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From ESRI:

ArcGIS 9.2 Service Pack 3 is now available for you to download from the ESRI Support Center. This service pack contains several performance improvements and maintenance fixes. In addition, this service pack includes ArcGIS Survey Analyst 9.2 with Cadastral Editor.

Based in Austin, Texas, SWIGIS is an “organization of female geospatial professionals dedicated to the awareness, education and participation in geography and GIS.” Members can participate in social and educational events in the Austin area.

• Supporting Women in Geography and GIS (SWIGGIS)
• More Women in GIS Resources

The New York Times has a front-page article (July 26) on the proliferation of maps on the “GeoWeb”, created as the result of easier mapping tools made available by Internet companies such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. Comparing the mapping similar to the concept of Wikipedia in that the efforts reflect “the collective knowledge of millions of contributors” and that “these companies have created the tools that are allowing people with minimal technical skills to do what only professional mapmakers were able to do before.”

• With Tools on Web, Amateurs Reshape Mapmaking

Microsoft has turned to gaming in their latest promotion of LiveSearchMaps. Live Derby 2007, a Pac-Man like game, was recently launched to increase interest in their online mapping tools.

Both in their first year as full-time GIS professionals, Kristina Jacob and Marc Zuber attended their first ever ESRI International User Conference this past June in San Diego, California. As Geography graduates from California State University, Northridge, both found positions as GIS technicians for two cities located in the Southern California area. Their proximity to San Diego provided them with the opportunity to take advantage of the biggest annual ESRI conference in the world. Read more

Modelled after the widely popular Digg.com site, BlinkGeo seeks to replicate community driven news items for the Geospatial community. BlinkGeo operates in the same way as Digg by having registered users submit spatially related news to the submit. Other users can then vote and comment on the submitted stories.

• Visit Blinkgeo.com

GRASS is an open source, free GIS software package that can run on a variety of platforms. The acronym stands for Geographic Resources Analysis Support System and includes includes “tools for spatial modeling, visualization of raster and vector data, management and analysis of geospatial data, and the processing of satellite and aerial imagery.” 

• GRASS GIS Releases Version 6.2.2
• More GRASS Resources

Web sites with information specifically regarding women in GIS. Read interviews about women in this field or find GIS related support groups. Read more