Best Practices

Visualizing Geography With Information Technology

You will find abundant evidence of the important contributions that GIS technology can make toward improving our quality of life and supporting more analytical decision making. Learn how digital geography impacts our society.

• Geography Matters - White paper [PDF]
• Measuring Up: The Business Case for GIS - ESRI Press book

The following is just a sampling of the articles, white papers, and case studies interspersed throughout ESRI.com. For more real-world scenarios of problem solving with GIS, please visit our comprehensive Industries showcase and browse ESRI in the News.

• Time for Business to Get Serious About Location Technology
  InformationWeek, February 9, 2008 —by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
• Beyond ZIP Codes
• Big Company Intelligence on a Small Company Budget
• North Raleigh Leads Ranking of Triangle Luxury ZIP Codes
  
• ESRI Inks Deal With Chorus
  
• Mapping the Geospatial Community, Part Four
• More Than Pie Charts
• ESRI Expands Support for Data Interoperability and Standards
• Interoperability Multiplies Returns on Investment
• AAA's Internet TripTik Makes Getting Detailed Directions Faster
• Enabling the IT Enterprise With GIS Functionality
• New Image Storage Architecture Provides Turnkey Solutions
• ArcWeb Services—Delivering the Data That's Needed, When It's Needed
• See Your Business From a New Perspective [PDF]
• Power Your Business With ESRI GIS [PDF]
• GIS for Retail—Understand Your Business From a New Perspective [PDF]
• Western Exterminator Boosts Business With GIS [PDF]
• Geographic Information Systems: The Value Added in Federal Government [PDF]
• More Efficient Route Planning for Cleaner Air [PDF]
• Charting a Path to Savings [PDF]
• Business Case for GIS—GIS in Government: (ROI)