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Spring 2010
ESRI will be organizing the conference events this year, so look for information
on the ESRI web site (www.esri.com). And look for the call for papers to come
soon from ESRI.
Many thanks to Greg Welc for organizing the plenary speakers; Brendan Ford for
fitting all the presentations into a coherent program; Cindy Delaney, our
conference coordinator; our plenary speakers Jim Higgins and Rachel Weeden
of ESRI; all of our other presenters; our sponsor JMT Technology Group; all of
our exhibitors; the ESRI staff; Ken Sipos, Ashley Hale, and students from
Patterns and Design: Using and Deploying GIS within Your Organization
Jim Higgins, ESRI Regional Manger
Jim Higgins provided an overview of ESRIs solutions and the plans for the
ArcGIS 9.4 release.
Popular features of the current ArcGIS 9.3.1 release include the following:
Rich Internet Applications (APIs) available in the Resource Center at
resources.esri.com
Content via ArcGIS Online or DVD, VirtualEarth, etc.
Layer packages for sharing visualizations of data so others can see the
same picture
Features of the upcoming ArcGIS 9.4 release include the following:
Imagery manangement (ERDAS is providing input)
Temporal visualization
Editing improvements including Web editing
Improved spatial analysis
3-D improvements
Server improvements
GDB open API
New topology rules
Mobile improvements and improvements in how to get field data back
into a GDB
Training improvements
User Presentations
Conference attendees also heard presentations on web-based GIS, mobile GIS,
transportation, economic development, education, natural resources, public
works, and enterprise information. Read the presentation abstracts here.
Sponsors
Special thanks to JMT Technology Group, our Conference Sponsor, for their
continued support of ESRI-MUG.
Exhibitors
Twelve organizations were on hand to showcase their latest products and
services for the GIS community.
Exhibitors
Doctors Office
Many attendees joined the ESRI technical staff in the Doctors Office to get
answers about the latest ESRI software products. In conjunction with the
Doctors Office, ESRI also set up a Technical Showcase to let us test-drive the
latest ArcGIS software and other ESRI solutions.