ESRI Around the Globe January 2007

Trade Shows ESRI takes part in more than 600 trade shows each year, most of which are industry focused. Visit www.esri.com/events for a complete list and discover which shows may be of interest to you and your users.

ESRI Conferences ESRI Petroleum User Group Conference February 26–28, 2007 Houston, Texas ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference March 17–19, 2007 Palm Springs, CA ESRI Developer Summit March 19–22, 2007 Palm Springs, CA ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit April 23–25, 2007 Dallas, TX ESRI International User Conference June 18–22, 2007 San Diego, CA ESRI Education User Conference June 16–19, 2007 San Diego, CA ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit June 16–19, 2007 San Diego, CA

Corporate Alliance Trade Shows TDWI Winter Conference February 18–23, 2007 Las Vegas, NV SAP International Utilities Conference February 28–March 2, 2007 Amsterdam, Netherlands SAP Centric EAM Conference April 1–4, 2007 Huntington Beach, CA SAS Global Forum April 16–19, 2007 Orlando, FL ASUG Annual Conference April 22–25, 2007 Atlanta, GA SAPPHIRE April 22–25, 2007 Atlanta, GA

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ESRI Corporate Alliance News

City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department Invests Significantly in Integrating ESRI GIS and SAP ERP
The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department has implemented an asset management system that integrates SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) with ESRI GIS. The department chose ESRI business partner CyberTech Systems and Software as the city’s consultant in the integration and in helping create a plan for the implementation of ESRI software as an enterprise resource. The plan highlighted the importance of implementing SAP and ESRI software across the department and integrating the two technologies to help improve the department's operational efficiencies, leveraging each technology for the value that it provides. ArcGIS Desktop, ArcIMS, and ArcSDE software products were used to develop custom applications for the collection, conversion, maintenance, and analysis of data. Read the article.

Foresters Manage Land Using GIS and Microsoft SQL Server
The Virginia Department of Forestry adopted GIS to help manage and map activities such as tree planting and stand thinning. The department’s new Integrated Forest Resource Information System (IFRIS) uses Microsoft SQL Server and ESRI’s ArcSDE, ArcIMS, and ArcGIS Server to create, edit, validate, store, and manage spatial data. Because the system preserves geospatial history, the Department of Forestry will, over time, be able to note changes in forest types and conditions. Listen to the podcast.

Printing with ArcGIS Desktop Software Hosted on Windows Terminal Server/Citrix®
Windows Terminal Server (WTS)/Citrix GIS implementations are becoming more common as organizations consolidate application and database servers and other resources into central data centers. Moving the GIS infrastructure to a data center can offer a number of advantages. Find out more in this white paper. [PDF–269KB]

ESRI News

ESRI Introduces ArcGIS Online
With the release of ArcGIS 9.2, ESRI introduced ArcGIS Online, a family of Web-based products and services for ArcGIS users. The initial release of ArcGIS Online consists of ArcGIS Online services, which provides ready-to-use content and capabilities for ArcGIS users including 2D maps, 3D globes, and individual layer services. Subsequent releases of ArcGIS Online will include more online content and capabilities. Listen to the podcast.

ArcGIS Image Server Released
The rapid growth in the collection of geospatial imagery from sources such as digital cameras, satellite images, and scanned aerial films leaves some organizations trying to figure out faster ways to provide data to their users. The recently released ArcGIS Image Server will provide fast access and visualization of large quantities of file-based imagery plus other benefits. Read this product overview.

ESRI Announces ArcIMS 9.2 Is Now Shipping
New, Easy Ways to Create Powerful Web Mapping Applications
ESRI announced the availability of ArcIMS 9.2, which features many improvements including new and easy ways to create Web mapping applications, enhanced performance, and improved security. At 9.2, ArcIMS makes it easier for anyone to serve better dynamic Web mapping applications. ArcIMS 9.2 comes with the new ArcIMS Web Manager, which is a browser-based application that provides a step-by-step workflow for creating Web applications. With the ArcIMS Web Manager, users can easily configure services as well as functionality. ArcIMS 9.2 also comes with a Web Application Developer Framework (ADF). The Web ADF can be used to easily create customized Web applications from scratch or edit the output from the ArcIMS Web Manager. It supports both the .NET and Java platforms.

Demo Details What's New in ArcGIS 9.2
An 11-minute demonstration explains the new tools, shortcuts, and improvements in ArcGIS 9.2. The presentation covers 15 topics including the new keyboard shortcuts, the customizable Full Extent tool, improved metadata access, the capability to export maps to PDF files, and the new Go To XY tool. Listen to and watch the demonstration.

GIS in Action

Austrians Assess Landslide Damage and Risk Using GIS
Learn how ArcPad, ArcInfo, and ArcGIS Spatial Analyst all played a role in creating a map that predicted where landslides may occur in Burgenland province in eastern Austria. Burgenland has become more susceptible to landsides lately due to changes in the regional climate that have brought heavy rainstorms. Read the article.

City of Dover, Delaware, Deploys Mobile GIS Application for Emergency Management and Response during Hosting of NASCAR Event
The City of Dover, Delaware, now deploys a groundbreaking mobile GIS application that helps provide optimized emergency management and response capabilities. The application was successfully used during the city’s hosting of an annual NASCAR sports car racing event in September 2006. Utilizing ArcPad software on a GPS-enabled mobile laptop, the city fire marshal used powerful GIS functionality in the field to perform a number of functions including ordinance enforcement, event monitoring, and incident response routing.

ESRI’s ArcWeb Services Helps Promote the Use of Alternative Transportation
Ecology and Environment (E&E), a New York-based environmental consulting, testing, engineering, and design firm, has incorporated ESRI's ArcWeb Services into a ride share application called SmartTrips.org. The result was GreenRide, a Web-based application designed to reduce automobile dependency and promote the use of alternative transportation. Read the entire case study [PDF–1.55 MB].

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Marketing Opportunities

2007 ESRI Developer Summit Tackles Technical Topics
Software developers seeking expertise in adding components of geography, mapping, and spatial analysis to their applications and Web services will find the answers at the upcoming ESRI Developer Summit in Palm Springs, California. The summit, set for March 19–22, 2007, at the Wyndham Hotel and Palm Springs Convention Center, will include a series of in-depth technical seminars and a keynote speech by Scott Morehouse, ESRI’s director of software development and research. Tech Talks will follow the seminars in the relaxed setting of the Community Center, where people can meet in small groups and bounce ideas off each other or ask questions of the ESRI team. Attendees do not need to be ESRI software users.

This three and one-half-day event will immediately follow the annual ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference, and the GIS Solutions EXPO on Monday, March 19, will be the bridging event between the two conferences. Find more information or register to attend the Developer Summit online. Find more information or register to attend the Business Partner Conference online.

Submit an Abstract for the 2007 ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit
The deadline to submit an abstract for the 2007 ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit has been extended to February 13. The Business GeoInfo Summit, April 23–25, 2007, in Dallas, Texas, is recognized as the premier GIS forum for industry professionals and business executives. Collaborating with your customers on a paper submission provides a unique way to showcase your products and services to more than 350 attendees from banking, real estate, retail, insurance, hospitality, media, utilities, health care, and other industries. To submit an abstract, visit the Call for Papers Web site.

2007 ESRI International User Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Available
The Twenty-seventh Annual ESRI International User Conference, June 18–22, 2007, in San Diego, California, is expected to bring together more than 14,000 GIS professionals and management teams from disciplines in government, industry, education, and more. Becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at the conference affords you the opportunity to showcase your hardware and software solutions, data, and services to our international user community. Don't miss the opportunity to be part of the largest GIS conference in the world.