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ESRI Developer Network (EDN); Accessible & Affordable GIS Application Development Posted on February 17, 2005 EDN (pronounced "EE DEE ENN" not "eden") is a relatively new subscription-based program from ESRI. The program is designed to give software developers the resources, tools, and a community to enable them to build & test their GIS solutions and be more productive in doing so. We take a closer look at EDN, offer up some answers to a few questions that you might have, and provide a detailed Q&A we had with ESRI staff.
Management Tips on Developing and Deploying Standard Block Libraries Posted on June 23, 2005 In this the author will analyze for you, some of the things you can do with Autocad's Design Center. He then compares this to the benefits of developing a good standards library for the symbol and detail drawings that you use repetitively in your line of work.
Tips & Tricks: Some new and not so new features in AutoCAD 2006 that you should know about! Posted on June 29, 2005 As I’ve mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do while attending any Autodesk-hosted event is to sit in on a Lynn Allen presentation. Lynn is always energetic, entertaining, motivating, and informative. Once again, at the Vancouver stop of the “Autodesk Realize Your Ideas Tour” Lynn delivered.
Impressions From Open Source Geospatial 2005 Posted on July 07, 2005 Open Source Geospatial '05, an international conference addressing geospatial data technologies developed by or of relevance to the Open Source community, took placed June 16-18, 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. Jan-Oliver Wagner was on hand at this year's event and has generously provided us with some comments and a daily log from the event.
Working faster and smarter with Autocad 2006, Map 3D, and DWF Posted on April 08, 2005
You've likely seen the ads and press. The Autodesk 2006 lineup has been officially announced. This is keeping in line with the company's plans to offer annual "calendar year" prefixed product updates. Designed to help customers work smarter and faster, Eric Stover, AutoCAD product manager reiterated to us (last year at AU) that this release is focused on customization, presentation, and publishing improvements. "Smart" tools are the norm and a move towards encouraging heads-up display make the products more intuitive. We explore in greater detail and list our 5 coolest new features.
Autodesk recently announced an entire new product lineup for 2005/2006. We offer a brief list of all the new products as well as a focus on all the new features you'll find in Autodesk Civil 3D 2006. Also included in the updated portfolia is a revamped website with a whole new look.. including a new logo!
Review; What's In your Toolbox? Posted on February 15, 2005 A long-time user of Maptech's Terrain Navigator Pro explains why he's hooked. The author goes on to discuss how no other product on the market makes working with USGS digital quad maps so easy.
Spotlight on MAPublisher - a powerful map production product Posted on February 04, 2005 It was back in December, 2004 when Avenza Software (Toronto, Canada) announced the latest release of their flagship product; MAPublisher 6.1 for Adobe Illustrator. Simply put, MAPublisher is a powerful map production product for creating cartographic-quality maps from your GIS data. MAPublisher adds several dozen cartography and map editing tools to Illustrator and Freehand to facilitate high-end map production.
Unless you've been on another planet, you've likely heard about [or used] a DWF file. Many of you may be using or sharing DWF files occasionally, however, did you know that creating one is a snap? For users who aren't using DWF this primer on the DWF writer will be of interest.
Maps and cartograms of 2004 US presidential election results Posted on November 08, 2004 On election night on national telecasts, all the American public kept seeing on maps of the vote was a "sea of red". Most of us geographers and GIS folks knew otherwise, and found ourselves hoping for some more accurate cartographic renderings of the true vote. Here is a great article that looks into various methods to accurately report them.
See more threads and details about Glenn's AnyGeo Weblog HERE The Editor (Glenn) started the AnyGeo blog some time ago and the threads are now also mirrored here at GISuser.com - RSS feed is available to add to your favorite news reader.
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GITA's First Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference - The GIS for Oil & Gas Calgary Conference will build on the momentum from GITA’s GIS for Oil & Gas Conference held in Houston, Texas, every September. Nov. 6-7, 2008, Calgary Marriott Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
EDN (pronounced "EE DEE ENN" not "eden") is a relatively new subscription-based program from 
In this the author will analyze for you, some of the things you can do with Autocad's Design Center. He then compares this to the benefits of developing a good standards library for the symbol and detail drawings that you use repetitively in your line of work.
As I’ve mentioned before, one of my favorite things to do while attending any Autodesk-hosted event is to sit in on a Lynn Allen presentation. Lynn is always energetic, entertaining, motivating, and informative. Once again, at the Vancouver stop of the “Autodesk Realize Your Ideas Tour” Lynn delivered.
Open Source Geospatial '05, an international conference addressing geospatial data technologies developed by or of relevance to the Open Source community, took placed June 16-18, 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. Jan-Oliver Wagner was on hand at this year's event and has generously provided us with some comments and a daily log from the event.
Autodesk recently announced an entire new product lineup for 2005/2006. We offer a brief list of all the new products as well as a focus on all the new features you'll find in Autodesk Civil 3D 2006. Also included in the updated portfolia is a revamped website with a whole new look.. including a new logo!
A long-time user of Maptech's Terrain Navigator Pro explains why he's hooked. The author goes on to discuss how no other product on the market makes working with USGS digital quad maps so easy.
It was back in December, 2004 when Avenza Software (Toronto, Canada) announced the latest release of their flagship product; MAPublisher 6.1 for Adobe Illustrator. Simply put, MAPublisher is a powerful map production product for creating cartographic-quality maps from your GIS data. MAPublisher adds several dozen cartography and map editing tools to Illustrator and Freehand to facilitate high-end map production.
Unless you've been on another planet, you've likely heard about [or used] a DWF file. Many of you may be using or sharing DWF files occasionally, however, did you know that creating one is a snap? For users who aren't using DWF this primer on the DWF writer will be of interest.
On election night on national telecasts, all the American public kept seeing on maps of the vote was a "sea of red". Most of us geographers and GIS folks knew otherwise, and found ourselves hoping for some more accurate cartographic renderings of the true vote. Here is a great article that looks into various methods to accurately report them.
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