ArcUser Winter 2011
Manager's Corner
- Defining Success in the Geospatial Industry
Competency model can aid staff hiring, retention, and development
Developer's Corner
- Understanding Geodesic Buffering
Correctly use the Buffer tool in ArcGIS - Strengthening Connections
Dev Meet Ups foster developer communities
Education
- A New Dimension
3D GIS aids resource planning and facility management at Tufts - More Interactive Learning, Less Lecturing
Esri charts a new course in training - New Student Workbooks Complement Interactive Learning Approach
- Upgrade Your GIS Skills
Strategies to find time for training
Software and Data
- It's Easier to Share Geographic Information
With new release of ArcGIS Explorer - Efficient Enterprise Collaboration through Custom Web Applications
- Esri Geoportal Server Helps Organizations Collaborate
Free, open source product now available - Creating and Texturing Multipatch Features
Learn basic techniques for creating 3D buildings
Hands On
- Revisiting the Glenrosa Fire
Evacuation modeling with ArcGIS Network Analyst 10 - Charming the Snake
An Introduction to Python and the ArcPy site-package - Just What You Need
Feature templates simplify editing workflow
Features
- Making the Results of Analysis Accessible
ArcGIS Explorer plug-in aids natural resources management - Simplifying Citizen Reporting
Smartphone 311 app enhances government responsiveness - Tracking a Dynamic Environment
System integrates information access for Port of Los Angeles - Big Benefits for Small Organizations
Automating map production saves time and money - Eye in the Sky
Transition from ArcIMS to ArcGIS Server makes state-of-the-art weather warnings a reality
User
- Join the Community Maps Program
Building basemaps from the best data - Getting Off to a Great Start
Many GIS careers begin at Esri
Focus: Designing Healthier Communities
- Place and Health
Designing communities that promote well-being - Turning Red Zones into Blue Zones
How GIS can help create healthy communities
Special Section: Regression Models
- Finding a Meaningful Model
This checklist will help you evaluate regression models - Exploratory Regression [PDF]
A tool for modeling complex phenomena
End Notes
- New on Campus?
There's an app for that
Bookshelf
- GIS Bookshelf
- Resources for Learning ArcGIS 10
New titles for users with different needs user
