Map Book Gallery

Volume 23: GIS—Geography in Action

GeoRange Total Range Mapping and Analysis Solution —The U.S. military must frequently test and train to ensure that its weapons systems are used with the highest accuracy and precision. Such tests can be costly and time consuming, but Eagan McAllister Associates’ GeoRange, a customized GIS application, helps to reduce the cost of planning these events and to increase the emphasis on safety.

Volume 22: GIS—The Geographic Approach

Assessing the Vulnerability of U.S. Livestock to Agricultural Biological Terrorism —Geographers have helped identify how place, culture, and environment are critical components to better understanding the causes of terrorism and how to best respond. However, less attention has been focused on spatially explicit aspects of homeland security and the susceptibility of rural landscapes threatened by agricultural bioterrorism.

Volume 21: GIS—Communicating Our World

Geospatial Data and Environmental Science and Management
Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the University of Rhode Island Environmental Data Center in the Department of Natural Resources Science have worked together to develop GIS-based solutions to complex problems faced by the U.S. Navy in environmental and ecological management. The partnership has proven to be extremely valuable for both institutions.

Volume 20: GIS—Helping Manage Our World

Bird Hazard Map
The GeoIntegration Office at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, was tasked with producing a new Bird Hazard map with the goal of decreasing the risk of bird strikes. The air force reports an average of 2,600 bird strikes per year with an annual cost of $38 million.

Volume 19: GIS—The Language of Geography

Naval Aircraft in Hampton Roads, Virginia
In the early 1970s, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) established the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Program to balance the need for aircraft operations and community concerns. The goal of the AICUZ Program is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of those living near a military airport while preserving its defense flying mission.

The Map Book Gallery features the ESRI Map Book series dedicated to acknowledging the important and innovative accomplishments of GIS users around the world.

Published annually, each volume of the ESRI Map Book showcases a small portion of the work presented at the Map Gallery exhibition at the annual ESRI International User Conference.