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June 2009 - Posts

ArcGIS Online public beta now available

The new ArcGIS Online site went public beta earlier today, and the latest post on the ArcGIS Online blog provides a great introduction to using and leveraging the site, including some specific examples using the soon-to-be released new version of ArcGIS Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:10 AM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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ArcGIS Explorer and ArcGIS Online articles in the latest ArcWatch

ArcWatch is ESRI's e-magazine for GIS news, views, and insights. The latest ArcWatch includes a couple of articles of specific interest to Explorer users. The first is a preview of what's coming in the next release of ArcGIS Explorer . The second covers Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:30 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments

Creating layer packages part 2 - using group layers

We covered some basics in an earlier tutorial post on creating layer packages . Here we'll build on that and take a look at how group layers can be used to create a multi-layer package. We visited the NPS Data Store and downloaded geologic data for the Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:51 AM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments

A tutorial for creating good layer packages

With the release of ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 the ability to create layer packages was introduced. Layer packages encapsulate the data, cartography, and other properties of the layer as it's authored in ArcMap (or ArcGlobe) into one easily shareable package. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:01 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 1 Comments

Layer packages, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, and Explorer 900

A recent post by Tom Baker on the GIS Education Community blog highlights layer packages. We'll be covering this in more detail here in an upcoming post. We've mentioned layer packages in the context of Explorer 900 in several past posts. To find them Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:10 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Exploring big holes in the ground - Part 2

In an earlier post we reviewed how to use Go To Location and other tools to take a look at large holes in the ground. So continuing with that theme we'll take a look at a few more... Meteor Crater is located in northern Arizona and is over 4000 feet across Read More...
Posted Friday, June 05, 2009 1:34 PM by bszukalski | 0 Comments
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Exploring (and sharing) big holes in the ground

The other week I was flying into Salt Lake City on a regional jet. As we approached the airport our flight path took us over an impressive and very large hole in the ground. Looking in a Salt Lake area guide it become apparent that what I'd seen from Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:45 PM by bszukalski | 0 Comments

Lakers vs. Nuggets - A tale of two 3D Sketchup stadiums

So the Lakers beat the Nuggets to advance to the finals, and we decided to take a look at both sports venues in 3D to show how you can use Sketchup to add 3D buildings to your maps. First we went to the Google 3D Sketchup Warehouse where we can find lots Read More...
Posted Monday, June 01, 2009 1:35 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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