Esri offers two ArcGIS books for free: The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where and the Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Imagery Book.
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Insights for ArcGIS 2.0 Released
Insights now has new ways to visualize data with new charts: box plots, data clocks, chord diagrams and heat charts are all now available.
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ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Announces General User Availability
Power BI, a collection of tools by Microsoft for business analytics recently announced a collaboration with ArcGIS Online.
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The Drawbacks of Code Focused GIS
Olivia Harne discusses some of the drawbacks to over exploiting programming in GIS.
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First Impression – ArcGIS Online and Adobe Creative Cloud
Olivia Harne takes a look at the newly available collaborative features between ArcGIS Maps and Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Learning GIS Programming
Having some competence in programming has become a critical requirement for many geospatial positions. So which languages should you learn for GIS programming?
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Python and GIS Resources
Find resources to web sites about Python scripting to use in GIS. Learn how to use Python to expand your geographic information system. Esri uses Python as its scripting language for ArcGIS and the language can be found in many open source GIS applications. Also see: Learning Programming for GIS for general […]
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GIS and Quick Response Codes
As smart phones and Quick Response Codes (QR codes) have become ubiquitous, it perhaps should not be surprising we are beginning to see applications integrating QR code data with GIS.
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GIS and Underground Mining
Mines can be dangerous places where unexpected gas pockets or collapse could lead to major safety issues. GIS has been utilized to monitor tunnels and areas explored, as it provides both 3D visualization and abilities to integrate various sets of data for visual and quantitative analysis.
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New Learn ArcGIS Book
Esri has published a new companion book to “The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying Geography to Your World” that provides corresponding lessons and activities linked to each chapter.
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Working With ArcGIS 10 Manual
Amy Hillier, a professor with the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, has developed an excellent introductory manual for ArcGIS.
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Secure Geocoding
World Geocoder for ArcGIS allows users the ability to secure map out addresses and locations from behind a firewall.