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Integrated Content EDITOR IN CHIEF, GEOWORLD, GEOPLACE.COM AND GEOREPORT Todd Danielson, tdanielson@geoplace.com L. Scott Tillett CHIEF NEWS CORRESPONDENT GeoTec Event CONFERENCE PROGRAM MANAGER Todd Danielson, tdanielson@geoplace.com Contributing Editors Peter Batty, Joseph K. Berry, Ron Bisio, Mark Dolezel, Ron Lake, Janet Jackson, Mark Reichardt, Erik Shepard, Daniel Sui, Nigel Waters, Patrick Wong Editorial Advisory Board Dan Adams TOMTOM Peter Batty UBISENSE Tim Case AUTODESK INC. Jack Dangermond ESRI Charles H. Drinnan EWAM ASSOCIATES Connie Gurchiek TRANSCEND SPATIAL SOLUTIONS William Holland REDGIANT ANALYTICS INC. Anup Jindal RMSI Roy Kolstad NAVTEQ Ron Lake GALDOS SYSTEMS David Linden SAIC Xavier Lopez ORACLE CORP. Dale Lutz SAFE SOFTWARE Carey Mann BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC. Carl Reed OPEN GEOSPATIAL CONSORTIUM INC. Walter S. Scott DIGITALGLOBE David Sonnen IDC Mladen Stojic ERDAS INC. Steve Woolven APPLANIX CORP. Production PRODUCTION DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR Mary Jo Tomei, mtomei@m2media360.com Kathleen Sage, ksage@m2media360.com Advertising FROM THE ARCHIVES GeoWorld magazine has built a reputation as a trusted source of information with consistently forward-looking and authoritative content. We were the first publication to address the needs of the GIS user community, and we have enjoyed much success as the industry ���found its footing��� and expanded into a wide range of disciplines. We feel lucky to have served a dedicated readership for more than two decades. The content of each GeoWorld issue has been posted online at www.geoplace.com since 1996. This rich resource provides perspective on technology development and clear relevance to the challenges faced today. To highlight some of the informational resources available, each issue will feature archived stories relating to that issue���s cover story. Simply click on ���Articles & Archives��� at the top of the menu bar on GeoPlace.com, and type in a few of the key words from the following list to find the full article on our site. April 2012 A Mobile Workforce Improves Field-Staff Operations BY BRIAN L. JENSEN Fieldwork 1030 W. Higgins Road, Suite 230 Park Ridge, IL 60068 www.geoplace.com October 2011 GPS for Troops: Operation Waypoint A Mobile Workforce IMPROVES Field-Staff Operations By Brian L. Jensen BY JIHAN HILL Hardware Vol. 26, No. 4 GPS for Troops: OPERAT ION WAYPOI NT By Jihan Hill 22 G E O W O R L D / A P R I L 2 O 1 2 (22-25) mobile workforce feature GEO0412tddn.indd Mobility/GPS Special Issue 22 A nonprofit provides GPS guidance for the safety of American soldiers preparing for active duty in the Middle East. September 2011 Geospatial Data Collection: From the Field to the Cloud 4/11/2012 9:57:08 AM G etting lost can be a frustrating, time-consuming life and endeavor. In a war zone, it can mean death. nonprofit Operation Waypoint, a Minnesota-based, Augusta American program administered by the St. works to address Legion Women���s Auxiliary Post 621, women deployed in this scenario for military men and five years, the prothe Middle East. During the last has delivered more gram has worked in Minnesota and cards with than 300 handheld devices and cartography scheduled for Iraq and Afghanistan maps to soldiers more than 50 deployment to these counties, providing units in just the last few months. national program, With aspirations to become a dedicated volunteers Operation Waypoint is fully run by with Lowrance, a and relies heavily on its partnership GPS products and GPS navigation company, to provide The program also charts to soldiers preparing to serve. social organizations receives donations from service and individuals to fund the effort. as well as numerous By Chris Gerecke A Service Request in 2005 by Ed Meyer, Operation Waypoint was started higha retired Army veteran and industry-technology of Meyer���s, Sgt. school teacher, when a former student for advice. Heacock Gaylen Heacock, approached him and asked Meyer was preparing for deployment to Iraq suited for his miswhich GPS unit that would be best the news about Nick sion. Heacock recalled watching 26 G E O W O R L D 1 / O C T O B E R 2 O 1 11/2/2011 3:36:53 PM WORLDWIDE ADVERTISING ACCOUNTS MANAGER (26-29) GPS for troops GEO1011tddn.indd 26 Craig Miller, cmiller@m2media360.com, 213-596-7228 List Rental, Reprint Marketing Services Cheryl Naughton, cnaughton@m2media360.com GeoWorld is published monthly by M2MEDIA360, a Bev-Al Communications Company. Authorization to photocopy items for educational, internal or personal use, or specific clients, is granted by M2MEDIA360, provided appropriate fees are paid prior to photocopying items, please contact Cheryl Naughton, cnaughton@m2media360.com M2MEDIA360 1030 W. 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