ArcUser Summer 2009

ArcUser Online

Summer 2009

Manager's Corner

Embracing Your Passion for GIS

Developer's Corner

Less Chatter, More Work
RESTful architectures and heavy lifting with ArcGIS Server
Report from the Development Frontlines
Developers present at DevSummit
Pleasing Bosses and Customers
A compelling case for ASP.NET MVC
Mashups and Mobile Solutions
Code challenge contest expands

Education

Improving the Study of Soil and Landscapes
GIS visualization clarifies relationships between soils, topography, and land use

Hands On

Do It Yourself! [PDF]
Building a network dataset from local agency data
Download sample dataset [ZIP]
Little Effort, Big Savings [PDF]
Add a fill-form-from-history tool to ArcPad in two steps
Download sample dataset [ZIP]

Features

TxDOT Maps Texas History
Information for planning transportation and other projects
Shifting Shorelines
Modeling the 20,000-year history of the Great Lakes
Navigating Canada's Largest Cemetery
Custom applications provide guidance and information
Setting a New Standard
Coral mapping advances conservation efforts
Productivity, Accuracy, and Timeliness
Automating water crossing calculations benefits company's forest operations

Focus

GIS in Tough Economic Times
A technology for revitalization
Watch ESRI president Jack Dangermond's Where 2.0 conference presentation, "Realizing Spatial Intelligence on the GeoWeb."
Geographic Insight
A more rational approach to managing stimulus spending
Tracking the True Cost
ArcGIS Server-based tool mitigates graffiti
Mapping Site for Abandoned Properties
Visualizing the most current data on the Web

Special Section: Fast Web Mapping

Five Steps to Better Performance [PDF]
Sample methodology for creating a great Web map

End Notes

When Every Second Counts
Yosemite uses GIS for coordinating search and rescue operations

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