ESRI Is a Finalist for Microsoft’s Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year

Thursday July 02nd 2009
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Recognition Is for ESRI’s Collaboration with Microsoft on Fusion Core Solution Technology for Data Fusion Centers

 

Redlands, California—July 2, 2009—ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, was selected as one of two finalists for Microsoft’s Public Sector, Government Partner of the Year award. The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) Award recognizes partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions. This new award honors partners that have delivered innovative solutions that address the unique needs of the public sector.

Microsoft and ESRI, a Gold Certified Partner, collaborated to develop a compelling joint offering directed at the growing data fusion center market. The Fusion Core Solution technology architecture incorporates ESRI’s sophisticated ArcGIS technology and delivers a standards-based solution tailored to state and local intelligence and fusion center missions and practices and is interoperable with existing technology infrastructures. The Fusion Core Solution technology enables the fusion center team to immediately assess and model emergency situations on a dynamic electronic map. This reduces cycle times and offers decision makers much higher quality and actionable information.

“ESRI is honored to be acknowledged for its efforts in this important venue,” says Russ Johnson, ESRI public safety industry manager. “We teamed with Microsoft to develop an integrated software solution to support data fusion centers that merge large volumes of disparate information into actionable intelligence.”

Microsoft presents awards in a number of categories, and winners are chosen from a pool of nearly 2,000 entrants worldwide. For this award, Microsoft recognizes the most valuable public-sector partner in delivering Microsoft solutions to its mutual customers during the past year. ESRI is the only GIS vendor to provide a complete suite of geospatial software solutions that can work as clients to the spatial extensions to SQL Server 2008. ESRI’s applications, running on more than one million Windows desktops and millions of Web and Windows servers, provide the foundation for mapping and spatial analysis.

“Partners are the key to igniting business innovation through great technology as well as helping customers drive down costs,” says Allison L. Watson, corporate vice president, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. “Congratulations to the 2009 WPC Award finalists who have demonstrated a superior level of expertise as well as a focus on delivering customer value. We look forward to seeing these partners fulfill their limitless potential as they continue to provide customers with world-class Microsoft solutions.”

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at http://www.esri.com.

 

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Ohio DOT Adopts GIS-Based EQuIS for Its Geotechnical Data Management

Wednesday July 01st 2009
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Redlands, California—July 1, 2009—The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will implement an enterprise version of EarthSoft’s Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS) for ArcGIS to better manage, analyze, and share geotechnical data throughout the organization. An agreement between ODOT and EarthSoft, an ESRI business partner, will see EarthSoft provide the transportation industry standard Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (DIGGS) as electronic data deliverables (EDD). The new data will then reside and be accessible through ODOT’s enterprise-wide geographic information system (GIS)-supported EQuIS database.

Built on the ESRI ArcGIS software platform, which boasts key interoperability and Web computing concepts, EQuIS Enterprise combines high-volume EDD processing with integrated .NET Web applications for publishing reports and graphics to an unlimited number of users. As EDDs are received through any combination of e-mail, FTP, or Web channels, they are automatically processed by EarthSoft’s EQuIS Data Processor (EDP) and, if no data errors are found, they are posted to the EQuIS database. Through its automated data upload process that can be done from the field or the office, EQuIS will allow ODOT to streamline its data management system and workflow.

ODOT estimates it has more than 1.2 million paper-based files stored in warehouses and believes that by transferring its historical data to the GIS-based EQuIS, it will reduce duplication of past field-based projects by 10 to 20 percent and save 12 to 24 million dollars per year. EQuIS will be the data warehouse to help realize these savings.

“ODOT has been working to implement a geotechnical data management system for several years,” said Kirk Beach, geology program supervisor for ODOT’s Office of Geotechnical Engineering, Geology and Exploration Section. “We expect our EQuIS-based geotechnical data management system not only to result in substantial savings annually but also to make critical information available to ODOT districts, our consultants, and others in the Ohio geotechnical community.”

GIS for transportation allows agencies such as ODOT to manage roadway assets such as signs, pavement, and bridges and analyze data, author maps, and create models on the desktop; serve them to a GIS server; and use them through Web, desktop, and mobile clients. ESRI’s ArcGIS family of products includes desktop, server, mobile, and online GIS as well as ESRI data. ArcGIS software is an important tool in managing planning, evaluating, and maintaining transportation systems.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide, including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

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ESRI Earns Strong Customer Support Rating in Net Promoter Scoring System

Tuesday June 30th 2009
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Improved Score Reflects Success of ESRI’s Expanded Technical Support

Redlands, California—June 30, 2009—ESRI’s expansion of customer support staff and resources has earned a high customer support rating as measured by the Net Promoter® scoring system. Every year, ESRI Technical Support uses Net Promoter, a customer satisfaction and loyalty metric used to determine the number of current customers who are promoters, passives, or detractors of a given company. ESRI’s Net Promoter Score led the commercial software products industry in 2009, improving more than 200 percent over last year.

Many of the enhancements implemented by Technical Support in the last year were based on customer feedback. This feedback was gathered via several means, including active discussions between customers and Technical Support management, a detailed survey that was sent to more than 20,000 customers, and periodic e-surveys conducted after the resolution of technical support incidents. This broad feedback helped the department focus improvements on what mattered most to its users.

One of the most notable changes to Technical Support over the past year has been improved live-analyst availability and response times for customers contacting the department. Through major investments in people, processes, and technology, Technical Support has significantly improved response times while decreasing incident resolution times.

To see ESRI’s expanded customer support page and associated user resources, please visit www.esri.com/support.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at http://www.esri.com.

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ESRI and First American Spatial Solutions Deliver Risk Analysis Solution

Tuesday June 30th 2009
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Companies Help Insurers Analyze, Predict, and Manage Risk, Leading to Better Decision Making

Redlands, California, and Santa Ana, California—June 30, 2009—ESRI, the leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) technology, and First American Spatial Solutions, an industry leader in geospatial software, natural hazard analytics, and property and tax information, announce the release of the Risk Analysis Solution for ArcGIS, a complete location-based risk analysis solution for the insurance industry. Risk Analysis Solution for ArcGIS can be used by insurance companies to view and analyze data at the policy and portfolio level, allowing insurers to assess concentration of risk and increase and improve underwriting decisions.

“Insurers who rely on critical data about their customers in order to price policies and mitigate risk can now also take advantage of the location information included with this data,” says Stephen Forte, research director at Gartner, Inc. “Using current and meaningful location data means companies can better understand the exact location of policy addresses, analyze and detect patterns in natural hazard risks, and identify opportunities otherwise unseen in tabular spreadsheets and datasets.”

Risk Analysis Solution for ArcGIS combines ESRI’s GIS technology with First American’s modeling and data. ArcGIS Server, a product that adds full server-side GIS capabilities to the ESRI ArcGIS family of products, provides analytic tools, mapping, and data management capabilities with First American’s advanced parcel-based geocoding, natural hazard, and property location data for the United States.

“This innovative risk analysis solution provides insurers with access to the critical GIS tools and hazard information needed to improve their risk management process,” states Josh Lewis, director of global partner programs, ESRI. “By partnering with First American, we offer the best of our technologies in a forward-thinking solution. This is a fantastic relationship for us here at ESRI. We believe that our joint efforts will be a significant advantage for location-based analysis in the insurance industry.”

“First American has a long history of supplying data and analytics to a number of industries,” says Scott Little, vice president and general manager of First American Spatial Solutions. “Extending our insurance solution offering to include the powerful capabilities of ESRI’s GIS software will help insurers who need visualization tools to intelligently assess risk concentration during the life cycle of a policy. An ESRI and First American partnership is an ideal match that creates best-in-class products that enable the insurance industry to make even better business decisions across the entire enterprise.”

For more information on the Risk Analysis Solution for ArcGIS or to talk to an expert about the solution, please visit www.esri.com/ras.

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About First American

The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) is a Fortune 500 company that traces its history to 1889. With revenues of approximately $6.2 billion in 2008, it is America’s largest provider of business information. First American combines advanced analytics with its vast data resources to supply businesses and consumers with valuable information products to support the major economic events of people’s lives, such as getting a job, renting an apartment, buying a car or house, securing a mortgage, and opening or buying a business. The First American family of companies, many of which command leading market share positions in their respective industries, operates within five primary business segments, including title insurance and services, specialty insurance, information and outsourcing solutions, data and analytic solutions, and risk mitigation and business solutions. More information about the company and an archive of its press releases can be found at www.firstam.com.

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

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714.250.3298
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Contact: Carrie Gaska, Corporate Communications, First American

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ESRI Business GIS Summit to Feature Educators Track

Wednesday June 17th 2009
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Sessions Address Using GIS to Prepare the Next Generation of Business Leaders

 

Redlands, California—June 17, 2009—New alumni of graduate and undergraduate business programs are entering one of the most competitive environments in recent history. But those who know how to use geographic information system (GIS) technology to advance business have an advantage in today’s climate. To support GIS education in colleges and universities, ESRI and the University of Redlands, in Redlands, California, will host the Business Educators Track on Tuesday, July 14, at the ESRI Business GIS Summit in San Diego, California. The track will highlight real-world GIS applications and offer ideas on integrating GIS into business courses.

Session topics include using GIS in small business, education, and public policy; understanding data through spatial analysis; and addressing issues such as extending successful initial public offerings (IPOs) and navigating the housing foreclosure market with geospatial technology. Attendees will learn how GIS is currently being taught at the university level as well as how academics and business practitioners are implementing GIS solutions. Additionally, the University of Redlands will unveil an online business-focused GIS data repository that will be available for academic research and teaching.

Diana Sinton, director of Spatial Curriculum and Research at the University of Redlands, notes, “The Business Educators Track blends academic understanding with real-world experience and exposes educators to the most current and effective methods of teaching GIS in a business setting.”

The ESRI Business GIS Summit will take place July 12–15 at the San Diego Convention Center and is held in conjunction with the ESRI International User Conference. The summit is open to everyone. Special pricing for educators is available. Visit www.esri.com/bet for more information and to register.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at http://www.esri.com.

 

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Learn to Use Map Templates, a New Resource from ESRI

Wednesday June 10th 2009
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Tune In to a Free Live Training Seminar about Using Templates to Improve Mapmaking Skills

 

Redlands, California—June 10, 2009—ESRI now offers map templates as a new resource to help ArcGIS software users make great-looking, professional-quality maps for print, the Web, and mobile applications.

Getting Started with Map Templates, a live training seminar airing at www.esri.com/lts on Thursday, June 25, 2009, will walk geographic information system (GIS) professionals and cartographers through the process of working with the templates. The times will be 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific daylight time).

Mapmaking is an art that requires skill and, often, a lot of experience. But making high-grade maps will be much easier when using the cartography and data designs from these templates with your organization’s geographic information. The templates, created by ESRI’s cartographers, include examples of map documents, data models, and geoprocessing tools. Each template is a complete solution for a given type of map.

The seminar’s presenter will explain how to get started using the templates and how to adapt the cartographic and data designs to other maps.

Attendees will also learn about

·      How to download map templates from the ESRI Resource Center at http://resources.esri.com/maptemplates

·      What the map template kits contain

·      How to use data with a map template

·      Different kinds of map templates (e.g., street, topographic, and local government maps)

·      Publishing map templates as mapping services via ArcGIS Online

Mapmakers from any organization who want to create professional-grade maps will find this live training seminar interesting and useful. GIS professionals and cartographers who are familiar with ArcGIS Desktop software and make maps on a regular basis will benefit.

A broadband Internet connection and an ESRI Global Account are needed to watch the seminar. Creating a global account is easy and free: visit www.esri.com/lts, click Login, and register your name and address. A few weeks after the live presentation, the seminar will be archived and available for viewing on the ESRI Training and Education Web site.

For more information about this free live training seminar, as well as upcoming classes, visit www.esri.com/training.

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About ESRI Educational Services

With more than 200 courses to choose from, ESRI Educational Services is a recognized leader in geographic information system training. Courses cover a variety of topics related to ESRI software, the theory underlying GIS technology, and applying GIS tools to find solutions in particular fields, all while combining hands-on experience, interactivity, and instructional support to create an effective learning environment. Visit www.esri.com/training for more information.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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CCIM Institute Adds ArcGIS Business Analyst Server to Offerings

Friday May 29th 2009
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Largest Commercial Investment Brokerage and Real Estate Network to Resell ESRI’s Enterprise Business Software

 

Redlands, California—May 29, 2009—Software designed to support brokers, appraisers, and marketers with the analysis they need to do their jobs efficiently and accurately is now offered by ESRI and CCIM Institute as a new GIS solution bundle for commercial real estate and retail markets. CCIM products and services, along with ESRI’s ArcGIS Business Analyst Server, are part of this comprehensive offering.

Under this agreement, CCIM Institute will become a reseller of the ArcGIS Business Analyst product suite within the United States. CCIM will bundle the software with its subscription to Site to Do Business Online (STDBonline) (www.stdbonline.com), a suite of demographic and analysis tools, and other commercial real estate data services. CCIM will also offer its core course education and specialized education curriculum showing clients how to combine their own internal data, specialized financial models, and site evaluation workflows with the best Web-based data analysis and mapping solutions.

CCIM Institute is the leading member network and governing body of the largest commercial investment real estate network in the world. ESRI is the leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) technology. The two companies have been working together to bring innovative solutions to the marketplace.

“CCIM is pleased to continue broadening and deepening our relationship with ESRI,” says Charles A. ‘Mac’ McClure, CCIM Institute 2009 president. “This is the next logical step in providing a complete real estate solution to our members and the commercial real estate community no matter what their specialty or industry focus.”

ESRI and CCIM Institute began working together in 2007 when the companies signed an agreement to develop the new mapping interface to STDBonline. This Web-based service drove rapid adoption of GIS with CCIM members and provided intuitive access to demographic, consumer spending, and business data. Earlier this year, CCIM Institute awarded ESRI a 20-year contract to expand this solution and create, manage, and maintain major portions of its property portal.

The partnership has allowed CCIM to expand its member solutions to support extensions to commercial property information, intelligent maps, photographs, and detailed building and financial information. ESRI announced earlier this year a $1 million U.S. grant program for CCIM members, another opportunity for members to learn about and use GIS technology to make better business decisions.

“Embracing CCIM Institute as a reseller of ESRI’s ArcGIS Business Analyst Server underscores our commitment to the real estate community. CCIM members are driving the adoption and growth of GIS awareness and use,” says Simon Thompson, director of commercial business, ESRI. “This partnership, combined with the grant program, provides access to innovative GIS technology, helping companies address changing market conditions and developing business strategies that position them for success today and improved return on investment tomorrow.”

For more information about ESRI and its solutions for the real estate market, visit www.esri.com/realestate. For more information on the CCIM grant program, visit www.esri.com/ccimgrants.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI and Tele Atlas Announce Availability of Europe Map Data for ArcPad

Thursday May 28th 2009
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ArcPad Bundled with Latest Tele Atlas North American and Europe Data Saves Time, Eliminates Errors, and Increases Accuracy

 

Redlands, California—May 28, 2009—ESRI and Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, announce the addition of Europe data to the ArcPad 8 StreetMap extension. ArcPad now includes both North American and pan-European data that can be accessed by users at no additional cost.

The ArcPad StreetMap extension includes ESRI StreetMap Premium data derived from the latest high-quality digital maps from Tele Atlas for use in ArcPad on a variety of mobile devices. Users can leverage ArcPad and the StreetMap extension to enable display, address geocoding, reverse geocoding, and routing. This extension supports Smart Data Compression (SDC) format.

“ArcPad brings GIS [geographic information system] capabilities into the field, providing easy and efficient capture, editing, analysis, and display,” said Jian Lange, ArcPad product manager. “With the latest release, we are able to deliver comprehensive Tele Atlas data for 24 countries across Europe in addition to the North American offering, which, combined with ArcPad, delivers a compelling offering for government, utility, environmental, and public safety agencies for whom mobile GIS is an essential element of everyday work.”

Todd Schmitt, Tele Atlas enterprise markets manager, said, “ArcPad provides an extensive set of tools for mobile GIS applications, and Tele Atlas provides the comprehensive digital map data and geographic content for Europe and North America. We are proud to team with ESRI to help meet the needs of ArcPad users around the world who require accurate, high-quality maps to power their applications and services.”

With ArcPad, you can perform reliable field data collection, improve the productivity and accuracy of your GIS information, and share enterprise data with field staff for rapid decision making.

For more information on ArcPad, visit www.esri.com/arcpad.

To learn more about Tele Atlas’ leading global digital map products, visit www.teleatlas.com.

 

 

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About Tele Atlas
Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power many of the world’s most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and has offices in 27 countries around the world. Today, Tele Atlas products are developed with the insight of a community of millions of digital map users worldwide who are adding to the company’s unmatched network of sources to track and validate changes in real time and deliver the best digital maps and dynamic content. For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com. Tele Atlas is a subsidiary of TomTom N.V.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at http://www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI’s 2009/2014 Demographic Data Forecasts Socioeconomic Trends

Thursday May 28th 2009
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Updated Population, Income, Housing, and Employment Data Now Available

 

Redlands, California—May 28, 2009—ESRI’s 2009/2014 demographic data updates identify areas of high unemployment, activity in the housing market, rising vacancy rates, reduced consumer spending, changes in income, and increased population diversity. Updated data variables, such as population, housing, age, income, and home value, ensure that analysts can conduct their research with the most accurate information available, particularly for fast-changing areas.

ESRI data is created to provide the most accurate small-area analysis at any geographic level. The accuracy of the data helped ESRI identify the beginning of the bursting housing bubble and subprime mortgage crisis a full two years before the market collapsed.

“ESRI pays close attention to economic and social trends and how they influence the needs of business, consumers, and citizens,” says Lynn Wombold, chief demographer and manager for data development at ESRI. “The challenge of the current market underscores the importance of information. Our data strategy provides consistent forecasts and year-by-year data solutions that enable analysts and knowledge workers to be confident that the analysis they perform this year will be valid and applicable next year, and even in five years’ time. Current data can track critical changes and preclude the cost of being wrong.”

ESRI’s 2009/2014 data was created using a proven methodology and has been released for more than 2,000 demographic data variables including 2014 forecasts, and five  major data collections.. ESRI Data is released across 11 different geographies, from national to block group levels.

The data is currently available in more than 50 reports and maps from Business Analyst Online, ESRI’s on-demand analysis tool, and as ad hoc databases. It will also be available soon in ArcGIS Business Analyst desktop software, the optional ArcGIS Business Analyst Segmentation Module, and ArcGIS Business Analyst Server as well as from ArcGIS Online. Information from the data can be used by organizations to analyze trends, identify growth, and make governmental or business decisions about expanding services and to reveal new market opportunities.

For more information about ESRI’s 2009/2014 databases, visit www.esri.com/data or call 1-800-447-9778.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, Business Analyst Online, ArcGIS, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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ESRI (UK) Enterprise Lab boldly launches the future of visionary GIS

Tuesday May 26th 2009
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May 2009, Aylesbury: ESRI (UK), the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has launched the Enterprise Lab; a purpose-designed suite at ESRI (UK)’s HQ that will encourage public bodies and private companies to explore the power and potential of GIS.

Underpinned by an enterprise standard infrastructure comprising the latest ESRI and partner technology, the Enterprise Lab brings data to life, modeling real-world examples to demonstrate how GIS can join up every part of an organisation – from local government to utilities to insurance or any other sector – to bring significant benefits.

The Enterprise Lab also provides ESRI (UK) with a research and development facility to build industry-based scenarios, working alongside customers and business partners in a realistic enterprise environment. As well as encouraging organisations to think more widely about GIS, this offers invaluable insight into how GIS at an enterprise level can easily share information, ensuring that decisions can be made with complete knowledge.

Current scenarios include using GIS to manage a flooding emergency with multiple agencies involved and planning security and logistics around a VIP visit. Scenarios developed in the Lab focus on various individual roles, not just GIS professionals but also senior executives, revealing where GIS can improve productivity and efficiency through accurate information, improved analysis, idea sharing, integration and collaboration.

Richard Waite, ESRI (UK) Managing Director, said: “GIS should never be just a means to an end. In the right hands, GIS provides real world solutions to real world problems. During the past five to ten years GIS has grown from being a technology for GIS professionals to an enterprise resource, providing a single view of all geographic linked-data.

“GIS use, along with its benefits, will continue to grow significantly through a second generation of applications. Our investment in the Enterprise Lab reflects the growing recognition that organisations that put geography and GIS at the heart of their business, integrating with established corporate-wide technologies and business applications, realise benefits that they could never have imagined. What we are offering through the Enterprise Lab is a blank canvas – a creative, safe environment equipped with the latest technology to really push their thinking.”

GIS has many critical uses worldwide from tracking widespread communicable diseases or disaster relief to asset management for utilities companies and the Enterprise Lab will add more scenarios as it develops. As well as the latest ESRI technology, the Enterprise Lab includes touch screen computers, an interactive whiteboard, full wall projection, mobile devices and multiple demo pods to aid interaction and understanding as tabular data is transformed into map data for spatial visualisation and analysis.

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About ESRI (UK)

ESRI (UK) (www.esriuk.com) is part of the global ESRI network. With the single, largest pool of GIS expertise in the UK, the company is the technical authority on GIS. ESRI (UK) provides solutions, technology and services including off the shelf applications built on the ArcGIS software suite and an extensive range of consulting and training services.

Its offerings meet a range of business needs in different markets including Business, Local & Central Government, Defence, Public Safety, Utilities and Telecommunications, as well as catering for system integrators and application developers through the ESRI Developer Network.

ESRI (UK)’s customers include both public sector clients such as Leeds City Council, Metropolitan Police, DCLG, The Environment Agency and businesses including Thames Water, RSA Group and The AA.

ESRI (UK) helps businesses become more profitable and public service more efficient through the better use of geographic information. The ability to understand customers’ needs and harness the power of GIS for the long-term benefit of organisations is what ESRI (UK) calls Visionary Thinking.

You Can Still Register for the ESRI UC

Saturday May 23rd 2009
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Registration Deadline Extended to June 19

  
Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect your privacy, Outlook prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. ESRI UC There’s still time to sign up to be part of the ESRI User Conference (ESRI UC), the largest geospatial conference in the world. This is your opportunity to learn the latest advances in GIS and how they can help you and your organization be successful. Informative sessions will walk you through every detail for accessing and sharing GIS data and analysis for desktop, server, and mobile applications, and through online services. From interactive sessions and cutting-edge exhibits to unbeatable networking and collaboration opportunities, this is the event to attend.Benefits for You and Your Organization

  • Insight from your peers who are tackling similar challenges
  • Knowledge from ESRI staff including industry specialists, the product and development teams, technical support staff, and instructors
  • Tips, tricks, and tools to launch, update, or expand your GIS projects
  • Updates and direction that will help your organization make better decisions

 

“We’re able to break away from the daily routine and learn new, valuable lessons from ESRI and other users. If you only attend one training event each year, this is the one.”

Kade Smith
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City of Rexburg | Madison County, Idaho

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ESRI User Conference Is the Place for Professionals to Advance Their Use of GIS

Thursday May 21st 2009
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Attendees Will Have Access to Everything They Need to Launch and Grow Successful, Results-Driven GIS Projects Anywhere in the World

 

Redlands, California—May 21, 2009—The 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC), the world’s largest event dedicated to geographic information system (GIS) technology, will be held July 13–17 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The weeklong gathering draws thousands of GIS software users, working in diverse industries, from across the globe. The conference theme this year is GIS—Designing Our Future.

The ESRI UC is where GIS users come together to learn, collaborate, and get updated on the latest in geospatial technology. With approximately 300 technical workshops, 600 user presentations, and 100 special interest, regional, and user group meetings, participants have a wealth of opportunities to become more knowledgeable about GIS and strengthen their skills as GIS users.

From the awe-inspiring Plenary Session with notable keynote speakers to the hundreds of GIS training hours available and access to staff from all of ESRI, this year’s ESRI UC offers GIS end users, industry leaders, and senior executives exceptional value.

“The conference is a remarkable place for the GIS community,” says Jack Dangermond, ESRI president. “Attendees will come away being able to teach their colleagues what they learned and more effectively leverage their organization’s GIS investments in today’s changing world.”

“The user conference builds community,” says Barry Waite, business development manager, City of Carson, California. “You develop a relationship with others from your region, others in your field, vendors who support your work, and ESRI staff. Much of ESRI’s success is because its users feel a connection to the company through its staff, bright people who have a passion for what they do. If not for this conference, it would be very hard to get to know so many of these people who are really partners in what each of us does.”

The deadline to register for the conference is May 22. For information about the event and to register online, visit www.esri.com/uc. Also, attendees receive special hotel reservation rates that provide the best value and convenience.

 

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Biologist Willie Smits to Speak at the ESRI International User Conference

Wednesday May 20th 2009
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Attendees Will Learn How Planting Trees Has Helped Local Communities and the Orangutan Population

 

Redlands, California—May 20, 2009—Indonesian biologist Willie Smits will deliver a Keynote Address at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) in July. Smits will share his inspirational passion for rebuilding forest habitats and orangutan populations. He will talk about a project under way in eastern Borneo that is helping communities by creating a better future for local people, trees, and the orangutan.

Smits is driven by the idea that rebuilding orangutan populations begins with improving their forest habitat, which had been damaged by deforestation. To this end, Smits serves as chairman for the Masarang Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to raise money and awareness in hopes of restoring forests and empowering local people. In 2007, the organization opened a palm-sugar factory that uses thermal energy to turn sugar palms into sugar and ethanol, returning cash and power to the community. The factory provides local people with alternatives to the short-term fix of harvesting forests to survive.

“My lifelong goal is to save as much as possible from our global environment for future generations by providing real-life examples of harmonious living in balance with nature,” said Smits on the Masarang Foundation’s Web site. “I also believe that we cannot save the environment if we do not simultaneously take care of the people’s needs.”

According to Smits, the project has successfully created more than 3,000 jobs; reintroduced bird, lizard, and primate species; provided food for the orangutan; and lessened both floods and fires. 

“Willie Smits’ dedication to improving the environment to benefit his community and the orangutan population is incredibly admirable,” said ESRI president Jack Dangermond. “Attendees will feel inspired after hearing more about the project and the success it has achieved.”

The ESRI UC, the world’s largest conference devoted to geographic information system (GIS) technology, will be held July 13–17 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The conference draws thousands of users from across the globe who come together to learn, collaborate, and discover the latest developments in GIS. The conference theme this year is GIS: Designing Our Future. To find out more about the ESRI UC and to register, visit www.esri.com/uc.

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Hernando de Soto to Keynote ESRI User Conference

Tuesday May 19th 2009
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De Soto Will Share How GIS Is Helping the Poor Formalize Their Land Rights

 

Redlands, California—May 19, 2009—Hernando de Soto, a celebrated Peruvian economist and author and president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD), a nonprofit organization based in Lima, Peru, will speak at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) in July. De Soto will share how geographic information system (GIS) technology is being used to formalize landownership—an approach he feels is helping the poor take a crucial first step away from poverty.

De Soto says that for some living in poverty, the land they occupy may be their only asset. Without legal recognition of landownership, the owner cannot leverage the land as collateral. This prevents the owner from accessing loans to possibly start a business or improve the property. Many of de Soto’s ideas were put into action less than a year ago when a pilot project in Ghana began using geospatial technologies to create a land titling process and GIS-based land records system. This implementation significantly reduced the time and costs involved in collecting and documenting property ownership information and increased the number of formalized land rights.

“We’re extremely honored to have Hernando de Soto join us as one of this year’s keynote speakers,” said ESRI president Jack Dangermond. “We look forward to learning more about his vision and the role GIS is playing in this wonderful method of formalizing landownership for the poor.”

Along with earning many awards and accolades, de Soto was selected by Time magazine in 1999 as one of the five leading Latin American innovators of the century. The magazine also included him among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2004. He has published two international best-selling books about economic and political development and is cochair with former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright on the Commission on Legal Empowerment for the Poor.

In addition to de Soto’s Keynote Address, the Ghana GIS-based land registration pilot program will be featured in the ESRI UC special displays. Attendees will gain insight into de Soto’s approach to poverty alleviation and legal empowerment of the poor that has potential for widespread global impact.

The ESRI UC, the world’s largest conference devoted to GIS technology, will be held July 13–17 at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The conference draws thousands of users from across the globe who come together to learn, collaborate, and discover the latest developments in GIS. The conference theme this year is GIS: Designing Our Future. To find out more about the ESRI UC and to register, visit www.esri.com/uc.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Small Utilities Improve Network Mapping with Affordable Access to GIS

Tuesday May 12th 2009
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City of Wauchula, Wheatland Electric Cooperative, and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative Join ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement Program

 

Redlands, California—May 12, 2009—Three utilities recently joined ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement (SU-ELA) program with plans to expand the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. Wheatland Electric Cooperative in Kansas, the City of Wauchula in Florida, and Central Alabama Electric Cooperative are now working to increase the accuracy of network data with GIS-based digital mapping capabilities for desktop, server, and mobile devices.

ESRI designed the SU-ELA program to make GIS more affordable for small utilities in the United States with 100,000 meters/connections or fewer. Through the SU-ELA program, utilities are assured unlimited deployments of ESRI’s ArcGIS platform over a three-year term. Additional program benefits include maintenance and support for products, staff training, and passes to the ESRI International User Conference.

Mark Dinkel, GIS administrator for Wheatland Electric Cooperative, said, “During the last ice storm, our crews were able to use GIS-based maps to highlight areas with poles down. They could look up construction material, order it, and have it delivered right on-site. The use of GIS significantly improved our response time during that storm. Expanded mobile GIS technology through the SU-ELA program makes it easier for our crews to locate the problem and create an outage report.”

John Gibney, network administrator for the City of Wauchula, commented, “With the use of GIS, we have been able to create an accurate pole count and an up-to-date land base map to help with maintenance, customer service, and joint use tracking. The SU-ELA program also enables us to expand GIS into our water and sewer operations.”

Mack Wainwright, GIS supervisor for Central Alabama Electric Cooperative, said, “We are using GIS to maintain a digital inventory and visual representation of our equipment. With unlimited deployments of ESRI software, our crews are able to make updates in the field. From a financial standpoint, the ELA saves us money over three years. Plus, we can take advantage of the additional support and training from ESRI.”

At the heart of the SU-ELA program is ESRI’s ArcGIS software, an open, scalable, and interoperable platform that provides a complete system to create, serve, and use geographic information. An enterprise GIS based on ArcGIS technology benefits designers, analysts, decision makers, field staff, and customers through mobile, Web server, and desktop applications.

For more information on the SU-ELA program and to listen to the SU-ELA podcast, visit www.esri.com/suela. To speak to an expert, call 800-447-9778, extension 2990.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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U.S. Census Bureau Renews ESRI Enterprise License Agreement

Thursday May 07th 2009
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ArcGIS Software Supports Extensive Data Collection, Quality Assurance, and Mapping

 

Redlands, California—May 7, 2009—The United States Census Bureau renewed its enterprise license agreement (ELA) with ESRI, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) software. Renewal of the ELA reaffirms the mission-critical role GIS plays in supporting and streamlining the Census Bureau’s operations. The ELA contract provides unlimited deployments of ArcGIS software.

“Just about everything we do in collecting, tabulating, and disseminating statistical data has some core relationship to geography,” says Timothy Trainor, chief, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. “The ELA provides ArcGIS software tools we need to do a variety of tasks well.” 

ArcGIS software is currently used throughout the Census Bureau to prepare for and execute the decennial census and other statistical surveys, some of which take place each year. For example, for the decennial census, it is used to delineate hundreds of thousands of manageable assignment areas for enumerators, facilitate data collection and editing in the field, and map statistics. It also supports quality control of all the census data, which is housed in the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) database. Additionally, GIS supports reapportionment and resource allocation to state, local, and tribal governments.

“The Census Bureau manages an enormous amount of geographic data that is used broadly in the public and private sectors to make decisions that impact the lives of millions,” says ESRI president Jack Dangermond. “We are committed to supporting the important work the bureau does.”

ESRI’s ArcGIS software is an open and interoperable technology platform that provides advanced visualization and cartographic capabilities, spatial analysis, geographic data management, and more. ArcGIS software is a complete system to author, serve, and use geographic information. The technology delivers geographic information to those who need it including analysts, decision makers, field staff, and the public.

For more information about ESRI ELAs for government, call 800-447-9778 or visit www.esri.com/governmentela.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Indian Space Research Organisation Implements ESRI Software for Image Processing

Wednesday May 06th 2009
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ArcGIS Server and Its Image Extension Will Be Used throughout the Indian Government to Integrate Data with New-Generation Images

 

Redlands, California—May 6, 2009—The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has reached an agreement with NIIT GIS Limited (ESRI India), ESRI’s distributor in India, to equip its five Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (RRSSCs) with ArcGIS Server and the Image extension. The centers in Jodhpur, Dehradun, Kharagpur, Nagpur, and Bangalore use Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite and other imagery to create thematic maps and geographic information system (GIS) databases that provide valuable societal applications to various government agencies throughout India.

With India’s success in remote-sensing technology through the IRS constellation, several new imagery-based and GIS-centric projects of national relevance are gaining visibility and importance. ISRO is presently implementing major programs related to natural resources, disaster management, environmental oversight, and groundwater and watershed management.

The remote-sensing centers are establishing a distributed architecture of server-based solutions designed to be the foundation for publishing, hosting, and serving images and data. Over time, the RRSSCs have collected large volumes of map data and integrated them with attribute data. The centers plan to combine and assimilate all the data with new-generation IRS high-resolution images and serve the data and application sets across the government sector.

The RRSSCs needed a GIS solution that met their needs and was scalable to meet growing demands for services from a large number of users for a variety of advanced applications. The centers selected ESRI’s proven technology and superior solutions after several rounds of technical presentations, demonstrations, and discussions. The RRSSCs and ESRI India have concluded a comprehensive training session, and RRSSC users have started developing the solution.

Dr. Yvn Krishnamurthy, director of the RRSSCs, says, “ISRO users have been using ESRI products for a variety of applications, and many national programs have been based on GIS solutions. IRS imagery has been the source of thematic mapping inputs and provides end-to-end solutions under the umbrella of the National Natural Resources Management System. ArcGIS Server with the ArcGIS Server Image extension is a robust and integrated product and has capabilities that can meet our application needs of serving images and thematic maps to a variety of users. Our technical team is geared up to use these capabilities and develop solutions that will be unique and beneficial. We look forward to close support from ESRI in this endeavour.”

Dr. Mukund Rao, president and chief operating officer at ESRI India, notes, “ISRO has been pioneering the use of IRS imagery and advancing GIS solutions for a long time. We are proud to be associated with [the organization] on this prestigious, first-of-its kind national project to serve image and map-based solutions in a GIS portal architecture. We value our relationship with ISRO and are committed in our support.”

ArcGIS Server helps users connect people with the information they need via Web mapping applications and GIS services. It is built on a modern, service-oriented architecture. The ArcGIS Server Image extension makes it possible to take raw or pre-processed imagery and immediately deliver it as a Web service. It enables organizations to exploit the rich information content available in imagery and quickly access large volumes of imagery. This is far superior to traditional options that required significant effort by users to locate and make file-based imagery available.

Organizations are moving to newer technology platforms because of their need to leverage imagery throughout their entire enterprise and the new capabilities available for working with imagery. “We provide some really remarkable and powerful new tools that enable things to happen in near-real time¾things like delivering and displaying imagery, roaming around the imagery, zooming in to the imagery, and doing on-the-fly mosaicking and orthorectification of the imagery,” says Lawrie Jordan, ESRI’s director of imagery enterprise solutions. “Customers like this because they are seeing immediate benefits in terms of performance and the quality of their results.”

ESRI India envisions that this new software deployment and implementation will serve as a key reference within all Indian government agencies, especially those that disseminate and/or consume imagery and imagery-related data.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Crain’s Chicago Business Wins Prestigious Journalism Award

Wednesday May 06th 2009
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Annual Market Facts Section Lands a Best Online Project Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Using ESRI Maps and Data

 

Redlands, California—May 6, 2009—Crain’s Chicago Business (www.chicagobusiness.com) magazine’s annual Market Facts section won a Best Online Project award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). A key component of the Web site was created using business, consumer spending, demographic, and other data from ESRI, the world’s leading supplier of geographic information system (GIS) technology. The site allows readers to explore information about Chicago, Illinois, by zooming to and panning across more than 30 interactive maps.

Market Facts (http://chicagobusiness.com/marketfacts) is a 25-page, annually printed special section and online Web site filled with information that illustrates lifestyle trends shaping Greater Chicago. Graphics created from more than 100 sources, including ESRI data, give a clear picture of important factors necessary for business people to make informed decisions. Population, disposable income, and market potential indexes are just a few of the categories available for investigation.

SABEW is composed of members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Inc., who have joined together to encourage the highest standards of economic journalism. SABEW judges said, “[Market Facts] is a wonderful example of how to use multiple media to enliven what could have read like an almanac. The judges were especially impressed with the interactive maps of the Chicago metro area, which conveyed a tremendous amount of information in an easy-to-use format.”

Says Matthew Carmichael, research director at Crain’s Chicago Business, “The award from SABEW is a high honor. We couldn’t have done this without ESRI. Mapping all the data we compiled to put together this section makes it very easy to see data patterns in just a quick glance, which is incredibly important to busy business executives needing to understand trends in consumer spending.”

Crain’s Chicago Business is a magazine read mainly by executives of medium- to large-sized companies. In a rapidly changing economy, it is important for executives to stay on top of the latest trends affecting their customers. GIS maps and localized data can be both a quick-glance overview and an in-depth tool to get at the subtle shifts in demographics and consumer behaviors. Mapped data can take on added value during rocky economic times, when executives need the most accurate information possible.

“The challenge of the current market underscores the importance of information,” says Lynn Wombold, chief demographer and manager for data development at ESRI. “Where is the growth? Where is the decline? What are consumers looking for today? What is the best way to allocate the revenue from a dwindling tax base? Uninformed decisions are a luxury that no one can afford. Current data can track critical changes and preclude the cost of being wrong.”

For more information on how ESRI software and data are used in the press and media, visit www.esri.com/media.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Upcoming ESRI Education User Conference Combines a Passion for Education and GIS

Tuesday May 05th 2009
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Educators Will Learn How to Launch and Grow GIS Projects and Programs

 

Redlands, California—May 5, 2009—Education professionals will gather to explore the power of spatial thinking July 11–14 at the 2009 ESRI Education User Conference (EdUC). The conference, to be held this year at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, California, will provide an exceptional forum for collaboration among educators, administrators, researchers, librarians, and museum professionals with all levels of geographic information system (GIS) experience.

Attendees will kick-start their conference experience during the Plenary Session as ESRI education team members explore the latest applications and resources in the ESRI education community. Keynote speaker Dr. Henk Scholten will talk about the role of GIS in the development of spatial thinking. Scholten is professor of spatial informatics on the faculty of business economics at the Free University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as well as scientific director of SPINlab at the Center for Research and Education on Spatial Information at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Scholten is also the president of UNIGIS International, the association of 17 universities around the world that coordinates GIS education and research.

Following the plenary, a collection of paper sessions will address a wide variety of interests including GIS in teaching, administration and planning, libraries, museums, and youth programs. During these presentations, educators will delve into topics such as building a GIS program and community mapping projects. Attendees will also be able to visit the EXPO to network and take a look at GIS products and services provided by educational, commercial, government, and nonprofit organizations.

Attendees will have several opportunities to test-drive ESRI’s GIS software. The Hands–On Learning Lab will offer GIS tutorials that can be completed at each individual’s own pace. Computers will be set up with 45-minute prerecorded lessons, and ESRI staff will be on hand to answer questions. ESRI instructor-led computer labs will provide another way to improve GIS software skills. These 75-minute workshops will cover ESRI software including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Explorer, and ArcGIS Server.

EdUC registration includes Monday, July 13, and Tuesday, July 14, of the 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC), the world’s largest gathering of GIS professionals. The education community will greatly benefit from ESRI UC activities including the inspiring Plenary Session—where special recognition is given to invited youth—and the Academic GIS Program Fair where attendees will be able to talk with representatives from higher education GIS programs. To find out more about the EdUC and to register online, visit www.esri.com/educ.

 

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Bringing Geospatial Technology into Classrooms with ArcGIS Desktop Software

Monday May 04th 2009
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New Downloadable Resources Supplement ESRI Press Book Thinking Spatially Using GIS

 

Redlands, California—May 4, 2009—Teachers with access to ArcGIS Desktop software (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, or ArcView) will be able to use Thinking Spatially Using GIS and newly created educational materials to integrate geospatial technology into primary-level classrooms. The new materials are available for download from the Web at no cost and complement the lessons that are currently available in the Thinking Spatially Using GIS book.

“The materials include ArcGIS software-based student workbook pages, teacher notes, map documents, and a few revised data layers,” says Laura Bowden, ESRI K–16 program coordinator.

 Thinking Spatially Using GIS is level 1 in the award-winning Our World GIS Education book series, which was created to enhance geospatial learning for students of all levels—grade school through college—and provide teachers with comprehensive and easy-to-use resources for the classroom. Lessons in Thinking Spatially Using GIS align with National Geography Standards and introduce students to basic concepts in spatial inquiry through conventional third-through-sixth-grade topics. Students practice map reading and pattern recognition skills by exploring, for example, Ferdinand Magellan’s trip around the world, where tornados occur in the United States and why, and early settlement patterns in the United States. Within the new ArcGIS Desktop teaching materials, there is an activity that has been added for lesson 2, “Touring the Zoo,” that gives students the opportunity to use ArcGIS to draw their zoo tour route.

To use the additional resources that are available online, educators will need access to ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 or 9.3 software, such as through an ESRI site license, as well as a copy of Thinking Spatially Using GIS and the accompanying data CD.

To download the new no-cost materials for Thinking Spatially Using GIS, visit www.esri.com/ArcGISforLevel1. Thinking Spatially Using GIS (ISBN: 9781589481800, 292 pages, $49.95) is available at online retailers worldwide, at www.esri.com/esripress, or by calling 1-800-447-9778. Outside the United States, visit www.esri.com/esripressorders for complete ordering options or contact your local ESRI distributor. For a current distributor list, visit www.esri.com/distributors. Interested retailers can contact ESRI Press book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.

 

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About ESRI Press

ESRI Press publishes books on geographic information systems (GIS), cartography, and the application of spatial analysis to many areas of public and private endeavor including land-use planning, health care, education, business, government, and science. The complete selection of GIS titles from ESRI Press can be found on the Web at www.esri.com/esripress.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Vermont Utility Identifies Green Energy Resources for Renewable Development

Thursday April 30th 2009
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Redlands, California—April 30, 2009—The Green Mountain State of Vermont is getting even more green with digital maps to support renewable energy development. Transmission and distribution utility Green Mountain Power is using geographic information system (GIS) technology from ESRI to identify areas of the state most suitable for wind and solar power generation. Green Mountain Power serves more than 94,000 customers with a service territory of approximately one quarter of Vermont’s population.

“In looking for a way to identify renewable energy resources throughout the state, we realized we could track them with GIS,” said Mike Burke, distribution engineering lead for Green Mountain Power. “Using GIS mapping tools, we located and color-coded the resources, or green areas. On top of that, we built a modeling system that considers criteria such as proximity to transmission lines, the slope of the land, and environmental factors such as wetlands or bear habitat.”

The renewable energy maps and models were created using ESRI’s ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, an extension of ESRI’s core software, ArcGIS Desktop. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst enables users to build elevation models, perform analysis of land use and spatial relationships, and bring in outside data that is related to wind energy and restricted areas. Additionally, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst includes a solar radiation tool to map and analyze the intensity of the sun over a geographic area.

“As more and more utilities look to locate and develop renewable energy, ESRI is striving to assist those efforts with advanced GIS technology for mapping and managing projects,” said Mitchell Garnett, ESRI’s electric industry solutions manager. “We have already been an integral part of major solar and wind projects across the United States and around the world, and we are excited to work with Green Mountain Power to bring low-cost, carbon-free energy to the state of Vermont.”

To learn more about the role of GIS in renewable energy, listen to the podcast at www.esri.com/electric.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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NOAA Accepts ESRI-Based System to Modernize Nautical Chart Production

Wednesday April 29th 2009
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PLTS for ArcGIS—Nautical Solution Improves Efficiency and Quality Control when Creating Charts

 

Redlands, California—April 29, 2009—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has formally accepted a new ESRI-based system that improves how the organization produces its national suite of nautical charts. The system, Nautical Chart System II (NCS II), will utilize ESRI’s Production Line Tool Set (PLTS) for ArcGIS—Nautical Solution to produce more than 1,000 paper nautical charts and provide complete coverage in NOAA’s equivalent Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) format based on the International Hydrographic Organization S-57 standard.

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey initiated the project to develop an integrated production system with Fairfax, Virginia-based ManTech International Corporation and ESRI. In February 2009, NOAA accepted Nautical Solution as core to the management of hydrographic information and the production of digital and hard-copy nautical charts. Nautical Solution is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) geographic information system (GIS) that creates and maintains nautical charts from a product-neutral, centralized database. Nautical Solution gives NOAA the ability to fuse existing databases and workflows into a comprehensive production system.

“The needs of the global navigation community are constantly changing, and our charts must adapt to those needs,” said Captain Steven Barnum, Office of Coast Survey director. “The system we developed with ManTech and ESRI allows NOAA to continue being the provider of choice for accurate and timely navigation data.”

The organization expects NCS II to decrease production time for charts significantly, by allowing timely and frequent updates. The streamlined workflows and improved data management will increase NOAA’s ability to respond to coast-altering events, as well as improve the accuracy of charts and ensure greater navigational safety and better coastal management. NOAA will have the ability to offer new products and Web services within NOAA and to end users of the data.

“This tremendous relationship between our organizations has allowed us to work together, creating a groundbreaking COTS-driven solution to NOAA’s complex and demanding charting requirements,” said Jack Dangermond, president, ESRI. “We look forward to supporting NOAA and the hydrographic community for years to come.”

NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, understands and predicts changes in the earth’s environment, from the depths of the ocean to its surface to the sun, and conserves and manages U.S. coastal and marine resources. Many national hydrographic agencies around the world, like NOAA, rely on ESRI for the ability to maintain, control, and disseminate their data. ESRI’s Nautical Solution enables hydrographic and nautical data products to be created from a common seamless database, significantly reducing data latency, redundancy, and errors. For more information, visit www.esri.com/nautical.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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2009 ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit to Provide Tools for Increasing Business with GIS

Wednesday April 29th 2009
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Distinguished Speakers and Informative Sessions Will Address Issues Important to Surveying and Engineering Professionals

 

Redlands, California—April 29, 2009—Surveyors, engineers, and geographic information system (GIS) users are invited to enhance current practices, expand opportunities, and stay up-to-date with the latest GIS technology and the new markets it creates, by attending the 2009 ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit to be held July 11–14 at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

The summit is the ideal venue for anyone in the surveying and engineering industries interested in or currently working with GIS. “[It's] the best survey conference in the country—hands down,” said Rich Vannozzi, PLS, doctoral candidate, University of Connecticut, in talking about his 2008 summit experience.

The event will begin with a thought-provoking Plenary Session covering today’s hottest topics in GIS and tools for surveyors and engineers. ESRI representatives from a variety of departments will share the most recent advances in ESRI technology, and a panel of thought leaders from surveying, engineering, and GIS organizations will discuss important issues and trends as well as answer attendees’ questions.

Juliana Blackwell, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Geodetic Survey, will share her story during the Keynote Address. During her career with NOAA, Blackwell has managed hydrographic survey operations, collaborated among organizations to accurately and cost-effectively collect and use height information, and maintained the nation’s spatial reference positioning system.

Attendees will also hear from Joseph W. Betit, PLS, survey manager for Dulles Transit Partners in Virginia. Betit has been working on the large-scale civil infrastructure Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, which has included scanning and feature extraction, data-intensive work, and digital imagery for the 6,600 foot long Virginia Route 7 portion of the 23-mile extension of the existing Washington Metrorail.

During the summit, attendees will be able to select from a number of user-led sessions and ESRI-led technical workshops on topics such as GIS in the field, as a business tool, for accuracy, and with GPS. The summit EXPO will offer the opportunity to engage with ESRI staff and colleagues and take a look at GIS products and services provided by a wide range of organizations. Participants can also drop by the Hands-on Learning Center to try out ESRI software and various GIS courses for free.

“Attendees will come away with new techniques to help expand their business capabilities in today’s economy,” said Brent Jones, ESRI’s surveying and engineering industry solutions manager. “Adopting GIS into workflows has allowed surveyors and engineers to extend relationships and develop new clients in the GIS market.”

Summit registration also includes the first two days of the 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC). To find out more and register, visit www.esri.com/segsummit.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ArcGIS 9.3.1 Unlocks the Potential of Your GIS

Tuesday April 28th 2009
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Redlands, California—April 27, 2009—ArcGIS 9.3.1, which began shipping today, helps you create and share modern Web maps that are relevant to your entire organization. This release of ESRI’s integrated collection of geographic information system (GIS) software products focuses on improving the performance of dynamic map publishing and increasing the visibility of geographic information.

High-Performance Dynamic Map Publishing

ArcGIS 9.3.1 includes an optimized map service that allows you to produce high-performance dynamic maps. The improved map quality in these services includes sharper edges to features, clearer labels, and better color transparency. ArcGIS Desktop users can fine-tune their maps for faster performance using the new Map Service Publishing toolbar. The toolbar allows maps to be analyzed and makes recommendations for fine-tuning. The results can be previewed, and estimated draw times are provided. Maps can now be published directly from the ArcGIS Desktop ArcMap application to ArcGIS Server. Optimized map services also improve map caching performance, as faster rendering speeds reduce the time it takes to create map caches for basemaps. Map quality is noticeably improved, and storage is more efficient. These new map services outperform equivalent ArcIMS services and provide significantly better-looking maps, benefiting those who use dynamic Web mapping or combine dynamic and cached maps on the Web.

Better Sharing of Geographic Information

ArcGIS now includes functionality to allow users to easily share and search for geographic content, such as maps, data, layers, and services. ArcGIS Online includes a new application in which users can create an account and, through a keyword search, find content; preview it; and, with a simple click, add it to ArcMap or ArcGIS Explorer. To facilitate the sharing of layers in ArcGIS, users can create layer packages that encapsulate ArcMap cartography and data, including a thumbnail, the extent, and spatial reference, in an easy-to-share package. Layer packages can be shared via ArcGIS Online as files, attached to e-mails, or included on DVDs. Joining the ArcGIS Online user community is easy and free to all ArcGIS users.

Seamless Integration with Microsoft Virtual Earth

ArcGIS Desktop users are now able to directly connect to Microsoft Virtual Earth services and quickly start their GIS projects with ready-to-use content at no additional charge. Virtual Earth services, which include imagery, streets, and hybrid imagery with street labeling, appear as just another data layer in GIS. Virtual Earth imagery and street maps provide excellent background maps on which users can overlay their operational data. Also, ArcGIS Explorer users and ArcGIS Server developers who are using Microsoft Silverlight, Flex, JavaScript, Java, or .NET now have simple access to the same high-quality Microsoft Virtual Earth basemap data.

ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight

ArcGIS Server now supports Microsoft’s Silverlight Web development platform for building fast, highly interactive Web applications. The new ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight allows developers to use any .NET Framework-supported language to add GIS capabilities and consume services from ArcGIS Server and Microsoft Virtual Earth in a Silverlight application. The API takes full advantage of the mapping, geocoding geometry, image, and geoprocessing capabilities of ArcGIS Server. End users can display their data in an interactive map, search for and display GIS data features and attributes, locate addresses, identify features, access raster imagery, and perform complex spatial analysis by simply clicking a button or feature on the map.

Easy to Install

ArcGIS 9.3 users are able to easily upgrade to ArcGIS 9.3.1 without having to uninstall ArcGIS 9.3. In addition, ArcGIS 9.3.1 is completely compatible with ArcGIS 9.3, so users will be able to easily work in mixed environments within the same organization.
Changes to ArcGIS Server Licensing Provide More Flexibility

With the release of ArcGIS Server 9.3.1, some licensing changes have been made to allow users more flexibility in their ArcGIS Server deployments. The editing feature of ArcGIS Server is now available for ArcGIS Server Standard users (previously, editing was only available with ArcGIS Server Advanced). In addition, ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 Advanced includes the Spatial, 3D, Network, and Geostatistical extensions for no additional fee. Finally, to give users more flexibility in their configuration of ArcGIS Server, the Web Application Development Framework (ADF), Web Service Handlers, and Server Object Manager can be deployed on multiple machines without paying an additional deployment license fee.

Resources to Help You Get Started

New sample viewers and templates are available on the ESRI Resource Centers Web site at resources.esri.com to help users get their applications up and running more quickly. Also, ESRI is offering a free seminar, Creating Effective Web Maps, throughout the United States from April 30 through June 9, 2009. This seminar will show users how to take advantage of available resources and learn design strategies for building fast, intuitive Web maps. See www.esri.com/webmaps for seminar details.

To learn more about ArcGIS 9.3.1, visit www.esri.com/whatsnew.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, ArcMap, ArcIMS, ADF, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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GIS Education Helps Prepare Students for High-Tech Careers

Tuesday April 28th 2009
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Hawaii Adds ESRI’s K–12 Statewide GIS Software License to Existing Higher Education Agreement

 

Redlands, California—April 28, 2009—With the signing of its K–12 statewide software license, Hawaii becomes the first state in the nation with a comprehensive set of license agreements that offers students in elementary and secondary schools, as well as those in colleges and universities, the opportunity to use the full complement of ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) software products.  State officials are enthusiastic about the potential for job creation through a greater emphasis on spatial literacy in the educational system.

            “It’s great to hear that GIS software will now be universally available throughout our school system, from K–12 on through to the college level,” said Abbey S. Mayer, director of the State of Hawaii Office of Planning. “This underscores the recognition among our educators that understanding the value of location and being able to analyze spatial relationships are advanced skills that will enhance the quality of our education system and better prepare our graduates for high-tech job opportunities. This breakthrough will greatly contribute to one of our state’s strategic objectives: develop a workforce with the skills required for an innovation-driven, globally competitive economy.”

            Added Salim Mohammed, maps/GIS librarian at the University of Hawaii, “Spatial literacy is becoming more and more important. Most academic disciplines at the college and graduate levels are now incorporating geographic information systems  in some form or another. Access for K–12 students to GIS software is a step in the right direction. Students who are exposed to GIS are likely to be more successful in their academic paths. This site license provides an opportunity for K-12 teachers to incorporate GIS into their classes with localized examples and to help their students explore geographic regions outside Hawaii.

            According to Charlie Fitzpatrick, K–12 education manager at ESRI, “Because all the schools in Hawaii have access to the software, they can collaborate on projects, share data, exchange project files, and so on, once their schools have implemented GIS.”

            One bonus is that the Hawaii Department of Education (DoE), which has been using GIS for administrative purposes for the past five years, can now install and use ESRI software on any number of instructional and administrative computers. Any school in the state will be able to do facilities management, safety planning, demographic analysis, and more.

            The Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) is another strong advocate of the statewide licenses for GIS education and encouraged the DoE to expand its licensing agreements with ESRI. Isla Young, program manager for the Women in Technology program, said, “The MEDB’s Women in Technology program is so excited to partner with Hawaii’s Department of Education to provide GIS throughout the state. We truly value our STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education Coalition partners and know that providing this cutting-edge tool is one of the keys to our local students developing skills for high-tech careers. We are very proud to be the first state in the nation with the full range of ESRI’s geospatial tools available throughout our K–20 educational system.”

            Some schools have already included GIS instruction in their curricula, and the new licensing agreement will expand the opportunity for GIS project collaboration among students throughout the islands. For example, the nationwide Environmental and Spatial Technologies (EAST) Initiative has supported technology-based projects, including GIS in Hawaii, for several years. Maui High School graduate Jacob Davis used the experience he gained in EAST for his successful application for an internship at the Pacific Disaster Center, where he continued to develop his GIS skills. In the opening Plenary Session of the 2007 ESRI International User Conference, Shanoa Miller, another EAST student and graduate of King Kekaulike High School on Maui, showed thousands of GIS professionals how she used GIS to study invasive ant species and track a banana tree virus.

            Concluded Barbara Gibson, director of the Ka’Imi’Ike program, University of Hawaii, “Affording Hawaii’s K–12 students the opportunity to learn and use GIS in their schools is a tremendous step from a higher education standpoint. Not only does it give K–12 students greater exposure to cutting-edge technology, it provides them with an early base of spatial thinking skills, as well as knowledge of college majors and career possibilities they may never have considered before. All these will be beneficial as they enter college and the workforce.”

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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Australia Energy Company Jemena Focuses on Safety for Infrastructure Management

Monday April 27th 2009
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Pipelines, Electric Network Monitored with GIS Technology from ESRI

 

Redlands, California—April 27, 2009—Australian energy infrastructure management company Jemena takes its name from an aboriginal word meaning “to hear, to listen, and to think,” and the company uses geographic information system (GIS) technology to do just that for safety management. Using ArcGIS software from ESRI, Jemena can view its assets relative to utility line crossings, land-use zoning, and rights-of-way, as well as critical or sensitive infrastructure such as airports, schools, or hospitals.

Jemena’s assets include the Eastern Gas Pipeline, the Queensland Gas Pipeline, and the transmission pipelines serving the Greater Sydney region. With transmission and distribution operations, Jemena supplies gas to over 1.6 million customers in Melbourne and Sydney. The company also supplies electricity to approximately 285,000 homes and businesses in the northwestern area of Greater Melbourne.

“GIS is the tool we use for safety management studies,” said Chris Hamilton, GIS manager, Jemena. “With ESRI’s ArcMap, we are able to pan along the pipeline to view current and historic threats and monitor changing conditions along the right-of-way. If we discover, for example, a large irrigation ditch crossing the pipeline, we are able to make the best decision to avoid risk to our assets from third-party interference.”

ArcMap is one of the core applications delivered with all licensing levels of ESRI’s ArcGIS Desktop. With ArcGIS Desktop, users can perform advanced spatial analysis, model operational processes, and visualize results on professional maps.

“ESRI’s GIS technology provides data integration capabilities, modeling and analysis tools, and a geographic environment for reporting,” said Rob Brook, ESRI’s pipeline and gas industry manager. “Jemena is a powerful example of how pipeline operators are using GIS to maintain complex datasets, build comprehensive risk models, and use the results to ensure public safety.”

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, ArcMap, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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Truckee Donner Public Utility District More than Doubles Mobile GIS Workforce Capabilities

Thursday April 23rd 2009
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ESRI’s Small Utility ELA Program Enables Upgrade

 

Redlands, California—April 23, 2009—Truckee Donner Public Utility District more than doubled its number of field crew equipped with mobile geographic information system (GIS) technology thanks to unlimited licenses provided in ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement (SU-ELA) program. The SU-ELA program is designed to make GIS more affordable for small utilities in the United States with 100,000 meters/connections or fewer.

Truckee Donner serves 12,000 electric meters and 11,500 water meters in Northern California. Through the SU-ELA program, the utility is assured unlimited deployments to desktop, server, and mobile devices of ESRI’s ArcGIS platform, along with maintenance and support for products. Other benefits include staff training for a reduced cost and complimentary passes to ESRI’s International User Conference.

“We have saved significantly on deployment costs and now have unlimited licenses in addition to the software, maintenance, and training benefits we needed,” said Ian Fitzgerald, GIS coordinator, Truckee Donner Public Utility District. “By signing the SU-ELA, we went from 8 to 20 workers with GIS capabilities. We are now able to expand GIS to an indefinite number of users and bring our entire crew up to the level of the foreman in terms of knowledge of what’s in the field.”

With information accessible via mobile GIS devices rather than a paper map, Truckee Donner staff is able to make better decisions. Additionally, having accurate data on demand has improved the utility’s response time and customer service.

“During our winter snowfall, it can be difficult to locate facilities, but GIS helps our crews quickly find and fix leaks,” Fitzgerald said. “Also, our operations and maintenance personnel are able to use GIS-based intelligent modeling tools to quickly determine which areas need to be isolated to repair the leak.”

At the heart of the SU-ELA program is ESRI’s ArcGIS software, an open, scalable, and interoperable platform that provides a complete system to create, serve, and use geographic information. An enterprise GIS, based on ArcGIS technology, benefits designers, analysts, decision makers, field staff, and customers through mobile, Web server, and desktop applications.

For more information on the SU-ELA program and to listen to the SU-ELA podcast, visit www.esri.com/suela. To speak to an expert, call 800-447-9778, extension 2990.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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2009 ESRI Business GIS Summit to Be Held July 12-15 in San Diego, California

Thursday April 23rd 2009
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Conference Will Offer Solutions for Optimizing Business Functions for Organizations of Any Size

 

Redlands, California—April 23, 2009—ESRI announces the Business GIS Summit will coincide with the ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, in July. This will allow ESRI to open its resources to the wider business geographic information system (GIS) community and help the entire ESRI user base learn from and apply the business benefits and process improvement strategies common to commercial-sector GIS users. Attendees of the ESRI UC and Business GIS Summit will be able to share experiences and best practices while taking advantage of the wealth of information and technical knowledge that has made both events so popular.

“As we have been talking to businesses throughout the year, many of them have expressed concerns regarding travel budgets,” says Simon Thompson, commercial business industry manager, ESRI. “Users in government, utilities, and other fields have also wanted access to the experience and knowledge of successful commercial GIS implementations. We feel that bringing these two events together will provide an unprecedented opportunity to share knowledge across communities and give each group a bigger perspective of how GIS is used around the world to improve business performance and provide answers to the challenges that we see today.”

Business GIS Summit participants will be able to take part in the ESRI UC experience, which will give them the opportunity to meet leaders from other industries. They can also spend one-on-one time with ESRI product and development staff and choose from more than 300 additional user presentations and technical workshops to attend. “By providing this combined experience, our business users will have the opportunity to bring additional technical, marketing, and executive staff to one single event for the most synergistic experience. They will also see how GIS is used in many different organizations and industries for a variety of tasks,” says Mike Johnson, commercial sales manager, ESRI.

The Business GIS Summit begins on Sunday, July 12, with an afternoon Plenary Session and the evening’s EXPO social with dedicated exhibitors, followed by the ESRI UC Plenary Session on Monday. Commercial business sessions and workshops will be presented on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14 and 15.

The Business GIS Summit is open to everyone in the business community, ESRI users and nonusers alike. It is recognized as an excellent venue for commercial organizations, both large and small, to learn more about using GIS software and data to address business needs more effectively and jump-start their adoption of geoextended applications. For more information on the summit and to register, visit www.esri.com/bizsummit.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI Supports Sounding Selection and Bathymetric Data Management through Partnership with IVS 3D

Wednesday April 22nd 2009
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Software Companies Provide Efficient Workflow for Comprehensive Bathymetric Data Management

 

Redlands, California—April 22, 2009—ESRI, the world’s leading geographic information system (GIS) technology producer, announces that Interactive Visualization Systems (IVS) 3D has joined its business partner program. IVS 3D is a leading vendor of interactive 3D visualization and analysis software for marine information. This partnership will benefit organizations with workflows that visualize and analyze bathymetric data for use in the maritime community including the defense, petroleum, environment, and hydrographic sectors.

“A tightly integrated solution between IVS 3D Fledermaus and ESRI ArcGIS is something our users have been requesting,” says Timothy Kearns, maritime deputy program manager, ESRI. “This partnership gives our companies the opportunity to work together, improving customer workflows and ensuring not only a seamless dataflow but a more efficient use of both technologies.”

The two companies are working toward the ability to read and write from IVS 3D’s Fledermaus suite of software directly into ESRI’s geodatabase, the common data storage and management framework for ArcGIS, ESRI’s comprehensive GIS software. Storing data in a geodatabase ensures that it is in a centralized location, maintaining integrity and consistency in the most efficient way in a multiuser environment. Fledermaus will be able to embrace a service-oriented architecture, one of the most powerful characteristics of ESRI enterprise GIS technology. Added benefits for ArcGIS users include the ability to perform sounding selection and surface modeling to international standards, as well as its support of a wide variety of hydrographic formats within ArcGIS. 

“Partnering with ESRI gives our clients access to the most comprehensive suite of GIS software available,” says Lindsay Gee, chief executive officer, IVS 3D. “Our work together ensures that the mapping and charting needs of geoscientists, oceanographers, and hydrographers are met with an integrated solution that meets their needs from ship to shore.”

For more information on ESRI and how its GIS software is used in the nautical industry, contact Timothy Kearns at 909-793-2853, extension 1210; e-mail tkearns@esri.com, or visit www.esri.com/maritime. For more information on IVS 3D and how its visualization and analysis software is used in the nautical industry, contact info@ivs3d.com or visit www.ivs3d.com.

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About Interactive Visualization Systems 3D

Founded in 1995, IVS 3D is the developer of the Fledermaus suite of 3D visualization and analysis software, used internationally by government, commercial, and academic clients in all areas of ocean mapping.

Fledermaus software stands apart in providing scientists and engineers with interactive and intuitive tools for processing, quality control, and analysis of multibeam sonar and related data. Its use provides significantly improved efficiency in nautical charting, geologic interpretation and assessment of seabed habitats, and identification of geohazards during engineering development.

The company has offices in Canada, the USA, and the UK and a worldwide distribution network. For more information about the company and its products, visit www.ivs3d.com.

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Highland Library and Environmental Learning Center Adds GIS Kiosk

Wednesday April 22nd 2009
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Official Launch Scheduled for Earth Day on April 22

 

Redlands, California—April 22, 2009—Among the many displays and interactive activities at the new Sam J. Racadio Library and Environmental Learning Center in Highland, California, is a geographic information system (GIS) kiosk. Recently installed by ESRI, the kiosk uses ArcReader and ArcGIS Online software to promote the use of maps for environmental purposes by those doing research or who are simply curious about a particular place.

Commenting on what is available at the kiosk, Ray Carnes, ESRI technical marketing specialist, says, “Data about the positive impacts that people are having on the environment are showcased through a variety of maps, which range in scale from the library itself to the entire planet. For example, the Highland city map shows environmentally sensitive businesses and community resources. United States maps show the locations and characteristics of the country’s top 10 most sustainable cities, and the Map of the Global Human Footprint illustrates the human impact on every square kilometer on earth.”

The data necessary to create these maps comes from a variety of sources including the County of San Bernardino, ESRI, SustainLane.com, Readers Digest, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Jessica Sutorus, director of the Environmental Learning Center, says, “The center provides resources, activities, materials, and programs to improve environmental literacy. Patrons are using it to learn more about the impact they, their community, and others, are having on the environment, and the implementation of the GIS kiosk is a big part of this educational process.”

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ASPRS Past President Kass Green Keynoting ESRI Remote Sensing and GIS 2009

Thursday April 09th 2009
Filed Under ESRI 

Exploiting Imagery for More Efficient Information Management to Be Addressed

 

Redlands, California—April 9, 2009—Kass Green, Past President of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, will keynote ESRI’s Remote Sensing and GIS 2009 to be held Sunday, July 12, in conjunction with the ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. The ESRI UC is the world’s largest conference dedicated to geographic information system (GIS) technology.

Green is president of Kass Green & Associates and consults on geospatial strategy, technology, and policy issues to private, educational, and public organizations. Green serves on the boards of several for-profit and nonprofit organizations and is currently a member of the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Geospatial Advisory Committee. Green also serves on the University of California, Berkeley, Foundation Board of Trustees as well as the university’s College of Natural Resources Advisory Committee and Geospatial Information Facility Advisory Committee. An author of numerous book chapters and articles, Green’s 20 years of research and application development focuses on the integration of GIS and remote sensing for environmental and policy analysis. Her textbook, Assessing the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Data, coauthored with Russ Congalton, was recently released in its second edition. Having given several hundred research presentations throughout the world at various conferences and published articles in numerous journals, Green is looking forward to addressing the community of ESRI imagery users.

“I am pleased to be part of this event and to discuss the state of imagery and new trends that are appearing,” says Green. “This is an exciting time for GIS users to capitalize on remotely sensed data to get the most out of their geospatial information.”

Last year’s inaugural event drew more than 200 ESRI users interested in exploring the integrated management and use of imagery and other raster data in geospatial production. Those in attendance included national mapping agencies, state and local governments, university educators, and defense contractors.

“It is our goal to bring together industry visionaries like Kass Green to share their perspectives on imagery,” says Mark Cygan, industry solutions manager, ESRI. “Our users benefit from this forum by listening to how others have used the technology to their advantage and sharing how they have been successful in their own organizations.”

For more information about Remote Sensing and GIS 2009 as well as the ESRI UC, visit www.esri.com/rsgis2009. Direct questions to Mark Cygan at 909-793-2853, extension 1-2333.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Tele Atlas Joins ESRI Small Government ELA Program

Thursday April 09th 2009
Filed Under ESRI, TeleAtlas 

Program Offers Enterprise-Wide Access to ArcGIS Software and Accurate Street Data for Small Municipalities and Counties

 

Redlands, California—April 9,  2009—Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, has joined ESRI’s Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) program to provide local governments with enterprise-wide licenses for ESRI’s ArcGIS software and Tele Atlas’ comprehensive street data to power essential GIS deployments. The ESRI Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) program will help local governments better serve their citizens with functionality to perform emergency response and preparedness, permitting and inspection, incident/crime analysis, hazardous materials inventory, planning and many other vital government functions and services.

Many smaller governments do not have the financial resources or personnel to leverage the GIS software and data that could protect lives and property while saving time and money. Through the ESRI ELA, local governments gain access to a central, enterprise-wide resource that can provide seamless geocoding, mapping and routing functionality across all of the local government’s departments and agencies. The license permits enterprise-wide access to ESRI’s ArcGIS software and Tele Atlas’ highly accurate street data for a period of three years.

ESRI President Jack Dangermond says, “Tele Atlas’ participation in the Small Municipal and County Government ELA program is in keeping with our long-standing collaboration. By making our combined services available through one agreement, Tele Atlas and ESRI put the geographic approach to solving problems within easy reach of local governments.”

“Tele Atlas and ESRI have always worked together to bring data to governments when they need it most,” said John Cassidy, Vice President of GIS and Government for Tele Atlas. “The most exciting aspect of this collaboration is the ability to quickly and easily enable GIS capabilities to help local government best serve its citizens.”

The ESRI Small Municipal and County Government ELA program provides access to the spatial technology that local governments need with a straightforward three-tiered pricing schedule. The program is designed for governments in the United States that serve populations of 100,000 or less.

For more information on ESRI’s Small Municipality and County Government ELA, visit www.esri.com/smallgovela. To learn more about Tele Atlas’ leading global digital map products, visit www.teleatlas.com.

 

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About Tele Atlas
Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power many of the world’s most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and has offices in 24 countries around the world. Today, Tele Atlas products are developed with the insight of a community of millions of digital map users worldwide, who are adding to the company’s unmatched network of sources to track and validate changes in real time, and deliver the best digital maps and dynamic content. For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com. Tele Atlas is a subsidiary of TomTom N.V.

 

Tele Atlas and the Tele Atlas logo are registered trademarks of Tele Atlas.
About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at http://www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI to Share Key Role of GIS in Infrastructure at the Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference

Wednesday April 08th 2009
Filed Under ESRI 

Redlands, California—April 8, 2009—ESRI will demonstrate how geographic information system (GIS) technology is crucial for planning, engineering, constructing, and tracking infrastructure projects of all sizes at the Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference, to be hosted by the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) in Tampa, Florida, April 19–22, 2009.

ESRI will show how GIS helps organizations make more informed decisions for infrastructure projects. Government, utility, and transportation organizations rely on ESRI’s ArcGIS software to more efficiently manage assets and accurately connect data to a geographic location.

An ESRI user group meeting, to be held on Sunday, April 19, will explore new features in ESRI’s ArcGIS software and other GIS solutions. ESRI staff will continue these discussions during several half-day preconference seminars and short educational sessions throughout the week.

Attendees can meet ESRI staff and experience ESRI GIS technology in action by visiting ESRI at booth #513. A number of ESRI partners offering extended applications, solutions, and services for the infrastructure community will also be exhibiting. Conference attendees are also invited to participate in ESRI’s Tuesday night party.

Additionally, ESRI’s free post conference seminar, Managing Infrastructure Projects with GIS, will explain how employing GIS can reduce costs, establish technical and workflow efficiencies, improve communication, and promote teamwork in nearly all aspects of infrastructure projects. The two-and–one-half-hour seminar will use real-world examples of how GIS applications are creating significant value within infrastructure projects. This seminar is open to the public.

For more information and to register for the user group meeting and free post conference seminar, visit www.esri.com/gita.

 

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI’s ArcPad 8 Features Improved Customization and User Interface

Wednesday April 08th 2009
Filed Under ESRI 

Edits to Geodatabase Can Now be Synced via ArcGIS Server

 

Redlands, California—April 7, 2009—ArcPad 8, ESRI’s latest mobile geographic information system (GIS) software for field mapping and data collection is now available. ArcPad 8 has new usability and performance enhancements to increase productivity and help users manage their GIS projects more efficiently.

            This major release includes the ability to synchronize edits with ArcGIS Server. Any device that can connect to the Internet (e.g., cradle, USB, Wi-Fi, or phone connection) can synchronize ArcPad edits directly with the enterprise geodatabase via ArcGIS Server. Field staff can now share data faster and save time by no longer needing to return to the office to update their GIS database.

            ArcPad 8 also includes a new user interface. New icons and toolbars occupy less screen real estate than in previous versions. Toolbars can be docked, minimized, and maximized, and users can either modify the out-of-the-box toolbars or create their own with a new desktop tool called ArcPad Toolbar Manager.

            The GPS user interface also gets an overhaul in ArcPad 8. The GPS position dialog box has been replaced by a translucent toolbar that appears at the bottom of the map screen. It shows much of the same detail as the previous position dialog box but now uses colored visual cues to indicate the quality of the GPS fix.

            Also included in the new release is ArcPad customization software. ArcPad Studio, the development framework for customizing ArcPad, is now included with every ArcPad license rather than being sold separately. Combining the customization tools with ArcPad will help users modify ArcPad for their specific application requirements and encourage more deployments within their organizations.

            ArcPad StreetMap now uses a lookup index. This makes it easier to enter and find locations than in previous versions. In addition to being bundled with the Tele Atlas Premium North American StreetMap dataset, ArcPad 8 also includes the Tele Atlas Premium Europe StreetMap dataset at no additional cost.

Beginning with version 8, ArcPad will become a maintenance-based product. ArcPad customers may subscribe to annual maintenance to get updates and technical support. Technical support will be provided to customers who are current on maintenance. For more information on ArcPad or to try a fully functional evaluation copy of ArcPad 8, visit www.esri.com/arcpad. Users outside the United States should contact their ESRI international distributor (www.esri.com/distributors).

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About ESRI
Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcPad, ArcGIS, StreetMap, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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Contact: Matthew DeMeritt, ESRI                                                                                              

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ESRI and NAVTEQ Webinar Helps Governments Operate Efficient Fleets

Monday April 06th 2009
Filed Under ESRI 

Redlands, California—April 6, 2009—Governments looking to stretch fleet-related resources and increase productivity should plan to participate in a webinar hosted by ESRI and NAVTEQ on ArcLogistics software and NAVTEQ map data. The online seminar takes place April 8, 2009, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (CDT).

The webinar will discuss the specific challenges government fleet operators face in a world of limited budgets and increased demand for fleet-related services. Viewers will see how they can get the most out of their fleets and mobile workforce by using ArcLogistics and ArcLogistics Navigator to create optimized routes and schedules that cut fuel costs, improve service, and contribute to a greener community. Participants will also explore government use-case scenarios and view a demonstration of ArcLogistics and ESRI’s new in-vehicle navigation solution, ArcLogistics Navigator.

“Governments have to balance limited resources while continuing to provide services deemed vital to the community,” said Christopher Thomas, government industry manager, ESRI. “ArcLogistics has a proven payback record and can help reduce costs thanks to its powerful solvers and flexible nature—routers and dispatchers aren’t replaced with ArcLogistics, they are empowered by it.”

 “ArcLogistics stands out because it solves routing problems based on actual street networks,” said Roy Kolstad, vice president and general manager, Enterprise Americas, NAVTEQ. “When fleet operators use actual street network data for routing that is powered by NAVTEQ, they are getting accurate and comprehensive map data that reflects ground truth.”

The Efficient Government Fleets: Optimize Routing with ArcLogistics and NAVTEQ webinar is the first of a series hosted by ESRI and NAVTEQ. To register, visit www.esri.com/navteqal.

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About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4,000 employees located in 196 offices and in 36 countries.

NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcLogistics, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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Oregon Signs ESRI ELA and Adopts ArcGIS Platform as the GIS Standard

Tuesday March 31st 2009
Filed Under ESRI 

State Becomes Sixth to Embrace ELA Program for Cost Savings and Increased Flexibility

 

Redlands, California—March 31, 2009—The State of Oregon has signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with ESRI. With unlimited access to ESRI ArcGIS software, the state cuts procurement costs and encourages widespread GIS application development for more efficient operations. Oregon has already leveraged its ELA to develop a GIS-based stimulus funds tracking Web site. It joins states across the United States that are realizing the value of ESRI ELAs including Alabama, Delaware, Maine, Montana, and North Carolina.

“Our goal is to meet the business needs of all our staff, from novice GIS users to experts,” said Cy Smith, statewide GIS coordinator, Department of Administrative Services/Geospatial Enterprise Office. “Ongoing access to the software means agencies can expand application development. Agencies that have not yet started using it can do so. Now, a lot more people will create geospatial data to improve specific business processes and government services that require interagency coordination.”

Oregon also recently passed legislation making ESRI technology the standard for GIS in all state agencies. The administrative rule is Oregon’s first IT standard. Operating from this common foundation with wide access to ArcGIS software will ease GIS software administration and improve collaboration, data sharing, and communication across agencies. The ELA, combined with the state’s GIS standard, will encourage rapid growth of navigatOR, Oregon’s initiative to cost-effectively develop and manage statewide geospatial data in coordination with local, state, tribal, and federal government. The state’s data and Web mapping applications are available via Oregon Explorer.

“Oregon’s move to standardize on ArcGIS software and secure the GIS software it needs will help the state optimally serve government agencies and citizens,” said ESRI President Jack Dangermond. “As states across the nation face growing demands to do more with less, Oregon provides a strong example of how they can use GIS technology to move government forward.”

ArcGIS software provides spatial analysis, geographic data management, advanced visualization and cartographic capabilities, and more. ArcGIS software is a complete system to author, serve, and use geographic information. The open and interoperable technology gets geographic information to those who need it including analysts, decision makers, field staff, and the public through its support of mobile, Web, and desktop clients.

For more information about ESRI ELAs for government, contact 800-447-9778 or visit www.esri.com/governmentela.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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ESRI Showcases GIS Solutions for the Nation

Monday March 30th 2009
Filed Under ESRI 

Accountability Pioneer Governor O’Malley Keynotes Federal User Conference

 

Redlands, California—March 30, 2009—Last month, more than 2,500 people gathered for three days at the ESRI Federal User Conference (FedUC) in Washington, D.C., to learn about new geographic information system (GIS) solutions and applications from ESRI staff, government leaders, and colleagues. Addressing the record-setting crowd, keynote speaker Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland discussed his innovative use of GIS for accountability in the programs StateStat, BayStat, GreenPrint, and MDiMap.

Governor O’Malley and his staff use GIS as the foundation for analysis on government performance including stimulus spending, Chesapeake Bay restoration, land conservation, and sustainable growth. Maryland’s performance measurement programs allow staff and citizens to clearly see how the state is progressing on its initiatives.

“We’ve recently launched iMap, the first-in-the-nation basemap of every parcel and plot of land in our state,” said O’Malley. “Through iMap, we are timely, accurately, and transparently sharing information across our state government and increasingly sharing information with our partners in local county government, municipal governments, and even our federal government. We’re also making portions available through our Web site to our most important partners of all—the citizens we serve.”

ESRI staff member John Calkins presented a demonstration of the prototype FedStat, which shares the ideals of Maryland’s accountability programs. FedStat is ESRI’s vision for a new federal information management framework that provides a GIS-based way to understand, analyze, and publish information on a variety of government topics. It would support collaboration across government agencies, better and faster executive decision making, and communication with the public while also delivering transparency.

During the plenary, Jack Dangermond, ESRI president, and staff also highlighted improvements in the upcoming 9.3.1 release of ArcGIS software including

·      Improved Web mapping with fast, dynamic maps; high-quality output; optimization tools; and expanded Web APIs such as ArcGIS API for Microsoft SilverLight

·      Expanded services and content in ArcGIS Online, such as routing and geocoding services, and a world topographic basemap, global 1 m imagery, and Microsoft Virtual Earth

·      Easier data sharing with layer packages that encapsulate data and cartography for sharing via ArcGIS Online, e-mail, shared files, or CD

·      Enhanced ArcGIS Explorer 900 with a new intuitive interface, integrated 2D and 3D display, new basemap gallery, and presentation tools

In the days following the plenary, GIS users attended technical workshops to learn more about ArcGIS software, paper presentations to see examples of real-world applications, and the GIS Solutions EXPO to discover more about ESRI and ESRI business partner solutions. For the first time this year, attendees also had access to a hands-on learning center where they could test-drive ArcGIS software with prerecorded lessons and exercises.

            To learn more about the upcoming ArcGIS 9.3.1 release, visit www.esri.com/whatscoming.

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ESRI Expands Virtual Earth Access in GIS by Teaming with Microsoft

Thursday March 26th 2009
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ArcGIS Users to Bring Dynamic Basemaps into Analysis and Service Applications

Redlands, California—March 26, 2009—A new agreement with Microsoft Corporation gives ArcGIS users fast access to Microsoft Virtual Earth for their geographic information system (GIS) projects. As part of ArcGIS Online at the ArcGIS 9.3.1 release, ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server users will be able to connect directly to Virtual Earth and quickly start their GIS projects with ready-to-use content.

“Our agreement with Microsoft defines a pattern of sharing geospatial data on the Web that promises to grow the GIS community,” says ESRI President Jack Dangermond. “By bringing Virtual Earth into their GIS projects, people will have a greater opportunity to perform spatial analysis based on dynamic data.”

ArcGIS Desktop users who are current on maintenance and have an Internet connection will have access to Virtual Earth for a variety of up-to-date mapping content including aerial imagery, roads, and hybrid (aerial with labels) imagery. With a familiar look, imagery access will appear as another data layer in GIS. The imagery will provide excellent background maps on which users can overlay their operational data. This means users will be able to focus more on their business data than on its context.

For example, an electric utility can layer its distribution line data over a Virtual Earth aerial view of a neighborhood to create a map of its lines and customer connections. This Virtual Earth background layer is useful for editing the company’s data and can be easily shared online with other company users.

ArcGIS users can build Web applications that support geospatial services through ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Web software developer kits (SDKs), including APIs for JavaScript, Flex, and Microsoft Silverlight. This enables them to provide their clients with access to Virtual Earth content from their applications.

“ESRI and Microsoft share a long history of building geographic information systems solutions that combine both of our companies’ strengths,” says Chris Sampson, director of Virtual Earth at Microsoft. “By integrating Microsoft Virtual Earth across all ESRI ArcGIS products, we can provide our mutual customers with spatial analysis software that has instant access to comprehensive geographic data that can only be found in a software plus services solution.”

The agreement provides no-cost access to Virtual Earth content for ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 users on maintenance and a free 90-day Virtual Earth evaluation to ArcGIS Server users. After the 90-day evaluation, deployment for ArcGIS Server can be purchased through ESRI. In addition to the Virtual Earth map services, ArcGIS Server users will also be able to leverage Virtual Earth geocoding and place-finding capabilities.

ArcGIS users can preview Virtual Earth street maps, imagery, and hybrid map layers at http://resources.esri.com/arcgisonlineservices. Read more about using ArcGIS and Virtual Earth at www.esri.com/agolwhatsnew.

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

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Richard Juge, CCIM President, Will Keynote ESRI Business Summit

Thursday March 26th 2009
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Presentation to Focus on How GIS Improves Commercial Real Estate Decision Making in Today’s Economic Climate

 

Redlands, California—March 26, 2009—Richard Juge, the 2009 president-elect of CCIM Institute, will keynote at the ESRI Business GIS Summit to be held May 4–6, 2009, at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver, Colorado. Juge will discuss how geographic information system (GIS) technology is an essential component of the financial and suitability analyses that underpin the business community’s decision making.

Commercial enterprises that once boasted high revenues and double-digit expansion are now dealing with slumping sales and increased uncertainty. Juge’s keynote will describe how companies can convert opportunity into profit by applying the right tools, techniques, and data. Rather than sitting on the sidelines as financing dries up and the global economy slows, Juge believes that companies should invest more in understanding their marketplace and prospects. “For every challenge the market faces, a golden opportunity rises in the face of today’s risky economic times,” Juge says.

As the owner of two RE/MAX Commercial Brokers, Inc., offices in Louisiana, Juge specializes in office and industrial real estate. With more than 20 years’ experience in leasing and sales as well as portfolio investment, Juge is also a real estate educator who has developed and delivered courses on a variety of commercial real estate topics throughout the world.

GIS technology has become one of the most important tools for making more informed real estate investment decisions. Thousands of companies trust it to provide the answers they need to better manage their portfolios, improve their site evaluation process, and develop businesses more profitably.

“Richard brings a depth of understanding to this summit,” says Simon Thompson, commercial business industry manager, ESRI. “His insight demonstrates how one of the industries most severely impacted by the economic downturn can apply GIS to maintain profitability and establish strategies that will help them survive this crisis.”

Juge joins Henrik Dahlin, senior director of Process Engineering, DHL, who will also give a keynote address discussing how GIS has helped the international company improve its bottom-line results, boost customer service ratings, and reduce its impact on the environment.

The ESRI Business GIS Summit, now in its sixth year, attracts business professionals from more than 30 industries and market sectors. It is recognized as the leading conference for collaboration and networking regarding the application of GIS to retail, real estate, insurance, financial services, manufacturing, media, logistics, and general commercial business processes. The summit combines best practice sessions and roundtable discussions with user presentations, technical workshops, and an education program sponsored by the University of Redlands, California. For more information about the summit and to register, visit www.esri.com/bizsummit.

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Water Utilities Can Now Click on ESRI Resource Center

Wednesday March 25th 2009
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Site Offers How-to Videos, Templates, and Best Practices

Redlands, California—March 25, 2009—Water, wastewater, and storm water professionals now have access to an online hub of useful information and practical guides designed specifically for water utility geographic information systems (GIS) as ESRI launches the Resource Center for Water Utilities Management.

The Resource Center offers step-by-step videos and templates for editing asset data, sharing information with the mobile workforce, and creating a dashboard for managers. Visitors can read direct feedback from other water utilities along with case studies and industry best practices. ESRI’s GIS technology has long supported the water, wastewater, and storm water industries through ArcGIS software for desktop, mobile, and server. GIS provides water utilities with a mapping and database platform for infrastructure management and construction, utility operations and maintenance, planning, engineering, and administration.

“The Resource Center gives the ArcGIS water utility community a one-stop place to go for information,” said Lori Armstrong, ESRI’s water and wastewater manager. “Many water utilities already depend on ArcGIS to manage data, carry out daily operations, make long-term plans, and improve customer service. We created this site with the water utility industry in mind. We want to simplify the use of ArcGIS by highlighting best practices and providing templates specifically for water, wastewater, and storm water.”

Visit the ESRI Resource Center for Water Utilities Management at www.esri.com/waterutilities.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

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Learn to Create Fast, Modern Web Maps

Tuesday March 24th 2009
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An ESRI Live Training Seminar Will Demonstrate How to Design High-Performance Maps for the Web Using ArcGIS

 

Redlands, California—March 24, 2009—To learn how to use the tools in ESRI’s ArcGIS software to quickly make and publish modern Web maps, tune in online to Authoring and Deploying Fast Web Maps on Thursday, April 2, 2009, at www.esri.com/lts. The live training seminar will air at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific daylight time).

ArcGIS 9.3.1, scheduled for release in May, 2009, will add more tools for improving geographic information sharing and the performance of dynamic map publishing. This live training seminar will outline the best practices to follow and the new ArcGIS Desktop tools to use to organize data and design maps that will be optimal for publishing on the Web via ArcGIS Server.

The presenter will introduce the new tools in the ArcGIS Desktop ArcMap application that will optimize map performance. These tools will analyze maps, offer recommendations for tuning, and let users preview the maps and estimate draw time. These tools can also be used to directly publish maps from ArcMap to ArcGIS Server.

Attendees also will learn how to 

·      Choose the best publishing option for local data.

·      Find available online ESRI resources for creating Web maps.

·      Configure the ESRI sample viewers and industry templates. 

This live training seminar is designed for ArcGIS Server users who want to quickly prepare a Web application and improve their maps’ performance online. The seminar also will be of interest to ArcIMS and ArcGIS Desktop users who want to learn how ArcGIS Server is used to prepare high-quality Web maps.

A broadband Internet connection and an ESRI Global Account are needed to watch the seminar. Creating a global account is easy and free: visit www.esri.com/lts, click Login, and register your name and address. A few weeks after the live presentation, the seminar will be archived and available for viewing on the ESRI Training and Education Web site.

For more information about this complimentary live training seminar as well as upcoming classes, visit www.esri.com/training.

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About ESRI Educational Services

With more than 190 courses to choose from, ESRI Educational Services is a recognized leader in geographic information system (GIS) training. Courses cover a variety of topics related to ESRI software, the theory underlying GIS technology, and applying GIS tools to find solutions in particular fields, all while combining hands-on experience, interactivity, and instructional support to create an effective learning environment. Visit www.esri.com/training for more information.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Petroleum Experts Weigh Advantages of Web GIS Technology

Monday March 23rd 2009
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Trends in GIS Data Management and Visualization Discussed at PUG Conference

 

Redlands, California—March 23, 2009—Web GIS technology was the hot topic at the nineteenth ESRI Petroleum User Group (PUG) conference in Houston, Texas. Attendees discussed ways the evolution of geographic information system (GIS) server technology and Internet capabilities provides oil, gas, and pipeline companies with a means to aggregate, access, and publish information. GIS experts presented ways to get greater value from the data businesses already have by improving accessibility to it across the company.

“Since we last convened one year ago, oil prices have fluctuated dramatically,” said Charles Fried, BP geologist and PUG chair. “We need to work smarter, and gain greater efficiency through the use of various technologies.”  In his opening remarks to an audience of 1,350 energy industry people from 22 countries, Fried set the tone for the conference. “Some of the most highly knowledgeable and influential people working in the oil, gas, and pipeline industries have gathered at this conference to deal with spatial challenges particular to our needs.”

During the plenary, a panel of petroleum geologists and engineers representing different companies discussed the geospatial concepts of the digital oil field that enables their companies to visualize and analyze field data. GIS intersects with field data, equipment, well schematics information, and more. Panelists agreed that it offers a temporal basis for a snapshot in time of field operations. It also promotes the collaboration across disciplines and locations offering information and visualization that support decision making.

One panelist who works with a Texas-based operation noted that GIS is an essential element in running a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. It generates schematics needed by the SCADA user group, creates records and visualizations of the control system, and offers a means of reference. GIS for SCADA is essential for safety, regulatory compliance, and emergency response.

“Is GIS the center of the digital oil field universe?” inquired an audience member. Panelists responded, saying that all the assets an oil company has and all the operations it performs are spatial, so GIS is the fundamental information technology for managing these activities. The GIS department needs to support all the oil company’s departments including environmental assessment, right-of-way (ROW) management, property management, and tax accounting.

Via a video presentation, ESRI President Jack Dangermond said, “Web GIS applications create a new frontier area for our work. We are committed to providing our oil and gas GIS users with technology that helps them succeed at their jobs. In this time of economic challenge, ESRI is financially solvent and remains debt free. In 2009, we are investing heavily in our development program. We continue to evolve our products to meet the technology needs of our customers.”

Clint Brown, ESRI’s director of software products, noted, “Consumer mapping is changing the way people expect to use information in a shared environment. Using ArcGIS Server, ESRI customers will create focused applications using these consumer mapping patterns to deliver content to their end users. This means that many people within these organizations will begin to use important geographic information in their daily operations.”

“But more than this,” Brown continued, “the quiet revolution of Web technologies—specifically REST, SOAP, and XML—provides a means for anyone to script on the Web. Using GIS, companies can create their own Web maps and Web map layers. These GIS-based layers make it possible to reach through the map and access GIS tools and information for performing sophisticated analysis. This means the company’s GIS can make geographic information more usable. The day-to-day work performed by GIS practitioners can be deployed on the Web for easy consumption.”

ESRI’s technical experts demonstrated three trends in GIS: Web GIS, mobile technologies, and cloud-based computing. They also presented a sneak peek at ESRI’s ArcGIS Explorer 900 product, which supports layer packages so users can leverage all of the ArcGIS Desktop cartographic capabilities. Presenters also previewed product innovations coming in ESRI’s soon-to-be-released ArcGIS 9.3.1. Design enhancements support enterprise and Web GIS goals, provide shared content methods, and offer fast dynamic map services.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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GIS Helps California Audubon Identify Essential Bird Habitat

Monday March 23rd 2009
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Important Bird Area Sites Defined on Digital Map of the State

 

Redlands, California—March 23, 2009—Conservationists, bird watchers, farmers, and developers across the state of California can now access bird habitat information from a digital bank of maps and data created with ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology. Commissioned by the National Audubon Society and BirdLife International, the Important Bird Areas (IBA) program designates locations essential for breeding, wintering, and/or migrating birds. Conservation activities at these sites include land acquisition, habitat restoration, advocacy on behalf of IBA, and education to local communities about their unique birds and bird habitats.

Through the Audubon California Web site (www.ca.audubon.org/iba), users can now quickly find answers to questions such as, What is the total acreage of all IBA land? Who are the major land owners? What percentage of IBA designations are in some form of protection?

Through a partnership between Audubon California and California Polytechnic State University, the maps and database supporting the California IBA project were created by David Yun, GIS supervisor for the City of San Luis Obispo, and a group of students from Cal Poly’s Natural Resources Management Department. The team used ESRI’s suite of ArcGIS software, designed to help users organize, visualize, and analyze layers of disparate geographic data with dynamic maps and geodatabases.

“ArcGIS Desktop provided the most complete set of tools required to complete our mapping project,” said Andrea Jones, director of the Important Bird Areas program for Audubon California. “Two critical ArcGIS Desktop applications were ArcCatalog and ArcMap. We used ArcCatalog to manage all GIS layers, and ArcMap to digitize boundaries, analyze data, and create maps and graphics.”

With GIS, the IBA maps brought together topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey; wildlife habitat relationship data from the California Department of Fish and Game; digital photographs from the National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP); and shapefiles of protected and conservation lands, counties, roads, and waterways from the California Spatial Information Library.

More than 10,000 IBA sites in nearly 200 countries and territories have been identified since the IBA program’s inception in the 1980s. Bird-Life International estimates that hundreds of sites and millions of acres have received better protection as a result of the IBA program. A major objective of the IBA program is the protection of vulnerable birds. Of particular concern are species that are not widely distributed or are concentrated in one general habitat type or biome; and individual or groups of species, such as waterfowl or shorebirds, that congregate at high densities due to their gregarious behavior.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Alliant Energy Corporation Signs ELA with ESRI

Wednesday March 18th 2009
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Utility Will Enjoy Access to Latest GIS Technology Including ArcGIS Server

 

Redlands, California—March 18, 2009—Alliant Energy Corporation has signed a three-year enterprise license agreement (ELA) with ESRI that will provide unlimited deployments of current ESRI geographic information system (GIS) software. Alliant is an investor-owned public utility company that provides regulated electric and natural gas service to approximately 1 million electric and 400,000 natural gas customers in the states of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The agreement will simplify GIS software procurement and administration, make budget management more efficient, and facilitate software distribution to staff throughout the utility.

“Alliant will be able to take full advantage of new GIS technology and now has the flexibility to select tools from ESRI’s entire product line,” said Bill Meehan, ESRI’s director of utility solutions. “The ELA allows Alliant to reduce costs by retooling existing applications and streamlining legacy workflows.”

With the benefit of unlimited software deployments provided by ESRI’s ELA program, Alliant plans to take advantage of ArcGIS Server for broader access to desktop and mobile solutions. Alliant will be able to use ArcGIS Server to build fast, high-quality Web mapping applications that improve situational awareness and integrate with other enterprise systems such as work management, customer information, and outage management. With ArcGIS Server, field crews will be able to more effectively use ArcGIS Mobile for inspections, design, routing, and locating sites.

“The deployment of ArcGIS Server is just one example of the many benefits Alliant will enjoy under the ELA program,” said Meehan. “The ELA program simplifies procurement of essential GIS technology and allows the utility to focus on achieving its goals of faster, more reliable service of data to its customers and staff.”

A longtime ESRI software user, Alliant Energy Company decided in 2002 to migrate its disparate legacy systems and data into a single, enterprise-wide GIS. The utility implemented the ArcGIS suite to enhance work order management, outage management, customer service, property accounting, business solutions, and field inquiry. Alliant’s GIS has now expanded beyond its initial scope and is crucial to staff in engineering, planning, environmental affairs, dispatch, marketing, economic development, and renewable energy development.

For more information on ESRI’s enterprise license agreement for utilities, contact your local ESRI office. Visit www.esri.com/locations.
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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI Receives Strong Positive Rating in Leading Analyst Firm’s MarketScope Report

Tuesday March 17th 2009
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Redlands, California—March 17, 2009—ESRI received a Strong Positive rating, the highest possible, from Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry. The report, MarketScope for Energy and Utility Geographic Information Systems, by Bradley Williams and Jeff Vining, was published January 26, 2009.

“We believe Gartner’s Strong Positive rating confirms ESRI’s commitment to meeting the needs of the utility industry,” said Bill Meehan, ESRI’s director of utility solutions. “ArcGIS users already reap the benefits of ESRI’s GIS [geographic information system] technology for desktop, mobile, server, and the Web as well as a host of custom applications from our partner network. Our new Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement [SU-ELA] program offers more affordable procurement with unlimited software deployments, maintenance, and training.”

ESRI’s ArcGIS software and Web services enable utilities to link asset information to location data such as facilities to parcels of land, streets, pipes, or wires in a network. Users can capture, store, process, analyze, and render this data to support the electric, gas, water, and wastewater utility industries. Within a GIS, information is layered to illustrate relationships, connections, and patterns that are not obvious in a single dataset, thereby enabling better decisions.

View the complete report, courtesy of ESRI, at www.esri.com/utilityreport.

 

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About MarketScope

The MarketScope report is copyrighted January 26, 2009, by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure up against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI and Trimble Announce Mobile Solution Contract with American Water

Tuesday March 17th 2009
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Benefits Include Better Data Collection Workflow and Improved Data Management

Redlands and Sunnyvale, California—March 17, 2009—ESRI and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest investor-owned water utility in the United States, has selected the GeoCollector and Trimble GPS Pathfinder ProXH receiver solutions for field data collection. The GeoCollector and ProXH solutions combine geographic information system (GIS) software and Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware that make it easy to collect subfoot position and descriptive information about assets in the field and efficiently transfer the information to a utility’s central database.

The GeoCollector solution combines ESRI’s ArcPad mobile data collection software, the Trimble GPScorrect extension for ArcPad, and the Trimble GeoXH handheld from the GeoExplorer 2008 series GPS unit. The Trimble ProXH GPS receiver solution is used in conjunction with a field computer and Trimble’s GPScorrect extension for ArcPad. Both solutions provide better information and streamline data collection workflows to reduce data management costs and provide a highly accurate method for collecting positional data.

“With GeoCollector or ProXH, we can collect utility as-built information quickly in the field and efficiently incorporate it into our central GIS,” said Mark Khodash, GIS applications project manager for New Jersey American Water. “This gives us a faster turnaround for updating our asset data, getting better information back out to our field personnel and, ultimately, better service to our customers.” American Water serves approximately 15 million customers in 32 states.

Michael Gray, operations and maintenance manager of American Water field operations, said, “The move also gives us the flexibility to add new GIS capabilities as we grow our system.”

The GeoCollector and ProXH solutions leverage standardization on ESRI GIS technology, which includes ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server. “Standardizing on ESRI software, along with GeoCollector and ProXH, provides benefits in the areas of asset management, operational planning, sharing information with field-workers, and creating a comprehensive view of assets and operations for managers,” said Howard Crothers, senior account executive for ESRI.

Two additional considerations for choosing the GeoCollector and ProXH products were ESRI’s coordinated national purchasing and technical support services and the precise accuracy of the Trimble GPS unit.

“We are delighted that American Water chose a Trimble-ESRI solution to fulfill their spatial data collection requirements for subfoot accuracy and that it is already reporting significant productivity gains from the solution,” said Peter Large, general manager, Trimble Mapping and GIS Division.

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About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and governments significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety, and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers, and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

 

For more information, visit Trimble’s Web site at www.trimble.com.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI Press Book Teaches How to Use Geospatial Analysis to Investigate Health Issues

Monday March 16th 2009
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GIS Tutorial for Health, Third Edition, Contains Lessons in How to Use GIS Software to Analyze Public Health Data and Formulate Policies

 

Redlands, California—March 16, 2009—The newly updated GIS Tutorial for Health, Third Edition, from ESRI Press, provides hands-on training in geographic information system (GIS) software for public health professionals and students.

The third edition of this popular textbook trains readers on how to use ESRI’s ArcGIS Desktop software to manage, analyze, and map data to reveal spatial patterns and trends. The lessons were recently updated to be compatible with ESRI’s latest software release, ArcGIS 9.3.

Health care professionals use the software to study geographically referenced data and create analytic maps that can, for example, show where lung cancer mortality rates are high and what factors might be involved. GIS software can be used to study an array of health data on illnesses, accidents, and uninsured populations to support health studies and formulate health care policies. 

Readers will study GIS concepts, learn the various health applications for using GIS software, and work through tutorials that include case studies and data.  GIS Tutorial for Health, Third Edition, also contains a new tutorial that uses ESRI’s ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension to estimate the demand for automated defibrillators in public places.

This step-by-step tutorial is a valuable resource for students in the classroom or individual users. The book comes with an ArcGIS Desktop 180-day trial DVD and a CD with new data.

The book’s coauthors are Kristen S. Kurland and Wilpen L. Gorr. Kurland holds a joint faculty appointment in the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management and School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she teaches GIS, CAD, 3D visualization, and computer-aided facilities management (CAFM). Gorr is a professor of public policy and management information systems at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches and researches GIS applications.

GIS Tutorial for Health, Third Edition (ISBN: 9781589482241, 384 pages, $79.95), is available at online retailers worldwide, at www.esri.com/esripress, or by calling 1-800-447-9778. Outside the United States, visit www.esri.com/esripressorders for complete ordering options or contact your local ESRI distributor. For a current distributor list, visit www.esri.com/distributors. Interested retailers can contact ESRI Press book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.

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About ESRI Press

ESRI Press publishes books on GIS, cartography, and the application of spatial analysis to many areas of public and private endeavor including land-use planning, health care, education, business, government, and science. The complete selection of GIS titles from ESRI Press can be found on the Web at www.esri.com/esripress.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Lundin Mining Corporation Signs ESRI Multinational Agreement

Thursday March 12th 2009
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Integrated Worldwide GIS Deployment Made Possible through Centralized Sales and Support Contract

 

Redlands, California—March 12, 2009—Lundin Mining Corporation recently selected ESRI as its global geographic information system (GIS) software provider and entered into a two-year multinational agreement (MNA) with ESRI. The MNA will be managed by ESRI (UK) Ltd. and will enable Lundin Mining to deploy the full suite of ArcGIS products in an open, scalable, and standards-based GIS architecture.

Lundin Mining is a diversified base metals mining company with operations in Portugal, Spain, and Sweden, producing copper, nickel, lead, and zinc. In addition, Lundin Mining holds a development project pipeline that includes the world-class Tenke Fungurume copper/cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lundin Mining also has an extensive exploration portfolio and interests in international mining and exploration ventures. Its corporate offices are in Canada and the United Kingdom.

“This MNA license agreement with ESRI gives our exploration geologists, geophysicists, and geochemists a common platform for effective collaboration and sharing of ideas with powerful data management, visualization, and analysis tools,” says Dick West, Lundin Mining’s exploration technology director. “This will increase our odds of exploration and development success and reduce the time to reach decision points. ESRI’s capabilities and willingness to provide global technical support and expertise in the GIS needs of the mining industry, including mining-industry-specific training, all contributed to our decision to go forward with ESRI and the ArcGIS platform.”

Says Jack Dangermond, president of ESRI, “We look forward to working with Lundin Mining Corporation and are confident that together we can quickly develop a productive working collaboration to accelerate exploration success and improve production efficiency worldwide.”

 

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About ESRI (UK) Ltd.

ESRI (UK) Ltd. (http://www.esriuk.com) is part of the global ESRI network. With the single, largest pool of GIS expertise in the United Kingdom, the company is the technical authority on GIS. ESRI (UK) provides solutions, technology, and services including off-the-shelf applications built on the ArcGIS software suite and an extensive range of consulting and training services.

 

Its offerings meet a range of business needs in different markets, including business, local and central government, public safety, defense, utilities, and telecommunications, as well as cater to system integrators and application developers through the ESRI Developer Network (EDN).

 

ESRI (UK)’s customers include both public-sector clients, such as Leeds City Council, metropolitan police, DCLG, and The Environment Agency, and businesses including Thames Water, RSA Group, and the AA.

 

ESRI (UK) helps businesses become more profitable and public service more efficient through the better use of geographic information. The ability to understand customers’ needs and harness the power of GIS for the long-term benefit of organizations is what we call visionary thinking.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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LPS Instrumental in 3D modeling of the Acropolis

Thursday March 12th 2009
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Norcross, GA — ERDAS announces that LPS was recently selected and utilized for a significant project to create 3D models of the Acropolis in Greece. LPS is an integrated suite of photogrammetry software tools for generating terrain models, producing orthophotos and extracting 3D features.

This project, called the “Development of GIS at the Acropolis of Athens” was financed by the European Union and the Government of Greece, and supervised by the Acropolis Restoration Service, Hellenic Ministry of Culture. The partners in this project are ELLINIKI PHOTOGRAMMETRIKI Ltd (ELPHO), Athens and GEOTECH O.E., Athens. GEOINFORMATION S.A., the authorized ERDAS distributor in Greece provided photogrammetric support to ELPHO for this project.

The created GIS incorporated large-scale orthomosaics for the Acropolis’ walls, top view of the site, and walls along the rock. To develop the GIS, the project included field measurements for the generation of a polygonometric network and terrestrial laser scanning of the walls along with the Erechtheion monument, image acquisition, orientation, DSM generation and orthorectification.  The Leica HD3000 was one of the pieces of hardware used for the laser scanning of Erechtheion.

“This project illustrates the potential of combining photogrammetry and state-of-the-art geodetic techniques (laser scanning) for an accurate 3D modeling of cultural heritage sites,” said Vassilios Tsingas, Project Manager, ELPHO Ltd. “LPS was an integral part of the project, ensuring the utmost accuracy, processing imagery from a wide variety of sensors.”

Once all the data was captured, LPS performed a bundled adjustment, using a dense network of control points measured with accuracy less than two millimeters. The 1557 aerial images of the top view, captured with a balloon from a height of 22 m above the ground, were oriented as one photogrammetric block using bundle adjustment triangulation. The 2250 images of the wall facades, captured with balloon as well; from a distance of 5 m, creating 34 photogrammetric blocks, which were oriented separately. To recreate the inner geometry of the utilized cameras, initially 20 images of strong geometry (converging images with different k rotation) were oriented using self – calibration bundle adjustment.

The exterior orientation of the images was carried out with LPS, based on automatic and semi-automatic techniques (tie point measurement) followed by stereoscopic checks. The aerial images of the top view of the Acropolis were separated into four blocks and oriented using bundle adjustment triangulation.

For the side views of the walls, individual well-defined points from the intensity maps of the laser scanner were selected and used as ground control in the bundle adjustment, ensuring a proper registration of the images against the laser data.

The digital terrain model of the top view was generated with automatic terrain extraction techniques at a resolution of 0.02m and 0.01m, for the top view and the walls respectively. The results were corrected manually using suitable collection techniques, improving the final quality.

 

“Photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning are important in the geometrical and textural documentation of archaeological monuments,” said Thomas Bayer, Vice President, EMEA, ERDAS. “Automating precision measurement, LPS is a leading photogrammetric solution, increasing productivity while ensuring high accuracy.”

For more information about ERDAS, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 877 GO ERDAS, or visit www.erdas.com.

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About ERDAS
ERDAS creates geospatial business systems that transform our earth’s data into business information, enabling individuals, businesses and public agencies to quickly access, manage, process, and share that information from anywhere.

Using secure geospatial information, ERDAS solutions improve employee, customer and partner visibility to information, enabling them to respond faster and collaborate better. It also means better decision-making, increased productivity and new revenue streams.

ERDAS is a part of the Hexagon Group, Sweden. For more information about ERDAS or its products and services, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 866 534 2286, or visit www.erdas.com .

ESRI GIS Provides Improved Support for eTOD Implementation

Wednesday March 11th 2009
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GIS Enables Aviation Industry to Produce, Manage, and Analyze Vast Amounts of Terrain and Obstacle Data, Making Flight Safer and Operations More Efficient

Redlands, California—March 11, 2009—ESRI, the leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) technology, announces that its Production Line Tool Set (PLTS) for ArcGIS—Aeronautical Solution (Aeronautical Solution) now enables aviation organizations to populate Electronic Terrain and Obstacle databases (eTOD). This enhancement will make it easier for International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) participating states to capture and manage obstacle and terrain data necessary for aviation maps and charts, as required by ICAO.

Aviation organizations have a critical requirement for reliable data and cost-effective workflows.   “A major challenge to the aviation community has been identifying obstacle and terrain collection surface areas and storing the data with the correct requirements,” says Michael Gayheart, Aeronautical Solution product manager, ESRI. “Aeronautical Solution makes it possible to do these tasks efficiently and provide accurate data.”

Aeronautical Solution is an extension to ESRI ArcGIS that allows civil and military agencies, commercial airlines, and chart producers to effectively manage aeronautical information and produce high-quality charts. Organizations’ ability to integrate eTOD into their GIS workflows means they can provide significant safety benefits for international aviation, because the obstacle and terrain data is accurate and up-to-date.

 Aeronautical Solution works as an extension to organizations’ Aeronautical Information Systems (AIS), allowing agencies to integrate the software easily into current production workflows. A Task Assistant is provided for defining obstacle and terrain collection surface areas. The Task Assistant workflow consists of step-by-step instructions to create eTOD surface areas and is intended for those not familiar with GIS.

For more information, please read the white paper entitled PLTS for ArcGIS—Aeronautical Solution: Implementing eTOD in the AIS Data Model. Go to www.esri.com/pltsetod to view or download the white paper.  To learn more about Aeronautical Solution and how it is ideally suited for civil and military aeronautical agencies, commercial airlines, and commercial chart producers, visit www.esri.com/plts, contact your local ESRI reseller, or call ESRI directly at 1-800-447-9778. Users outside the United States should contact their ESRI international distributor (www.esri.com/distributors).

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcGIS, PLTS, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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ESRI ArcGIS Business Analyst Server 9.3 Speeds Business Intelligence

Wednesday March 11th 2009
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New Version Provides More Flexibility and Lower Resource Consumption

 

Redlands, California—March 11, 2009—ESRI’s release of ArcGIS Business Analyst Server 9.3 brings an enterprise solution for collaborative business geographics to the marketplace. It enables the creation, sharing, and deployment of workflows and analysis across entire organizations, allowing for more sophisticated business models and intelligence to be developed cooperatively. ArcGIS Business Analyst Server also provides a host of prepackaged processes, data, and functions that allow users to rapidly generate analyses and workflows with less time spent in development and deployment. Because Business Analyst Server is built on core ArcGIS technology, developers can easily build and deploy custom browser-based GIS applications that support specific business functions.

With this recent release, ArcGIS Business Analyst Server has been expanded by adding more reports, data, and flexibility to the application while reducing its resource consumption. Key features of the 9.3 release include the addition of stateless application objects, which support more simultaneous users and decrease CPU and RAM consumption. The release also includes an updated SOAP API as well as a new REST API. New trade area types have been developed for the evaluation and exploration of business operational areas, and new analyses types of the Customer Profiling and Find Similar reports provide additional insight into existing and prospective business locations and customers.

 ”We are very pleased to offer increased capabilities and flexibility in ArcGIS Business Analyst Server 9.3,” says Bob Hazelton, product manager, ESRI. “This product leverages ESRI’s extensive investment in developing ArcGIS Server by strengthening the geospatial foundation for business analysis. The SOAP API has been enhanced with the addition of several new methods for performing analyses and generating informative content. The REST API was created to offer easier access to the same methods as the SOAP API. Both of these programming interfaces lessen the overhead on the server and ultimately allow the same hardware to support more simultaneous users.”

ArcGIS Business Analyst Server 9.3 enables the expansion of business intelligence workflows and analysis beyond the traditional desktop-based platforms. It provides a collaborative platform for organizations that need to perform advanced analytic functions and to share the knowledge and results across multiple departments.

For more information, visit www.esri.com/baserver. Users outside the United States should contact their ESRI international distributor (www.esri.com/distributors).

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcGIS, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Replacing Disparate Databases with ArcGIS Server

Monday March 09th 2009
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Utility’s New Geodatabase Will Improve Customer Service, Business, Design, and Mapping Efficiencies   

 

Redlands, California—March 9, 2009—Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) provides wastewater services for 28 municipalities in a 420-square-mile service area covering 5 southwestern Wisconsin counties. Serving these municipalities requires MMSD to continue developing spatial inventories and applications that meet internal and external needs for planning and design. In an effort to meet these requirements, the utility has begun developing an enterprise geographic information system (GIS) using ESRI’s ArcGIS Server technology. The aim is to improve mapping and organizational efficiency as well as bring added value to MMSD business operations.

Utilities around the world rely on ArcGIS Server to manage and improve planning and internal workflows, communicate vital issues, build mapping applications, publish and distribute maps, and connect stakeholders in the office or the field via GIS Web applications and services. ESRI simplifies the process of applying ArcGIS technology to projects with readily available data model templates. 

“One of our guiding objectives for GIS at MMSD is to eliminate silos of data while providing cost-effective access to this data by all users,” says MMSD project manager Don Nehmer. “The ArcGIS Server technology allows achievement of this objective.”

MMSD began using ArcGIS Desktop software in 2003 for department-specific solutions. When the district decided to move into the ArcGIS Server environment, it chose HNTB, an infrastructure management firm, to help facilitate a multiphase implementation plan including the development of a business data model. The MMSD business data model focuses on existing data inventory and application user needs and includes the design of three tiered enterprise geodatabases maintained in an Oracle environment. 

To populate the new geodatabases, a data conversion process will take more than 600 existing GIS datasets and inventory them into a number of different formats including shapefiles, CAD, MicroStation, and Oracle tables. Data such as aerial, boundaries, water quality, real estate, and watercourse will be categorized into thematic groups, then consolidated into one of the three geodatabases.

“Historically, information regarding water quality, water quality improvements, and physical features of water were located in separate departments at MMSD,” says Nehmer. “Consolidation of this information took time, money, and executive sponsorship to change priorities. Now, all staff can access and output this information from their desktops without the help or sponsorship of other staff. The staff has the information it needs to make better and faster decisions, which was another of our guiding objectives.”

           

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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Homeland Security GIS Summit Is a Forum for Meeting the Mission with Geography

Tuesday March 03rd 2009
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Attendees Will Explore the Geographic Approach—A Framework for Mission-Critical Decision Making

Redlands, California—March 3, 2009— As mission requirements in homeland security become more complex—with resources stretched and public expectations high—it’s essential to learn how to meet the mission and bridge these challenges. The 2009 ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit is a tremendous opportunity for people tasked with meeting these requirements to learn how to fully leverage geographic information system (GIS) technology. The summit will take place at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in California, July 11–14, the weekend before the 2009 ESRI International User Conference.

Federal, state, and local government personnel, as well as public safety professionals and staff in the private sector, are encouraged to attend. Commanders, first responders, GIS specialists, executives, and anyone else interested in exploring the latest in geospatial technology, applications, and methodologies for mission-critical decisions will find the summit to be an excellent resource. As the only geospatial conference dedicated to homeland security, the event is a must.

Ronald Rasmussen, a lieutenant with the Seattle Police Department and attendee at the 2008 ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit, said “There’s a broad range of sessions that cover many of the homeland security perspectives and discuss using GIS to enhance the ability to effectively address issues in this space.”

Attendees will find out firsthand how to leverage the geographic advantage in their agencies. From discovering how to use GIS to gain a tangible return on investment to seeing how to increase information collaboration for improved decision making, the broad range of sessions and activities is geared to helping participants return to work ready to implement proven strategies. The summit is also a great way to connect with colleagues using GIS including representatives from other agencies, thought leaders, and industry experts.

“We’ll work closely with attendees to support their needs and help them achieve success,” said Russ Johnson, public safety manager, ESRI. “Leading GIS experts will be on hand to demonstrate how they are using GIS as a solution framework that meets mission- specific requirements. Most important, the summit is a chance for us to learn from each other. The people at the conference make it successful.”

The deadline to register is May 22. A limited number of special group rate rooms are available through the ESRI Housing Bureau. These special rates are only guaranteed through June 8 or until the room block sells out. To find out more and register for the ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit, visit www.esri.com/hssummit.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, The Geographic Approach, The Geographic Advantage, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

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ArcGIS Software Scores Big with Super Bowl Security

Monday March 02nd 2009
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ESRI and Digital Sandbox, Inc., Collaborate to Provide a Powerful Common Operating Picture

 

Redlands, California—March 2, 2009—ESRI’s ArcGIS software provided a complete geospatial enterprise for Super Bowl XLIII risk management. ArcGIS software was integrated with Digital Sandbox, Inc., Risk Analysis Center software, a primary security information system that linked more than 10 command posts and the emergency command center with real-time data feeds and analysis.

      The two systems worked seamlessly to supply staff from multiple agencies with a map-based common operating picture (COP) for monitoring events on the ground as they happened. It helped provide security for tens of thousands of people participating in dozens of events, occurring over several days before, during, and after the Super Bowl, held February 1, 2009, in Tampa, Florida.

      “The ability to integrate GIS [geographic information systems] with our risk management solution supplied a unique situational awareness capability,” says Anthony F. Beverina, president and cofounder, Digital Sandbox. “Instead of pockets of knowledge or separate information flows, there was one complete framework benefiting the many different agencies managing security. The speed of information capture and exchange was many times faster than what was previously available.”

      Digital Sandbox began working with the Tampa, Florida, Police Department, already a Digital Sandbox customer, nearly a year in advance to deploy its Risk Management Center for the 2009 Super Bowl. The department was the lead agency coordinating local, state, and federal organizations.

      ArcGIS, including ArcGIS Server, was integrated with the Digital Sandbox Risk Analysis Center software to provide a readiness capability for responding to all types of emergencies. Incident commanders, analysts, emergency managers, and first responders all benefited from the enterprise GIS platform.

      The Risk Analysis Center provides access to industry-leading Site Profiler technology; secure, compartmentalized data storage; constantly updated homeland security information to supplement existing local data; and Digital Sandbox customer service risk analysts to interpret results and provide reports on a 24/7 basis.

      Event commanders and analysts used ArcGIS to fuse complex, disparate datasets and operational data with geospatial layers. The software facilitated collaboration and communication across multiple organizations through a Web-enabled browser and Web mapping services. Users published digital maps and delivered geoprocessing for a number of decision support functions. 

      ArcGIS also supplied a real-time map view of events. Police, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) calls for service could be observed as they occurred on the map with related tabular information available in a text-based dialog box. Locations of critical assets, points of interest, hospitals, fire stations, traffic advisories, and more, were all available. If an emergency occurred, managers could see its location instantly and deploy resources and staff. They could monitor responders and give and receive information in real time. Staff in the Tampa area also had open lines of communication to federal resources located outside the state. Staff working in the field could access the COP using laptop computers, mobile phones, or any other device with Internet capabilities.

      Whether they were tracking an NFL alumni dinner or NFL player awards ceremony, viewing congested traffic, or assessing multiple arrests in close proximity, staff had constant information and communication to maintain their mission of providing a safe, secure environment for fans and employees alike.

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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European Commission Awards INSPIRE@EC Contract to ESRI Technology-Based Consortium

Monday February 23rd 2009
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Contract Covers Development of GIS Technical Components for a Spatial Data Infrastructure

 

Redlands, California—February 23, 2009—The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) has awarded the INSPIRE@EC contract to a consortium that based its solution on ESRI technology. This contract covers the development of the technical components of a European Commission spatial data infrastructure (SDI) compliant with the provisions of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE).

The scope of the INSPIRE@EC project is to provide a productive INSPIRE-compliant, Web-based geographic information system (GIS) application that fulfills the European Commission’s user requirements and expectations with a particular focus on fast response times. It includes the design and implementation of the INSPIRE@EC geoportal and its administrative tools as well as the creation of a registry for spatial data and services.

The lead contractor is con terra GmbH, an associate company of ESRI Geoinformatik GmbH, ESRI’s distributor for Germany. Subcontracted partners in the consortium include HNIT-BALTIC, UAB, ESRI’s distributor for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia; ESRI’s Professional Services Division; and the Spatial Applications Division of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

Says Guenther Pichler, European Union business development manager for ESRI Europe, “We are excited to be part of this project consortium. Specific emphasis will be put on sustainability by providing maintainable and easy-to-administer solutions that are based on common geospatial and IT standards and compliant with the provisions of INSPIRE.”

The entire project will span 30 months including 12 months for the development of the system and 18 months of service and maintenance. A key objective is analyzing the implementation process step by step to identify any need for additional requirements or procedures and, if so, integrate them into the process.

“The INSPIRE@EC project is an important step when moving from data dissemination to data and service sharing,” says Andreas Wytzisk, project manager and senior consultant with con terra. “It is our clear objective to help Eurostat move from the current prototype environment to production, focusing on user support for the benefit of the European information community.”

 

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Add Geocoding, Routing, and High-Quality Cartographic Display to ArcGIS with ESRI’s StreetMap Premium

Monday February 23rd 2009
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Expanded Dataset Now Includes More Coverage and Licensing Options

 

Redlands, California—February 23, 2009—The new version of ESRI’s StreetMap Premium, an enhanced street dataset that works with ESRI’s ArcGIS software to provide geocoding, routing, and high-quality map display, includes expanded coverage and more licensing options. The enhanced dataset now gives users of ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Desktop access to street data for the United States, Canada, and Europe that is tailored to their specific needs and geographic regions. ArcGIS is an integrated collection of geographic information system (GIS) software products, providing a platform to conduct spatial analysis, manage data, and serve cartographic information.

The commercial street data in StreetMap Premium is optimized, structured, and compressed to ensure ease of use and deployment with ESRI software products. The ready-to-use datasets, based on data from NAVTEQ, include streets and road networks as well as basemap data.

            The standardized data structure of StreetMap Premium enables users to achieve the highest address geocoding match rates and generate the best routes and driving directions as well as produce superior basemaps. StreetMap Premium works seamlessly with cartographic applications that require address information and scheduling applications that require the most updated streets and addresses.

The new licensing model for StreetMap Premium allows users to get data customized to their desired geography and mapping needs, specifying regions and type of usage. Geography licensing options include continent (North America or Europe), country, or state/province. Usage licensing options include geocoding, routing, and/or cartographic display.

For more information on StreetMap Premium, visit www.esri.com/streetmap. Users outside the United States should contact their ESRI international distributor (www.esri.com/distributors).

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI’s ArcGIS for AutoCAD Provides Easy GIS and CAD Interoperability

Thursday February 19th 2009
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New Version Allows AutoCAD Users to Share and Use GIS Information without Disrupting CAD Workflow

 

Redlands, California—February 19, 2009—The ArcGIS for AutoCAD free download by ESRI has radically improved the ease with which users can share and use geographic information system (GIS) content with AutoCAD files while preserving existing CAD workflows. ArcGIS for AutoCAD Build 200, which was released today, offers simple interoperability; it gives AutoCAD users access to enterprise GIS data and imagery published by ArcGIS Server within the AutoCAD environment. It also gives them a means to prepare data with AutoCAD for use in ArcGIS.

ArcGIS for AutoCAD users can view and query enterprise GIS information from countless public and private sites that use ArcGIS Server to publish map services over the Web. This GIS information can prove invaluable to CAD designers or engineers who need more information about the environment and infrastructure that will affect their design decisions. Moreover, they can access the map services in AutoCAD without translating or converting the underlying GIS data. Map service content is automatically projected into AutoCAD based on the coordinate system of the CAD drawing. ArcGIS for AutoCAD Build 200 supports ArcGIS Server 9.3 cached map services, ArcGIS Server map services on secure servers, and free and premium map service content available from ArcGIS Online Services.

In addition, ESRI has developed a data-encoding method called mapping specification for drawings, which has been implemented in ArcGIS for AutoCAD Build 200 and ArcGIS 9.3. This new data-encoding method allows users to create, manipulate, and define how CAD data is organized and attributed as GIS content while remaining true to existing CAD standards. It also offers tools that allow users to create and edit GIS feature classes within standard AutoCAD files and add attributes to any AutoCAD entity. ArcGIS for AutoCAD API tools are also available to build CAD-based, GIS-ready applications. AutoCAD files enhanced with mapping specification for drawings can be used directly as GIS content in applications such as ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS for AutoCAD, or custom AutoCAD applications that have implemented the data-encoding method.

ArcGIS for AutoCAD is compatible with AutoCAD 2007, 2008, and 2009 and ArcGIS Server map services 9.2 and above. To download this free application and to learn more, visit www.esri.com/autocadapp.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Consolidated Utility District Joins ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement Program

Wednesday February 18th 2009
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Water Utility Maximizes Capabilities and Cost Savings

 

Redlands, California—February 18, 2009—Consolidated Utility District of Tennessee can now leverage its investment in geographic information system (GIS) technology for field and office operations through participation in ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement (SU-ELA) program. Consolidated Utility District uses GIS to make departmental information accessible across the organization, track fleet vehicles, and support field personnel. The SU-ELA program makes it easy and cost-effective for the water utility to maximize and expand its GIS capabilities.

The SU-ELA program, available to utilities in the United States with 100,000 meters/connections or fewer, provides Consolidated Utility District with unlimited deployments of ESRI’s ArcGIS platform to desktop, server, and mobile devices. It includes staff training, maintenance and support for products, and passes to ESRI’s International User Conference. Consolidated Utility District plans to extend its use of GIS to enable digital editing of infrastructure information in the field, increase its use of utility network analysis tools, and make access to the GIS easier for users in a variety of departments. The utility provides water and wastewater services to Rutherford County in central Tennessee, with approximately 46,000 meters.

“In today’s economic environment, it is our desire to be as efficient as possible,” said Larry McElroy, the utility’s general manager. “This will enable us to reach some of those goals. We are a growing system and are glad to have unlimited access for our staff.”

Andy Koostra, systems manager for Consolidated Utility District, said, “When we heard about the program, we signed up right away. Over the past five years, GIS has improved our data organization and made information held in different systems, such as customer information, accessible in one place. Now, we can use ESRI’s advanced analysis software to expand the benefits of our existing GIS. The program gives us economical access to advanced GIS server technology, so we plan to develop in-the-field editing capabilities for our field personnel who carry tablet PCs.” Currently, the utility uses ESRI ArcGIS Server technology to provide field technicians with vehicle location and work order information.

At the heart of the SU-ELA program is ESRI’s ArcGIS software, an open, scalable, and interoperable platform that provides a complete system to create, serve, and use geographic information. An enterprise GIS based on ArcGIS technology benefits designers, analysts, decision makers, field staff, and customers through mobile, Web server, and desktop applications.

For more information on the SU-ELA program and to listen to the SU-ELA podcast, visit www.esri.com/suela. To speak to an expert, call 800-447-9778, extension 2990.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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With ESRI ELA, Jefferson County, Kansas, Delivers GIS to More Departments

Tuesday February 17th 2009
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Extending GIS across the Enterprise Improves Communication and Application Development

 

Redlands, California—February 17, 2009—In February 2008, Jefferson County, Kansas, with a population of 19,000, joined hundreds of governments that have signed ESRI enterprise license agreements (ELA) to better deliver geographic information system (GIS) software throughout their organizations. Jefferson County chose the Small Municipal and County Government ELA, designed for governments serving up to 100,000 residents.

With the ELA, the county secured unlimited amounts of ESRI ArcGIS software and began to more widely deploy GIS. The appraiser’s office, planning and zoning department, road and bridge department, and emergency management and law enforcement staff had been using GIS but wanted to expand applications to improve operations. The health department began using GIS for the first time.

“The ELA opened up a path for us to move GIS into departments like health and the register of deeds, which wanted it but hadn’t been able to implement it,” says Chris Schmeissner, Jefferson County GIS coordinator and IT director. “It not only erased questions about whether a department could afford to start using GIS but also allowed us to move a lot faster and deploy more licenses—especially on laptops.”

In government, Schmeissner believes GIS should be the portal into all database information. “All our work has spatial content, and people seem to understand and learn so much more quickly and easily when they see things spatially, instead of seeing a spreadsheet full of numbers,” he notes.

In addition to enhancing communication and workflow across the organization, access to unlimited ArcGIS software gives the county IT department improved flexibility for application development. “Before we had the ELA, we didn’t have as much freedom to develop and test applications,” Schmeissner says. “Now our efforts are streamlined, and we are much more nimble.”

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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I Installs Solar Panels to Generate Power at Headquarters

Tuesday February 17th 2009
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Redlands, California—February 17, 2009—ESRI recently commissioned the installation of 2,737 rooftop solar panels on three office buildings at its main campus in Redlands as part of its continuing efforts to offset energy usage. The company, founded on a principle of environmental responsibility, is the world’s leading developer of geographic information system (GIS) technology.

ESRI’s solar energy system will reduce global carbon emissions by more than one million pounds annually, the equivalent of planting 70,000 mature trees. The 195-watt solar panels will produce 533 kW of electricity—enough to power 100 average homes.

“The installation of a solar energy system is one piece in a larger mosaic of ESRI’s conservation efforts,” said Don Berry, ESRI’s director of company operations. “ESRI is dedicated to conserving resources and reducing costs.”

In line with its goal to be carbon neutral, ESRI maintains a fleet of electric vehicles and reduces cooling costs with strategically planted shade trees. On a larger scale, ESRI enjoys a history of supporting environmental sustainability. GIS software donated by ESRI is used internationally for myriad conservation projects, from mapping animal and plant habitats to measuring human impact on the ecosystem.      

“At ESRI, we have always supported wise and careful allocation of the world’s natural resources, and with GIS technology, we’ve been able to play a role in making sustainable development possible,” said Jack Dangermond, ESRI president. “We turn that scope inward, as well, to make environmentally responsible business decisions.”

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI Press Publishes Map Use, the Quintessential Book on How to Read and Analyze Maps

Thursday February 12th 2009
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The Ultimate Resource for Using and Understanding Topographic, Thematic, Planimetric, and Other Maps

 

Redlands, California—February 12, 2009—To unlock the wealth of information in a map, a person must know how to read one. That’s why Map Use: Reading and Analysis, Sixth Edition, will be a valuable book for people who work with, study, and appreciate maps and want to improve their map reading and analysis skills.

Replete with nearly 500 maps, photographs, tables, and charts to illustrate the text, this informative volume from ESRI Press teaches the basic concepts of geography and the skills of map reading and analysis. The book includes an overview of different types of maps, map scale and projections, grid coordinate systems, relief portrayal, qualitative and quantitative thematic maps, area and volume measures, GPS and maps, and spatial pattern analysis.

Map Use is ideal for people who need to understand the world spatially including anyone who must know how to read and analyze maps for professional, navigational, and recreational purposes such as sailing, mountaineering, and flying. Map Use also serves as a resource for introductory cartography courses and is an invaluable reference for the home, office, and library.

“Map Use was written for people who want to use maps to better understand not only the physical environment but the human, social, political, and economic environments as well,” says A. Jon Kimerling, the book’s co-author and interim chairman of the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University in Corvallis. “This sixth edition takes readers beyond the graphic symbols that comprise maps and into cartographers’ decision-making processes to give them the insights they need to better use maps.”

ESRI Press acquired the rights for this latest book from longtime Map Use publisher JP Publications, owned by Phillip C. Muehrcke, professor emeritus of geography at the University of Wisconsin, and Juliana O. Muehrcke, the founding editor of Nonprofit World. The Muehrckes wrote the first edition of Map Use, Reading, Analysis, and Interpretation in 1978, which was followed up with four subsequent editions, the last two co-authored with Kimerling. Aileen R. Buckley, a cartographic researcher at ESRI, joined the three other authors on this new project.

“The underlying theme that separates Map Use from other books on mapping is its emphasis on the fact that maps do not merely show what is in our environment but are windows into how people think, adjust to their surroundings, make decisions, and communicate geographic information with each other,” says Kimerling. “In this sense, users get more out of a map than the graphic product created by the cartographer, especially when they have mastered the map reading and analysis skills so carefully presented in the book.”

Map Use: Reading and Analysis, Sixth Edition (ISBN: 9781589481909, 528 pages, $99.95), is available at online retailers worldwide, at www.esri.com/esripress, or by calling 1-800-447-9778. Outside the United States, visit www.esri.com/esripressorders for complete ordering options or contact your local ESRI distributor. For a current distributor list, visit www.esri.com/distributors. Interested retailers can contact ESRI Press book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.

 

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About ESRI Press

ESRI Press publishes books on geographic information systems (GIS), cartography, and the application of spatial analysis to many areas of public and private endeavor including land-use planning, health care, education, business, government, and science. The complete selection of GIS titles from ESRI Press can be found on the Web at www.esri.com/esripress.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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VELCO Electric Transmission Company Develops GIS-based Vegetation Management Program

Thursday February 12th 2009
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Utility Saves Time, Improves Accuracy with Customized Solution

 

Redlands, California—February 12, 2009—Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) has developed a vegetation management program that is saving the utility hours of work and significantly improving the accuracy of treatment on its 12,000 acres of rights-of-way. VELCO is a statewide, transmission-only company that maintains 660 miles of electric line through the Green Mountain State. The company’s Vegetation Inventory Program (VIP) combines orthophotographs and field data and makes network information seamlessly accessible to workers in the field and the office. VELCO built its customized vegetation management application with ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology.

By using ESRI’s ArcPad Mobile GIS software for field mapping, VELCO crews are able to capture, edit, analyze, and display geographic information. VELCO used ESRI’s ArcPad Application Builder as the development framework for its customized mobile GIS ArcPad application. With ArcPad Application Builder, users such as VELCO can design custom forms for data collection, create unique toolbars, build applets for specific tasks, develop extensions, and more.

“We tailored the vegetation management system to specifically fit the workflow for our crews in the field,” said Jarrod Harper, VELCO’s team lead for CAD/GIS. “With the GIS application, field crews now can get very specific about where there is a need to use an herbicide or manually cut a tree. The application development was quick, inexpensive, and easy to use, and ESRI’s ArcPad Application Builder made it possible to create a system that worked right into the workflow of our field crews.”

Although the VELCO VIP system was designed for the company’s vegetation management department, it has been adopted by other departments and is used for company work with helicopter line patrols, telecommunications, and the line crew.

“ESRI applauds VELCO’s innovative development of a vegetation management system,” said Jian Lange, ESRI’s product manager for ArcPad. “ArcPad Application Builder was designed specifically to facilitate customization needs and support field staff with their specific projects and tasks.”

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcPad www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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Free Seminar – Learn How to Cut Fleet Costs with ArcLogistics Navigator

Wednesday February 11th 2009
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time (U.S. & Canada)
Noon, 2:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. & Canada)
5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. UTC/GMT

Do you want to learn how to manage your fleet efficiently and reduce delivery routing costs? We will show you how during Introduction to ArcLogistics Navigator, the next ESRI live training seminar. You will learn how you can benefit from using ArcLogistics Navigator, ESRI’s newest in-vehicle navigation application, to provide your drivers with door-to-door directions and optimal route choices while reducing fuel consumption and improving customer service.

During the seminar, you will also learn about

  • How to set up ArcLogistics Navigator and user preferences
  • Sending optimized stops from ArcLogistics desktop to ArcLogistics Navigator
  • How to address real-time schedule and route changes that may arise

Viewing the Seminar
A broadband Internet connection and an ESRI Global Account are needed to watch the seminar. An ESRI Global Account is complimentary and only takes a few minutes to create. A few weeks after the live presentation, a recorded version of the seminar will be archived and available for viewing.

For more information, visit ESRI Training and Education.

We hope you will join us for the seminar.

Rio Grande Electric Moves Mapping and Fieldwork into Digital Realm

Wednesday February 11th 2009
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ESRI’s Small Utility ELA Program Provides Necessary GIS Technology

 

Redlands, California—February 11, 2009—Rio Grande Electric Cooperative improved its mapping and communication capabilities by securing better access to geographic information system (GIS) technology through ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement (SU-ELA) program. The SU-ELA program makes it easier and more affordable for utilities in the United States with 100,000 meters/connections or fewer to get started or expand their GIS.

Rio Grande Electric Cooperative serves 11,804 meters spread throughout 18 counties in Texas and 2 in New Mexico. The utility maintains 9,416 miles of energized line, 143 miles of transmission line, and 116 miles of underground line.

“We have a large service territory and only 1.25 meters per mile,” said Conrad Dalton, Rio Grande Electric’s information technology manager. “We look forward to taking this next step in digital mapping. With improved maps and mobile GIS, our linemen will not have to bother with cumbersome paper maps in the field. The enhanced GIS will make our utility more efficient and should improve customer service and outage restoration times.”

Through the SU-ELA program, Rio Grande Electric is assured unlimited deployments to desktop, server, and mobile devices of ESRI’s ArcGIS platform. Additional program benefits include maintenance and support for products, staff training, and passes to ESRI’s International User Conference.

“With all the ESRI products built in, the ELA will allow our GIS to grow along with our utility,” Dalton said. “With faster access to information, we will be able to provide our members with a higher level of service. We plan to fully utilize GIS and keep expanding its capabilities.”

At the heart of the SU-ELA program is ESRI’s ArcGIS software, an open, scalable, and interoperable platform that provides a complete system to create, serve, and use geographic information. An enterprise GIS, based on ArcGIS technology, benefits designers, analysts, decision makers, field staff, and customers through mobile, Web, server, and desktop applications.

For more information about the SU-ELA program and to listen to the SU-ELA podcast, visit www.esri.com/suela. To speak to an expert, call 800-447-9778, extension 2990.
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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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ESRI’s ArcGIS for Situational Awareness Now Available

Wednesday February 11th 2009
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Enterprise Framework Improves All Phases of Emergency Planning and Response

 

Redlands, California—February 11, 2009—Meeting the complex challenges of homeland security, emergency management, and public safety organizations, ESRI has released ArcGIS for Situational Awareness. This hardware, software, and data bundle provides a complete framework for geospatial intelligence and decision making. It gives organizations enterprise access to timely and accurate information about their operations and events. Security executives, incident managers, analysts, operators, and others, can use the bundle to prepare for potential emergencies and respond effectively when they occur. It also provides accurate, real-time monitoring and updates of events on the ground as well as decision support analysis.

ArcGIS for Situational Awareness bridges the gap between meeting complex mission requirements and managing budgetary constraints with limited resources. Organizations can fuse complex, disparate datasets, including GeoRSS feeds, live traffic camera feeds, and live weather feeds, with their existing data to ensure complete, high-quality analysis. The bundle supplies a powerful integration platform that links data, workflows, individuals, and organizations. Agencies can effectively manage both natural and man-made emergencies as well as collaborate with stakeholders and other response organizations.

ArcGIS for Situational Awareness includes the following features:

The Data Fusion & Analysis Appliance comes preconfigured with ESRI’s ArcGIS technology and provides the foundation that supports data management, analysis, visualization, and dissemination.

The Data Appliance comes preloaded with terabytes of prerendered national and global imagery, street and transportation data, administrative boundaries, and topographic maps.

The Common Operational Picture (COP) Viewer is a flexible, browser-based 2D client that provides an intuitive, visually rich, and responsive common operational picture. The COP Viewer is delivered as a ready-to-use solution that you can easily customize to create an enhanced level of situational awareness.

The 3D Desktop client allows you to easily view, analyze, and share geographic information. You can freely distribute the client, providing a great way to share your maps and actionable intelligence with internal and external stakeholders.

The Data Management & Authoring client is a powerful desktop program to manage, author, and publish data for use with the included clients or any Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC)-compliant WMS, WFS, or KML client.

ArcGIS for Situational Awareness, which is available in the United States, also includes implementation and training services. In addition to installing and configuring the applications and clients, ESRI Professional Services hosts an on-site technology transfer session to help users kick-start their projects. ESRI Educational Services provides 21 days of instructor-led training at an ESRI training site and nine Web course modules.

To learn more about ArcGIS for Situational Awareness and view a demo of the new Common Operational Picture Viewer, please visit www.esri.com/situationalawareness.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI ArcGIS Server Provides Foundation for Maryland’s MD iMap

Wednesday February 11th 2009
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Authoritative Statewide Basemap and Performance Measurement Tool Serves Government and Citizens

 

Redlands, California—February 11, 2009—Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley recently launched the ArcGIS Server software-based MD iMap, an authoritative online basemap of Maryland that allows government and citizens to assess state, local, and municipal performance. As the portal into the state’s enterprise geographic information system (GIS), MD iMap also provides data to governments throughout the state including seamless, geocoded statewide centerlines and six-inch imagery. MD iMap embodies O’Malley’s vision of “one Maryland, one map.”

“In Maryland, GIS is vital to setting goals, tracking performance, and creating transparency,” said O’Malley. “We have been using GIS for years to increase government accountability and efficiency and to enhance transparency. With one comprehensive and interactive map for Maryland, our citizens will have access to unprecedented information online. From land conservation to public safety, the possibilities are endless when government becomes transparent and accountable to the citizens it serves.”

GreenPrint is the first GIS-based performance measurement application that is accessible via
MD iMap. It is a planning tool designed to help government staff, conservation organizations, and individual citizens make good decisions about land conservation and growth. The state’s other performance measurement applications, including StateStat and BayStat, will be added soon.

To support government staff in Maryland, a secure agency login on the MD iMap Web site home page connects users to Maryland GIS Online, which is built with ArcGIS Online. On that site, staff can download data and Web services from other government entities in the state. In addition to significantly enhancing data sharing and coordination, the portal is innovative in its delivery of real-time, up-to-date statistics in one sleek, user-friendly interface.

“Governor O’Malley’s vision of one Maryland, one map, speaks to the best in government including accountability, unity, and service to citizens. It is also an outstanding example of a public and private partnership driving government forward,” said ESRI president Jack Dangermond.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI and Microsoft Team Up to Support Reforestation Efforts in Kenya

Tuesday February 10th 2009
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Redlands, California—February 10, 2009—Geographic information system (GIS) industry leader ESRI has joined forces with the Microsoft Corporation to support the longtime efforts of the Kenyan-based Green Belt Movement.

“Helping the world reforest and using technology to improve the effectiveness of strategies for helping heal our planet are essential in helping people and nations improve their local and the world’s environment,” says Rob Bernard, Microsoft chief environmental strategist. “We are proud to combine forces with ESRI to use our collective expertise in technology to help advance the goals of the Green Belt Movement.”

The Green Belt Movement is internationally known for its successful reforestation activities, planting more than 30 million trees since its founding in 1977 by Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace prize recipient. According to Maathai, the introduction of computers with GIS software has “made the Green Belt Movement more efficient and effective in the use of our resources. This allows us to plant more trees and plant them where they will make the greatest difference.”

Comments Peter Ndunda, Green Belt Movement GIS specialist, “We are using GIS to assess the status of the various forests in the country. We use it in the site selection of a forest plot, then calculate the acreage of the designated site to determine the optimum number of trees to be planted. Because the world is interconnected, deforestation in Africa will eventually have an effect across the entire globe, so what we do in Kenya with reforestation will ultimately have an effect on climate change throughout the world.”

Jack Dangermond, president of ESRI, states, “The prospect of supporting the internationally recognized efforts of the Green Belt Movement is a wonderful opportunity for both of our companies. This will allow us to contribute in a very direct way to help resolve some of the many environmental challenges facing the world today.”

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to Keynote ESRI Federal User Conference

Tuesday February 10th 2009
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Pioneering Leader Will Discuss Using GIS for Performance Measurement and Transparency in Government

 

Redlands, California—February 10, 2009—On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will deliver the Keynote Address at the ESRI Federal User Conference (FedUC) in Washington, D.C. O’Malley is a longtime advocate of using geographic information systems (GIS) for improved accountability and transparency in government. He will discuss his successful GIS-based performance measurement initiatives and how this approach can be used in federal government.

“GIS is a powerful tool for tracking our progress as a state and improving performance for the citizens we serve. It has become an indispensable tool for government accountability and transparency,” said O’Malley. “In Maryland, our GIS applications make public the state’s goals, progress, and effectiveness on a variety of public programs and services.”

O’Malley began his first GIS-based program, CitiStat, when he was the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. As governor, he has supported the use of GIS to develop similar GIS-based accountability programs including StateStat, BayStat, GreenPrint, and MD iMap.

These online Web mapping applications allow government staff and citizens to evaluate the effectiveness of state government projects, assess Chesapeake Bay restoration projects, and improve planning and decision making related to land conservation and growth. MD iMap is a newly announced Web portal that provides an authoritative basemap with seamless, geocoded statewide centerlines and six-inch imagery of the entire state. Users can access GreenPrint via MD iMap, and government agencies can use a secure login to obtain data from across the state. Eventually, MD iMap will serve as a portal to all accountability programs.

“GIS provides governments with tools for improved operational efficiency, coordination, data sharing, and communication with citizens,” said ESRI president Jack Dangermond. “Governor O’Malley has realized the potential of GIS with programs such as StateStat and MD iMap and sets an excellent example for government leaders throughout the nation.”

 The ESRI FedUC will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., February 18–20. For more information, visit www.esri.com/feduc.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI ArcLogistics Navigator Extends Savings to the Field

Monday February 09th 2009
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In-Vehicle Navigation Solution Ensures Precision Routing

 

Redlands, California—February 9, 2009—ArcLogistics Navigator, ESRI’s in-vehicle navigation solution, keeps fleets on schedule by guiding drivers to optimized stops created in ArcLogistics. Specifically designed for trucking, fleet, and logistics applications, ArcLogistics Navigator creates a complete solution for organizations looking to plan optimum routes and schedules on the desktop and see them followed in the field.

ArcLogistics is a complete desktop solution for creating optimized routes and solving scheduling problems.  Organizations that use it typically save 15 to 20% in fleet-related costs within months of implementation.  The savings are attributed to powerful solvers in ArcLogistics desktop that consider customer time windows, vehicle capacity, driver specialty, and the nature of the street network, helping route planners sequence stops that result in efficient routes.

Because ArcLogistics Navigator is tightly integrated with ArcLogistics, route planners can now send these optimized stops directly to in-vehicle devices, ensuring drivers follow the exact streets chosen for the route.

The time and mileage spent because of missed turns and looking for stops are minimized because ArcLogistics Navigator gives audible turn-by-turn directions and constantly updates the vehicle’s location on the on-screen map, preventing late arrivals and/or lost drivers.

“ESRI believes that ArcLogistics Navigator will also improve safety by freeing drivers from having to flip through paper map books, trying to find locations while driving,” says Kerry Somerville, Product Manager for ArcLogistics Navigator.

Dispatchers can provide drivers with barrier information, such as road closures, construction, or traffic incidents, as well as which roads should be used in route calculations based on the kind of road or vehicle type or size.  Because it’s a GPS application, should the driver stray from the route, ArcLogistics Navigator will reroute them to the next stop in the optimized route. 

ArcLogistics Navigator includes NAVTEQ map data for the United States, Canada and Europe.  The NAVTEQ dataset for ArcLogistics Navigator includes the latest street geometry with navigational attributes that facilitate turn-by-turn directions and enable in-dash vehicle and portable navigation devices, route planning and map display services.  NAVTEQ’s extensive street database provides ArcLogistics users a high level of accuracy and helps users find locations and route efficiently to their destinations.

ArcLogistics Navigator will help fleets use less fuel, reduce vehicle wear and tear from unnecessary miles driven, and improve customer satisfaction by meeting tight time windows.

ArcLogistics Navigator runs on Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Mobile devices (Windows Mobile 5 and 6).

Learn more about ArcLogistics Navigator during the free ESRI live training seminar, Introduction to ArcLogistics Navigator, on February 12, 2009, and request a reminder. To learn more about ArcLogistics Navigator, visit www.esri.com/arclogistics. Users outside the United States should contact their ESRI international distributor (www.esri.com/distributors).

To learn more more about NAVTEQ’s solutions for ESRI users, visit www.esri.com/navteq.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4,000 employees located in 196 offices and in 43 countries.

                 

NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.

 

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ESRI and IRE Renew Offering of GIS Software to Investigative Reporters and Editors at Special Rate

Monday February 09th 2009
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GIS Helps Journalists Deliver Greater Context and Improved Insight to Stories through Accessing, Analyzing, and Presenting Data about the World

 

Redlands, California—February 9, 2009—ESRI and Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (IRE), has agreed to continue offering IRE members the ability to license ArcView software at a reduced rate. ArcView is ESRI’s easy-to-use desktop geographic information system (GIS) software and is the most widely used software by journalists to more effectively communicate local, national, and international stories to readers.

“As a professional organization dedicated to improving the quality of investigative reporting, IRE is providing its members with a groundbreaking opportunity to really change the way they report the news,” says Simon Thompson, commercial business solutions manager, ESRI. “We are excited to continue our relationship with this outstanding organization and look forward to advancing its mission of fostering excellence in investigative journalism.”

Many editors and journalists have already taken advantage of this opportunity, finding GIS indispensable for articulating information in ways that weren’t possible before. Tom Setzer, graphics editor/computer assisted reporting with The Dallas Morning News, explains, “Since adding ArcView to our set of graphics tools, I’ve done hundreds of maps and graphics using the software. I consider it as essential to my job; there are maps we create for print and online that, practically speaking, could not be done without it.”

Doug Caruso, assistant city editor of The Columbus Dispatch, emphasizes, “We turn to ArcView whenever the question ‘Where?’ pops up. We’ve shown our readers where political candidates won, where fire departments respond the fastest, and where new laws will allow sex offenders to live.”

ArcView can be used not only for creating thought provoking maps but also for analyzing data used in stories. “As an environmental journalist, I’ve used mapping software to analyze toxic pollutants in Ohio River communities, illustrate the damage left by abandoned coal mines, and even show the statewide distribution of Ohio’s wild turkeys,” says Spencer Hunt, reporter, The Columbus Dispatch.

Members of IRE located in the United States will be able to license ArcView and additional extensions for specialized analysis. Licensees are required to attend a qualifying training session within one year of licensing the software. Attending a session ensures that journalists get the most out of the software and allows members to share their knowledge and experience with one another. The many training options that meet this criteria include ESRI’s online and nationwide classroom training and computer lab-based training offered by IRE and National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR).

“IRE is pleased to continue our partnership with ESRI,” states executive director of IRE, Mark Horvit. “This agreement means that our members will continue to have access to innovative technology that helps them give their audience in-depth information in the best possible format.” Find out more about Mapping Boot Camps. To obtain a software license order form please contact John Green, membership services coordinator for IRE, at jgreen@ire.org or 573-882-2772. For more information on how GIS assists the media, visit www.esri.com/media.

 

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Green Mountain Power Joins ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement Program

Thursday February 05th 2009
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Operational Benefits of GIS Help Utilities Improve Service While Cutting Costs

Redlands, California—February 5, 2009—Green Mountain Power of Vermont can now rely on accurate asset data and respond quickly to outages with geographic information system (GIS) technology procured through ESRI’s Small Utility Enterprise License Agreement (SU-ELA) program. GIS is a mission-critical tool proven to support dozens of business functions of a utility, extending from asset, vegetation, leak, and outage management to inspection, maintenance, and as-built record keeping. The SU-ELA program makes it easier and more affordable for utilities in the United States with 100,000 meters/connections or fewer to get started or expand their GIS.

Through the SU-ELA program, Green Mountain Power is assured unlimited deployments to desktop, server, and mobile devices of ESRI’s ArcGIS platform; maintenance and support for products; staff training; and passes to the ESRI International User Conference. Green Mountain Power plans to extend the use of GIS to storm and restoration mapping, damage-prediction models, renewable resource identification, and vegetation management. The utility transmits, distributes, and sells electricity and utility construction services in a territory of approximately 94,000 meters, serving one quarter of Vermont’s population.

Mike Burke, distribution engineering lead for Green Mountain Power, says, “We immediately saw the benefit of the SU-ELA program, which gives us the GIS software and support we need at a lower cost than we anticipated. GIS provides us with accurate outage numbers to report to our customers and regulators. We now know exactly what is going on with our electric system, based on the model we created and the prediction service that sits on top of the model. Before GIS, we had to rely on information from customer calls and what the linemen found when they arrived on-site. With GIS and the prediction service, the program calculates where the trouble is and what protective device is most likely affected, allowing us to direct the crews more efficiently.”

Bill Meehan, director of utility solutions for ESRI, says, “We created the SU-ELA program to give small utilities access to the operational benefits of GIS within a simple, tiered pricing plan. We welcome Green Mountain Power as it achieves greater success through GIS and the SU-ELA program.”

At the heart of the SU-ELA program is ESRI’s ArcGIS software, an open, scalable, and interoperable platform that provides a complete system to create, serve, and use geographic information. An enterprise GIS, based on ArcGIS technology, benefits designers, analysts, decision makers, field staff, and customers through mobile, Web server, and desktop applications.

For more information on the SU-ELA program and to listen to the SU-ELA podcast, visit www.esri.com/suela. To speak to an expert, call 800-447-9778, extension 2990.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcGIS, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation Signs Enterprise License Agreement with ESRI

Wednesday February 04th 2009
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Business Continuity Eases Software Acquisition

 

Redlands, California—February 4, 2009—Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CE) can now easily obtain geographic information system (GIS) software by using its ESRI enterprise license agreement (ELA). The ELA has simplified the petroleum company’s efforts to expand its GIS by providing easier access to software and resources as well as a higher level of expertise.

Owning natural gas and oil wells across several regions, CE is the largest producer of natural gas in the United States. When the company implemented GIS in its land department, demand rose quickly, and in just three years, its user community grew from 6 people to 700, with applications in place across multiple departments. The GIS team found it frustrating to try to keep up with the rising GIS demand while buying software piece by piece. With the ELA in place, software pricing is more consistent, making it easier for the company to forecast a GIS budget. It also supports a faster means to obtain software and immediately meet its needs.

In just two years, the company’s GIS staff grew from 5 analysts to nearly 50, with another dozen GIS IT support staff, all requiring high-level tools. Now three years out, GIS has become deeply embedded in the organization, and the actual user base continues to expand as employees adopt GIS to visualize company data. “When we took a hard look at our metrics of user growth, we realized the ELA was a good deal for us,” explained Julie Parker, CE’s director of GIS services.

As part of its agreement, CE has opted to include the ESRI Enterprise Advantage Program (EEAP).

 ”We now have an assigned ESRI representative who understands our specific needs, keeps us informed about ESRI’s development paths, and helps us to plan accordingly,” Parker noted. “It’s like ESRI has its finger on the pulse of our business. The ELA has opened the door for a much deeper and more robust collaboration.”

The bulk of the system user base works in CE’s geology, operations, and land departments. Employees have been thrilled to see their data in a spatial context and are queued up to work with the GIS team to develop new applications. An example of the CE GIS staff’s innovation is an application that integrates with the corporate human resources database to create maps useful for managing teams assigned to various prospect areas. The ESRI ELA will also support CE’s planned ArcGIS Server project, which will further ESRI software use within the company.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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ESRI Offers $16,000 in Cash Prizes for the 2009 ArcGIS Server Mashup and ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenges

Wednesday February 04th 2009
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Redlands, California—February 4, 2009—ESRI invites developers to share their creativity and expertise with the geographic information system (GIS) developer community by submitting original code samples to the ArcGIS Server Mashup and ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenges at www.esri.com/codechallenge. The first-place prize for the ArcGIS Server Mashup Code Challenge is US$7,000, and the second-place prize is US$3,000. The first-place prize for the ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenge is US$4,000, and the second-place prize is US$2,000. 

The ESRI developer community will have an opportunity to review and vote for the top two entries in each challenge based on creativity, applicability, and the relevance of each code sample. Each entry must be a mobile GIS application developed using the ArcGIS Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) or a Web mashup built with ArcGIS Server SDKs.

Code challenge winners will be announced at the 2009 ESRI Developer Summit, an event for developers who use GIS, mapping, and spatial data. The summit will be held March 23–26, 2009, in Palm Springs, California. Developers will learn the latest GIS technologies and best practices to build, customize, and deploy spatially enabled applications.

These code challenges are open to developers worldwide, including ESRI business partners, provided the applicant or the applicant’s organization is a licensed user of ArcGIS Server 9.2, ArcGIS Server 9.3, or a current ESRI Developer Network (EDN) subscriber.

To enter either of the code challenges, developers need to submit an original code sample using ArcGIS Server or ArcGIS Mobile. To qualify, the online entry form must be submitted by March 6, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific standard time. The developer community will vote for first- and second-place winners for each challenge. Winning applications will be announced no later than Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the Developer Summit and will be showcased on ESRI.com.

For official rules and detailed guidelines, visit www.esri.com/codechallenge.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcGIS, EDN, GIS by ESRI, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.

 

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ESRI Extends Infrastructure Management at IBM Pulse 2009

Wednesday February 04th 2009
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ESRI ArcGIS Server, Together with IBM Maximo Spatial, Integrates Asset and Facilities Management into a Single, Scalable, and Continuous Solution

 

Redlands, California—February 4, 2009—ESRI, the world’s leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) software, will describe how ArcGIS Server with IBM Maximo Spatial delivers a single, scalable solution for asset and facilities management (FM) at IBM’s Pulse conference being held February 8–12, 2009, at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. ESRI will demonstrate and discuss how customers can design and deploy one continuous, enterprise geodatabase for assets both inside and outside facilities, giving property and facilities management professionals the tools and data they need to manage land, infrastructure, and building assets.

Clients like the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and National Park Service (NPS) use GIS to enhance their infrastructure and facilities asset management. Using ESRI’s ArcGIS Server and IBM Maximo Spatial, these agencies integrate spatial information and related infrastructure asset and work management data seamlessly. This allows NPS to better visualize assets and create smarter situational awareness, while BIA has expanded its ability to use asset data through integrating GIS with external systems.

Dennis Smith, ESRI federal government business development manager, and Julio Olimpio, ESRI strategic alliance manager for IBM, will be presenting a paper entitled “Location, Location, Location—Improve Asset Management by Taking GIS Inside the Building” on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the MGM Conference Center in room 112. This paper will address the importance of location in an asset management context, how traditional enterprise asset management (EAM) systems can scale to include FM capability, and the reasons why spatially enabled asset management is an especially critical business function in a down economy.

ESRI, a two-time IBM Public Sector Top Star business partner, will be showcasing GIS facility demonstrations at booth no. 215 featuring ArcGIS Server. ArcGIS Server is the foundation for IBM’s Maximo Spatial Asset Management product. Maximo Spatial brings together the functionality of GIS and asset and service management products in a modern service-oriented architecture based on Java, XML, and Web services.

For more information on ESRI’s solutions for facilities management and infrastructure, visit www.esri.com/fm. For more information on how ESRI and IBM continue to bring powerful solutions for managing buildings and assets, visit www.esri.com/ibm. To register for the IBM Pulse conference, visit www.ibm.com/tivoli/pulse.

 

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ESRI’s New Address Coder 9.3 Software Improves Address Geocoding

Tuesday February 03rd 2009
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Stand-Alone GIS Tool Offers Precise Geocoding and Ease of Use

 

Redlands, California—February 3, 2009—Geocoding becomes much simpler with the new release of Address Coder 9.3. Marketers, direct-mail managers, and any organization that must manage large U.S. address lists can use ESRI’s new Address Coder to segment and target addresses with latitude-longitudes, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes, demographic data, and ESRI’s Tapestry Segmentation codes.

Geocoded and Tapestry Segmentation data-appended lists reveal different consumer segments, enabling marketers to raise response rates by crafting targeted messages and developing promotions by segment. Agencies can benefit from geocoding by knowing which segments to notify about specific government services or to alert certain population groups about upcoming events such as bond issues and referendums.

“Address Coder 9.3 is an outstanding example of how ESRI employs its own industry-leading ArcGIS technology to develop other products,” says Lucy Guerra, Address Coder product manager, ESRI. “Built with ArcGIS Engine and using ESRI’s geocoding locator technology, Address Coder is a stand-alone product that provides a proven address-matching concept that is already part of ArcGIS.” ArcGIS Engine is a collection of GIS components and developer resources that allow users to embed geographic information system (GIS) capabilities into existing applications or build new custom applications.

The Address Coder’s step-by-step process enables users to immediately geocode addresses without extensive training. The variety of options available in Address Coder enables users to easily customize the geocoding process to fit their specific requirements. Address Coder 9.3, an affordable solution for any organization, is available for a variety of geographic areas including the entire United States, by region such as New England or the Southwest, or for a single state. For even more precision, addresses can be geocoded at the rooftop level with the optional Tele Atlas Address Points database. This database maps street addresses to a physical location so that each address is an exact, fixed point instead of an interpolation from an address range.

For more information about ESRI’s Address Coder software, visit http://www.esri.com/coder.

 

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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Energy Professionals to Explore the Geographic Approach at PUG 2009

Tuesday February 03rd 2009
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Geospatial Technology Users Will Learn about Using GIS Software to Increase Productivity and Shrink Costs

 

Redlands, California—February 3, 2009—Petroleum and pipeline professionals from the worldwide ESRI user community will soon gather at the 2009 ESRI Petroleum User Group (PUG) Conference being held February 23–25, 2009, at the Houston Marriott Westchase in Houston, Texas. The PUG Conference is the best place for oil and gas professionals using geographic information system (GIS) technology to explore the business value of GIS for their organizations. This premier event serves as a forum for attendees to connect with others in the energy industry, as well as ESRI staff and business partners, and discuss trends, solutions, and best practices for successfully leveraging GIS.

Regardless of their GIS experience, participants will come away from the conference with innovative ideas and tools they can put to work immediately in their business. The broad range of sessions and activities being offered are geared to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to launch, grow, or maintain GIS projects and widen the scope of their GIS investment. From GIS and IT professionals to senior executives and health, safety, security, and environment (HSSE) users, conference attendees will find the resources they need to improve efficiency and lower expenses.

“This conference will help set the stage for many GIS departments’ 2009–2010 IT goals,” said Geoff Wade, natural resources industry solutions manager, ESRI. “The current economic environment compels petroleum companies to employ systems that enable them to think and act smarter than they ever have. The information strategies and GIS technologies that industry experts and oil and pipeline GIS users will share as they convene at PUG 2009 will be essential for improving efficiencies across the board.”

The gathering provides a place to learn the latest in GIS technology, applications, and methods. User presentations will be given on topics ranging from exploration and production to infrastructure support and mobile field deployment. Technical sessions will delve into ArcGIS 9.3 as ESRI staff perform a variety of demonstrations and discuss important topics. Attendees can also meet with ESRI development staff and work on a list of software enhancements they would like to see in future releases. Plus, participants can visit the GIS Solutions EXPO and Map Gallery to meet with energy and technology industry vendors and representatives from other agencies using GIS to enhance operations.

The deadline to save $50 on conference registration is February 4. Discounts on hotel accommodations are also available. To find out more about PUG 2009 and to register, visit www.esri.com/pug.

 

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Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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2009 ESRI Developer Summit to Focus on Web GIS Trends and Collaboration

Tuesday February 03rd 2009
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ESRI Development Teams Will Be On Hand to Answer Questions and Discuss Latest GIS Developments

 

Redlands, California—February 3, 2009—ESRI invites software developers from around the world to participate in the 2009 ESRI Developer Summit (DevSummit), to be held March 23–26, 2009, at the Wyndham Hotel and Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs, in California. The DevSummit is a forum for mapping and spatial application developers to connect with ESRI development teams and peers from all industries. Technical sessions and user presentations will explore trends, tips, and best practices for effective geographic information system (GIS) development.

A new facet of the DevSummit this year will be presentations by users on topics ranging from innovative applications and successful implementations to useful development practices and coding techniques using ESRI applications or other APIs.

The summit will also have four free preconference seminars, 58 unique technical sessions, and a new ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenge to complement the popular ArcGIS Server Mashup Code Challenge.

Consultant and author David Chappell will deliver the keynote address on March 25, which will discuss building services with SOAP or REST and making the right choice. Chappell helps people worldwide understand and make better decisions about new technology. He has been the keynote speaker at conferences, events, and universities across the globe including the Software Development West Conference and several Microsoft-oriented events such as Tech-Ed.

Technical sessions at the DevSummit will give attendees the most recent information on developments in GIS technology. Attendees will learn about ESRI’s next software release, ArcGIS 9.3.1, and get a sneak peak at ArcGIS 9.4. ESRI engineers will give expert guidance on GIS programming and discuss core GIS concepts as well as the customization and extension of GIS applications.

The ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenges are open to all developers, including ESRI business partners, provided the applicant or the applicant’s organization is a licensed user of ArcGIS Server 9.2 or ArcGIS Server 9.3 or a current ESRI Developer Network (EDN) subscriber. The first-place prize for the ArcGIS Server Mashup Code Challenge is US$7,000, and the second-place prize is US$3,000. The first-place prize for the ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenge is US$4,000, and the second-place prize is US$2,000. To learn more about the code challenges, visit www.esri.com/codechallenge.

The deadline to submit your presentation request for the DevSummit is February 6, 2009. Visit www.esri.com/devsummitshare.

To find out more or to register for the 2009 summit, visit www.esri.com/devsummit.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI’s New ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight to be Released at the ESRI Developer Summit

Monday February 02nd 2009
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API Delivers Access to ArcGIS Server and Microsoft Virtual Earth Resources

 

Redlands, California—February 2, 2009—The beta release of the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight will coincide with the 2009 ESRI Developer Summit in Palm Springs, California, to be held March 23–26. This new API allows application developers to integrate ArcGIS Server and Microsoft Virtual Earth services and capabilities in a Silverlight application. ArcGIS Server delivers maps, geographic information system (GIS) services, and applications over the Web.

Developers can use the Silverlight API to combine GIS-based Web services from ArcGIS Server with other Web content and display it in fast and expressive mapping applications that can be deployed over the Web. The API takes full advantage of the powerful mapping, geocoding, and geoprocessing capabilities of ArcGIS Server. End users can display their local data in an interactive map, search for and display GIS data features and attributes, locate addresses, identify features, and perform complex spatial analysis by simply clicking a button or feature on the map.

Developers can also use the API to access ready-to-use services from ArcGIS Online and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth, mash up information from multiple Web resources, and interactively annotate the map.

While it is in public beta release, developers will be able to download the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight from the ArcGIS Server Resource Center. The resource center will include documentation, interactive samples, a code gallery, and much more.

To find out more about the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight, visit www.esri.com/silverlight. To learn more about ArcGIS Server, visit www.esri.com/arcgisserver or call 1-800-447-9778.

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About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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ESRI’s Free Online GIS Bibliography Offers a Rich Information Resource about Geospatial Technology and Geographic Science and Research

Monday February 02nd 2009
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More than 75,000 Works Cited Including Books, Theses, and Articles from Academic Journals

 

Redlands, California—February 2, 2009—The ESRI GIS Bibliography, available at no cost from the ESRI Education and Training Web site, recently surpassed 75,000 entries, making it one of the world’s largest online repositories for information about geographic information science (GIScience) and geographic information system (GIS) technology.

“Thousands of students and hundreds of professors have used the bibliography as one of their major starting points for GIS research,” says Dr. Michael Gould, ESRI’s director of higher education. “Besides being an educational resource, the abstracts and other materials point the way to finding other sources of information about or experts in geospatial research and technology.”

The ESRI GIS Bibliography at www.esri.com/training/library also serves as an excellent resource for scholars, scientists, geographers, cartographers, and professionals in a wide range of industries who want to learn about one or more aspects of GIS technology or geographic information science in their fields, Gould says. The bibliography references more than 1,000 sources—mostly journals, magazines, conference proceedings, and books. Though mainly abstracts, the bibliography also includes some PDFs of articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, and theses. A vast array of fields and industries where the work involves geospatial technology and GIScience are covered including marine sciences, health, the environment, defense, land-use planning, surveying, petroleum, and forestry.

Dr. Duane F. Marble, professor emeritus of geography at Ohio State University, began compiling the bibliography in the late 1980s. Because Marble and other academics were each creating individual GIS bibliographies, he saw the need for a more comprehensive public resource. When Marble retired from his academic position, ESRI became curator of the bibliography. The staff at the ESRI library in Redlands, California, working with Marble, continues to update the content and maintain the Web site as a free service to the GIS and GIScience community.

“Although there are other specialized GIS bibliographies, the ESRI resource covers a broad span of disciplines, applications, and theory as well as represents the history of GIS,” says Marble. “The global reach of GIS is also clear. During the early years, North America, Europe, and Australia dominated the contributions, but now we see significant input from other regions such as Asia—specifically, China.”

ESRI librarian Patty Turner says the ESRI GIS Bibliography contains all the abstracts or PDFs to full papers for every year of the ESRI International User Conference going back to 1993. Many abstracts from the American Association of Geographers’ annual meetings are also posted. Citations also come from hundreds of journals such as the International Journal of Geographic Information Science, Cartographica, and Applied Geography. Turner adds that the bibliography contains a lot of “gray material,” which means it’s often unavailable anywhere else online.

The ESRI GIS Bibliography is easy to search using either the basic or advanced search engines. The advanced search includes boxes for fields such as title, author, keywords, and abstract along with the type of material being sought and the year range. Under the search feature is an area where readers can browse for books, conference proceedings, reports, journals, magazines, and other materials. Key magazines and journals are listed for convenience. Search results may be downloaded by the user.

The bibliography continues to grow. On average, about 2,000 entries are added each month. “We hope to accomplish another milestone in 2009 by reaching 100,000 entries,” Marble says.

 

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Learn How ArcGIS API for Flex from ESRI Can Create Rich Internet Applications

Thursday January 22nd 2009
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Upcoming Web Seminar Will Show How the API Provides the Technology Needed to Build Fast and Expressive Mapping Applications

 

Redlands, California—January 22, 2009—Web developers can tune in to an ESRI online seminar this month to find out how to use the new ArcGIS API for Flex to build fast and visually rich Web mapping applications that can be deployed on the Internet or to the desktop.

      Building Rich Internet Applications with ArcGIS API for Flex will air Thursday, January 29, 2009, at www.esri.com/lts. The times will be 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific standard time).

       ArcGIS API for Flex enables developers to create powerful and interactive applications by taking advantage of the geographic information system (GIS) capabilities of ArcGIS Server services, such as powerful mapping, geocoding, and geoprocessing, along with the rich user experience capabilities of the Adobe Flex framework. Seminar attendees will learn the concepts of rich Internet applications (RIAs) and what tools they will need to start building their first Web mapping applications with ArcGIS API for Flex.

The presenter will show a demonstration of how ArcGIS API for Flex is used to build Web mapping applications. Seminar attendees also will learn about

The capabilities of the Adobe Flex framework and ArcGIS API for Flex’s features and functionality
How to use existing Flex components with ArcGIS API for Flex
What to consider when authoring and deploying applications in a Web server
Other educational resources available about Flex applications and how to obtain the information
       This seminar will be of interest to developers of both simple and advanced Web mapping applications. They should be familiar with the basic concepts of ArcGIS Server and Web application development.

A broadband Internet connection and an ESRI Global Account are needed to watch the seminar. Creating a global account is easy and free: visit www.esri.com/lts, click Login, and register your name and address. A few weeks after the live presentation, the seminar will be archived and available for viewing on the ESRI Training and Education Web site.

For more information about this free live training seminar, as well as upcoming classes, visit www.esri.com/training.

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With more than 190 courses to choose from, ESRI Educational Services is a recognized leader in geographic information system training. Courses cover a variety of topics related to ESRI software, the theory underlying GIS technology, and applying GIS tools to find solutions in particular fields, all while combining hands-on experience, interactivity, and instructional support to create an effective learning environment. Visit www.esri.com/training for more information.

 

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.

 

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