For those that have been asking the question as to when will ArcGIS 10 be available? ArcGIS 10 will be available for download to everyone by June 28, 2010 This information can be found here: http://blogs.esri.com/support/… and forms part of the write up around the Updated ArcGIS 10 Resource Centres which will launch soon. ArcGIS 10 is a massive release and over the last few weeks ESRI has been preparing for this. We have been busy preparing for this release in New Zealand as well. Late last week an email went out to all of our customers in New Zealand asking about how they would like to receive...

The ArcGIS 10 Resource Centres were launched earlier this year. This came as part of ArcGIS 10 Prerelease which was made available to wide audience of users. Information on the ArcGIS 10 Resource Centres can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… Later this week an updated ArcGIS 10 Resource Centre will be launching. With the release of ArcGIS 10 around the corner there are a few updates coming to the ArcGIS 10 Resource Centres. The newest enhancements to the ArcGIS Resource Center (due to roll out on-or around-June 22) showcase what’s new in ArcGIS 10 and are designed to simplify your...

Earlier this year a targeted list of issues to be addressed with ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 was released. Information on this document and initial release can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… These targeted list of issues have now been updated. We have recently updated the targeted list of issues that are planned to be addressed in SP2. This list is still subject to change at any time, and may change again before it is released. We are providing this list so you are able to effectively plan to upgrade to SP2 as necessary. ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 is scheduled to be available in late...

For those that have been browsing the ESRI websites this week, you would have noticed the updated ESRI logo. This new logo is being updated across ESRI sites with ArcGIS.com being the first to sport the new look logo. You will notice the new typography style to ESRI…. making it lower case and using a new font treatment. In addition, we adjusted the globe to be easier to use graphically and to work better online. The globe has been revised slightly to be cleaner, simpler and easier to read. It’s also more three-dimensional, and has been resized to give more visibility to the ESRI...

ArcGIS.com was launched earlier this week and is now the new face of ArcGIS Online. Information on ArcGIS.com can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… As part of the ESRI Speaker Series, a new podcast has been posted talking about ArcGIS.com ESRI’s Bern Szukalski sits down to talk about ArcGIS.com, ESRI’s online GIS. ArcGIS.com is a free community resource where users can obtain rich GIS content; share their own content, including maps and apps; and collaborate with others. Check out the podcast here:...

ArcGIS Explorer Online has now been made available. This comes as part of ArcGIS.com which has now gone live. Information around ArcGIS.com can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… ArcGIS Explorer Online can also be started from ArcGIS.com. You may already be familiar with the ArcGIS Explorer desktop application; ArcGIS Explorer Online is similar in appearance to the desktop version of ArcGIS Explorer, and has some of the same capabilities, but it’s a lighter weight version that works in a browser, and is built using Microsoft Silverlight. It’s tightly integrated with ArcGIS...

ArcGIS.com has now gone live and is available for use. While this is in beta its available for the public to use. ArcGIS.com was talked about and showcased heavily at the ESRI Business Partner Conference 2010 and the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 and forms part of what’s coming with the release of ArcGIS 10. We are pleased to announce that ArcGIS.com is now in public beta. This new site has replaced http://www.arcgisonline.com and includes a number of new features and improvements that we invite you to explore. At the ArcGIS.com site, you can browse featured ArcGIS Online content such as maps and...

Earlier this year at the ESRI Federal User Conference 2010, ESRI announced a new and exciting relationship with Amazon Web Services. Information on this announcement can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… Since then there has been little information around this released publically but as we move closer to the release of ArcGIS 10, a subscription model is being offered to clients wanting to make use of the cloud. ESRI announces that, for the first time, customers have the option to purchase a cloud-based subscription to ArcGIS Server, ESRI’s server-based geographic information system...

I am sure if you have been working with ArcGIS 9.3.1, 10 and running this on Microsoft Windows Vista, 7 you would have come across issues when using help! When you start ArcMap or ArcCatalog, pressing F1 launches the ArcGIS Help Library. This is a useful library to navigate through to find information. Currently this works on Microsoft Windows Vista, 7. Pressing F1 after ArcMap or ArcCatalog has been started also displays this dialog window. This is standard Microsoft Windows Vista, 7 dialog indicating that the help was created in Windows Help Format. This is an older format which is not installed...

ArcGIS Mapping for Microsoft SharePoint was made available earlier this year to developers. Information around this release can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… Following on from this release, ArcGIS Mapping for Microsoft SharePoint has now been made available to a wider audience. ESRI’s ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is now available. ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is a set of configurable mapping components that enables SharePoint administrators or contributors to embed an interactive map within Microsoft SharePoint. Users of the site can quickly discover and exploit the geographic...