The ESRI Developer Summit 2010 is fast approaching and for those that arn’t aware, David Chappell will be the keynote speaker. As part of the ESRI Speaker Series a new podcast has been posted where David talks about his upcoming keynote. David Chappell, Principal of Chappell and Associates and keynote speaker at the upcoming 2010 ESRI Developer Summit, gives a preview of his keynote address on cloud platforms. This is a very interesting podcast and definitely worth a listen to. Check out the podcast here:...

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 is scheduled to be released in June! This is an announcement for ArcGIS 9.3.1 SP2, planned to be available in June 2010, and contains a list of issues targeted for this upcoming release. While ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 addressed hundreds of issues across the products, ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 addresses a few key issues while we wait for ArcGIS 10 to be released later this year. The current count of issues are as follows: ArcGIS Desktop ~ 18 ArcGIS Engine ~ 2 ArcGIS Server ~5 ArcSDE ~ 16 .NET ADF ~ 2 Other ~ 1 The list issues being address with SP2 is being...

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...

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...