Esri News for Facilities is a dynamic publication that strives to provide short, insightful information to the facilities community.

Facilities Templates
Templates are now available to help you integrate facilities data into one standard format, apply cartographic rules to the data so it is easy to view and understand, and make the data easily accessible to others. Visit the Esri Local Government Blog to try the Campus Place Finder template and watch a video to see how it can help your organization.

FM - The Next Great GIS Frontier
Why has geospatial information gathering stopped at the building footprint level, and how does GIS assist facilities managers in following a building throughout its life cycle? Read the article.

Esri UC 2012
Keep up with the next generation of GIS at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC). Find out what to expect in ArcGIS 10.1 at technical sessions and special interest group meetings.

Building a University of the Future
ArcGIS provides the foundation for geodesign at the University of Calgary in Alberta, considered one of the top research universities in Canada. Read the article.

Hill AFB Uses ArcGIS to Manage Thermal Infrared Imagery
Hill Air Force Base (AFB) uses ArcGIS to check the soundness of the roofs and utility systems of 1,300 buildings in a comprehensive and cost-effective manner. Find out more.

Geotagged Photos Aid Real Property Inventory
An efficient and easy-to-use photomapping inventory process developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is being used to inventory real property assets and output ArcGIS feature layers that map geotagged photos and contain attributes. Read the article.

Events
Esri International User Conference
July 23 - 27, 2012
San Diego, California
Watch for more information on the Facilities track and Special Interest Group.

Are you interested in exhibiting? Become a sponsor at the Facilities at UC area on the exhibit show floor. Visit the sponsorship opportunities page to find out more.

Announcements
ArcGIS for Facilities - Online organization is now available.

Facilities Watch
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