{"id":31282,"date":"2018-06-24T23:55:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T06:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=31282"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T23:43:09","slug":"at-the-forefront-of-gis-and-the-future-of-software","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/at-the-forefront-of-gis-and-the-future-of-software","title":{"rendered":"At the Forefront of GIS and the Future of Software"},"author":1162,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10832,10942],"tags":[1391,12172,12152,12162],"arcnews_issues":[9332],"class_list":["post-31282","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-developer-technology","category-esri-developer-summit","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-developers","tag-devsummit","tag-tech-trends","arcnews_issues-arcnews-summer-2018","arcnews_sections-news"],"acf":{"short_description":"At the 2018 Esri Developer Summit, attendees got to interact with new Esri technology and build important relationships.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Every year, the theme of the Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit)\u2014held in Palm Springs, California, in March\u2014is By Developers, for Developers. And Esri staff stay true to it. Dozens of technical sessions are geared toward what geospatial app developers want and need to know about building apps using Esri technology, as well as which tech trends\u2014such as artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a>, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR)\u2014are on the horizon."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":31392,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cThis week is\u2026all about you looking at the technology and getting your hands on it and interacting with it,\u201d Jim McKinney, ArcGIS program manager at Esri, said in opening the 2018 Plenary Session. \u201cBut it\u2019s also about people, and it\u2019s also about relationships.\u201d\r\n\r\nBefore the tech presentations started, Esri president Jack Dangermond praised the audience for their app development work.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou are clearly the people that are making a huge difference in our field and in your organizations,\u201d Dangermond said. This, in turn, makes the world a better place.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou are driving rationality in the way people think,\u201d he continued. \u201c[You\u2019re]<\/em> not just a collection of developers. [You\u2019re]<\/em> a collection of developers with purpose.\u201d\r\n\r\nDangermond pointed out that while Esri developers create software for millions of people all over the world, they are also in tune with what other developers need to make geospatial apps.\r\n\r\n\u201cTheir tech\u2026works in a very effective way for developers,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\nWhich is true for Hila Roffman, a geospatial app developer who was in her element at DevSummit, despite being 7,500 miles away from her home in Tel Aviv, Israel. All around her, people were talking about maps, apps, geospatial analytics, ArcGIS API for JavaScript, and the Web Graphics Library (WebGL) API. Roffman, who works for Esri distributor Systematics Technologies R. G. Ltd., smiled and took it all in.\r\n\r\n\u201cI am highly interested in the areas of web development and 3D,\u201d she said. \u201cThe summit includes many diverse sessions, which keep me updated with the latest technology features and tools. Besides, Palm Springs is a cool location.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":31422,"image_position":"right","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Software as a Service, Plus Comprehensive GIS<\/h2>\r\nIn an overview, Esri director of software development Sud Menon explained that ArcGIS is available as both a software-as-a-service (SaaS) mapping and location platform, via ArcGIS Online, and a comprehensive GIS, via ArcGIS Enterprise.\r\n\r\n\u201cArcGIS,\u201d he said, \u201cenables location intelligence<\/a> everywhere.\u201d\r\n\r\nMore than 45,000 organizations around the world use ArcGIS Online to create maps and visualize and analyze data.\r\n\r\n\u201cMapping, as you know, is at the heart of ArcGIS Online,\u201d said Menon. \u201c[It]<\/em> allows you to create compelling user experiences that are interactive, immersive, and analytic.\u201d\r\n\r\nHe also talked about the 2D and 3D smart mapping capabilities in ArcGIS Online.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe have things like clustering that are available with the categorizations that you have applied to your data,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can map temporal patterns. And for 3D, we have styles that really bring your data to life in scenes.\u201d\r\n\r\nMenon underscored several other capabilities in ArcGIS Online, too.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis mapping platform includes an interactive map viewer and mapmaker that lets you create web maps and web scenes that you can share,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are declarative specifications of the visualizations that you need, and they can come to life in applications. [ArcGIS Online]<\/em> also includes easily configurable story maps and dashboard apps, as well as a JavaScript API that\u2019s built for the modern web.\u201d\r\n\r\nSmart mapping is available to apps via that API, Menon said. He also touched on the ArcGIS Online suite of mobile field apps for collecting data and navigating from place to place, including its support for high-precision GPS, plus back-office apps for coordinating the work. In addition, Menon spotlighted Insights for ArcGIS for doing location analytics.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s for people who may not have used maps before, but they are familiar with charts [and]<\/em> business intelligence,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\nMenon mentioned, too, that ArcGIS Online includes app builders, such as Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS and AppStudio for ArcGIS, as well as ArcGIS Runtime SDKs for building native apps for iOS and Android devices.\r\n\r\nAnd ArcGIS Enterprise has all the same web-mapping, 3D, data-sharing, and app-building capabilities of ArcGIS Online\u2014with additional capabilities for data management, imagery, and real-time GIS.\r\n\r\n\u201cArcGIS Enterprise is comprehensive GIS in your own infrastructure,\u201d Menon said."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":31432,"image_position":"left","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Working with Data, Now Easier Than Ever<\/h2>\r\nJeremy Bartley, from the Esri software product development team, gave a shout-out to the developers in the audience.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou are building so many great maps and apps,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\nBartley then showed improvements to ArcGIS API for JavaScript, such as the ability to opt in to rendering FeatureLayer with WebGL. This capability\u2014along with smart mapping and ArcGIS Arcade, a new scripting language in ArcGIS Online\u2014makes working with your data and building beautiful, meaningful maps easier than ever.\r\n

Clustering to Reveal More Distinct Spatial Patterns<\/h2>\r\nThanks to the release of clustering capabilities in ArcGIS API for JavaScript, it\u2019s also easier to visualize large point datasets in ArcGIS. Users can now enable clustering of point data in layers to show clearer patterns of events on a map.\r\n\r\nTo illustrate this, ArcGIS API for JavaScript engineer Kristian Ekenes displayed a map that shows a large number of 311 calls in New York City, from reports of graffiti to illegal parking complaints. These incidents appeared as small points on the map.\r\n\r\n\u201cAs you can see, this is not a very useful visualization,\u201d Ekenes said. \u201cThe points are too cluttered and, in many cases, are stacked on top of one another, making it impossible for me to see spatial patterns in my data.\u201d\r\n\r\nEnabling clustering on the data layer, however, makes all the difference.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe clutter is removed from the map, and clusters appear, summarizing my data,\u201d said Ekenes. \u201cI can gain insight into where more incidents tend to be reported. When I click on a cluster, the total number of features comprising that cluster is displayed in the pop-up. But perhaps my favorite part of the clustering implementation is the fact that the mapped attribute is summarized in the pop-up as well.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":31452,"image_position":"right","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

3D on Mobile Devices<\/h2>\r\nArcGIS 3D mapping engineers Javier Gutierrez and Russell Roberts showed the audience that ArcGIS Online now supports 3D web scenes on mobile and tablet browsers.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is very exciting,\u201d Gutierrez exclaimed, \u201cbecause just by clicking on a URL, without installing any app, everyone will be able to interact with a 3D scene on their phone.\u201d\r\n\r\nRoberts displayed a 3D scene on a screen using his iPad. The scene showed thousands of buildings in Raleigh, North Carolina. He then analyzed walk times to metro stations from residential buildings.\r\n\r\n\u201cGoing into my building scene layer, I just need to pick the walk-time attribute,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cUsing the Counts and Amounts style [in ArcGIS Online]<\/em>, I am just going to go ahead and pick a new color ramp, and I\u2019m going to adjust the position of the sliders. And you can see, as I make these changes, the scene is updating. So\u2026we see all the buildings that are in yellow have over a 12-minute walk time, and the ones in the shade of blue have less than that.\u201d\r\n

ArcGIS Pro\u2014A Powerful Analytics Workstation<\/h2>\r\nSpatial analysis product engineer Lauren Bennett showed what ArcGIS Pro can do when it comes to analyzing traffic data.\r\n\r\n\u201cArcGIS Pro is one of the most powerful tools in your toolkit,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a fully integrated analytics workstation that makes it easy for you to visualize and explore your data, ask and answer complex questions, and apply The Science of Where.\u201d\r\n\r\nBennett demonstrated a new density-based clustering tool in ArcGIS Pro by using it to analyze traffic congestion in the Los Angeles area. The traffic data was provided by Waze."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":31472,"image_position":"left","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cWe are looking here at 5:00 p.m., rush hour,\u201d she said, referring to a map of the traffic data. \u201cBut looking at tens of thousands of points on a map really isn\u2019t telling us a whole lot. To find the natural spatial clusters in our data, we will use the new density-based clustering tool,\u201d which detects areas where points are concentrated, as well as where they are separated by sparse or empty areas. It\u2019s a vast improvement in visualization.\r\n\r\nEsri developers have made extensive improvements to the ArcGIS Pro SDK for the Microsoft .NET Framework as well.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou can configure ArcGIS Pro\u2014its UI and settings and workflows\u2014without writing a line of code,\u201d said McKinney, who returned to the stage to talk about extending enterprise deployments of ArcGIS.\r\n\r\nWith solution configurations, users can \u201cbrand the startup experience of ArcGIS Pro, streamline the UI, [and]<\/em> really customize it,\u201d he said.\r\n

Automation Is Vital, and It\u2019s Here<\/h2>\r\nDevelopers can also automate their enterprise deployments using geoprocessing and Python.\r\n\r\nAccording to Jay Theodore, Esri\u2019s chief technology officer for ArcGIS Enterprise, \u201cAutomation is no longer an option. It\u2019s pretty critical.\u201d\r\n\r\nArcGIS API for Python supports automation in ArcGIS Enterprise and time-critical workflows for ArcGIS Online apps. Python scripts can add users, privileges, and roles, as well as create groups, configure the portal, and establish collaborations among ArcGIS Online organizations.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the API is integrated with Jupyter Notebook, which facilitates machine-learning and deep-learning workflows through the creation of reproducible research for sharing and collaboration.\r\n

Getting Closer to Devices\u2019 Native Power<\/h2>\r\nEsri has been maturing its developer framework as well, which now has six ArcGIS Runtime SDKs for native app development and three APIs.\r\n\r\nEuan Cameron, who leads Esri\u2019s developer programs, emphasized the main reasons to pursue native development: \u201cThere\u2019s nothing that gets you closer to the native power of the device.\u201d\r\n\r\nNative app development allows developers to leverage a device\u2019s capabilities and access all its peripherals, greatly enhancing performance. Native apps also have the best debugging experience and enable offline use of ArcGIS."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":31512,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"With version 100.x releases of Esri\u2019s six ArcGIS Runtime SDKs\u2014Android, iOS, Java, macOS, .NET, and Qt\u2014they can better leverage the Web GIS pattern, meaning developers can use maps, layers, and scenes that have already been created, as well as users, roles, and groups that are already established in an organization.\r\n

Sentient Software with AI<\/h2>\r\nThe Plenary Session was followed the next day by a Keynote Address from Joseph Sirosh, corporate vice president of the Artificial Intelligence and Research Group at Microsoft. Sirosh said that with the emergence of AI, change is coming to software.\r\n\r\n\u201cIn the future, with AI, software becomes sentient,\u201d Sirosh said. \u201cIt develops the ability to understand what the data means. It allows us to build models that predict things. The cloud, with its unlimited computing power and its ability to integrate vast amounts of data across applications\u2014that is the ocean in which AI is being born.\u201d\r\n\r\nAll future software will integrate the cloud, data, and intelligence, according to Sirosh.\r\n\r\n\u201cData from all over\u2014not just from regular applications but [from new types of]<\/em> sensors being invented, and data about all interactions\u2014all of that data is the oxygen that feeds AI,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd algorithms, the incredible advances in AI such as deep learning, and others\u2014that gives us sight, the ability to see into the data and act predictively with it.\u201d\r\n\r\nArcGIS technology and the maps and apps that developers build with it are at the forefront of this evolution\u2014which is exactly what this year\u2019s DevSummit made abundantly clear."}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\nAt the Forefront of GIS and the Future of Software | Summer 2018 | ArcNews<\/title>\n<meta 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