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ESRI Around the Globe June 2006
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ESRI Around the Globe brings you news and events about ESRI in the mapping and geographic information system (GIS) industry. If you know someone who would like to be updated on the latest events regarding ESRI, please have them subscribe by visiting www.myesrinews.com.
In This Issue
ESRI in the News
Map Mania
ESRI and its founder and president, Jack Dangermond, are featured in this month’s Forbes magazine. The article discusses how map software has suddenly become hot technology and at the forefront of this boom is the de facto father of the mapping field, Dangermond. In this interview, Dangermond discusses the latest mapping craze and ESRI’s upcoming release of ArcGIS 9.2.
Where 2.0 Conference
Jack Dangermond presented the paper GIS on the Web: Going Beyond Geographic Exploration at the Where 2.0 Conference, June 13–14, in San Jose, California. The conference, which brought together the people, projects, and issues leading the charge into the location-based technology frontier, provided the perfect forum for Dangermond. His session focused on how GIS on the Web is evolving to support true Internet-based GIS services that can be consumed in a variety of applications by numerous users and developers. ESRI also exhibited at, and was a Platinum Sponsor of, the conference.
ESRI Corporate Alliance News
Louisiana Stamps Out Food Stamp Fraud
eWEEK.com, June 8, 2006—In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 500,000 households were added to the list of more than 600,000 already receiving food stamps in the state of Louisiana. However, the State of Louisiana’s Department of Social Services (DSS) estimates that 4 percent of the funds, a total of $40 million, are fraudulently received or trafficked each year. With the help of ESRI’s GIS technology and Information Builders’ business intelligence solutions, the Louisiana DSS now has a solution that spots, and will help eradicate, misuse of the Food Stamp Program.
Tele Atlas and ESRI Offer Scholarships for 2006 ESRI Education User Conference
Tele Atlas and ESRI are providing five educators from the United States and Canada with the opportunity to join more than 600 teachers, school administrators, librarians, and museum professionals at the Sixth Annual ESRI Education User Conference. The scholarships include $400 toward travel costs and complimentary admission to the conference in San Diego, California, August 5–8, 2006.
Information Builders’ Location Intelligence Puts New Users on the Map
Information Builders recently announced the marriage of ESRI’s intuitive mapping and geospatial technology with its operational business intelligence solutions, empowering users with superior decision-making capabilities. Although GIS and business intelligence technology have been in use at organizations for years, only recently have enterprises recognized their combined capabilities. Government agencies as well as corporations are discovering new data trends from enhanced information presentation and delivery, allowing them to plan geographic expansion, determine more effective hiring strategies, and maximize regional resources.
ESRI Supports National Geographic Society's Campaign to Increase Geographic Knowledge
ESRI is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the National Geographic Society's My Wonderful World program. The campaign, which launched last month, was developed to help promote geographic literacy for students and young adults. The majority of the program is based on the Web site, which features tools that allow parents and family members to take part in the educational process as well as a section specifically for kids.
Product News
ESRI Announces North America Street Dataset for RouteMAP IMS 3 Now Shipping
RouteMAP IMS is designed to help users add mapping and routing capabilities to their Web sites. Tele Atlas’ Dynamap Transportation, the latest release of this data pack, provides high-quality, accurate data for Web-based mapping. The dataset includes updated street data, postal boundaries, landmarks, and water features for the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
GIS in Action
Taking BI Beyond the Inner Circle to the Front Lines
Computerworld, May 1, 2006—Several business intelligence (BI) users are working on new projects to quickly move BI reports and analysis out to frontline workers, suppliers, and customers. One such user, the Hillman Group, will go live later this year with a new application using ESRI’s GIS tools combined with Information Builders’ WebFocus reporting tool. This application will ensure cost-effective shipping by mapping how the company’s products are shipped.
Reduced Energy Loss
GEO:connexion, June 1, 2006—With the growing demand to back Electricity of Lebanon in its struggle to eliminate exceedingly high levels of network losses, GIS-based studies on the electrical network have highlighted the vicinities with high nontechnical losses to guide inspection crews. The state-run Lebanese electric utility relies on the tracing capabilities of ESRI software to assist significantly in modeling and managing its electrical system infrastructure.
Read other examples of GIS in Action.
Marketing Opportunities
ESRI International User Conference
August 7–11, 2006
San Diego, California
The registration count to date for this year’s User Conference exceeds all previous years! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to reach the largest UC audience ever by signing up to sponsor and/or exhibit at the conference.
For those looking to reach a more targeted audience, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities also exist for concurrent events, the ESRI EdUC and the ESRI Survey and GIS Summit. Participating in the ESRI EdUC will place you among more than 600 educators coming together to share their experiences and knowledge of geographic learning. The ESRI Survey and GIS Summit brings together more than 400 survey and engineering industry leaders to explore business technology and collaboration opportunities.
Electric and Gas User Group Meeting
The Electric and Gas User Group (EGUG) committee is excited to announce that the governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, and Joel Ivey from the Public Service Company of New Mexico will be delivering keynote presentations at the 2006 Electric and Gas User Group Meeting, October 9–12 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can reach the GIS software users, developers, analysts, project managers, and senior-level managers from the energy utility community attending this conference by signing up to sponsor and/or exhibit.
Submit Paper Abstracts for Upcoming ESRI Conferences
Collaborating with your customers to submit a paper abstract for an ESRI conference is a great way to share information and highlight your products and services to the ESRI user community. Do not delay; the deadlines are quickly approaching!
- Electric and Gas User Group Meeting Call for Papers
October 9–12, 2006, Albuquerque, NM
Deadline: July 28, 2006
Health GIS Conference Call for Papers
October 23–26, 2006, Denver, CO
Deadline: August 18, 2006
Homeland Security GIS Summit Call for Papers
October 23–26, 2006, Denver, CO
Deadline: August 18, 2006
Advertise in ESRI publications
More than 800,000 ESRI customers and others interested in GIS are currently subscribing to ArcNews and ArcUser, and that number continues to grow. Promoting your products and services with ads in the fall issues will allow you the opportunity to reach this very focused audience. The deadlines to reserve space for ArcNews and ArcUser are August 1, 2006, and August 10, 2006, respectively. For complete details, please visit www.esri.com/advertise.
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