Volume 4 - No. 1, Spring 2000   In This Issue: A Time full of Activities - Qassim Mohammad Al-Ghanim, Head of The Centre for GIS TUV Recommends ISO 9002 Certificate for CGIS Demand for GIS Education Road Opening Application Editor-in-Chief Qassim Mohammad Al-Ghanim Art & Design Director Masoun Shahbandar Contributors Dr. Fawzi Kabbara Krishna Kumar R Nair Dr. R. C. S. Taragi Mansoor Ahmed Al Malki Al Khabar is published quarterly by  The Centre for Geographic Information Systems (CGIS) P.O. Box 22088, Doha State of Qatar. Telephone: (974)337555 Fax: (974)444036 www.gisqatar.org.qa alkhabar@gisqatar.org.qa Article submissions are welcome. Contact Al Khabar's Managing Editor at The CGIS office for editorial guidelines. Copyright © 2000 The Centre for Geographic Information Systems. All rights reserved. Printed in The State of Qatar. The materials contained in this newsletter are the exclusive property of The Centre for Geographic Information Systems, unless otherwise noted. No part of this newsletter may be reproduced without permission from CGIS. Materials appeaing in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views of CGIS or the government of The State of Qatar. Al Khabar, CGIS, EPF, GEONAB, GISnet, QTRANS, SPIDER, InstaMap and Qatar Image Map are trademarks of The Centre for Geographic Information Systems. Other companies or products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.