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A FIRM Grasp of GIS
One firm’s approach to GIS data management is refining FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Mapping (FIRM) process.

by Matt Freeman

Feature Articles

Web Exclusive: Surveying Sights
Points of interest to surveyors on vacation.

Newsline
Online Master’s Degree in Geographic Information Sciences Launched; NGA Debuts New Public Web Site; GPS Satellite Launch Pushed Back; World’s Highest Resolution Commercial Earth-Imaging Satellite is Launched; and GPS-Like Lunar Navigation System for Moonwalkers to be Developed

Latest News

NGA Announces Targeted Hiring Event
The NGA announced a major Washington, D.C.-area recruiting initiative to bring in both entry and higher-level analysts and scientists, as well as numerous other support specialists.

ESRI Education Staff Receive Distinguished Teaching Award from NCGE
The National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE), which works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning, is recognizing ESRI staff George Dailey and Angela Lee with the Distinguished Teaching Achievement (DTA) award. Dailey and Lee are part of the education program at ESRI, the worldwide leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology.

David Evans and Associates, Inc., to provide hydrographic surveying services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) announced that its Marine Sciences division, based in Vancouver, Wash., has been awarded a five-year, $250 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for hydrographic surveys in U.S. territorial waters by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Trimble Sets Date for International User Conference in Las Vegas
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that it will hold its International User Conference February 23-25, 2009 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

Product of the Week

Spectra Precision Introduces New Office Software Suite to Support Optical and GPS Survey Systems
With new total station, digital level as well as coding and description support, the new version is ideal for processing and analyzing Global Positioning System (GPS) and terrestrial survey data recorded in the field and exporting it to a CAD or GIS design package.

NEW Products

Optech Announces Fully Integrated Shallow-Water Processing for SHOALS
This new capability significantly improves the post-processing workflow by enabling users to more accurately and more efficiently produce XYZ deep-water-to-land results in a single processing step.

SiteComp Software Version 7.0 is Released
These releases are Major Upgrades and include the following new features: Explode Annotations, Insert Line by Point Numbers, Insert Annotation by Parcel, Insert Crow's Feet and more.