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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">GIS Users,</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">As you know, about 6 weeks ago we asked whether you preferred Data Miner or Data Catalog. There were 40 votes for DataMiner, 33 votes for DataCatalog, and 7 voters were happy to go either way. Since there was no overwhelming preference, we started looking at alternative solutions to see if we could find a mechanism that would take fewer resources to maintain and also provide the features that both tools offer. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Based on our research, it appears to us that when we migrate ArcSDE to version 9.2 or higher, we can use ArcCatalog and possibly metadata services to provide the features of DataMiner and Data Catalog combined. As a result, we will continue to offer DataMiner with ArcGIS 9.1 and Data Catalog with ArcGIS 9.2 for now. When we migrate ArcSDE to 9.2 or higher, we will deprecate both DataMiner and Data Catalog in favor of the ArcCatalog solution that we get free "out of the box". We expect to be migrating ArcSDE versions during the winter of 2007/2008.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks for you input.</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-Linc</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Robert L "Linc" Clay, GISP</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Data Processing Manager/GIS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">FDEP/DRAM/BIS/GIS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">2600 Blair Stone Rd, MS 6520</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Voice: 850-245-8295, SC 205-8295</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fax: 850-245-8263, SC 205-8263</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Email: linc.clay@dep.state.fl.us</FONT>
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