Table of Contents
May 1997
Volume 6, Number 5

GPS/GIS Integration: In the Hands of Babes
Students at Cass Technical High School in downtown Detroit have embraced GPS and
GIS with impressive results.
By Michael W. Michelsen, Jr.

Public Works Takes it to the Street
With the help of an automated location tracking system, engineers in Aurora, Colo. are smoothing potholes and targeting road repairs.
By Janet Bronk Reese

REMOTE SENSING: Norway Enhances Oil Spill Detection with RADARSAT
Tromso Satellite Station uses SAR data to direct surveillance aircraft toward oil slicks.
By Kevin P. Corbley

GIS: Keeping Abreast of Data Conversion Technologies Impacts the Bottom Line
A Look at Current and Future Technologies
By Nirav Shah

GPS Consumer Series: The Vertical Component of GPS
By Chuck Gilbert

AIRBORNE: Hybrid Solutions For GIS
New digital image capture technologies are beginning to find a niche role in low flying,
rapid turnaround applications
By Charles Mondello

GPS Q&A

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