FYI, For our ARC/INFO and ARCVIEW users, Gerrit >Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> >Received: from lictor.acsu.buffalo.edu by bae.griffin.peachnet.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) > id MAA03383; Sat, 6 Jul 1996 12:33:26 -0400 >Received: from localhost (pcm@localhost) by lictor.acsu.buffalo.edu (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA03315; Sat, 6 Jul 1996 08:35:55 -0400 (EDT) >Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 08:35:54 -0400 (EDT) >From: Philip C Mitchell <[log in to unmask]> >To: agricultural list:;@lictor.acsu.buffalo.edu >Subject: Ag Users Group >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > >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 >[log in to unmask] > >Minghua Zhang >Vice Chair Ag Users Group >Zeneca Corporation >[log in to unmask] > >Max Crandall >Vertical Manager Agriculture >ESRI Corporation >[log in to unmask] > >Lee Hunt >GIS Analyst, Implementation Services >ESRI Corporation >[log in to unmask] > >Philip Mitchell >Administrative Assistant to Ag Users Group >[log in to unmask] > > ======================================================================= 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] =======================================================================