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Surveying & Engineering Special Interest Group Newsletter
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Calendar: Key Events
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- New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors Conference
Niagara Falls, NY
January 16–18, 2008
- Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers Conference
January 17–19, 2008
- Maine Society of Land Surveyors Conference
Rockland, ME
January 24–25, 2008
- Intergeo East
Belgrade, Serbia
February 18–20, 2008
- California Land Surveyors Association Conference
Reno, NV
February 23–27, 2008
- Spar Point Research Conference
Houston, TX
March 3–5, 2008
- American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM) Conference
Spokane, WA
March 4&9, 2008
- Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) Conference
Seattle, WA
March 9–12, 2008
- ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference
Palm Springs, CA
March 15–18, 2008
- Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California Conference
Lake Tahoe, CA
April 8–12, 2008
- Arizona Professional Land Surveyors Conference
Phoenix, AZ
April 17–19, 2008
- American Council of Engineering Companies
Washington, DC
April 27–30, 2008
- Canadian Hydrographic Conference and National Surveyors Conference
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 5–8, 2008
- International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Working Week and General Assembly
Stockholm, Sweden
June 14–19, 2008
- International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy
Shanghai, China
June 25–27, 2008
- ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit
San Diego, CA
August 2–5, 2008
- ESRI International User Conference
San Diego, CA
August 4–8, 2008
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Welcome to the Surveying & Engineering Special Interest Group newsletter, a periodic publication from the ESRI survey team. Each issue provides a quick glimpse of industry news, upcoming events, reminders, and information about integrating survey and GIS.
In this Issue
2008 Survey & Engineering GIS Summit
Build New Opportunities
Discover how you can enhance core business practices and expand opportunities with cutting-edge technology. Join more than 400 surveyors, engineers, and GIS professionals at the 2008 ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS (SEG) Summit, August 2–5, in San Diego, California. Attending the conference will give you the opportunity to hear from leading experts, get up close and personal with GIS technology, and learn about applications and solutions that can impact your business development.
Share Your Best Practices
Through November 16, ESRI is welcoming abstracts for user presentations at the 2008 ESRI SEG Summit. As a presenter, you can share experiences, show leadership through example, and foster innovation through collaboration with the surveying and engineering community.
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Papers and Abstracts Available Online
Master a Best Practice
Presentations by ESRI software users offer a wealth of advice and technical tips. Learn best practices when you read the latest in GIS developments for surveyors and engineers, presented at the 2007 ESRI SEG Summit. More than 40 papers are indexed and searchable by session and author. Topics include GIS applications in hydrogeology, GIS for facilities management, using survey data in the parcel geodatabase, and using GIS to manage project and client data. See how colleagues are using GIS to cross the traditional boundaries of surveying and engineering to create new opportunities and build innovative solutions.
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Industry News
Point of Beginning's 2007 Survey & Engineering GIS Summit Summary
Used with permission from POB and www.POBonline.com. A special report in the August 2007 edition of Point of Beginning (POB) takes readers through the 2007 ESRI SEG Summit. The article details the summit's integration of surveying and engineering professionals. A rundown of key points from professor Stig Enemark's keynote address and accounts of other notable activities during the event make POB's SEG Summit summary an interesting read.
Road Project Down Under Linked by GIS
The largest road project in Australia's history, EastLink, is currently under way, and GIS is playing a key role in planning, organization, and workflow processes. In a joint venture, two agencies are using GIS to host the project's growing database and as a platform to distribute information, manage data, and hand over work as the project moves through each phase. After some computer-aided design (CAD) data translation in the early stages of the project, EastLink staff implemented GIS to analyze the requirements of the environment, community, property, safety, schedules, and tunnel construction.
Support GIS Awareness
November 14, 2007, is GIS Day around the world. GIS Day provides a forum for GIS users to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference. Participants in more than 80 countries will hold local events such as corporate open houses, hands-on workshops, community expos, school assemblies, and more. GIS Day is the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your work, too! Participation is easy and can be as simple as visiting a local school, hosting an open house, or holding a user meeting.
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Special Offer for ACSM Members
ACSM Bundles Up with ArcView
As a member of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), we would like to help you get started with GIS. The ArcView for ACSM Members Special Offer will introduce you to GIS or expand your current capabilities with a range of materials that includes
- ArcGIS ArcView desktop software (single use)
- ESRI Virtual Campus online training
- GIS Tutorial, Second Edition, which includes a media CD-ROM
- A to Z GIS, an illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems
These materials will assist you in integrating GIS into your workflows by providing a platform on which you can store, retrieve, visualize, plan, and share survey and other geographic data for your organization.
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Software News
Cadastral Editor Improves Data Accuracy in Survey Analyst
A new workflow and a new dataset make ArcGIS Survey Analyst 9.2 the most comprehensive release yet. Cadastral Editor gives users the ability to add new parcels from subdivision plats, split parcels, add control points, and improve the spatial positions of parcels without changing the original survey record data stored in the database. Cadastral Fabric - a layer of parcels representing multiple land record sources that are seamlessly connected and integrated - is a new type of dataset for storing cadastral survey records.
ArcGIS for AutoCAD Offers No - Cost CAD Interoperability
ArcGIS for AutoCAD is a complimentary download that provides access to dynamic georeferenced ArcGIS Server map services and allows CAD users to visualize and query GIS data without conversion in AutoCAD 2007. As a CAD user, you can work directly with ArcGIS map services to add full GIS context to your AutoCAD session.
Publish Maps at No Cost with ArcGIS Explorer
ArcGIS Explorer is a lightweight desktop client for ArcGIS Server, providing a way for you to publish ArcGIS Server capabilities within your organization or to anyone on the Web. Using ArcGIS Explorer, you can connect to content published by ESRI and others and blend it with your own ArcGIS services or local data. You can create your own content or tasks for ArcGIS Explorer by authoring globes and tasks using ArcGIS Desktop and publishing these to ArcGIS Explorer via ArcGIS Server.
New Version of ArcSketch for Use with ArcGIS 9.2
A new version of ArcSketch, a complimentary sample extension for ArcGIS, is now available. Download ArcSketch and enjoy the freedom to do vector-based (geobased) sketching with easy-to-use drawing tools and symbols. Surveyors can use ArcSketch for many applications including sketching out the location of a highway and laying out a site master plan.
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ESRI Career Opportunities
Engineering Industry Marketing Specialist
Utilize your years of experience in the engineering field to provide assistance, coordination, and some independent management of ESRI's marketing efforts related to products and services within this market.
Search for this and additional opportunities at careers.esri.com.
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