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70 -- GIS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES POC Shelley Welch (CO) 703-648-7365, Karen Staubs (Contact) 703-648-7372 The U.S. Department of the Interior in conjunction with the Departments of Commerce, Agriculture, and Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and several local communities are undertaking six pilot projects to demonstrate the value and efficiency of Federal/local community partnerships to develop geospatial data solutions to community problems to enhance the livability of those communities. Issues to be addressed include water and environmental quality, smart growth and land use planning, habit restoration, flood mitigation and response, and crime mapping. The pilot projects include the following communities: Baltimore City, Maryland; Dane County, Wisconsin; Gallatin County, Montana; the Tijuana River Watershed, California and Mexico; Tillamook County, Oregon; and the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed, Pennsylvania. These communities are interested in receiving support for Community Demonstration Projects from the geographic information systems vendor community or other interested vendors. Support to the community could be in the form of software, hardware, or technical services and would be provided at no cost. Please contact Mark DeMulder, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, phone 703-648-4514, Mail Stop 511, National Center, Reston, Virginia, 20192. Posted 01/28/99 (W-SN292347). (0028)

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