Podcast: ArcGIS Online Now Provides Access to Microsoft Virtual Earth-An Interview with Rob Shanks, ArcGIS Online Manager

By Joe Francica , Editor-in-Chief and Vice Publisher, Directions Magazine
March 30, 2009

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Editor in Chief Joe Francica speaks with ESRI's Rob Shanks, senior product manager of ArcGIS Online. Rob came to ESRI in July 2007 after many years as president and CEO of GlobeXplorer. The interview discusses the new agreement with Microsoft Corporation that gives ArcGIS users access to Microsoft Virtual as part of ArcGIS Online at the ArcGIS 9.3.1 product release. Shanks provides more details on how ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server users will be able to connect directly to Virtual Earth and quickly start their GIS projects with ready-to-use content.

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Virtual Earth Imagery Dates (#1) by David Wickliffe, Maptech Aeronautical Data
Date: March 30, 2009 20:12 PM

I hope that some basic metadata like- date, resolution, and accuracy will be available with this service, as it is with USA Prime Imagery.

Why block Google imagery? (#2) by Sylvie Jodouin, Elections Canada
Date: March 31, 2009 14:47 PM

Good news about VE but why is ESRI blocking access through ArcSDE with Google services? Why not let the users decide what imagery they want to subscribe too and use?

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