Category Archives: arcgis

Video – Dangermond Discusses the ArcGIS Platform

Another fine video from the EsriTV crew as Jack Dangermond discusses ArcGIS the Platform at the 2013 Federal User Conference. For more on this topic see also this article in ArcUser

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Ready for DevSummit, ArcGIS for Flex 3.2 and What’s new in ArcGIS Online

Esri DevSummit is just around the corner and that means that tons of news and updates will be rolling out of Redlands. This means that its also a great time to poke around the ArcGIS Online resource Center, EDN, and … Continue reading

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Video – Creating Hosted Tiled Services in ArcGIS Online

A video showing how to generate a tiled service in ArcGIS Online from ArcMap 10.1. We also show how to build a tile package for mobile use.  Via http://webmapsolutions.com GISuser (http://s.tt/1yG5Y)

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The Esri Santa Dashboard Story Map Leverages Seasonal Social Media

Tis the season and the Esri Story Map team has put together another fun, and creative story map for us – The Santa Dashboard. Using Social Media the resource maps a number of Santa related posts including hot spots around … Continue reading

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Environmaps uses ArcGIS tools to win honorable mention at AngelHack

Esri Canada has congratulated a Canadian developer, Environmaps, for winning an honorable mention at the recently held AngelHack competition. From Esri… The app leverages ArcGIS, Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) solution, integrated with open-source software and consumer-oriented maps. Through the … Continue reading

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Webcast series – Your Pathway to ArcGIS Online #MapThis

Here’s something for those of you interested in learning more about ArcGIS online, a webcast series from Geo-Jobe Consulting titled “Your Pathway to ArcGIS Online”. This comes from the crew’s blog… Over the next few months, Jeremy Weber will be leading … Continue reading

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ArcGIS and Enabling the Fifth Part of a Successful GIS – People

Still looking for more info on ArcGIS Online and reasons for your org to consider it?  Esri’s Bern Szukalski (@bernszukalski) has done a nice job in a recent blog post titled “Enabling the Fifth Part of a Successful GIS” where … Continue reading

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USDA Drought Conditions Map via ArcGIS Online

The other day I shared details of a visualization of data that shows the status of the drought in the USA. Taking that a little further, I was told about a map on ArcGIS online (thanks @adamcarnowEsri) that displays the … Continue reading

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Mapping the Olympic Medals – An Esri Story Map

Loads of companies and online publications are mapping the Olympic metal count, including most of the large online news outlets and now Esri via their popular story map resource (http://mapstories.esri.com). The latest Esri story map is called Mapping the Metals … Continue reading

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ArcGIS Online at the 2012 #esriuc and Geography As A Platform – Top Features

No huge surprise here as much of the story t esriuc2012 was indeed, ArcGIS online (AGO), or as Jack Dangermond might describe it, The mapping platform for your organization! We heard how ago is a ready to use, simple, cloud … Continue reading

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Top 10 productivity enhancements in ArcGIS 10.1 #esriuc

A nugget from esriuc… Top 10 productivity enhancements at ArcGIS R 10.1 as described in the conference opening plenary… Labeling with maplex rule based labeling engine At 10.1 maplex included with all licenses Legends. Dynamic legends ensure all classes in … Continue reading

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8 Tips To Get the Most out of the ESRIUC and Education User Conference (EDUC)

This from our friend Joseph Kerski, the Esri EDU evangelist! Joseph is a staple at esriuc and EDUC and shares some tips on how to get the most out of the events. Educators and first time attendees will find these … Continue reading

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