As we ramp up to the release of ArcGIS 10, being prepared for the latest enhancements and updates is important. To help with this, ESRI is running a number of live training seminars. This month two ArcGIS 10 tutorials feature highlighting Python scripting and imagery management. Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10 will air on Thursday, May 13, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. PDT. The May 13 seminar will introduce Python scripting and its ability to automate common geographic information system (GIS) tasks and create tools with advanced geoprocessing capabilities, thereby increasing productivity....

Next week ESRI will be hosting a seminar which will explain how to use map templates and other resources. ESRI will host a free, live training seminar to demonstrate how to use these valuable templates and other resources. Best Practices for Working with Map Templates will air at www.esri.com/lts on Thursday, March 4, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. Pacific standard time. Cartographers, geographic information system (GIS) professionals, and ArcGIS Desktop users of all experience levels are encouraged to attend. Some familiarity with ArcGIS Desktop is recommended. Using the cartography,...

Recently we have been getting many users asking the question on how to go about determining which mobile solution fits for their organisation? There are a number of mobile solutions available and it can hard to figure out which one to use and or which suits the best. To help with this, ESRI will be running a free online seminar focused on answering this question. To help users evaluate ESRI’s mobile geographic information system (GIS) solutions, the company is conducting a free live training seminar this month that will demonstrate the technology’s versatility and power. Introduction to ESRI Mobile...

The concept of Common Operational Picture’s has been growing steadily over the last few months as agencies look for tools to monitor, respond and manage situations as they arise. A COP creates broad situational awareness by combining important geographic information system (GIS) basemap data, such as imagery, critical infrastructure, and hazards, with changing, up-to-the-minute information from cameras, sensors, and other communication devices. ESRI will be hosting a seminar on September 24, 2009 to demonstrate how a COP can be created using ArcGIS. Creating a Common Operational Picture with ArcGIS...

Many users wonder how to go about creating web mapping applications. Powerful web mapping applications! Well now you will be able to tune into an ESRI Live Training Seminar and get started using the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF. Public demand is increasing for Web maps that can tell interesting stories and communicate important information quickly. ESRI will host a live training seminar this month that will teach Web application developers the fundamentals of designing fast, rich, and interactive mapping applications using the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF. As part of a press...

ESRI MapIt was announced earlier last week at the Microsoft Worldwide Business Partner Conference 2009. This latest product offering from ESRI is a combination of software and online services that enable you to create simple maps from your enterprise data. I had a full write up on MapIt here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… For those users that haven’t been able to try it yet or don’t have a server or the ability to try it, ESRI has prepared a great video seminar which provides you are introduction to MapIt. This seminar provides an overview of MapIt and shows how organizations can use MapIt to...

Information on the upcoming ArcGIS 9.3.1 Seminar Series, “Creating Effective Web Maps” is now live. Location: Eagle Technology Group Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. Date: Tuesday June 30, 2009 Location: Eagle Technology Group Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand Date: Thursday July 2, 2009 There is going to be a morning session and an afternoon session at each venue making it four sessions in total. Spaces are limited. The agenda is as follows: Morning session: 9:00-10:15: Design Strategies for Authoring and Publishing 10:15-10:30: Break 10:30-12:00: Building Web Applications...

ESRI will be hosting a live training seminar in a few days that will focus on time-saving tips and tricks for editing in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3. Editing and updating data in a spatial database can often be time-consuming. This month’s ESRI live training seminar will offer several tips and tricks that will help ArcGIS Desktop software users save time when they edit data in a topology and work with labels, annotation, and tables in the ArcMap application. Some of the discussion topics include: During the seminar, the presenters will discuss and demonstrate tools and techniques that will be useful...

ESRI will be hosting a live training seminar this month that will focus on ArcGIS Server 9.3 security methods. This seminar will touch on some of the new security features that have been introduced in ArcGIS Server 9.3. The live training seminar Implementing Security for ArcGIS Server .NET Solutions will air on ESRI’s Training and Education Web site at www.esri.com/lts on September 4, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific daylight time). Be sure to bookmark the above date. What will the presenters discuss? The seminar’s presenters will outline the new methods of...

ESRI will be hosting a web seminar on how you can get you online maps to run faster. The web seminar will focus on caching strategies with ArcGIS Server 9.3. The live training seminar Implementing and Optimizing ArcGIS Server Map Caches will air on ESRI’s Training and Education Web site at www.esri.com/lts on August 28, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific daylight time). There are many different ways to go about to caching and coming up with a strategy is very important. We have come up with a strategy that we make use of in house for all our caching. This makes the caching...