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Readers raised questions about ArcGIS 9.3.
"... We in the 3rd world are still grappling with 9.1, when are we getting close. Can ESRI magnanimously help us have softer access to ArcGIS 9.2?"
- Marcus Idoko, GISC Technologies
"In the article, did not see any mention of 9.3 officially supporting Vista. Does anybody know when this will happen?"
- Greg Bazhaw, Santa Clara County Planning Office
"There's much more requirement of giving online training for starting a new GIS project in application development. ..."
- Dr. Krishan Sharma, GISex* technologies
Podcast: Search and the Google Effect Two Years Later
A reader mentioned he's also been wondering about a retailer globe.
"Joe’s idea for his retailer globe is something I’ve been thinking about for years. The closest I’ve heard of this working is Blockbuster who received the first MapInfo Meridian Award..."
- Carl Brenner, Coldwater Creek
Assemblymember Jose Solorio's Bill Threatens Public Access to Government Geodata
Several readers commented regarding the Solorio bill.
"It is not surprising to see such legislation start to appear, one might say it is about time that we start to address the disparity between how GIS data is created and how it is presented to the public at large..."
- Leif Farr, Mendocino County
"...I would question the root meaning behind the original bill. Identity security is certainly something to protect."
- Eric Role, ASR-DYNAMICS.NET
5 Questions: IDV's Visual Fusion Server Explained
A question and response on VFS.
"I'm wondering, is this a kind of replacement for an existing GIS solution, or whether it can leverage data and custom development we've already done to help produce more of an "Executive Summary" of GIS data?"
- George Costanza, Vandelay Industries
Scott Caulk responded:
"Visual Fusion Suite has a few different ways to incorporate existing GIS data: ..."
