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New free downloads are pouring into our Data Center, and we've enhanced its functionality.  You'll find:
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<li>ETOPO5, over a million points of elevation data generated from a digital data base of land and sea-floor elevations on a 5-minute latitude/longitude grid.
<li>Q3 Flood Data  derived from the Flood Insurance Rate Maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
<li>Data can be sorted and selected by category, popularity, format, author, and more
<li>New data can be contributed to the Data Center directly over the web 
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The Data Center is at <a href="/datacenter/default.asp">http://www.directionsmag.com/datacenter/Default.asp</a>
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Scoop uncovered strong hints of a new (retail, web-based) business strategy at MapInfo.  Get the Scoop at <a href="/scoop.asp?ScoopID=16">http://www.directionsmag.com/Scoop.asp?ScoopID=16</a>
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We start a Women in GIS series. See our interview with Integration Technologies' Lisa Ackerman at <a href="/article.asp?ArticleID=34">http://www.directionsmag.com/article.asp?ArticleID=34</a>
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Learn how to use a paint program to add those important cosmetic touches to your finished maps.  Steve Wallace offers tips at  <a href="/article.asp?ArticleID=35">http://www.directionsmag.com/article.asp?ArticleID=35</a>
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