Literature

Books

• Thinking About GIS, Third Edition: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers—This book details a practical method for implementing a GIS developed by the man known as the "father of GIS," Dr. Roger Tomlinson.

Brochures

• ESRI Extended Support [PDF]

White Papers

• ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Delivering Secure Solutions
  Date: July 2005
  Subject: This white paper provides information on delivering secure enterprise solutions based on ESRI ArcGIS applications. [PDF]
• Enterprise GIS for Local Government
  Date: September 2007
  Subject: This white paper introduces a set of best practices to help governments move away from isolated or, at best, loosely related departmental GIS to an integrated GIS that serves the entire organization as an enterprise. [PDF]
• ESRI Cartography: Capabilities and Trends
  Date: June 2004
  Subject: This document gives an overview of the cartographic production capabilities of ESRI ArcGIS software and highlights how the products are being enhanced to provide the world's leading solution for database-driven map publishing. [PDF]
• ESRI Geospatial Portal Technology
  Date: June 2007
  Subject: This white paper introduces ESRI's approach to the discovery and exchange of geospatial information on the Web and outlines portal technology ESRI has developed in that context. [PDF]
• Interoperability in Enterprise GIS
  Date: April 2005
  Subject: This white paper summarizes ESRI's strategy for supporting an interoperable enterprise GIS suitable for large mapping organizations, given current technology, practices, and trends in the software industry. [PDF]
• System Design Strategies
  Date: July 2007
  Subject: This technical reference document shares a system design strategy that promotes successful selection of GIS enterprise architecture (updated twice a year). [PDF]