Check this out in the NYTimes
http://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/library/tech/99/09/circuits/articles/30maps.html

--Tom

***************************************************
J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305 or 510-215-6880
tom@...
http://www.jtjohnson.com
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: http://www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
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Once again, please excuse the cross-posts.  I just wanted to announce that
the survey about journalists' use of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) will be closing on Sept. 30, 1999.  Any responses after that date
will not be included in the final analysis.  If you have not had a chance
to complete the survey, you may do so by going to the website below and
submitting your entry there.  If this is the first time you have
seen this notice and you would like to know more, please send me a
personal e-mail.  Again, I sincerely thank all those who have
responded already.  The information you have given has helped tremendously
with this research.

survey URL:  http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/jcsouth

Mary Davis
Center for Environmental Studies
Box 843050
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA  23284
Ph:  (804)828-7202 Fax:  (804)225-3559
s2madavi@...

Dr. Greg C. Garman, Director, Center for Environmental Studies
Jeff South, Associate Professor, 21st Century News Center
Virginia Commonwealth University

===================  Forwarded  Message  ===================
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:16:11 +1000
To: asia-www-monitor@...
From: "T.Matthew Ciolek" <tmciolek@...>
Subject: [*****] 'Geo' Industry Search Engine
Sender: owner-asia-www-monitor@...

The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: mid Sep 1999, Vol. 6, No. 94
-----------------------------------------------------------
14 Sep 1999

'Geo' Industry Search Engine

GeoComm International Corporation, USA

Supplied note: "The GeoCommunity has recently added [...] 'Geo' Industry
Search Engine to the website. It enables you to either search the GeoComm
website's 80,000+ html documents or GIS and Geo related websites on the
web. The Search Engine searches content not just keywords or meta tags and
yields excellent results."

Self-description: "[The] portal allows you to do extensive searching within
geographic-related Web sites, because we limit submissions to the
geographic community."

Site contents: Submit your URL; Government (local/municipal,
state/provincial, federal); Education/Research (Universities, Colleges, K12,
libraries); Software (GIS software, add-ons, demos); Hardware (Tablet,
Scanner, Monitors, CPU); Data (Free Data, Metadata, Conversion,
Providers); Utilities (Scripts, add-ons, extensions, AML's); GPS (GPS
hardware, software); Remote Sensing (Satellite Imagery, classification
methods, News (Industry News, Current Events); Publications (Books,
Journals, Magazines); Events (Conferences, Trade Shows); Organizations
(User Groups, NGO's, Societies); Employment (Jobs Available/Wanted, Job
Resources); Training (Courses, on-line help, tutorials); FAQ; Contact;
Software; Data; News; Forum.

[The database currently retrieves links to 504 documents world-wide on
'Asian data' - ed.]

URL http://search.geocomm.com

Link suggested by: Glenn Letham (glenn@...)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
         Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting -
marginal]:
         Essential
-----------------------------------------------------------
Src: The Asian Studies WWW Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
Announce your new/improved Asian Studies' Web sites via
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/regasia.html

- regards -

-
Dr T. Matthew CIOLEK     tmciolek@...
Head, Internet Publications Bureau,
RSPAS, The Australian National University, Canberra
ph +61 (02) 6249 0110          fax: +61 (02) 6257 1893
http://www.ciolek.com/PEOPLE/ciolek-tm.html
-==================================================-


Forwarded by List Owner  --------------------------------------------
Elliott Parker                    elliott.parker@...
Journalism Dept.
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA        <URL:mailto:3zlufur@...>

I hope this might be of interest.
--jtj
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J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305 or 510-215-6880
tom@...
http://www.jtjohnson.com
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: http://www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
******************************************************


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-crimemap@... [mailto:owner-crimemap@...] On
Behalf Of Judy Kimminau
Sent: September 13, 1999 9:41 PM
To: crimemap@...
Subject: 1999 IACA Conference


Please visit the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) website
to get more information about our upcoming conference. The conference will
be held in Towson Maryland, October 6th - 8th. The conference theme this
year is "Crime Analysis: Inter-Jurisdictional Cooperation" and we have an
outstanding list of speakers!

The conference schedule, registration form and hotel information are on the
webpage:
www.iaca.net

If you are planning to attend, you will need to reserve your hotel room this
week in order to get the conference rate!

Contact any board member if you have questions. Thanks and see you there.

Judy Kimminau, Vice President of Administration
IACA
JKimminau@...

Thought this might be of interest to CAR types.  These sessions usually give
preference to law enforcement folks, but my impression is that if there are
seats, journos can usually talk their way in.
Cheers, jtj

***************************************************
J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305 or 510-215-6880
tom@...
http://www.jtjohnson.com
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: http://www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
******************************************************

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-crimemap@... [mailto:owner-crimemap@...]
On Behalf Of Julie Wartell
Sent: September 10, 1999 9:49 AM
To: crimemap@...
Subject: crime mapping training


TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT:  CRIME MAPPING

The California Department of Justice (DOJ) Advanced Training Center (ATC)
will conduct crime mapping training at four locations throughout California
during fiscal year 1999-2000 (ending June 30, 2000). These courses have been
developed by the National Institute of Justice Crime Mapping Research Center
Training Resource Group.  Each course is certified and reimburseable under
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training plan IV (for California
law enforcement personnel only).

Training will consist of:

Crime Mapping for Community Policing and Problem Solving (4-hour block
geared towards sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel, and other
governmental employees who are interested in the basics of crime mapping)

Mapping for Managers (4-hour block geared towards law enforcement and other
governmental agency administrators and managers who want to know about crime
mapping, what to ask for and what to expect)

What is Crime Mapping
(8-hour block geared towards sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel,
and other governmental employees who want a more in-depth look at crime
mapping)

Integrating GIS into an Organization
(8-hour block geared towards sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel,
and other governmental employees who play a role in implementing crime
mapping in their agency)

The following locations and dates have been scheduled for these courses:

San Diego, October 26-28, 1999
10/26   Integrating GIS into an Organization
10/27   Mapping for Community Policing and Problem Solving
10/27 Mapping for Managers
10/28   What is Crime Mapping

Sacramento, November 8-10, 1999
11/8 Integrating GIS into an Organization
11/9 Mapping for Community Policing and Problem Solving
11/9 Mapping for Managers
11/10 What is Crime Mapping

Monterey, January 18-20, 2000
1/18 Integrating GIS into an Organization
1/19 Mapping for Community Policing and Problem Solving
1/19 Mapping for Managers
1/20 What is Crime Mapping

Ontario (Date TBA)

For further information, contact Randy Poole at the DOJ ATC at (916)
227-1306 or pooler@....

Jack:

The question about how Ted's message from December suddenly got pushed down
the line now is a good one, and I know not the answer.  I just saw it come
across my desk from NICAR-L and, without looking at the date, thought
someone on JAGIS-L might have an answer and did a "forward."

We'll see if anyone from ESRI chips in with some thoughts.

--T.

***************************************************
J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305
tom@...
http://www.jtjohnson.com
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: http://www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
******************************************************

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Norman [mailto:JNORMAN@...]
Sent: August 31, 1999 3:10 PM
To: jagis-l@onelist.com
Subject: [JAGIS-L] Re: ArcView fonts into Illustrator


From: Jack Norman <JNORMAN@...>

I'm puzzled about why the message below from Ted Mellnik showed up now, when
it's dated Dec. 18 -- but more to the point is that I'm wrestling today with
the exact same problem.
If I export an ArcView view as an .eps file, some datapoints don't show up
when opened on a Mac in Illustrator. I say "some" datapoints because, for
example, points on a density display (on census tracts, for example) do
carry over. But geocoded points on a street map do not carry over. ArcView
tech support suggested that our Mac art department import the ESRI fonts so
they can use those fonts in Illustrator, but the Mac people say they can't
because even though the ESRI fonts are TrueType, they're still not
compatible with Mac OS.

Suggestions?

Jack Norman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(414) 224-2071


From: "Tom Johnson" <tom@...>

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-NICAR-L@...
[mailto:owner-NICAR-L@...] On Behalf Of Ted Mellnik
Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 6:48 AM
To: NICAR-L@...
Subject: ArcView fonts into Illustrator


Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for moving text fonts from ArcView on my PC,
via an .eps file,  to Illustrator on a Mac.

The usual way this works is, I export an ArcView layout as an .eps file.
Then on the Mac, the file is run through Distiller to make
a .pdf; and finally the .pdf is opened in Illustrator. This works great for
geographic features.

I usually delete all text on the AV end, because it's terribly ugly & has to
be redone anyway by an artist.

Now, however, I need to get across a map with datapoints. The datapoints
seem to be treated as font objects. They all disappear when
the file is opened in Illustrator.

--
Ted Mellnik
The Charlotte Observer
tmellnik@...





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San Francisco State University
tom@...

I'm puzzled about why the message below from Ted Mellnik showed up now, when
it's dated Dec. 18 -- but more to the point is that I'm wrestling today with the
exact same problem.
If I export an ArcView view as an .eps file, some datapoints don't show up when
opened on a Mac in Illustrator. I say "some" datapoints because, for example,
points on a density display (on census tracts, for example) do carry over. But
geocoded points on a street map do not carry over. ArcView tech support
suggested that our Mac art department import the ESRI fonts so they can use
those fonts in Illustrator, but the Mac people say they can't because even
though the ESRI fonts are TrueType, they're still not compatible with Mac OS.

Suggestions?

Jack Norman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(414) 224-2071


From: "Tom Johnson" <tom@...>

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-NICAR-L@...
[mailto:owner-NICAR-L@...] On Behalf Of Ted Mellnik
Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 6:48 AM
To: NICAR-L@...
Subject: ArcView fonts into Illustrator


Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for moving text fonts from ArcView on my PC,
via an .eps file,  to Illustrator on a Mac.

The usual way this works is, I export an ArcView layout as an .eps file.
Then on the Mac, the file is run through Distiller to make
a .pdf; and finally the .pdf is opened in Illustrator. This works great for
geographic features.

I usually delete all text on the AV end, because it's terribly ugly & has to
be redone anyway by an artist.

Now, however, I need to get across a map with datapoints. The datapoints
seem to be treated as font objects. They all disappear when
the file is opened in Illustrator.

--
Ted Mellnik
The Charlotte Observer
tmellnik@...

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-NICAR-L@...
[mailto:owner-NICAR-L@...] On Behalf Of Ted Mellnik
Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 6:48 AM
To: NICAR-L@...
Subject: ArcView fonts into Illustrator


Hi, I'm looking for suggestions for moving text fonts from ArcView on my PC,
via an .eps file,  to Illustrator on a Mac.

The usual way this works is, I export an ArcView layout as an .eps file.
Then on the Mac, the file is run through Distiller to make
a .pdf; and finally the .pdf is opened in Illustrator. This works great for
geographic features.

I usually delete all text on the AV end, because it's terribly ugly & has to
be redone anyway by an artist.

Now, however, I need to get across a map with datapoints. The datapoints
seem to be treated as font objects. They all disappear when
the file is opened in Illustrator.

--
Ted Mellnik
The Charlotte Observer
tmellnik@...

Much thanks to Tom Johnson for posting the IRE and NICAR seminar.
Brant

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-IRE-L@...
[mailto:owner-IRE-L@...] On Behalf Of IreBrant@...
Sent: August 28, 1999 3:58 PM
To: IRE-L@...; NICAR-L@...
Subject: Mapping Seminar Offered by IRE and NICAR in October



Mapping Seminar
The Teachers
These three intense training days in a state of the art computer lab will be
led by newsroom experts, Jennifer LaFleur of the San Jose Mercury News and
Andrew Lehren of NBC Dateline and the IRE and NICAR training staff.

Description
One of the most powerful tools of computer-assisted reporting is the
ability to analyze data on a map by plotting incidents, showing trends and
overlaying data to find geographic patterns.
Reporters have used mapping or GIS to show disaster damage, demographics,
crime, accidents, redlining and many geographically based stories.  You
too, can be just as spatial using mapping tools.
For the first time IRE and NICAR are offering a bootcamp dedicated to
mapping.
You'll learn the basics of mapping, geocoding and spatial analysis using
ArcView GIS.

Where and When
The bootcamp will be held at IRE's home base at the University of
Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Oct. 22-24.

Sign Up
Class size is limited, so sign up soon by calling 573-882-2042 or emailing
IRE and NICAR at info@...

Brant Houston
Executive Director
IRE and NICAR

Sorry for the crossposts. I'm helping a graduate student here do a survey
on how journalists use GIS. The student, Mary Davis, is getting a master's
in environmental studies, and she's especially interested in hearing from
reporters who cover environmental issues.

I want to thank everybody who has already taken Mary's survey. And if you
haven't, please follow the link below. The survey will take only a couple
of minutes.

http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/jcsouth/

And now back to our regular listserv programming ...
---------------------------------------------------------------
Jeff South
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Training & Program Development Coordinator, 21st Century News Center
Webmaster, The J-Files @ VCU, http://saturn.vcu.edu/~jcsouth
Voice: (804) 827-0253; fax: (804) 827-0256

To the JAGIS clan:

Microsoft's new mapping program is the topic at MP2K Magazine, the magazine
for MapPoint 2000.  Curiously, and in the world of synergic backscratching,
the MS online magazine carries ads for ESRI's BizMap Pro.

That said, the MP2K mag includes product tours, tips, Q&A, and soon, they
claim, free data!

Read it at http://www.mp2kmag.com


***************************************************
J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305
tom@...
http://www.jtjohnson.com
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: http://www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
******************************************************

Jack:

Spatial Analyst is a relatively sophisticated GIS tool, but as is usually
the case, the more powerful the tool, the greater potential results.  (And
the greater potential to screw up, but that's another story.)

Still, it's the kind of thing I would use in collaboration with an
experienced GIS practitioner or geometrician, just like I want a really good
statistician vetting my work when going much beyond first-semester
statistics.

That said, try:

http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/extensions/spatext.html
and
http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/extensions/spattech.html
and
http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/extensions/spat_faq.html

Finally, if you go to the ESRI Virtual Campus site, there is an online
course in Spatial Analyst.
http://campus.esri.com/campus/home/home.cfm

You'll have to register on the site (it's free), and then search for the
course.  It says that there's a charge of $80 for the course, but I think
ESRI is inclined to do some deep discounts for journalists and educators.

Cheers, Tom


********************************************
J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305
tom@...
http://online.sfsu.edu/~jjohnson
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
***********************************************

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Norman [mailto:JNORMAN@...]
Sent: August 17, 1999 11:56 AM
To: JAGIS-L@onelist.com
Subject: Re: [JAGIS-L] FYI: ESRI Crime Analysis Extension Now Available


From: Jack Norman <JNORMAN@...>

Thanks for passing on the info about the Crime Analysis Extension. I noticed
in the full description that this (free) extension requires already having
the Spatial Analyst extension. As a brand-new ArcView user (I'm in my second
week using it), I don't know what Spatial Analyst does (and what it
costs)...Could someone summarize Spatial Analyst and how it is useful for
newsroom work??

Jack


Jack Norman
Urban Affairs Reporter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(414) 224-2071


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Thanks for passing on the info about the Crime Analysis Extension. I noticed in
the full description that this (free) extension requires already having the
Spatial Analyst extension. As a brand-new ArcView user (I'm in my second week
using it), I don't know what Spatial Analyst does (and what it costs)...Could
someone summarize Spatial Analyst and how it is useful for newsroom work??

Jack


Jack Norman
Urban Affairs Reporter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(414) 224-2071

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-crimemap@... [mailto:owner-crimemap@...]
On Behalf Of Nancy LaVigne
Sent: August 17, 1999 10:03 AM
To: crimemap@...
Subject: CM: ESRI Crime Analysis Extension Now Available


I am pleased to announce that the Crime Analysis Extension developed by ESRI
through a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Justice is
now available for downloading, free of charge, from ESRI's Web site.  The
address is:
http://www.esri.com/industries/lawenforce/crime_analysis.html

Please read the text below for more information on the Extension and what is
required to run it.


ArcView GIS Crime Analysis Extension Application


How was Crime Analysis developed?

Crime Analysis was developed under a cooperative agreement awarded by the
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to Environmental Systems Research
Institute, Inc. (ESRI).  ESRI took a consortium approach toward the
technical development of the software.  Participants in the consortium
include:
The National Center for Geographic Information Analysis (NCGIA) at the State
University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo
Salinas, California Police Department
San Bernardino County Sheriff*s Department
Los Angeles Police Department Crime Analysis Unit
An additional set of law enforcement agencies from across the country
provided testing and review of the application.

What is Crime Analysis?

Crime Analysis is a specialized extension for one of the most popular
desktop GIS systems, ArcView GIS.  It is designed to provide easy-to-use
tools for geographic crime analysis, data management, mapping, and
reporting.  Each task is performed with the help of a wizard, a series of
panels (screens) that guide you through the tasks you want to perform.

How can Crime Analysis help me?

Because incident data can be organized by geography (location of the crime)
in addition to things like offender name, time of day, and type of crime, it
can be displayed in a GIS.  Crime Analysis will allow you to find the data
for a certain time frame and area of jurisdiction and display it on a map.
The map can include nearby landmarks like streets and schools, and different
colors and symbols can be used for different crime categories, painting a
real picture of the data and making it easier to interpret.

Once incident data is depicted on a map, the possibilities for further
geographic analysis are wide open.  You can conduct further analysis to
identify the boundaries of *hot spots*, determine proximity to schools or
gang territories, and generate reports summarizing events.

Often, presenting information on a map provides a new perspective, and
trends and patterns become more apparent.  Crime Analysis provides tools
that will help you better understand the community you are responsible for
and the problems you are administering so that informed decisions can be
made.


What do I need to run Crime Analysis?

Using Crime Analysis requires ArcView GIS Version 3.1 with the Spatial
Analyst extension.  Crime Analysis has been tested on the NT Version 4.0,
Windows95, and Windows98 platforms.

Where can I get Crime Analysis?

Crime Analysis will be available August 16, 1999.  You can download it for
free from ESRI*s web-site.  Visit www.esri.com/law_enforcement

Can I get technical support for Crime Analysis?

Limited technical support will be available from The Omega Group, an ESRI
business partner.

Where can I get more information?

Find out current efforts at the National Institute of Justice and what is
happening in the area of crime mapping.  Visit the NIJ Web page at
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/ and the Crime Mapping Research Center Web page at
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/cmrc/.

Find out everything you want to know about ESRI software and services, visit
ESRI*s Web page at www.esri.com.  You can also contact Liz Freeman or Lew
Nelson for more information.

Lew Nelson 				 Liz Freeman
ESRI - Law Enforcement / 		 Consultant/Project Manager
Criminal Justice Industry Manager 	 ESRI * Professional Services
(909) 793-2853 ext. 1690 		 Local Government Group
lnelson@... 			 (909) 793-2853 ext.2104
							 lfreeman@...

JAGIS gang:

I find that DIRECTIONS MAGAZINE is increasingly of interest.  And those of
you living in hurricane country might be interested in the first item below.
--JTJ

********************************************
J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305
tom@...
http://online.sfsu.edu/~jjohnson
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
***********************************************

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Elliott [mailto:scott.elliott@...]

Dear Reader,

This week Steve Wallace explains how to get nearly real-time feeds
of hurricane data into your mapping program, from public (free!)
sources.  His feature is at
http://www.directionsmag.com/features.asp?FeatureID=17

Now you can get directions at Directions!  We're hosting a beta copy
of RouteMAP IMS, an on-line travel planner, address finder, and map
maker from the BusinessMAP group at ESRI.  The application is live
at http://www.directionsmag.com/ataglance/routemap_ims.asp?Map=companies.
We've also published an At A Glance entry for the product at
http://www.directionsmag.com/ataglance/routemap_ims.asp

Kim Gerg and several associates in her MapX product group at MapInfo
contributed some tips about that product's SearchEx method for our
Development Area.  The article is at
http://www.directionsmag.com/devel/devel_articles.asp?ID=2

Our Company Directory continues to grow.  Now we've categorized these
by "type"; you can see this breakdown at
http://www.directionsmag.com/companies.asp?a=typelist

The Wish List Directory is now a month old, and activity continues to
build.  Wishes for ESRI's ArcView GIS have been very popular recently;
ArcView GIS, MapInfo Professional, and Microsoft's MapPoint are the
leading vote getters.  The Wish List Directory is at
http://www.directionsmag.com/wishlist.asp

Thank you for reading Directions Magazine, and be sure to tell a friend.

Regards,

Scott Elliott
scott.elliott@...
Directions & MP2K Magazines
http://www.directionsmag.com
http://www.mp2kmag.com

There's also a short mapping primer on that site, at

http://www.urisa.org/GISDatabase.html

*************
Robert Benincasa
Database/Special Projects Editor
Gannett News Service
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22229-0001
voice: (703) 276-5805
e-mail: rbenincasa@...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Johnson [SMTP:tom@...]
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 5:04 PM
> To: 'jagis-l'; IRE-L listserv (E-mail); JOURNET-L listserv (E-mail)
> Subject: [JAGIS-L] GIS in the assessor's office
>
> From: "Tom Johnson" <tom@...>
>
> JAG-arians, et al. --
>
> It's always tough knowing what public officials and administrators know,
> don't know or should know.  This link is to the Urban and Regional
> Information Systems Association.  URISA publishes a lot of material for
> U.S.
> tax assessors, for example, about how they can/should be using GIS and
> other
> information management tools.
>
> http://www.urisa.org/store.htm
>
> ********************************************
> J. T. Johnson
> San Francisco State Univ.
> 415-305-9305
> tom@...
> http://online.sfsu.edu/~jjohnson
> JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
> JAGIS listserv: www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
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> send them to:
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> San Francisco State University
> tom@...

JAG-arians, et al. --

It's always tough knowing what public officials and administrators know,
don't know or should know.  This link is to the Urban and Regional
Information Systems Association.  URISA publishes a lot of material for U.S.
tax assessors, for example, about how they can/should be using GIS and other
information management tools.

http://www.urisa.org/store.htm

********************************************
J. T. Johnson
San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305
tom@...
http://online.sfsu.edu/~jjohnson
JAGIS homepage: http://online.sfsu.edu/~jagis
JAGIS listserv: www.onelist.com [Search: JAGIS-L]
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Gang:

Woody's Office Watch is a great -- and highly independent -- source for
insider tips on the MS Office Suite.  Now Woody's coming out with a
e-newsletter aimed at Access.  Probably will be something we want to know
about.

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San Francisco State Univ.
415-305-9305
tom@...
http://online.sfsu.edu/~jjohnson
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-----Original Message-----
From: bounce-wow-521768@...
[mailto:bounce-wow-521768@...] On Behalf Of Woody's
Office Watch
Sent: August 11, 1999 6:00 PM
To: tom@...
Subject: Woody's Office Watch #4.34


           --==>> WOW -- WOODY's OFFICE WATCH <<==--
    (your own Microsoft Word & Office guru every week!)
   12 August 1999                           Vol 4 No 34



   JOIN WOW, hear the latest Office news FREE and FIRST send
   blank email mailto:wow@... or
   http://www.woodyswatch.com/wow/ . And don't forget our free
   Windows newsletter http://www.woodyswatch.com/www/ or
   mailto:www@...


   1. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: WOODY'S ACCESS WATCH ~~~~~~~~~~~~
   I've been hinting about this for a while, but it's finally
   going to come true. Starting 22nd August 1999, WOW will
   have a baby brother. Er, sister. Uh, sibling. Whatever.

   "Woody's ACCESS Watch" (inevitably called WAW) will take
   the WOW shtick to the Access database system itself: the
   latest up-to-the-nanosecond news, insider gossip, bug
   reports, level-headed virus warnings, product and book
   reviews, tips and tricks, and web links, delivered FREE via
   email.  WAW will hold Microsoft's feet to the fire, and let
   you know about the latest patches, problems and workarounds
   - the good, the bad and the ugly in Access 95, 97, 2000 and
   beyond.


   ACCESS FOR BEGINNERS
   Do you have Access?  Lot's of people have the Access
   database program on their computer -- it comes with
   Microsoft Office Professional.  Maybe you've taken a look
   and decided it's too hard.

   You've paid for Access - time to make it work!

   WAW to the rescue!  We'll be taking you from the very first
   steps of making Access work for you.  Just for BEGINNERS -
   we'll guide you through the basics


   I (Woody) will continue as Publisher, grand poo-bah, and
   First Victim. Peter Deegan remains as Editor-in-Chief and
   since Peter is not fully expert on Access he'll be making
   sure beginners like him aren't forgotten in WAW.

   Helen Feddema is editor.  Regular WOWsers will know Helen
   from her popular 'Access Archon' column - the new ezine
   will include the Archon column plus other Access tips, news
   and beginners tutorials.  Helen is a long time Access
   sufferer (guru) who's contributed to many great Office
   books over the years


   PRIZES
   What is a new newsletter without a few prizes, eh? We got
   together some some generous book publishers to give away
   some Access computer books.


   Inaugural Prizes
   If you click on the link right now -
   http://woodyswatch.com
   - and join before the first WAW hits the fan... er,
   stands... you'll be eligible for a great book prize.

   In keeping with the content of WAW there are prizes for
   beginners or Access experts:

   O'Reilly Publishers http://www.ora.com/ we have 10 copies
   of the just-released 'Access Database Design and
   Programming' by Steve Roman
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565926269/woodsoffiwatcwoo

   Macmillan's have something for anyone starting with Access.
   Copies of "Using Microsoft Access ..." for your choice of
   Access 95
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789701855/woodsoffiwatcwoo
   Access 97
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789716348/woodsoffiwatcwoo
   or Access 2000
   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789716046/woodsoffiwatcwoo


   BE QUICK!  We'll be giving away inaugural prizes each day
   between now and 22 August 1999.  Winners will be chosen
   each day at random from the list of WAW subscribers
   worldwide; the earlier you join the more chances you have
   to win.

   Plus, since you'll be mentioned in the inaugural issue of
   WAW, you'll have bragging rights that could be passed on to
   your heirs for the next three generations.


   Prizes each issue
   Just like WOW and WWW - Macmillan publishers have joined in
   with more Access books from their extensive range.  Each
   and every issue someone from the global WOW readership will
   win an Access book - sent to them absolutely free
   http://www.woodyswatch.com/win.htm


   HOW TO JOIN WAW
   What? You haven't clicked through to sign up yet? Sheeesh.
   Okay, okay. There are other ways to subscribe. You can:

       - send a blank message to mailto:waw@... ; or,
       - visit http://www.woodyswatch.com/waw/
           and complete the online form

   As usual you'll get an acknowledgment of your subscription
   via email.


   MORE FINE PRINT
   WAW is free, just like WOW. There's no charge for you to
   receive the newsletter. Not now - not ever. And we won't
   give out your email address to anybody, for any reason.

   WAW will appear every second week in HTML mail format - the
   same as used in Woody's Windows Watch.

   WOW and WAW are separate newsletters. You can join/leave
   each newsletter independently, whenever you see fit. This
   means that you must take some action - click on the link,
   send a message to mailto:waw@..., or drop by
   http://www.woodyswatch.com/waw/ - to join WAW. Existing WOW
   subscribers are NOT copied across automatically.


   WOW FOR ACCESS = WAW
   Most of you know that WOW has been remarkably successful in
   helping to shape the future of Microsoft Office. We work
   with Microsoft on a daily basis to make sure your voice is
   heard in the halls of Redmond... even if we have to shout a
   little bit from time to time. <grrrrin>

   It's my hope that WAW can fill the same "vox populi" role
   in the Access realm. When Microsoft does something right
   with Windows, we'll be the first to hand out compliments.
   But when they do something wrong, we'll be jumping up and
   down, tossing brickbats til the problem gets corrected. In
   other words, we're self-styled consumer advocates, and the
   source of our influence is, simply, you.

   The more people who join WOW and WAW - and the more times
   Microsoft reps hear customers say, "I read about it in
   Woody's something-or-another" - the more *your* voice will
   be heard where it counts. So please give WAW a shot. And if
   you like it, if it makes Access work better for you, get
   your friends to try it, too.

   Hey, like it or not, we're all in this boat together....

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-crimemap@... [mailto:owner-crimemap@...] On
Behalf Of Tracy Molfino
Sent: August 10, 1999 12:04 AM
To: crimemap@...
Subject: Salinas Police Interactive Crime Density Mapping Application


The Salinas, California, Police Department has developed (along with ESRI) a
web enabled interactive crime density mapping application.  We would like to
get comments from the crime mapping community about its usefulness and
functionality.  The application is currently residing on an ESRI server
available via the Internet.  The temporary URL is
http://caro.esri.com/webpolice/  The application will be placed on a City
web server once it is finalized.

The intent of the application is to provide members of the community general
information about crime in their neighborhoods.  It will also give community
groups and non profits that ability to gain crime stats for grants
applications, etc.  For several reasons we decided not to us points to show
the location of crimes.  We feel that giving numbers in neighborhoods is
more appropriate in this setting.

The user can select a series of crimes or specific crimes, can select to
show three different types of boundaries and can search for crimes back to
1993.

A map is generated which can me manipulated and printed along with a tabular
list of counts and amounts.

We would like any and all comments. If you would like to send them directly
to me at Salinas PD you can send the to tracym@...

The ESRI server has many other apps on it so it may be slower at times and
the app itself may be taken down for updates as well....so if you can't
connect keep trying!

Thank you for your help!

Sgt. Tracy Molfino
Salinas Police Department
222 Lincoln Ave.
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 758-7348
tracym@...

To the list,

Has anyone ever used mapping software from Willow Bend Communications, a
Dallas company, for newsroom purposes? Our circulation department is buying
this package.

Thanks for any information.

- Jeff Roberts
Assistant City Editor
The Denver Post
303-820-1401

Hello. I would like to invite you to help out with a very important
project in the field of environmental journalism. (Please excuse any
cross-posts you receive.)

I am doing a research project as part of my graduate program in
Environmental Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. The research
involves determining what journalists know about Geographic Information
Systems (GIS); whether they have used GIS to do news stories; and the
kinds of stories they have done, especially stories about environmental
issues.

If you would like to participate, please go to the Web address below to
fill out a brief survey.  Even if you haven't used GIS, please complete
the survey. Any information you can provide about your use (or non-use) of
technology is important.

http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/jcsouth

Thank you,

Mary A. Davis
Center for Environmental Studies
Box 843050
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia  23284
Ph: (804)828-7202
s2madavi@...

Jeff South
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Training and Program Development Coordinator, 21st Century News Center
Webmaster, The J-Files @ VCU, http://saturn.vcu.edu/~jcsouth
Voice: (804)827-0253; fax: (804)827-0256

Dr. Greg C. Garman, Director
Center for Environmental Studies and
Associate Professor of Biology
Box 843050
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA  23284
Ph: (804)828-7202, fax: (804)225-3559
ggarman@...

THANKS!!

JAGIS-ters:

FYI: Directions magazine has an interesting site soliciting suggestions to
improve GIS products.  So far, folks are only talking about MapInfo, but
clearly they want more discussion and variety.

Cheers, T.

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		 J. T. Johnson
	    San Francisco State Univ.
	      tom@...
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I used GRASS to create a GIS in the Black River Basin in NJ. We compiled it
for Sun Solaris.

This program is NOT for the faint-of-heart. It is free (actually, I think
we paid something like $1,000 for it, from the Corps of Engineers). You get
what you pay for.

Steve Ross

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Johnson [SMTP:tom@...]
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 6:11 PM
To: jagis-l@onelist.com
Subject: [JAGIS-L] [Fwd: alterantive CAR-GIS software]

Duncan Kinder posts the following to one of the CAR lists.  (Sorry for the
cross posts.)
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Duncan Kinder posts the following to one of the CAR lists.  (Sorry for the
cross posts.)
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Hi--
You're off the JAGIS-L list, Tom.

Cheers,
Tom Johnson

Tom Yulsman wrote:
>
> From: yulsman@... (Tom Yulsman)
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San Francisco State Univ.
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I would like my name to be removed from the subscriber list, but the web
site does not work. Please advise.

>Hello,
>
>Welcome to the list. Please take a moment to review this message.
>
>To unsubscribe from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at
>www.onelist.com, and select the "User Center" link from the menu bar
>on the left. This menu will also let you change your subscription
>between digest and normal mode.
>
>Also, please save this message in a handy place so you can refer to it
>(and the rest
>of the list won't get pleas like, "HELP!  I can't get off this list.!"
>
>On behalf of the JAGIS gang, thanks.
>
>Tom Johnson
>Dept. of Journalism
>San Francisco State University
>tom@...