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Now Available: ArcGIS for Local Government Fall 2012 Release

The fall 2012 release of ArcGIS for Local Government is now available for download.  Highlights include:

  • The first release of the Executive Dashboard –  A HTML 5 application used by local government leaders to proactively view critical metrics, identify trends, raise questions, and devise new management strategies.
  • A new version of My Government Services - A HTML 5 application that helps residents locate a government facility and obtain information about curbside and drop-off services provided by a government agency.
  • ArcGIS 10.1 releases of Water Utility Mobile Map, Public Safety COP and Tax Parcel Viewer.
  • Support for ArcGIS 10.1 SP1
  • Dramatic improvements to the Online Help system.

More information on this release can be found in the What’s New section of the help and in the release notes for each map and app.

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ArcGIS 10.1 and Windows 8

Microsoft has recently released Windows 8 and we have just released ArcGIS 10.1 Service Pack 1.  I’m pleased to announce that Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are now supported operating systems for ArcGIS 10.1 SP1.

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Announcing 64-bit Geoprocessing!

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At the Esri 2012 User Conference, 64-bit Background Geoprocessing was announced and scheduled to be released with 10.1 service pack 1. Now, with the release of 10.1 service pack 1 the 64-bit Background Geoprocessing installation is available for download from … Continue reading

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The new ScratchGDB and ScratchFolder environments

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One of the enhancements to the 10.1 release was the addition of two new environment variables (scratchFolder and scratchGDB) as mentioned in the What’s New for Geoprocessing in 10.1. (If you haven’t read it, check out all enhancements!). While new … Continue reading

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ArcGIS for Local Government Fall 2012 Release Coming Soon

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As we get closer to the ArcGIS for Local Government fall release, we wanted to take a minute to share with you our plans for the next release. But before we do that, its been awhile since we last “spoke” … Continue reading

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Attend ArcGIS for Local Government Live Training Seminar on October 4, 2012

This seminar will provide an introduction to ArcGIS for Local Government solution, as well as a set of maps and apps for local government users. In this seminar, you will learn how to use the maps and apps to meet specific business needs in your organization. It will emphasize implementation best practices and describe how you can participate in this user community. Continue reading

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Using ArcGIS for sports analytics

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By Damien Demaj, Cartographer The statistical component of sport has always provided a fascinating way to analyze performance and success. This might simply be the final score, but for some sports, such as football, baseball, cricket, golf and tennis, meaningful … Continue reading

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Make ArcGIS better by reporting software errors and joining the Esri User Experience Improvement Program

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You are trying to finish up a project with a deadline, haven’t saved your edits all day, and then, poof, ArcMap closes unexpectedly. Esri strives to produce stable, quality software, but occasionally bad things happen and you see: “ArcGIS has … Continue reading

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New ArcGIS Help Topics Address Common Parcel Editing Workflows

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This week, the ArcGIS Online Help system was updated and now includes instructions for a series of parcel editing workflows that guide you through common parcel editing tasks. For example, there are workflows for tasks like parcel merge, parcel split … Continue reading

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ArcGIS for Local Government 10.1 Release Now Available

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Today, we launched the first 10.1 release of the ArcGIS for Local Government solution.  It includes an update to each application (new Add-Ins and updated JavaScript and Flex applications) along with a new local government information model that you can … Continue reading

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