Esri • Summer 2009 Esri International User Conference Issue Vol. 31 No. 2 Process Models and Next-Generation Deploy Fast, Modern Web Maps Geographic Information Technology ArcGIS 9.3.1 By Paul M. Torrens Unlocks the Potential of GIS Much of the inner workings of geographic information systems is organized around data models: computational structures (rasters and vectors are common variants) that determine how GIS stores, organizes, and displays various types of information for different purposes. Put simply, data models treat the world in terms of objects that represent entities and their related attributes. In GIS, there is usually no dedicated model of the processes that govern dynamics, adaptation, and evolution of a system. For many years, GIS has advanced the potential for unifying representations of entities and processes, and recently, the long-standing promise of consociating the two is beginning to be realized, enabling a burgeoning paradigm shift to a new style of GIS. continued on page 3 ArcGIS 9.3.1 helps users deploy modern Web maps that are relevant to their entire organization. ArcGIS 9.3.1, which began shipping in April 2009, focuses on improving the performance of dynamic map publishing and increasing the sharing of geographic information. continued on page 2 GIS: Designing Our Future By Jack Dangermond “Man may perish by his own explosive and insidious inventions. For an adjustment to them he leaves himself precious little time, and progressively less as his technological wizardry runs wild and rushes on. If he is to survive at all, it cannot be through slow adjustment. It will have to be through design more subtly considered and circumspect, through more cautious planning in advance.” With those words in 1954, influential architect Richard Neutra opened his seminal book Survival through Design. Neutra was an early environmentalist, taking an approach to architectural design that applied elements of biological and behavioral science—what he called biorealism, or the “inherent continued on page 6 Seamless data integration using Web maps promotes quicker understanding of complex issues, such as in this blending of a cumulative crime density analysis with a basemap service from ArcGIS Online. Updated Operations Center Helps U.S. DOI See Bigger Picture Created in 1849, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations, which are usually responsible for functions that, in the United States, are performed by the Department of Homeland Security. Known as “the department of everything else” in its early history because it was tasked with an assortment of unrelated functions, DOI has evolved to become one of the country’s principal public conservation agencies responsible for protecting the United States’ natural and cultural resources and acting as steward of its trust responsibilities continued on page 34 Revealing New Trends Esri’s Updated Demographics This April 2009 map of unemployment illustrates how the national economy is doing at the county level. The Esri data team tracks the current conditions and models this data to accurately reflect local conditions. This data is part of the small area statistical numbers released once a year to highlight change and reflect current demographics between census years. Complementing this map are Esri’s labor force estimates that accurately model historical and seasonal patterns from the state and county monthly time series of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics current to April 1, 2009. (See “Trends from Esri’s 2009/2014 Updated Demographics” on page 11 and visit www.esri.com/demographicdata.) Percent Unemployed, April 2009 Indian Government Selects Esri’s Image Processing Platform After an extensive competitive analysis, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) selected Esri’s Image Management software platform to equip its five Regional Remote Sensing Service Centres (RRSSCs) with ArcGIS Server and its continued on page 30 Oregon Moves Ahead with Enterprise Technology The State of Oregon recently became the sixth state in the United States to secure an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri. The agreement provides unlimited access to Esri ArcGIS software statewide, cuts procurement continued on page 30 Special in This Issue GIS Hero—Governor Martin O’Malley 8 Adventure and Discovery with GIS Wildlife Viewing, New Jersey Recreation Portal, Carver County, Minnesota British Schools Exploring Society 15 16 17 National Geographic—Geo Learning 9 Crisis Management with GIS Hurricane Modeling Flood Visualization Tornado Assessment Global Relief Coastal Pollution Recovery Bushfire Aftermath 18 18 19 20 21 22