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ACSM Bulletin | December 2006 | #224

EDITORIAL

		The good, the exceptional, and the memorable by Ilse Genovese This is the last issue of the ACSM Bulletin in 2006, and, as is customary, it is devoted to the good, the exceptional, and the memorable ... more >>
		Two choices Anonymous Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read the story anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice? more>>

SCIENCE

Introduction by Ilse Genovese When we talk about achievement in America, it's often to make arguments about a geographic data "explosion,"... We asked four prominent companies in our field which technology breakthroughs in the last decade have had the greatest impact on the state of the geospatial industry in 2006. more >>

		ESRI: GPS, databases, and the Internet Interview with Brent A. Jones We take GPS, databases, and the Internet for granted, but they have built the foundation for the rapid growth of GIS worldwide. more >>
		Giffels-Webster Enginneers: An absolute solution for geo-positioning by John N. Redash In the last ten years, the greatest technological breakthroughs for the geospatial industry have been the development of GPS hardware and software, establishment of continuously operating reference stations, and advancements in wireless communications. more>>
		Magellan: Advancing surveyor productivity through GPS by Robert Snow Recent advances in global positioning system technology continue to make survey work faster,easier, and more accurate. Three of the most recent and interesting developments that are significantly improving survey speed, ease-of-use, and accuracy are improved improved portability of GPS receivers; the growth of network RTK ... and highly reliable post-processed L1 positioning. more>>
		Avineon: An enterprise-wide GIS by Xiaodong Hong Increasingly, utility companies are choosing to implement GIS so as to improve their facility, outage, and other emergency response management. I was involved in designing and implementing an enterprise-wide ArcFM GIS for the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) in Washington, D.C., and in this article I describe how this impressive geo-database was implemented. more>>

HISTORY

Compleatly surveying at Mount Vernon by Bart Crattie On an October weekend in 2006, a cluster of land surveyors interested in our profession's history gathered at Mount Vernon, Virginia, to participate in a dedication ceremony sponsored by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. more>>

MANAGEMENT

15 things small business owners should do before the end of the year by Dottie DeHart If you are like most business owners, you've got a huge list of "to-dos" that stay perpetually on the back burner. You know, like fixing the filing system that currently consists of two piles labeled (at least in your mind) "Hot" and "Procrastinate." more>>