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ArcGIS 10.5 Pre-release and ArcGIS Pro 10.4 Alpha

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For those of you that keep your ArcGIS maintenance current, the ArcGIS 10.5 pre-release is available for you to download from your ESRI account.  This includes ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Enterprise, and ArcGIS Engine.

Note that existing ArcGIS 10.1-10.4.1 authorization numbers will continue to work with ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Engine 10.5.  At 10.5, ArcGIS Server is renamed to ArcGIS Enterprise.  ArcGIS Enterprise requires ArcGIS 10.5 authorization numbers.  When upgrading to 10.5, you will need to reauthorize for use.

ArcGIS Pro 1.4 is currently in alpha and continues to build towards functional equivalency with ArcMap while bringing its own innovations to desktop GIS and providing greater support for Web GIS. It features an improved and innovative user experience for processing and analyzing imagery; a new, secure, cross-platform scripting language for rendering and labeling; and greater capabilities for creating and using vector tiles. For those of you that have current ArcGIS maintenance, your account manager should have email from ESRI on how to participate in the alpha software testing program.

Test Drive ArcGIS Online’s Analysis Tools

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This course is for people who know something about spatial analysis and want to learn what ArcGIS Online has to offer. You’ll get free access to the full analytical capabilities of ArcGIS Online during the course. Course at a glance:

  • Hands-on exercises, short video lectures, quizzes, case studies, and discussion
  • Six weeks, two to three hours of study per week
  • Certificate of completion and awards
  • Course dates: November 9 – December 20, 2016

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Getting To Know Web GIS

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“Getting to Know Web GIS, Second Edition” is ESRI’s new workbook featuring detailed, step-by-step exercises that teach readers how to share resources online and build web GIS applications easily and quickly.  Readers will learn how to quickly make web GIS apps using configurable app templates in ArcGIS Online; apply the ArcGIS Online cloud based analytics and smart mapping capabilities to create informative, meaningful, and beautiful maps; build 3D scenes within apps; and much more.  Continue reading →

Lyft Added To Google Maps

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Last week Google announced that is has added support for Lyft and Gett to Google Maps for Android and iOS.  Google Maps now displays ridesharing options from nine partners in over 60 countries:

  • Gett in the UK (and now New York City)
  • GO-JEK in Indonesia
  • Grab in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines
  • Hailo in the UK and Spain
  • Lyft in the U.S.
  • mytaxi in Germany and Spain
  • Ola Cabs in India
  • Uber around the world
  • 99Taxis in Brazil

The feature works in the same way as other transportation options in Google Maps. For example, Continue reading →

Happy Birthday California!

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Today America’s most populous state and third largest by geographic area is 166 years young.  California became the 31st American state on September 9, 1850.

Some fun facts that you might not know about the Golden State:

  • California is home to the highest point in the continental U.S., the 14,494 foot Mt. Whitney.
  • It is also home to the lowest point in the continental U.S., Death Valley, which drops down to 282 feet below sea level.
  • The fortune cookie was invented here. At least the Americanized version. Efforts to trace its origins into the past and across the Pacific Ocean have been difficult, as documented by The New York Times and The Smithsonian.
  • California is the only state to host the Summer (1932 & 1984) and Winter Olympics (1960).
  • Our state song? “I Love You California.”

And here are some things that were going on in the world in the year 1850.

If you happen to be in Sacramento today, you can join in the festivities at the State Capital from 11am to 1pm.

Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation

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Very soon ESRI Press will be releasing the 8th edition of “Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation”.  The e-book will be available September 19th and the print book on November 7th.

Map Use is a comprehensive, foundational textbook, providing students with the knowledge and skills to read and understand maps, and offers professional cartographers a thorough reference resource.  Continue reading →

California Earthquake Clearinghouse

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The California Earthquake Clearinghouse was setup to provide a location after a damaging earthquake, real or virtual, for professionals who arrive in the affected area to become part of a larger, temporary organization (the Clearinghouse) to facilitate the gathering of information, maximize its availability, and better use the talents of those present.

The history of the Clearinghouse has its roots back in 1971 after the San Fernando earthquake.  Continue reading →