Graphic Sources:

all GIS products (maps, gif images of maps) were developed by the author using GIS authoring tools site licensed to Simon Fraser University. This included ESRI ArcGIS 8.3, Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Photoshop 2, and IDRISI Kilimanjaro.

all other graphics/images from this web page were downloaded from freefoto.com. The collage on this site's homepage was created in Adobe Photoshop using images obtained from freefoto.com.

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