Archive for the ‘GIS’ Category

What can you do with GIS

Posted: April 28, 2012 in GIS

Map Where Things Are Mapping where things are lets you find places that have the features you’re looking for and to see patterns. Map Quantities People map quantities to find places that meet their criteria and take action. A children’s clothing company might want to find ZIP Codes with many young families with relatively high [...]

GIS and Airport

Posted: April 27, 2012 in GIS

Airports are inherently spatial. From planning to maintenance to security, airport managers need to know where events are taking place. GIS adds spatial information and 3D modeling to the airport manager’s toolkit to support efficient operations. For example, the ability to use 3D and elevation measurements in the GIS environment helps you visualize the location [...]

This presentation was given by ESRI Senior Project Managers, Gerry Clancy (21 years with ESRI) and Glenn Berger. If you have the time, I sincerely encourage you to check this link:- 10 things to know about managing gis projects 1. Define a clear vision and success criteria a.Identify your champion b.Define “what you are trying [...]

ArcGIS JavaScript API

Posted: August 26, 2010 in GIS

The ArcGIS JavaScript API is a lightweight way to embed your GIS maps and tasks in Web applications. It’s easy to build and deploy applications built with this API. All you need is an ArcGIS Server available whose maps and tools you can use in your application. Why JavaScript? JavaScript is a language you can [...]

You can: 1. Create a map containing your own data. 2. Display your data on an ArcGIS Online or a Bing Maps base map. 3. Add graphics and markup to a map interactively. 4. Search for features or attributes in your GIS data and display the results. 5. Execute a GIS model using ArcGIS Server [...]

About netCDF data

Posted: October 23, 2009 in GIS

NetCDF means Network Common Data Form. NetCDF is a file format for storing multidimensional scientific data (variables) such as temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed and direction. Each of these variables can be displayed through a dimension (such as time) in ArcGIS by making a layer or table view from the netCDF file. You cannot add [...]

GIS Touches All Our Lives, Everyday

Posted: July 9, 2009 in GIS

During the past three decades, a powerful technology has quietly changed the way people view and live in their neighborhoods, towns, and cities. This technology is GIS, and ESRI has been involved in the field since its beginnings. For nearly 30 years ESRI has made GIS available to be used by people to solve real [...]

What Can You Do with GIS?

Posted: July 6, 2009 in GIS

Map Where Things Are Mapping where things are lets you find places that have the features you’re looking for, and to see where to take action. Find a feature—People use maps to see where or what an individual feature is. Finding patterns—Looking at the distribution of features on the map instead of just an individual [...]