The ESRI International User Conference 2008 has been going now for the last few days. Not much information has come out since the plenary sessions. I see that ESRI posted the link to the ESRI International User Conference 2008 Route Finder today. This is a nice little application which is built using a bundle of the new ArcGIS Server 9.3 features. A great showcase for the new ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API, JavaScript API, REST API and the Network Analyst extension.  Drag the map around and you can visualize your route in 3D! That is pretty awesome! You can have a look at this neat demonstration...

For first time attendees to the ESRI International User Conference it can normally take a few days before getting to grips with everything happening in San Diego. One of the questions always asked is where is a good place to eat? Well Rupert Essinger who is one of the product engineers at ESRI has complied a list of his recommendations to help others out. Rupert Essinger works for ESRI as a mapping product engineer and is lucky enough to live in San Diego. Click on the comments section below to check out some tips from him on reasonably priced places to go in Downtown San Diego that you may not...

Updates: Added some of the new functionality that’s coming in ArcGIS 9.4 After the Morning Plenary Session At The ESRI User Conference 2008 where ArcGIS 9.3 was showcased and talked about the focus moved ArcGIS 9.4 and what’s coming. ArcGIS 9.4 development projects that are currently underway. To go with this a preview of ArcGIS 9.4 was showcased. Some of the new features include simplified editing. New authoring and dynamic map release features will be coming in ArcGIS 9.3 Service Pack 2. Dynamic map release is server dynamic mapping. Improvements has been made to the server rendering...

Updates: Added some information on the ESRI International User Conference 2008 feel and keynote speaker. The ESRI International User Conference 2008 has kicked off in San Deigo and information has been flooding in about what’s been talked about and shown off. Everything I have read so far is looking great! I thought I would summarise the day events and some of what was showcased. ~ 14000 attendees attending the opening plenary session! A view of stage with Jack beginning the plenary session. Some of the notes from the morning plenary session include: Updates: From one of our attendees...

The ESRI International User Conference is set to kick off tomorrow and as you can imagine everyone is working flat out to get everything perfect for the opening tomorrow. I have heard that San Diego is already buzzing with attendees flooding into the city. The ArcGIS Explorer Team has posted some sneak peek pictures on their blog. Some pictures of the main stage that will host the plenary session tomorrow along with the thousands of chairs which are being layed out for the attendees. Have a read of what’s been happening in the build up to the ESRI International User Conference 2008 here:...

Before every conference ESRI sends out a survey out to all attendees allowing them to voice their opinions or ask any questions they might have. ESRI collates these and posts the questions and answers before the conference. With the ESRI International User Conference 2008 set to kick off next week in San Diego, ESRI has posted a bundle of questions and answers. Dear ESRI User: We are excited to meet with you at the ESRI International User Conference in less than two weeks.  We have a lot of information to share with you, and we’re eager to learn what you have been doing with GIS. We appreciate...

The ESRI International User Conference 2008 is fast approaching and with the scale of such an event one could easily get lost in what’s on offer. It’s always an experience to attend the UC in San Diego which is a great venue for it! For those new users attending this year, ESRI is hosting a live training seminar on how you can get the most out of the ESRI International User Conference 2008. If you are planning to attend the ESRI User Conference for the first time, or have not been to the ESRI UC in awhile, join this live seminar for a look at what this year’s conference is all about....

A great podcast has been posted as part of the ESRI Speaker Series. This podcast is a technology keynote preview of the upcoming ESRI International User Conference 2008 in San Deigo. Clint Brown, Director of Software Products at ESRI, gives a preview of his Technology Keynote session at the upcoming 2008 ESRI International User Conference. This podcast can be found here: http://www.esri.com/news/…