ArcGIS for smartphones and tablets is an app from Esri available for free from the Apple App Store, Android App Marketplace (ArcGIS for Android was just released in October), and Windows App Store that makes it easy to extend the GIS capabilities of your phone. ArcGIS is a a way […]
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iPad Approved as an Alternative to Paper Charts
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the use of the iPad in lieu of paper charts for charter company Executive Jet Management. Instead of lugging around 20 pounds or more of paper charts, pilots will be consulting digital maps on iPads. The approval comes three months after testing of the iPad […]
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Build ArcGIS Apps for the iPhone and iPad
ESRI has released the ArcGIS API for iOS: The API is designed to use Web services available from ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online. Users of the platform can access dynamic, tiled, and image map services; overlay graphics; search and identify features; locate addresses; collect and update data; and perform GIS […]
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iPad Map Review from CNET
One of the new features touted on the soon to be released iPad is the mapping application. Donald Bell from CNET has a write-up and video reviewing the mapping application on the iPad. Among the “thumbs-up” features that Bell reacted to on the iPad is the larger screen which, at […]