democrats will hear from their constitutes what is needed in medical legislation and return with good amdendments to the current bill. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Urban water ecology at the ESA annual meeting  Aug 3, 2009
    In a series of presentations at the Ecological Society of America's Annual Meeting, ecologists present research results that guide efforts to balance an increasingly urbanized society with the need to conserve and protect water and aquatic ecosystems ... Using GIS satellite imagery, she estimated the number and area of buildings that could hold greenroofs within one watershed in the Baltimore area ... To register for the meeting, contact Christine Buckley at or 202 833-8773 ext. (EurekAlert!)

    Spotted®: The focus is on you!  Aug 1, 2009
    He is a registered forester in five states, a real estate broker in three ... GIS WINNER: David Mapp of Union Point was among the 36 University of Georgia first-year students awarded Georgia Incentive Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    LETTERS: NCT, July 29, 2009  Jul 29, 2009
    " To kowtow to Abbott would have been un-American.Margaret LilesEscondidoTeaching occurs through 'letters' John Terrell still needs to understand the difference between fact and opinion/conjecture. Terrell continually tries to pass off as fact that which is clearly opinion/conjecture.With respect to Simon LeVay's "matter of fact" statement ---- "It's important to stress what I didn't find. I did not prove that homosexuality is genetic, or find a genetic cause for being gay. (North County Times)

    July officially deadliest Afghan month for GIs  Jul 21, 2009
    by Robert H. Reid - Jul. 21, 2009 12:00 AM Associated Press. (AZCentral -- News)

    SRS job fair draws thousands  Jul 21, 2009
    Jobs: project control engineers, telecommunication engineers, field procurement engineers, senior field procurement engineers, associate buyer and senior buyer, GIS analyst, IT security analyst, civil construction engineer, network engineer, project manager, system engineer and software engineer. (803) 354-9400. (The Augusta Chronicle)

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    Wolcott, coastal GIS specialist with the LSU AgCenter and part of Louisiana Sea Grant, said other misconceptions include that storm surge will not go past Interstate 10 (it has), that it can t happen here and that levees will serve as protection. (Use arrows above to view more photos) Advertisement. (New Iberia, LA)

    It's Off to the Races for Smart Grid Funding  Jul 14, 2009
    " According to Frost van research analyst Vikas Ravindan, who is studying the smart meter market, the United States is currently driving smart meter growth, with energy legislation being a big driver. Ravindan noted in a company release in early June that Italy has been the most proactive, with about 32.1 million smart meters installed by the end of 2008. The United States and Canada, he says, aren't far behind. Utilities in many states are pursuing smart meter implementation, including North... (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Afghan Roadside Bombs Kill 6 U.S. Soldiers  Jul 7, 2009
    NEWS FLASH:7 GIs killed in Afghanistan attacks (UP)http://www. msnbc. (CBS News -- World)

    Teacher's mission: Guide vets back to campus  Jul 5, 2009
    Did toxic chemical in Iraq cause GIs' illnesses. Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Get free price quotes for web conferencing services.  Jul 5, 2009
    I am looking for a solution that would allow me to host a webcast that I can charge the particpants a fee when they register, and then they can attend a live presentation or access an archived copy of the presentation ... We don't want to require users to register, or download software ... We must be able to share documents such as PP or word documents, as well as other programs like mind mapper or gis. (Multichannel News)

    Gladbrook doc ran 'aid station' on Omaha Beach during D-Day  Jul 5, 2009
    "These GIs were a great bunch of fellas," Schaeferle said ... If you are not a registered user, please to sign up ... Due to the amount of spam and negative comments received, the Courier implement a registered-user system for participation in the comment portion of our site. (Waterloo Courier, IO)

    Stocks Rise In Soft Trade Ahead of Jobs Report  Jul 3, 2009
    The Pillsbury Doughboy's belly is soft, but parent company General Mills' (GIS) dividend history is rock solid ... General Mills (GIS) is pushing new products and hiking ... General Mills (GIS), the food producer, hiked its quarterly dividend by 9% to 47 cents a share. (Investors Business Daily)

    Upbeat Opening Act to Wall Streets  Jul 2, 2009
    Upbeat Opening Act to Wall Streets 3Q - FOXBusiness. Existing users please login. (Fox News)

    Are Utilities Truly Exploiting their GIS?  Jun 26, 2009
    Are Utilities Truly Exploiting their GIS ... Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to integrate geographic data with other corporate data has become absolutely vital to this task ... Clearly there is a spatial aspect to all these challenges, and some utilities have invested in GIS technologies to help them overcome a few of them. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Public Service Company of Colorado Advocates a Resource Selection Process that Places Ratepayers at Risk by Favoring Fossil-Fuel Resources Over Renewables  Jun 25, 2009
    As is common in the industry, PSCo uses the proprietary Strategist resource modeling program to compare costs when evaluating integrated resource plans. See Sections 1. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    Barrow County cost cuts official  Jun 24, 2009
    The county's GIS department will be merged into the Tax Assessor's Office, and the Leisure Services Department will become Barrow County Parks and Recreation. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Downtown bus route will begin by late August  Jun 22, 2009
    We do some general public transportation now, but in order to become the full general public provider, it has to be done by legislation at the state level ... That allows us to purchase GIS real-time equipment for all vehicles in the region. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    Business Briefcase  Jun 21, 2009
    Randy L. Huffsmith has been promoted to vice president of CDM. He has more than 20 years of project management and design experience as a hydrologist and engineer, and currently leads the firm s mining and metals engineering service efforts as well as other business development in the western U.S.. Corey Richardson has joined Tetra Tech as a GIS analyst, providing atlas production, database development and cartography services for the firm s wind energy permitting and environmental impact... (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Neubert Aero Corp. expands to Hernando  Jun 20, 2009
    NAC is a global provider of airport safety products, GIS airfield data collection technology, friction pavement systems and services in support of airport operations ... Use of, or registration on, this site constitutes acceptance of our and. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

    College board backs viticulture blueprint  Jun 18, 2009
    With the GIS training, students will learn to use the technology in such fields as agriculture, natural resources, geography and in construction and heavy equipment. Classes for those programs will be announced. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)

    Chamber gets funds for marketing blitz  Jun 18, 2009
    The Big Sky County Water and Sewer District received 20,000 to fund a pilot snowmaking study program and a 50,000 rollover from last year to fund updated GIS aerial photos of the Big Sky Area. A request of 50,000 for a storage pond liner project was denied. (Big Sky Lone Peak Lookout, MT)

    How much are electric utilities spending to save a kilowatt-hour through energy-efficiency programs?  Jun 17, 2009
    EnergyPulse - Insight Analysis and Commentary on the Global Power Industry. Free Newsletter Sign up today for your free subscription to the EnergyPulse Weekly Update - delivered directly to your e-mail box. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    D-Day memories: Chaos, heroism  Jun 6, 2009
    Sixty-five years ago today, thousands of young GIs poured onto the beaches of Normandy, where they attacked entrenched Nazi fighters who had brutalized Europe for years. Get weather alerts, sports scores and more. (Albany Times Union)

    Smart Grids Need Even Smarter Governance  Jun 5, 2009
    You've implemented a GIS, OMS and even a CIS system successfully. Can building a Smart Grid be much different. (Energy Pulse, CO)

    In Normandy, D-Day gratitude is lasting  Jun 5, 2009
    A meteorologists for the Allied Forces asks to delay the D-Day attack ... One of the GIs who passed through Cricqueville during that hot summer, according to information discovered recently by the Associated Press, was President Obama's grandfather, Stanley Dunham, who served with an Army aviation maintenance unit that helped keep the strip running. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)

    Normandy Remains a Draw For Americans to Honor D-Day Veterans  Jun 5, 2009
    He talks about young GIs "puking their guts out" in landing craft on the rough seas and the thousands of bullets that rained down on Americans racing across the exposed beach. He reads from an excerpt of a major's diary. (W-USA News, DC)

    I Say Broadband Maps, You Say Boondoggle  Jun 4, 2009
    After the mapping company gets information from the providers, it needs to map it to GIS coordinates ... SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon Media Group Inc.. (Salon)

    Begin exploring Illinois during Free Fishing Days  Jun 3, 2009
    Pond Management using GIS and GPS Resources Workshop June 11th. If you are interested in learning how to use Global Positioning System (GPS) hand held units and Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping to more effectively manage your pond, there is still space available at the Pond Management using GIS and GPS Resources Workshop on June 11 at the Champaign Extension Auditorium, 801 N. Country Fair Dr, Ste ... Not already registered. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Hospitals prepare for Ike babies  Jun 1, 2009
    Then there was the grandfather of baby booms following World War II, when hundreds of thousands of American GIs returned home from overseas ... Use of, or registration on, this site constitutes acceptance of our and. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    Chatting with neighbors to get easier as builders say demand for front porches rising  May 29, 2009
    The demise of the front porch accelerated after World War II as ranch houses sprang up to accommodate the returning GIs and their burgeoning families. The houses' simple construction meant they could be built quickly and affordably, and "those little houses ... didn't lend themselves to any complicated carpentry," he said. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)

    69 Things to Pack to Fight in Afghanistan  May 28, 2009
    "A.L.L.: Afghan Lessons Learned". Wed, 05/27/2009 - 12:25pm. (Slate)

    New 3-D Structural Model Of Critical H1N1 Protein Developed  May 26, 2009
    a chip that is able to quickly sequence or decode the genes in the flu virus and distinguish between the H1N1, seasonal, and mutated flu strains, at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS). a microkit for the detection and identification of the flu virus strain within 2 hours, at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN). (Science Daily)

    Business people  May 25, 2009
    Brown will oversee GIS operations. She has provided surveying and mapping services in both the public and private sectors throughout much of Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Baghdad Blast Kills 3 U.S. Troops  May 22, 2009
    9 More GIs Wounded, At Least 4 Civilians Also Killed In Second Day Of Attacks In Iraq ... 9 More GIs Wounded, At Least 4 Civilians Also Killed In Second Day Of Attacks In Iraq. (CBS News)

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