14 GIS PRODUCT NEWS From the Desktop to the Enterprise— Discover and Share Geographic Information Join the ArcGIS Online Community With the ArcGIS 9.3.1 release, ArcGIS Online now includes a Web application that serves as a central online repository for users to easily share and find GIS data, maps, layers, services, and tools. ArcGIS users can now easily upload and share their geographic information and find content published by other users as well as content published by Esri. Joining ArcGIS Online ArcGIS users can join the ArcGIS Online community by using their existing Esri Global Account login or creating a new Global Account. ArcGIS Online membership is free and allows users to control access to items they want to share. It allows users to create groups and grant access to others who want to join their group. ArcGIS Online can also be accessed anonymously without creating an account, although registering with an account gives users access to more functionality, such as creating and joining groups and uploading items. Groups are a great way to collaborate with other ArcGIS users who share a common interest in a particular topic, for example, sustainable development or wildfire mitigation. Users can join groups they are interested in by entering keywords into the search dialog box. Once a group has been joined, members can easily view and access content published by other group members and share their own content with the group. Adding and Sharing Content Content that can be uploaded and shared in ArcGIS Online includes maps created with ArcGIS Desktop, for instance, ArcMap documents (.mxd) and ArcGlobe documents (.3dd); layer files (.lyr) and ArcGIS Server map, globe, and image services; and tools such as ArcGIS Server geoprocessing and location services. Uploaded content can be tagged with keywords. LoGIStics Solutions that Pick-up and Deliver. RouteSmart Technologies understands the middle name of logistics is GIS! Over the past two decades we’ve delivered scalable, sustainable GIS-based routing solutions that operate using the Esri® technology platform. RouteSmart software is specifically designed to meet the demanding route planning needs of the newspaper, postal, public works and utility meter reading industries. Search for content by keyword and view the results, which include file type, a description, and file opening instructions. To simplify the sharing of layers, Esri has introduced layer packages (.lpk) with the ArcGIS 9.3.1 release. ArcGIS Desktop users can automatically create layer packages, which are ZIP files that contain intrinsic properties such as item type, thumbnail, extent, and spatial reference. After saving a layer package locally, users can then upload it to ArcGIS Online and share it. Once the layer package is uploaded, users can add more information, such as tags, that makes the layer package easier to find. Layer packages can also be shared via e-mail or as a file over the network. Users can also share Web maps created with the ArcGIS Online map viewer application. Users can combine their own shared GIS services with services shared by others to create a Web map that includes multiple map services “mashed up” onto any of the basemaps published by Esri, choosing from imagery, streets, topography, or shaded relief. All of this is accomplished with no programming. More Information To join ArcGIS Online today, visit www. arcgisonline.com. To learn more call us today at 1.800.977.7284. Powered by Esri trademarks provided under license from Esri. www.routesmart.com New and Updated Content in ArcGIS Online 9.3.1 The latest ArcGIS Online changes and updates include a new imagery service based on Landsat imagery and a reduction in price for the USA Prime Imagery map service from $500 to $200 for an annual subscription. ArcGIS Web mapping APIs for JavaScript, Flex, and Microsoft Silverlight are also now available to assist users in rapid Web application development. ArcGIS 9.3.1 users now have the ability to easily access Microsoft Virtual Earth services. ArcGIS Desktop users who are current on maintenance have free access to Virtual Earth during their maintenance year with a large allotment of transactions per year. Users can also purchase an annual subscription with unlimited transactions. ArcGIS Server users have access to a built-in 90-day evaluation of Virtual Earth, after which they can purchase annual subscriptions with blocks of 100,000 transactions. ArcGIS Explorer users who have an existing ArcGIS Desktop license can share the free transactions allotted to the ArcGIS Desktop license. ArcGIS Explorer users who do not have an existing ArcGIS Desktop license can evaluate Virtual Earth for 90 days, then purchase an annual subscription with unlimited transactions. Virtual Earth services include imagery, streets, and imagery with street labeling (hybrid). ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Web mapping APIs include access to Virtual Earth geocoding. ArcGIS Online now also provides World Geocoding, World Routing, and World Drive Time services. World Geocoding is a set of standard, no-cost services that provide address, reverse, and limited batch geocoding for North America (United States and Canada) and Europe, and world place-finding capabilities. Users who need to batch geocode, that is, save geocodes for more than 1,000 addresses per year, or who would like to use this service for commercial purposes, can purchase annual subscriptions that include blocks of 25,000 batch geocodes. World Routing supports point-to-point and optimized routing for North America and Europe. This standard, no-cost service includes 5,000 routes per year. A fee-based service with no limitations that can be used for commercial purposes is also available. World Drive Time is available as a premium, fee-based service and calculates drive-time polygons using an input location and drive-time values. More Information For more details about ArcGIS Online, visit www.esri.com/arcgisonline. Master’s in GIS in Rockville, Maryland The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) offers a Master’s in Professional Studies: GIS. This program is intended for early and mid-career GIS professionals and focuses on the computer science and information systems aspects of GIS. UMBC’s Master’s Program (10 courses or 30 credits) covers: • GIS Databases • GIS Application Development • Advanced Analytical Methods and Tools • Reflection on Professional Practice Offered at the Universities at Shady Grove, our program provides convenient access to accomplished faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and a network of industr y leaders through innovative methods. Need More Information? 1+301-738-6081 gis@umbc.edu www.umbc.edu/shadygrove/gis