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November 2008 - Posts

Explorer, GIS Day, and Geography Awareness Week

Yesterday was GIS Day , and we've still got a couple of days left in Geography Awareness Week. About.com informs us that: Geography Awareness Week was established in 1987 when U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed legislation that established the third Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:12 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments

Using ArcGIS Online via direct connection

The ArcGIS Explorer default map, and maps and layers you can discover on the Explorer Resource Center , are created using ArcGIS Online services . Behind the scenes these have been authored using ArcGIS Desktop, and are powered by ArcGIS Server. We've Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:42 AM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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The shakedown on the ShakeOut

Yesterday nearly 5 million Californians living near the San Andreas fault participated in an earthquake disaster preparedness drill called the ShakeOut, which we mentioned in our post yesterday. The earthquake scenario included a 7.8-magnitude earthquake Read More...
Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 2:56 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments

The Great California ShakeOut

Today at 10:00 a.m. PST marked the official beginning of the Great California ShakeOut. According to the Great Southern California ShakeOut site site the event will bring together millions of people throughout Southern California in the ShakeOut drill, Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:37 AM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Learning about ArcGIS Online updates

We recently completed a two-part post on managing your Explorer cache. In Part I we noted how the content available at the ArcGIS Explorer Resource Center is delivered via ArcGIS Online. We also talked about the fact that ArcGIS Online content is updated Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:08 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Your Cache Portfolio - Part 2

In Part 1 of our mini-series on cache , we covered its implications with the default map and using other maps and layers from the Resource Center. Here in Part 2 we'll take a closer look at managing cache when connecting to individual services and local Read More...
Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 4:15 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Explorer on The Weather Channel

This Weather Channel article reviews the 2008 severe weather season, and makes for a very interesting, if sobering, read. We noted that the 4th graphic in the article shows ArcGIS Explorer displaying a tornado path across downtown Atlanta, and was produced Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:55 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Your Cache Portfolio - Part 1

You should see your investment advisor about investing cash, but in this two part post we'll cover how you can best manage your investment in Explorer map cache. Under most circumstances cache and how it is managed are completely internal to the application. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:30 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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