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Date:         Fri, 4 Sep 1992 10:58:00 EST
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From:         KSTMARTIN@CLARKU.BITNET
Subject:      GIS in Eastern Europe

From:   IN%"MIDEUR-L@UBVM.BITNET"  "Discussion of Middle Europe topics"  3-SEP-1
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    "kevin st. martin"
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From: KSTMARTIN@vax.clarku.edu
Subject: GIS in eastern europe
To: "BRIAN I. KATZ" <BKATZ@CLARKU.BITNET>,
 "kevin st. martin" <KSTMARTIN@CLARKU.BITNET>
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Hello,
  I am writing concerning a trip to Eastern Europe (Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the Baltics, and St. Petersburg) that
I will be taking in late October. I am very much looking forward
to traveling through Eastern Europe and can hardily believe my
good fortune.
  My trip is not, however, a vacation. I will be there as a
representative of the Idrisi project based here at Clark
University in Worcester, MA, USA. We are a geographic information
systems (GIS) research and training group interested in assessing
status of GIS in Eastern Europe. GIS is a relatively new
technology that is gaining wide acceptance as a tool to query
and analyze environmental/spatial data. However, we are unaware
of the degree to which people in Eastern Europe might be interested
in GIS.
  During my stay I hope to meet with people interested in learning
about, developing, or just talking about GIS. Obviously, I am
also interested in supplying people with information about Idrisi,
the GIS software that is produced at Clark University. Idrisi is a
raster-based geographic analysis and image processing system
designed to provide professional level geographic research tools
on a low-cost, non-profit basis. Although we produce and
distribute Idrisi, we are also involved in other GIS projects such
as United Nations GIS training programs.
  If there is anyone reading this list who might be interested
in our project or who might be able to refer me to interested
parties, please do not hesitate to reply directly to me. I
would greatly appreciate any information that might make my trip
a success. Thanks in advance.
                                Kevin St. Martin
                                Clark Labs/Idrisi Project
                                Clark University
                                Worcester, MA 01610 USA
                                tel: (508) 793-7348
                                fax: (508) 793-8842
                                e-mail: KSTMARTIN@vax.clarku.edu
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