News

• Quickbird imagery for Guam provided by USGS is now available
• New, updated ArcIMS site will become available in Fall 2006

Product Announcements

Guam MapBook

• FEMA D-FIRMs are now available – Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps, or D-FIRMs, for Guam created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been released to the public.
• Guam Coastal Atlas – The Guam Coastal Atlas was released in February 2006 by the University of Guam Marine Lab. The atlas, which was developed by Dave Burdick, the NOAA Pacific Islands
• Assistant for Guam, provides satellite imagery and benthic habitat for the nearshore waters of Guam.
• A CD-ROM version and a website will be available by September 2006.
• Upcoming Events
• Geographic Information Systems Basics course, August 15 – 16 – The GIS Basics course will again be provided from August 15 – 16. The course will begin at 8:30 am and end around noon. For more information about the course, please follow this link (link to “Learn GIS” page.
• GIS User Group Meeting