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OCTOBER 2010
ADC's Industry Updates is a monthly e-Newsletter created by ADC staff to help clients like you stay current with news in the GIS, web, and technology industries. We hope you find this newsletter enjoyable and that it allows you to simplify your news reading a little bit by not having to sort through a large amount of different websites to get the most important industry news updates - we've already done it for you!
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Organizations Around the World Use GIS Day to Promote Geographic Awareness
ESRI
Oct. 2010

GIS week is Nov.15-19 this year, with GIS Day being celebrated on Wednesday, Nov. 17. This ESRI article talks about the "holiday." ADC invites you to visit our Eau Claire office between 1 and 4 p.m. for our GIS Day Celebration!


GIS Helps USDA, APHIS Sustain Food Supply and Security
Jim Baumann, Ag Journal
Oct. 15
Using the Integrated Plant Health Information System allows the USDA and the APHIS to better monitor the food supply on a global scale.

Geospatial Occupations Q & A Part One
Directions Magazine
Oct. 20
The New Geospatial Jobs and How to be Ready for Them" was a webinar held by Penn State and Directions Media. The following is some of the questions asked and answer provided. Discussions included the GISP and certification, as well as GIS in higher education.

Jack Dangermond to Receive Global Citizen Award
News Blaze
Oct. 5
The award comes from the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association. Dangermond, the founder of ESRI, most recently been awarded the Alexander Graham Bell Medal, and has previously received many other prestigious awards.
TechnologyTECHNOLOGY NEWS
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LogMeIn Taunts Cisco and Citrix with Free Web Meeting App
Ashlee Vance, The New York Times
Oct. 22
The competition among web meeting applications competition has been stepped up a notch. In addition to proven services such as GoToMeeting and WebEx, new, free applications are giving fee-based services a run for their money.

China Beats U.S. for the Word's Fastest Supercomputer Title
By Priya Ganapati, Technology Review
Oct. 28
China's new supercomputer, the Tianhe-1A is now the fastest supercomputer in the world, out doing the United State's Cray XT5, aka "Jaguar".

China Information Technology Inc. Plays Critical Role in 'Map World,' China's State-sponsored Web-based Map Service
By News Blaze
Oct. 28
A beta version of "Map Word," China's online mapping application similar to Google Earth was launched on October 21 by the Chinese State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping.

Oracle: Google Stole our Java Code and Used it in Android!
By The New York Times
Oct. 28
Updates following a suit filed against Google by Oracle in August 2010. Google maintains that the allegations are baseless.
NaturalResourcesNATURAL RESOURCES NEWS
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Haiti Quake Risk May Still be High
USGS
Oct. 29
The USGS has issued a statement that the tectonic fault underlying Haiti that resulted in the January 2010 earthquake is still under a considerable amount of strain, is unstable, and continues to pose a serious risk to the region.

Wildlife Health Reporting Tools May Help Prevent Human Illness
USGS
Oct. 25
New tools help scientists track disease in wild animals that can cause human illness. The tools allow any citizen to report sick or deceased wildlife and citizens can also subscribe to RSS feeds for regular updates.
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Road/Globe Image    Project Vote Smart
Forbes
Project Vote Smart is  a website that seeks to lay out all of the issues for the information of voters. The site features a number of mapping components as well. Don't forget to get out and vote on Tuesday, November 2nd at your local polling location!

Map: Where Americans are Moving
Forbes
A very cool map API that allows users to choose a county anywhere in the country and visualize the migration in and out of it in 2008.

Future Online Password Could be a Map
Stuart Fox, TechNewsDaily
Claimed by its developer to be virtually un-hackable, maps with a zooming capability could be a new type of password.

3D Terrain Mapping in a Browser
ESRI Applications Prototype Lab Blog
Oct. 8
Using Microsoft's Silverlight technology it is now possible to view 3D Terrain online. Check it out and have fun exploring some of your favorite places around the globe.

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