Getting Started with Cloud GIS

Getting started with Cloud GIS is surprisingly easy. Below are four ways that you can try GIS in the cloud at little or no cost.

• ArcGIS Online is a cloud platform designed for organizations and represents the only complete cloud GIS system on the market. See the 30-day free trial.
• Business Analyst Online (BAO) is a cloud-based application designed specifically for market analysis. Try BAO free for 14 days.
• Community Analyst is offered as a web application designed specifically for community analytics. Register for a free 30-day trial.
• ArcGIS for Server is software designed specifically for generating and managing GIS services. You can try it in the cloud by contacting your local Esri representative. 

More resources

• ArcGIS in the Cloud (article, ArcNews 2011)
• Is the Cloud Right for Your Organization? (article, ArcUser 2011)
• Cloud GIS: Fast, reliable support for disaster response (article, ArcUser 2011)
• Extending the Reach of GIS with the Cloud and ArcGIS Online (video, 46 minutes 2012)
• The Cloud as an Enterprise GeoSpatial Platform: Separating Fact from Fiction (video, 23 minutes 2012)
• ArcGIS for Server in the Cloud (podcast, 11 minutes)
• GovCloud: One map, anywhere, anytime (blog post, Amy DeWolf 2012)
• Analyzing the Flood of Data from Tropical Storms in Real-Time (article, Forbes -Tom Goenfeldt, 2012)
• 7 Great Places Online To Track Hurricane Sandy (article, Forbes – Robert Hof 2012)
• 2012 US Presidential Election – website with interactive maps
• Creating Hosted Map Services with ArcGIS Online (Training Seminar, 60-minutes 2012)
• 3D on ArcGIS Online: CityEngine Web Viewer (blog post, Bern Szukalski 2012)
• ArcGIS Online for Water Utilities (blog post, Mike Miller 2012)
• Leverage Vblock Systems for Esri’s ArcGIS System (On-demand computing, 2012
• Enable Mapping and Geospatial Analytics on IBM SmartCloud Enterprise (October 2012)