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Cloud Service - Cloud-based approach complements IT and GIS needs for geospatial intelligence.

Wildfires: Good Information About Tools for Prediction and Mitigation - It is an important issue that's impacting a lot of communities now-an opportune time to feature it.

Esri's Move to the Cloud Enables Intelligent Web Maps - Esri's move to the cloud is about connections from the enterprise to the web, mobile, and desktop clients.

Texas Wildfire Information Map - Get up-to-date information about wildfire locations, burn areas, potential fire conditions, precipitation, and social media.

Thought Leaders in the Cloud: Talking with Scott Morehouse, Director of Software Development at Esri - Esri's Scott Morehouse discusses a "system as service" approach for GIS in the cloud.

Esri Press Revives Johann Lambert's Cartographic Classic - Book published in 1772 introduced the modern period in mathematical cartography.

Speaker Series Podcast: Geospatial and Automated Sensor Technology Focus Decision Making - Kevin Jones discusses the integration of advanced image processing with ArcGIS and how it is used throughout the world.

Living Maps-Making Collective Geographic Information a Reality - GI science brings about a better understanding about how the world works.

US Gas Utilities Focus on Safety, Rely on Esri Technology - Esri technology helps to fulfill DIMP needs by allowing users to combine multiple layers of data for risk identification, modeling, and spatial analysis.

Latest ArcPad Release Makes Fieldwork More Efficient - Latest version of Esri's feature-rich mobile GIS software application for field mapping and data collection has extended customization options and annotation capabilities.

Moving 3D GIS information indoors - Esri solutions engineer Craig Cleveland explains how Esri's GIS technology can be used for reality-based 3D visualization and analysis inside buildings, as well as out.

Louisiana Board of Regents to Manage Fiber Network with Esri - State of Louisiana Board of Regents selects GIS technology from Esri to manage its fiber network and oversee construction of new infrastructure.

Esri Launches Middle East and Africa Utility User Group - Utilities in the Middle East and Africa now have a local source for sharing ideas, success stories, and information about Esri technology.

Free Esri Seminar Series Shows How to Leverage GIS for Land Records Management - Esri is providing half-day seminars to help land records custodians be more productive.

Redlands Forum to Host Wild and Scenic Film Festival - Redlands Forum hosts the 2011 Wild and Scenic on Tour to show award winning films about the environment.

Reaping Benefits from Enterprise GIS - Herbert Resource Information Centre in Australia launches a collaborative GIS using Esri software that has evolved into an enterprise system.

New White Paper: The American Community Survey - The American Community Survey (ACS) is the replacement for sample data from the decennial census. This white paper explains the difference between Census 2000 and the ACS and the methodology used by Esri to simplify the ACS data and enhance its usability.

Speaker Series Podcast: Crossing the Merchandising Divide - Simon Thompson talks about how to better match products to consumers using geospatial technology.

Location Apps Popular in Japan Quake's Wake - In the wake of the devestating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11, several companies are offering location-based products and applications.

Oil, Gas, and Energy GIS Users Invited to Esri PUG Conference - The Esri Petroleum User Group Conference will meet to showcase applications and innovations of GIS technology for oil, gas, and alternative energy.

Access American Community Survey Data in Esri Business Analyst - Easily analyze your area in both standard and nonstandard geographies.

Esri and Development Gateway Continue International Aid Work - Plans include mapping project data to track and coordinate development efforts.

Emergency Mapping Team Supplies Resources for Japan Disaster - Multiple organizations come together to provide relief and recovery support.

Social media map plots a Japan beyond geography - Social media map resonates with the cries of people caught up in the crisis, through their tweets, Flickr photos and YouTube videos.

Crains Market Facts 2011-Who's Buying More Hams? - Ranking among the top for ham spending-Winnetka ZIP Code 60093 in Suburban Cook County, IL, according to Esri’s Consumer Spending data.

Five U.S. nuclear reactors in earthquake zones - First of its kind map lets the public search for proximity to nuclear power plants and display fault lines, evacuation zones, and more.

It's snow problem to find Harry thanks to Aylesbury business - Prince Harry flies home, but online map continues to track charity expedition to the North Pole.

Esri hosts discussion with real estate agents, homebuyers - Realtors, house hunters and those interested in the residential real estate market can join an Esri discussion on smart-phone applications for the next few weeks.

Innovative Students Demonstrate Their Commitment to the Environment and Earn $500,000 in Grants and Scholarships - Lobster project earns La Crescenta students with the grand prize in the Lexus Eco Challenge.

Data Extraction Services in ArcGIS Server 10 - Esri Product Manager Ismael Chivite demonstrates how to serve your maps so your users can download map data for their own use.

Police enlist help of public by pinpointing where crimes take place - Crime mapping site helps Saint John police keep the community informed.

Speaker Series Podcast: The Geography of Retail Operations - Simon Thompson talks about how retailers can better manage location information for more efficient supply chain management.

Matching Your Home to Your Lifestyle-Topic of Esri Spatial Roundtable - Real estate professionals discuss Smartphone apps and how they are changing the way we buy homes.

Flood Watch: Minnesota - Map to information on flood watch on the river systems in the Minnesota region.

Junk food clusters are surrounding southeast Queensland schools, putting kids at increased risk of obesity and diabetes - Nearly 40 percent of southeast Queensland secondary schools have a fast food outlet within easy walking distance, putting children at increased risk of obesity and diabetes, experts warn.

Disaster Relief 2.0: Thinking Spatially About Crowdsourcing - Disaster Relief 2.0 recommends ways to improve coordination in future emergencies.

Beyond Geography - USC Spatial Sciences Institute hosts a discussion by Esri Founder and President Jack Dangermond.

Esri to Present Innovative Solutions at GITA's Geospatial Solutions Conference - Esri will present intelligent approaches to challenges such as smart grid implementation.

Maps of Japan Have Changed - Esri is measuring the damage and making new maps to direct emergency response for shelters, food, medicine, etc.

Map pinpoints remaining koalas - The battle to save the koala has cutting edge weapon-a public reporting map.

Future of Web GIS: An Interview with Pinde Fu - Dr. Pinde Fu, Senior Application Developer at Esri, discusses the potential of Web GIS.

Miami-Dade County Harnesses GIS Data - Nearly 70 million maps are requested every year by Miami-Dade residents.

Introduction to the ArcGIS API for Windows Phone - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on April 7 to learn how to embed GIS maps and tasks into custom Windows Phone applications.

Speaker Series Podcast: Does the Best Retail Location Guarantee Success? - Simon Thompson, Esri director of commercial solutions, explains how GIS can help retailers make the best out of one of their biggest investments—real estate.

The Inception Event (Code for America) - Code for America is an amazing model for creating apps that can help governments and civic leaders improve neighborhoods.

GIS and digital mapping technologies aid in response planning and containment strategies in the Gulf of Mexico. - Beach zone patrol maps helped illustrate wildlife captures and endangered habitats during the initial phase of the Gulf oil spill at the Wildlife Operation Center in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Philippines To Invest In Online Gov't Service Mapping Project - Commission aims to map all online government services in a single portal.

Glendale Valley Municipal Authority Improves Water Quality with Esri - Esri technology will improve water quality and reduce groundwater infiltration to the sewage system.

New Best Practices: Geospatial Technology for Coastal Environments - Learn how GIS and geospatial technology are used to manage and preserve our coastal environments through these seven user stories.

Mobilizing Online Communities In The Face Of Disaster: Tips From NetSquared Local Organizers - A look at how online communities organized digital resources to respond to the Japan earthquake.

Forestry Community to Hold First GIS Conference - Esri 2011 Forestry GIS Solutions Conference meets in May.

Two Japan Disaster Maps from ESRI - Trend and Incident maps of Japanese disaster for emergency responders.

Analysis of Social Media and Geospatial Trends - Social media requires going beyond the reading of individual tweets to analysis of what, when and where to respond effectively.

Roger Tomlinson's "Updated Thinking About GIS" Reflects New Technology Trends - Updated book reflects the latest trends in geospatial technology.

American Sentinel University's GIS Alum Helps Multi-trillion Dollar Oil Company - GIS degree opens doors to a variety of career paths.

Speaker Series Podcast: Taking the World by BIMstorm - Kimon Onuma discusses his vision for the convergence of GIS, facilities management, and building information modeling at the GeoDesign Summit.

Planning 2.0-The Next Generation of Participatory Planning - Today, cities are growing beyond their physical limits and resource capacities. This sprawling growth encroaches on prime agricultural land and creates severe socioeconomic and environmental problems.

Overview of the Esri Technical Certification Program - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on March 24 about how to become certified and how you and your organization will benefit.

The Grill: W. Craig Fugate - Craig Fugate on the role mobile and social tools during emergencies and how maps can serve up information from the public.

Mapping Misery - A clear picture of the tsunami waves on the Time News Feed.

Are GIS for Airports More Closely Linked to 3D Digital City Models Than We Realise? - Airports are like small cities and GIS can be used across business systems and airport operations.

ArcGIS Viewer for Microsoft Silverlight Now Available for Download - ArcGIS Viewer for Microsoft Silverlight can now be downloaded from the Esri Beta Community site.

Speaker Series Podcast: Salvation Army Uses GIS to Assist Transitional Shelter Building in Haiti - Finn Dahl discusses his work with the Salvation Army providing GIS assistance for establishing shelters in Haiti.

The Changing Landscape of Real Estate Search - OnBoard Informatics' staff pick up the latest spatialroundtable.com discussion by Esri's Simon Thomspon on lifestyle searching for homes.

Speaker Series Podcast: CitySourced: A SaaS Mobile Platform for Civic Engagement - Kurt Daradics and Jason Kiesel discuss their SaaS citizen reporting app, which is available on Blackberry, iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone platforms.

Project Mexican Development - An interview with Ing. Carlos Salman Gonzalez, Director General of Sistemas De Información Geografica, S.A., Esri's distributor in Mexico.

GEODATA Systems Hosts Philippine Conference - Attendees at Esri's Asia Pacific UC Embrace Conference Theme "One Community, One Map".

Demystifying the Cloud - Esri's Victoria Kouyoumjian removes some of the mystery surrounding cloud computing and its application to the geo world.

The Updraft of GIS Cloud Computing - European agencies that deploy GIS cloud computing find that they have stepped onto an updraft that is carrying them to higher levels of community access, map service performance, and data collaboration.

SXSW Interactive, part 5: Cloud, city, penguins, startups, intelligent utility networks (oh, and Watson too) - Thoughts from the Smarter Planet Technology Summit at 2011 SXSW Interactive conference.

Website Tracks At-risk Historic Sites - Global Hertitage Network (GHN), an online early warning system, aims to save endangered historical sites in developing countries.

Forestry Commission Improves Smoke and Fire Management - Georgia Forestry Commission's GIS web tool built by Esri.

Imagery compilation: Japan earthquake and tsunami - Some of the most dramatic images, videos, and galleries from around the web to post in one place.

Interactive Disaster Map of Japan - Esri's director of commercial solutions Simon Thompson describes how and why Esri provides mapping during crises like the Japan earthquakes and tsunami.

Tracking Japan's disaster - Esri's interactive map shows the extent of the devastation after Friday's 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami.

Learn the Benefits of Earning an Esri Technical Certification - Esri will host an online live training seminar that explains the advantages of earning a certification.

Esri Education Licenses Bring GIS to More German Universities - Esri education site licenses will make GIS technology available to students attending 165 universities in Germany.

Esri Awards 2011 4-H Club GIS Grants - Annual program supports community service projects.

Speaker Series Podcast: From Hard Copy to JavaScript: The Atlas of New South Wales - Stephen Lead, principal GIS consultant at Ajilon, discusses the design inspirations behind the Atlas of New South Wales.

Esri Press Publishes Arc Hydro Groundwater - Essential reference portrays subsurface hydrologic modeling with GIS.

Traffic-mapping tech paints picture of post-quake Japan - Esri and other organizations help serve crowd-sourced content for situational awareness in post-quake Japan

Montana's GIS-Based Cadastre Layered with Riches - Montana citizens, private organizations, and state and county agencies use the state's multiple public-facing, cadastre-based Web sites for everything from pipeline construction to finding a place to hunt.

Managed retreat - Forward-looking cities on the west coast and elsewhere are getting ready for rising sea levels.

Charting the Catastrophe: Map Matches Earthquake Videos to Location - Esri tracks videos and tweets of Japanese devastation.

Mapping the devastation across Japan - CNN's Josh Levs looks at some of the most powerful videos from the earthquake in Japan and an interactive map.

Cost of Earthquake Being Tabulated With Federal News Feeds - Insurance companies are preparing for the economic fallout of the tsunami rippling through the Pacific by generating risk models based on ground motion data feeds from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Esri Japan earthquake and tsunami map shows video, Twitter, Flickr updates - An interactive map of the Japan earthquake and tsunami by Esri incorporates social media updates along with news and seismic information.

Esri Assists Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Response - Support available to response agencies; social media app online for public and media.

Esri Empowers Microsoft SharePoint User with Maps and Analytical Tools - ArcGIS for SharePoint maps business metrics and is easy to deploy to a SharePoint installation.

Japan Incident Map - Japan Incident Map shows March 11, 2011 earthquake, aftershocks, shake data, and social media.

Update on Japanese EQ and Tsunami - Latest information on the Japanese earthquakes and tsunami with link to Esri disaster response map.

GIS-Yes, GIS Goes Cloud - Esri has created a public cloud framework that lets users of any stripe build maps.

A Western state GIS tour - Strategies for enterprise GIS systems in Colorado, Montana, Oregon and Utah discussed.

Fighting terrorism with technology - Fusion Core Solution is a Microsoft-Esri partnership in Utah.

Esri Empowers Microsoft SharePoint User with Maps and Analytical Tools - ArcGIS for SharePoint maps business metrics and is easy to deploy to a SharePoint installation.

Market Facts 2011-March Madness - Hoop it up! A look at where residents are more likely to be glued to the tube during March Madness.

2011 Esri Developer Summit Photos - Photos from the Esri Developer Summit, an international gathering of GIS professionals.

Rayonier's GIS Strengthens Asset Management Capability - Forest business flexibility improved by Esri enterprise license agreement.

Bill Meehan on using GIS to help create a smart grid - GIS will play a fundamental role in building and implementing the U.S. Smart Grid, and other smart grids worldwide.

Windwave Communications Manages Fiber Network with Esri - Fiber-optic services provider selected a GIS solution based on Esri technology to manage its complete network infrastructure.

GIS site takes leap forward - Quinte West will launch its new online public GIS mapping site using ESRI ArcGIS for Flex.

Esri Recognizes Seven Longtime Partners - Organizations honored for dedication, innovation at Esri Partner Conference.

Speaker Series Podcast: Using Linked Spatial Data at the UK Ordnance Survey - Carsten Roensdorf explains how linked data helps make public sector data more transparent.

Demystifying the Cloud - Esri's Victoria Kouyoumjian removes some of the mystery surrounding cloud computing and its application to the geo world.

Creating Shelter in Earthquake-torn Haiti - The Salvation Army brings GIS into the streets to plan transitional shelters for victims of the 2010 earthquake.

Register for the Esri Business GIS Summit - Gain an understanding of how location-based decision making can improve business effectiveness.

Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS for Windows Phone Expands Mobile GIS Options - Esri's David Cardella and Rex Hansen share their insight into ArcGIS app and API for Windows Phone 7 devices.

Gartner Research VP to Keynote 2011 Esri Developer Summit - IT expert will discuss direction of mobile development platforms.

Mapping App Enables Global Dialog around Aid Projects - AidData and Esri submit prototype to world bank's "Apps for Development" competition.

Canterbury Earthquake Incident Map - Eagle Technology Group, Esri's distributor in New Zealand, provides a mashup of critical information and social media conversations.

The Case Against Google Maps in IBM Cognos Reports (Part I) - BI technology company explains why they choose to use Esri data and software for their customers

Esri Removes Usage Limits on ArcGIS Online base maps - Usage of ArcGIS Online map services has no boundaries, providing anyone with the ability to provide maps in their organizations.

NASA Aeronautics Lab Takes GIS to New Heights - NASA Langley's LaRC depends on GIS to help with its ever changing facility management environment.

New Best Practices: Higher Education - GIS Best Practices: Higher Education, an e-book from Esri, presents a collection of articles detailing the many applications of GIS technology in teaching, research, and administration at leading universities and colleges today.

New Best Practices: Human Services - These success stories highlight various ways that GIS is being used to modernize the information technology infrastructure of many human and social service programs.

Esri's Joseph Kerski Assumes NCGE Presidency - National geography organization has served educators for nearly 100 years.

Governments Open Redistricting to the Public - Citizens can create and share their own plans for redistricting with new online tools.

Bank Closings Tilt Toward Poor Areas - Esri data and software used at SNL to analyze bank closures in the United States.

Introduction to Spatial Pattern Analysis - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on February 24 about using ArcGIS spatial statistics tools to find patterns, trends, and relationships in your geographic data.

Fort Wayne Home to Wealthiest Zip Code in Indiana - Analyzing Esri demographic and lifestyle data, a zip code located in Fort Wayne beat out those in the suburbs as the wealthiest zip code in Indiana.

Canterbury Earthquake Incident Map - Eagle Technology Group, Esri's distributor in New Zealand, provides a mashup of lifelines information and social media conversations.

Local Counties Collaborate on New GIS Website - Regional parcel map allows people to search for properties in seven North Carolina counties.

Esri Launches Comprehensive Web-Based Redistricting Solution - New service enables immediate development and sharing of redistricting scenarios.

Map to a big future? 4-H club explores technology based around geography - 4-H Club members in the Boulder County Community Mapping Team in Longmont, Colorado learn GIS skills at Front Range Community College with a grant from Esri.

New White Paper: Best Practices for Storing the ArcGIS Data Reviewer Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for Oracle - This white paper helps database administrators establish the ArcGIS Data Reviewer workspace in an enterprise geodatabase for Oracle.

Essays on Geography and GIS, Volume 3, Now Available - Free e-book showcases essays by academics and thought leaders.

Navy Federal Credit Union Adopts GIS for Branch Expansion - Esri Business Analyst and data will help analyze growth, product offerings.

Report potholes from your cell phone - Redlands residents can now report potholes, graffiti and illegally dumped trash by way of their smart phones.

Bird's Eye View - First responders to disasters are learning how to leverage data through social websites like Twitter and Flickr.

Free Esri Widget Embeds Mapping in IBM Lotus and WebSphere Mashups - New Map Widget for ArcGIS is available for IBM Lotus Greenhouse and WebSphere Portal Business Solutions Catalog users.

ArcGIS goes behind the firewall - ArcGIS portal makes it very easy to share and use maps in many different ways.

Embedding ArcGIS into SharePoint - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on February 17 about using ArcGIS in Microsoft SharePoint.

Case Study: City Of Dover, Delaware, Deploys Groundbreaking GIS Application For NASCAR Events - Keeping the crowd safe for the NASCAR "Monster Mile".

New White Paper: Best Practices for Storing the ArcGIS Data Reviewer Workspace in an Enterprise Geodatabase for SQL Server - This white paper helps database administrators establish the ArcGIS Data Reviewer workspace in an enterprise geodatabase for SQL Server.

Bill Davenhall: Your doctor needs to know your place history - Your “place history”-where you work, play, or live-is critical to your health.

Esri founder confident in GIS implementation, adaption in the Philippines - Dangermond graces local staging of Esri Asia Pacific Conference.

Egyptian Unrest Map - View maps, satellite images, Tweets, YouTube videos, and Flickr photos from the anti-government protests in Egypt.

Bustling Expo a Highlight of ESRI Federal User Conference - Esri Federal User Conference themes touched on integration, interoperability, cloud computing, and mobile apps, among others.

2011 Esri Developer Summit-The Conference by Developers for Developers - A three and one-half-day conference designed specifically for GIS developers by GIS developers.

The Airborne Intelligence Conundrum - Esri UK and partners show how multiple intelligence feeds can be integrated on map displays to help tactical commanders in the field.

Esri ELA Helps the European Environment Agency Support Decision Making - Three-year agreement to improve data access for effective policy making.

Geomedicine Shows Patterns in U.S. Breast and Prostate Cancer - Study suggests that breast cancer and prostate cancer cluster geographically with a north-south distribution.

TwinStar Credit Union Grows with ArcGIS Business Analyst - Twinstar Credit Union uses ArcGIS Business Analyst for market analysis to grow its network of branch and ATM locations.

FEMA chief taps social media's potential for aiding disaster response - With Esri's help, FEMA gains a realistic view of the scope of emergencies by displaying data from social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook onto maps.

Esri's New File Geodatabase API Brings Flexibility to C++ Developers - Interact with Esri's file geodatabase without using ArcObjects.

Super Bowl Fan Map Now Available - Who do you want to win the Super Bowl? Go to this nationwide map app and vote now. See where and how the rest of the country is voting.

Speaker Series Podcast: Port of Los Angeles Unifies Operations with Data Portal - Daniel Elroi discusses the challenges and successes of implementing a GIS data portal at the Port of Los Angeles.

Speaker Series Podcast: Creating The Ultimate Road Atlas with ArcGIS - Adam Derringer talks about using ArcGIS to design a 224-page road atlas for tourists and travelers on America's highways.

Esri Book Highlights Latest Federal Mapping Initiatives - Esri Press presents a collection of maps that illustrate ways GIS is being used throughout the federal government.

New Best Practices: Essays on Geography and GIS, Volume 3 - Vol. 3 of Esri's popular collection of ArcNews articles written by academicians and scientists, and dealing with trends in geography, geospatial matters, and GIS.

Web Application Combines Mapping and Analysis for Australia Floods - Allows anyone to visualize public reports, response information.

Esri Opens Software Research and Development Center in China - Esri establishes a research and development center in Beijing to support China's many growing industries.

Esri Contributes to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Project - Company donates mapping software, services to the Remember Alex Brown Foundation.

Students at Judson & Brown Elementary School in Redlands Build GIS Skills - Students in GATE program analyze the history of tornadoes and their intensity.

Geographic Information Systems, Its Role and Purpose in Belize - The First Annual GIS Use Conference and Exhibit was held in Belize last week, sponsored by Esri, Land Information Center and Trimble Navigation. Esri's Simon Thompson, director of commercial industry hosted the event.

New Best Practices: GIS for Urban and Regional Planning - Learn more about the use of GIS in the urban and regional planning industry through these 11 user success stories.

Social data and geospatial mapping join the crisis response toolset - Web app shows how crowdsourced social intelligence provided by Ushahidi enables emergency social data to be integrated into crisis response in a meaningful way.

Jacksonville cuts back its spending - Esri data signals a fundamental shift in consumer spending habits to a much more conservative and thrifty shopper.

DistribuTECH 2011: Esri Preconference Seminar on Emergency Management - Utility professionals come together for the DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition.

Intelligent Cities - Ahmed Abukhater speaks on the Intelligent Cities initiative.

Redlands Forum Features Noted Historian - Illustrated presentation highlights Lincoln Memorial Shrine and the Civil War.

Explore the Role of Crowdsourcing for Emergency Management - Redlands GIS Week will examine using volunteered geographic information in real-time and emergency applications.

Wealthiest ZIP Codes - Top 25 Wealthiest ZIP Codes in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, Oregon; and Clark County, Washington.

Using ArcGIS.com Templates to Create Web Applications - One-hour seminar on January 27 about using templates to simplify the process of preparing GIS maps in Web applications.

Esri Technology Brings Geospatial Analysis to Windows Azure Marketplace - ArcGIS maps information in DataMarket.

Esri's Updated Demographics Data Now Available in the Windows Azure Marketplace - Esri's Updated Demographics data gives market analysts accurate small-area analysis at any geographic level.

The Redlands Forum Presents an Evening with Jane Goodall - Learn about Goodall's remarkable work and her inspiring vision for our future.

Gazing Down From Cloud Number Nine - ArcGIS Online is a cloud app that includes a suite of online mapping tools that students can manipulate for history or geography assignments.

Statewide GIS License from Esri Supports Washington's STEM Goals - ArcGIS software helps K-12 students develop critical-thinking skills.

FEMA to use social media for emergency response - FEMA is engaging the private sector and the public to determine how best to take advantage of open data, social media, and two-way interaction to improve response.

A 'New Geospatial Modality' - Jack Dangermond, Esri, reflects on the changing character of geospatial industry and priority areas for Esri.

ESRI FedUC: Clouds, Crowds and Mobile GIS - Jack Dangermond describes how everyone can create and share maps through ArcGIS Online.

Under the radar at FedUC: Cloud offering to unite BI, GIS data - Cloud-based ArcGIS service combined with on premise business data offers pay-as-you-go solution for BI and GIS from APOS Systems.

County Offices Set for Shakeup - Thanks to new census numbers, precinct lines for some Denton County elected offices are going to get shaken up.

FEMA Chief Taps Social Media's Potential For Aiding Disaster Response - With Esri's help, FEMA gains a realistic view of the scope of emergencies by displaying data from social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook onto maps.

Data and Online Maps Foster Better Decision Making - Esri's Community Analyst now available in public beta.

Esri Launches GovMaps.org - Esri president Jack Dangermond announced the new website GovMaps.org during the Plenary Session of the Esri Federal User Conference in Washington, D.C.

Book of Lists 2011-Wealthiest ZIP Codes - Top 50 wealthiest ZIP codes in Tennessee.

Examining Indiana-Facts and Stats 2010 - Esri provides key demographic indicators for Indiana's retail marketplace.

Alabama Moves Its Redistricting Process to the Web - Esri redistricting solution combines geospatial analysis with online collaboration.

Planning 2.0: A Collaborative Platform for Actionable Intelligence - Planning 2.0 as a platform to enhance collaboration and citizen engagement, creating people-oriented places that are shaped by people-oriented decisions.

Visualizing the Flood Crisis in Queensland with Real-Time Citizen Reports - Queensland data visualization offers real-time reporting for events such as road closures, emergency evacuation routes and property damage. Reports can be viewed by category.

Australia Flooding Trends Map Now Available - Mapping app supplies trend analysis to visualize community reports related to the flooding in Queensland.

Speaker Series Podcast: Benchmarking Your Skills: The Esri Technical Certification Program - Esri's Patricia McGray and Jamie Rosa discuss the new Esri Technical Certification Program.

Brisbane City Council Flood COP Now Available - A new map application is now available to provide updated flood response information, including evacuation centers and accessible roads near Brisbane, Australia.

New White Paper: Estimating the Cost of a GIS in the Amazon Cloud - Learn how to estimate the costs of cloud services when using ArcGIS Server on Amazon EC2.

New White Paper: Taking a COTS-Based Approach to Enterprise GIS - This white paper provides a framework for planning a commercial-off-the-shelf-based enterprise GIS based on the real-world implementation experiences of the Esri Professional Services team.

New White Paper: Lidar Analysis in ArcGIS 10 for Forestry Applications - This white paper steps you through the processes to convert lidar data into a format ArcGIS can process, explains methods to interpret the lidar data, and shows how ArcGIS can disseminate the data to those who are not geospatial analysts.

Streamlining the Data and Cartographic Production Process - Esri's Production Mapping provides a solution for organizations to standardize and optimize their map data production.

BAO-Demographic Research At Your Fingertips - Esri's BAO is featured in PC Today's Mobile Office features.

Market Facts 2011-Traveled for Business - Esri depicts which ZIP Codes have the greatest potential to travel domestically for business

FEMA Administrator Fugate to Keynote Esri Federal User Conference - Emergency management expert will address audience at largest geospatial conference for federal agencies.

Speaker Series Podcast: Deciphering the Latest Redistricting Trends - Tim Storey discusses new developments in the redistricting process across the nation.

Alan Stevens and Jack Dangermond Selected as ASPRS Honorary Members - Life-time award for distinction in advancing the science and use of geospatial information sciences.

The List-Wealthiest ZIP Codes - Top 25 Wealthiest ZIP Codes for Maricopa County, AZ

Wealthiest ZIP Codes - The 50 Wealthiest ZIP Codes ranked by Esri's median household income for Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties, NY

Redlands Forum Features Supermarket Industry Icon - Stater Bros. CEO will discuss future grocery innovation.

Esri EMEA Conference 2010 - More than 1500 attendees at Esri's EMEA User Conference 2010 discussed topics including ArcGIS 10, the INSPIRE directive, and the fusion of imagery and GIS.

Edens and Avant GIS Technology featured in Shopping Centers Today - The retail industry finds that GIS leads to better business behaviors and helps adapt to the new marketplace.

Free Webinar Features Smart Facility Management with GIS - Esri, PenBay Solutions, and Vector1 Media present solutions for managing and utilizing assets and buildings.

Rural Electric Utility Uses GIS to Garner USDA Funding - Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation uses GIS to prepare system analysis and facility planning report.

GIS Improves Real Estate Market Research - Esri's Business Analyst helps perform nationwide analysis for more profitable real estate transactions.

Esri Ireland GIS Solutions Recognized at 2010 Chambers Ireland Awards - Online mapping applications bring efficiency and transparency to local government.

Free Windows Phone 7 App Puts the Power of Mapping in Users' Hands - Esri releases free ArcGIS app for Microsoft's Windows phone platform.

GIS for Planning and Community Development: Solving Global Challenges - GIS helps us better understand our world so we can meet global challenges.

New Best Practices: GIS for Economic Development - A new collection of articles shows how organizations are using GIS technology to help businesses and communities thrive.

New White Paper: Territory Design - This Esri white paper highlights the key features and functionality of Territory Design. The Territory Design module is included with Business Analyst 10 Desktop to help organizations create, balance, and manage their territory solutions.

The British Cartographic Society Makes High Profile Esri Appointments - Peter Jolly, Cartographic Consultant for Esri, has been elected as the new president for the British Cartographic Society

Patient Broadcasting: The Prism Sides of Geolocation Services - Geolocation services can support pharmacies and practice organizations with marketing, but patient check-ins can send the wrong message.

USGBC Launches the Green Building Information Gateway Pilot for Illinois - New app features a map-centric Website that allows users to explore and compare hundreds of LEED projects across the Chicago region.

Direct Relief Enlists Esri, Google, SAP to Create Online Medical Aid Map - Direct Relief has unveiled its Online Medical Aid Distribution Map with help from Esri's ArcGIS, Google Earth and SAP applications.

Esri maps food sources - Esri food desert maps help explore accessibility to healthy food in underserved communities.

Study's Conclusion: Living Near a Freeway Associated with Autism - Multi-year study at UC Davis finds association between autism and proximity, during third trimester, to freeways.

What Is The Geographic Approach? - The Geographic Approach is a new way of thinking and problem solving that integrates geographic information into how we understand and manage our planet.

Fort Wayne Home to Wealthiest Zip Code in Indiana - Esri indentifies 46814 in southwest Fort Wayne as the wealthiest ZIP Code in the state.

Hawaii Builds Broadband Coverage Maps with Esri Technology - State of Hawaii launches an interactive broadband mapping Web site based on Esri technology.

Esri Online Discussion Examines Role of GIS in Economic Gardening - Industry leaders weigh in on readiness of economic developers to apply geospatial technology.

NASA Aeronautics Lab Takes GIS to New Heights - NASA's Langley Research Center is doing groundbreaking GIS measuring objects and facilities to deliver information that no one else can provide.

The Best Shopping Cities in the U.S. - Forbes first-ever ranking of the best U.S. cities for shopping.

The Future of GIS Mapping for Emergency Management - There's no better display in your EOC than an operational map.

IBM Helps Corpus Christi Build a Smarter City - Corpus Christi integrates GIS with IBM software to spatially analyze work orders and optimize resources.

Eric Patten Takes Helm of Esri Defense and Intelligence Marketing - Retired U.S. Navy captain named director of defense and intelligence global solutions.

Jacques Bertin's "Semiology of Graphics" Republished by Esri Press - Classic text provides theoretical foundation for information design in cartography.

IMPACT Followup: Utilizing ESRI Tapestry, Other Resources, to Evaluate Market Potential - Sougata Mukherjee provides background demographic data on the Rocky Mount area and discusses how it should influence business creation, expansion and management decisions.

State of Holly Springs-Holly Springs by the Numbers - Health Care Opportunities in Holly Springs, North Carolina

Earn the New Esri Technical Certification - The program, launching in January 2011, certifies expertise using Esri software.

Collect and Update GIS Information Directly from iOS Devices - Esri releases ArcGIS app update.

Forum draws ideas small and big - Seven community leaders share ideas for making Redlands a better place.

Speaker Series Podcast: Accela and GIS Automate Government Workflow - Accela's Brian Wienke explains how Esri GIS technology integrated with Accela Automation 7.0 increases the efficiency of government.

Newark Group Seeks Grocers for Food Deserts - Newark aims for more full service supermarkets. Esri data helps with analysis.

NYC Public Schools to Expand Use of ArcGIS Software - District site license from Esri provides unlimited access to GIS.

Speaker Series Podcast: Laying the Groundwork for Redistricting - Kim Brace explains how extensive databases are built to support redistricting.

Traffic Light Project Using Esri's ArcGIS Saves Philadelphia $1 Million per Year - Additional savings realized from interdepartmental data sharing.

Extend Your GIS to Microsoft Windows Phone Devices - Esri releases ArcGIS API for Windows Phone.

GIS: Smarter Solutions for Facilities and Real Property Management - Government groups discuss how GIS keeps them compliant and adds value to their organizations.

New eBook: Geomedicine - In this e-book, Bill Davenhall sets forth the notion that the emerging field of geomedicine will produce a new type of medical intelligence that will leverage national spatial data infrastructures to benefit personal human health.

Redlands Forum Presents A Christmas Memory - Local actors provide live performance of the Truman Capote classic.

Moving National Mapping Organizations from Surviving to Thriving - Esri's Spatial Roundtable focuses on sustaining geographic information with fewer resources.

IDOT upgrades popular travel web site for winter driving season - GettingAroundIllinois.com redesign debuts for winter driving season.

Speaker Series Podcast: Redistricting: A Geographic Problem - Richard Leadbeater provides a brief overview of redistricting and describes the essential role geospatial technology plays in it.

Esri Technology to Enhance Airport Operations and Security - Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport begins three-year GIS project.

ArcGIS Provides 3D Facilities Management at UNCC - PenBay integrates Esri and ARCHIBUS software for a real-world perspective on building intelligence at university campus.

Esri Wins Visual Studio Magazine's Readers Choice Award - ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF tops mapping/GIS components category.

Speaker Series Podcast: How NAVTEQ Maps Support the Federal Government - Cliff Allison explains how NAVTEQ maps support the work of the federal government.

New White Paper: Esri Data and Maps 10 - This white paper describes the Esri Data and Maps data sets, StreetMap North America, and the map documents (.mxd). The paper covers what is new and updated, the help system, and metadata. The paper lists the geographies, layout of the disc, and media delivery options.

Speaker Series Podcast: NAVTEQ's Map Development Process - Cliff Allison discusses NAVTEQ's map development process and the integration of Esri technology with NAVTEQ products.

A zoom lens for biosurveillance - VA health data provides a vital input to the civilian public health picture. Together the CDC and the VA cover much of the waterfront of potential pandemic trouble spots.

Putting healthcare on the map - More data means richer health GIS applications, as more layers of data populate maps.

Saving Fuel with GPS Driven Route Optimization - New plans have been created decrease greenhouse gas emissions from fleets in the SF Bay Area through Fleet Route Optimization Software. Joint venture Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), Esri, NAVTEQ, and City of San Francisco.

Virginia uses information-rich super maps for help in emergencies - Virginia deploys GIS mapping with real-time data to empower emergency managers in it VIPER program.

Computers Key to Fighting Medicare Fraud - GIS and other technologies offer new hope for reducing government health-care fraud.

Today is GIS Day-do you know where you are? - It's GIS Day, and events are being held in 45 U.S. states and 59 countries.

ArcLogistics Is Now Free for Single-Vehicle Use - Scheduling and routing multiple stops throughout the day for a single vehicle, free of charge.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS Helps Meet Public Works Challenges - Esri's Chuck Cmeyla discusses the various ways GIS helps the public works industry streamline workflows and improve asset management practices.

Field GIS: Collecting and Editing Data Using ArcPad 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on November 18 about using the new ArcPad 10 tools to make creating and updating GIS data in the field faster and more accurate.

New Esri Book a Practical Guide for GIS in Humanitarian Relief - "GIS Tutorial for Humanitarian Assistance" features ArcGIS tutorials in real-world scenarios.

New Best Practices: Aeronautical Organizations - Esri's Best Practices for Aeronautical Organizations outlines eight stories discussing how both civil and military organizations around the world use GIS to produce high-quality, database-driven charts.

Mapping the Best Response - Beverly Hills depends on cutting-edge Esri GIS software to respond to emergencies and maximize resources.

Esri Geoportal Server Helps Organizations Collaborate and Share Data - Esri Geoportal Server enables discovery and use of geospatial resources including data and services.

Esri Provides Leading Geospatial Solutions for a Better World - Interview with Jack Dangermond by Dr. Nitin K. Tripathi, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Geoinformatics.

Q & A with Bill Davenhall on My Place History app and TEDMED - Bill Davenhall explains the importance of including a "place history" as part of a person's medical history.

Speaker Series Podcast: The Low Carbon Diet - Helene York discusses the relationship between diet and carbon footprint and the environmental impact of certain food farming practices.

Toxic Chemicals in Your Community? A New App Will Let You Know - Having a geographically accurate place history can help inform us to the potential environmental health burdens we all accumulate over a lifetime

New Best Practices: Managing GIS - This collection of 14 articles is from the "Managing GIS" series, a regular column in ArcNews written by members of URISA focusing on GIS management issues.

Leveraging GIS to Enhance Shopping Center Performance - United Properties, the owner of 20 Midwestern shopping centers, and its leasing agent NorthMarg, use a blend of ArcGIS and other technologies to help lease vacant space to quality tenants.

Esri Supports NetHope's Mission to Serve Humanitarian Organizations - World leaders in innovation offer technologies to aid workers.

Crimemapping.com-a new city website - The City of Rockford Police Department went live with Crimemapping.com to proactively reach out to the community and share accurate and up-to-date information.

Esri Site License Expands Student Opportunities in Texas - District superintendent impressed with Esri's vision for GIS in K-12 education.

U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Honors Jack Dangermond - Esri president receives Arthur C. Lundahl Lifetime Achievement Award at 2010 GEOINT Symposium.

Improving Smart Meter Deployment With Spatial Business Intelligence - Utilities can leverage geospatial technology to increase deployment speed.

NASA and Esri Agreement Supports GIS Initiatives - ArcGIS software brings geospatial intelligence to research, exploration, and operations.

Esri's "My Place History" app - A new app allows you to enter addresses of places you've lived or spent time and see public health information for those locations.

A zoom lens for biosurveillance - Protecting the health of military veterans includes knocking down threats with sophisticated biosurveillance systems used to track diseases and infections.

Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Data Reviewer - Daryl Smith explains how ArcGIS Data Reviewer automates and simplifies the GIS data quality and control process.

Building Interior Space Data Model - Linking BIM to GIS gives a foundation for a better data model

The Next Frontier for BIM: Interoperability with GIS - GIS and BIM are allowing facility owners and managers to give context to their buildlings, perform analysis and integrate new data types.

Convergence Yields Smarter Facilities - GIS is being used to help operate and maintain buildings for better usage and longer periods of time.

Discover and Share Critical Market and Customer Data - Esri Business Analyst Server enables efficient enterprise collaboration through custom Web applications.

Speaker Series Podcast: The GIS 20: Essential Skills - Gina Clemmer, president of New Urban Research, Inc., discusses her book The GIS 20: Essential Skills.

Redlands Forum Seeks Vision for City's Prosperity - Panel features Esri president Jack Dangermond and community leaders.

Esri Maps Halloween Costume Spending - Happy kids dress up for Halloween, and geo-statistics firm Esri has mapped how much Americans are spending on their costumes.

Silicon Valley opens wallets for Halloween - Residents of the Silicon Valley will spend an estimated $17.9 million on adult costumes this year and another $11.8 million on children's costumes.

Cyberinfrastructure for Geography Software - CyberGIS project launched for high-performance, collaborative geospatial problem solving.

Speaker Series Podcast: Streetview Lidar - Baker Mobile Lidar project manager Stephen Clancy explains how Streetview Lidar illuminates understanding of infrastructure, and how it compares to traditional Aerial Lidar.

New DPS fusion center blends resources to enforce law - A new fusion center in Austin has opened to help law enforcement agencies all over the state.

Learn How APIs and Web Technologies Can Improve Your GIS - New book from Esri Press, Web GIS: Principles and Applications, provides comprehensive overview.

Silicon Valley opens wallets for Halloween - According to Esri's 2010 Consumer Spending Index, residents of the Silicon Valley will spend an estimated $17.9 million on adult costumes this year, and another $11.8 million on children's costumes.

Airport GIS, How Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is Taking Airport GIS to the Next Level - GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting has begun a three year GIS project to combine GIS and airport management to enhance many aspects of the airport's operations.

Library Resource Planning and Facility Management - Tufts University's Tisch Library houses a majority of the university collection and uses GIS to manage this important learning resource.

On the Horizon at the Port of San Diego - GIS provides the means for the Port of San Diego to efficiently manage 6000 acres of assets around the San Diego Bay in California.

The Challenges of GIS Education Today - Esri's Jim Baumann interviews Dr. Michael Gould, Director of Education for Industry Solutions at Esri about today's challenges for GIS educators.

Invest where it matters - Where should you invest to reap the greatest returns in a global economic downturn? Newly appointed ESRI (UK) services director Peter Lyon has the answer.

ESRI UK looks back at 2010 and propose a collaborative challenge for 2011 - Nick Chapallaz looks back at 2010 and proposes a collaborative challenge for 2011.

New Best Practices: Facilities Management - Discover why GIS is a critical technology for facilities managers through these 10 case studies.

New eBook: Changing Geography by Design - GeoDesign integrates geographic science with design, resulting in a systematic methodology for geographic planning and decision making. The articles in this e-book discuss how GeoDesign brings geographic analysis into any design process, resulting in designs that more closely follow natural systems.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS Tutorial 3: Advanced Workbook - David Allen discusses how GIS Tutorial 3: Advanced Workbook will help users develop advanced GIS skills by exploring the full breadth of ArcGIS software.

Introduction to ArcGIS for iOS - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on October 28 about using the free ArcGIS for iOS application.

Learn about Esri's ArcGIS for iOS at Online Live Training Seminar - Find out how to use mapping application on Apple's iPhone and iPad and create custom applications.

New Case Study: Shalem Medical - Home medical equipment company, Shalem Medical, saves fuel and improves customer service with ArcLogistics.

Esri to Showcase Complete Geospatial System at GEOINT 2010 - National security, defense, and intelligence professionals will see demonstrations of Esri's complete geospatial system for intelligence at the GEOINT 2010 Symposium.

Esri Announces Third Annual T3G Institute for GIS Educators - Program helps instructors refine teaching techniques and expand capabilities.

Learn How to More Effectively Manage Facilities - Esri offers free IFMA white paper discussing the importance of incorporating GIS into the building life cycle.

GeoDesign Summit Explores the Power of Geography and Design - Attendees from diverse disciplines will take part in advancing new concepts and tools.

Esri Announces 4-H Club GIS Grant Program for 2011 - Esri's GIS Grant Program for 4-H is currently accepting applications from 4-H Clubs.

Speakers Showcase the Power of Geographic Thinking - New Esri video site delivers a wealth of insight and instruction.

ESRI brings 3D together with GIS and security - Public safety officers appreciate having 3D representation so that they have as much information as possible available before entering a building or situation.

How cities impact your health - Environment can impact your personal health.

How your home address can impact your health - Environment can impact your personal health. (Transcript)

Geocoding in ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on October 21 about using the redesigned geocoding engine in ArcGIS 10 to accurately map location-based data.

Facilities Managers Examine whether BIM and GIS Can Coexist - The next evolution of smarter building practices is addressed at the Spatial Roundtable.

Esri User Conference Call for Presentations Now Open - Abstract submission deadline extended to November 15, 2010.

Using GIS for Local-Market Penetration, Winning Strategies - Even in a slow economy, GIS helps franchises understand their long-term potential, manage bottom lines, and align operations with opportunity.

District License Provides ArcGIS to Southeast Missouri Students - Career development opportunities a major factor in implementation.

GIS helps USDA, APHIS sustain food supply and security - The United States Department of Agriculture has expanded its focus on national agricultural issues to encompass a more global perspective.

New Best Practices: Wildlife Management - In this e-book, you will learn how wildlife management professionals around the world have successfully implemented GIS to respond to invasive species, manage and facilitate disease prevention, minimize mortality, and determine wildlife movement and habitat ranges.

New Best Practices: Environmental Management - Learn how environmental management professionals around the world have successfully implemented GIS to analyze ecological footprints; improve watershed resource management; and respond to climate change, pollution, and more.

Journalist Rich Jaroslovsky to Discuss the Digital Media Revolution - Redlands Forum speaker asks whether faster, digital news means better news.

Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Mapping for Sharepoint - Bob Hazelton discusses the benefits and capabilities of ArcGIS Mapping for Sharepoint, as well as the new features and enhancements in the new release.

Geographic information systems: a new tool for educational research - With the push for educational reform and the advances in technology, GIS provides educators with a way to answer some of the problems facing school districts.

New Best Practices: Sustainable Development, Vol. II - Humanitarian agencies around the world rely on Esri geographic information and software to accomplish their missions.

Science, art share aerial imagery's goals - Our relationship with the world has been transformed by aerial photography.

Harness The Power Of Social Media In A Disaster - When disaster strikes, social media has become the fastest way to spread information across the globe

GIS Pioneer Gives Away Software to Save Land - The generosity of Dangermond and Esri was critical to the growth of GIS work in the Wilderness Society.

Canada-U.S. Transboundary Hydrographic Data Harmonization Efforts Gain Momentum - Task force has implemented GIS software from ESRI as its common language to negotiate, coordinate and, document data interpretations.

James Baker of the Clinton Foundation in The Economist on the Use of GIS for REDD - A key factor in the success of REDD is the application of geospatial technology.

Low Income, High Poverty in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District - Esri Data shows the reach of family poverty in the PA 1st Congressional District south of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children where most households that earn less than $20,000 are located.

Interview with ESRI founder Jack Dangermond on OpenStreetMap - Oliver Kühn interviews Jack Dangermond on OpenStreetMap, ArcGIS for OpenStreetMap and the ESRI Community Maps Program at INTERGEO 2010 in Cologne.

Simple-to-Use Software Adds Maps and Spatial Analytics to SharePoint - Esri releases ArcGIS Mapping for Sharepoint 2.0.

Recycling Ranks High in Will and Suburban Cook Counties, Illinois - According to Esri Data, residents of ZIP Code 60022 Glencoe, IL, and ZIP Code 60521 Hinsdale, IL are among most diligent recyclers in metro Chicago. These residents are 1.4 times more likely to recycle than the average U.S. resident.

New ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint Release - Extend your ArcGIS maps and tools into Microsoft SharePoint. Download it today.

Esri Releases ArcGIS API for iOS - Today, Esri released the ArcGIS API for the Apple iOS platform.

Esri Press Releases GIS Tutorial Series for ArcGIS 10 - Workbooks provide comprehensive software training for beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction.

DevGeo Event Will Jumpstart Your Mapping App Development - Esri will host a free DevGeo event in Santa Clara, California, at the Network Meeting Center.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS Assists Green Building - Dr. Chris Pyke discusses how GIS can be used to assist green building in many areas, such as location-based rating systems, building performance modeling, and market pattern analysis.

Memphis, Tennessee's Germantown East and West ZIP Codes Vie for Wealthiest Spot - Esri notes that the median household income in Germantown West ZIP Code just missed making the wealthiest ZIP Code list.

Esri and Cloud Computing - Victoria Kouyoumjian writes about the risks and benefits of cloud computing, as well as Esri's activities in the cloud.

Learning by Creating - Students at Atlantic Cape Community College get hands-on GIS education.

Main Theme at the Fringes - Jack Dangermond emphasizes the idea of ArcGIS10 as a system.

Web Editing Using ArcGIS Server 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on October 7 about using ArcGIS Server's out-of-the-box Web editing capabilities.

Ushahidi and Esri Team to Improve Crisis Mapping Services - Partnership enhances Ushahidi Web platform with extensive GIS data and advanced analytic tools.

Jack Dangermond to Receive Global Citizen Award - GSDI Association honors Esri president for worldwide contributions in geographic information and geospatial technologies.

New Release of ArcGIS for AutoCAD Offers Improved Performance - ArcGIS for AutoCAD offers significant performance improvements in its latest release.

Esri Releases Free ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.1 - Allows easy creation of mapping apps without programming.

EGUG Tackles Today's Top Challenges for Electric and Gas Utilities - Utility professionals will hear from their peers about the best ways to meet current challenges.

Cloud Computing and the world of GeoApps - GeoApps are going to be the sweet spot for Cloud computing.

The Next Generation of Digital Mapping - Georgia's coastline benefits from lidar-created digital elevation models created within Esri's ArcGIS software.

Esri Joins Microsoft Effort to Improve Workflows for the Oil and Gas Sector - Esri is now participating in the Microsoft Upstream Reference Architecture initiative.

New Best Practices: Imagery - New Best Practice describing how imagery and GIS work together to provide the most precise information for making the most accurate decisions.

Esri and the Association of Health Care Journalists Launch Free Program - Esri provides free data to AHCJ members.

Census tally to help shift power in House - Based on population estimates by Esri, an Election Data Services report estimates that some states are on the verge of losing or gaining a seats in the coming election.

Sharing Geographic Data in Austria - Geoportal allows a collaborative approach to developing a coordinated, comprehensive and sustained information system.

Speaker Series Podcast: Geospatial Lens Adds Depth to Journalism - Steve Doig discusses how GIS can enhance journalists' research and storytelling.

New Best Practices: Nautical Organizations - Learn how nautical organizations use GIS through these eleven user stories.

Georgia Association of Regional Commissions Signs Esri ELA - Strengthening GIS programs will enhance citizen services across the state.

Speaker Series Podcast: Esri Supports INSPIRE - Guenther Pichler discusses how Esri technology helps European nation-states comply with INSPIRE directives.

New Best Practices: Spatial Data Infrastructure - Learn how an SDI extends a GIS through these 14 user case studies.

Geomedicine: What Your Street Address Can Tell Doctors About Your Health - Your street address can provide valuable contextual information, medically speaking.

Sustainable Food Advocate to Speak at Redlands Forum - Helene York will discuss environmental, social, and ethical impacts of our food choices.

Esri Press Publishes "Getting to Know Esri Business Analyst" - Workbook teaches skills necessary to analyze business opportunities spatially.

Florida stands to gain two congressional seats - Population estimates were created by Esri, which uses Census Bureau population estimates to track county-level population trends, from building permits and housing starts, IRS data, postal service data, and other sources.

Developing Add-Ins for ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on September 30 about using the new add-in programming model in ArcGIS 10 to extend and share desktop application capabilities.

ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.1 now available - Fresh out of beta and hugely popular. Download the ready-to-deploy, configurable app for delivering ArcGIS Server services.

A Sense Of Where You Are - Over four decades Jack Dangermond's mapping software has revolutionized the way we see--and do--business.

Heading off disaster, one tweet at a time - To help government officials, ESRI takes info from social media outlets and inputs the data onto maps for first responders.

Esri President to Keynote INTERGEO Conference - Jack Dangermond will discuss how GIS provides solutions for a healthier planet.

Introduction to the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on September 23 about using the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex to create customized GIS-enabled Web mapping applications.

Spatial Roundtable Focuses on Risk Analysis for Gas Utilities - Online forum asks if GIS can serve as a framework for satisfying DIMP regulations.

Create Web Mapping Applications with No Programming - Free Esri seminar focuses on how to work with ArcGIS Viewer for Flex.

GIS' Future is with Crowds, Clouds... and 4-D - New geospatial technologies explore where no data has gone before.

Esri Hosts Seminar on Intelligent Routing with ArcLogistics - Esri is offering a free seminar that will benefit businesses and governments that need to efficiently route and schedule vehicle fleets and work crews.

Esri Launches 2010 ArcLogistics Government Grant Program - $450,000 in grants available for Esri's cloud-based vehicle routing and scheduling solution.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS as an Investigative Tool in Journalism - Brant Houston discusses the need for GIS in media and journalism to help reporters uncover information that helps them tell better stories.

Esri StreetMap Premium Advanced Now Available with NAVTEQ Data - Advanced version includes address-level geocoding, historical traffic data, and trucking restrictions.

GeoCool: Exploring with Geotechnologies - GIS technology can be used to meet the K-12 National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) developed by The International Society for Technology in Education.

ArcGIS Server 10 Geoportal Extension Speeds Data Discovery - Esri expands the power of geoportals with the release of the ArcGIS Server 10 Geoportal extension.

SRK Signs Global ELA with Esri - Broader access to GIS will improve workflows and collaboration at natural resources consulting company.

Cadastre Modernisation - Libya has recently completed a fully automated workflow through all departments across the Land Registry Authority.

Business Owner Shares Secrets to Startup Success - Redlands Forum presents Ben Cook, founder and master brewer at Hangar 24 Craft Brewery.

Jack Dangermond interviewed at Gov 2.0 Summit 2010 - O'ReillyMedia interviews Jack Dangermond at the Gov 2.0 Summit 2010.

Open Data and the Future of Mapping and Location Based Services - Jack Dangermond and Bernard Szukalski speak at Gov 2.0 Summit 2010.

Esri Business Analyst Desktop 10 Features Dramatic Performance Improvements - Optimized data aggregation speeds market research processes.

New White Paper: What's New in ArcPad 10 - Find out how ArcPad 10 makes data collection easier. Find out about ArcPad's support for ArcGIS Online, integration with ArcLogistics, improved performance, and more.

Market Facts 2010 - View a map that will dissect the data at the ZIP-code level to give you a better understanding of the Chicago area.

Esri Program Helps Nonprofits Get Started with Mapping and GIS - New Esri program will help nonprofit organizations advance critical missions with spatial analysis and visualization.

Speaker Series Podcast: NAVTEQ Serves State and Local Governments - Skip Parker explains how it serves road and traffic data to state and local governments in partnership with Esri.

Esri Releases the Open GeoServices REST Specification - Software makes server-side resources instantly available to thousands of developers.

What's Your Household's Consumer Profile? - The Marketplace Consumer Profiler is designed to help you identify your lifestyle category using information and research from the mapping and data analyst company ESRI.

Is Your Local Water Supply Safe? - It is clear that without a reliable supply of clean drinking water our personal health is surely threatened.

Gov 2.0 Summit Preview: GIS-Powered Government Data - At the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington on Sept. 7 and 8, GIS expert Jack Dangermond will discuss new ways to integrate government data with mapping applications.

Speaker Series Podcast: A Tactile ArcGIS 10: Wacom's Interactive Pen Displays - Mike Dana discusses how Wacom's interactive pen displays integrate with ArcGIS 10.

Using GIS to Improve Market Research in Commercial Real Estate - Edens & Avant uses Esri Business Analyst software on the desktop and online to help its clients make the most informed decisions.

GIS Bringing Accountability to International Relief Efforts - GIS was used to monitor spending of funds donated by 100 international agencies that came to the aid of Aceh Province in Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami.

Book review: The GIS: 20 Essential Skills - The GIS: 20 Essential Skills describes how to: navigate the ArcGIS interface.

Using Network Analyst in ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on September 2 about using ArcGIS Network Analyst to conduct network-based spatial analysis such as calculating drive times, defining service areas, and completing optimum route and shortest path analyses.

Students Use GIS Skills To Assist Service With Mapping Invasive Plants - 4-H students use GIS skills to assist service with mapping invasive plants at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge.

Using GIS to Better Understand Local Markets - GIS helps you know your customers analyze the local marketplace.

Learn to Conduct Network-Based Spatial Analysis - Free Esri training will show how ArcGIS Network Analyst solves routing and location problems.

Meeting Compliance Requirements with GIS - ArcGIS Server creates central repository and accessibility for campus-wide facilities management.

Gas Utility Upgrades to GIS for Outages, Compliance - Jefferson-Cocke County Utility District is improving outage response and better meeting regulatory requirements with GIS from Esri.

Speaker Series Podcast: Telecom Argentina Aumenta Eficiencia con SIG Unico - Gustavo Villagra, de Telecom Argentina, y Pedro Barbero, de Aeroterra, S.A., conversan sobre el uso de un SIG Enterprise para beneficiar a todos los departamentos del telecom, desde operaciones hasta mercadeo.

New ArcGIS Explorer Makes Sharing Easier - The new version of ArcGIS Explorer opens more avenues for users to share geographic information.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS at the National/Naval Ice Center - Semeon Sertsu talks about how NNIC uses ArcGIS to streamline product deployment and cut costs in monitoring Polar Ice.

Locating Business Intelligently Is Topic of Spatial Roundtable - Online forum asks if GIS can bring choice back into a "one size fits all" retail landscape.

Speaker Series Podcast: The GeoSur Initiative - Eric Van Praag discusses the initiative to integrate and disseminate spatial data throughout South America.

Learn How to Run ArcGIS Server on Amazon EC2 - Free training seminar offers an overview of Esri's newest cloud GIS offering.

Running ArcGIS Server on Amazon EC2 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on August 26 about using ArcGIS Server in the cloud.

Speaker Series Podcast: Introduction to Geometrical and Physical Geodesy: Foundations of Geomatics - Tom Meyer discusses the importance of having a foundational understanding of geodesy when working with GIS, remote sensing, and surveying.

Geo Grandfather ESRI Makes Strides on the Web - ESRI has made huge strides this year with its tools, including its own web mapping platform, ESRI ArcGIS JavaScript API.

Time for Retooling Among GIS Teachers - In an interview with Matt Artz, Education industry director of ESRI, Michael Gould describes how server, mobile, and the Cloud are promoting geospatial thinking outside the classroom

Smart Grid Study Identifies Utility Hurdles - The smart grid promises to make energy cleaner and more reliable.

Old Dominion Freight Line Adopts Esri GIS as Core System - Motor carrier will leverage ArcGIS for fleet management and business development.

Vacant Housing Weighs Down Ohio Communities - Esri's updated demographics data forecasts that in the next five years, vacant housing throughout Ohio will expand at 3 percent each year.

European Environment Agency and Esri Put Map Service in the Cloud - European Environment Agency works with Esri via MOU to move map services to cloud for sharing and consuming geospatial data.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS at USAA: A Manager's Perspective - Chief underwriter of USAA describes how he first became aware of GIS and why geospatial technology is so important.

Utility Improves Outage Response with Mobile GIS - Consumer-owned utility is able to better serve the energy needs of its growing customer base by using mobile GIS technology.

Mapmaker Follows His Own Path - Jack Dangermond has navigated 40 years of change in the tech sector.

Poor Air Quality 'could Lead to Health Complaints' - Environmental experts have led the discussion on whether the reduction in air quality could be linked with health complaints.

The Non-Alarmist Guide to Avoiding Your Environmental Health Risks - Here's a look into geomedicine and how you can stay healthy in your locale.

Baltimore County, Maryland, Strengthens ROI with Esri ELA - Expanding GIS use will improve efficiency, resource allocation, and service.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS and the Reconstruction of Afghanistan - Nancy Towne discusses the various ways Esri technology assists the US Army's rebuilding of Afghanistan.

Free Webinar: Learn about the Community Maps Program - Learn how organizations around the world benefit by contributing their data, what types of data are needed, and the tools and resources available to get you started.

Vacant Houses Weigh Down Ohio Communities - While large cities have led the growth rate of vacant homes in the last decade, Esri data shows they will now take a back seat to the rest of the state.

Abu Dhabi Education Council Honored at Esri's EdUC - Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al-Khaili accepts Making a Difference in Education Award.

Esri Hosts Seminar on How to Increase Productivity with ArcGIS 10 - Esri is offering a free, daylong seminar that will benefit professionals in all industries.

Speaker Series Podcast: Esri's ArcGIS Server Geoportal Extension - Marten Hogeweg talks about how the Geoportal Extension assists organizations by making geospatial data and services available over the Internet.

Visualizing and Analyzing Imagery with ArcGIS 10 - Learn how to provide faster access to enhanced imagery using the new tools for image interpretation and dynamic processing.

Utilities Get Connected at Esri's Electric and Gas Conference - Registration open for the 2010 EGUG Conference.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS for Journalists - Andrew Long talks about how GIS can add more visual punch and in-depth analysis to news and investigative stories.

Carlos Salman Receives Esri's Lifetime Achievement in GIS Award - Lifetime Achievement in GIS awarded to Antonio Carlos Salman Gonzalez, longtime Mexican cartographer and visionary.

Spatial Roundtable Focuses on DOT Asset Management - Online forum asks if GIS promise can live up to DOT Asset Management reality.

Mapmaker Follows His Own Path - Jack Dangermond has navigated 40 years of change in the tech sector.

ISPRS Centenary Kick-starts with Book Launch - Celebrations to mark the centenary of foundation of International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).

GIS Applications Move To Cell Phones - Cell phones attract new platforms from geospatial software developers.

Views From the 2010 Esri UC - GIS professional and photographer Kristina Jacob shares a slice of the 2010 Esri International User Conference.

Esri Seminar Spotlights How to Visualize and Analyze Imagery - Free training provides overview of the new imagery tools available in ArcGIS 10.

Speaker Series Podcast: Imagery for Disaster Response and Mitigation - David Blankenship discusses how his agency uses imagery and GIS to tackle the city's emergencies.

National Geographic Society and Esri Agreement Helps Broaden the Geographic Story - The National Geographic Society has signed an agreement with Esri that allows expansion of the GIS user base and improves public access to geographic data.

Software Offers "True GEOINT" - New Version of GIS Platform Includes Defense/Intelligence-Related Enhancements in Image Exploitation and Cloud Computing.

Speaker Series Podcast: The Imagery Acquisition Program at Los Angeles County - Nick Franchino talks about how remotely sensed data married with GIS brings departments together.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS and Imagery at Geoscience Australia - Greg Scott discusses the integration of imagery in topographic mapping at Australia's national mapping organization.

New Case Study: Lithuania - The Lithuanian Geographic Information Infrastructure (LGII) was created to connect major national spatial information providers into a spatial information infrastructure. LGII is an open, shared national spatial data infrastructure for accessing and distributing geographic information products and services online.

Esri International User Conference Brings GIS to Everyone - Experts described how technological advancements in GIS have changed the global geospatial landscape.

Lawrie Jordan, Director of Imagery, ESRI - A passionate pioneer is back in the saddle.

Speaker Series Podcast: Geoawareness in the Field with Juniper's Mesa Rugged Notepad - John Florio, senior product manager for Juniper Systems, discusses the trends in mobile GIS data collection and the Mesa Rugged Notepad, Juniper Systems' latest entry into the mobile computing market.

Two GIS Pioneers Honored with National Geographic's Bell Medal - Only second time prestigious medal has been awarded.

Esri and ACSM Shape a New Event for Surveyors and Mapping Professionals - New conference will provide unparalleled training and networking opportunities.

New White Paper: Highway Data Management in ArcGIS - This white paper outlines the conceptual vision of the new Highway Data Management solution (in development), and how it will help highway departments overcome the challenge of maintaining and integrating spatial and non-spatial data that is broadly distributed throughout their agencies.

Book Provides Updated Information on Geodatabase Model - "Modeling Our World" is a comprehensive work that explains the fundamental geographic information concepts underlying the geodatabase model and its use.

Enterprise License Agreement Extends GIS Success for City of Philadelphia - GIS helps more departments improve work, spur new services, and reduce costs.

Speaker Series Podcast: ENVI for ArcGIS Server - Richard Cooke, president of ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT VIS), talks about GIS and imagery and his newest product for working with imagery in a geospatial context-ENVI for ArcGIS Server.

Geoinformation for Disaster and Risk Management - This booklet explains potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses.

ADEC Wins International Award for Contribution to Geographic Science - The Emirate of Abu Dhabi received international recognition with the ESRI Making a Difference award.

Busy Roads, Air Pollution and Environmental Health Risks - Using geographic mapping techniques, proximity of roadways to places where children play experience higher levels of air pollution.

Abu Dhabi honoured in California - Mohammed Ahmed al Bowardi receives an award at the ESRI International User Conference on behalf of Abu Dhabi.

"Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop" Reflects New Functionality in ArcGIS 10 - New offering from Esri Press reflects new functionality in ArcGIS 10.

New White Paper: Esri Trend Analysis: 2010/2015 - Employment, home value, and income are among the topics discussed in this demographic trends analysis.

A Mutual explosion of disciplines - Interview with Lawrie Jordan, Director, Imagery Enterprise Solutions, Esri.

Esri Map Book Encapsulates 25 Years of GIS Development - Twenty-fifth anniversary volume includes comparative historic maps.

GIS for Wood Procurement Foresters - Techniques using online map layers and ArcGIS tools locating timber and landowner contact management.

Esri Maps Show Oil Spill's Effects - A new Esri mapping application allows anyone to create and share oil spill economic impact maps.

GIS Applications Take to the Clouds - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications have been moving into the cloud with increased momentum but like other fields where software drives the business model.

For Kids Of Cartographers, Digital Mapping Class Is In - Ballroom D looks like any other windowless ballroom in any other convention hotel - except it's tricked out with giant cardboard cutouts of cartoon forests and animals, and flat-panel computer screens.

Delivering 2010 Census Data for Redistricting - Interview with Cathy McCully

New Case Study: Movia--Danish Public Transit Agency - Movia's GeoTransit system meets the needs and requirements of a modern transit agency driven to compete with other, more individual modes of travel, such as automobiles.

Urban insight starts with useable data - Wrap your mind around these figures: In 1800, only 3 percent of the world's population lived in cities. Today, the figure is roughly 50 percent. By 2050, it'll be about 75 percent.

Esri reshapes its proprietary mapping system into an open crowdsourcing platform, raising a challenge for Google - In the plenary session that kicked off the ESRI International User Conference this week in downtown San Diego, ESRI founder and president Jack Dangermond demonstrated the features of ArcGIS.com.

Making Smart Growth Smarter with GeoDesign - GeoDesign is an emerging term for a technique that combines design and GIS technology to create cutting edge tools for urban planning, architecture, design and community development.

Geographic Thinking: Maps and Their Messages - Podcast by Bern Szukalski, interview by Karen Jagoda, Digital Politics Radio

Geo-Spatial Data and Open Gov Initiatives - Podcast by Bern Szukalski, interview by Karen Jagoda, Digital Politics Radio

Speaker Series Podcast: The Cloud and GIS - Esri's IT strategist Victoria Kouyoumjian discusses the significance of cloud computing as a platform for developing and delivering GIS services.

The City of Frisco, Texas, Earns Esri President's Award - SAFER GIS application provides enhanced school public safety.

Esri Unveils Apple Apps, Agreement with Geospatial Intelligence Agency - Esri launched an Apple application and announced new developments at its annual user conference in San Diego this week.

The Power of Business Analyst Online Now Available on the iPhone - Free BAO for iOS app provides on-the-go access to demographic reports and maps.

Special Achievement in GIS Award Winners Honored at Esri International User Conference - A select group of organizations around the world are recognized for their exceptional applications of geographic technology.

Cutting Edge and Esri Announce the New ArcGIS Data Appliance for Linux - Cutting Edge Networked Storage and Esri are pleased to announce the new ArcGIS Data Appliance for Linux.

Cutting Edge and Esri Announce New Linux Servers with ArcGIS Server 10 - Esri has selected Cutting Edge to manufacture and deliver the new Linux Servers with ArcGIS Server 10 to its customer base.

National Geographic to Award Alexander Graham Bell Medals to Two GIS Pioneers - Only second time prestigious medal has been awarded.

Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre Receives Making a Difference Award from Esri - Jack Dangermond praises Information Centre's innovative work on E-government programs.

The Development of GIS-Yesterday, Today, and Beyond - Jack Dangermond recently answered a series of questions from Jim Roddy in this exclusive Executive-To-Executive interview.

Esri Releases Apple Map App, Reveals "19.20.21 Project" as Annual Conference Begins - A free GIS application for the Apple iPhone and iPad had more than 13,000 downloads from the Apple Store.

EsriUC Plenary: ArcGIS A Complete System - The Esri UC 2010 Plenary has a solid message: ArcGIS is a complete system for GIS and you should use it!

Esri Unveils ArcGIS Server 10 on Amazon EC2 - Esri has made ArcGIS Server 10 available to customers via Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud.

Esri Supports Strategic Geospatial Initiatives at NGA - Esri and the NGA announce the formation of a strategic alliance to strengthen national geospatial intelligence capabilities.

Esri Partners Quick to Adopt ArcGIS 10 - Partners demonstrate ArcGIS 10 based solutions at the Esri International User Conference.

Geospatial Technology Competency Model Released - Resource for career guidance, curriculum development, continuing professional development, and outreach efforts to promote geospatial technology careers.

Esri Releases ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap - New tool helps ArcGIS users become active contributors to Wiki world map.

Esri Offers Flexible Licensing for ArcGIS Server in the Cloud - Esri offers a new, easier way to deploy ArcGIS Server called ArcGIS Server with Cloud Infrastructure.

Minister to Address World Conference - Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson will address 400 international senior executives at one of the largest GIS conferences in the world.

Chicago Market Facts 2010 - Interactive maps reveal the latest changes in population, housing, consumer spending, and more in the 6-county area.

ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 (Beta) Available for Download - Esri's new ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.0 (beta) can now be downloaded at no cost.

Easily Add Demographic Reports and Data to ArcGIS - Business Analyst Online Reports Add-In now available.

Ocean Globe - Latest marine science offering from Esri Press.

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Tracked with GIS Accountability Tool - ChesapeakeStat on ArcGIS Server provides insight about action plan status.

New Workbook from Esri Press - A practical guide to the skills essential to mastering ArcGIS.

Key Elements of Dutch SDI - The Dutch have pioneered a successful National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).

Esri's 2010 Data Released in Business Analyst Online - Perform accurate market analyses with the latest demographic, consumer spending, and business data.

Esri Releases ArcGIS for iOS - Smartphone application allows users to navigate maps, capture and report data, and perform GIS analyses.

Philadelphia Takes GIS To The City Limits - IT consolidation fuels project to bring GIS tools to a variety of services.

Fusing the Fusion Centers - The work of modern intelligence analysts is world of cracking codes and connecting all the dots.

Esri to Offer Free Location Data App - Esri has developed an iPhone application that provides users with detailed demographic data for any given location.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Telecom - Esri's Randy Frantz discusses the Telecom events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International User Conference.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Planning and Community Development - Esri's Ahmed Abukhater discusses the Planning and Community Development events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International User Conference.

Speaker Series Podcast: Esri 2010 Homeland Security Summit - Esri's Paul Christin discusses the role of GIS in Homeland Security as well as the events and activities to take place at the 2010 Homeland Security Summit.

ArcGIS Provides Foundation for Global Agricultural Programs - Esri will assist CGIAR to increase food security and agricultural productivity.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Map, Chart, and Data Production - Esri's Mark Cygan discusses the Map, Chart, and Data Production events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International User Conference.

ArcPad 10 Makes Data Collection Easier - New version includes support for ArcGIS Online map services and QuickCapture toolbar.

Map Your World Through GIS - A seminar has been planned to introduce learners to the uses of geographic information systems and careers in the field.

Cool iPhone App Gives Lowdown on Any Neighborhood - Esri's cool new iPhone app will let you research specific demographic criteria.

Beat the Traffic 3D Goes On-Air with Esri Web Mapping Technology - GIS Software Enhances Live Traffic Reports and Roadway Information

Your Broadband Story - The Iowa broadband map provides layer data from more than 170 Internet providers.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Water/Wastewater - Esri's Lori Armstrong discusses the Water/Wastewater events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International User Conference.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Water Resources - Esri's Lori Armstrong discusses the Water Resources events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International User Conference.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Climate, Weather, and Atmospheric - Esri's Lori Armstrong discusses the Climate, Weather, and Atmospheric events and activities that will take place at the 2010 Esri International User Conference.

ArcGIS 10 Transforms the Way People Use GIS - New release simplifies your work, provides new ways to share information, supplies GIS in the cloud, and much more.

New White Paper: Tracking Server 10 - This white paper describes how you can track dynamic features in real-time on top of basemaps and imagery from ArcGIS Server. It describes the key features of the software and goes over performance considerations and system requirements.

The Look of Maps, the Latest Book from Esri Press Cartographic Classics Series - The Look of Maps inspires the shift in cartographic research from the simple production of maps to communication and design theory.

Speaker Series Podcast: Esri Technology Underpins International Climate Change Reporting - David Pimblott, Managing Director of EGL, the leading GIS consultancy in New Zealand, discusses the role of enterprise GIS in the Land Use Carbon Analysis system, which is the basis for international UNFCCC reporting.

Latest Issue of ArcNews Now Available Online - Highlights include articles about ArcGIS Online, the U.S. Library of Congress preserving geodata, and the Community Basemap Program allowing users to share and collaborate. Featured sections are entitled GIS at the Core of SDIs and GIS Supports NGOs.

Editing in ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on June 24 that will show how to edit data faster and more intuitively with the new reorganized editing interface in ArcGIS 10.

Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Server for the Java Platform - Esri's Eric Bader talks about the integration of Java in ArcGIS Server and its significance to developers.

Jack Dangermond Awarded Patron's Medal from Royal Geographical Society - Historic prize honors contributions to geographic science and knowledge.

Harmonising Geography and Design - Jack Dangermond talks about the growing acceptance of GIS in India, the need to develop liberal data sharing policies in the country and the role of geodesign in sustainable development.

SharePoint 2010: Esri's Silverlight-based Solutions - Esri Parts, built on SharePoint, allow you to build Silverlight-based solutions on SharePoint 2010, Including sandbox solutions and Silverlight API to build custom solutions.

Data.gov's Next Big Thing: Mashing Up Federal Stats with Maps - Data.gov plans to release new gadgets that will enable the public to easily create mashups of maps and statistics.

City of Novi, MI using Amazon Cloud to Host ArcGIS Server 10 Silverlight Application - The City of Novi is set to develop one of the first ArcGIS 10, Amazon Cloud hosted applications.

CIOs Map Out Revenue With GIS - Jack Dangermond notes that technology once limited to the military is made up of more than 90 percent commercial applications in use today.

CIOs Map Out Revenue with GIS - Jack Dangermond, the founder of Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) knows this to be true.

Introduction to ArcGIS Explorer Online - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on June 17 that will show how to use ArcGIS Explorer Online to create, save, and share maps using data from a variety of online sources.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Public Safety - Esri Law Enforcement Specialist David Cook previews the events and activities planned for the Public Safety Showcase at this year's User Conference. He also discusses the many ways law enforcement agencies use GIS technology.

Esri Provides Road Map to Meet INSPIRE Timeline - New insights and strategies for Spatial Data Infrastructure to be presented at INSPIRE Conference.

The Passion and the Perseverance to Succeed - Esri has revolutionized the field by figuring out how to marry data to geographic coordinates.

Green Building and GIS - The US Green Building Council employs Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.

Speaker Series Podcast: 2010 Esri UC Preview: Transportation - Esri Transportation manager Terry Bills discusses the transportation events and activities planned for the 2010 Esri User Conference.

Cancer Maps: The Power of Geomedicine at Work - Mapping our health geographically is a great opportunity for a health department to begin educating the public in ways that make sense to the public and not just the needs of health professionals.

Eamonn Doyle Our CTO on Newstalk This Morning - Eamonn Doyle discusses how GI and GIS is helping in terms of emergency management and clean up efforts following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

NIG Launches Mapping Tool - NIG has rolled-out a new geospatial mapping tool covering the whole of the UK including Northern Ireland.

Speaker Series Podcast: Esri's Community Maps Program - Esri's ArcGIS Online Team discusses Esri's Community Maps initiative, a program that gives the GIS community the ability to contribute their own data to a global basemap.

New Esri Press Book Highlights SDI Efforts in Europe - New book details the European Union's ongoing efforts to develop comprehensive, multinational spatial data infrastructures.

Esri Application Lets Anyone Build and Share Economic Impact Maps of the Gulf Oil Spill - People can create custom maps or embed mapping capability into their Web sites.

CIO Steve Reneker Discusses How Riverside, Calif., Fights Graffiti with GPS-Enabled Cameras - Digital images of graffiti are loaded into ArcGIS so that Public Works abatement crews can validate information.

Jack Dangermond on ArcGIS.com at Gov 2.0 Conference - Nicole Ferraro, site manager for Internet Evolution radio, speaks with Jack Dangermond to promote Jack's June 15th IE interview.

Esri announces additions to BroadbandStat - Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, and South Carolina are using its mapping technology to provide the details of broadband coverage statewide.

Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint - Bob Hazelton, product manager for ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint, explains how Esri's new collection of Web parts enable rich interactive mapping within SharePoint.

Esri's BroadbandStat Puts Interactive Maps Online - Four states inaugurate maps showing detailed broadband coverage.

Industry Leaders Discuss Technology for Smart Growth - Online Spatial Roundtable delivers lively conversation on community development.

GIS Camps in Germany, Switzerland, and Rwanda - Esri summer camps combine spatial learning with modern technology.

Speaker Series Podcast: Land Administration for Sustainable Development - The authors of Esri Press book, Land Administration for Sustainable Development, discuss the significance of effective land administration systems and the related processes and technology needed to support economic growth and sustainability in both developed and less-developed countries.

Esri Supports Farming Programs at Africa Agriculture GIS Week - Collaborative GIS Web applications will help agricultural researchers make African farmers more productive and profitable.

Meeting Compliance Requirements with GIS - ArcGIS Server creates central repository and accessibility for campus-wide facilities management.

Speaker Series Podcast: Esri's Contribution to International Hydrographic Organization Standards - Rafael Ponce, Maritime Team Program Manager for Esri, discusses Esri's relationship with the hydrographic community and the role GIS technology plays in the creation of new hydrographic standards.

Pete Dangermond to Speak at Redlands Forum - Pete Dangermond, president of the Dangermond Group, will speak about Redlands Emerald Necklace Project and state parks rescue initiatives.

New White Paper: Lidar Analysis in ArcGIS 9.3.1 for Forestry Applications - This white paper steps you through the processes to convert lidar data into a format ArcGIS can process, explains methods to interpret the lidar data, and shows how ArcGIS can disseminate the data to those who are not geospatial analysts.

New Esri Press Book Delivers Practical Guidance to Geometrical and Physical Geodesy - This Esri Press book introduces the fundamentals of geometrical and physical geodesy.

Michael Byrne to Keynote the Esri Health GIS Conference - The FCC's geographic information officer will speak on using broadband to support health care.

White House to Tie Together Mapping and Data Sites - Esri began tying Data.gov to Geodata.gov, the geospatial information gateway.

Jack Dangermond on GeoEnabling at Gov 2.0 - Jack Dangermond speaks on GeoEnabling at Gov 2.0 Expo.

Jack Dangermond Interviewed at Gov 2.0 - Mac Slocum, correspondent for O'Reilly Media, interviews Jack Dangermond on the evolution, promise, and future of GIS.

i2 and Esri Collaborate to Provide Unparalleled Solution for Analytics and Geospatial Intelligence - Esri Foundation Module for i2's Analyst's Notebook is an important tool for defense/intelligence human terrain mapping, law enforcement and others.

Speaker Series Podcast: ArcGIS.com: The Gateway to Online GIS - Esri's Bern Szukalski sits down to talk about ArcGIS.com, Esri's online GIS. ArcGIS.com is a free community resource where users can obtain rich GIS content; share their own content, including maps and apps; and collaborate with others.

New Case Study: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Phoenix Sky Harbor is one of the 10 busiest airports in the world. With a growing pool of travelers and cargo relying on safe passage to a final destination, operational efficiency is of the utmost importance to the airport and the City of Phoenix.

Esri Launches ArcGIS.com and ArcGIS Explorer Online - New resources give users the ability to share GIS content and build communities.

Speaker Series Podcast: NAVTEQ's Role in the Esri Enterprise License Agreement - NAVTEQ's Mike Tsengouras and Ryan Allard discuss the integration of NAVTEQ technology in the Esri Enterprise License Agreement.

Have Your GIS Work Shown in the Esri UC Opening Video - Submit your screenshots, animations, or photos by this Friday, May 28, to be included in the Plenary Session's opening video for the Esri International User Conference this July.

New Release of Business Analyst Online Makes It Even Easier to Find the Perfect Location - Smart Map Search Tool helps users quickly find locations that meet all their needs.

Maps Improve Government 2.0 - Gov 2.0 is taking constituent services to the next level, by leveraging and encouraging more citizen participation through Web 2.0 technologie.

Esri Provides Investigative Reporters and Editors Complimentary GIS Software and Data - Esri provides investigative reporters and editors complimentary GIS software and data that saves time and money with accurate, current information.

CTV interviews Bill Davenhall on GeoMedicine - Video of CTV interviewing Bill Davenhall on GeoMedicine.

Esri UC Registration Deadline Extended to June 18 - You can still register to attend the Esri International User Conference, the world's largest GIS event, and find out everything you need to know about ArcGIS 10.

Oil Spill Reporting Resources-Esri Spill Response - Esri has published an interactive map application of the Gulf Oil Spill.

Jack Dangermond to Showcase Community Maps at Gov 2.0 Expo - Esri staff will share in-depth development and implementation strategies.

Speaker Series Podcast: What's Coming in ArcPad 10 - Kerry Somerville, ArcPad product manager, and Elvin Slavik, lead ArcPad developer, talk about new capabilities, performance improvements, and quality enhancements in ArcPad 10.

The Journey Doesn't End Here - A personal journey into the world of GIS.

ArcGIS Server Now Available as Cloud-Based Subscription - New option provides easier, greener deployment of server GIS.

Speaker Series Podcast: Discovering Location - Simon Thompson discusses how GIS can help organizations understand subtle nuances in the market by viewing and analyzing demographic data, ensuring that the business decisions they make are stable.

Oil Spill Economics: Mapping BP's Potential Liability - Map of the gulf coast oil spill with overlays showing the current size, location of the oil plume, and economic impact.

Portland's Neighborhoods by The Numbers - Esri's Updated Demographics highlights key indicators such as population, home ownership, education, marital status, and age, for Portland neighborhoods and surrounding areas.

Speaker Series Podcast: Esri Business Analyst Online Successfully Fills Commercial Vacancies - Kathie Thurston, executive director of the Redlands Chamber of Commerce in Redlands, California, discusses how the demographic analysis tools in Esri Business Analyst Online helped the chamber successfully fill a key commercial vacancy in the city of Redlands.

Esri's Education User Conference Puts Critical Thinking on the Map - Keynote speaker Mark Chandler to discuss citizen science and GIS.

Esri Provides Free Data to Investigative Reporters and Editors - Complimentary GIS software and data saves journalists time and money with accurate, current information.

Amazon Helps U.S. Government Move to the Cloud - The U.S. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board has moved its Recovery.gov site to a cloud computing infrastructure.

OpenGeoscience Web Mapping Service Serves Free UK Geology Data - British Geological Survey deploys Esri technology to deliver geologic data at street level.

Embed Interactive Maps into SharePoint with Esri's ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint - SharePoint users gain insight into data by visualizing it on a map.

Government, Media, and GIS Leaders Discuss Gov 2.0 - Online Spatial Roundtable forum focuses on the future of government services.

Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on May 13 that will show how to use Python scripting to automate common GIS tasks and analyses.

Esri Provides Around-the-Clock Support for Oil Spill Disaster - Company supplies software, services, online resources, and more; enables volunteered geographic information.

Esri to Host Free Online Training Seminars for ArcGIS 10 - May tutorials highlight Python scripting and imagery management.

A Social Map of the Gulf Oil Spill - The Gulf Oil Spill Map at the ArcGIS Online site shows the latest maps of the Gulf of Mexico and lets you see where people are who are talking about it.

Jordan Romero Uses GIS to Share Everest Experience - Mapping Web site shows location, weather, photos, and tweets.

Agricultural GIS Aids Fund Management - North Carolina uses GIS-based agricultural model to help administer state agricultural development and farmland preservation (ADFP) trust fund.

Crop Forecasting Improves with GIS - Colombian Coffee Growers Federation, using ArcGIS analytic tools, design, formulate, and track Colombian coffee farming.

Making Standards Shipshape - Esri's Rafael Ponce Discusses Working with International Hydrographic Organizations - National hydrographic organizations, commercial chart producers, and naval commands are discovering that GIS technology can streamline the production and maintenance of their nautical data.

New Case Study: Apt Market Research - Using Esri Business Analyst Online enabled Apt Market Research to easily and inexpensively refine and improve market area boundaries and analyze different iterations as necessary.

Speaker Series Podcast: The Business of Risk - Insurers carry the burden of restoring the natural order of things after a catastrophic event. Listen as Esri's Mark McCoy and Simon Thompson discuss how GIS, geodesign, and public/private partnerships ensure this responsibility can be met.

Esri Releases New ArcGIS Data Model for MultiSpeak - The ArcGIS MultiSpeak Data Model meets the needs of ArcGIS users who design and maintain electric networks and associated infrastructure.

Esri's 2010/2015 Updated Demographics Data Forecasts Socioeconomic Trends - Full roster of current data variables gives complete picture of U.S. demographics.

Scientists to Speak on Global Environmental Issues - Redlands Forum presents Woods Hole Research Center scientists William Brown and Josef Kellndorfer.

Key Elements of the Dutch NSDI - To cope with the increasing amount of various types of geo-information, the European Commission initiated a project known as INSPIRE (INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe).

Richard Saul Wurman to Keynote Esri International User Conference - Wurman, who coined the term "information architect," will discuss 19.20.21 and GIS technology.

GIS data, WMS and Online Map Resources - Maps, data, Apps Related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Content published by Esri and other organizations support response and mitigation activities for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.

Q and A with Rich Leadbeater - Rich Leadbeater talked with State Legislatures about how governments are using geographic information systems.

GIS Technology is Giving Policymakers a New Perspective - GIS technology takes masses of information on any subject and overlaps those statistics with a map of the city, county, or state for which the numbers are pertinent.

Access to World's Geological Data Improved with ArcGIS Server Technology - Esri's GIS software grant advances OneGeology data-sharing aspirations.

A Paradigm Shift with GIS - Supporting work flows for collection, management, production and exploitation.

The Geographic Approach to Climate Change - GIS can play a definite role in advancing climate change science.

PETCO Improves Location Selection - 950-store PETCO Animal Supplies relies on statistics and data to select new sites.

Ed Stein Presents Political Cartooning in the Age of Gridlock - Ed Stein, editorial cartoonist, will speak on Political Cartooning in the Age of Gridlock at the next Redlands Forum event.

Esri Press Publishes Lining Up Data in ArcGIS: A Guide to Map Projections - A new reference guide from Esri Press helps resolve the problem of aligning disparate map projections with GIS.

GIS and the Smart Grid - The evolving next generation of power distribution networks will provide fertile ground for GIS.

Using ArcMap in ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Watch an online, one-hour seminar on April 29 that will show how ArcMap can help you produce better maps, share them faster, and save time on common mapping tasks.

Speaker Series Podcast: GIS Helps Veterans' Health Administration Fill Gaps in Health Care Access - Mark Guagliardo from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) explains how the VHA integrated GIS into its operations to improve access to health care services.

Learn to Make and Share High-Quality Maps Faster than Ever - Log in to an Esri live training seminar to get an overview of the new features in ArcGIS 10 ArcMap.

European Union Satellite Centre Signs Enterprise License Agreement with Esri Espana - Center creates geospatial products for the European Union using GIS software from Esri.

Which Metro Areas are the Most Fertile Ground for Advisors? - Geography becomes a greater concern as the Boomers become snow birds.

New Best Practices: Non-Governmental Organizations - Learn how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have successfully used GIS technology to help the environment and society.

Renewable Energy Atlas Shows Vermont's Energy Options - Green map powered by Esri is launched on Earth Day.

Savannah Delivers Critical Data to Prospective Businesses - Economic Development Web site enhanced with comprehensive demographics through Esri Business Analyst Online.

Maryland Governor Earns IT Award - Award given for outstanding contributions to promote government performance excellence through sound information technology solutions, policies, and practice.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley Receives National Technology Champion Award - Award given for outstanding contributions to promote government performance excellence through sound information technology solutions, policies, and practice.

Esri and NITLE Enter Partnership - Memorandum of understanding will expand GIS use in liberal arts colleges.

Esri Sees Big Opportunity for GIS in Indian Market - Esri will work with its partners for most of the power and telecom projects coming up in India.

GIS on the Web-'A Big Step' - GIS provides for a series of base maps globally that essentially embrace a 'common operating picture' approach.

CoStar Offers Esri Business Data to Commercial Real Estate Professionals - CoStar offers Esri Business Data to more accurately reflect current market conditions.

CrimeMapping.com: Technology Promotes Awareness - With CrimeMapping.com current information that was once more difficult to attain is now available to the public with the click of a mouse.

Esri Presents the Power of Web GIS at AAG Annual Meeting - Esri will demonstrate the capabilities of GIS services in a distributed environment for those attending the annual AAG meeting.

Finding the 'science' in GIS - A commercial GIS system goes much further than allowing you to view points in space; it allows you to give them meaning.

Speaker Series Podcast: What's on the Horizon for ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Esri's Rob Elkins discusses the exciting new desktop functionality in the upcoming ArcGIS 10.

Latest Issue of ArcNews Now Available Online - Highlights include articles about the UN using GIS to promote peace and provide aid, ArcGIS in the cloud, and Philadelphia Police using GIS tools for high-tech crime mapping. Featured sections are entitled Humanitarian GIS, GIS Help Local Economies, Hydro Solutions with GIS, and Better Transportation and Routing with GIS.

GIS Day Goes Virtual - New ArcUser article shows how university moved its GIS Day celebration to Second Life.

Pen Hadow to Speak at Esri UK Annual Conference 2010 - Polar Explorer to address leading GIS professionals.

Students Helping to Map Out Amenities in Windsor Parks - Windsor High School students from the Introduction to GIS class are mapping out park amenities in Windsor using Global Positioning System units for a community project.

ITWorx and Esri NeA Join Forces to Deliver Advanced Geo-Enabled Public Sector Solutions - TWorx and Esri Northeast Africa (Esri NeA) announced a strategic alliance that will provide cutting-edge services to enhance performance management and citizen services in the EMEA region public sector.

Waterloo Regional Police Service Recognized for Using Esri Technology to Enhance Public Safety - Esri Canada presents an Award of Excellence to the Waterloo Regional Police Service for its success in using GIS to improve crime analysis.

Adventure Cycling Introducing GIS Mapping - Adventure Cycling Association will produce its world-renowned cycling maps using GIS technology.

New Case Study: LA Grinding Company - LA Grinding Company reduces costs and streamlines delivery routes with ArcLogistics.

Success of Software Shown in Case Study - Business Analyst Online has proved successful and is being used by the City of Redlands and Redlands Chamber of Commerce to attract new business to the area.

Jack Dangermond on "Spatial Analysis and the Geoweb" - Jack Dangermond speaks on "Spatial Analysis and the Geoweb" at Where 2.0 2010.

Environmental Film Festival Features Award-Winning Documentaries - Town & Gown Cultural Series hosts the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival.

Speaker Series Podcast: Better Ways to Design and Share Maps Seminar Preview - Ray Carnes, Esri Technical Marketing, previews the Better Ways to Design and Share Maps seminar, a free nationwide seminar hosted by Esri.

Economic Growth Via Spatial Data - Croatia Makes Landownership Possible by Sharing Geographic Data Through a National Geoportal

The ICIS: Achieving Collaborative (Geospatial) Success - A small group operating in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is achieving success in integrating disparate geospatial data sets.

New Release of Esri ArcLogistics Helps Small Fleets Save Money - Esri's ArcLogistics is now available as a Software plus Services solution.

Esri to Develop Highway Maintenance and Linear Referencing Solution - Esri is developing a comprehensive highway data maintenance and linear referencing solution.

Health Tech Today - Health Tech Today features informative interviews with some of the world's top health leaders; compelling health-related personal stories; and the latest technology and IT innovations.

Esri Business GIS Summit Helps Businesses Deliver Improved Performance - Keynote speakers share experience on how to revitalize business through place-based decision making.