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Issue 61

• Grapher 8: Using the Graph Magnifier 
• Grapher 8: Creating Professional Partially Transparent Graphs
• Grapher 8: Comparing Data Sets Using Radar Plots
• Grapher 8: Changing and Using Templates 
• Grapher 8: Creating and Using Bar Charts 

Issue 60

• Golden Software is excited to announce the release of Surfer 9!
• Surfer 9: Taking Advantage of the New and Improved Base Map Functionality!
• Surfer 9: Using Georeferenced Imagery and Transparency
• Surfer 9: How to Convert the Projection of a Map
• Surfer 9: How to Overlay Maps
• Surfer 9: How to Set the View, Scale and Limits

Issue 59

• Surfer Used For Smooth Ride in Pick-up Trucks
• How to Geocode Addresses with MapViewer 7 
• How to Get the Most Out of the Vectorize Image Command in Didger 4
• Strater: Using Schemes to Create Uniform Logs
• Creating Voxler Vector Maps from Surfer Grid Files

Issue 58

• Golden Software Job Opportunity!
• Surfer 8: View Your Data Before Calculating Volumes
• MapViewer 7: Creating a Pin Map with City and State as the Locator Method
• Didger 4: Digitizing Logs and Exporting a Single-Line or Multi-Line LAS file
• Grapher 7: Easy Axis Edits to Enhance a Graph
• User Article: The Florida Everglades, From a National Park Service Hydrologist’s Eye

Issue 57

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• Golden Software at the GSA Convention in Denver
• Surfer 8: Displaying an Area of Interest
• Grapher 7: Creating a Script Using the Script Recorder
• Didger 3: Easily Change the Properties of All Objects with a Specific ID Value
• Voxler: Positioning a Cross Section Bitmap Vertically

Issue 56

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• Creating and Displaying Cross Sections in Surfer 8
• Combining Grapher with Surfer to Display Cross Sections
• Didger 3: Removing the Black Border After Warping an Image (Continued)
• Program Updates Available - Didger 3.07 and Grapher 6.2

Issue 55

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• MapViewer 6: Using a Mask to Limit the Display of a Map
• Surfer Tip: Refresh Your Maps with New Versions of Files
• MapViewer 6 Tip: Double-Click Toolbar Buttons to Use Repeatedly
• Strater: Importing Image Files into the Log Pane
• Program Updates Available:  Grapher 6.1 - MapViewer 6.2 - Strater 1.4

Issue 54

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• Methods to Remove Noisy Data in Surfer 8
• Working with Shapefiles in MapViewer 6
• Using Didger 3 to Digitize a Paper Well Log and Export as LAS

Issue 53

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• Removing the Map Collar from a DRG File in Didger 3 and Exporting as a GeoTIFF without Losing Resolution
• Mapping Election Results with MapViewer 6
• Using Surfer and Grapher for Stream Flow Visualization
• Program Updates Available, Grapher 5.04 - MapViewer 6.01 - Strater 1.03
• Golden Software at AAG 2005!

Issue 52

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• Using Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Data in Surfer
• Strater: Plotting Logs for Multiple Boreholes in one Borehole View 
• MapViewer: Selecting Objects, Part 3 
• Grapher 5: Creating Multiple Plots/Axes on One Graph
• Program Updates Available:  Grapher 5.03 - Strater 1.02
• Visit us at the GSA Annual Meeting, Nov 7 - 10 in Denver
• We'll be at the AGU Fall Meeting Dec 13 - 17 in San Francisco

Special Edition: 

Golden Software Releases MapViewer 6

• MapViewer 6 Product Details
• What's New in MapViewer 6
• MapViewer 6 Brochure
• Secure Online Order Form

Issue 51

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• Strater - Template Files Display Well Log Data
• Surfer 8 - Calculate the Z Value At Any XY Point in a Surfer Grid File
• Grapher 5 - New and Updated Features
• Program Updates Available: Surfer 8.05 - Grapher 5.02 - Didger 3.06 - Strater 1.01
• Golden Software at Rocky Mountain Natural Gas 2004 Conference

Special Edition: 
Golden Software Releases Strater

• Strater Product Details
• Strater Brochure
• Secure Online Order Form

Issue 50

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Special Edition:  
Golden Software Releases Grapher 5

Issue 49

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Issue 48

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• Surfer: Converting Drawn Objects from Page Coordinates to Map Coordinates
• Using Didger to Convert the Coordinate System of a Vector File
• Augmenting MapViewer Boundary Data with USGS DLGs
• Surfer 8.03 Update Is Available
• Grapher 4.02 Update Is Available

Issue 47

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• Continue Receiving Quarterly News with Golden Software E-News
• Golden Software Celebrates 20 Years
• Letter from the President
• Golden Software Support Forums
• Geologic Uses for Grapher with Line/Scatter Plots
• Overlay Slope Map on Topographic Map in Surfer to Predict Avalanche Danger
• Using Didger and Surfer to Convert DEM Files from UTM Coordinates to Lat/Long Coordinates
• Displaying ZIP-based Data with a MapViewer Pin Map

Issue 46

Issue 46 now in PDF format!

• Golden Software Announces the Release of MapViewer 5!
• Beta Tester Comments on MapViewer 5
• Letter from the President
• Finding New Meaning in Your Spatial Data with MapViewer 5's New Data Classification Methods
• Automate Map Production with MapViewer 5
• Mosaic Multiple Images in Didger 3 and Overlay the Mosaic with Maps in Surfer 8
• STM Uses Surfer to Create 3D Solid Models for National Geographic Museum

Issue 45

Issue 45 now in PDF format!

• Golden Software Announces the Release of Surfer 8 and Grapher 4!
• Top Ten New Features in Surfer 8!
• Top Ten New Features in Grapher 4!
• Beta Tester Comments
• Golden Software at the 2002 GSA Annual Meeting!
• Golden Software at the 2002 Oil and Gas TechnoFest!
• Letter from the President
• Surfer Training Classes!

Issue 44

Issue 44 now in PDF format!

• Grapher 3:  Creating a Graph with Date/Time Labels
• Golden Software Gets a New Logo!
• Letter from the President
• Surfer 7:  Short Scripts for Surfer Speed Up Your Work Flow
• Mapviewer 4:  A Critical Tool for Successful Waterfowl Management

Issue 43

Issue 43 now in PDF format!

• Golden Software Products:  From Ordinary Tasks to Experimental Maps
• Golden Software Announces the Release of Didger 3
• Letter from the President
• Electronic Monitoring for Commercial Fisheries Using Grapher 3
• Didger 3's Top New Features
• Beta Tester Comments
• Georeferencing a Bitmap and Importing it into a Vector Project with Didger 3
• Calibrating Bitmap Corners from Points Within the Map in Surfer 7

Issue 42

Issue 42 now in PDF format!

• Convert UTM Data to Lat/Long with Didger 2
• Golden Software to Exhibit at GIS in the Rockies
• Letter from the President
• MapViewer 4's Spatial Analysis Tools can Assist in Decision Making
• Subscribe to Golden Software E News
• Importing USGS Topographic Maps in TIF and TFW Format into Surfer 7
• Send Us Your Exciting Maps and Graphs

Issue 41

Issue 41 now in PDF format!

• Golden Software Announces the Release of MapViewer 4
• Letter from the President
• Check for Update!
• What is MapViewer?
• Looking for a Discussion Group?
• Some of MapViewer 4's New Features
• Beta Tester Comments
• Linking Data to Boundaries in MapViewer 4 - The Primary ID
• How to Create a Piper Pot with Grapher 3
• Export State Plane Coordinates in Feet Using Didger 2
• Automating Surfer with Internet Database Query Applications

Issue 40

• Golden Software Announces the Release of Grapher 3
• Letter from the President
• Grapher 3 Used to Create Geophysical Well Logs
• Grapher 3 New Features
• Beta Tester Comments
• Grapher Used to Produce Statistical Information About Wind
• Ternary Diagrams Display 3 Variables on the Same Plot

Issue 39

• Golden Software Announces the Release of Didger 2
• Letter from the President
• Golden Software Products in a University Teaching Environment
• Beta Tester Comments
• What's New in Didger 2?
• Use Didger 2 to Combine SDTS TVPs with Hard Copy Data
• Create and Manipulate Multiple Layers in Didger 2

Issue 38

• Golden Software Announces the Release of Surfer 7
• What's New with Surfer 7?
• Letter from the President
• Sample Graphics Created with Surfer 7
• Here's What Some of our Beta-Testers Have to Say about Surfer 7...

Issue 37:  Volume 11, No. 1 - Winter 1998-1999 Topics

• Golden Software Releases Grapher 2
• Surfer Used to Find Headwaters of the Yukon River
• Letter from the President
• Using Didger to Digitize Hand Drawn Contour Maps
• Depicting Changes in 3D Space with Surfer
• Moving Pin Map Layers with MapViewer

Issue 36:  Volume 10, No. 2 - Spring 1998 Topics

• Letter from the President
• Golden Software Announces the Releaseof MapViewer 3
• What's New in MapViewer 3?
• Beta-tester comments
• MapViewer used in Climatic Variations Bulletin

Issue 35:  Volume 10, No. 1 - Winter 1998 Topics

• Letter from the President
• Digitizing Different "Flavors" of Log Graphs & Plots with Didger
• Creating irregularly Spaced Date Labels in Grapher for Windows
• Overlaying Maps Using the Surfer Scripting Language
• Using Coordinates to Place Scaled Symbols on a MapViewer Map

Issue 34:  Volume 9, No. 2 & 3 - Fall 1997 Topics

• Letter from the President
• Displaying State and County Boundaries with MapViewer
• Surfer Creates Color-Filled Contour Map
• Creating a Single Didger Project from Multiple Map Sources
• Firing Up Grapher for Windows

   
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