Software and Data
Manage Licenses More Easily Check out shared ArcGIS 9.4 licenses more easily on a different computer (for fieldwork, remote offices, etc.) for temporary use in a controlled environment. Enhanced Configurable Web Mapping Applications A new out-of-the-box configurable Web mapping application for ArcGIS Server delivers a rich user experience on top of powerful ArcGIS Server services. Nondevelopers can create good-looking, fast, scalable, and fully functional GIS applications for Web users.
Simplified Mobile Project Management Out-of-the-box ArcGIS Mobile projects on laptops and tablet-based PCs streamline deployment and expand GIS to vehicle-based workflows. Field data collection benefits from streaming GPS, photo attachments, and location tracking for all ArcGIS Mobile applications. Administrators can quickly configure mobile projects using the new Mobile Project Center that simplifies project deployment. Developers can easily extend mobile applications with custom tasks and data sources using the ArcGIS Mobile SDK. View videos about ArcGIS 9.4 at www.esri.com/whatscoming.
Simplify Reporting with Esri Business Analyst Server
Customizable templates for faster report delivery
New sharing and usability enhancements in Esri Business Analyst Server speed report delivery and help users conduct more precise business analysis. Esri Business Analyst Server is the first complete enterprise solution for business. amount or select all the stores with certain characteristics (a specified number of parking lots, for example). Other sharing and usability enhancements include simplified XML output and access to the ArcGIS Online map database. Business Analyst Server also features a Create Store/Customer layer using a table of x,y coordinates. Users whose data is already geocoded can take advantage of x,y values directly and include latitude/longitude value pairs for the points in DBF, XLS, and XLSX files. Business Analyst Server also includes updates to Esri demographics and consumer spending data, Directory of Major Malls (DMM) shopping centers, infoUSA business listings and locations, Tele Atlas/TomTom streets, and address points. For more information on Esri Business Analyst Server, visit www. esri.com/baserver.
Businesses obtain true representations of their trade areas by color shading their customers according to the stores they visit. Custom report templates created with Esri Business Analyst Desktop Advanced Editor can be uploaded to Business Analyst Server and published to the repository where Business Analyst Server client applications can consume generated reports using Business Analyst Desktop. Developers can also consume the report output in XML format to supply data for application features. Business Analyst Server now includes a Select By Attributes tool that allows users to select features in a layer based on an attribute value. Now users can select all the ZIP Codes in a given market where households have a median household income greater than some dollar
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The Site Evaluation workflow template is a fully functioning example of the consistent and repeatable business processes that can be created with Workflow Framework.
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