ArcGIS Explorer Build 1200 has been released and is now available for download. Detailed information on this latest build can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… As part of this release a press release has been published. The new release of ESRI ArcGIS Explorer builds on its intuitive design, improving access to geoprocessing services and expanding available maps in the Basemap Gallery. ArcGIS Explorer is a free, downloadable globe viewer with geographic information system (GIS) functionality. The release features a new Analysis Gallery that allows users to directly connect to and use...

The latest version of ArcGIS Explorer has been released and is now available for download! ArcGIS Explorer is a free virtual globe that is much more than just a fun and easy way to explore the world in 2D and 3D. You can use it to add your own data to your maps and combine it with free data from ESRI. You can also customize your maps by adding photos, reports, videos, and other information. This latest version, ArcGIS Explorer Build 1200 comes packed with a bundle of updates and new features! These features are: Updated Basemap Gallery The ArcGIS Explorer basemap gallery has been updated with new...

If you are using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 for Java then please read the following alert. Description In ArcGIS Server, failover and round-robin are two methods for configuring multiple server object manager (SOM) machines. After applying Service Pack 1 to ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 for the Java Platform, unexpected behavior has been experienced with round-robin and/or failover in the server environment. With round-robin, the request is always sent to the secondary host. With failover, if a failure occurs with the primary host SOM machine, the initial failover from the primary host machine to a secondary SOM...

A bundle of updated GIS newsletters are now available for your viewing. These are: Business GeoInfo, Fall 2009 This newsletter focuses on GIS for business solutions. Articles include Ivan Smith Furniture and GIS Puts Chicago on the Map. Government Matters, Winter 2009/2010 This newsletter focuses on GIS in federal government. Articles include Pueblo County, Colorado, Grows Economy with GIS and Geospatial Capital Program Management Is the Future of Planning. HealthyGIS, Winter 2009/2010  This newsletter focuses on GIS for health and human services. Articles include GIS Supports Strategic...

Later this morning will see the kick off our annual GIS Senior Executive Summit 2010. This invitation only event brings together industry leaders and executives from a number of our client base and around New Zealand. There is a great line up of speakers for this years summit including the president of ESRI, Jack Dangermond. Other speakers include LINZ (Land Information New Zealand) and EQC (Earthquake Commission). Added to the speakers I have been spending the last week preparing some great demonstrations for the summit. This is around the concept of SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure). Some wonder...