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ESRI Corporate Alliance News
ESRI Thanks Alliances for Supporting the 2008 ESRI International User Conference
The first week of August found ESRI alliances amidst thousands of ESRI users in San Diego, California, for the 28th annual ESRI International User Conference. An event of this magnitude can happen only with the support and hard work of many, not the least of whom are alliance partners. Our users were able to enjoy a diverse offering of special interest group meetings, sessions, presentations, and social events because of your commitment. ESRI thanks you for the many ways you lent support, helping make this an exceptional event and experience for all.
Citrix/ESRI Webinar
Thursday, August 28, 2008
2:00 p.m. (EDT)
View a live presentation featuring senior IT professionals from the Southwest Florida Water Management District on how they optimize ESRI GIS applications on Citrix software for their employees and mobile workforce. They will describe their Citrix implementation for GIS and share key strategies for improving performance, security, and productivity. There will be a live demonstration of a GIS production environment running Citrix including roaming profiles and printer and plotting requirements. Viewers will gain insight from lessons learned from a GIS and Citrix perspective.
Exclusive Offer—Crystal Reports 2008 for ESRI Customers
ESRI customers upgrading or purchasing a full version of Crystal Reports 2008 for exclusive use with ESRI applications can still receive the special pricing offer from Business Objects. Crystal Reports 2008 is a powerful, dynamic, actionable reporting solution that helps users design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the Web or embedded in enterprise applications. It enables end users to create reports with stunning visualizations; conduct on-report business modeling; and execute decisions quickly from the report itself, reducing dependency on IT and developers.
ArcGIS 9.3 will include a 30-day evaluation copy of Crystal Reports 2008. Existing ArcGIS users can continue to use the version of Crystal Reports they received with their 9.2 update. Customers who wish to upgrade to or purchase Crystal Reports 2008 following the evaluation period can do so at Business Objects' worldwide e-store.
City of Folsom Keeps Residents Aware of Development Projects with GIS
The City of Folsom, California, has grown rapidly and faced tremendous challenges in disseminating information to the public about its many development projects. The solution, a Web-based mapping application, is based on ESRI's ArcGIS Server and leverages its service-oriented architecture (SOA) and the ESRI Web Application Developer Framework (ADF). The application user interface, developed with Microsoft .NET 2.0 and AJAX, is easy for the public to use and city staff to manage and customize. The Capitol Improvement and Development Projects Viewer project was completed in less than 90 days and was implemented in less than 30 days.
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Product News
ArcGIS 9.3 Now Available
ArcGIS 9.3 began shipping late last month. At the 9.3 release, ESRI has focused on improvements for spatial data management, cartography, mobile technology, data dissemination, and much more. See what's new in ArcGIS 9.3 for server, desktop, and mobile, and watch a demo that showcases the enhancements of this release.
Improve Marketing Analyses with Business Analyst Online
New features available for subscribers to Business Analyst Online, ESRI's Web-based analysis tool, include unlimited use of imagery from i-cubed, an ESRI business partner, and special add-on packages of labor force and skills data reports compiled from information provided by another ESRI business partner, Workforce Strategies, Inc. This new data and imagery will help professionals in commercial real estate, retail, economic development, urban planning, and public safety organizations, as well as other industry sectors, conduct even more comprehensive market analyses.
ESRI's 2008 Community Sourcebook Products Deliver Accurate U.S. Demographic Data
Experts and students across all industry sectors now have access to the most accurate demographic data with the 2008 Sourcebook products. ESRI has published the soft-cover editions of Community Sourcebook of ZIP Code Demographics and Community Sourcebook of County Demographics as well as the Sourcebook–America with ArcReader CD-ROM, all of which include ESRI's 2008/2013 demographic updates and projections for data variables such as population, age distribution, and income. See more on Community Sourcebooks.
ArcPad 7.1.1 and ArcPad Application Builder 7.1.1 Now Available
The latest versions of ESRI's mobile GIS software for field mapping and data collection have been released. New improvements enhance the user experience by increasing productivity and ease of use in the field, allowing mobile users to make decisions more quickly and accurately.
ESRI Press Publishes Definitive Book on GIS and Return on Investment
The Business Benefits of GIS: An ROI Approach details a return on investment (ROI) methodology that explains how the implementation of a GIS can create business value for an organization. This book was written by David Maguire and Victoria Kouyoumjian, ESRI's chief scientist and IT strategy expert, respectively, and Ross Smith, a member of PA Consulting Group, Inc.'s management team and leader of the firm's GIS initiatives.
Building a GIS: System Architecture Design Strategies for Managers Just Released by ESRI Press
Author Dave Peters, director of systems integration for ESRI, shares a tried-and-true methodology for building a successful system for GIS that's rooted in ESRI's consulting experience and feedback from customers. He hopes the book will help managers avoid the common tendency to "feel their way" to a proper system design.
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GIS in Action
China Relief and Recovery Efforts Enhanced Using GIS
ESRI and ESRI China (Beijing) Limited are supplying GIS software, staffing, and resources to assist in the relief and recovery efforts taking place in the Sichuan province of China, where an 8.0-magnitude earthquake occurred on May 12, causing the country's worst natural disaster in 30 years. ESRI is working closely with government officials and dozens of agencies, supplying GIS software, services, hardware, data, and more.
Get Ready For GIS Day—November 19, 2008
Promote GIS Day with an engaging and colorful printed flyer. The 2008 GIS Day flyer is both informational and inspirational. It encourages educators, professionals, and students alike to participate in this global event. Download the flyer [PDF] to help you get the word out about GIS Day.
Myanmar's Cyclone—Damaged Rice Production Regions Monitored with GIS Subsequent to Cyclone Nargis, a category-3 tropical storm that struck the low-lying and heavily populated coastline of Myanmar on May 2, 2008, the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture began producing a series of GIS-based maps of the damaged agricultural areas to accompany its commodity intelligence reports. Published on the FAS Web site, these maps are created using geospatial data and the technology found in ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop software.
GIS Recruited in Battle against Land Mines
Peace came to Cambodia more than a decade ago, but people there still die from land mines and unexploded ordnance accidents. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority uses GIS technology to analyze the data that will reveal the most hazardous locations of mines and munitions.
See Creative and Entertaining Glimpses of GIS in Action
GIS is applied in a multitude of ways in many sectors of industry and government. ESRI congratulates the first-place winners of the 2008 GIS in Action Video contest for their exceptional entries: Robbi, Gracie, and Garrett McKinney, creators of "This Is How We Use GIS," and Mike Morrison, James Mallory, and Larry Stein, the talent behind "Tracing the Trails."
Watch the video of "GIS in Action Video Contest".
ArcScene is the star of this video.
Watch the video of "GIS in Action Video Contest".
Days past and present converge in this video tracing the Chisholm Trail.
These two videos capture very different uses of GIS technology and remind us that in addition to the more serious efforts that GIS supports, there's also fun to be had!
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ESRI in the News
Download a White Paper: ESRI Trend Analysis 2008/2013
In a new report, ESRI demographer Lynn Wombold writes about housing market trends; the credit crunch; and demographic changes related to baby boomers, Generation Y, and the Hispanic population. She also explains what's new in the 2008/2013 data updates for users of ArcGIS Business Analyst products. Read the white paper [PDF]. Listen to an interview with Wombold [MP3].
ESRI France Participates in Phoenix Mars Landing Event
On May 25, 2008, the Phoenix Mars Lander successfully touched down on Mars, giving the world a fresh glimpse of the Red Planet's polar region. ESRI participated in an event to celebrate this historic craft on the inaugural day of its mission.
Loma Linda University Medical Center Implements Emergency Response System Using ESRI's ArcGIS
ESRI's ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Mobile provide the backbone for the advanced emergency GIS (AEGIS) now being used by Loma Linda University Medical Center in Southern California. This Web-based hospital situational awareness system monitors and maps the location and status of emergency resources including area hospitals, ambulances, and rescue helicopters. The AEGIS deployment is also serving as a model disaster response management system not only for other communities in the United States but also for the U.S. military.
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