Plenary Session (RSS)

ESRI Bulging with Geographic Content

Content makes the GIS world go round and ESRI is offering plenty of it. ESRI's Christophe Charpentier talked about ESRI's geographic content resources. "ESRI has made available to its customers world imagery, street maps, thematic maps, world terrain Read More...
Posted Monday, July 20, 2009 10:50 AM by ESRI-UC-Team
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Time to Share: ArcGIS Online Helps User Community Collaborate

The new content sharing application in ArcGIS Online serves as a central repository for users to easily share and find GIS data, maps, layers, services, and tools. During the UC plenary, ArcGIS Online product manager Rob Shanks described how the GIS community Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:18 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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Map Automation Lightens Workload

Map automation helps users do their work more easily. ESRI presenter Adam Pittman demonstrated how map automation functionality in ArcGIS 9.4 will employ Data Driven Pages and Python scripting to aid ArcMap management. Data Driven Pages is a new capability Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:17 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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Calling iPhone Owners: GIS App is in Your Immediate Future

In the past two years, more than 21 million people have purchased Apple iPhones. Naturally it is inevitable that GIS mobile technology find its way to this popular device. This is GIS for your pocket. Think of it, since the iPhone is an iPod, an Internet Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:16 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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New GIS Image Data Management Capabilities Unveiled at Conference

During the UC plenary, ESRI's imagery expert Lawrie Jordan showed the new imagery capabilities that will be available in the yet-to-be-released ArcGIS 9.4. The Image Data Management solution manages large image catalogs. It includes a raster catalog called Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:15 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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GeoMentors Inspire a New Generation of GIS Users

GeoMentors are people who give their time and skill to inspire and help others develop GIS skills that will enable them to better serve their communities. GeoMentors tend to beget more GeoMentors. During the ESRI UC Plenary, Eric Cromwell, Coordinator Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:14 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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On the Go FedEx GIS Tracking Operations

FedEx arrived on time at the ESRI UC, not to deliver packages, but to share with the conference how the organization is using GIS to meet delivery deadlines. FedEx technology strategist Adam Mollenkopf explained to the plenary audience what happens behind Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:13 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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Editing Tasks Simplified in ArcGIS 9.4

Many GIS professionals spend a lot of time creating and updating GIS data. ESRI developers working on ArcGIS 9.4 have come up with innovative ways to simplify editing tasks to help you get your work done faster. ESRI's Doug Morgenthaler described some Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:12 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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ArcGIS Resource Centers Templates Ease Workload

ArcGIS Resource Centers provides a one-stop place to go for information about products, functions, user communities, and solutions. The Web site offers users tools to help them get started with their projects. ArcGIS Resource Centers spokesman Scott Oppmann Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:10 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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Communicate Geographically with ArcGIS Explorer

Once again ESRI spotlighted its GIS viewer ArcGIS Explorer at the UC plenary. The popular download continues to take center stage by offering users access to ready-to-use ArcGIS Online basemaps and layers. ESRI's Bernard Szukalski demonstrated the elegance Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 12:09 PM by ESRI-UC-Team
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Looking Forward to Top 9 Picks in ArcGIS 9.4

During the ESRI UC plenary session, in front of an image of beautiful Yosemite National Park, ESRI’s John Calkins previewed his countdown list of his 9 favorite innovations in the upcoming release of ArcGIS 9.4. Number 9 on the countdown is an upgraded Read More...
Posted Monday, July 13, 2009 11:49 AM by ESRI-UC-Team
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