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Esri News Feed
The latest GIS News from Esri, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology and mapping software.
Speaker Series Podcast: A Tactile ArcGIS 10: Wacom\'s Interactive Pen Displays\n - Mike Dana discusses how Wacom\'s interactive pen displays integrate with ArcGIS 10.Using GIS to Improve Market Research in Commercial Real Estate\n - Edens & Avant uses Esri Business Analyst software on the desktop and online to help its clients make the most informed decisions.GIS Bringing Accountability to International Relief Efforts\n - GIS was used to monitor spending of funds donated by 100 international agencies that came to the aid of Aceh Province in Indonesia\n after the 2004 tsunami.
Book review: The GIS: 20 Essential Skills\n - The GIS: 20 Essential Skills describes how to: navigate the ArcGIS interface.Using Network Analyst in ArcGIS Desktop 10\n - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on September 2 about using ArcGIS Network Analyst to conduct network-based spatial analysis\n such as calculating drive times, defining service areas, and completing optimum route and shortest path analyses.Students Use GIS Skills To Assist Service With Mapping Invasive Plants\n - 4-H students use GIS skills to assist service with mapping invasive plants at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge.
Using GIS to Better Understand Local Markets\n - GIS helps you know your customers analyze the local marketplace.Learn to Conduct Network-Based Spatial Analysis\n - Free Esri training will show how ArcGIS Network Analyst solves routing and location problems.Meeting Compliance Requirements with GIS\n - ArcGIS Server creates central repository and accessibility for campus-wide facilities management.
Gas Utility Upgrades to GIS for Outages, Compliance\n - Jefferson-Cocke County Utility District is improving outage response and better meeting regulatory requirements with GIS from\n Esri.Speaker Series Podcast: Telecom Argentina Aumenta Eficiencia con SIG Unico\n - Gustavo Villagra, de Telecom Argentina, y Pedro Barbero, de Aeroterra, S.A., conversan sobre el uso de un SIG Enterprise para\n beneficiar a todos los departamentos del telecom, desde operaciones hasta mercadeo.New ArcGIS Explorer Makes Sharing Easier \n - The new version of ArcGIS Explorer opens more avenues for users to share geographic information.
Speaker Series Podcast: GIS at the National/Naval Ice Center\n - Semeon Sertsu talks about how NNIC uses ArcGIS to streamline product deployment and cut costs in monitoring Polar Ice.Locating Business Intelligently Is Topic of Spatial Roundtable\n - Online forum asks if GIS can bring choice back into a \"one size fits all\" retail landscape.Speaker Series Podcast: The GeoSur Initiative\n - Eric Van Praag discusses the initiative to integrate and disseminate spatial data throughout South America.
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Learn How to Run ArcGIS Server on Amazon EC2\n - Free training seminar offers an overview of Esri\'s newest cloud GIS offering.Running ArcGIS Server on Amazon EC2\n - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on August 26 about using ArcGIS Server in the cloud.Speaker Series Podcast: Introduction to Geometrical and Physical Geodesy: Foundations of Geomatics\n - Tom Meyer discusses the importance of having a foundational understanding of geodesy when working with GIS, remote sensing,\n and surveying.
Geo Grandfather ESRI Makes Strides on the Web\n - ESRI has made huge strides this year with its tools, including its own web mapping platform, ESRI ArcGIS JavaScript API.Time for Retooling Among GIS Teachers\n - In an interview with Matt Artz, Education industry director of ESRI, Michael Gould describes how server, mobile, and the Cloud\n are promoting geospatial thinking outside the classroomSmart Grid Study Identifies Utility Hurdles\n - The smart grid promises to make energy cleaner and more reliable.
Old Dominion Freight Line Adopts Esri GIS as Core System\n - Motor carrier will leverage ArcGIS for fleet management and business development.Vacant Housing Weighs Down Ohio Communities\n - Esri\'s updated demographics data forecasts that in the next five years, vacant housing throughout Ohio will expand at 3 percent\n each year.European Environment Agency and Esri Put Map Service in the Cloud\n - European Environment Agency works with Esri via MOU to move map services to cloud for sharing and consuming geospatial data.
Speaker Series Podcast: GIS at USAA: A Manager\'s Perspective\n - Chief underwriter of USAA describes how he first became aware of GIS and why geospatial technology is so important.Utility Improves Outage Response with Mobile GIS \n - Consumer-owned utility is able to better serve the energy needs of its growing customer base by using mobile GIS technology.Mapmaker Follows His Own Path\n - Jack Dangermond has navigated 40 years of change in the tech sector.
Poor Air Quality \'could Lead to Health Complaints\'\n - Environmental experts have led the discussion on whether the reduction in air quality could be linked with health complaints.The Non-Alarmist Guide to Avoiding Your Environmental Health Risks\n - Here\'s a look into geomedicine and how you can stay healthy in your locale.Baltimore County, Maryland, Strengthens ROI with Esri ELA\n - Expanding GIS use will improve efficiency, resource allocation, and service.
Speaker Series Podcast: GIS and the Reconstruction of Afghanistan\n - Nancy Towne discusses the various ways Esri technology assists the US Army\'s rebuilding of Afghanistan.Free Webinar: Learn about the Community Maps Program\n - Learn how organizations around the world benefit by contributing their data, what types of data are needed, and the tools\n and resources available to get you started.Vacant Houses Weigh Down Ohio Communities\n - While large cities have led the growth rate of vacant homes in the last decade, Esri data shows they will now take a back\n seat to the rest of the state.
Abu Dhabi Education Council Honored at Esri\'s EdUC\n - Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al-Khaili accepts Making a Difference in Education Award.Esri Hosts Seminar on How to Increase Productivity with ArcGIS 10\n - Esri is offering a free, daylong seminar that will benefit professionals in all industries.Speaker Series Podcast: Esri\'s ArcGIS Server Geoportal Extension\n - Marten Hogeweg talks about how the Geoportal Extension assists organizations by making geospatial data and services available\n over the Internet.
Visualizing and Analyzing Imagery with ArcGIS 10\n - Learn how to provide faster access to enhanced imagery using the new tools for image interpretation and dynamic processing.Utilities Get Connected at Esri\'s Electric and Gas Conference\n - Registration open for the 2010 EGUG Conference.Speaker Series Podcast: GIS for Journalists\n - Andrew Long talks about how GIS can add more visual punch and in-depth analysis to news and investigative stories.
Carlos Salman Receives Esri\'s Lifetime Achievement in GIS Award\n - Lifetime Achievement in GIS awarded to Antonio Carlos Salman Gonzalez, longtime Mexican cartographer and visionary.Spatial Roundtable Focuses on DOT Asset Management\n - Online forum asks if GIS promise can live up to DOT Asset Management reality.Mapmaker Follows His Own Path\n - Jack Dangermond has navigated 40 years of change in the tech sector.
ISPRS Centenary Kick-starts with Book Launch\n - Celebrations to mark the centenary of foundation of International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).GIS Applications Move To Cell Phones\n - Cell phones attract new platforms from geospatial software developers.Views From the 2010 Esri UC\n - GIS professional and photographer Kristina Jacob shares a slice of the 2010 Esri International User Conference.
Esri Seminar Spotlights How to Visualize and Analyze Imagery\n - Free training provides overview of the new imagery tools available in ArcGIS 10.Speaker Series Podcast: Imagery for Disaster Response and Mitigation\n - David Blankenship discusses how his agency uses imagery and GIS to tackle the city\'s emergencies.National Geographic Society and Esri Agreement Helps Broaden the Geographic Story\n - The National Geographic Society has signed an agreement with Esri that allows expansion of the GIS user base and improves\n public access to geographic data.
Software Offers \"True GEOINT\"\n - New Version of GIS Platform Includes Defense/Intelligence-Related Enhancements in Image Exploitation and Cloud Computing.Speaker Series Podcast: The Imagery Acquisition Program at Los Angeles County\n - Nick Franchino talks about how remotely sensed data married with GIS brings departments together.Speaker Series Podcast: GIS and Imagery at Geoscience Australia\n - Greg Scott discusses the integration of imagery in topographic mapping at Australia\'s national mapping organization.
New Case Study: Lithuania\n - The Lithuanian Geographic Information Infrastructure (LGII) was created to connect major national spatial information providers\n into a spatial information infrastructure. LGII is an open, shared national spatial data infrastructure for accessing and\n distributing geographic information products and services online.Esri International User Conference Brings GIS to Everyone\n - Experts described how technological advancements in GIS have changed the global geospatial landscape.Lawrie Jordan, Director of Imagery, ESRI\n - A passionate pioneer is back in the saddle.
Speaker Series Podcast: Geoawareness in the Field with Juniper\'s Mesa Rugged Notepad \n - John Florio, senior product manager for Juniper Systems, discusses the trends in mobile GIS data collection and the Mesa Rugged\n Notepad, Juniper Systems\' latest entry into the mobile computing market.Two GIS Pioneers Honored with National Geographic\'s Bell Medal\n - Only second time prestigious medal has been awarded.Esri and ACSM Shape a New Event for Surveyors and Mapping Professionals\n - New conference will provide unparalleled training and networking opportunities.
New White Paper: Highway Data Management in ArcGIS\n - This white paper outlines the conceptual vision of the new Highway Data Management solution (in development), and how it will\n help highway departments overcome the challenge of maintaining and integrating spatial and non-spatial data that is broadly\n distributed throughout their agencies.Book Provides Updated Information on Geodatabase Model\n - \"Modeling Our World\" is a comprehensive work that explains the fundamental geographic information concepts underlying the\n geodatabase model and its use.Enterprise License Agreement Extends GIS Success for City of Philadelphia\n - GIS helps more departments improve work, spur new services, and reduce costs.
Speaker Series Podcast: ENVI for ArcGIS Server\n - Richard Cooke, president of ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT VIS), talks about GIS and imagery and his newest product\n for working with imagery in a geospatial context-ENVI for ArcGIS Server.Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management\n - This booklet explains potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses.ADEC Wins International Award for Contribution to Geographic Science\n - The Emirate of Abu Dhabi received international recognition with the ESRI Making a Difference award.
Busy Roads, Air Pollution and Environmental Health Risks\n - Using geographic mapping techniques, proximity of roadways to places where children play experience higher levels of air pollution.Abu Dhabi honoured in California\n - Mohammed Ahmed al Bowardi receives an award at the ESRI International User Conference on behalf of Abu Dhabi.\"Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop\" Reflects New Functionality in ArcGIS 10\n - New offering from Esri Press reflects new functionality in ArcGIS 10.
New White Paper: Esri Trend Analysis: 2010/2015\n - Employment, home value, and income are among the topics discussed in this demographic trends analysis.A Mutual explosion of disciplines\n - Interview with Lawrie Jordan, Director, Imagery Enterprise Solutions, Esri.Esri Map Book Encapsulates 25 Years of GIS Development\n - Twenty-fifth anniversary volume includes comparative historic maps.
GIS for Wood Procurement Foresters\n - Techniques using online map layers and ArcGIS tools locating timber and landowner contact management.Esri Maps Show Oil Spill\'s Effects\n - A new Esri mapping application allows anyone to create and share oil spill economic impact maps.GIS Applications Take to the Clouds\n - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications have been moving into the cloud with increased momentum but like other fields\n where software drives the business model.
For Kids Of Cartographers, Digital Mapping Class Is In\n - Ballroom D looks like any other windowless ballroom in any other convention hotel ? except it\'s tricked out with giant cardboard\n cutouts of cartoon forests and animals, and flat-panel computer screens.Delivering 2010 Census Data for Redistricting\n - Interview with Cathy McCullyNew Case Study: Movia--Danish Public Transit Agency\n - Movia\'s GeoTransit system meets the needs and requirements of a modern transit agency driven to compete with other, more individual\n modes of travel, such as automobiles.
Urban insight starts with useable data\n - Wrap your mind around these figures: In 1800, only 3 percent of the world\'s population lived in cities. Today, the figure\n is roughly 50 percent. By 2050, it\'ll be about 75 percent.Esri reshapes its proprietary mapping system into an open crowdsourcing platform, raising a challenge for Google\n - In the plenary session that kicked off the ESRI International User Conference this week in downtown San Diego, ESRI founder\n and president Jack Dangermond demonstrated the features of ArcGIS.com.Making Smart Growth Smarter with GeoDesign\n - GeoDesign is an emerging term for a technique that combines design and GIS technology to create cutting edge tools for urban\n planning, architecture, design and community development.
Geographic Thinking: Maps and Their Messages\n - Podcast by Bern Szukalski, interview by Karen Jagoda, Digital Politics RadioGeo-Spatial Data and Open Gov Initiatives\n - Podcast by Bern Szukalski, interview by Karen Jagoda, Digital Politics RadioSpeaker Series Podcast: The Cloud and GIS\n - Esri\'s IT strategist Victoria Kouyoumjian discusses the significance of cloud computing as a platform for developing and delivering\n GIS services.
The City of Frisco, Texas, Earns Esri President\'s Award\n - SAFER GIS application provides enhanced school public safety.Esri Unveils Apple Apps, Agreement with Geospatial Intelligence Agency\n - Esri launched an Apple application and announced new developments at its annual user conference in San Diego this week.The Power of Business Analyst Online Now Available on the iPhone\n - Free BAO for iOS app provides on-the-go access to demographic reports and maps.
Special Achievement in GIS Award Winners Honored at Esri International User Conference\n - A select group of organizations around the world are recognized for their exceptional applications of geographic technology.Cutting Edge and Esri Announce the New ArcGIS Data Appliance for Linux\n - Cutting Edge Networked Storage and Esri are pleased to announce the new ArcGIS Data Appliance for Linux.Cutting Edge and Esri Announce New Linux Servers with ArcGIS Server 10\n - Esri has selected Cutting Edge to manufacture and deliver the new Linux Servers with ArcGIS Server 10 to its customer base.
National Geographic to Award Alexander Graham Bell Medals to Two GIS Pioneers\n - Only second time prestigious medal has been awarded.Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre Receives Making a Difference Award from Esri\n - Jack Dangermond praises Information Centre\'s innovative work on E-government programs.The Development of GIS-Yesterday, Today, and Beyond\n - Jack Dangermond recently answered a series of questions from Jim Roddy in this exclusive Executive-To-Executive interview.
Esri Releases Apple Map App, Reveals \"19.20.21 Project\" as Annual Conference Begins\n - A free GIS application for the Apple iPhone and iPad had more than 13,000 downloads from the Apple Store.EsriUC Plenary: ArcGIS A Complete System\n - The Esri UC 2010 Plenary has a solid message: ArcGIS is a complete system for GIS and you should use it!Esri Unveils ArcGIS Server 10 on Amazon EC2\n - Esri has made ArcGIS Server 10 available to customers via Amazon\'s Elastic Compute Cloud.
Esri Supports Strategic Geospatial Initiatives at NGA\n - Esri and the NGA announce the formation of a strategic alliance to strengthen national geospatial intelligence capabilities.Esri Partners Quick to Adopt ArcGIS 10\n - Partners demonstrate ArcGIS 10 based solutions at the Esri International User Conference.Geospatial Technology Competency Model Released\n - Resource for career guidance, curriculum development, continuing professional development, and outreach efforts to promote\n geospatial technology careers.
Esri Releases ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap\n - New tool helps ArcGIS users become active contributors to Wiki world map.Esri Offers Flexible Licensing for ArcGIS Server in the Cloud\n - Esri offers a new, easier way to deploy ArcGIS Server called ArcGIS Server with Cloud Infrastructure.Minister to Address World Conference\n - Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson will address 400 international senior executives at one of the largest GIS conferences\n in the world.
Chicago Market Facts 2010\n - Interactive maps reveal the latest changes in population, housing, consumer spending, and more in the 6-county area.ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 (Beta) Available for Download\n - Esri\'s new ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 (beta) can now be downloaded at no cost.Easily Add Demographic Reports and Data to ArcGIS\n - Business Analyst Online Reports Add-In now available.
Ocean Globe\n - Latest marine science offering from Esri Press.Chesapeake Bay Restoration Tracked with GIS Accountability Tool\n - ChesapeakeStat on ArcGIS Server provides insight about action plan status.New Workbook from Esri Press\n - A practical guide to the skills essential to mastering ArcGIS.
Key Elements of Dutch SDI\n - The Dutch have pioneered a successful National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).Esri\'s 2010 Data Released in Business Analyst Online\n - Perform accurate market analyses with the latest demographic, consumer spending, and business data.Esri Releases ArcGIS for iOS\n - Smartphone application allows users to navigate maps, capture and report data, and perform GIS analyses.
Philadelphia Takes GIS To The City Limits\n - IT consolidation fuels project to bring GIS tools to a variety of services.Fusing the Fusion Centers\n - The work of modern intelligence analysts is world of cracking codes and connecting all the dots.Esri to Offer Free Location Data App\n - Esri has developed an iPhone application that provides users with detailed demographic data for any given location.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Telecom \n - Esri\'s Randy Frantz discusses the Telecom events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International User Conference.Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Planning and Community Development\n - Esri\'s Ahmed Abukhater discusses the Planning and Community Development events and activities that will take place at the\n 2010 Esri International User Conference.Speaker Series Podcast: Esri 2010 Homeland Security Summit \n - Esri\'s Paul Christin discusses the role of GIS in Homeland Security as well as the events and activities to take place at\n the 2010 Homeland Security Summit.
ArcGIS Provides Foundation for Global Agricultural Programs\n - Esri will assist CGIAR to increase food security and agricultural productivity.Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Map, Chart, and Data Production\n - Esri\'s Mark Cygan discusses the Map, Chart, and Data Production events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri\n International User Conference.ArcPad 10 Makes Data Collection Easier\n - New version includes support for ArcGIS Online map services and QuickCapture toolbar.
Map Your World Through GIS\n - A seminar has been planned to introduce learners to the uses of geographic information systems and careers in the field.Cool iPhone App Gives Lowdown on Any Neighborhood\n - Esri\'s cool new iPhone app will let you research specific demographic criteria.Beat the Traffic 3D Goes On-Air with Esri Web Mapping Technology\n - GIS Software Enhances Live Traffic Reports and Roadway Information
Your Broadband Story\n - The Iowa broadband map provides layer data from more than 170 Internet providers.Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Water/Wastewater\n - Esri\'s Lori Armstrong discusses the Water/Wastewater events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International\n User Conference.Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Water Resources\n - Esri\'s Lori Armstrong discusses the Water Resources events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International\n User Conference.
Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Climate, Weather, and Atmospheric\n - Esri\'s Lori Armstrong discusses the Climate, Weather, and Atmospheric events and activities that will take place at the 2010\n Esri International User Conference.ArcGIS 10 Transforms the Way People Use GIS\n - New release simplifies your work, provides new ways to share information, supplies GIS in the cloud, and much more.New White Paper: Tracking Server 10\n - This white paper describes how you can track dynamic features in real-time on top of basemaps and imagery from ArcGIS Server.\n It describes the key features of the software and goes over performance considerations and system requirements.
The Look of Maps, the Latest Book from Esri Press Cartographic Classics Series\n - The Look of Maps inspires the shift in cartographic research from the simple production of maps to communication and design\n theory.Speaker Series Podcast: Esri Technology Underpins International Climate Change Reporting\n - David Pimblott, Managing Director of EGL, the leading GIS consultancy in New Zealand, discusses the role of enterprise GIS\n in the Land Use Carbon Analysis system, which is the basis for international UNFCCC reporting.Latest Issue of ArcNews Now Available Online\n - Highlights include articles about ArcGIS Online, the U.S. Library of Congress preserving geodata, and the Community Basemap\n Program allowing users to share and collaborate. Featured sections are entitled GIS at the Core of SDIs and GIS Supports NGOs.
Editing in ArcGIS Desktop 10\n - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on June 24 that will show how to edit data faster and more intuitively with the new reorganized\n editing interface in ArcGIS 10.Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform\n - Esri\'s Eric Bader talks about the integration of Java in ArcGIS Server and its significance to developers.Jack Dangermond Awarded Patron\'s Medal from Royal Geographical Society\n - Historic prize honors contributions to geographic science and knowledge.
Harmonising Geography and Design\n - Jack Dangermond talks about the growing acceptance of GIS in India, the need to develop liberal data sharing policies in the\n country and the role of geodesign in sustainable development.SharePoint 2010: Esri\'s Silverlight-based Solutions\n - Esri Parts, built on SharePoint, allow you to build Silverlight-based solutions on SharePoint 2010, Including sandbox solutions\n and Silverlight API to build custom solutions.Data.gov\'s Next Big Thing: Mashing Up Federal Stats with Maps\n - Data.gov plans to release new gadgets that will enable the public to easily create mashups of maps and statistics.
City of Novi, MI using Amazon Cloud to Host ArcGIS Server 10 Silverlight Application\n - The City of Novi is set to develop one of the first ArcGIS 10, Amazon Cloud hosted applications.CIOs Map Out Revenue With GIS\n - Jack Dangermond notes that technology once limited to the military is made up of more than 90 percent commercial applications\n in use today.CIOs Map Out Revenue with GIS\n - Jack Dangermond, the founder of Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) knows this to be true.
Introduction to ArcGIS Explorer Online\n - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on June 17 that will show how to use ArcGIS Explorer Online to create, save, and share maps\n using data from a variety of online sources.Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Public Safety\n - Esri Law Enforcement Specialist David Cook previews the events and activities planned for the Public Safety Showcase at this\n year\'s User Conference. He also discusses the many ways law enforcement agencies use GIS technology.Esri Provides Road Map to Meet INSPIRE Timeline\n - New insights and strategies for Spatial Data Infrastructure to be presented at INSPIRE Conference.
The Passion and the Perseverance to Succeed\n - Esri has revolutionized the field by figuring out how to marry data to geographic coordinates.Green Building and GIS\n - The US Green Building Council employs Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Transportation\n - Esri Transportation manager Terry Bills discusses the transportation events and activities planned for the 2010 Esri User\n Conference.
Cancer Maps: The Power of Geomedicine at Work\n - Mapping our health geographically is a great opportunity for a health department to begin educating the public in ways that\n make sense to the public and not just the needs of health professionals.Eamonn Doyle Our CTO on Newstalk This Morning \n - Eamonn Doyle discusses how GI and GIS is helping in terms of emergency management and clean up efforts following the oil spill\n in the Gulf of Mexico.NIG Launches Mapping Tool\n - NIG has rolled-out a new geospatial mapping tool covering the whole of the UK including Northern Ireland.
Speaker Series Podcast: Esri\'s Community Maps Program\n - Esri\'s ArcGIS Online Team discusses Esri\'s Community Maps initiative, a program that gives the GIS community the ability to\n contribute their own data to a global basemap.New Esri Press Book Highlights SDI Efforts in Europe\n - New book details the European Union\'s ongoing efforts to develop comprehensive, multinational spatial data infrastructures.Esri Application Lets Anyone Build and Share Economic Impact Maps of the Gulf Oil Spill\n - People can create custom maps or embed mapping capability into their Web sites.
CIO Steve Reneker Discusses How Riverside, Calif., Fights Graffiti with GPS-Enabled Cameras\n - Digital images of graffiti are loaded into ArcGIS so that Public Works abatement crews can validate information.Jack Dangermond on ArcGIS.com at Gov 2.0 Conference\n - Nicole Ferraro, site manager for Internet Evolution radio, speaks with Jack Dangermond to promote Jack\'s June 15th IE interview.Esri announces additions to BroadbandStat\n - Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, and South Carolina are using its mapping technology to provide the details of broadband coverage\n statewide.
Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint\n - Bob Hazelton, product manager for ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint, explains how Esri\'s new collection of Web parts enable rich\n interactive mapping within SharePoint.Esri\'s BroadbandStat Puts Interactive Maps Online\n - Four states inaugurate maps showing detailed broadband coverage.Industry Leaders Discuss Technology for Smart Growth\n - Online Spatial Roundtable delivers lively conversation on community development.
GIS Camps in Germany, Switzerland, and Rwanda\n - Esri summer camps combine spatial learning with modern technology.Speaker Series Podcast: Land Administration for Sustainable Development\n - The authors of Esri Press book, Land Administration for Sustainable Development, discuss the significance of effective land\n administration systems and the related processes and technology needed to support economic growth and sustainability in both\n developed and less-developed countries.Esri Supports Farming Programs at Africa Agriculture GIS Week\n - Collaborative GIS Web applications will help agricultural researchers make African farmers more productive and profitable.
Meeting Compliance Requirements with GIS\n - ArcGIS Server creates central repository and accessibility for campus-wide facilities management.Speaker Series Podcast: Esri\'s Contribution to International Hydrographic Organization Standards\n - Rafael Ponce, Maritime Team Program Manager for Esri, discusses Esri\'s relationship with the hydrographic community and the\n role GIS technology plays in the creation of new hydrographic standards.Pete Dangermond to Speak at Redlands Forum\n - Pete Dangermond, president of the Dangermond Group, will speak about Redlands Emerald Necklace Project and state parks rescue\n initiatives.
New White Paper: Lidar Analysis in ArcGIS 9.3.1 for Forestry Applications\n - This white paper steps you through the processes to convert lidar data into a format ArcGIS can process, explains methods\n to interpret the lidar data, and shows how ArcGIS can disseminate the data to those who are not geospatial analysts.New Esri Press Book Delivers Practical Guidance to Geometrical and Physical Geodesy\n - This Esri Press book introduces the fundamentals of geometrical and physical geodesy.Michael Byrne to Keynote the Esri Health GIS Conference\n - The FCC\'s geographic information officer will speak on using broadband to support health care.
White House to Tie Together Mapping and Data Sites\n - Esri began tying Data.gov to Geodata.gov, the geospatial information gateway.Jack Dangermond on GeoEnabling at Gov 2.0\n - Jack Dangermond speaks on GeoEnabling at Gov 2.0 Expo.Jack Dangermond Interviewed at Gov 2.0\n - Mac Slocum, correspondent for O\'Reilly Media, interviews Jack Dangermond on the evolution, promise, and future of GIS.
i2 and Esri Collaborate to Provide Unparalleled Solution for Analytics and Geospatial Intelligence\n - Esri Foundation Module for i2\'s Analyst\'s Notebook is an important tool for defense/intelligence human terrain mapping, law\n enforcement and others.Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS.com: The Gateway to Online GIS\n - Esri\'s Bern Szukalski sits down to talk about ArcGIS.com, Esri\'s online GIS. ArcGIS.com is a free community resource where\n users can obtain rich GIS content; share their own content, including maps and apps; and collaborate with others.New Case Study: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport\n - Phoenix Sky Harbor is one of the 10 busiest airports in the world. With a growing pool of travelers and cargo relying on safe\n passage to a final destination, operational efficiency is of the utmost importance to the airport and the City of Phoenix.
Esri Launches ArcGIS.com and ArcGIS Explorer Online\n - New resources give users the ability to share GIS content and build communities.Speaker Series Podcast: NAVTEQ\'s Role in the Esri Enterprise License Agreement\n - NAVTEQ\'s Mike Tsengouras and Ryan Allard discuss the integration of NAVTEQ technology in the Esri Enterprise License Agreement.Have Your GIS Work Shown in the Esri UC Opening Video\n - Submit your screenshots, animations, or photos by this Friday, May 28, to be included in the Plenary Session\'s opening video\n for the Esri International User Conference this July.
New Release of Business Analyst Online Makes It Even Easier to Find the Perfect Location\n - Smart Map Search Tool helps users quickly find locations that meet all their needs.Maps Improve Government 2.0\n - Gov 2.0 is taking constituent services to the next level, by leveraging and encouraging more citizen participation through\n Web 2.0 technologie.Esri Provides Investigative Reporters and Editors Complimentary GIS Software and Data\n - Esri provides investigative reporters and editors complimentary GIS software and data that saves time and money with accurate,\n current information.
CTV interviews Bill Davenhall on GeoMedicine\n - Video of CTV interviewing Bill Davenhall on GeoMedicine.Esri UC Registration Deadline Extended to June 18\n - You can still register to attend the Esri International User Conference, the world\'s largest GIS event, and find out everything\n you need to know about ArcGIS 10.Oil Spill Reporting Resources-Esri Spill Response\n - Esri has published an interactive map application of the Gulf Oil Spill.
Jack Dangermond to Showcase Community Maps at Gov 2.0 Expo\n - Esri staff will share in-depth development and implementation strategies.Speaker Series Podcast: What\'s Coming in ArcPad 10\n - Kerry Somerville, ArcPad product manager, and Elvin Slavik, lead ArcPad developer, talk about new capabilities, performance\n improvements, and quality enhancements in ArcPad 10.The Journey Doesn\'t End Here\n - A personal journey into the world of GIS.
ArcGIS Server Now Available as Cloud-Based Subscription\n - New option provides easier, greener deployment of server GIS.Speaker Series Podcast: Discovering Location\n - Simon Thompson discusses how GIS can help organizations understand subtle nuances in the market by viewing and analyzing demographic\n data, ensuring that the business decisions they make are stable.Oil Spill Economics: Mapping BP\'s Potential Liability\n - Map of the gulf coast oil spill with overlays showing the current size, location of the oil plume, and economic impact.
Portland\'s Neighborhoods by The Numbers\n - Esri\'s Updated Demographics highlights key indicators such as population, home ownership, education, marital status, and age,\n for Portland neighborhoods and surrounding areas.Speaker Series Podcast: Esri Business Analyst Online Successfully Fills Commercial Vacancies\n - Kathie Thurston, executive director of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce in Redlands, California, discusses how the demographic\n analysis tools in Esri Business Analyst Online helped the chamber successfully fill a key commercial vacancy in the city of\n Redlands.Esri\'s Education User Conference Puts Critical Thinking on the Map\n - Keynote speaker Mark Chandler to discuss citizen science and GIS.
Esri Provides Free Data to Investigative Reporters and Editors \n - Complimentary GIS software and data saves journalists time and money with accurate, current information.Amazon Helps U.S. Government Move to the Cloud\n - The U.S. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board has moved its Recovery.gov site to a cloud computing infrastructure.OpenGeoscience Web Mapping Service Serves Free UK Geology Data\n - British Geological Survey deploys Esri technology to deliver geologic data at street level.
Embed Interactive Maps into SharePoint with Esri\'s ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint\n - SharePoint users gain insight into data by visualizing it on a map.Government, Media, and GIS Leaders Discuss Gov 2.0\n - Online Spatial Roundtable forum focuses on the future of government services.Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10\n - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on May 13 that will show how to use Python scripting to automate common GIS tasks and analyses.
Esri Provides Around-the-Clock Support for Oil Spill Disaster\n - Company supplies software, services, online resources, and more; enables volunteered geographic information.Esri to Host Free Online Training Seminars for ArcGIS 10\n - May tutorials highlight Python scripting and imagery management.A Social Map of the Gulf Oil Spill\n - The Gulf Oil Spill Map at the ArcGIS Online site shows the latest maps of the Gulf of Mexico and lets you see where people\n are who are talking about it.
Jordan Romero Uses GIS to Share Everest Experience\n - Mapping Web site shows location, weather, photos, and tweets.Agricultural GIS Aids Fund Management\n - North Carolina uses GIS-based agricultural model to help administer state agricultural development and farmland preservation\n (ADFP) trust fund.Crop Forecasting Improves with GIS\n - Colombian Coffee Growers Federation, using ArcGIS analytic tools, design, formulate, and track Colombian coffee farming.
Making Standards Shipshape - Esri\'s Rafael Ponce Discusses Working with International Hydrographic Organizations\n - National hydrographic organizations, commercial chart producers, and naval commands are discovering that GIS technology can\n streamline the production and maintenance of their nautical data.New Case Study: Apt Market Research\n - Using Esri Business Analyst Online enabled Apt Market Research to easily and inexpensively refine and improve market area\n boundaries and analyze different iterations as necessary.Speaker Series Podcast: The Business of Risk\n - Insurers carry the burden of restoring the natural order of things after a catastrophic event. Listen as Esri\'s Mark McCoy\n and Simon Thompson discuss how GIS, geodesign, and public/private partnerships ensure this responsibility can be met.
Esri Releases New ArcGIS Data Model for MultiSpeak\n - The ArcGIS MultiSpeak Data Model meets the needs of ArcGIS users who design and maintain electric networks and associated\n infrastructure.Esri\'s 2010/2015 Updated Demographics Data Forecasts Socioeconomic Trends\n - Full roster of current data variables gives complete picture of U.S. demographics.Scientists to Speak on Global Environmental Issues\n - Redlands Forum presents Woods Hole Research Center scientists William Brown and Josef Kellndorfer.
Key Elements of the Dutch NSDI\n - To cope with the increasing amount of various types of geo-information, the European Commission initiated a project known\n as INSPIRE (INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe).Richard Saul Wurman to Keynote Esri International User Conference\n - Wurman, who coined the term \"information architect,\" will discuss 19.20.21 and GIS technology.GIS data, WMS and Online Map Resources - Maps, data, Apps Related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill\n - Content published by Esri and other organizations support response and mitigation activities for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
Q and A with Rich Leadbeater\n - Rich Leadbeater talked with State Legislatures about how governments are using geographic information systems.GIS Technology is Giving Policymakers a New Perspective\n - GIS technology takes masses of information on any subject and overlaps those statistics with a map of the city, county, or\n state for which the numbers are pertinent.Access to World\'s Geological Data Improved with ArcGIS Server Technology\n - Esri\'s GIS software grant advances OneGeology data-sharing aspirations.
A Paradigm Shift with GIS\n - Supporting work flows for collection, management, production and exploitation.The Geographic Approach to Climate Change\n - GIS can play a definite role in advancing climate change science.PETCO Improves Location Selection\n - 950-store PETCO Animal Supplies relies on statistics and data to select new sites.
Ed Stein Presents Political Cartooning in the Age of Gridlock\n - Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, will speak on Political Cartooning in the Age of Gridlock at the next Redlands Forum event.Esri Press Publishes Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections\n - A new reference guide from Esri Press helps resolve the problem of aligning disparate map projections with GIS.GIS and the Smart Grid\n - The evolving next generation of power distribution networks will provide fertile ground for GIS.
Using ArcMap in ArcGIS Desktop 10\n - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on April 29 that will show how ArcMap can help you produce better maps, share them faster,\n and save time on common mapping tasks.Speaker Series Podcast: GIS Helps Veterans\' Health Administration Fill Gaps in Health Care Access\n - Mark Guagliardo from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) explains how the VHA integrated GIS into its operations to improve\n access to health care services.Learn to Make and Share High-Quality Maps Faster than Ever\n - Log in to an Esri live training seminar to get an overview of the new features in ArcGIS 10 ArcMap.
European Union Satellite Centre Signs Enterprise License Agreement with Esri Espana\n - Center creates geospatial products for the European Union using GIS software from Esri.Which Metro Areas are the Most Fertile Ground for Advisors?\n - Geography becomes a greater concern as the Boomers become snow birds.New Best Practices: Non-Governmental Organizations\n - Learn how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have successfully used GIS technology to help the environment and society.
Renewable Energy Atlas Shows Vermont\'s Energy Options\n - Green map powered by Esri is launched on Earth Day.Savannah Delivers Critical Data to Prospective Businesses\n - Economic Development Web site enhanced with comprehensive demographics through Esri Business Analyst Online.Maryland Governor Earns IT Award\n - Award given for outstanding contributions to promote government performance excellence through sound information technology\n solutions, policies, and practice.
Maryland Gov. Martin O\'Malley Receives National Technology Champion Award\n - Award given for outstanding contributions to promote government performance excellence through sound information technology\n solutions, policies, and practice.Esri and NITLE Enter Partnership\n - Memorandum of understanding will expand GIS use in liberal arts colleges.Esri Sees Big Opportunity for GIS in Indian Market\n - Esri will work with its partners for most of the power and telecom projects coming up in India.
GIS on the Web-\'A Big Step\'\n - GIS provides for a series of base maps globally that essentially embrace a \'common operating picture\' approach.CoStar Offers Esri Business Data to Commercial Real Estate Professionals\n - CoStar offers Esri Business Data to more accurately reflect current market conditions.CrimeMapping.com: Technology Promotes Awareness\n - With CrimeMapping.com current information that was once more difficult to attain is now available to the public with the click\n of a mouse.
Esri Presents the Power of Web GIS at AAG Annual Meeting\n - Esri will demonstrate the capabilities of GIS services in a distributed environment for those attending the annual AAG meeting.Finding the \'science\' in GIS\n - A commercial GIS system goes much further than allowing you to view points in space; it allows you to give them meaning.Speaker Series Podcast: What\'s on the Horizon for ArcGIS Desktop 10\n - Esri\'s Rob Elkins discusses the exciting new desktop functionality in the upcoming ArcGIS 10.
Latest Issue of ArcNews Now Available Online\n - Highlights include articles about the UN using GIS to promote peace and provide aid, ArcGIS in the cloud, and Philadelphia\n Police using GIS tools for high-tech crime mapping. Featured sections are entitled Humanitarian GIS, GIS Help Local Economies,\n Hydro Solutions with GIS, and Better Transportation and Routing with GIS.GIS Day Goes Virtual\n - New ArcUser article shows how university moved its GIS Day celebration to Second Life.Pen Hadow to Speak at Esri UK Annual Conference 2010\n - Polar Explorer to address leading GIS professionals.
Students Helping to Map Out Amenities in Windsor Parks\n - Windsor High School students from the Introduction to GIS class are mapping out park amenities in Windsor using Global Positioning\n System units for a community project.ITWorx and Esri NeA Join Forces to Deliver Advanced Geo-Enabled Public Sector Solutions\n - TWorx and Esri Northeast Africa (Esri NeA) announced a strategic alliance that will provide cutting-edge services to enhance\n performance management and citizen services in the EMEA region public sector.Waterloo Regional Police Service Recognized for Using Esri Technology to Enhance Public Safety\n - Esri Canada presents an Award of Excellence to the Waterloo Regional Police Service for its success in using GIS to improve\n crime analysis.
Adventure Cycling Introducing GIS Mapping\n - Adventure Cycling Association will produce its world-renowned cycling maps using GIS technology.New Case Study: LA Grinding Company\n - LA Grinding Company reduces costs and streamlines delivery routes with ArcLogistics.Success of Software Shown in Case Study\n - Business Analyst Online has proved successful and is being used by the City of Redlands and Redlands Chamber of Commerce to\n attract new business to the area.
Jack Dangermond on \"Spatial Analysis and the Geoweb\" \n - Jack Dangermond speaks on \"Spatial Analysis and the Geoweb\" at Where 2.0 2010.Environmental Film Festival Features Award-Winning Documentaries\n - Town & Gown Cultural Series hosts the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival.Speaker Series Podcast: Better Ways to Design and Share Maps Seminar Preview\n - Ray Carnes, Esri Technical Marketing, previews the Better Ways to Design and Share Maps seminar, a free nationwide seminar\n hosted by Esri.
Economic Growth Via Spatial Data\n - Croatia Makes Landownership Possible by Sharing Geographic Data Through a National GeoportalThe ICIS: Achieving Collaborative (Geospatial) Success\n - A small group operating in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is achieving success in integrating disparate geospatial data\n sets.New Release of Esri ArcLogistics Helps Small Fleets Save Money\n - Esri\'s ArcLogistics is now available as a Software plus Services solution.
Esri to Develop Highway Maintenance and Linear Referencing Solution\n - Esri is developing a comprehensive highway data maintenance and linear referencing solution.Health Tech Today\n - Health Tech Today features informative interviews with some of the world\'s top health leaders; compelling health-related personal\n stories; and the latest technology and IT innovations.Esri Business GIS Summit Helps Businesses Deliver Improved Performance\n - Keynote speakers share experience on how to revitalize business through place-based decision making.
Economist Hernando de Soto to Speak in Redlands\n - Town & Gown Cultural Series presents an expert on the legal empowerment of the poor in developing nations.Portland State Goes Enterprise-Wide with GIS\n - Portland State University is deploying a server-based geographic information system (GIS) to broaden student and faculty\n use of the technology.Jack Dangermond to Speak about Open GIS at Where 2.0\n - New ways to collaborate and share spatial data.
Esri\'s Mashup Challenge Winners Announced\n - The geodeveloper community\'s strong response to the Esri 2010 Mashup Challenge created a quandary of entries.Automating Street Sign Maintenance\n - System helps county remain compliant with government accounting standards.13 of the Brightest Tech Minds Sound Off on the Rise of the Tablet\n - A location-aware tablet will let us use what\'s called geodesign to compose participatory, what-if scenarios onsite.
GCS Intros Downloadable Property Information Application\n - GCS Research announced the introduction of a downloadable property information application.ArcGIS Advancements Offer a More Flexible, Open and Interactive GIS Experience\n - Interview with technology evangelist, Bernie Szukalski.How the Tablet Will Change the World\n - Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces a thin, always-on tablet device that would let people browse the Web, read books, send e-mail,\n watch movies, and play games.
New Esri Partner Network Program Aims to Build a Stronger Worldwide GIS Community\n - The newly launched Esri Partner Network is designed to serve the needs of Esri\'s global partner community of more than 2,000\n companies in 46 countries.Esri Recognizes 12 Longtime Partners at Worldwide Business Partner Conference\n - Esri president Jack Dangermond acknowledged organizations that have been Esri business partners for more than 20 years.To Explain the Broadcast Spectrum, FCC Unveils Cool Interactive Tools\n - To better help the public understand the current frequency allocations, the FCC has rolled out several great new interactive\n tools on their website.
Meet the Geodesigner\n - GIS technology, long relied on by planners, is making inroads into architecture. What happens when data-rich map layers meet\n 3D building designs?Portland State University Begins Enterprise GIS Implementation\n - Access to Esri\'s ArcGIS Server supports campuswide use.Philly Inquirer Maps Data, Finds Higher Unemployment in Affluent Areas\n - Jane M. Von Bergen of The Philadelphia Inquirer writes about unemployment among those in the area\'s wealthier ZIP codes.
Census\n - Lone Star State to gain three congressional seats after census.New White Paper: Business Analyst 9.3.1 Enterprise Deployment\n - This white paper provides instruction on deploying Business Analyst Desktop to multiple users in a managed environment. Examples\n are provided using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).New Case Study: Redlands Chamber of Commerce\n - Generated using Esri Business Analyst Online, several demographic data reports and a map of the proposed location helped attract\n new restaurant chain to Redlands, California.
Server GIS Buses In Change for Danish Public Transit Agency\n - Danish public transit agency improves customer services and eliminates time-consuming workflows and processes with solution\n based on ArcGIS Server.Esri to Present Electric and Water Utility Solutions at DistribuTECH 2010 Conference and Exhibition\n - DistribuTECH 2010 Conference and Exhibition is scheduled for March 23-25, 2010, in Tampa, Florida.GIS Docks at the Port of San Diego\n - Port Authority personnel streamline a massive facilities management mission by implementing GIS solutions that serve all departments.
Implementation of the Recovery Act\n - An interview with Beth Blauer, director of Maryland\'s StateStat.GIS Delivers the Goods\n - Vilniaus Duona shaves costs and optimizes truck usage with ArcLogistics.Cloud Computing, GeoDesign, and ArcGIS 10 Top the List at the Esri User Conference\n - Registration now open for the 2010 Esri International User Conference.
Esri Developer Summit Focuses on Opportunities to Integrate Geospatial Technology\n - Software developers from around the world will participate in the 2010 Esri Developer Summit to be held March 22-25, 2010,\n at the Palm Springs Convention Center in California.Getting Started with JTX to Manage Workflow\n - Seminar introduces key improvements to JTX that will be available in the upcoming release of ArcGIS 10.Data, Analysis Drive Maryland Government \n - Without a central ERP system or sophisticated BI tools, Maryland officials have nevertheless seen positive changes as a result\n of the StateStat program.
Field Tech: Esri\'s Mapping Forestry Book is Worth a Read\n - Mapping Forestry, Esri Press, is reviewed by Steve Wilent, editor of newspaper The Forestry Source who notes it\'s \"packed\n with a wealth of information.\"Three States Launch Interactive Maps with BroadbandStat\n - Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee put state broadband service maps online with Esri\'s BroadbandStat.The Agenda for GeoDesign\n - More than 200 attendees heard from a variety of speakers on the theory and practice of GeoDesign.
Simplify Workflow Management with Free Esri Training Seminar\n - Esri will conduct a free, live training seminar that will demonstrate software for tracking project information and simplifying\n workflows.Where GIS Meets Remote Sensing\n - Rather than using imagery as a backdrop, GIS users now discover that it can be used for a lot more.Jack Dangermond Explains the Need for GeoDesign\n - Jack Dangermond talks about GeoDesign, volunteered geographical information, the need for creating more geoawareness, open\n data sharing policies and Esri\'s new software technology to facilitate this.
GeoDesign: Changing Geography by Design\n - GeoDesign formalizes and expands the role of geospatial technologies in design workflows, as well as across the entire lifecycle\n of a project.New Release of Esri ArcGIS Explorer Provides Improved Access to Geoprocessing Services\n - Improvements include new Analysis Gallery and updated ArcGIS Online basemaps.Speaker Series Podcast: The Cloud as a Platform For Development\n - David Chappell, Principal of Chappell and Associates and keynote speaker at the upcoming 2010 Esri Developer Summit, gives\n a preview of his keynote address on cloud platforms.
Experts to Give Insight into Live Theater and Opera Performance\n - Town and Gown Cultural Series presents playwright Doris Baizley and performance artist Marco Schindelmann.Government Maps Path to Geospatial Data\n - Shift in technology transforming spatial data into decision-making tools for agencies.Geospatial Apps Help Temper Mother Nature\'s Fury\n - Agencies find that fusing webs of remote sensors with geospatial management systems is the next best thing to being there.
Sanitation Shortcuts\n - Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation uses GIS to move mountains.New Geographic Mapping System in Place\n - Improved GIS provides computer access to city maps and parcels with up-to-date photos of properties.Faithfully and Liberally Sustained: Philanthropy in Redlands Highlights Legacy of Community Support Perpetuated by Residents\n - New book showcases the many projects completed by early Redlands leaders and residents that benefited both the community as\n a whole and the neighboring areas later known as the Inland Empire.
Fostering Citizen Participation\n - Planning for the people requires involving communities from the very onset of the planning process, which must be comprehensible,\n transparent, legitimate and interactive.Volunteered Geographic Data is the Future\n - GIS continues to evolve and be applied to many complex problems around the world.American Transmission Co. Improves Response Time, Accuracy with Esri Technology\n - American Transmission Co. needs to quickly dispatch field crews to the exact locations of power-flow disruptions to minimize\n outage times.
Ocean Globe Highlights Use of GIS in Mapping Ocean Floor\n - New book from Esri Press details advances in bathymetry.Book Review: Archaeology and Landscape in the Mongolian Altai\n - A chronology of 15 years of research and documentation in northwest Mongolia, this book spans the 12,000 year history.Learn Best Practices for Making and Sharing High-Quality Maps\n - Esri seminars will explain how to use map templates and other resources.
Changing the Channel \n - LiDAR and GIS fast track Australia\'s Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project.New Best Practices: 125 Years of Topographic Mapping at USGS\n - Organized in 1879, the United States Geological Survey recently celebrated the 125th anniversary of its national program for\n topographic maps in which more than 55,000 maps have been created. Learn more about their interesting history and amazing\n accomplishments, including the National Map.Attendees Will Explore Advanced Geospatial Technology at the Esri APUC\n - Asia Pacific User Conference is combined with Esri Australia\'s National Client Conference for the first time.
Free Live Training Seminar, 3/4/10: Best Practices for Working with Map Templates\n - This online, one-hour seminar will show how to use ArcGIS map templates to create professional-looking maps for use in print,\n online, or mobile applications.Location, Location, Location\n - A look at what location really mean for housing prices.Triangle Hot and Cold on Winter Games\n - Conclusions are drawn from a study showing TV viewer interest in events at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.
Speaker Series Podcast: Spatial Epidemiology: GIS as a Decision-Making Tool for Health Providers\n - Este Geraghty, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine at UC Davis, discusses the value of GIS for health providers\n in better understanding and managing disease.Esri Data and GIS Empower Miami Businesses\n - The City of Miami recently launched its GIS-based Web site www.Miami-Sites.com.IBM Reloads for Smarter Buildings\n - IBM is taking buildings to school to make them smarter.
Enterprise GIS Eliminates \"Geographic Information Chaos\" in Medellin, Colombia\n - Use of GIS technology has steadily grown within Medell?n, Colombia to include finance, public works, environment, social welfare,\n education, and transport and traffic.Esri Data and GIS Empower Miami Businesses\n - Customized online map and reports provide clear market picture.Where\'s Your Ferry? WSF Launches Real-Time \'Vessel Watch\'\n - Ferry riders now can click on the state ferry system\'s new Vessel Watch to see their ferry\'s real-time location on Puget Sound.
Speaker Series Podcast: The Use of Open Source at Esri\n - Victoria Kouyoumjian discusses Esri\'s position on open source and the importance of open source software in GIS application\n development.Improved GIS Tool Gives Data a Fresh Look\n - Maps and graphics mean more to the public than raw numbers.Esri Broadband Mapping Debuts on Capitol Hill\n - The BroadbandStat application uses GIS technology to map statewide broadband availability and gaps.
United Nations University and Esri to Collaborate on GIS Research and Training\n - GIS technology is expanded to all 15 United Nations University campuses.Esri\'s ArcGIS Maps Its Way Into Amazon\'s Cloud\n - Esri took a big step into the cloud space today with the announcement that its ArcGIS product will be offered as a service\n using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing platform.Reporting Rules Needed to Make Open Government Work\n - Recovery.gov shows where government should be spending money by giving users the ability to mix spending data with other statistics.
Esri Announces Relationship with Amazon Web Services\n - ArcGIS cloud computing promises leading-edge IT technology and benefits to users.Haiti Dash for Mapping Experts\n - Four members of the Great Missenden, Bucks-based MapAction team were fast-tracked to Haiti in response to the devastating\n earthquake that struck the country.Croatia Launches First Spatial Data Infrastructure in Southeast Europe\n - ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension helps reduce real property time registration processing from 400 days to 37 days.
At TED2010, Esri President Jack Dangermond Spreads a New Idea: GeoDesign\n - GeoDesign enables architects, urban planners, and others to design with nature and geography in mind.Los Angeles Uses GIS to Move Mountains\n - Annual waste pickups top 1.5 million tons of trash, yard waste, and recyclables in LA-Arclogistics and RouteSmart to the rescue!Speaker Series Podcast: Using GIS to Understand the Financial Marketplace\n - Esri\'s Simon Thompson explains why financiers use GIS to understand how to provide the best services with the least risk in\n the financial industry.
Mashups Go Mainstream as Agencies Mix Data with Social Media\n - Enterprise mashup software makers are offering improved user interfaces, standardized components and robust security as the\n platforms mature.New Tracking Server White Paper Available\n - Find out how you can use Tracking Server to collect and send real-time data from many sources and formats to Web and desktop\n clients.James Fallows to Give His Diagnosis on America\'s Well-Being\n - Town and Gown Cultural Series presents a well-known commentator and Redlands native.
Space: It\'s Still a Frontier\n - GIS is helping revolutionize the way we think about, plan for and design the space we inhabit (or abandon).Your Health, Predicted by a Map\n - Bill Davenhall presents correlation between health and location history.Speaker Series Podcast: Why GIS is Important to Retailers\n - Esri\'s Simon Thompson discusses how GIS gives retailers a more comprehensive understanding of their business and customers.
New White Paper: PLTS for ArcGIS-Foundation: Meeting the Needs of Public Safety Agencies\n - New white paper provides information about how PLTS for ArcGIS-Foundation helps public safety agencies add additional efficiency\n to their overall disaster/emergency management processes.Latest Esri ArcGIS Data Appliance Includes Expanded Street Map Coverage and Consolidated Imagery\n - The latest release of Esri\'s ArcGIS Data Appliance includes significantly enhanced maps in a new tiling scheme and simplified\n licensing.Esri Presents Smart Grid and Utility GIS-Based Solutions at TechAdvantage 2010 Conference and Expo\n - Esri will present smart grid implementation strategies and other utility solutions based on geographic information system\n (GIS) technology at the TechAdvantage 2010 Conference and Expo.
Conserving Rainforest while Sustaining Local Economies\n - Guyana\'s Minister of Agriculture will describe the world\'s first national low-carbon development strategy at Town & Gown Cultural\n Series event.Maryland was the winner!\n - In this report, released in January 2010, Good Jobs First takes a second look at the websites created by state governments\n to highlight their role in the implementation of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.Petroleum Professionals Can Learn Both GIS Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts at PUG 2010\n - 20th Petroleum User Group Conference to equip oil and gas operations to launch and grow any ArcGIS software project.
Wealthiest ZIP Codes\n - New volume in GIS Best Practices series explains how different organizations are using GIS to support renewable energy efforts.New Best Practices: GIS for Renewable Energy\n - New volume in GIS Best Practices series explains how different organizations are using GIS to support renewable energy efforts.The Nature Conservancy Deploys Esri Technology for Climate Trend Analysis\n - Climate wizard delivers climate change data and models.
Esri CIS Opens in Moscow to Better Serve Region\n - Reorganization helps meet growing demand for GIS software and services in CIS.California Botanical Artist\'s Work Published by Esri Press\n - Together for the first time, the hand-printed serigraphs of artist Gene Bauer are reproduced in Botanical Serigraphs: The\n Gene Bauer Collection.GIS Puts Culver City Sewer Maps in their Place\n - Marcos Mendez began a committed collaboration with the Public Works Department to update citywide sewer maps using geographic\n information system (GIS) technology from Esri.
Technology lessons from Haiti\n - Microsoft\'s Ballmer is at the Worldwide Public Safety Symposium to discuss ways that the company\'s innovative technology and\n vast partner ecosystem will tackle the 21st century\'s five core emerging public safety technology trends.Dr. John Holdren to Keynote at Esri Federal User Conference\n - White House science and technology advisor will address audience at largest geospatial conference for federal agencies.Link Your Health to Your Environment\n - What environmental exposures have you personally experienced in your lifetime? Compare your health to where you\'ve lived by\n creating your own place history report.
States Use Esri\'s BroadbandStat Application for Broadband Initiatives\n - More than $20 Million in U.S. stimulus funds are awarded to 10 states and Puerto Rico for GIS-based broadband mapping and\n planning initiatives.Esri to Demonstrate Broadband Mapping Application on Capitol Hill\n - Esri and Connected Nation will demonstrate BroadbandStat, a new application for mapping broadband coverage and planning broadband\n initiatives, on Capitol Hill.GIS Technology Gives Communities a Head Start\n - Disasters happen. While we don\'t like to think about them, we have to plan for them.
SQL Azure Lessons Learned: Esri\n - A 17 minute video showing how Esri extends the functionality of Windows Azure and SQL Azure with MapIt.Esri Challenges Geodevelopers in API Mashup Challenge\n - Innovative entries can win prizes totaling $20,000.Geographic Software Environment Role Lauded\n - Geographic Information Systems is playing an important role in helping global efforts to preserve the environment as well\n as responding to major disasters.
Esri CA/HI/NV Regional User Group Conference Will Explore Designing the Future with GIS\n - The 2010 Esri California/Hawaii/Nevada Regional User Group Conference will take place February 3-4, 2010, at Esri\'s new conference\n center at its headquarters in Redlands, California.CEZ Renews Esri Agreement, Keeping GIS at Core of Operations and Services Efficiency\n - GIS is an integral component of power company\'s mission-critical IT infrastructure.Speaker Series Podcast: A Conversation on MapIt-Part III: Business Intelligence\n - In the final segment of the MapIt podcast series, Esri\'s Josh Lewis and Johan Herrlin discuss how MapIt increases business\n intelligence by geo-enabling the business data organizations have.
Esri Assists Haiti Earthquake Response\n - Esri works with the GIS community and agencies responding to the Haiti earthquake by providing software, technical support,\n data, and personnel.Spatial Roundtable Discussion Turns to Planning 2.0\n - Industry leaders consider the impact of social media and GeoWeb.Omega Group Deploys Esri Technology for Its Crime Mapping Site\n - Web site uses Esri GIS technology to allow law enforcement agencies to automatically upload crime data for public consumption.
The Swedish Armed Forces Enlist Geospatial Technology\n - The Swedish Armed Forces will use Esri software to develop digital geographic services for all military branches.West Virginia Expands STEM Education with Esri Software\n - Statewide license enables students to build skills to further their education.Speaker Series Podcast: A Conversation on MapIt - Part II: Services in the Cloud\n - In the second of three podcasts on MapIt, Esri\'s Josh Lewis and Art Haddad talk about how MapIt creates and plugs into services\n in the cloud.
Total Exploration and Production Integrates Spatial Data into Its Business Processes\n - Enterprise License Agreement with Esri gives oil company more flexibility in software procurement.Lake Oswego 97034 is Number 1\n - Esri\'s demographic data ranks Lake Oswego ZIP Code 97034 as the most affluent ZIP Code in a five-county area in Oregon and\n Washington.New Case Study: Forest City Enterprises, Inc.\n - Business Analyst products and Esri Data enable Forest City Enterprises to match retailers with the best properties.
Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS 9.4 Renamed ArcGIS 10\n - Esri President Jack Dangermond discusses what\'s coming in the next release of ArcGIS, as well as why it will be called ArcGIS\n 10.New Esri Book Details Evolving Use of GIS in Forestry Industry\n - Mapping Forestry from Esri Press provides a unique view into some of the many ways GIS technology is being used throughout\n the world to support better forestry and land management decisions.Alleviating Poverty in the Developing World-Leveraging Property Rights with Geospatial Technology \n - Corporate Initiatives Development Group (CIDG) continues a commitment for a pilot project focused on improving property rights\n to those in poverty.
Houston\'s My City Consolidates GIS Data from City Agencies\n - Max Samfield opted for a hybrid approach that requires city agencies to add basic data to a new enterprise GIS, but lets them\n choose whether to publish more specialized data to the system.Latest Issue of ArcNews Now Available Online\n - Highlights include articles about temporal GIS using the ArcGIS 9.4 Tracking Analyst extension and about Portland, Oregon,\n trailblazing a successful regional GIS. Featured sections are about using GIS for city solutions, water resources management,\n disease monitoring, and mapping. The regular \"Geo Learning\" column from National Geographic discusses the importance of innovation\n in teaching.New White Paper: PLTS for ArcGIS-Foundation Product Library: Spatially Enabled Document Management System\n - New white paper provides information about how PLTS for ArcGIS Foundation-Product Library can provide a means for organizing\n and interacting with various parts of your project. Learn how it can manage permissions to project files and maintain file\n versions to help keep your project schedules and budgets on track.
Speaker Series Podcast: A Conversation on MapIt-Part I: What is MapIt?\n - In the first of three podcasts on MapIt, Esri\'s Josh Lewis and Art Haddad discuss the basics of MapIt, what it is, and who\n benefits.Esri headquarters | Hvidt Arkitekter \n - Denmark-based Hvidt Arkitekter has completed the new headquarters for the American software company Esri located in California,\n USA.Wonders of the Night Sky-Topic for Next Town and Gown Event\n - Astronomer Tyler Nordgren will discuss stars above, Earth below at Esri Conference Center.
GIS, Flood Hazard and Flood Risk Mapping\n - The European Parliament and Council passed Directive 2007/60/EC on the assessment and management of flood events (EU Flood\n Directive) in October 2007 because of the severe flood events in the recent past and the possibility of worsening conditions\n in the future due to climate change.Geospatial Technology Update Seminars Scheduled for SE Asia\n - Esri and GIS Development will present free seminars to mapping agencies in Southeast Asia.Speaker Series Podcast: LandNET: How Singapore Land Authority Uses GIS to Share Land Information\n - Lim Ming Ki, head of the Singapore Land Authority, explains how the Singapore Land Authority uses GIS technology as a land\n information sharing system. The foundation of that system is called LandNET.
Building Back Better: Aceh Province, Indonesia, Continues GIS Work Five Years after Tsunami\n - December 2009 marks the fifth anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami in Southeast Asia.GIS for Everyone\n - In the realm of virtual globes, Esri\'s ArcGIS Explorer occupies a unique niche with distinctive features and GIS capabilities.Esri European User Conference\n - Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was this year\'s host of the Esri European User Conference.
GIS, Cadastre and Land Registration\n - Nick Land is Business Development Manager Cadastre and National Mapping Agencies at Esri Europe.Florida Mall Rises to the Top\n - The retailer H&M recently opened a store in one of Florida\'s largest malls, serving consumers in Osceola, Seminole, Lake,\n and Orange counties. Demographic data from Esri and major shopping center data from the Directory of Major Malls lists The\n Florida Mall as having a GLA of more than 1.7 million square feet and a total of nearly 250 stores.Among the Wealthy in New Mexico\n - Albuquerque, New Mexico ZIP Code 87122 tops the wealthiest ZIP Codes in the current issue of the New Mexico Business Weekly.\n According to Esri\'s 2009 demographic data, residents in this ZIP Code earn an average household income of more than $127,000\n and have an median net worth of nearly $700,000.
Esri Business Analyst Online Includes Tools for Easier Market Research\n - The latest version of Esri Business Analyst Online includes new business search capabilities and tools for more refined market\n research.Esri and Trimble Announce 2009 Mobile Government Grant Recipients\n - Esri and Trimble have selected the winners of the joint Esri and Trimble 2009 Mobile Government Grant Program.Alaska and Kansas to Map High-Speed Internet Coverage\n - The Department of Commerce\'s National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA awarded the grants to fund broadband\n mapping and planning activities.
Esri hosts discussion on climate change\n - Esri has started an online discussion to coincide with the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen.Recovering from Katrina\n - GIS-based asset and maintenance management system helps Gulfport weather the storm.Esri Announces Support for Virtual USA\n - Esri announces support for Virtual USA, an initiative designed to improve decision making for local, state, tribal, and federal\n homeland security practitioners.
Mumbai Selects ArcGIS Server for Citywide Enterprise GIS Solution\n - Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the primary agency for urban governance in Mumbai, India, has selected Esri\n ArcGIS Server technology as its citywide geographic information system (GIS) enterprise management solution.Esri Supports Guyana\'s Low-Carbon Development Strategy\n - In an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change, the South American nation of Guyana is developing the world\'s first\n national Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) using enterprise geographic information system (GIS) technology and expertise\n from Esri.New Case Study: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District\n - Dewberry & Davis uses ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online to provide efficient and accurate facility tracking and space optimization\n at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District.
Esri Atlas Presents Ancient Mongolian Art and Archaeology in a Geographic Context\n - Archaeology and Landscape in the Mongolian Altai: An Atlas is a chronicle of 15 years of research and documentation in northwest\n Mongolia, and it is now available from Esri Press.New Best Practices: Forest Carbon Management\n - GIS is used to measure and support the forest\'s natural ability to clean carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Earth\'s atmosphere\n and reduce the greenhouse effect on climate change. Download this free Esri Best Practices PDF to read GIS case studies about\n GIS for forest carbon management. Learn more about other GIS solutions for countering climate change.Esri President Jack Dangermond Invites Online Discussion on Climate Change at Spatial Roundtable\n - On December 9, 2009, Esri president Jack Dangermond opened an online discussion about the value of geographic information\n systems (GIS) to develop programs for carbon accounting and environmental sustainability.
Effort to track stimulus funds using Inland company\'s technology called \'transformational\'\n - The head of a new agency tasked with tracking how economic stimulus funding is spent said Wednesday the transparency effort\n is the \"greatest experiment the government has ever done.\"Speaker Series Podcast: Stratus Avance Dramatically Improves Server Uptime\n - Karen Ramirez, Health Care Life Sciences Account Executive for Stratus Technologies, discusses availability technologies and\n Avance, a Stratus software product that increases server uptime.Henrico County Adopts Geo-Centric IT Policy, Implements Esri ELA\n - Henrico County, Virginia, recently adopted an IT policy that requires new enterprise systems to be geographic information\n system (GIS)-centric.
Empowering Students Using GIS\n - Esri has always invested heavily into GIS education.Loma Linda University Inaugurates New Health Geoinformatics Lab\n - Loma Linda University inaugurates two new computer laboratories to teach how to use geographic information system technology\n to better understand and improve human health across the world.Frederik Meijer Gardens Uses GIS to Coordinate Annual Holiday Exhibit\n - The Christmas & Holiday Traditions Around the World exhibition at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids,\n Michigan, attracts more than 80,000 guests each year.
Imperial Irrigation District Taps Esri\'s GIS Technology for Smart Grid Implementation\n - Imperial Irrigation District reportedly announced that it will use mobile geographic information system or GIS technology\n from Esri to conduct a thorough field collection of data about all its overhead and underground facilities.New White Paper: PLTS for ArcGIS-Foundation: Meeting the Needs of Electric and Gas Utility Agencies\n - New white paper provides information about how PLTS for ArcGIS-Foundation can provide significant cost savings and improve\n production efficiencies for electric and gas agencies by helping to implement consistent data editing, data maintenance, quality\n assurance, and map production processes.New White Paper: PLTS for ArcGIS-Foundation: Meeting the Needs of Water/Wastewater Utility Agencies\n - New white paper provides information about how PLTS for ArcGIS-Foundation can enhance productivity and lower operational costs\n for water/wastewater agencies by helping to implement consistent data editing, data maintenance, quality assurance, and map\n production processes.
Shaping Our World\n - According to top GIS educator and spatial thinker Dr Joseph Kerski, the development and use of geotechnologies is crucial\n not just as an educational tool, but also in determining the future of the planet.Esri Honors GIS Innovators in Health and Human Services\n - Innovators in GIS technology in the health and human services fields received recognition from GIS software company Esri.Well-Known Historian to Speak on Christmases Past, California Style\n - Dr. Larry Burgess will kick off the holiday season with a presentation on California\'s historically diverse styles of celebrating\n Christmas.
GIS Makes Smart Grid Smart\n - We are, of course, excited for smart grid to arrive.ArcGIS Server as a Development Platform\n - Ismael Chivite, ArcGIS Server Product Manager, gives an overview of ArcGIS Server as a platform for development.Esri Book Promotes Societal Benefits of Modern Land Administration\n - Government creates strategies to ensure social equality, economic growth, and environmental protection.
Mobile GIS Helps Imperial Irrigation District Prepare for Smart Grid Initiative\n - Imperial Irrigation District uses GIS from Esri to prepare for smart grid implementation.Florida DEP Secures Esri GIS for Entire Organization\n - Enterprise License Agreement improves application development and productivity.Toni Fisher Takes Position as Esri Higher Education Manager\n - Educator Toni Fisher has joined Esri\'s Industry Solutions Group as the higher education manager, where she will encourage\n the use of GIS in building effective learning environments.
Chairman of White House Recovery Board to Speak in Redlands\n - Earl E. Devaney, chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, will speak at 5:30 p.m. on December 9, 2009,\n at Esri, 350 New York Street, in Redlands.Esri Includes MapIt in U.S. Federal ELA Software Package\n - Geographic Business Intelligence Now Available to All DepartmentsTransitioning Nautical Chart System 2 (NCS 2)\n - Julia Powell, ENC Technical Director at NOAA, explains how GIS allowed NOAA to convert its NCS 2 data to a database.
Free Live Training Seminar, 12/3/09: Maximizing GPS Accuracy in GIS Data Collection\n - This one-hour, online seminar will demonstrate how to use GPS to increase the accuracy of your mobile GIS deployments.Esri Releases MapIt 1.1\n - Esri MapIt version 1.1 is now available.Spatial Roundtable Discussion Turns to Pipeline Assets\n - Pipeline industry leaders are pulling up virtual chairs at the Spatial Roundtable to discuss how pipeline operators locate\n assets.
Even in The Worst of Times\n - Southern California based Balboa Insurance Group uses GIS to create an easy, online interface where clients can view maps\n of catastrophes and guage potential risks to their portfolios.Department of Municipal Affairs Explores Best In Class Geographic Information System Software\n - Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) is exploring the world\'s best Geographic Information System (GIS) software to create\n solutions for managing data structure within the organisation and across its projects.Esri Issues a Call for Papers for GIScience Track at 2010 International User Conference\n - Recognizing the growing importance of geographic information science (GIScience), Esri has expanded the GIScience Research\n Track for the 2010 Esri International User Conference (Esri UC) to be held in San Diego, California.
New White Paper: Performance and Throughput Tips for ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 Cached Map Services and the Apache HTTP Server\n - 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\n - The Esri Southeast Regional User Group (SERUG) Conference will bring together more than 500 geographic information system\n (GIS) software users.GIS and Imagery Seamlessly Converge in ENVI EX\n - Richard Cook, President of ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT Vis), discusses the complementary technologies of remote\n sensing and GIS and how they seamlessly perform together in ENVI EX
New GIS Best Practices: Polar Regions\n - Learn how experts apply GIS in the Arctic and Antarctica.Esri GIS Services Available on Apps.gov\n - Federal government employees can now easily purchase Esri ArcGIS Online services on Apps.gov, the United States General Services\n Administration\'s (GSA) source for cloud-based IT services.Saving Money with Mobile Mapping\n - When the City of Woodburn, Oregon, set out to evaluate its sewer system, one portion of the job included mapping its estimated\n 1,500 sewer manholes.
New White Paper: Geographic Information Systems and Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response\n - 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\n - Captain Charles Moore, founder and chief research coordinator of the Algalita Marine Research Organization, will speak on\n 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\n - With the recent signing of a statewide license, all 266 school districts in Arkansas now have access to Esri\'s full complement\n of geographic information system (GIS) technology.
Free Live Training Seminar, 11/19/09: Introduction to Esri Mobile GIS Solutions\n - 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\n - Esri welcomes Ahmed Abukhater, GISP, as the new community development industry solutions manager on its government team.Show Us Your Geography and GIS\n - 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\n - 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\n - Elinor Ostrom, the winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, will give a keynote presentation as a part of Indiana\n University\'s GIS Day celebration on November 18.GIS, Data Companies Work to Reduce Carbon Emissions\n - The city and county of San Francisco are working with Esri and NAVTEQ to implement a pilot program that reduces greenhouse\n gas emissions.
Esri Presents Free Online Seminar for Mobile GIS\n - This free seminar will explain the use of mobile GIS technology within an organization\'s workflow and provide methods to determine\n the correct product for a company\'s needs and expectations.HealthLandscape Uses GIS To Map the Current Swine Flu Outbreak In the U.S.\n - Local health policy makers and planners can use this interactive Web map to track county-level counts of H1N1 (Swine Flu)\n cases, and details on the Healthcare Resources and Workforces in the United States.The Next Step for Agency GIS: Shared Services\n - Esri\'s Dangermond touts moving beyond file sharing to a network of geospatial functions
Preparing Redistricting Systems for 2010 Census Data\n - Cathy McCully, Chief, U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting Data Office and Deirdre Bishop, Assistant Chief U.S. Census Bureau\n Redistricting Data Office, discuss the use of GIS in testing tabulation and processing systems for the 2010 U.S. Census.Protecting Your Documents\n - Converging factors have had a profound impact on the management of legacy records.Mapping Maine Cancers\n - 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\n - Esri users met in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss how geospatial technology is helping them meet the challenges of an uncertain\n economy and increasing demands for alternative and traditional energy.Esri Press Publishes Children Map the World, Volume 2\n - Esri Press recently published a new international collection of 100 maps drawn by young artists and cartographers under the\n theme Many Nations-One World.ArcGIS Explorer is Now Available in Chinese\n -
Centers Fuse Geospatial Data\n - Lieutenant David Hall of the Missouri State Highway Patrol envisions a day when he will have every relevant piece of information\n at his fingertips to quickly evaluate potentially dangerous events and either quickly respond and diffuse them or proactively\n prevent potentially damaging effects from occurring.Maryland is tops at tracking stimulus spending\n - The state is a pioneer in using Web maps to track government spending and performance.GeoINT 2009 Coverage\n - GeoINT 2009 turned out to be a great show with good attendance.
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