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Report from ESRI User Conference – No. 1

August 8th, 2006 by JTJ

Some interesting presentations this morning on visualization and modeling as they can be applied in GIS. See:

Check out http://vissim.uwf.edu/
This is a growing library of public domain shape models. “This website
offers access to a new hierarchical data structure that allows the
efficient storage of natural and man-made feature data for use in a
multitude of both manual and computerized Mapping, Charting & Geodesy
systems.”

Also, interesting visualizations at http://www.redlands.edu/x12556.xml

“The
Redlands Institute has completed projects for a wide range of
industries and organizations. The most prominent projects are grouped
in these categories:

Environmental Analysis & Visualization

Federated GIS & Spatial Data Infrastructure

Conservation and Sustainable Community Support

Advanced Technology and Methods Innovations

Environmental & Technology Education”