It’s been nearly six months since we have seen a release of the ArcGIS API for Flex. Since then the Flex API has grown in popularity with users actively developing some really neat applications. Most of the new applications I have seen recently have been built in Flex and it’s a great showcase for the ArcGIS API for Flex. Late last week, the ArcGIS API for Flex 1.3 was made available. While this is a minor release it does come packed with a bundle of “goodies”. Concepts, samples and reference documentation for the ArcGIS API for Flex has been updated as well. There has been a few bug fixes...

I have been catching up on blog posts since I have been away in Redlands and I noticed there was one I missed from last week. ArcPad 8 Service Pack 2 was released! The ArcPad 8.0 Service Pack 2 addresses some specific issues from the ArcPad 8.0 release related to GPS and localization. It includes a number of bug fixes and a new developer sample. The key issue addressed in SP2 is the behavior of the GPS. There is improved performance and frequency of updates to the GPS cursor, GPS panel and GPS position window. Unnecessary flickering of the GPS has been removed. For a complete list of issue that has...

  Since the release of Microsoft Windows 7, many users have been asking if ArcGIS Explorer 900 is supported on the latest and greatest operating system. Late last week the system requirements for ArcGIS Explorer 900 was updated to support Windows 7. The latest list of supported operating systems is as follows:   The updated system requirements for ArcGIS Explorer 900 can be found here: http://wikis.esri.com/wiki/…  Also remember that you can check if your machine can run ArcGIS Explorer 900 by running an automated tool. Information on this can be found here:...

I get asked this question loads and as such I have been meaning to get around to writing a post providing some pointers on how to go about choosing one of the Web Mapping API’s. The good thing is Sterling has saved me the time in doing so and has responded to this question with some questions of his own. So the Web Mapping API’s available at the moment include: ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF ArcGIS API for Flex ArcGIS API for JavaScript Note that these are different to the ADF’s that ship with ArcGIS Server 9.3.1. The ADF’s are available in .NET and Java. Some of the...

After a very successful ESRI Developer Summit 2009 it’s that time of year already to pencil in the date for the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 The time has come for you to punch this event into your iPhone or Blackberry or whatever smartphone you kids are rocking these days. The 2010 DevSummit is six months away, and you probably need to start compiling some justification and planning your trip. If you are wondering or asking yourself why you should attend? Here are four reasons that the Developer Summit Team came up with: Hear from ESRI developers about the future of the ArcGIS platform. Stay...

This is something interesting I came across this evening. I decided to remove ArcGIS 9.3.1 from my laptop as I was going to install ArcGIS 9.4. This was the first time I was uninstalling ArcGIS 9.3.1 from Windows 7 so I wondered if there were going to be any problems. Interestingly enough, as I was following through the uninstall wizard I came across an prompt.   After the uninstall had validated, it throw a file in use prompt. At the time, I thought that I maybe had previous setup that hadn’t completed properly so I decided to reboot. After a reboot I got the same message. I decided to...

Earlier this week I decided install ArcGIS 9.3.1 on my HP Mini 5101 Netbook. My netbook is running Microsoft Windows 7 and I have to say the performance has been awesome so far. Things were working very well and yesterday afternoon I installed ArcGIS Server 9.3.1. I can just imagine what you are thinking. Why am I installing ArcGIS 9.3.1 and ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 on a netbook? Well I am off to Redlands today and I didn’t want to lug around my powerful laptop. I needed something small that works. Funnily enough, ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 runs really well on this netbook. Now that I had ArcGIS 9.3.1 and...

With Microsoft Windows 7 set to be launched on October 22nd, many users have been asking about ArcGIS support. Well some great news today is that ArcGIS 9.3.1 is now supported on Windows 7. We are pleased to announce that the following ESRI products and versions are now supported on the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System: ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 and 9.3.1 ArcReader 9.3 and 9.3.1 ArcINFO Workstation 9.3 and 9.3.1 ArcGIS Engine 9.3 and 9.3.1 I have been using Windows 7 since the beta release, then onto release candidate and now final and I have yet to find any showstoppers when running...

Over the weekend the ArcGIS API for JavaScript 1.5 was made available. This is currently live and can be referenced. Concepts, samples and reference documentation for the ArcGIS API for JavaScript has been updated as well. There are a few bug fixes along with a number of new features and samples. Some of the highlights of what’s new in this latest release include: New Features: Support for Firefox 3.5 Support For Dojo 1.3.2 Ability to change mouse cursor type In version 1.5 you can change the default mouse cursor behavior and types. The Map already has some built-in cursor changes such as switching...

It’s fast approaching and there is less than a month to go now till the kick off of the ESRI New Zealand User Conference 2009. Titled: “Your Place In The Geospatial Revolution”, the 14th Annual Conference will take place between the 2nd-5th November 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand! With less than a month to go the agenda is just about finalised and planning is underway. Work has begun on preparing for the technical keynote session. The focus of this years technical keynote will be ArcGIS 9.4. We will be showcasing a number of new enhancements as part of a story we have scripted. For me,...