Jeff Shaner

Jeff Shaner is a senior Program Manager with the Software Products division at Esri. Over the past 17 years with Esri, Jeff has focused his career on building Desktop, Server and Mobile technology within the Software Products group. Right now Jeff is a member of the Applications team focused on envisioning and evangelizing new applications for users of geospatial technology on devices.

Recent Posts

ArcGIS for Windows Phone Updated!

The apps team has released an update to the ArcGIS for Windows Phone app that greatly improves its use on Windows Phone 8 devices. You can download the updated app from the Windows Phone Store today!

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Getting Started with Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

A few weeks ago we held a Live Training Seminar introducing the Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS. Monitoring Data Using Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS is available on the Esri Training web site so if you missed it you can sign in with your Esri Global account and watch it now! There were a lot of great questions asked over the course of the day and unfortunately we could not answer all of them during the Q&A. Continue reading

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Collector for ArcGIS and Operations Dashboard Updated!

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The apps team have released significant updates to the Collector for ArcGIS and Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS applications today. Collector updates are available for download from Apple’s App Store and Google Play and the Operations Dashboard can be found inside … Continue reading

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ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1 Released!

ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1 has been released and its available for download from the Esri Customer Care Portal right now!!

If you use a Windows 7 or 8 device (laptops and tablets) in the field, you will love the enhancements we have made to the ArcGIS application! Plus if you belong to an ArcGIS Online organization then this release will open up new opportunities for you to use your Windows Mobile or Windows devices in the field… Continue reading

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ArcGIS for Android 2.0.4 Update Available

We have updated the ArcGIS for Android app to address some important bug fixes that address concerns over usability and stability just in time for the Holidays!

Issues addressed in this update:

  • NIM084775 – map layers secured with the same credentials will prompt you once to sign in.
  • NIM084516 – ArcGIS now fully supports all of the editing options associated with a feature service.
  • NIM084565 – we have improved accuracy when using the Measure Tool with different units of measure.

Visit Google Play or the Amazon App Store today to download the latest version.

Mobile Team

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Open the ArcGIS app from the tap of a map!

Using ArcGIS Online it is easy to create and share maps that can be opened in either a web browser or inside the ArcGIS application on your smartphone/tablet device

Sharing a map can be as simple as sharing a link by email. Opening the web browser and a web application from a link is universal. Just simply paste the URL inside of your email and mobile mail clients will recognize it and open the web browser when you tap on it. For example, Ecological Footprints of Nations is a link you can tap on if reading this post on your iPad or Android tablet and it will open up the web browser and point it to http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=1a40fa5cc1ab4569b79f45444d728067. Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy – Damage Survey Reports on your smartphone

With continued support for emergency operations, the Disaster Response Team within Esri has provided ready-to-use Damage Survey templates for use with iPhones, iPads and Android devices. You can publish these templates within your ArcGIS Online organization and deploy to your response and recovery teams. Continue reading

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High Accuracy GPS now available with ArcGIS for Windows Mobile!

Esri is proud to announce that we now have a GeoCollector solution for high accuracy GPS data collection with ArcGIS for Windows Mobile!

GeoCollector for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile
GeoCollector for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile is an end-to-end field data collection solution that bundles together Esri ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 3.1 software, Trimble® PositionsTM Software Suite by Trimble®, and Trimble® GeoExplorer® 6000 series GNSS hardware. Continue reading

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ArcGIS for iOS 2.3.2 adds iOS 6.0 and iPhone 5 support

Some of you may have noticed the ArcGIS update already on your iOS devices. We are pleased to announce that ArcGIS for iOS is now compatible with iOS 6.0 and the iPhone 5. For those of you waiting for the ArcGIS for iOS app update before upgrading to iOS 6, the wait is over.

If you haven’t already, please go download the ArcGIS application from the iTunes app store.

Mobile Team

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ArcGIS for iOS and iOS 6.0 release

On Wednesday September 19th, Apple will release a new version of their mobile operating system (iOS 6.0) ahead of launching new iPhone 5 devices. In certifying the final release seed of iOS 6.0 we have uncovered several problems with the existing ArcGIS application.

If your organization is currently using the ArcGIS application on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch devices we encourage you to wait until we update to the ArcGIS application before upgrading devices to iOS 6. We are finalizing our changes now and anticipate submitting to Apple’s App Store shortly. Once approved you will receive an update notification on your device and we will send out notification with another blog post.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Mobile Team

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