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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=039461300-18082005>Good
afternoon.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=039461300-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=039461300-18082005>I hope
today went well.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=039461300-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=039461300-18082005>This
is an FYI and everyone is welcome to come and learn more about Open Source
software development and how it applies to the GIS
marketplace.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Dean</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=039461300-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=039461300-18082005>Dean
C. Mikkelsen, B.Sc., P.Eng.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=039461300-18082005>Consultant, Terra ETL Ltd </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=039461300-18082005>Phone:
+1 604 929 8630</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=039461300-18082005>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:dcmikkelsen@shaw.ca">dcmikkelsen@shaw.ca</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=039461300-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Stewart Nimmo
[mailto:snimmo@telus.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:30
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Undisclosed-Recipient:;<BR><B>Subject:</B> Van GIS UG -
September 15th Meeting<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Hello GISers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Our first meeting of the 05/06 season is on
Thursday September 15th at 5:30 and will be held in the Dunsmuir Auditorium of
the BC Hydro office tower, 333 Dunsmuir. Everyone is required to sign in after
5:30 at the security desk in the main lobby.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>A slight shift in the regularly scheduled
meetings, they will be held on the <STRONG>second Thursday</STRONG> of each
month.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>For more information about the Vancouver GIS User
Group, please visit our website:</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><A
href="http://www.vancouvergis.org/"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.vancouvergis.org</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">September’s Meeting
Topic: </FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Open Source GIS - An
Introduction & Overview</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Open Source Software (OSS) phenomenon is not a new
one. However, Open</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Source has received a lot of attention recently, as it
offers a growing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>number of interesting possibilities in the field of
GIS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Free and open source software (FOSS) has been offering
choices to software</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>developers and users for a number of years - via Linux,
MySQL, PHP, Apache,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>etc.. Over the past few years the open source choices in
GIS have been</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>broader and more capable than ever before. This
presentation will focus on</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>GIS open source software and the two streams of
development - Java and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>non-Java Based.. It will give an overview of current
developments from</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>technical and management perspectives. Selected packages
and their</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>applications in various projects will be demonstrated and
discussed. The</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>presentation will also answer the question "Can ESRI and
Open Source GIS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>coexist in the same shop?".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Specific topics include:</FONT></DIV></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>
<DIV>· Open Source GIS Background and Development</DIV>
<DIV>· Overview of Open Source GIS Spatial Functionalities</DIV>
<DIV>· Live Demonstration - uDig, UMN MapServer, FWTools, ka-Map, QGIS,
Prima</DIV>
<DIV>GIS</DIV>
<DIV>· Planning and Implementation Issues</DIV>
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lang=EN-US style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Biography</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dean C. Mikkelsen, B.Sc., P.Eng., Consultant, Terra ETL
Ltd., has consulted</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and worked overseas in Africa, Europe and the USA within
the Oil & Gas</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>industry, Mining, and Forestry industries. He is a
Surveying Engineer by</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>trade and has specialized in software, large databases,
and geodetic</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>problems. He was a founding member of the America’s
Petroleum Survey Group</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>in Houston. This group specialized in geodetic problems
worldwide as it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>applied to the E&P industry and was the sister
organization to European</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mr. Mikkelsen has recently started Terra ETL Ltd., a
geomatics and Open</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Source development company that specializes in Internet
Mapping,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>integration with other software and databases, and GIS for
Forestry,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mining, Planning, Tourism, Environmental and Oil &
Gas.</FONT></DIV>
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you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
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Hrynyk doug.hrynyk@pc.gc.ca .<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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