FYI,
For our ARC/INFO and ARCVIEW users,
Gerrit
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>Dear
>
>During, the last two years a revolution in agriculture and agricultural
>management has occurred. It is based on the rapid growth of computing
>technologies, particularly in relation to geographic information systems
>and global positioning systems industries. The use of GIS and GPS in
>precision agriculture, field management, fertilizer, crop and animal
>transportation, and agricproduct storage is a burgeoning area.
>
>The interest in GIS and GPS is rapidly growing. Recently ESRI, an
>industry leader in GIS, had a user's conference with over 6000 people in
>attendance. Based on user's requests a session was held on creating an
>agricultural users group. Following the model of users groups in other
>industries, the agricultural users group would have several functions
>
> >to act as a focus for information regarding the use of gis and
> gps in agriculture
>
> >to provide information on known gis and gps solutions to
> agricultural applications
>
> >to create a lobby for the development of gis and gps tools
>
> >to impact policy on agriculture through gis and gps
>
> >to increase agricultural production through gis and gps
>
> >to increase profits through gis and gps
>
> >to suggest directions for gis and gps software and hardware to
> move for agricultural purposes
>
> >to provide contacts for the agricultural gis and gps community
>
>Further discussions at the meeting stated that the agriculture users group
>should be comprehensive and would serve the various constituencies of the
>agricultural community. In particular, it should include people from
>various sectors. The farm sector, the ranching sector, the chemical and
>fertilizer sector, the seed and breeding communities, the agri-transport,
>government, academic, and world organizations as well as major investing
>houses should all be represented.
>
>We truly hope that you will accept this invitation to become part of the
>Agriculture users group.
>
>If so, please write to us at the following address.
>
>Ezra Zubrow or Philip Mitchell
>Attn.: Agricultural Users Group
>SUNY/Buffalo
>National Center for Geographic Information Analysis
>Box 610023
>Buffalo, New York 14261-0023
>
>or e-mail Philip Mitchell at [log in to unmask]
>
>We look forward to hearing from you.
>
>Please include the following information.
>
>Name ______________________________
>Organization name ___________________
>Addres _____________________________
>E-mail Address _____________________
>Fax ________________________________
>Telephone __________________________
>Agricultural interests _____________
>GIS/GPS uses _______________________
>Product service ____________________
>Description ________________________
>
>For example:
>
>Name Philip Mitchell
>Organization name Ag user group
>Address 125A kenville Rd. Buffalo, NY 14215
>E-mail Address [log in to unmask]
>Fax 716 645-2511
>Telephone 716 645-2511
>Agricultural interests Production optimization for grains
>GIS/GPS uses Precision agriculture
>Production services Consulting
>Description Primarily dedicated to advancing in field
> optimization strategies, using GIS and GPS as well
> as the development of information systems, design
> and system integration. Also consulting with
> regards to irrigation and water distribution
> systems using bridging civil engineering and GIS
> technologies for flow analysis and hydrological
> solutions.
>
>Ezra Zubrow
>Chair Ag Users Group
>National Center for Geographic Information Analysis
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>
>Minghua Zhang
>Vice Chair Ag Users Group
>Zeneca Corporation
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>
>Max Crandall
>Vertical Manager Agriculture
>ESRI Corporation
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>
>Lee Hunt
>GIS Analyst, Implementation Services
>ESRI Corporation
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>
>Philip Mitchell
>Administrative Assistant to Ag Users Group
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>
>
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Gerrit Hoogenboom
Associate Professor
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
The University of Georgia
Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797, USA
Phone: 770-228-7216
FAX: 770-228-7218
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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