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<p>Just came across this after reading an article on page 26 in the Feb issue Geospatial Solutions.<br>
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<a href="http://gio.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ROI%20Study.pdf">http://gio.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ROI%20Study.pdf</a><br>
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You can use this document as scientific proof that it makes too much sense to use open standards when you talk to the GIS users on the proprietary software bandwagon....<br>
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and if this does not convince them, just hit them over the head with it since it is 80 pages long!<br>
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Brian Huberty, Regional NWI Coordinator<br>
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, R-3 Ecological Services<br>
1 Federal Drive, Mail Stop 4056<br>
Ft Snelling, MN 55111-4056<br>
USA<br>
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brian_huberty@fws.gov<br>
Direct Phone (612) 713-5332<br>
Toll Free (800) 247-1247 x5332<br>
Cell Phone (612) 308-7306<br>
Fax (612) 713-5292<br>
Ecological Services (612) 713-5350</body></html>