Tag: ESRI
ArcGIS
The product of ESRI’s overhaul of their GIS software, ArcGIS was first introduced in 2000. Find information about the various GIS software found under the ArcGIS model. ArcGIS Tutorials List of mostly video-based ArcGIS tutorials demonstrating step by step instructions on functions using ESRI’s desktop GIS software. GIS Tips & Tricks for ArcGIS Suite Aubrey [...]
Sample Esri Technical Exam Questions
Esri is now offering sample questions for Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop Exams. The sample questions are accessible from Esri’s Training page. The sample questions mimic the multiple choice style of Esri’s technical exams although don’t expect to find any of the sample questions on the real exams. The areas covered in the sample questions are the [...]
Esri’s GIS Grants for 4-H Program Now Accepting Applicants
The 2012 GIS Grants for 4-H Program is now open for applications. 4-H programs within the United States and Operation Military Kids clubs on American military bases around the world are eligible to apply for Esri’s program. There are three grant levels: Getting Started with GIS, ArcGIS Youth Club, and ArcGIS Educator programs: Getting Started with GIS and [...]
Halloween GIS Fun
Looking to add a little geo to your Halloween beyond the of proliferation Halloween Trick or Treater online maps? Halloween Cartography Gretchen Petersen has pulled together Halloween themed graphics for mapping on her blog. The selection of three font collections includes a scary type font called Mostly Typeface by Chad Savage as well as Halloween symbol sets. [...]
Maps of Thailand Flooding
Esri has released another map showing social media content from Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and Ushaidi relating to the Thailand floods. The recent flooding in Thailand has affected more than a third of the country and displaced more than 100,000 people. The flooding is the result of three months of monsoon rains that have created the [...]