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New White Paper: Performance and Throughput Tips for ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 Cached Map Services and the Apache HTTP Server New white paper provides simple steps to increase performance of cached content for Web mapping applications.
Registration Now Open for the ESRI Southeast Regional User Group Conference The ESRI Southeast Regional User Group (SERUG) Conference will bring together more than 500 geographic information system (GIS) software users.
GIS and Imagery Seamlessly Converge in ENVI EX Richard Cook, President of ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT Vis), discusses the complementary technologies of remote sensing and GIS and how they seamlessly perform together in ENVI EX
New GIS Best Practices: Polar Regions Learn how experts apply GIS in the Arctic and Antarctica.
ESRI GIS Services Available on Apps.gov Federal government employees can now easily purchase ESRI ArcGIS Online services on Apps.gov, the United States General Services Administration's (GSA) source for cloud-based IT services.
Saving Money with Mobile Mapping When the City of Woodburn, Oregon, set out to evaluate its sewer system, one portion of the job included mapping its estimated 1,500 sewer manholes.
New White Paper: Geographic Information Systems and Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response New ESRI white paper addresses the role of GIS in supporting pandemic influenza planning and response.
Marine Environmentalist to Speak on the Effects of Plastic Waste in Our Oceans Captain Charles Moore, founder and chief research coordinator of the Algalita Marine Research Organization, will speak on his personal experience documenting the cumulative effect of pollutants on the Earth's oceans.
K-12 Students in Arkansas Get Access to ESRI GIS Technology With the recent signing of a statewide license, all 266 school districts in Arkansas now have access to ESRI's full complement of geographic information system (GIS) technology.
Free Live Training Seminar, 11/19/09: Introduction to ESRI Mobile GIS Solutions This online, one-hour seminar will help you determine which ESRI mobile product would best suit your organization.
Ahmed Abukhater Joins ESRI as Community Development Industry Manager ESRI welcomes Ahmed Abukhater, GISP, as the new community development industry solutions manager on its government team.
Show Us Your Geography and GIS For Geography Awareness Week, the ArcGIS Explorer team would like to highlight your GIS activities using ArcGIS Explorer.
New Case Study: ICAO Improves Workflow and Data Management ICAO uses ArcGIS Server to ensure safe airways throughout the world.
Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Prize Winner, To Present On Mapping Technologies At GIS Day Elinor Ostrom, the winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, will give a keynote presentation as a part of Indiana University's GIS Day celebration on November 18.
GIS, Data Companies Work to Reduce Carbon Emissions The city and county of San Francisco are working with ESRI and NAVTEQ to implement a pilot program that reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
ESRI Presents Free Online Seminar for Mobile GIS This free seminar will explain the use of mobile GIS technology within an organization's workflow and provide methods to determine the correct product for a company's needs and expectations.
HealthLandscape Uses GIS To Map the Current Swine Flu Outbreak In the U.S. Local health policy makers and planners can use this interactive Web map to track county-level counts of H1N1 (Swine Flu) cases, and details on the Healthcare Resources and Workforces in the United States.
The Next Step for Agency GIS: Shared Services ESRI's Dangermond touts moving beyond file sharing to a network of geospatial functions
Preparing Redistricting Systems for 2010 Census Data Cathy McCully, Chief, U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting Data Office and Deirdre Bishop, Assistant Chief U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting Data Office, discuss the use of GIS in testing tabulation and processing systems for the 2010 U.S. Census.
Protecting Your Documents Converging factors have had a profound impact on the management of legacy records.
Mapping Maine Cancers The state is a pioneer in using Web maps to track the growth in cancer rates in Maine.
ESRI's Electric and Gas User Group Members Share GIS Best Practices ESRI users met in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss how geospatial technology is helping them meet the challenges of an uncertain economy and increasing demands for alternative and traditional energy.
ESRI Press Publishes Children Map the World, Volume 2 ESRI Press recently published a new international collection of 100 maps drawn by young artists and cartographers under the theme Many Nations—One World.
ArcGIS Explorer is Now Available in Chinese
Centers Fuse Geospatial Data Lieutenant David Hall of the Missouri State Highway Patrol envisions a day when he will have every relevant piece of information at his fingertips to quickly evaluate potentially dangerous events and either quickly respond and diffuse them or proactively prevent potentially damaging effects from occurring.
Maryland is tops at tracking stimulus spending The state is a pioneer in using Web maps to track government spending and performance.
GeoINT 2009 Coverage GeoINT 2009 turned out to be a great show with good attendance.
Why your doctor Should Know Where You Have Lived Genes and how you live are important to good health—but where you live is also critical, and its importance has been overlooked in the past.
TEDMED: Include geo-medicine in EHRs Living a quantified life — tracking vital signs, recording exercise routines, monitoring caloric intake and counting steps — is a large and growing trend important to wireless health and fitness.
Spatial Roundtable Opens Smart Grid Questions to Energy and GIS Communities Leaders in the energy and utility industries are coming together at a Spatial Roundtable to discuss the smart grid.
A Look at WSDOT's Winter Operations Application This month's Q&A is with Alan Smith and Tom Clay of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Most Disruptive Technology Trend Today? CIOs Make Their Pick The future of IT in the public sector will include a more integrated architecture that is easier to deploy and includes even more data that can be studied, shared and articulated.
TEDMED: Include geo-medicine in EHRs Living a quantified life — tracking vital signs, recording exercise routines, monitoring caloric intake and counting steps — is a large and growing trend important to wireless health and fitness.
Mobile GIS Gives Recovery Specialists an Advantage in the Victoria Bushfires Australia's deadliest natural disaster in history - the 2009 Victoria bushfires - resulted in terrible loss of life and property.
2009 SAG Award Winner: Alabama Resource Management System Chris McInnish and Steve McKinney explain how the Alabama Resource Management System (ARMS) uses GIS to serve programs in the state of Alabama to meet the needs of disadvantaged children and families.
TED MED 2009: The Missing Piece In Understanding Our Health The value of geographical education and the emerging field of geomedicine provides the missing piece in understanding health issues.
Lithuanian Universities Obtain Unlimited Classroom Use of ESRI GIS Software Lithuania's minister of education and science, Gintaras Steponavicius; ESRI president Jack Dangermond; and Linas Gipiskis, managing director of HNIT-BALTIC, UAB, ESRI's distributor in Lithuania, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the recent ESRI European User Conference.
GIS and Remote Sensing for Wildlife Conservation Auralie Shapiro talks about how GIS and remote sensing are used to study land use change, migration patterns, and natural threats to species to facilitate conservation efforts.
U.S. DOT Uses GIS to Show ARRA Spending The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is using ESRI geographic information system (GIS) technology to report American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) spending at arra-gis.dot.gov.
ESRI Map Book Features Collection of International Infrastructure Projects GIS for Building and Managing Infrastructure presents maps from nine countries and 57 organizations.
NASCIO Private Sector IT Leaders on Annual Conference Panel "Perspectives on the Future of IT" The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is gearing up for the first private sector panel, "Perspectives on the Future of IT."
Area's Wealthiest ZIP Codes Mecklenburg County, NC ranks high among Charlotte’s 13 county wealthiest areas-Fifteen out of the top 25 wealthiest ZIP Codes are located within Mecklenburg County.
City shows off revamped GIS system New features and functions are continuing to pop up on the city’s recently revamped GIS program, a sophisticated tool that gives the public access to thousands of bits of property data.
GIS Forestry Tool Lowers Costs of Finnish Forest Management Forestry Development Centre Tapio of Finland is using ESRI's ArcGIS software and a solution designed by Tieto.
ESRI T3G Institute Brings Teachers Together to Share GIS Expertise Geographic information system (GIS) educators have a unique opportunity to increase their skills and knowledge at ESRI’s second annual Teachers Teaching Teachers GIS (T3G) Institute next summer.
Talks Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City 400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery.
Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey to Speak at ESRI Campus in Redlands Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, who ran for president of the United States in 1992 and served as Nebraska's governor, will speak at 5:00 p.m. on October 30 at ESRI, 350 New York Street, in Redlands.
Call for Participation: Space-Time Modeling and Analysis Workshop Scientists will gather for inaugural Redlands GIS Week in February 2010.
The Coming of Age of Remote Sensing Kass Green explains how digital imagery technology and the growth of hardware capacity have made the full integration of GIS and imagery a reality.
The Whole World in Your Hands Imagery is a wise investment for any organization looking to use geospatial data.
ESRI Data & Maps 2009 Update Now Available ArcGIS users can now request the update DVD which includes updates to more than 80 datasets, including U.S. Tele Atlas census, Mexico data, and European Automotive Navigation Data (AND) layers.
ESRI Brings GIS to the Public with Mapping for Everyone Web Site ESRI has launched a Web site that allows users to create maps for free with simple geographic information system (GIS) tools.
GIS and Remote Sensing in Africa Shawana Johnson, President of Global Marketing Insights, discusses how her firm conducted an online study on the use of remotely sensed data in Africa using ESRI software. The study helped reveal much about the political, cultural, and environmental trends on the continent.
Managing Federal Real Property: Space Optimization at a NASA Campus Brad Ball, GIS Team Lead for NASA Langley Research Center (LARC), explains how GIS has been used by LARC for more than a decade to optimize facility space use.
National Grid Gas Selects ESRI GIS to Improve Operational Efficiency and Enhance Customer Service National Grid Gas in the United Kingdom recently selected ESRI geographic information system (GIS) software for its gas distribution front-office transformation program.
DOI Demonstrates Climate Change with ArcGIS Explorer Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar signs an order to establish a coordinated strategy within the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to improve response to climate change.
ESRI Helps ICAO Improve Data Management and Workflow for Air Navigation Planning The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is making air navigation safer through more timely access to accurate data.
ESRI Increases Access to GIS Software Training ESRI now offers access to more than 40 beginning, intermediate, and advanced instructor-led GIS courses through a variety of training alternatives.
ESRI Health GIS Conference Participants Present Solutions for Improving Human Health and Well-Being Identifying deficiencies in health and human services delivery and achieving better outcomes using geographic information system (GIS) technology were major themes during the 2009 ESRI Health GIS Conference, held September 21–23 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Speaker Series Podcast: Munich RE Insurance: GIS for Georisk Assessment in the Insurance Industry Andreas Seibert, Head of Geospatial Solutions at Munich RE, discusses how GIS is used to make maps of geologic hazards to inform its clients about risk.
Present Your GIS Story at ESRI's 2010 User Conference ESRI invites users to tell their GIS story by sharing their experiences with GIS and presenting during a moderated session at the 2010 ESRI International User Conference.
Speaker Series Podcast: GIS for Managing Federal Infrastructure John Young, Business Lead for Federal Civilian Facilities Management, explains how GIS is used to manage federal infrastructure assets. Young discusses how viewing assets on an interactive map makes maintenance planning and workload distribution more precise.
Philadelphia PD Meets Mission Demands with GIS Crime Analysis Yields Better Results for Catching Criminals.
A Carbon Neutral Oasis in the Desert Many of us are invested in decreasing our carbon footprint, whether one individual, one family, or one organization at a time.
GIS E-Book Serves as Guidebook to the Future ESRI's latest collection of essays explores the application of GIS to an array of challenges, as well as the ongoing evolution of the technology.
Virginia Deploys Enterprise GIS for Crisis Management The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) recently launched the Virginia Interoperability Picture for Emergency Response (VIPER) using enterprise geographic information system (GIS) software from ESRI.
ESRI Delivers an Enterprise Platform for Geospatial Intelligence The GEOINT 2009 Symposium in Texas will spotlight the latest geospatial technologies for defense and intelligence, including innovative geographic information system (GIS) software from ESRI.
Speaker Series Podcast: Los Angeles Uses GIS for Sanitation Fleet Routing Sal Aguilar Jr., Environmental Engineer with the City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation Division, discusses how the City of Los Angeles uses ArcLogistics to plan the routes of the city’s sanitation fleet.
Fantasy Sports Participation Fantasy sport leagues prove to be popular in Chicago’s 6 county area—More than 200,000 people in the area are participating.
A Solid Foundation for Collaboration Collaboration is key in the modern world.
New Distribution Integrity Management Requirements to Be Tackled at ESRI Electric & Gas User Group Conference The upcoming ESRI Electric & Gas User Group (EGUG) Conference will feature sessions to prepare gas utilities for new distribution integrity management program (DIMP) requirements from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
The State of Apex Apex, NC is striving to keep up with its growth pressures. According to ESRI Data, Apex’s current population of 35,000 is expected to grow by nearly 4 percent annually during the next 5 years.
Make an Interactive Demographic Map and Share it with Others ESRI’s new Make a Map application lets you zoom in on any area of the U.S. and select from seven different demographic layers. Then you can link to the map you’ve made or embed it in your own Web page.
Managing Federal Government Civilian Campuses Using GIS Thomas Gibbs, Federal Government Account Manager, talks about how federal agencies use GIS to manage federal government campuses. Gibbs explains how GIS can be integrated into existing systems to maximize available office space.
Newmont Mining Corporation Renews Global GIS Enterprise License with ESRI Outstanding Technical Support and Centralized License Management Are Key Reasons for Renewal
The Best Schools in the Most Affordable Zip Code Codes It's all families' dilemma: how to provide the best education for the children without bankrupting themselves?
Free Live Training Seminar, 10/8/09: Sharing Your Maps Using ArcGIS Online This online, one-hour seminar will demonstrate how to use ArcGIS Online, a Web-based repository where you can find and share geographic content in a collaborative environment.
ESRI ArcGIS Powers New Recovery.gov Map Interactive Web map shows detailed account of where stimulus funds are going.
ESRI Commits to Clinton Global Initiative with Carbon Reduction Solution San Francisco GreenRoutes project set to reduce fleet emissions with ESRI ArcLogistics and NAVTEQ Data GIS solution.
Learn to Use ArcGIS Online from ESRI More and more, people who work with maps and other geographic data want to share and collaborate online. To help them do this, ESRI launched ArcGIS Online, a Web-based repository where users can find and share geographic content.
Conference Review: ESRI Health GIS Conference The plenary session speakers at ESRI's Health GIS Conference in Nashville (Sept. 21-23) focused on some of the deficiencies in healthcare services and how these can be reduced or eliminated by providing the best information possible, on demand, to those who need to know.
Recovery.gov Relaunch Maps Stimulus Spending For the last few months, the federal government's stimulus-tracking Web site has been assailed by critics who argued that a private sector effort called Recovery.org has been doing a better job with fewer errors.
Eugene, Oregon, Police Improve Decision Making with GIS The Eugene Police Department (EPD) in Oregon has transformed how it takes advantage of maps and related data throughout the agency.
Clinton Global Initiative Inspires $9.4 Billion in Commitments A multi-billion dollar outpouring of generosity marked the fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative last week in New York.
GIS Software Scores Big for Super Bowl XLIII ESRI's Jesse Theodore describes the role geographic information systems played in managing security at the USA's biggest and most famous American football game.
Speaker Series Podcast: Managing Federal Real Property Using GIS Dennis Smith, Federal Team Member, talks about the need to precisely manage federal real property. In 2004, an executive order was issued to enforce the efficient and economical use of government real property assets. Smith explains why GIS is the ideal platform for the task.
ESRI Business Analyst Server Simplifies Reporting The new version of ESRI Business Analyst Server is now available. It includes many new sharing and usability enhancements designed to speed report delivery and help users conduct more precise business analysis.
Utah Stimulus Website Gets Facelift The State of Utah has released a revamped recovery.utah.gov, allowing Utahns to stay informed about the receipt and use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding awarded to the state.
Recovery.gov Relaunch Puts Stimulus Spending on the Map Recovery.gov, the government's official Web site for tracking federal stimulus spending, relaunched today with a trove of new data that lets visitors see -- literally -- where the money is going by navigating through a series of maps.
A Bright Future at Puget Sound Energy Washington state decided it was time to diversify and become a leader in energy efficiency.
Obama administration unveils Recovery.gov makeover The Obama administration debuted the much-anticipated overhaul of Recovery.gov
Speaker Series Podcast: Samson Realizes Savings and Decision Support Using ArcGIS Heath Wallis, Supervisor of Technical Applications Development for Samson, talks about the benefits of integrating GIS into the enterprise
4-H’ers Participate in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Projects In July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) invited the National 4-H GIS Leadership Team and EquipoGIS, an international youth group, to conduct geographic information system (GIS)-based service projects for the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Mapping Your World Digital Magazine of Computer Business Review.
Sûreté du Québec Receives ESRI Canada's Award of Excellence for Enhancing Public Safety Using GIS Technology ESRI Canada today presented an Award of Excellence to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) for its success in developing and enhancing Web mapping services to support police and public safety operations in Québec using ESRI's geographic information systems (GIS) technology.
Speaker Series Podcast: GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook David Allen, Author of GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook, explains how educators and self-learners alike can benefit from the hands-on lessons in his workbook.
State of Karnataka, India, Selects ESRI Technology for Disaster Management Portal ArcGIS Server provides the hub for distributing all types of data.
Web site gives information on shopping centers with just the click of a mouse A "windshield survey" of Allegany County's shopping center tenants turned into local government's newest online interactive feature.
New Version of the Geodatabase Toolset (GDBT) Now Available This no-cost add-on for ArcCatalog provides tools to assist with monitoring, investigating, and reporting the performance of a multiuser geodatabase. The GDBT works on geodatabases stored on SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, DB2, and PostgreSQL databases.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 SAG Award Winner: City of Oakland Julian Ware, Spatial Data Analyst, City of Oakland, explains how the city converted its database into maps and improved delivery of geospatial information using ArcGIS Server. The city's GIS-based mapping application earned it a 2009 Special Achievement in GIS Award.
World's First GeoDesign Summit to Explore GIS Technology and Design Attendees from across disciplines will take part in defining and advancing a new approach.
Building Local Business The Pueblo County, Colo., GIS Department offers consulting services for local businesses to help them find optimal locations, grow and set down roots in the community.
ESRI's Electric & Gas User Group Conference Set for Atlanta in October The electric and gas community will come together at the ESRI Electric & Gas User Group (EGUG) Conference October 11–14, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia.
IBM Delivers New Platform to Drive Smart Utility Innovation and Operational Efficiency IBM delivers new platform to drive smart utility innovation and operational efficiency.
It's a living: Geographic information systems professional Everyone knew that when Texas cattlemen in the late 19th century drove their herds to railroads in Kansas for market, the hoof-beaten path called the Chisholm Trail passed through western Oklahoma near El Reno.
Speaker Series Podcast: Exploiting Data Faster with GeoFuse and ArcGIS Joel Campbell, Senior Director of Product Development for GeoEye, discusses GeoFuse, a data search and discovery tool built on top of ArcGIS that speeds access to massive amounts of remotely sensed data.
Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Data Appliance Delivers Maps and Tasks Behind the Firewall Christophe Charpentier, ArcGIS Content Product Manager, talks about the benefits of using ArcGIS Data Appliance, a preconfigured network storage device loaded with an extensive collection of maps and tasks optimized for publishing with ArcGIS Server. In addition to ready-to-use imagery, street, and other basemaps, ArcGIS Data Appliance now also provides secure access to geocoding and routing functionality.
Find Out How to Create a Common Operational Picture with ESRI's ArcGIS Software ESRI live training seminar will demonstrate how GIS technology provides comprehensive situational awareness.
Gov 2.0 Summit 09: Jack Dangermond, "GeoEnabling Gov 2.0" Jack Dangermond discusses GeoEnabling Gov 2.0.
Digital Cartography "Thanks to the Web, geographic information systems, or GIS, which can build maps out of all sorts of data, are moving from the world of cartographic professionals to just about everyone else."
Gov 2.0 Summit: GIS the Big Winner in Push for Open Government (analysis) For all the lofty statements made during the first day of the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, D.C., about opening up government and its vast reservoirs of data to improve democracy and citizen engagement, it was clear there would be one major winner: GIS.
French SIA Integrates GIS into Aeronautical System Automation, quality assurance, and workflow management create efficient and accurate data production.
Station Fire Could Cause Erosion While an army of firefighters battles the 250-square- mile Station Fire today, scientists and technicians are trying to map and quantify how much ash, mud and rock could pour out of the burned-out San Gabriel Mountains the next time heavy rains fall.
Government takes on new data services role Craig Mundie of Microsoft says government needs to figure out how to make data more uniformly available.
Geospatial tools offer killer app for Gov 2.0 If the idea of government 2.0 revolves around using government information as a platform for enabling public discourse, then geospatial technologies are one of the killer apps.
Essays on Geography and GIS, Vol. 2, E-book Published by ESRI Free e-book showcases essays by well-known academics and thought leaders.
Alaska School District Implements ESRI GIS Site License Plans include geomentoring by local agencies and visiting scientists.
ESRI and Trimble Launch 2009 Mobile Government Grant Program 20 agencies will receive hardware, software, and training valued at close to $90,000.
New Case Study: New Mexico Gas Company - Rapid GIS Deployment and Training Within Budget Read about how New Mexico Gas Company quickly built a GIS platform for operations and engineering. At the same time, the utility trained its staff and stayed within budget.
ESRI helping on the front lines of fires ESRI has thrown its geographic information systems software and equipment and its experts into the battle against the raging Southland wildfires.
Remote Sensing GIS Summit Keynote "Remote Sensing Comes of Age" was the title of the keynote presented by Kass Green, immediate past president of ASPRS, and President, Kass Green & Associates.
Speaker Series Podcast: EGUG Preconference Training Workshop Kerri Manorek, Training Consultant for Utilities, talks about the benefits of attending the EGUG preconference training workshops.
ESRI President Jack Dangermond to Speak at Gov 2.0 Summit GIS leader will discuss how GeoWeb advances government and supports change.
Speaker Series Podcast: Fusion Core Solution: ESRI and Microsoft Collaborate to Improve Fusion Center Management Dave Stampfli, Technical Architect, Microsoft, discusses the challenges of Fusion Center management. Recently, ESRI and Microsoft collaborated to create Fusion Core Solution, a management tool that combines robust ArcGIS Advanced Enterprise Server technology and SharePoint Server 2007 to improve Fusion Center operations.
Sharing The Wealth Key to Army Intelligence Accessing both data and processing capabilities increases in importance.
Remote Sensing and GIS A summary of recently published GIS product and company news, featured downloads, customer wins, and coming events.
Utilities Asked, "Is Your GIS Smart Grid Ready?" The U.S. electric system, "the supreme engineering achievement of the 20th century," is aging, inefficient, congested, and incapable of meeting future energy needs, according to a recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report.
Full Range of GIS Capabilities Available to Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU) enabled broader accessibility to its geographic information through an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with ESRI.
New White Paper: Geographic Information Systems and Medicaid Modernization: Incorporating ESRI Technology and Services New ESRI white paper addresses the role of GIS in modernizing needs-based medical assistance programs such as Medicaid.
BI Works and Plays Well With Others Business intelligence (BI) software products are becoming increasingly sophisticated and valuable to companies through their ability to integrate with other applications, including geographic information system (GIS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
GIS helps Government Chart a Forward Course Government agencies are using geographic information system (GIS) solutions in combination with other applications to consolidate information and help reduce stovepiping.
The Exponential Business Benefits Of GIS San Diego's success integrating a GIS (geographic information system) with SAP in its Street Services Division encouraged the city to expand the system to several other departments.
EPA Maps Recovery Obligations and Outlays Online GIS application shows where EPA is investing and how much it has spent to date.
Speaker Series Podcast: Risk Assessment Software: Spatial Risk Analyst Rich Arata, Distribution Practice Manager, New Century Software, explains the application of GIS to risk assessment management in the gas industry. Spatial Risk Analyst combines spatial and tabular data to assess the impact of threats and analyze the risks to any facility in the gas distribution system.
New GIS Best Practices: Tribal GIS This collection of articles delves into tribal governments' use of GIS to protect the environment and improve operations.
Free Live Training Seminar, 8/27/09: Getting Started with ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF This online, one-hour seminar will show you how to create powerful and expressive GIS Web applications.
Speaker Series Podcast: Incorporating Mobile into the Enterprise GIS Elizabeth Marshall, CEO, Marshall GIS, details how Marshall GIS helps its clients implement mobile GIS technology into the enterprise.
ESRI Software Users Invited to Tell Their GIS Story at the User Conference Deadline for user presentation abstract submissions is October 16, 2009.
ELA Implementation Helps Washington Department of Ecology Take Its Geospatial Services to the Next Level Agency ensures cost containment with ESRI Enterprise License Agreement.
Fusion Core Solution Will Boost Public Safety, Homeland Security Intelligence Efforts The Fusion Core Solution, a product of a partnership between Microsoft and ESRI, launched in July is an effort by the two industry leaders to strengthen public safety and homeland security professionals' ability to sniff out and respond to today's physical and virtual security threats.
ESRI StreetMap Premium Now Available with Tele Atlas Data The latest Tele Atlas North American and European data powers ESRI StreetMap Premium for optimal geocoding, routing, and map display.
Flexible Soil Model Maps Remote Areas Researchers use ArcGIS to predict natural occurrence of soils in remote areas.
ESRI has a new home for its Learning Center One of Redlands' largest employers just put a new face on an old building that's now ready for business.
New White Paper: 2009 Methodology Statement: ESRI Data - Market Potential This document explains how ESRI calculates its Market Potential data by combining ESRI's Tapestry Segmentation data with consumer survey data from Mediamark Research Inc. Doublebase 2008.
ESRI Simplifies Location Intelligence for Business and Microsoft The need for improving the effectiveness and efficiency in organizations and provide insight required to reduce time, cost and risks of actions and decisions requires using a geographic context to information.
Speaker Series Podcast: Wacom Digital Pen and GIS Solutions Mike Dana, Business Development Leader, Wacom, discusses Wacom's digital pen technology and how it streamlines the GIS workflow while increasing productivity.
New White Paper: ArcGIS Server in Practice Series-High-Capacity Map Services: A Use Case with CORINE Land-Cover Data This document provides practical information on how to implement high-capacity map services with ArcGIS Server using the CORINE Land-Cover data as an example. It presents example ArcGIS Server system deployments, their performance metrics, and a collection of tips and deployment considerations for high-capacity map services using ArcGIS Server Standard Enterprise edition.
Speaker Series Podcast: Bureau of Indian Affairs Uses GIS for Asset Management Assad Reichdan, Consultant for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, explains how the bureau uses GIS to manage a multitude of irrigation projects. ESRI ArcGIS Server, combined with IBM's Maximo, also provides an interactive work order and asset management system for the organization.
Got GIS? A niche technology goes mainstream Consumers may think of geographic information systems (GIS) as Web applications they use to get maps and directions, but GIS tools do a lot more than help people get from location A to location B.
A Central Integration Point for Asset Management The oldest bureau of the United States Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), was established in 1824.
New White Paper: ESRI K-12 Solutions: School Bus Routing - Using ESRI Tools to Address the Problems Transportation directors at school districts all over the country are faced with daily problems stemming from budget cuts, rising fuel costs, difficulties in hiring qualified personnel, and more. The use of GIS can help them better understand the problem and develop sustainable solutions.
New GIS Best Practices: Early Detection and Response to Infectious Disease This collection of articles details how GIS is used to support preparation for, detection of, and response to infectious diseases at local, regional, and global levels.
GIS Mapping Technology Benefits State-Based Broadband Initiatives ESRI's BroadbandStat solution gives states software, maps, and support for visualizing the broadband landscape and meeting stimulus bill requirements.
ESRI to Host GIS Pavilion at 2009 American Public Works Association Congress Featuring Infrastructure Solutions Business partners will showcase a wide range of GIS applications tailored for the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Determining Anchor Points for Sex Offenders Using GPS Data The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has begun tracking more than 6,000 sex offender parolees by using global positioning system (GPS) anklets.
Jack Dangermond's Digital Mapping Lays It All Out Jack Dangermond wants to shape a better understanding of the world.
New Version of ArcGIS Explorer Now Available ArcGIS Explorer makes it easy to share geographic information with a broad audience.
Learn to Create Powerful Web Mapping Applications Tune in to an ESRI live training seminar and get started using the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF.
GIS offers visual tour of where your stimulus funds are going Do you wonder exactly where all of that federal stimulus money is being spent?
ESRI Book on Map Use The sixth edition of the book 'Map Use: Reading and Analysis' is meant as a comprehensive, philosophical, and practical treatment of map appreciation.
Editorial: ESRI UC and Survey Summit Jack Dangermond, who founded ESRI in 1969, has long envisioned products that allow us to view and interpret graphical data, and in doing so, deepen our understanding of how we interact with planet Earth.
ESRI UC Technical Workshop Slides Now Available You can now watch video slides from selected technical sessions presented at this year’s ESRI International User Conference.
Will Mapping Applications Provide New Revenue Streams? Particularly ESRI MapIt Geographic information systems (GIS) mapping applications are already being used internationally to do everything from matching ISPs’ broadband supply with demand to providing pawnbrokers with market analysis.
Speaker Series Podcast: EGUG 2009 Preview Ray Brunner, President of EGUG, discusses the topics and hot issues at the upcoming EGUG conference, in particular the smart grid, green technologies, and doing more with less resources in a flagging economy.
Citizen CEO Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland discusses StateStat GIS for accountability and transparency.
GIS Stimulus How Maryland uses the map to track $3.9 billion of stimulus funds.
Winning Hand With two Jacks O'Malley comes up aces.
New GIS Best Practices: Essays on Geography and GIS: Volume 2 As a follow-up to the popular first volume, this best practice series is a collection of essays written by many of the top academics and thought leaders from the world of GIS, geography, and geosciences.
New GIS Best Practices: Social Sciences From pinpointing the languages of the world with GIS to mapping hunger with GIS, this collection of essays explores the growing connection between the social science and GIS disciplines.
Zurich and ESRI Debate the Role of Geography in Transforming the General Insurance Industry Zurich's Graham White and ESRI UK's Graham Wallace talk about geography and location in this special Web seminar hosted by Anthony Gould.
New Telecom Mapping and Analysis Package Creates Detailed Maps of Broadband Gaps ESRI software and data package gives service providers essential software tools and targeted information for competing for U.S. broadband stimulus funds.
Speaker Series Podcast: GIS for Federal Office Building Management John Young, Business Lead for Federal Civilian Facilities Management, details how GIS helps real estate portfolio managers determine the location of office space by giving them a geographic perspective.
State of Maryland Receives ESRI President's Award Governor O'Malley recognized as great leader, shows how his administration uses GIS to measure performance.
Texas to Map Broadband Inventory in Bid for Stimulus Funds The Texas Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will map the state's broadband inventory through an initiative called Connect Texas.
GIS and Policy Making as it Pertains to Climate Change With the finger of blame pointed at fossil fuels as responsible for 43 percent of the world’s energy consumption, climate change has become a force to be reckoned with.
Dr. Henk J. Scholten Receives ESRI's Lifetime Achievement Award During the plenary session of the 29th Annual ESRI International User Conference, Dr. Henk J. Scholten received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
New White Paper: What's New in ArcPad 8 This white paper helps users become familiar with what's new in ArcPad 8 so you can get up and running quickly. It provides information for accessing the improved GPS user interface and tutorials to publish ArcPad data using the new ArcGIS Server ArcPad extension.
State of Nevada Plans to Map Broadband Coverage with GIS Technology Nevada's broadband task force will work with Connected Nation and ESRI technology to identify areas eligible for broadband stimulus funding.
Gov. Martin O'Malley Uses StateStat to Transform Maryland When Rudy Giuliani became mayor of New York City in 1994, he looked to then-New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Bill Bratton to help devise a cutting-edge tool to stamp out crime in all its forms.
Texas Chooses Connected Nation and ESRI to Support Broadband Expansion Broadband inventory map will help prioritize stimulus funding needs.
Utility Praised for Quick Response, Restoration after Hurricane Ike CenterPoint Energy earns ESRI enterprise application award.
States' stimulus tracking sites are mediocre at best, report finds A study released on Wednesday criticizes most state Web sites that track stimulus spending.
New GIS Best Practices: GIS for Archaeology Archaeologists, as researchers and resource managers, understand the importance of geography. From learning more about past and present land use to the reconstructing of Aztec political geographies, archaeologists are employing GIS to analyze depositional patterns as well as catalog and quantify artifacts.
New White Paper: Identifying Special Needs Populations in Hazard Zones: How to Use Tapestry Segmentation for Disaster Evacuation Planning The marketing application of customer profiling was used to identify special needs populations before, during, and after a disaster evacuation. ESRI's Tapestry Segmentation system was used to analyze the population segments in the Virginia Beach, VA, surge zone for the Central Virginia Fire District. This white paper describes the steps used to perform the analysis.
Apply Geographic Business Intelligence with ArcGIS Business Analyst 9.3.1 Faster performance, easier reporting and sharing, and improved access to online maps are key productivity enhancements of new release.
Return of the Yema Geotechnology helps reintroduce endangered wild horses.
Stewards of the Snake River Idaho Power studies potential effects of dams on snail population.
Speaker Series Podcast: Increasing Health Market Awareness with ESRI GIS and Demographic Data LeeAnn Denney, CEO Health Infotechnics, discusses how her organization uses ESRI software and demographic data to centralize its clients health information and increase market intelligence.
Students Awarded ESRI Software in Geospatial Technology Section of SkillsUSA Championships Program increases technical and vocational skills of young people.
Instructional Series Podcast: ArcGIS Data Interoperability Web Courses This episode provides reasons to migrate from MS Access personal or file geodatabases to multiuser geodatabases. It also highlights some key concepts to be aware of before migrating as well as GIS data migration methods. It is recommended that you are familiar with the geodatabase and basic geodatabase concepts.
Free Web Training Seminar: Introduction to ESRI MapIt Learn how to visualize and increase the value of your enterprise data for decision making and planning.
ESRI Releases Web Mapping APIs at No Cost Organizations can fully leverage their databases without increasing budgets.
ESRI Lauds Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan for Making a Difference Award goes to astrophysicist for launching remote-sensing and geographic information system technology in India and beyond.
GIS Best Practices: Leveraging GIS to Alleviate Poverty in Ghana By leveraging GIS-based technologies based on renowned economist Hernando de Soto's theories, a consortium of private sector companies joined together in 2008 to implement a sustainable and scalable approach to the land registration process in Ghana.
Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Data Interoperability Web Courses Kim Avery, ESRI, and Ryan Cragg, Safe Software, discuss the benefits of Data Interoperability’s extract, transform, and load capabilities in migrating large amounts of data. ESRI and Safe Software now offer Web courses to help organizations use the Data Interoperability extension in their data migration projects.
The Grill: GIS pioneer Jack Dangermond on the future of mapping technologies The GIS trailblazer talks about how business has embraced geographic systems and where the technology is headed next.
GeoMentoring Project Maps Gunpowder Point in San Diego during ESRI's EdUC U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosts youth service project to develop historic records.
ArcGIS: A Complete Platform for the GeoWeb ESRI showcases easy-to-use, collaborative geospatial technology at GeoWeb 2009 Conference in Vancouver.
2009 ESRI International User Conference Exceeds 12,000 Attendees GIS software users gather for informative plenary session, hundreds of user presentations, product demonstrations, and extensive GIS training.
ArcLogistics Navigator Helps Fleets Realize Greater Efficiencies New release of ESRI's in-vehicle GPS guidance solution gives developers and fleet managers more control over application.
GIS Industry Thought Leaders Pull Up Chairs to Spatial Roundtable ESRI has launched an interactive Web site, Spatial Roundtable.
Surprise Bridges the Gap between CAD and GIS Located in Arizona's Sonora desert, the city of Surprise is a booming Phoenix suburb with a small-town feel and big city amenities.
Speaker Series Podcast: Geochemistry for ArcGIS: Analyzing Geochemical Data Using GIS Tara Macey, GIS Specialist for Geosoft, discusses Geosoft's new GIS offering which allows geologists to analyze geochemical data from mining sites in an ArcGIS environment.
NGA Commander discusses capabilities at 2009 Conference Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), visited San Diego July 14 to discuss NGA at the 2009 Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) International User’s Conference.
Dealing with Disaster: A State GIS Portal Unleashes Urgent Data Tornadoes ripped through Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee in early February 2008, killing 54 people and injuring hundreds more.
Special Online Offering – ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality Learn the fundamental concepts and essential tools of ArcGIS Desktop software this special online Virtual Classroom course.
Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Mobile GIS Technology Marius Rocher, Senior Software Engineer, TC Technology, talks about its mobile GIS solutions. Roche gives examples of small and large organizations that use its GO! Sync mobile products in the field to collect data and sync it back with the office.
Agribusiness Grows with Crop-Specific Maps Crop-specific maps, created by combining survey data and satellite images, provide a literal “lay of the land” for farmers and agribusinesses.
Louisiana National Guard Streamlines Access to Imagery What once involved many hours of manpower has now been reduced to minutes.
Speaker Series Podcast: Interview with author of Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine Dr. Tom Koch, author of Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine, describes how mapping and geospatial technologies can be used to analyze relationships concerning viral and bacterial occurrences, including the 2009 flu pandemic, H1N1.
Specialized Capabilities Put San Diego on the Geospatial Map Yash Talreja says most people don’t know that cell phones were around for 30 years before they became affordable.
To ESRI's Thompson, GIS Mapping Innovations Are The 'Canvas On Which We Draw the Story of Analysis' The ability to apply GIS technologies to business problems has improved steadily over the past decade.
Forestry GIS User Group Opens for Membership ESRI has launched a new user group specifically for its forestry and timberland management customers.
Broadband Coverage Maps Give Competitive Advantage for Stimulus Package Funds Connected nation uses GIS to identify state broadband coverage gaps.
Is a national GIS on the map? Agencies find new ways to use geospatial data, as ESRI and others promote a nationwide system
GIS Best Practices: GIS for Agriculture From mobile GIS in the field to the scientific analysis of production data at the farm manager's office, GIS is playing an increasing role in agriculture production throughout the world.
Cadastre Management the GIS Way No wonder this coastal town is known for its great surf spots and unique community character.
National Geographic Society and ESRI Announce International GeoMentor Program Initiative aimed at increasing geographic literacy in elementary and secondary education.
ESRI's ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF Now Available API gives developers access to ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, and Bing Maps for enterprise resources.
Microsoft and ESRI Launch Fusion Core Solution Provides integrated capabilities for intelligence and fusion centers.
ESRI MapIt Correlates Your Business Data with Maps Mapping application combines software and services to unlock the spatial component in enterprise data.
How the City of Greeley and the City of Houston are using ArcGIS Server Two new video case studies show how Greeley, Colorado and Houston, Texas have used ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs with ArcGIS Server to create effective Web maps.
Creating Effective Web Maps seminar demos are now online These demos show how to leverage resources on the ArcGIS Resource Center to create a Web mapping application, as well as how ArcGIS Online can be used to share geographic information.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Climate, Weather, and Atmospheric Laurie Armstrong, Climate, Weather, and Atmospheric Industry Manager, previews the Climate, Weather, and Atmosphric topics and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
Where NY Ranks New York is home to 43 Fortune 500 companies compared with 25 in Houston.
New White Paper: Best Practices for Creating an ArcGIS Server Web Mapping Application for Municipal/Local Government This document gives a scenario of a medium-sized city wanting to build a Web mapping application that allows city government personnel to perform common spatial analysis tasks. It guides users through the process of building the application using ArcGIS Server and illustrates best practices. The document also describes the logic behind certain implementation/configuration decisions.
ESRI's ArcGIS Server Geoportal Extension--A Platform for Geospatial Collaboration Share, discover, and use geospatial resources of any type from anywhere.
The Fabric of Jacksonville Beach Advanced cadastral data management tools improve land base accuracy and infrastructure control.
ArcGIS Data Appliance Now Provides Geocoding and Routing Capabilities Securely access ready-to-use map and task services.
New White Paper: Product on Demand--Automating Cartographic Production This white paper outlines benefits, system architecture, and implementation considerations for POD, as well as provides case studies of several POD projects.
U.S. Census Bureau's Tim Trainor to Speak at ESRI International User Conference Attendees will learn how GIS is used to collect and manage information that impacts the lives of millions.
Perform Research More Accurately with ESRI's 2009 Sourcebook Products Analysts can improve research results with current and forecasted demographic data.
GIS Support for Government in Qatar Qatar's national GIS supports a broad range of government responsibilities.
Charleston information technology company maps infection rates A Charleston company that specializes in extraction and mapping of information from GIS data recently created an HIV/AIDS atlas that put the spotlight on the rates of infection in the Southeast.
New Zealand Enlists GIS to Monitor Greenhouse Gas Carbon accounting program using geospatial technology to meet Kyoto reporting requirements.
Instructor-Led Virtual Classroom Course: Working with CAD Data in ArcGIS Desktop, August 4–6, 2009 Learn methods and best practices for working with native CAD data in ArcGIS, how to convert CAD data to GIS data, and options for converting GIS data to CAD formats.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Public Safety Dave Cook, Law Enforcement Specialist, previews the public safety events and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
KM Provides Transparency for Stimulus Funds The states in the best position to get their tracking systems up to speed are those that already have processes and technology in place for tracking expenditures and projects.
Surveying GIS: Land information systems in Australia, Part 2 In Part 1 of this opus, we talked about the history of the Australian system of land registry and the government’s efforts to modernize it.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: PLTS Daryl Smith, Product Manager for PLTS, gives an overview of PLTS and discusses the PLTS events and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
Editor's Points: Defining your role in GIS When it comes to GIS, it's no secret that many surveyors have long been behind the curve.
Integrated CAD/GIS Platform Streamlines Infrastructure Engineering Port of Long Beach expects to save more than $3 million from CAD file management efficiencies alone.
Speaker Series Podcast: Share Your GIS Content through ArcGIS Online Rob Shanks, Senior Product Manager for ArcGIS Online, discusses the improvements to the new version of ArcGIS Online, which makes sharing GIS content over the Web easier than ever.
ESRI Is a Finalist for Microsoft's Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year Recognition is for ESRI's collaboration with Microsoft on Fusion Core Solution Technology for Data Fusion Centers.
Map Your Own Economic Recovery Route While the economy flounders and retailers and consumers alike anticipate a hoped-for recovery.
Richardson, Texas: Real-time Updates for City's Utility Infrastructure Getting real-time information is important to the city of Richardson, Texas' Public Service Department.
Ohio DOT Adopts GIS-Based EQuIS for Its Geotechnical Data Management The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will implement an enterprise version of EarthSoft's Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS) for ArcGIS.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Environmental Management Robin Smith, Environmental Industry Manager, previews the environmental industry events and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
This is Chicago You might have heard about the recession. Therefore there’s not much good news in Market Facts this year.
ESRI and First American Spatial Solutions Deliver Risk Analysis Solution Companies help insurers analyze, predict, and manage risk, leading to better decision making.
ESRI Earns Strong Customer Support Rating in Net Promoter Scoring System Improved score reflects success of ESRI's expanded technical support.
Geo Means Business! Geography is the language business needs to communicate with to stay profitable in the new global economy.
GIS in Tough Economic Times Is Focus of Latest ArcUser Online Issue The Summer issue of ArcUser is now online. This issue features "Five Steps to Better Performance--Sample methodology for creating a great Web map" and "When Every Second Counts--Yosemite uses GIS for coordinating search and rescue operations."
Latest Issue of ArcNews Now Available Online Highlights include Jack Dangermond discussing the theme of this year's ESRI International User Conference--"GIS: Designing Our Future"--as well as an announcement about the Indian government selecting ESRI's Image Processing platform for its five Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres, and a special section about GIS in crisis management.
TwinStar Credit Union Grows with ArcGIS Business Analyst GIS is used to locate new branches for better customer service.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 ESRI Business GIS Summit Preview Simon Thompson, Director of Commercial Business Industry, previews the events and activities at the 2009 ESRI Business GIS Summit, which will coincide with this year's ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California.
GIS Helps Yosemite National Park Improve Emergency Operations Mapping and analysis used as a critical search and rescue tool.
GIS Maps Prevent Vehicle Collisions with Elk and Deer Slamming a vehicle into an elk or deer is more harmful for humans than many realize.
Speaker Series Podcast: The Demographic State of the Nation - Trends from ESRI's 2009/2014 Demographic Updates Lynn Wombold, Chief Demographer and Data Development Team Manager, provides valuable insight on how demographic trends, such as housing, income, and employment, are impacting the U.S. population.
Unlock Your Site Selection Potential A geographic information system (GIS) helps this quick service restaurant make better use of its time during site selection visits.
Free Live Training Seminar, 6/25/09: Getting Started with Map Templates This online, one-hour seminar will guide you through the process of working with map templates to help you make great-looking, professional-quality maps for print, the Web, and mobile applications.
Speaker Series Podcast: Lee County, Florida, Uses ArcGIS Mobile for Mock Damage Assessment Exercise Amy Hoyt, GIS Manager, Lee County, Florida, describes Lee County's use of mobile GIS for field data collection. Hoyt details how ArcGIS Mobile was deployed to conduct a successful county-wide damage assessment exercise.
New White Paper: Space Utilization Optimization This white paper describes how NASA uses GIS to optimize space at 400 buildings with 4,000 employees on an 800-acre facility.
City of San Diego virtualizes against server sprawl Before the City of San Diego became a 55 per cent virtualized IT environment, its biggest IT challenge was server sprawl and underutilization of hardware.
GIS Technology in Eugene: Piecing Data Together to Secure the Olympic Team Trials The Eugene, Oregon, Police Department (EPD) is a progressive crime-fighting agency.
DeLorme Extends GPS Capabilities to ESRI Users ESRI users will now be able to view their ArcGIS Desktop projects on the DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 GPS receiver.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Facilities Management Shelli Stockton, Industry Manager of Facilities Management, previews the facilities management events and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
Enterprise GIS Takes Flight The city of Phoenix Aviation Department's GIS, accessible through the airport's GIS Web portal, allows up to 200 simultaneous users.
New White Paper: ESRI Demographic Update Methodology: 2009/2014 Current events, such as rising unemployment, lower home prices, stagnating income, and regional distinctions, such as the availability of jobs or affordable housing, affect the social and economic trends that are captured in the 2009/2014 demographic data updates.
Digital Sandbox, Inc. Joins ESRI's Business Partner Program Will demonstrate integrated risk management solutions at upcoming UASI Conference.
GIS Best Practices: Public Works, Vol. 2 Read how GIS is helping public works departments throughout the world provide better, more efficient services to their communities.
ESRI Business GIS Summit to Feature Educators Track Sessions address using GIS to prepare the next generation of business leaders.
2009 ESRI UC Technical Workshop Recordings Available for Preorder Order the 2009 ESRI UC Technical Workshop Recordings and view slides and demos synced with speaker audio of all recorded sessions. Get the technical workshops from Source of Knowledge on SynchVue DVD-ROM or VueToria Online.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Census: How Changes Affect Data Users Lynn Wombold, chief demographer and manager of ESRI’s data development team, provides valuable insight on how the new data gathering methods of the 2010 Census will impact data users.
Coming Home The Veterans Health Administration relies on a mix of high-tech actuarial and geo-spatial systems to anticipate the need of its shifting care base.
Home, cheap home: Every ZIP code in the Triad has seen drop in home values The tough real estate market has taken its toll on Triad home values.
New White Paper: ArcGIS Server and Virtualization This document provides an overview of virtualization and addresses some of the most common questions regarding ArcGIS Server and virtualization, including major decision factors for considering virtualization and the advantages of deploying ArcGIS Server in a virtualized environment.
Why We have to thank Neogeographers like Google ESRI President Jack Dangermond interviewed in GIS industry roundtable. The GIS world is consantly changing and expanding.
Map Production at the National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society (NGS) was founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by 33 explorers and scientists including Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telphone, and explorers John Wesley Powell and A.W. Greeley.
Speaker Series Podcast: Managing Nautical Information with GIS Charlotte Bjerregaard, geographer for the Danish Maritime Safety Administration, discusses how DMSA uses GIS to manage nautical information.
Iowa DOT Drives Web Mapping Applications with ArcGIS Server Iowa Department of Transportation uses many tools to produce and maintain its geospatial data.
Learn to Use Map Templates, a New Resource from ESRI Tune in to a free live training seminar about using templates to improve mapmaking skills.
Speaker Series Podcast: Trends in Geospatial Metadata Standards David Danko, GIS Standards Consultant, discusses the importance of metadata in the geospatial realm—in particular, ESRI’s support of the ISO standard.
Mapping a Better World Software: Interest groups around the world are using mapping tools and internet-based information sources to campaign for change.
Resort Mecca Expands GIS Duties For the city of Palm Desert, CA, the success of its nine-year old GIS program has been an ongoing source of municipal pride.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Maps Mark Cygan, Maps Industry Manager, previews the maps, chart, data production, and SDI events at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
High Winds Mean High Time for GIS Technology Central Lincoln People's Utility District found solutions for vegetation and outage management through ESRI's Small Utility ELA program.
AVL Systems Provide A Bargain For Fleet Managing and maintaining a fleet of motor vehicles poses a significant asset tracking challenge.
Inland firm says software could boost site tracking federal stimulus spending When President Barack Obama signed his landmark $787 billion stimulus package, he vowed that money would be doled out in full public view.
Exploration workflows in GIS GIS plays a crucial role in exploration technology.
ESRI Adds GIS Training Options for Organizations with Limited Travel Budgets Need to learn from your office? Try remote training, on-site coaching, or internet-delivered courses.
GIS Tutorial II: Spatial Analysis Workbook Published by ESRI Press New intermediate workbook helps readers build GIS analysis skills.
Improve Customer Targeting with ArcGIS Business Analyst Online 9.3 Guided workflows and streamlined business logic speed market analysis.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Telecommunications Randy Frantz, Telecommunications Industry Manager, discusses the telecommunications industry events and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
Alternative Energy: Be smart to survive What would happen if everyone stopped using petroleum to power their automobiles and switched to electric vehicles?
Got Fiber? Now What? Network Optimization Is the key to long-term profitability.
The Many Layers of Tasmania GIS capabilities streamline cartographic processes in Australia's mountainous island state.
ESRI Health GIS Conference to Feature Speakers Innovating Health Care Hear the latest on health care delivery and information technology trends.
Instructional Series Podcast: Creating Optimized Web Maps at 9.3.1: An Overview This episode will explore the new Map Service Publishing toolbar in ArcMap, and how it will help users author well-designed map documents that will form the basis for fast map services. Along with optimized map services, ArcGIS 9.3.1 also provides tools for evaluating the performance of your maps, while allowing you to analyze and preview your maps as you prepare them for publishing.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Health and Human Services Bill Davenhall, Global Marketing Manager for Health and Human Services, previews the Health and Human Services events and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
A Survey-accurate Cadastral Model Aids in Railway Infrastructure Development In Australia, the New South Wales (NSW) government owns and operates the electrified metropolitan railway network throughout Sydney and surrounding commuter areas.
For Whom the ZIP Tolls Home prices gyrate, up, down and sideways.
New White Paper: ESRI Trend Analysis: 2009/2014 Recent changes in the U.S. economy are accurately identified by ESRI's 2009/2014 demographic data. Read more about demographic trends such as housing, employment, home value, and income.
Dynamic Geocoding and Routing Services Now Available through ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Desktop users can now complement their GIS projects with geocoding, place-finding, and routing capabilities.
Implementing GIS on a Budget A small Tennessee utility district addresses network needs with GIS software.
NY 9-1-1 call center is interoperable What technologies are available to make this happen?
Embracing Change: A Move to Mobile GIS Northeastern REMC field personnel use mobile viewing applications to speed outage response, thus meeting customer expectations.
CCIM Institute Adds ArcGIS Business Analyst Server to Offerings Largest commercial investment brokerage and real estate network to resell ESRI's enterprise business software.
Speaker Series Podcast: ArcLogistics for Fleet Management Christopher Thomas, government industry solutions manager at ESRI, discusses how government organizations can better manage their fleets using ArcLogistics, ESRI's routing and scheduling solution. ArcLogistics empowers fleet managers to efficiently deploy vehicles based on location and vehicle capacity while reducing costs in the process.
ESRI's 2009/2014 Demographic Data Forecasts Socioeconomic Trends Updated population, income, housing, and employment data now available.
ESRI and Tele Atlas Announce Availability of Europe Map Data for ArcPad ArcPad bundled with latest Tele Atlas North American and Europe data saves time, eliminates errors, and increases accuracy.
Where 09: Jack Dangermond, "Realizing Spatial Intelligence on the GeoWeb" Jack Dangermond at the O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference.
ArcGIS API for Flex 1.2 for ArcGIS 9.3.1 ArcGIS API for Flex 1.2 for ArcGIS 9.3.1 is now available from the ESRI Resource Center.
Interview: Exploring the Role of GIS in the Enterprise The enterprise geospatial approach and the promise of geospatial contributions for smart grid development.
GIS Helps Find Profitable Locations for Schlotzsky's Deli Location intelligence is the key to a successful franchise.
New computer curriculum targets middle schoolers Poudre School District middle school students will benefit from a new computer curriculum next school year, giving them the most up-to-date technology skills to prepare them for the future.
ESRI User Conference Is the Place for Professionals to Advance Their Use of GIS Attendees will have access to everything they need to launch and grow successful, results-driven GIS projects anywhere in the world.
New GIS Best Practices: Using GIS with GPS GPS technology is changing the way GIS users capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display geographic information.
Speaker Series Podcast: ESRI StreetMap Premium Tailors Street Data to Your Needs Christophe Charpentier, Product Manager for ESRI StreetMap Premium, discusses the latest version of StreetMap Premium, ESRI's geocoding and routing solution for ArcGIS Server.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Forestry Peter Eredics, Forestry Industry Manager, previews the events and activities to take place at the upcoming 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
Central Nervous System The Orange County Fire Authority uses computer mapping to coordinate the activities of all parts of its organization.
Biologist Willie Smits to Speak at the ESRI International User Conference Attendees will learn how planting trees has helped local communities and the orangutan population.
Hernando de Soto to Keynote ESRI User Conference De Soto will share how GIS is helping the poor formalize their land rights.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Defense and Intelligence Bill Harp, Defense and Intelligence Industry Manager, previews the Defense and Intelligence industry demonstrations and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
GIS Called Key to California's Future Leaders from the public and private sector gathered at the Conference on California's Future to discuss how GIS can help officials work around the problems crippling the state.
UC Housing Bureau rooms still available! The ESRI Housing Bureau is a convenient way to book your UC hotel accommodations. There are many hotels still available at great rates! Please visit us online at: http://www.esri.com/events/uc/registration/hotels.html for more information and to make your reservation online.
What's New With ArcPad 8 and 10 Cool Things About ArcPad 8 ArcPad 8 was recently released and offers some much improved functionality.
Small Utilities Improve Network Mapping with Affordable Access to GIS City of Wauchula, Wheatland Electric Cooperative, and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative join ESRI's Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement program.
Colombian Snack Company Finds More Customers and Better Manages Delivery Routes As in many Latin American countries, corner stores and snack stands in Colombia serve as popular places to grab a quick bite to eat.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Transportation Terry Bills, Transportation Industry Manager, previews the transportation industry events and activities at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.
U.S. Census Bureau Renews ESRI Enterprise License Agreement ArcGIS software supports extensive data collection, quality assurance, and mapping.
Crain's Chicago Business Wins Prestigious Journalism Award Annual Market Facts section lands a Best Online Project award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers using ESRI maps and data.
Indian Space Research Organisation to use ESRI ArcGIS Server Five regional remote sensing centres will implement ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Server Image Extension.
Speaker Series Podcast: Remote Sensing and GIS 2009 Preview Lawrie Jordan, Imagery Enterprise Solutions Director, gives a preview of the Remote Sensing and GIS 2009 conference.
Upcoming ESRI Education User Conference Combines a Passion for Education and GIS Educators will learn how to launch and grow GIS projects and programs.
Looking Through the Walls Whether it is airport security or environmental management, everyone is looking towards geospatial information inside buildings.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2009 UC Preview: Gas Rob Brook, Electric and Gas Utility Industry Manager, discusses the Gas Utility industry topics and events at the upcoming 2009 ESRI User Conference.
Bringing Geospatial Technology into Classrooms with ArcGIS Desktop Software New downloadable resources supplement ESRI press book, Thinking Spatially Using GIS.
Putting 160 Miles of Trails on the Map, Again Members of the Bedford Riding Trails Association on a jaunt in the Beaver Dam Sanctuary, along one of the association's trails.
Foreclosure GIS Local governments use GIS to track foreclosed homes in order to buy and flip them into low income housing properties.
GIS Maps Track Foreclosures in California and Kansas More than 300 local governments are utilizing a $3.9 billion Community Development Block Grant.
ESRI's Jack Dangermond: GIS Brings Better Government Transparency In addition to stimulus spending and tracking, Dangermond explained the important role GIS will play in infrastructure, smart roads, energy, cloud computing and more.