Ozri Update: Jack Dangermond Presentation

Jack Dangermond – the Founder and President of Esri - was scheduled to deliver a special message to Ozri delegates this morning during the plenary… however due to an unfortunate technical glitch, the recording of the presentation had to be delivered during the morning tea break.

We’re working to get a copy of the presentation up on this blog ASAP – so keep checking back!  In the meantime, if you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to contact us!

- Alicia S.

Local Government ELA- when the GIS department is not enough

Across the board, we are seeing the use of GIS maturing into the enterprise space, with Local Governments leading the charge. Local Governments are realising that it is no longer good enough to just rely on the GIS department to answer their location questions.

Technology from 2010 and What’s Next

2010… where did that go?  The year has seen the release of a major version of ArcGIS, and some technology trends maturing to a point that makes them key to an organisation’s strategy in 2011 and beyond.  But first, let’s discuss ArcGIS 10.

Traffic Light Project Using ArcGIS to save Energy… and $1 Million per year

As someone who is all about reducing my ‘carbon footprint’, I was very inspired to hear about this energy-saving initiative taking place in the US.

In yet another innovative example of location intelligence being used to improve efficiencies, the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is using Esri’s ArcGIS software system to implement its LED Traffic Lights Project. The LED Traffic Lights Project is an ambitious traffic light replacement program which will track and manage the replacement of 87,000 incandescent lightbulbs with energy-saving light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs.

GeoDesign Defined

I’m really passionate about GeoDesign because of my background in landscape architecture. There are so many similarities in landscape architecture and GeoDesign – in fact, during my university days, one of the greatest challenges was integrating GIS into the design curriculum. I think it is more standard to have GIS in the design curriculum  nowadays, but GIS is still not a standard tool used by designers.

On a personal level, something I’d like to see is how GIS can be better integrated with design workflows. I am especially interested in ideas and feedback from GIS users and designers on how GeoDesign can bring us a step closer to a more holistic design approach – so feel free to comment on this post and we can get a conversation going!

Anyway, let’s go back to the beginning and talk about what GeoDesign really means. 

A map that turkeys can be thankful for…

Tough times for turkeys! I love it when I find a good map that illustrates the magic of GIS on a very simple level, themed with a subject that captures our interest. That’s why this fun Esri map caught my eye. 

ArcGIS 10 Service Pack Now Available

For all you ArcGIS 10 users out there – we have a new download ready for you!

 The ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 1  is now available from the Esri Support Centre. This service pack contains several performance improvements and maintenance fixes.

We recommend you install it ASAP so that you have the best ArcGIS 10 experience.

GIS and The Cloud

Cloud Computing is quickly emerging as a technology that everyone can leverage. The technology and architecture that Cloud service and deployment models offer are a key area of research and development for GIS technology.

Make your maps famous

Do you make really fantastic maps that you think the world should see? If so, then boy, do we have the opportunity for you… 

Put your organisation on the map (so to speak…)! Put your expertise on show! Get some recognition for your hard work! Esri Australia clients are invited to submit their maps for consideration for Volume 26, the 2011 Esri Map Book.

The Esri Map Book has been getting published every year since 1984. It’s a really beautifully presented and important book for anyone in the spatial industry – all over the world. It’s the only publication dedicated to acknowledging the important and innovative accomplishments of GIS users around the world.

If you’ve got a really great GIS project that you want to show off to the world, get involved and become part of history in the making! Submissions must be received by 19 November, so take a read of this press release  to find out how to enter.

VIP visit at spatial@gov conference

We’ve spent the past couple of days at the spatial@gov conference in Canberra, and while overall it’s been a fantastic conference, we had a particularly exciting start to Day 2, with a very special VIP visit to our stand!