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Layer Packages, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Explorer 900

A key new capacity in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 is the ability to generate "layer packages." These are sets of data plus the classification and symbolization scheme, exported out from ArcMap, and able to be drawn as the creator saved them. Instead of a folder Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:41 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS Using AGX #22: Prepping for Hurricanes

The weather is getting warmer, and June draws nigh, which means we're closing in on hurricane season in the Caribbean. I wanted to explore a way to see elements develop using ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX," ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geo-exploration tool). Read More...
Posted Monday, May 18, 2009 2:30 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Comparing the Regional Spatial Distribution of Two Businesses in ArcGIS Explorer

I have discussed using ArcGIS Explorer to map local and regional businesses. Let’s now compare the spatial pattern of two different businesses as they expand from their core region to become national operations. Near our ESRI office in Colorado is a Jason’s Read More...
Posted Friday, May 15, 2009 2:39 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS Using AGX#21: Integrating Tools

People often ask "If I want to do data analysis, what tool should I use?" Several weeks ago, I wrote a different blog entry about tool use . As I tell people, I use ArcGIS Desktop (either ArcView or full ArcInfo ), and ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX," ESRI's Read More...
Posted Monday, May 11, 2009 2:01 AM by tbaker | 1 Comments

Analyzing the Spatial Pattern of Businesses in ArcGIS Explorer

In a separate blog entry , I discussed the use of ArcGIS Explorer ( http://www.esri.com/arcgisexplorer ) to map the addresses or hometowns of students in your class. But today’s geotechnologies allow you to go so much deeper. Think about the other things Read More...
Posted Friday, May 01, 2009 1:21 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Analyzing the Spatial Distribution of Class Participants

When beginning any new class, you seek to encourage the students to get to know each other so that they can start building learning relationships. An increasing number of GIS tools can help make this “getting to know” activity even more fun and geospatial Read More...
Posted Friday, April 24, 2009 2:06 AM by tbaker | 1 Comments

Investigating the Earth Using Current Weather

One might think about using GIS in three powerful ways. First, running GIS software on a local computer with local data dominated much of the first 30 years of GIS through the late 1990s. While some of the “local” data and even software may have been Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 2:49 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS Using AGX#20: Watching Weather

It's springtime in the center of the US, so I thought it would be a good time to check in with the National Weather Service. I found some cool capacities, so this blog uses ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX," ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geo-exploration tool) Read More...
Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 3:17 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS Using AGX#19: Flooding Fargo

As a nearly lifelong resident of Minnesota, I grew up understanding the geography that feeds into the floods of the "Red River of the North". In southern California this weekend, I heard radio personalities asking each other questions about the flooding. Read More...
Posted Monday, March 30, 2009 2:24 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Analyzing Redoubt Volcano in ArcGIS Explorer

As Mount Redoubt volcano in Alaska has begun a new series of eruptions, it provides a relevant and interesting current event with numerous possibilities for spatial analysis. Volcanoes by their very nature lend themselves well to 3-D study, so let us Read More...
Posted Friday, March 27, 2009 2:10 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Fun with GIS Using AGX #18: Resource Center

Users of ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX," ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geo-exploration tool) may have checked the ArcGIS Resource Centers for good content in the past, but if you haven't been there for a while, it's worth another visit. The ArcGIS Explorer Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:57 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Fun with GIS Using AGX #17: Virtual Earth

One of the data layers available to users of ArcGIS Explorer (ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geo-explorations tool) is Microsoft's Virtual Earth. ( AGX Blog readers know this has been available since summer 2008. OK, I'm a little slow.) This is a "premium" Read More...
Posted Monday, March 16, 2009 5:37 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

What do you think? - "What's the Right Tool to Use?"

A teacher educator this week asked, basically, "What software should I use with my students? If we use free tools, are they of any value? If we use ESRI's full tools, will these new teachers be able to afford them at their new schools? And can I learn Read More...
Posted Monday, March 09, 2009 5:55 AM by tbaker | 1 Comments

Fun with GIS using AGX #16: Island Reef Application

Many people have heard about " the best job in the world ", a promotion by Tourism Queensland. About 34,000 people have applied. I decided to as well, building my application using ArcGIS Explorer (or "AGX"), ESRI's free, downloadable, 3-D geoexploration Read More...
Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 6:57 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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Mapping Geotagged Pictures with ArcGIS Explorer

“Geotagging” is the process of adding location information to digital media. Most often, geotagging refers to adding latitude/longitude to digital picutres. Some people find knowing “where” a picture was taken, as valable as knowing “when” it was taken. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:23 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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