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Dr. Fischer,
 
The United Naitons Environment Programme / Global Resource
Information
Database (UNEP/GRID)-Sioux Falls Office conducted an international GIS
Survey in 1997.  Topics covered include: toal # of software installations,
installations by continent, market leaders, operating systems, data
exchange formats, languages avaiilable, cost.
 
The results of this survey are available in variuos forms:
 
1.) http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov
 
2.) Mail Request for 1997 Survey to:
        USGS EROS Data Center
        UNEP/GRID Office
        Sioux Falls, SD  57198
 
3.) forthcoming letter in the International Journal of Remote Sensing
 
Sincerely,
        Sean Chenoweth
        Raytheon STX-UNEP/GRID
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