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From: "Dick Hoskins" <rhoskins@home.com>
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Subject: Fw: Cartographies of Danger - GIS Certific - VRML
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From: "Joseph Kerski" <jjkerski@IGSDN001.cr.usgs.gov>
To: "GIS for Libraries" <gis4lib@u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 12:01 PM
Subject: Cartographies of Danger - GIS Certific - VRML


(1)  Folks:  At the site below, the University of Chicago press offers a
brief summary of Mark
Monmonier's "Ten Risky Places" that lists the ten most hazardous places
to live in the United States.  California heads the list because of
earthquakes, wildfire, and landslides.  Other hazardous spots: Alaska,
Louisiana, Hawaii, and the North Carolina coast.

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/534189.html

Monmonier also wrote "How To Lie with Maps" which is quite fascinating.

(2)  Here's a pretty comprehensive summary of the current discussions in
academia and industry about GIS certification--whether and how GIS
professionals should be certified (similar to how surveyors are certified).

http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/other/ucgis/certification/


(3)  Read about Virtual Reality Modeling Language and its connection to GIS
at the site noted by Martin Reddy at
   http://www.sri.com/news/releases/06-05-00.html

Plus, there is a nice article about VRML and the possibilities for GIS and
VRML at
   http://www.directionsmag.com/features.asp?FeatureID=36

Joseph


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Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D.
Geographer - Outreach
USGS
Box 25046 - MS 507
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