Apply for ArcLogistics Grant

Esri will award up to $450,000 in ArcLogistics subscriptions to state and local governments in the United States through its 2010 ArcLogistics Government Grant program. ArcLogistics is Esri's cloud-based vehicle routing and scheduling solution designed to create optimized fleet and mobile workforce routes and schedules. Read the article. Apply for a grant today.

The ArcGIS Viewer for Flex

Just out of beta, the latest version of ArcGIS Viewer for Flex includes a new Navigation widget that provides a comprehensive set of map navigation controls in the viewer. The Draw widget has been enhanced to include support for rectangles, circles, and ellipses. Descoperiti mai multe about what's new in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex si download the application today. View the free Introduction to the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex live training seminar.

Esri Starts Nonprofit Organization Program

The Esri Nonprofit Organization Program, announced last month by company president Jack Dangermond, will provide conservation and humanitarian nonprofit organizations around the world an affordable way of acquiring ArcGIS software and services. Other types of nonprofit organizations may also be eligible. The program is intended to make it easier and more affordable for qualified nonprofits to incorporate spatial analysis, mapping, and geographic data management into their local and global projects.

Last Chance to Register for Free Seminar

Want to learn how using ArcGIS 10 will help you get more work done quickly? There's still time to register for Esri's free Increase Productivity with ArcGIS 10 seminar, which continues through November 2010 in more than 10 U.S. cities. You will find out about everything new that ArcGIS 10 has to offer, including improved usability, better map production, new spatial data tools, and better deployment options. View a list or this map of seminar locations and register today.

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Studying Our Climate with GIS

What's the single most powerful integrating tool for inventorying, analyzing, and ultimately managing climate change? GIS. In the e-book Climate Change Is a Geographic Problem, Jack Dangermond, Esri president, and Matt Artz, Esri GIS and science marketing manager, write about the opportunities presented to individuals and organizations that use the geographic approach to studying and managing climate change-related issues.

What's New in the ArcGIS Server 10 Geoportal Extension

The ArcGIS Server 10 Geoportal extension makes registering metadata documents much simpler. Descoperiti mai multe about what's new. See how organizations are creating geoportals using the ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension.

Register for the Esri Federal User Conference

Learn how GIS gives government the ability to better execute daily operations and collaborate with other agencies, organizations, and citizens. Register for the Esri Federal User Conference, January 19–21, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

A Call for Maps

You create lively, interesting, and informative maps using ArcGIS. If you want to showcase your work in the Esri Map Book, Volume 26, visit the online submission site for details. The deadline to upload your maps is November 19, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. (PST). If your map is chosen for publication, you will receive a notification e-mail by early January.

Podcast: How Esri and NAVTEQ Serve Government

Skip Parker, enterprise sales manager at NAVTEQ, talks about how his company serves road and traffic data to state and local governments in partnership with Esri. Listen to the podcast.

A GIS Analysis for Hershey

The town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, was originally designed by Milton S. Hershey to serve the needs of chocolate factory employees and their families. In the 1930s, the downtown bustled with activity. But after a new highway system was built and suburban shopping centers sprang up, the number of visitors to the downtown dwindled. Read this article to find out what role Esri Business Analyst played in revitalizing downtown Hershey.

New Workbook Published

Learn how to spatially analyze business opportunities and make better decisions with Getting to Know Esri Business Analyst, a new workbook from Esri Press. The step-by-step exercises will help you develop proficiency using Business Analyst (desktop, server, and online) and guide you through trade area analysis, segmentation, and site selection. Buy the book.

Tracking Employment Trends

Esri's Updated Demographics can provide your organization with an excellent perspective on current and future employment trends in the United States. The data is useful to businesses making hiring decisions and government agencies that conduct jobs-related analyses. Read the article. See data such as the unemployment rate and median household income in your state by using this updated demographics data map.