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Re: GIS Software Installation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (GraceAnne A. DeCandido)
Fri Jun 9 20:15:51 2000
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 20:43:32 -0400
From: "GraceAnne A. DeCandido" <ladyhawk@WELL.COM>
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You may find some useful information and good folk to
contact in the GIS Tech Note I wrote for the Public Library
Association, at
http://www.pla.org/technotes/gis.html
This series of Tech Notes is listed in its entirety at
http://www.pla.org/technoteindex.html
GraceAnne DeCandido (sig file way below)
> <This has been posted to several lists please excuse cross-posting>
>
> We have recently received GIS (Graphical Information Systems) software
> through a grant. We plan to deploy this software to a station in our main
> library for patron and staff use. Does anyone have experience installing
> and setting up a public access machine for this product? I am looking for a
> general idea of what's involved in installation. I've read articles that
> explain the use of the software but haven't yet found anything that really
> gets into detail about the time involved in installation, what other
> libraries have done, tips and tricks and whatnot.
>
> The software received is: ArcView GIS, ArcView StreetMap, ArcUSA 1:2M,
> ArcWorld 1:3M, Digital Chart of the World, ArcAtlas:Our Earth. I have been
> asked to estimate how much time it will take to install the software for
> this system (17 CD-ROMs worth) and what time would be involved in
> maintaining the system. We plan to use a Compaq Deskpro EN P450 machine
> with 64MB of Ram and a 21" monitor. I am not sure whether a laser printer
> or a plotter has been purchased yet for this system.
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joy
>
> Joy Butler - PC Applications Specialist, Information Systems
> Email: jbutler@plch.lib.oh.us
> Phone: 513-369-3188
> Fax: 513-369-4565
> The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
> 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati OH 45202-2071
>
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