…is the topic of a webcast sponsored by CIVICTechonologies and LibraryJournal that explores how the Topeka & Shawnee County (KS) Public Library gained a better understanding of their customer needs using GIS-based market analysis. A recording of the webcast is available from the LibraryJournal website at no cost. Market ...

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 Deli. After querying each location of Jason’s Deli from the Jason’s website, I ...

The ESRI GIS Education Community unveiled the Case Studies collection this week. These case studies are rich, real-world stories of GIS in education – across several educational categories. These stories represent best practices of GIS planning, implementation or evaluation in education. To find stories most relevant to your needs, search ...

Elsewhere, I discussed using ArcGIS Explorer to map local businesses. Let’s now analyze the spatial pattern of businesses regionally or nationally. Think about different types and scales of businesses. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard is a local business with 2 St Louis locations, while Menard’s is a regional Upper Midwest hardware store. ...

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 on the landscape that you could map and analyze spatially. Something easy and ...

Now more than ever, financial institutions need to be savvy about doing business. Organizations in this market have been touched by the recent financial crisis and are feeling the effects from credit unions downsizing to stay in positive net worth, to real estate investment trusts (REITs) trying to pay down short term debts. Organizations are ...

Recently, Jack Dangermond, ESRI president, talked with Government Technology on what lies ahead for GIS and how the Web plays a crucial role.  ''My forecast is that as society becomes familiar with looking at things through geospatial visualization, they will be increasingly interested in services that go beyond simple maps and images. GIS ...

Transoceanic yacht races are not normally thought of as spectator sports. Fans watch as competitors leave the marina, fast becoming a dot on the horizon. Several weeks later, fans at the destination gather to witness the final moments. Unfortunately, they all miss the action. Who took the first lead? What weather-related obstacles did the skippers ...

In a recent issue of ArcNews, ESRI President Jack Dangermond explains the new and expanding role of GIS professionals and outlines some of the underlying technologies that will support this vision. He also talks about the future of GIS on the Web and how that is making geographic knowledge easier to access and more available. Geographically ...

GIS and business intelligence (BI) have traditionally addressed differing issues in organizations and have resided in mutually exclusive operational silos. Both technologies have matured into viable enterprise solutions that fit well in today's IT environments so it comes as no surprise that organizations are now looking to integrate the ...