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ArcGIS 10 - A Quick Rundown via Twitter #esriserug

I had the opportunity to attend the 2010 ESRI Southeast Regional User Group meeting last week in Charlotte.  Here are my tweets from the “What’s New in ArcGIS 10″ session.
gispathway ArcGIS 10 - Arcgis.com has demos for those of you who feel left out. #esriserug 2 days ago from TinyTwitter

gispathway ArcGIS [...]

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Editing Tips via Twitter #esriserug

Here are some ArcGIS 9.3.1 Editing Tips from a technical session at the 2010 ESRI Southeast Regional User Group Conference.
gispathway ArcGIS 9.3.1 Edit Tips - Instead of fcalculator, select features and open attribute window. Select layer on left and edit field. #esriserug 1 day ago from TinyTwitter
gispathway ArcGIS 9.3.1 [...]

First Thoughts on the New ArcGIS Explorer 900

Like so many others I immediately took the time to download and install the latest and great from ESRI - ArcGIS Explorer 900.  I noticed that the file size was a bit larger than the 500 version.  Not a big deal, just means that there are more features.  Here is a list of things I [...]

Buzz About Doings & Announcements at ESRI User Conference, Day 1

Amanda (@amandahstaub) put together a great list here.  Just wanted to pass it on to others.
Greetings, everyone!
I am following the buzz at this year’s ESRI User Conference in San Diego going on this week.  I thought that I would take a few minutes to share with you all some of the most interesting news and [...]

Insight from Inaugural SkillsUSA Geospatial Technology Winner

I had the opportunity to correspond with Sue Roussie this past week.  Sue competed in and won the first SkillsUSA Geospatial Technology Competition in 2006.  She considered herself one of the guinea pigs as everything was new.  Looking back she saw the original questions on the preliminary qualification as a nightmare.  Some of the questions [...]

West Virginia Puts GIS in K-12 Education

I just came across a blog post by VerySpatial informing that the K-12 schools in West Virginia are getting a 3 year license for ESRI software.  Since this is unoffical news, the extent of the software availability is unknown.
I personally think this is an awesome opportunity. GIS has great potential as a learning tool in the [...]

ESRI Provides Microsoft Virtual Earth Data

I know that I have seen this press release is in several places, but I just wanted to mention it with a few of my thoughts.  For those of you who may not have heard, ESRI will now provide Microsoft Virtual Earth data within ArcGIS.  This will be released in the ArcGIS 9.3.1 release.  Those [...]

Travel Distance and Time Analysis

I have recently been looking into the various ways to compile travel distances and travel times.  As a school planner, I analyze the distances between subdivisions and schools.  This information is valuable when preparing school reassignment plans.  People are determined to attend the school which is closer and like to stretch the truth when they [...]