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KCGIS
Topics
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"ArcIMS"
HTML-based presentation on Arc Internet Map
Server technology and its KCGIS applications.
Michael Jenkins, King County GIS Center
April 2001
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"Putting
GIS to Work in King County"
Slide presentation to the Central Puget Sound GIS User
Group.
Michael Jenkins and Chris Jansen, King County GIS Center
January 2002
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"King
County GIS and Urban Forestry"
Slide presentation to an Urban Forestry class at the
University of Washington College of Forest Resources.
Dennis Higgins, King County GIS Center
January 2002
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"Inflow
& Infiltration: How King County GIS Is Helping Make Our Sewer System
More Efficient"
Slide presentation at the 2002 WAURISA Conference.
Mary Barrett, King County GIS Center / DNRP GIS Unit, Wastewater Treatment
Division
February 2002
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"King
County GIS Reorganizes for Success"
Slide presentation at the 2002 WAURISA Conference.
Greg Babinski, Arnold Waters, Greg Stought, and Dennis Higgins, King
County GIS Center
February 2002 |
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GIS & Cartographic Organizations
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Puget
Sound Region and Washington State
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Snohomish
County GIS
The official home page
for the Snohomish County Geographic Information System.
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Thurston
County GeoData Center
Complete information about
Thurston County's GIS program and
available data.
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Washington
Geographic Information Council
The Council is
recognized as the statewide body responsible for coordinating and
facilitating the use and development of Washington State's geospatial
information.
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WAURISA
Washington State
chapter of URISA, a non-profit organization providing a forum for users
and vendors of computer-aided mapping and geographic information systems.
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National
and International
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The
British Cartographic Society
"The British
Cartographic Society offers a forum for the exchange of ideas and the
sharing of cartographic knowledge."
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JPL
Cartographic Applications
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Cartographic
Applications Group. Georeferenced TIFF (GeoTIFF) format information as well as digital
cartography, geographic information systems, digital elevation models, terrain analysis,
and remote sensing.
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United
States
Environmental Protection Agency
A
page of links to the EPA's various GIS-related Internet sites.
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JPL
Cartographic Applications
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Cartographic
Applications Group. Georeferenced TIFF (GeoTIFF) format information as well as digital
cartography, geographic information systems, digital elevation models, terrain analysis,
and remote sensing.
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National Center for
Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
The NCGIA is an independent
research consortium whose primary mandate is to conduct basic research in geographic
information science and its related technology.
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URISA-Urban
and Regional Information Systems Association
URISA
is a non-profit association of professionals using information
technology to solve problems in planning, public works, the environment,
emergency services, utilities and throughout state and local
governments.
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GIS Information Sources
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Washington
Geographic Information Council
The Council is
recognized as the statewide body responsible for coordinating and
facilitating the use and development of Washington State's geospatial
information.
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US Gazetteer
"This
gazetteer is used to identify places to view with the Tiger
Map Server and obtain census data from the 1990
Census Lookup server. You can search for places, counties or MCDs by
entering the name and state abbreviation (optional), or 5-digit zip code."
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USGS
Mapping Information Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Developed by
the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Contains
information about almost two million physical and cultural geographic features in the
United States.
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USGS National Mapping Information
An
excellent starting point for all USGS mapping-related products and
activities; includes dozens of related links.
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Commercial GIS Sites
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For
information only, no endorsement by King County is implied.
Sites listed in this category are included for informational purposes only as a service to the greater King County GIS community. Inclusion of these sites does not constitute endorsement of any product or service offered, and neither King County nor KCGIS shall be held responsible for their content.
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The
Brodie Group
A GIS consulting company located
in Shoreline, Washington. They also have an office in New Haven,
Connecticut
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ESRI
Environmental Systems Research Institute, the makers of ARC/INFO, ArcView GIS, and other
widely-used GIS applications; includes the ESRI
Online Support Center.
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GeoCommunity
A GIS marketplace of free downloadable data, industry news,
career information and opportunities, software, and discussion forums;
includes an industry-specific search engine.
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Kroll Map Company
Kroll has provided maps and mapping services
to the Seattle area since 1911.
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Thomas Bros. Maps
Makers of the ever popular Thomas Guides.
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