Relevant Discussions on the Internet
  
  The World-Wide Web (WWW)
  
     * The AAG Speciality Group on GIS HyperNews Forum at
       http://thoth.sbs.ohio-state.edu/HyperNews/get/aaggis.html is a
       GIS-oriented forum, also using advanced threaded software.
     * JPL run a very successful Imaging Radar Bulletin Board at
       http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov
     * GGRWEB run a forum at http://www.ggrweb.com/webbbs.html. No
       structuring (let alone threading) make it IMHO hard to follow.
       Runs a 'topic of the month'.
     * The EUROGI Forum at http://www.frw.ruu.nl/eurogi/forum.html
       includes a BB facility.
       
  UseNet
  
     * bit.listserv.uigis-l
       User Interfaces for Geographic Information Systems Discussion List
     * bit.listserv.wx-talk
       General weather discussions and talk
     * comp.ai.vision
       Artificial Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated)
     * comp.graphics
       Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing
     * comp.graphics.algorithms
       Algorithms used in producing computer graphics.
     * comp.graphics.raytracing
       Ray tracing software, tools and methods.
     * comp.graphics.visualization
       Info on scientific visualization.
     * comp.infosystems.gis
       All aspects of Geographic Information Systems.
     * comp.soft-sys.khoros
       The Khoros X11 visualization system.
     * info.grass.programmer
       GRASS geographic information system programmer issues
       (grassp-list@moon.cecer.army.mil) (Moderated)
     * info.grass.user
       GRASS geographic information system user issues
       (grassu-list@moon.cecer.army.mil) (Moderated)
     * news.answers
       Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)
     * sci.data.formats
     * sci.environment
       Discussions about the environment and ecology. Not for the
       fainthearted!
     * sci.fractals
       Objects of non-integral dimension and other chaos.
     * sci.geo.earthquakes
     * sci.geo.eos
       NASA's Earth Observation System (EOS).
     * sci.geo.fluids
       Discussion of geophysical fluid dynamics.
     * sci.geo.geology
       Discussion of solid earth sciences.
     * sci.geo.hydrology
       Surface and groundwater hydrology.
     * sci.geo.meteorology
       Discussion of meteorology and related topics.
     * sci.geo.oceanography
       Oceanography
     * sci.geo.petroleum
       Topics related to the exploration of natural resources
     * sci.geo.rivers+lakes
       Inland Waters
     * sci.geo.satellite-nav
       Satellite navigation systems, especially GPS.
     * sci.image.processing
       Scientific image processing and analysis.
     * sci.space.news
       Announcements of space-related news items. (Moderated)
     * sci.answers
       Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)
     * alt.sys.intergraph
       Support for Intergraph machines.
       
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