Esri has announced they have expanded the technical certification process with the addition of 2 new exams. The new technical certification examinations now available from Esri include: ArcGIS Desktop Developer Associate and Enterprise System Design Associate . These offerings join the growing list of certifications that validate technical expertise in Esri’s desktop, developer, and enterprise […]
Esri Solutions For Deploying Mobile GIS
Esri offers users a host of solutions, designed to be used from PC, web and mobile clients, however, lately there’s definitely huge interest in the mobile ecosystem. The company actually offers 5 solutions they bill as “mobile” offerings. These include ArcGIS for Win Mobile, ArcPad, ArcGIS for Windows Phone and ArcGIS Desktop – each has […]
Video – Tim O'reilly The Power of Platforms from Web 2.0 to Gov 2.0
The internet operating system is a data operating system… Via Esri videos, Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, explores the notion of the Internet becoming an Operating System with subsystems and applications that deliver services and the importance of data as the foundation of the future. O’reilly recognizes how mapping professionals have been […]
Esri Video – Intro to ArcGIS Web APIs for JavaScript, Flex, and Silverlight
Are you an Esri user or thinking about becoming a user in order to build your own webmap solutions? Here’s a fabulous video that describes the APIs that Esri provides to help you build you apps – Javascript, Flex, and Silverlight. From the video… Jeremy Bartley, Mansour Raad, and Art Haddad demonstrate how you can […]
Responding To Australia Floods With Esri GIS Mobile Technology
Ever wonder what GIS / Geo mapping geeks do when disaster strikes – like the recent devastation in Queensland Australia? They head out into flooded areas with their hardware and they get to work providing first responders with the data they need – these guys are awesome! With Queensland recently subjected to an unprecedented flood […]
Esri ArcGIS and Queensland Australia Flood Damage Mapping
With Queensland in the middle of an unprecedented flood crisis, the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service Rapid Damage Assessment Teams have sprung into action, delivering vital information to assist in recovery operations in the wake of Cyclone Larry. Of note, The extent of the devastation / floods in Queensland was reported to be larger than […]
DevGeo Silicon Valley Videos from #Esri
Recall it was back in November when Esri hosted DevGeo event Silicon Valley… a gathering of GeoGeeks in the Valley! The event was promoted and supported by Esri’s developer crew, see @esridevgeo. If you didn’t make it to DevGeo no worries, the videos are now available for viewing online – see http://www.esri.com/events/devgeo/index.html
DevSummit Video – @Bnoyle was that your Business Model [Google] We Just Ran Over?
A fun presentation made at the Esri hosted DevSummit in Fort Collins Colorado by Bryan Noyle @bnoyle of DTSgis.com. Bryan discusses the web2.0, Google Maps, mapping APIs, Flex, and other goodies. Bryan asks, What’s your Google-Ness and describes how Google may be stepping on your business model – awesome stuff! “Google has become the WalMart […]
Reminder of ArcGIS.com (coming soon) and ArcGIS Explorer Online
We had a chance recently to discuss ArcGIS Explorer and in particular, ArcGIS Explore online (think free, online GIS experience) and the future of these online services with Bernie Szukalski (@bernszukalski), ArcGIS.com Product Manager with ESRI. As you may know, ArcGIS.com is currently in a “coming soon” status although visitors to the site can access […]
Video of the day – Reminder, 2010 ESRI Developer Summit : Java Sessions
A message from ESRI about this month’s Dev Summit… David invites Java developers to attend the technical sessions and demo theaters on ArcGIS Java platform at the upcoming ESRI Devloper Summit in Palm Springs, CA