by James Killick Ever looked at Business Analyst Online and wanted to embed the same kind of functionality into your own site? Well now you can with the new API to Business Analyst Online! The great new service allows web developers to simply call our REST or SOAP APIs to create ring or drive time trade areas and generate the same reports that ...

It’s been just over one year since we released the first version of the ArcGIS API for Flex. Since then we’ve seen an amazing interest in our Flex API. Many users have created great web applications with the API, and the Flex forum is now the most active of all the ArcGIS Server forums. Today we are pleased to announce the release of ArcGIS API ...

Since the release of ArcGIS Server, ESRI has offered Web application developer frameworks (ADFs) for .Net, and Java. Last year, ESRI also released Web mapping APIs for JavaScript, Flex, and Silverlight, further expanding the choices for developers. One of the most common questions we’ve received at the ESRI User Conference and other recent ...

We’ve had quite a few requests from developers new to our JavaScript, Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight APIs asking for pointers on where to start. There is a lot of good content out there, sometimes it exists in places you might not have thought to look. The best place to start is in the Resource Centers. Each API has a dedicated Resource ...

As an ArcGIS API for Flex developer, knowing the basic differences between Stage, Point and MapPoint will save you a lot of time when you need to use geometry or shapes in your applications. The bottom line is every Flex display object has its own coordinate space which is essentially a graph upon which you can plot locations. Stage represents ...

You probably wonder how much you can get out of a four-core machine with ArcGIS Server. The answer depends on what you do... We've prepared a new white paper document where you can see some interesting metrics on the throughput of a workgroup ArcGIS Server deployment and an application based on the Flex Viewer. Throughout the document you'll ...

Yesterday we posted about events for JavaScript developers at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference. Today here's a look at some of the offerings for Flex developers. Special Interest Group Tuesday, July 14th, 12 - 1 PM, Room 28A Come to meet the development team and hear Kevin Hoyt, Adobe platform evangelist talk about the Adobe Flex ...

Two must-see technology evangelists will be giving talks at the ESRI User Conferece. Dylan Schieman, CEO of SitePen and Co-founder of the Dojo Toolkit, and Kevin Hoyt who is a Platform Evangelist with Adobe Systems Inc.Dylan will be talking on Tuesday, July 14, 12pm - 1pm, Room 15A at the ArcGIS API for JavaScript Special Interest Group meeting. ...

Six ArcGIS API for Flex sample apps are now available on Adobe's Tour de Flex component explorer. If you aren't already familiar with Tour de Flex, it is a great resource for all Flex developers. It gives you finger-tip access to hundreds of live AIR and Flex sample applications such as common components, skinning effect and more along with source ...

We have updated the Water Operations Dashboard.  This version is based on the ArcGIS API for Flex 1.2 libraries and the Sample Flex Viewer that was released on May 29th.   The Water Operations Dashboard is based on the Sample Flex Viewer with a few enhancments.  Identification Widget:  This widget allows the user to ...