Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
ArcPad 10.0.2, the latest version of Esri’s feature-rich mobile GIS software application, now makes field mapping and data collection even easier. The new release extends customization options and annotation capabilities, simplifying tasks and increasing access to key geographic data. ArcPad includes advanced GIS and GPS capabilities for capturing, editing, and displaying geographic information quickly and
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Today, Esri released its innovative American Community Survey (ACS) ACS Population Summary and ACSHousing Summary reports, containing data from the 2005–2009 ACS five-year period estimates. Esri added value to the ACS data by offering the data for nonstandard geographies and simplifying use of the ACS margin of error (MOE). The reports are available immediately to guest users and subscribers
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Esri and the nonprofit organization Development Gateway signed a memorandum of understanding that defines continued joint efforts to leverage geospatial technology to support international aid projects. “Working with Esri, we intend to make aid information more visual so it’s easier for decision makers and the general public to access and understand,” says Nancy Choi, director of products and
Monday, March 21st, 2011
Esri’s new ArcGIS Viewer for Microsoft Silverlight can now be downloaded at no cost from the Esri Beta Community site. The viewer is a ready-to-use, configurable web mapping application built on ArcGIS API for Silverlight/WPF. Users can easily configure ArcGIS Viewer for Microsoft Silverlight without writing a single line of code or editing configuration files.
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
In response to the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami, Esri is providing assistance to a myriad of organizations involved in the disaster response. The company is working closely with both domestic and international agencies to provide on-site personnel, geographic information system (GIS) software expertise, and project services. Esri is also providing organizations with software, data, imagery,
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Registration is now open for the Esri Business GIS Summit to be held July 10–11, 2011, in San Diego, California. Attend this event to gain a better understanding of how location-based analysis can improve an organization’s overall performance, effectiveness, and efficiency. The summit will deliver thought leadership and technological insight on how geoenabling business processes
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Dr. Joseph Kerski, education manager for Esri, is the new president of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE), a nonprofit organization chartered in 1915 to serve geography teachers at all levels of education. Commenting on why geography is important to twenty-first-century education Kerski says, “Geography enables students to understand their world locally to globally,
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Esri now offers the first and only service that facilitates the creation and sharing of redistricting plans on a web-based platform. Esri Redistricting enables state and local governments, advocacy groups, and citizens to complete official, regulation-compliant plans and share them directly with specific stakeholders or the public. The State of Alabama was among the first
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
At 12:51 p.m. on February 22, 2011 a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the South Island of New Zealand near the city of Christchurch. The Esri distributor in New Zealand, Eagle Technology Group in collaboration with Environment Canterbury has published an incident map to assist the emergency effort. This is largest aftershock following the 7.1 quake that
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Esri recently released Volume 3 in its popular Essays on Geography and GIS e-book series. In this collection of essays and articles, thought leaders in the fields of geography and geographic information system (GIS) technology provide insight into the power of spatial thinking. Essays on Geography and GIS, Volume 3, is available for download at no
