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Do You Know the Definition of GIS?

Next week is a big week—Sunday kicks off Geography Awareness Week and Thursday is GIS Day . So here's a short, interactive activity designed as a teaching aid for those completely new to GIS. It's intended to reinforce essential key points about what Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:57 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Demo Shows Workflow for Online Collaboration

ArcGIS Online , now in public beta, is a destination that offers a lot to the GIS users who choose to visit. The site is a rich content source for GIS data, maps, and tools; it offers tools for quickly creating a Web map, and it's a venue for sharing Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:27 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Free Training Now Available for the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF

A recording of the Getting Started with ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF training seminar (broadcast live last month) was recently added to the ESRI Training Web site. This free one-hour seminar is designed to help experienced Web developers understand Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:25 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Want to Create Python Scripts? Try the F-C-P-M-T Method

We got a lot of requests on our 2009 ESRI Training survey for more courses on scripting, particularly with Python , the scripting environment included with ArcGIS. Currently, we have two instructor-led courses that focus entirely on creating geoprocessing Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:54 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Training Survey Results: Lower Cost, Greater Access Top the List of User Needs

While reviewing responses to the 2009 ESRI Training survey that recently closed, a couple of themes quickly emerged. We always include an open-ended question for survey takers to give us their thoughts in their own words. This year the question was, "What Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:00 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Now Available: ArcGIS Data Interoperability Web Series

ESRI Educational Services recently released a six-part Virtual Campus Web course series on the ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension . Jointly developed by ESRI and Safe Software , the series starts by teaching the basics of what data interoperability Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 1:29 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Can You Show Me My House?

Maryland’s award-winning use of GIS to measure performance impresses. Read why training is key to reaping the benefits of GIS. Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:07 AM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Training at the ESRI User Conference

The annual ESRI International User Conference is next week in San Diego, and the excitement around here is reaching a fever pitch. You've probably heard about the many technical sessions, demos, and other activities that are going on, but did you know Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:45 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

ESRI User Conference: Free Training at the Hands-On Learning Lab

The Hands-On Learning Lab is located inside the ESRI Showcase and will be open during the following hours: Tues. July 14: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wed. July 15: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thurs. July 16: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. No registration is required. Each lesson listed Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:19 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Win a Free ArcGIS Mobile Training Class

In previous posts , we reported on a new instructor-led course that teaches how to create an out-of-the-box ArcGIS Mobile project. We're so excited about this class we decided to give it away—well, we decided to give away three seats in the class anyway. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:50 AM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Training Spotlight: Web Maps

With the release of ArcGIS 9.3.1 , the buzz is all about getting your GIS content on the Web, or Web GIS. It seems that everyone's either doing it already or wants to do it. But how, some wonder, do you actually do Web GIS or how do you do it better? Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:43 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

May Flowers and Training Hours

Here we are, welcoming the merry month of May and how many of you have kept your New Year's training resolutions? Remember those? You were going to heed the president's call to invest in education and skills development to maintain your competitive advantage Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:24 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Spring Reading Suggestions for GIS Users

In the current edition of ArcUser Online a couple of articles caught my eye. In The Top Nine Reasons to Use a File Geodatabase , Colin Childs, an instructor with ESRI Educational Services, makes the case that the file geodatabase is a better choice for Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:00 PM by SuzanneB | 1 Comments

A Flex-ible Web Mapping Solution

In a previous post , we showed how to create a quick mashup using the ArcGIS API for Flex and free sample services from ArcGIS Online. Now there's another option designed for GIS professionals who want to create a high-performing Web mapping application Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:39 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments

Imagery and GIS: Integration Now, Integration in the Future

We've all heard a picture is worth a thousand words, but GIS users know that image data (imagery) is priceless for understanding what is going on in the world and how the world is changing. From emergency planning and disaster response to environmental Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:08 PM by SuzanneB | 0 Comments
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