Software and Data orm How People Use GIS tools. Using Python, the capabilities of ArcGIS can be combined with other scientific programming to create powerful solutions and automate common tasks. Analysis and visualization in 3D is also improved in ArcGIS 10. At this release, ArcGIS becomes a full 3D GIS, offering 3D data models, editing, analysis, and visualization. It is much easier and faster to perform 3D visualization and users can do virtually everything that they do in a 2D environment in a 3D environment. ArcGIS is expanding GIS to be more fully realized on mobile devices. Now users will be able to experience all the aspects of GIS on the mobile platform in the field and, often, in real time. This release makes GIS easier to use on Tablet PCs. Not only can users create custom applications but ArcGIS Mobile also has a customizable, out-of-the-box application that allows users to extend ArcGIS. Esri is expanding this concept not only to Windows Mobile but also to the iPhone platform. Esri is providing a software developer kit (SDK) so organizations can build their own focused iPhone applications. The mobile platform enables the use of GIS information throughout organizations. The expansion of GIS use is improved with added support for cloud computing. ArcGIS at 9.3 is cloud ready. ArcGIS 10 will be even more tightly integrated with the ArcGIS Online search and share capabilities. This makes it easier for users to create and distribute projects that may include data, layers, maps, tools, scenes, globes, diagrams, and add-ins. Also at version 10, ArcGIS will be extended to support enterprise clouds. Any client can access these server-based resources and integrate data through mashups and APIs. In addition, Esri is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and has joined the growing community of AWS Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) building services and solutions in the cloud computing environment. Another area where Esri has focused a great deal of energy over the last two years has been integrating imagery into the ArcGIS platform. With this release, ArcGIS is a strong platform for imagery. It dramatically improves display speed and builds on the notion of onthe-fly image analysis, now done on ArcGIS Server, but soon available on the desktop. The image processing tools on the desktop furnish www.esri.com Commonly used tools for editing have been moved to a new toolbar that follows the user from task to task. The new toolbar for snapping helps users quickly adjust tolerances for snapping. ArcGIS 10 is a full 3D GIS with 3D data models, editing, analysis, and visualization. display speed that is extraordinary. ArcGIS 10 is expected to ship during the second quarter of 2010. Find the latest information on ArcGIS 10, including podcasts and videos, at www.esri.com/whatscoming. ArcUser Spring 2010 7