The latest Esri story map is a handy resource that reveals the latest pre and post Sandy imagery from NOAA. Using a slider action the user simply drags the red line to delineate where the pre and post imagery will be determined… amazing to see the destruction from this terrible tragedy. The map shows NOAA […]
Esri Severe Weather Map Tracks Hurricane Sandy
In a reminder that hurricane season is still with us, Esri has a fine story map to inform users of severe weather updates, projected storm paths, and social media posts of interest. The latest map helps the user track hurricane Sandy – check it out HERE
Webcast series – Your Pathway to ArcGIS Online #MapThis
Here’s something for those of you interested in learning more about ArcGIS online, a webcast series from Geo-Jobe Consulting titled “Your Pathway to ArcGIS Online”. This comes from the crew’s blog… Over the next few months, Jeremy Weber will be leading a series of FREE “MapCasts” that focus on various aspects of the ArcGIS Online platform. […]
Esri DevMeetUp Events Hit Canada in November – Get your GeoGeek On!
It’s good to finally see the DevMeetup movement that Esri made popular in the US finally catching on up north in Canada – albeit after watching the southern crew roll them out in dozens of venues over the past 2-3 years – better late than never I guess! Coming up in November, the organizing crew […]
Esri Acquires Portland, Oregon Start-up Geoloqi to Create new Portland R&D Center
Well, Esri has done it again… Jack has dug into his pockets and scooped up another company, this time it was Portland OR based Geoloqi, a a geeky, startup best known for their geocoding API and location-aware triggers designed to inform mobile users of events and other time and location-sensitive events. Indeed, its interesting to […]
Esri Story Map Reveals TopTen most damaging U.S. hurricanes
Another new story map from Esri… this one shows off facts and figures of the most damaging hurricanes to make landfall in the USA.The map shows the historical track of the hurricanes along with statistics, relevant information, and photographs.The story map uses information and data collected from NOAA From Esri… What were the worst hurricanes […]
10 Useful Resources to Get started With HTML5
If you develop web apps and services or mobile apps, or perhaps are considering porting your apps to mobile / tablet devices then there’s no doubt that HTML5 is an important consideration. And so, here’s a list of 10 articles and resources that will be useful to those interested in learning more about HTML5. 10 […]
Web Map Tip – Seattle Parking Map, Seattle.gov
Here’s an awesome webmap tip to share (courtesy of a tip-off I received via the Esri FB page) the WDOT Seattle Parking map from seattle.gov. This is a handy online resource showing where to park and how much it costs in the City of Seattle. Users will find parking lots, street parking restrictions, rates and […]
Correction – Esri Announces ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 3.1
A correction… I first posted this with a title in error that read “Esri announces ArcGIS Mobile for Windows 3.1″… obviously it should read Esri Announces ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 3.1… OOPS! In all honesty though, I have a helluva time with all the Windows, Win dows mobile, Windows Phone, Windoze yadada OS versions… Geeze […]
ArcGIS and Enabling the Fifth Part of a Successful GIS – People
Still looking for more info on ArcGIS Online and reasons for your org to consider it? Esri’s Bern Szukalski (@bernszukalski) has done a nice job in a recent blog post titled “Enabling the Fifth Part of a Successful GIS” where he takes a hard look at the end user, however, he goes on in the […]