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Getting to Know ArcView GIS

The Geographic Information System (GIS) for Everyone

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

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Getting to Know ArcView GIS

The Geographic Information System (GIS) for Everyone

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

Geographic information systems (GIS) help visualize information in new ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends not visible with other popular systems. This book is a nontechnical introduction to GIS technology explaining what it is, how it works, and who uses it. It offers illustrated, step-by-step procedures for using ArcView GIS Version 3.1 software to perform dozens of GIS tasks. The book is full of exercises that can also be worked on by using the software and data provided on the CD-ROM. Readers will come away with a solid understanding of basic GIS concepts and the skills needed to embark on an ArcView GIS project of their own.

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ESRI, Inc.

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1879102463

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9781879102460

Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides

By: Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment Under FIFRA and ESA,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

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Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides

By: Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment Under FIFRA and ESA,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are responsible for protecting species that are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and for protecting habitats that are critical for their survival. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for registering or reregistering pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and must ensure that pesticide use does not cause any unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, which is interpreted to include listed species and their critical habitats. The agencies have developed their own approaches to evaluating environmental risk, and their approaches differ because their legal mandates, responsibilities, institutional cultures, and expertise differ. Over the years, the agencies have tried to resolve their differences but have been unsuccessful in reaching a consensus regarding their assessment approaches. As a result, FWS, NMFS, EPA, and the US Department of Agriculture asked the National Research Council (NRC) to examine scientific and technical issues related to determining risks posed to listed species by pesticides. Specifically, the NRC was asked to evaluate methods for identifying the best scientific data available; to evaluate approaches for developing modeling assumptions; to identify authoritative geospatial information that might be used in risk assessments; to review approaches for characterizing sublethal, indirect, and cumulative effects; to assess the scientific information available for estimating effects of mixtures and inert ingredients; and to consider the use of uncertainty factors to account for gaps in data. Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides, which was prepared by the NRC Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment under FIFRA and ESA, is the response to that request.

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195

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National Academies Press

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0309285844

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9780309285841

Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership

Fifth Report

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on the Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership, Phase 5

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Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership

Fifth Report

Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership: Fifth Report follows on four previous reviews of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, which was the predecessor of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership. The U.S. DRIVE (Driving Research and Innovation for Vehicle Efficiency and Energy Sustainability) vision, according to the charter of the Partnership, is this: American consumers have a broad range of affordable personal transportation choices that reduce petroleum consumption and significantly reduce harmful emissions from the transportation sector. Its mission is as follows: accelerate the development of pre-competitive and innovative technologies to enable a full range of efficient and clean advanced light-duty vehicles (LDVs), as well as related energy infrastructure. The Partnership focuses on precompetitive research and development (R&D) that can help to accelerate the emergence of advanced technologies to be commercialization-feasible. The guidance for the work of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership as well as the priority setting and targets for needed research are provided by joint industry/government technical teams. This structure has been demonstrated to be an effective means of identifying high-priority, long-term precompetitive research needs for each technology with which the Partnership is involved. Technical areas in which research and development as well as technology validation programs have been pursued include the following: internal combustion engines (ICEs) potentially operating on conventional and various alternative fuels, automotive fuel cell power systems, hydrogen storage systems (especially onboard vehicles), batteries and other forms of electrochemical energy storage, electric propulsion systems, hydrogen production and delivery, and materials leading to vehicle weight reductions.

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National Academies Press

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0309456908

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9780309456906

Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two)

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Prospective Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy R&D Programs (Phase Two)

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Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two)

Since its inception in 1977 from an amalgam of federal authorities, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has administered numerous programs aimed at developing applied energy technologies. In recent years, federal oversight of public expenditures has emphasized the integration of performance and budgeting. Notably, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was passed in 1993 in response to questions about the value and effectiveness of federal programs. GPRA and other mandates have led agencies to develop indicators of program performance and program outcomes. The development of indicators has been watched with keen interest by Congress, which has requested of the National Research Council (NRC) a series of reports using quantitative indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of applied energy research and development (R&D). The first such report took a retrospective view of the first 3 years of DOE R&D programs on fossil energy and energy efficiency. The report found that DOE-sponsored research had netted large commercial successes, such as advanced refrigerator compressors, electronic lighting ballasts, and emission control technology for flue gas desulfurization. However, some programs were judged to be costly failures in which large R&D expenditures did not result in a commercial energy technology. A follow-up NRC committee was assigned the task of adapting the methodology to the assessment of the future payoff of continuing programs. Evaluating the outcome of R&D expenditures requires an analysis of program costs and benefits. Doing so is not a trivial matter. First, the analysis of costs and benefits must reflect the full range of public benefits that are envisioned, accounting for environmental and energy security impacts as well as economic effects. Second, the analysis must consider how likely the research is to succeed and how valuable the research will be if successful. Finally, the analysis must consider what might happen if the government did not support the project: Would some non-DOE entity undertake it or an equivalent activity that would produce some or all of the benefits of government involvement? This second report continues to investigate the development and use of R&D outcome indicators and applies the benefits evaluation methodology to six DOE R&D activities. It provides further definition for the development of indicators for environmental and security benefits and refines the evaluation process based on its experience with the six DOE R&D case studies.

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National Academies Press

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030910467X

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9780309104678

ESRI Map Book, Volume 24

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

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ESRI Map Book, Volume 24

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

Intends to exhibit some of the most innovative and well-crafted maps displayed at the ESRI International User Conference. This volume acknowledges the outstanding efforts of GIS users in their respective fields.

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128

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ESRI Press

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1589482301

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9781589482302

ArcObjects Developer's Guide

ArcInfo 8

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

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ArcObjects Developer's Guide

ArcInfo 8

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)

ArcObjects Developer's guide" provides the foundation for carrying out development tasks. Using plain language and extensive code samples, this book is the developer's passport to understanding the potential offered by ArcInfo 8. 54 photos, 5 tables, 15 diagrams.

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Esri Press

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1879102714

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9781879102712

ARC Macro Language

Developing ARC/INFO Menus and Macros with AML, Version 7.1.1 for UNIX and Windows NT

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

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ARC Macro Language

Developing ARC/INFO Menus and Macros with AML, Version 7.1.1 for UNIX and Windows NT

By: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

This self-study workbook teaches ARC Macro Language (AML) in the context of accomplishing practical ARC/INFO software tasks. It covers the basics for those who are new to programming or to AML plus the tips and tricks that experienced AML programmers want to know. The CD-ROM packaged with the workbook is for Microsoft Windows NT and UNIX platforms supported by ARC/INFO Version 7.11.

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Wiley

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0470244046

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9780470244043

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Getting to Know ArcView GIS

Getting to Know ArcView GIS

Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides

Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides

Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership

Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership

Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two)

Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two)

ESRI Map Book, Volume 24

ESRI Map Book, Volume 24

ArcObjects Developer's Guide

ArcObjects Developer's Guide

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ARC Macro Language

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