Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Vast amounts of data, along with instant reports and online maps, are now available through Esri’s web-based Community Analyst. With this new tool, government agencies, civic organizations, and policy makers can quickly explore the geographic characteristics of any area and develop the right strategies for policies and resource allocation.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
This year, the state of Alabama is redrawing its district lines using a flexible geographic information system (GIS)-based online platform. The Alabama Legislative Reapportionment Office procured a web-based redistricting solution from Esri that incorporates the collaborative capabilities of the Web with sophisticated geospatial analysis tools required for redistricting. While the sharing of proposed district plans on
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
This year, the state of Alabama is redrawing its district lines using a flexible geographic information system (GIS)-based online platform. The Alabama Legislative Reapportionment Office procured a web-based redistricting solution from Esri that incorporates the collaborative capabilities of the Web with sophisticated geospatial analysis tools required for redistricting.
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Starting today, Esri software users can sign up to take the Esri Technical Certification Program examinations. The program recognizes people skilled in desktop, developer, and enterprise use of Esri technology. Certifications are currently being offered for:
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
William Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will give the Keynote Address at the Esri Federal User Conference (FedUC) on January 19, 2011, in Washington, D.C. Each year, this event draws more than 2,500 leaders and geographic information system (GIS) professionals from all levels of government. Read More
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Fingal County Council earned two awards for its exceptional geographic information system (GIS) applications, developed in partnership with Esri Ireland, at Chambers Ireland’s seventh annual Excellence in Local Government Awards in Dublin, Ireland. The council won the Innovation in Technology award for its Fingal Works Viewer and, along with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council, picked up the
Friday, December 31st, 2010
Esri president Jack Dangermond discusses a new modality for GIS, where advances in technology, measurement, software, science, and open data policies are creating a geospatial infrastructure to support better decision making, communication, and efficiency. Learn More
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Esri has released an updated version of its ArcGIS for iOS app. In addition to using the app to discover and explore maps, find places and addresses, and query map layers and data, users can now collect and update geographic information system (GIS) information directly from their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices.The app lets users
Monday, December 6th, 2010
The recent signing of a comprehensive geographic information system (GIS) site license agreement with Esri allows the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to expand its use of ArcGIS software to a number of mission-critical applications. With 135,000 employees and more than 1,600 facilities, a system that collects and analyzes data efficiently is invaluable to
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Esri has released a mobile geographic information system (GIS) API for the new Microsoft Windows Phone platform. The ArcGIS API for Windows Phone can be used to create interactive applications that combine mapping resources, such as maps, locators, and geoprocessing models, with Windows Phone technologies and frameworks, such as the application bar, controls, and location. The
