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ESRI/SAP News
ESRI/SAP User Group Webinar
There is still time to sign up for the ESRI/SAP User Group webinar, which will be held on January 31, 2007, at 8:00 a.m. (PST). The featured speaker will be Steve Benner, ESRI's director of strategic accounts. In this hour-long presentation, Steve will discuss the latest ESRI/SAP integration options and also highlight current and planned integrations from various joint customers around the world. For more information or to register at no cost, visit ESRI Events.
SAP and ESRI Collaborate on Enterprise Services
The Fall 2006 issue of ArcNews features a four-page spread on the SAP and ESRI relationship. The articles provide an overview of the evolution of ESRI/SAP integration; future directions of the relationship, including an update on the SAGRES project; and a case study of the recent integration at the City of Phoenix, Arizona, Street Transportation Department. These articles are now available to view at ArcNews Online.
SAP Tip from the Experts
Do you need to read values from SAP tables or views and use them in ArcGIS? One way to do so is to call the RFC_READ_TABLE function module with an RFC Connector. If the SAP system is using at least version 6.20 of the Web Application Server, the RFC Connector is even optional, as SOAP over HTTP is supported.
2007 SAP Conferences
ESRI will be exhibiting at the following SAP conferences:
SAP International Utilities Conference
February 28–March 2, 2007
Amsterdam, Netherlands
SAP-Centric EAM Conference
April 1–4, 2007
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
ASUG/SAPPHIRE
April 22–25, 2007
Atlanta, GA, USA
SAPPHIRE Europe
May 14–16, 2007
Vienna, Austria
For more information regarding ESRI’s presence at any of the above conferences, contact Shelli Stockton.
ESRI Corporate Alliance News
Foresters Manage Land Using GIS and Microsoft SQL Server
The Virginia Department of Forestry adopted GIS to help manage and map activities such as tree planting and stand thinning. The department’s new Integrated Forest Resource Information System (IFRIS) uses Microsoft SQL Server and ESRI ArcSDE, ArcIMS, and ArcGIS Server to create, edit, validate, store, and manage spatial data. Because the system preserves geospatial history, the Department of Forestry will, over time, be able to note changes in forest types and conditions. Listen to the podcast [MP3-20:15].
Printing with ArcGIS Desktop Software Hosted on Windows Terminal Server/Citrix
Windows Terminal Server (WTS)/Citrix GIS implementations are becoming more common as organizations consolidate application and database servers and other resources into central data centers. Moving the GIS infrastructure to a data center can offer a number of advantages. Find out more in this white paper [PDF-269KB].
ESRI News
ESRI Introduces ArcGIS Online
With the release of ArcGIS 9.2, ESRI introduced ArcGIS Online, a family of Web-based products and services for ArcGIS users. The initial release of ArcGIS Online consists of ArcGIS Online Services, which provide ready-to-use content and capabilities for ArcGIS users including 2D maps, 3D globes, and individual layer services. Subsequent releases of ArcGIS Online will include more online content and capabilities. Listen to the podcast [MP3-6:49].
ArcGIS Image Server Released
The rapid growth in the collection of geospatial imagery from sources such as digital cameras, satellite images, and scanned aerial films leaves some organizations trying to figure out faster ways to provide data to their users. The recently released ArcGIS Image Server will provide fast access and visualization of large quantities of file-based imagery plus other benefits. Read this product overview.
ESRI Announces ArcIMS 9.2 Is Now Shipping
New, Easy Ways to Create Powerful Web Mapping Applications
ESRI announced the availability of ArcIMS 9.2, which features many improvements including new and easy ways to create Web mapping applications, enhanced performance, and improved security. At 9.2, ArcIMS makes it easier for anyone to serve better dynamic Web mapping applications. ArcIMS 9.2 comes with the new ArcIMS Web Manager, which is a browser-based application that provides a step-by-step workflow for creating Web applications. With ArcIMS Web Manager, users can easily configure services as well as functionality. ArcIMS 9.2 also comes with a Web Application Developer Framework (ADF). The Web ADF can be used to easily create customized Web applications from scratch or edit the output from ArcIMS Web Manager. It supports both the .NET and Java platforms.
Demo Details What's New in ArcGIS 9.2
An 11-minute demonstration explains the new tools, shortcuts, and improvements in ArcGIS 9.2. The presentation covers 15 topics including the new keyboard shortcuts, customizable Full Extent tool, improved metadata access, capability to export maps to PDF files, and new Go To XY tool. Listen to and watch the demonstration.
GIS in Action
Austrians Assess Landslide Damage and Risk Using GIS
Learn how ArcPad, ArcInfo, and ArcGIS Spatial Analyst all played a role in creating a map that helps predict where landslides may occur in Burgenland Province in eastern Austria. Burgenland has become more susceptible to landsides lately because of changes in the regional climate that have brought heavy rainstorms. Read the article.
City of Dover, Delaware, Deploys Mobile GIS Application for Emergency Management and Response During Hosting of NASCAR Event
The City of Dover, Delaware, now deploys a groundbreaking mobile GIS application that helps provide optimized emergency management and response capabilities. The application was successfully used during the city’s hosting of an annual NASCAR sports car racing event in September 2006. Utilizing ArcPad software on a GPS-enabled mobile laptop, the city fire marshal used powerful GIS functionality in the field to perform a number of functions including ordinance enforcement, event monitoring, and incident response routing.
ESRI’s ArcWeb Services Help Promote the Use of Alternative Transportation
Ecology and Environment (E&E), a New York-based environmental consulting, testing, engineering, and design firm, has incorporated ESRI's ArcWeb Services into a ride share application called SmartTrips.org. The result was GreenRide, a Web-based application designed to reduce automobile dependency and promote the use of alternative transportation. Read the entire case study [PDF-1.55 MB].
Read other examples of GIS in Action.
Marketing Opportunities
2007 ESRI Developer Summit Tackles Technical Topics
Software developers seeking expertise in adding components of geography, mapping, and spatial analysis to their applications and Web services will find the answers at the upcoming ESRI Developer Summit in Palm Springs, California. The summit, set for March 19–22, 2007, at the Wyndham Hotel and Palm Springs Convention Center, will include a series of in-depth technical seminars and a keynote speech by Scott Morehouse, ESRI’s director of software development and research. Tech Talks will follow the seminars in the relaxed setting of the Community Center, where people can meet in small groups and bounce ideas off each other or ask questions of the ESRI team. Attendees do not need to be ESRI software users.
This three and one-half-day summit will immediately follow the annual ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference, and the GIS Solutions EXPO, on Monday, March 19, will bridge the two events. Find more information or register to attend the Developer Summit online. Find more information or register to attend the Business Partner Conference online.
Submit an Abstract for the 2007 ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit
The deadline to submit an abstract for the 2007 ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit has been extended to February 13. The Business GeoInfo Summit, April 23–25, 2007, in Dallas, Texas, is recognized as the premier GIS forum for industry professionals and business executives. Collaborating with your customers on a paper submission provides a unique way to showcase your products and services to more than 350 attendees from banking, real estate, retail, insurance, hospitality, media, utilities, health care, and other industries. To submit an abstract, visit the Call for Papers page.
2007 ESRI International User Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Available
The Twenty-seventh Annual ESRI International User Conference, June 18–22, 2007, in San Diego, California, is expected to bring together more than 14,000 GIS professionals and management teams from disciplines in government, industry, education, and more. Becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at the conference affords you the opportunity to showcase your hardware and software solutions, data, and services to our international user community. Don't miss the opportunity to be part of the largest GIS conference in the world!
