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ESRI Corporate Alliance News
Tele Atlas’ Commercial Data to Be Used in USGS Test Case
At the 2008 ESRI Federal User Conference, Tele Atlas announced that some of its data will be used in United States Geological Survey (USGS) map products. A customized license agreement will allow USGS to use an off-the-shelf Tele Atlas dataset, without modification, in a public domain project. The purchase of the Tele Atlas data is to create a test case to see if commercial data can fill a specific niche in the USGS public domain business model.
ESRI to Distribute Intermap's 3D Digital Elevation Data
ESRI recently agreed to distribute Intermap’s highly accurate 3D digital elevation models and images to its customers to facilitate their ability to build accurate geospatial solutions. Customers across a wide range of industries and markets will benefit from accurate 3D elevation data for GIS applications.
Integeo Iberia Named Partner of the Quarter
Integeo’s Map Intelligence has been positively received by ESRI customers in Europe. Three months following its initial launch, Integeo Iberia, the regional distributor for Map Intelligence in Spain and Portugal, was recognized by ESRI Europe as Partner of the Quarter. Integeo, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, developed Map Intelligence specifically for nontechnical business users. Map Intelligence is used by policing, property development, telecommunications, welfare, and health organizations, among many others.
ESRI and SAS Implementation Make the Grade in Education
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill is singing the praises of its GIS. Leaders of this higher education institution have experienced the benefits of a coordinated GIS application to sort, analyze, sometimes view (in the form of spatial maps), and make decisions about institutional data generated from computerized maps, aerial photographs, satellite images, databases, graphs, and other sources. UNC looked to the world leaders in business intelligence and GIS, SAS and ESRI, respectively, for a solution to the university's needs.
ESRI and SAP Webcast: Extending SAP with GIS: What, Who, Why, and How?
On April 10, 2008, SAP hosted this event featuring Steve Benner, ESRI’s director of strategic accounts, discussing what a geographic information system is and how it relates to SAP in practice. Interest is high in linking geospatial information to other systems like SAP for additional business value. Locational intelligence is a hot topic in which companies are seeing great value. View the archived presentation to learn both the business and technical value of a GIS/SAP integration.
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Product News
ArcGIS 9.3 to Offer Full Support for Microsoft Windows Vista
ESRI recently announced that its upcoming ArcGIS 9.3 software release will fully support the Vista operating system across the ArcGIS suite of products, providing compatibility for greater reliability. ArcGIS 9.3 is expected to be released in the third quarter this year.
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GIS in Action
Tornado Puts EOC Mapping System to Test
A new computer mapping system installed in the Tallahassee-Leon County, Florida, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was unexpectedly tested when a tornado hit Capitola, Florida, in early March. The new system, developed by ESRI, was two years in the making, and this tornado provided the first testing opportunity. The old system involved writing the addresses of damaged properties on a whiteboard; this time, addresses were entered in a database and displayed on a map. This allowed for a more coordinated and effective response. The system is scheduled to be fully enabled by the beginning of the hurricane season, June 1.
Geographic IT for Emergency Management and Event Security
The events of September 11, 2001, and subsequent terror attacks have transformed the role of government agencies throughout the world. Protecting the homeland is of paramount concern. Part of today's brave new world involves providing security for large-scale events that could be the target of a terrorist attack or pose a dramatic response challenge in the event of a natural disaster. This article by Russ Johnson, ESRI's industry manager for public safety and homeland security, explains how geographic information technology benefits all aspects of emergency management and event security.
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ESRI in the News
City of Auburn, Alabama, and San Juan County, Washington, Are Latest to Sign ESRI Small Government ELA
Small governments across the United States are signing up for ESRI's new Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) program. The City of Auburn, Alabama, and San Juan County, Washington, recently joined other small governments taking advantage of a program that allows them to expand GIS technology across the enterprise while adhering to budget constraints.
Citilabs Announces Cube Version 5; Cube Now Incorporates ESRI's ArcGIS Technology
Citilabs, a leader in transportation modeling software, has announced the release of its next-generation product line, Cube 5. This new version of Cube has been developed using ESRI’s ArcGIS technology, providing software users with significant advancements in productivity, analysis, and data sharing of transportation or land-use information stored in a geodatabase, all of which will enhance the return on the users' GIS investments.
Girl Scouts Honor ESRI
ESRI has been named Outstanding Organization of the Year by the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council. Recognizing ESRI’s ongoing efforts to make the world a better place through GIS, the Girl Scouts cited ESRI as both having made a significant impact on the local community and demonstrating the ideals of scouting. The award was presented at a luncheon on April 16 in Riverside, California.
ESRI Joins the NAVTEQ Network for Developers as a Zone Partner
NAVTEQ has enthusiastically welcomed ESRI as a zone partner to its NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D), anticipating that the affiliation will allow developers to more readily obtain access to data and geospatial software platforms and tools for the development of next-generation, location-based solutions.
Plains All American Pipeline Uses ArcGIS Suite of Products to Ensure Smooth Flow of Petroleum Products
As recent as five years ago, Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline was using hard-copy maps to monitor and maintain its 20,000-mile pipeline network. Rapid expansion through acquisitions and mergers presented the challenge of integrating disparate work methods, data sources, and standards. Given the heavily regulated environment of the pipeline industry, the company recognized the need to integrate and standardize its enterprise system. ESRI’s ArcGIS software products were selected for the GIS component of the company’s need, and today, several phases along in the full process of implementing an enterprise solution, Plains All American Pipeline is in a much stronger position to efficiently and effectively monitor its pipelines and petroleum products.
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Marketing Opportunities
ESRI International User Conference
August 4–8, 2008
San Diego, California
Maximize your market presence and customer relationship efforts at the 28th Annual ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor. The ESRI UC is the largest GIS event in the world. More than 14,000 professionals involved or interested in GIS technology, software, data, and services are expected to attend this year.
Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities also exist for concurrent events, the ESRI Education User Conference (ESRI EdUC) and the ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit.
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