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Article: ARMY ENGINEERS USE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO MAP ROAD AHEAD IN EUROPE

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November 3, 2009
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WIESBADEN, Germany, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:

When auto mechanics are given a complex vehicle problem and need to know where to start, they reach for an automotive diagnostic tool. When engineers are given a complex, billion-dollar facility to construct, they reach for a different kind of tool.

Interactive Geographic Information Systems - better known as GIS - tools allow engineers to capture, store, analyze and present detailed geographic data quickly and accurately, saving military planners time, money and anxiety, said Thomas Rodehaver, a CAD/GIS administrator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District.

The Europe District has repeatedly proven ...

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