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	GISuser Today Feb 18, 2016

LizardTech White Paper Reveals 12 Hidden Gems in GeoExpress Software
LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, has published a white paper showing users how to access 12 little-known geospatial data manipulation tools inside its popular GeoExpress software. The white paper is free to download

International Map Industry Association Names Avenza's Ted Florence as Its New International President
Florence is a well-regarded contributor in the advancement of technology in how maps are created and distributed digitally and will be responsible for directing strategic activities of the IMIA and its Regions - Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME), in close concert with the various region Presidents.

CartoDB Acquires Nutiteq to Bring Location Intelligence to Mobile Devices
The offline mapping and routing capabilities along with their ability to work with a number of different sources of data, will enable enterprise customers to implement core location intelligence apps from a one-stop solution.

Global Mapper LiDAR Module 17.1 Released with New Custom Feature Extraction Tool
Offered in conjunction with the recent release of Global Mapper version 17.1, Blue Marble's renowned GIS software, the latest edition of the module includes numerous functional enhancements and performance improvements that have been designed to improve the quality and utility of LiDAR and other point cloud data.

Map of the Day - Prescription Drug & Heroin Deaths in the USA
This map (Celebrating Lost Loved Ones) and webmap service tip comes via tip from Jeremiah Lindeman, County Government Team lead at Esri. The map takes a close look at the troubling problem of drug deaths in America.

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