Esri Technology

Arc2Earth is a tool to convert ArcGIS data into KML and provide other services related to Web mapping. It's well regarded and used in government, businesses and academia (see the existing long list of university users). The company feels it has a larger place in education and non-profits: We...

Esri has shared videos, handouts and demos from various locations from its 2012 ArcGIS 10.1 roadshow titled Transform Your Organization. You can even get a PDF of the certificate of attendence. Slide decks are provided in PDF, too. The one I downloaded was 34 Mb. Suggestion: I'd like to see...

First (of many expected) "how to save credits" posts for AGOL Atlas Van Lines map of state to state migration in 2012 ex-Nokia folks kickstarting Leikr, OSM-powered GPS sports watch National Museum of Surveying Closed TechCrunch reports the rumor it reported about Apple's...

A partnership between Esri and Eastern Michigan University (EMU) means access to ArcGIS for K-12 students, teachers and school administrators in the State of Michigan for free. The article in the local paper says those beneficiaries can "join the geospatial revolution today!" The partnership...

Update 1/9/13: here's  a link to the contract. I had to ask WCSA to help me find it. Thank you! --- original post 1/3/13 ---- The Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) and the National Association of State Procurement Officials, working in collaboration with the states of Colorado,...

The program, although frustrating to learn, provided the students with an increased self confidence. To see them go from frustrated to their professional final product – I think it gives them a sense of achievement. That's how Dr. Abigail Domagall describes her students' experience with...

The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Office of Planning have worked collaboratively with the City and County of Honolulu and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Fisheries to review and update information defining Oahu’s public access [to...

It’s time to clear your cache. Yesterday we added over 50 terabytes of new imagery from DigitalGlobe to the World Imagery map. This release includes 30cm imagery for the continental United States and 60cm imagery for large parts of Western Europe. The cool part, I agree with James Fee, is...

I think this is a paradigm shift in GIS technology. I think ESRI and Amazon are the two big players in creating the shift In the end, it’ll allow GIS to be more ubiquitous. It won’t just be rich municipalities or the municipalities with large populations that can afford GIS. Len Bundra,...

  The city has launched its brand new GIS application at redmond.gov/santa. Residents can use the app to see where Jolly Ol' Saint Nick will be on any given evening and even track his immediate location in real time. Now through Dec. 21, Santa will be traveling neighborhood to...