{"id":5483,"date":"2015-07-29T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T20:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/insider\/?p=5483"},"modified":"2015-07-29T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T20:32:09","slug":"the-arcgis-product-an-integrated-system","status":"publish","type":"insider","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/insider\/the-arcgis-product-an-integrated-system","title":{"rendered":"The ArcGIS Product: An Integrated System"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were unable to attend the 2015 User Conference last week in San Diego, here is a summary of my plenary remarks about recent and coming improvements to the ArcGIS product. <\/em><\/p>\n

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ArcGIS is made up of a number of components: a server component, a desktop component, an apps component, and now a content component, an online component, and a portal component. That\u2019s a lot of components, but in fact it\u2019s all one integrated system<\/em><\/strong>.
\nDesktop<\/strong>
\nDesktop is the component of this integrated system that most of you work with and are familiar with. It supports mapping, visualization, and analytics, and it now embodies two main applications: ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro. These two applications run side by side.
\nWe\u2019ve been putting a lot of resources into ArcGIS Pro, the new 64-bit environment for visualization, over the last several years. We continue to improve and support ArcMap, and will continue to do so for long into the future. And over time, the power of ArcGIS Pro will become more attractive.
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The desktop component of the ArcGIS product provides tools for mapping, visualization, editing, and analysis, and we are continually working to simplify and improve this environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe\u2019ve been working hard for the last year on adding other new things to this desktop environment. The latest release of ArcGIS Pro supports customization. What\u2019s coming is more analytics, support for vector tiles, mobile map packages, and better metadata. Also, based on a lot of feedback from you, we will support concurrent ArcGIS Pro licensing in version 10.4.
\nApps<\/strong>
\nOne of the things that\u2019s making ArcGIS come alive is apps. Apps are opening up the ArcGIS platform, making it available to everybody in your organization as well as to the public. We have three main areas that we\u2019re working on: field apps, office apps, and apps for citizen or public engagement.
\nIn the area of field apps, Collector for ArcGIS is great, but where do you go? There\u2019s a navigator app. And then what do you do when you get there? There\u2019s a workforce app. So all of these apps work hand-in-hand to support field workers.
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Apps give you easy, focused, ready-to-use, and configurable solutions that work together to make ArcGIS available everywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn the office area, there are many new improvements. And in regards to public apps, we\u2019re continuing to expand the reach of story maps and the open data app. And then there are new crowdsourcing apps that allow you to empower citizens by getting the voice of the crowd and integrating it directly into your GIS.
\nApp Builders<\/strong>
\nIf you want to build your own app, we have three mechanisms to help you do that.<\/p>\n