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Starting in January 2008, the Census Bureau will begin releasing TIGER spatial data in shapefile format. A revised record layout for the shapefiles and associated relationship files is now available in [PDF] and [TEXT] formats. This document was most recently updated on December 13, 2007.
What is TIGER®?
The term TIGER® comes from the acronym Topologically Integrated [...]

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We found a great article, from Spatially Adjusted, explaining the future of ArcSDE at the ArcGIS Server 9.3 release. There is also great information on how ArcGIS Server will integrate with new Spatial Databases as well as connect to and create older versions of the GEOdatabase. Here are the bullet points listed below.

ArcSDE at 9.3 will become fully [...]

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If you didn’t have to pay for it, that is. The poll asked:
If you could take one course for free (and had time to study!) what type of course would you choose?
Just under 300 responded to it. Programming tops the list? What does that tell you about the one-size-fits-all out of the box applications and [...]

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Please see this post for more updated info.  ESRI now offers a Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) Program that allows unlimited deployments of ESRI ArcGIS software to municipalities and counties in the United States. The program provides access to the geographic information system (GIS) technology small governments need with a straightforward, [...]

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Here are a few links for state of TN GIS products and info.

GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting
State of Tennessee GIS Services
Tennessee Basemap Program
TNGIC Tennessee Geographic Information Council

MAGIC - Mempis Area Geographic Information Council
TNGIS - Tennessee Spatial Data Server
USFWS - Tenneesse Data Sets

I know there are more out there.  If you have a few that you’d like listed, [...]

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In a meeting yesterday that I attended along with representatives from a good number of counties in eastern Tennessee, Dennis Pedersen shared the vision for the next four years of the TN Base Map Program (TNBMP). Tennessee is one of the first states in the country to have an entire county-by-county cadastral and ortho [...]

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ArcPad is software for mobile GIS and field mapping applications using handheld and mobile devices. ArcPad provides field-based personnel with the ability to capture, analyze, and display geographic information, without the use of costly and outdated paper map books. Below is a list of enhancements in the 7.1 Release.

Much-anticipated, out-of-the-box solutions to view and edit [...]

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Thursday, December 13, 2007
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 3:00 p.m. (PST)
Noon, 2:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m. (EST)
5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., or 11:00 p.m. (UTC/GMT)
No-Cost Live Training Seminar
Learn techniques for developing applications with ArcGIS Server and the Java Web Application Developer Framework when you view our next live training seminar, Building Applications with ArcGIS Server Using [...]

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I just had to share this GIS (G-I-Yes!) video with you. Very Funny! What a great job by the Austin Texas GIS group who created this video for their 2007 GIS Day. 
Thanks goes out to Sharon Stevens with Rutherford County, TN GIS for sending this link our way. Keep ‘em coming Sharon.
Enjoy!

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This meeting covers current and upcoming information about ortho flights for local partner counties. The meeting is held at Knoxville DPA regional office.

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