Variables Give Complete Picture of U.S. 2010/2015 Updated Demographics data forecasts and socioeconomic trends The 2010/2015 Updated Demographics data, which offers more than 2,000 data variables, including current-year estimates and 2015 forecasts for 11 different geographies from national to block group levels, has been released by Esri. This data can help identify areas of high unemployment; adjustments in the housing market; and changes in vacancy rates, income, consumer spending, and population diversity. Agencies, businesses, and organizations can use the data to analyze trends, identify growth, and reveal new market opportunities. The new data reveals significant changes and trends in the United States in 2010. For example, the data shows a pervasive slowing of growth and change in most markets due to decreased migration flows and fewer births. This information can be used to update marketing plans using the most current data available. Users can visit www. esri.com/data/esri_data/demographic-map. html to map the updated data and see what it shows in their area. Updating data variables, such as population, housing, age, income, and home value, ensures that analysts can conduct research with the most accurate information available. Updated demographic data is being released on a flow basis. Currently, more than This map of the United States by county illustrates ranges of median household income in 2010. This variable is included in Esri’s newly released Updated Demographics data. example, although signs indicate economic recovery from the recession, the impact on the average consumer continues to be very personal. Housing is down, foreclosures are up, income is declining, and population growth is slowing. The challenge of successfully weathering the current economy underscores the importance of having access to accurate information. Current data can track critical changes and preclude the cost of being wrong.” Data is available in a variety of file formats: ASCII (TXT or CSV), dBASE IV (DBF), Microsoft Excel (XLS), Esri shapefile (SHP), Esri Smart Data Compression (SDC), and Esri file geodatabase (GDB). This data can be obtained via FTP site or on CD or DVD. Customers pay only for the data they need with pricing based on the variables and geographies included and number of people who will use it. For more information about Esri’s 2010/2015 Updated Demographics data, visit www.esri.com/ datawhatsnew or call 1-800-447-9778. www.esri.com Compressing ArcSDE Geodatabase with Replicas Learn best practices for handling system versions when compressing an ArcSDE geodatabase that contains replicas by reading the recently released white paper Compressing ArcSDE Geodatabases That Contain Replicas—Best Practices. It presents examples of how geodatabase replication works behind the scenes with system versions and discusses strategies for managing system versions to achieve an effective ArcSDE geodatabase compression. Readers should have an understanding of ArcSDE geodatabases, versioning, and geodatabase replication concepts before reviewing this advanced topic white paper. It covers ArcGIS 9.2, 9.3, and 9.3.1. 6 ArcUser Summer 2010 Users can visit www.esri.com/data/esri_data/ demographic-map.html to map the updated data using a Web application. 60 variables are available in the Demographic & Income Profile Report from Esri Business Analyst Online, Esri’s on-demand market analysis tool. All updated variables will also be available soon as ad hoc data and in Esri Business Analyst (desktop and server). “Esri pays close attention to economic and social trends and how they influence the needs of businesses, consumers, and citizens,” said Lynn Wombold, chief demographer and manager of data development at Esri. “For