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ArcInfo 8: A New GIS for the New Millennium


This update to the November 1999 version white paper describes how ArcInfo 8 software has been redesigned and reengineered to be easier and faster to use and to take advantage of the most modern concepts of software engineering and GIS theory. The key feature of the release is that it makes sophisticated GIS usable by nearly anyone familiar with desktop computing.

This update to the November 1999 version white paper describes how ArcInfo 8 software has been redesigned and reengineered to be easier and faster to use and to take advantage of the most modern concepts of software engineering and GIS theory. The key feature of the release is that it makes sophisticated GIS usable by nearly anyone familiar with desktop computing.

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