44 GIS COMMUNITY NEWS New Training Offerings from Esri Preparing for Your Certification Exam Workplace experience is the best preparation for taking an Esri Technical Certification examination, but Esri training courses can also help you polish skills or fill in some gaps. Information on the Web site details skills that will be measured in each exam and also recommends courses that will help you prepare. See the article on page 1 for more information about the Esri Technical Certification Program, or visit the Web site at esri.com/certification. New ArcGIS 10 Training Every day, there are more and more courses and learning resources to help you make the transition to ArcGIS 10. New Instructor-Led Courses for ArcGIS 10 Geoprocessing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst explores many of the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst tools, operators, and functions. You’ll build map algebra expressions and models to execute geoprocessing workflows and manipulate raster data to make it suitable for analysis. You’ll also cover basic concepts of fuzzy logic and how to apply it in modeling. (Offered in the online classroom—one-day course) Managing Imagery Using ArcGIS offers a complete and integrated solution for managing, serving, and consuming image data. This course introduces the mosaic dataset, a new geodatabase data model for managing and serving raster datasets, and shows how to perform dynamic image processing. (Offered in the traditional classroom—two-day course) Recorded Training Seminars ArcGIS 10 Deployment: Download, Installation, and Authorization (U.S.) will guide you step-by-step through the ArcGIS 10 deployment process—from downloading, installing, and authorizing the software to managing and maintaining user licenses. Free, 60-minute training seminars give you access to Esri subject matter experts who guide you through new features and functions of ArcGIS 10: Developing Add-ins for ArcGIS Desktop 10 Using Network Analyst in ArcGIS Desktop 10 Visualizing and Analyzing Imagery with ArcGIS 10 Editing in ArcGIS Desktop 10 Managing Imagery with ArcGIS 10 Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10 Using ArcMap in ArcGIS Desktop 10 To see more titles that are added every month, visit esri.com/ts. Live Training Seminars Stream Esri technical experts directly to your desktop in these live, interactive, free 60-minute webinars. Check the schedule or request reminders at esri.com/lts. 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Honolulu Parcels and Zoning Viewer gis.hicentral.com/fastmaps/parcelzoning Based on the Silverlight platform, Honolulu Parcels & Zoning is designed to be simple and fast, using cached services and no more than five dynamic layers. Map reports are packed with information and a dynamic location map with links to external databases that are refreshed nightly. American Heart/Stroke Association maps.heart.org/quality In conjunction with Stroke Awareness Month, this Flex API/ColdFusion-based application helps people find the nearest hospitals that specialize in stroke care. Johnson County, Iowa, Property Information gis.johnson-county.com/piv The Johnson County, Iowa, Property Information Viewer provides Johnson County staff and the public they serve with quick and easy access to several years’ worth of aerial photography, elevation data, flood hazard layers, and land records. Show Me My City arcgis.dmgov.org/extmaps/index.html Show Me My City was created by the Des Moines, Iowa, Information Technology department using Esri ArcGIS API for Flex, online samples, and custom code. Along with interactive tools, such as locators and searches, it provides easy access to base, zoning, parks/trails, and aerial maps. Esri Partner Offerings Esri maintains relationships with more than 2,000 partners that provide focused assistance to our customers. These partners have extensive experience providing GIS solutions and services across several industries, ranging from custom ArcGIS applications to complete system implementations. For a complete list and description of our partners and their offerings, visit the Esri Partners Web site at esri.com/partners. Public Safety Azavea azavea.com HunchLab HunchLab is a Web-based crime analysis, early warning, and risk forecasting solution. HunchLab sifts through agency databases to detect changes in crime patterns over time and automatically sends alerts to appropriate officers or crime analysts. Users can select the time period, type of crime, and geographic criteria of their choice. HunchLab’s Intelligence Dashboard also makes it easy to visualize crime as heat maps, charts, and reports, while its risk forecasting features use statistics to show how recent events affect the future risk of similar crimes. HunchLab uses ArcGIS Server. Real Property Management R&K Solutions, Inc. rksolutions.com GoRPM Survey Geospatial Real Property Management Survey (GoRPM Survey) is a software application for improving condition, disaster, and space utilization assessment, as well as real property inventory, that was built on ArcGIS Engine and works with ArcGIS Server 10. Designed for laptop, tablet, or ultra mobile devices, it allows data from multiple sources, including a GIS, to be combined into surveys for field validation. Field survey results are then collected by a central GIS-enabled enterprise system, providing information to decision makers. Using the latest Esri and R&K technology, users can visualize information in areas such as forecasting, budgeting, efficiency, and sustainability. Utilities and Natural Sciences LoggerHead Navigation, Inc. loggerheadnav.com LoggerHead Navigation LoggerHead Navigation assists a variety of industries with their plans and manages their assets with leading-edge GPS/GIS consulting, data preparation and processing, mapping equipment, data collection, sales and rentals of hardware, software, training, and support. LoggerHead’s professional staff has an understanding of industry theory, analysis, and application from its in-house use of ArcGIS, ArcPad, and mobile applications. As a consultant, LoggerHead Navigation provides customized consulting, design services, and individualized attention, finding the best tools for projects and budgets. Reach 800,000 GIS professionals by advertising in ArcNews. Maximum Exposure. Minimum Investment. Online-Only Articles More ArcNews The Winter 2010/2011 issue of ArcNews Online (esri.com/arcnews) presents the following special online-only articles: Elkhart County, Indiana, Health Department Makes Brownfield Environmental Data Accessible A Better Way to Protect Schools: California City Builds Tactical Response Application Dry Cleaning Chemicals Can Put Water Resources at Risk: California EPA Department of Toxic Substance Control Uses Geospatial Analysis to Target Site Remediation Public Gardens Grow Research Capability with GIS: UC Davis Arboretum Instrumental in Coordinating Public Garden GIS Alliance Also, look for the expanded Esri T-shirt section online, as well as new supplemental podcasts. esri.com/arcnews or contact ads@esri.com