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Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:00:32 -0500
From: Angela Lee <[log in to unmask]>
To: "ARL-GIS (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>,
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"maps-l (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Univ of CT, Univ of ID Libraries receive awards at ESRI Conferenc e
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Congratulations to the University of Connecticut's Maps & Geographic
Information Center (MAGIC) and the University of Idaho's Library, who
received Special Achievement in GIS Awards at the ESRI User Conference in
San Diego, CA. Below are excerpts from the Press Releases describing the
award and the work being done at these great libraries. The full text of
the Press Releases is available on the web at www.esri.com/sag.
Congratulations, Patrick (UConn) and Lily (UIdaho)!
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University of Connecticut's Homer Babbage Library Honored for
Accomplishments
Redlands, California-The University of Connecticut's Homer Babbage Library,
chosen from more than 100,000 organizations, will be honored on July 11 for
its innovative use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. ESRI,
the world leader in GIS software, recognizes organizations that provide
substantial benefits to society through their use of GIS technology. The
Special Achievement in GIS award ceremony takes place at the Twenty-second
Annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California, among
thousands of GIS professionals.
"I am thrilled to see our users apply GIS software to truly make a
difference in our world. Each of the organizations being honored today has
helped expand the use of GIS technology and improve our quality of life,"
says Jack Dangermond, ESRI president. ...
and
...The University of Connecticut's Homer Babbage Library is being honored
for its Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). Since 1989, MAGIC has
collected and provided access to digital geospatial data. The Center has
over 20,000 files of geospatial data for Connecticut ranging from
transportation to soil layers, as well as census geographies and data for
the past three decennial censuses. This information along with the library's
180,000 maps, some 50,000 aerial photographs, and vector data is available
to the university and the community.
MAGIC is user-driven and configures its site to ensure an efficient
distribution of spatial data. A partnership with the University of
Connecticut Center for Geographic Information and Analysis has given MAGIC
additional support and ideas of what the library should be. MAGIC pushed for
an ESRI Virtual Campus university site license to give faculty and students
the tools needed to use the data on MAGIC." ...
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University of Idaho Library Honored for Accomplishments
Redlands, California-The University of Idaho Library, chosen from more than
100,000 organizations, will be honored on July 11 for its innovative use of
geographic information system (GIS) technology. ESRI, the world leader in
GIS software, recognizes organizations that provide substantial benefits to
society through their use of GIS technology. The Special Achievement in GIS
award ceremony takes place at the Twenty-second Annual ESRI International
User Conference in San Diego, California, among thousands of GIS
professionals. ...
and
...The University of Idaho Library is being honored for its Interactive
Numeric Spatial Information Data Engine (INSIDE) web site. The site is a
cooperative data sharing effort between the University of Idaho Library and
federal and state agencies, as well as local communities in Idaho. INSIDE
makes government collected and distributed data, previously available only
through requests to agencies or visits to a library, more readily accessible
to the public.
Users can access an array of geospatial and numeric information from the
INSIDE Idaho homepage. In addition to providing necessary information for
research and learning, a tutorial for efficient use of the site is
available, along with a calendar of events that lists GIS-related
conferences, workshops, and meetings. Aerial photographs of many Idaho areas
are also located on the homepage of the site.
In April 2002, the Idaho Geospatial Committee unanimously voted to formally
recognize INSIDE Idaho as the official statewide geospatial clearinghouse
for Idaho. INSIDE Idaho uses GIS technology efficiently, allowing many
agencies and the public to share data, resources, and expertise to meet the
increasing demands for spatial information. ...
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Angela Lee
ESRI - Libraries & Museums
1305 Corporate Ctr Dr, Suite 250
St Paul, MN 55121-1204
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651-994-0823 ph
651-454-0705 fx
www.esri.com/libraries
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