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Subject:        Virtual Globes: GIS 2.0 Symposium
Date:   Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:50:09 -0500
From:   Patrick Florance <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi - There is an upcoming NERCOMP symposium on Virtual Globes (i.e., Google
Earth, NASA World Wind, ArcGIS Explorer, etc.) in educational technology.
The announcement follows.

Thanks,

Patrick Florance

Registration is now open for NERCOMP's upcoming workshop:
*"VIRTUAL GLOBES: GIS 2.0"

DATE:
*January 19, 2007

*DESCRIPTION:*
Virtual Globes are being used increasingly by the news media; federal,
state and local agencies; teachers; commercial agencies, and by people
of all ages for personal use. A Virtual Globe is a three-dimensional
software interface that allows users to observe and manipulate
representations of the Earth or other worlds from a variety of views
over the Internet. Users can often customize their own Virtual Globes by
adding place makers or other geographic information such as satellite
imagery, buildings, roads, demographics, etc. Virtual Globes have
enormous potential for incorporating spatial information and spatial
reasoning within a learning environment. A variety of Virtual Globe
products and applications will be presented followed by a discussion of
the various technologies.

For a full schedule and registration information, please go to:
http://www.nercomp.org/events/event_single.aspx?id=643

*TIME:
*9:00- 3:15 (Coffee and Registration start at 8:00)

*PRICE:
*NERCOMP Members: $111, Non-Members: $211

*LOCATION:
*Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center
Southbridge, MA.

Patrick Florance
GIS Manager & Senior GIS Specialist
Academic Technology
Tufts University
16 Dearborn Rd.
Somerville, MA, USA 02135
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phone: 617.627.4235