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Talking Big Data with Esri and Microsoft

Retail Shopper


Executives from Esri and Microsoft lead this 30-minute webinar, Big Data -- How Retailers Benefit from Q&I More Than Q&A, that discusses ways retailers can use growing data availability to improve retail performance. View the recorded webinar.


Esri Maps Out the Future in the Cloud

Esri Maps Out the Future in the Cloud Esri's cloud solution, ArcGIS Online, was used by emergency responders to monitor impact from Hurricane Sandy this past December. The creation and sharing of accurate maps enabled the coordination of emergency management based on need and access, and subsequent monitoring of results. Read the Windows Azure blog.

911 Center Relies on Esri and Microsoft Tools

911 Call Center In West Virginia, the state’s busiest county 911 call center has recently deployed a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) solution that is built on the Microsoft platform with embedded Esri mapping. Read More.

Esri at Microsoft Global Energy Forum

Enable oil companies to drill safely in deep waters and within governmental standards. At the recent Microsoft Global Energy Forum, Esri sponsored a presentation on the new on-demand services built on Microsoft, Esri, and Oceaneering technology to enable oil companies to drill safely in deep waters and within governmental standards. Read More.

Esri Partner Blog: About . . . Esri Maps for Office

Esri Maps for Office Jeff Mertz, of Esri partner SSP Innovations, recently blogged about Esri Maps for Office, available as an add-in to ArcGIS Online. Mertz used step-by-step instructions, including screen shots, to document the simple process by which data from an Excel spreadsheet can be displayed on a map, then easily shared throughout the organization. Read More.

The Nature Conservancy Uses Esri and Bing

California Drinking Water The Nature Conservancy hosts a public website featuring an interactive map of California that identifies, city by city, the sources of drinking water across the state. The map leverages technology from both Esri and Microsoft's Bing, as well as data from Esri partner NAVTEQ. See the map.

Esri Shows Retail Demo to Microsoft Audience

Virtual Experience Center At the recent National Retail Federation trade show, Microsoft's booth featured demos highlighting Esri solutions to key challenges facing retailers, including the velocity and variety of big data and the need to improve marketing strategies. Visit the Virtual Experience Center to see Esri's retail-focused offerings. View the demo (login required).

Esri ArcGIS API for Silverlight Wins Award

Esri ArcGIS API for Silverlight Wins Award Readers of Visual Studio Magazine (VSM) voted ArcGIS API for Silverlight a second-place winner in the Mapping and GIS Components category of the VSM Readers Choice Awards.

Solution News

Esri Releases ArcGIS Preview Application for Windows 8

Esri Releases ArcGIS Preview Application You can begin using Esri's ArcGIS Preview Application for Windows 8 to become familiar with some of the functionality available in the soon-to-be-released application. Download it from the Windows Store. Learn more.

ArcGIS Online Features Esri Maps for Office

Esri Maps for Office Now offered as a component of ArcGIS Online, Esri Maps for Office allows subscribers to map their Excel data and then embed the maps in PowerPoint presentations or paste them into documents. Subscribers to a purchased or trial edition will enjoy the many additional benefits that ArcGIS Online delivers for geographically understanding and sharing data.

Hardware Offer: GeoCollector for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile

Trimble GeoCollector GeoCollector for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile provides a boost to your field collection accuracy. This end-to-end data collection solution merges Esri and Trimble technology in a bundle specifically engineered for Microsoft Windows Mobile. Learn more.

StreetMap Premium for ArcGIS Now Has Australia and New Zealand Data

StreetMap Premium for ArcGIS is an enhanced, ready-to-use street dataset that works with Esri's ArcGIS software to provide geocoding, routing, and high-quality cartographic display products optimized for all Esri software and solutions. Data is available for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and -- for the first time -- Australia and New Zealand.

GIS in Action

Video: Digital Mapping Technology Helps Polio Vaccinators Zero In

Polio Vunerability The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made a dramatic impact on the eradication of polio worldwide. Where the threat still exists, GIS is being applied to generate maps that help ensure vaccines are being thoroughly administered, and to track the disease in these vulnerable areas. Esri provides the technology on which these maps are built. Learn more.

Somalia Pirates' New Foe: Big Data

Pirate Flag Piracy in the Gulf of Aden had steadily grown, costing the shipping industry over $7 billion in 2011. Increasing maritime warship presence in risky areas had limited success, but when combined with the implementation of mapping of big data, the impact was significant, contributing to a 54 percent reduction in pirate attacks in 2012. Learn more.

Esri in the News

Esri Updates for Microsoft-Based Solutions

Esri's expanding mapping technology for Microsoft-based solutions is appealing to users in many sectors. Touch, a quarterly Microsoft publication focused on government, education, and health care sectors, provided news of the most recent Esri offerings in its autumn 2012 issue. Read more.

Denver Post Honors Esri Technology

In recognition of the value that Esri contributed to fighting Colorado's catastrophic wildfires last summer, Denver Post readers and staff voted Esri online maps 2012's technology of the year. Read more.