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Applied-GIS-RS discussion list
Applied-GIS-RS is an international mailing list for discussion of GIS, GPS & Remote Sensing in forestry, geology, biology, agriculture and water management without any restriction on the systems used. It is hosted by the University of Laval in Quebec City, Canada.

Careeers in Cartography and GIS Guide
The Cartography and Geographic Information Society has completed a new version of the popular guide "Careers in Cartography and GIS." The document is now both a glossy color brochure and a web site. We hope to keep the web site up to date, and periodically update the brochure for reprinting. Approximately 10,000 have been distributed so far. Copies are available for purchase in bulk at the ACSM headquarters, contact information at: www.acsm.net

The World in a Box
This is an one hour video show provides an overview on the potential GIS applications. It is ideal for people who want to understand what GIS can do and how it affects them.

Evil GPS
Evil GPS hits the comics
In this week's issue of This Modern World, the GPS is mentioned, although not in a positive light!

GIS vs Surveyors
Legal technicalities of using GIS

Mapping Agency Block Access
Mapping Agency blocked access to a wide range of its publicly available maps last week while officials reviewed the maps to make sure they did not contain information that could jeopardize national security.

Access to government information after September 11 has reduced. For a full list on current limits on spatial data, including the portions of the Dept. of Homeland Security that will restrict access to "critical infrastructure information", go to OMB Watch, hot topic section.