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13 Jul 2009

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ESRI International User Conference News Round Up

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Today, is the first day of the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego. The highly popular, annual week-long geographic information system (GIS) conference is already starting to generate some noteworthy news from ESRI and attending companies. We have developed this post to be a round-up of news that has already been issued from the event. To catch up on all the news, scroll down.

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11 Mar 2009

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And Now a Word From the California Assemblyman Who Wants to Blur Online Maps

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As you all probably saw, we hosted our most lively discussion on got geoint? surrounding the news of the proposed legislation aimed at blurring images of schools, churches, houses, etc in digital maps. First up, we want to thank everyone who commented on that post (27 and counting!). And, we also want to point out that most of you were against the legislation. Well, we all collectively made our voices clear. Now, it is time to hear from the Assemblyman who proposed this legislation. And wait until you hear what he has to say…

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09 Jan 2009

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Friday’s Food for Thought: Looking forward and Looking Back; Songs with Satellites

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Hope everyone survived their first week back at work after an extended holiday break. For this week’s “Friday’s food for Thought,” we’ll be highlighting 2009 trends, as well as looking back at the very worst predictions about 2008 (trust us, some very important people really missed the mark). Finally, we will be adding in some fun by highlighting songs that feature satellites. Remember our post about songs that feature maps?

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