Tag: ESRI
GIS News: Online Native Plant Center, Esri Appoints New Chief Scientist, Image of the Week
The latest geospatial news includes an announcement from Esri on its new Chief Scientist, the launching of an online Native Plant Center by Image Matters, and press releases from Topcon, ESRI Canada, Merrick, and Cityworks. Lastly, ESA’s image of the week is from Alaska’s Yukon Delta. Esri Ocean scientist, geographer, and geographic information system (GIS) author Dawn [...]
Name Changes for ArcGIS 10.1
Among the changes planned for the early 2012 release of ArcGIS 10.1 will be the names of the various levels of the software program. ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo are being dropped for the more self-explanatory nomenclature of ArcGIS for Desktop Basic, ArcGIS for Desktop Standard, and ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced (via APB and James Fee). The reason for [...]
GIS News: Use the GeoCloud for Free, New ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Release
The latest geospatial industry news involves an announcement from Esri on a new release of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop that includes GPS capabilities, the discussion of the impact of the proposed nationwide broadband wireless network from the company LightSquared at the upcoming Survey Summit, the free GeoCloud capabilities to be released on GeoCommons 2.0. Also included are [...]
GIS News: EyeFind, Interference with Satellite Data Collection, U.S. Wildfire Web Mapping
Today’s roundup of geospatial news includes the following: Esri launches a U.S. Wildfire online mapping application and reminds attendees to preregister for the upcoming Esri International User Conference, and ESA reports on how interference is affecting its global data collection. RapidEye, Masternaut, TatukGIS, and getmapping have new online and mobile mapping announcements. SuperGeo announces a [...]
GIS News: Volcano Eruption in Chile, OGC Seeking Public Comments
The latest GIS news includes an image showing the drift of sulphur dioxide from the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption in Chile, announcements from Esri, Topcon, and Maponics; also, the OGC is seeking public comments. ESA The latest “image of the week” from ESA shows the huge plume of sulphur dioxide that spewed from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex. [...]