Top 10 Sessions and Topics of Interest for me at the ESRI User Conference #ESRIUC
Written by Glenn Letham (gletham)
12 July 2009
Planning one’s agenda for the ESRI user conference is no small task… one needs to take loads of time and select sessions carefully, ensuring you don’t wind up having to be at 3 places at one time (luckily many popular sessions are repeated). And so, to help you out, here’s a few reminders about 10 sessions that I’m planning on hitting - maybe some of them will interest you as well.
The ArcGIS Server Geoportal extension (formerly the GIS Portal Toolkit) provides a fully supported, stable platform to build geospatial portals, spatial data infrastructures (SDIs), and metadata catalogs.
ArcGIS Online - ArcGIS Online provides maps and other content for your ArcGIS and there’s been many recent advances.. no doubt I won’t be the only person interested in hearing all about ArcGIS Online!
The Geo Mentor Program - Not a session, but definitely something that I’l be asking ESRI’s Charlie Fitzpatrick about… GIS users can help educators and youth see the world in new ways. Work with a teacher or youth club leader to help kids see, use, and do more geography in their activities!
ArcGIS Explorer (900)- We all love free stuff, so when ESRI rolls out a huge update to ArcGIS Exmplorer people are going to be interested! ArcGIS Explorer (Free app) offers an easy way to view, present, and share GIS data. It connects directly to a variety of ready-to-use ArcGIS Online basemaps and layers and enables users to connect to their own map services or add local data.
With a planned launch date early this fall, WorldView 2 is DigitalGlobe’s next-gen earth imaging “bird”. The bird will boast, 16.4 km width imaging swath, 184 cm resolution at nadir, 1.1 day revisit at 1 m GSD or less.. wow! I Can’t wait to see and hear more about this.
GeoEye 1 - Launched earler this year, I’m excited to see what GeoEye is showing off in their booth and hearing about what they have planned for the future with GeoEye 2.
ArcPad 8 - I’m always a huge fan of mobile GIS and mobile solutions so you can expect me to be sniffing around the UC for updates from teh ARcPAd development team on the company’s mobile solutions.
The latest from LizardTech.. word on the street has it that LizarTech is announcing a new product this week… actually I’ll be hearing about it on Sunday.. stay tuned for more but it should be good!
Presentaions from ESRI’s Software leads… The Cloud… everyone seems to be buzzing about the Cloud and Cloud computing technologies - There’s a session on Tuesday AM by Scott Morehouse (ESRI director of software development) title Web GIS, taking advantage of the cloud — sounds like a great place to be at 8:30! Another hot topic is Imagery so, on Wednesday AM the session titled Imagery Then and Now, Detecting Change, presented by ESRI’s director of imagery (enterprise), Lawrie Jordan should be very informative. Finally, no ESRI agenda planner is complete unless you are planning on listening to Clint Brown , ESRI’s director of software products — so make sure you check out Clint’s session on Thursday morning titled Bringing Geographic Information to Life - Clint, make sure you don’t stay out too late Wednesday ;0)
BONUS PICK… Plenary Session of interest… naturally, listening to Jack will be amazing (it always is a real treat), however, this year there’s also a special presenter and given the US NAtional Census will be taking place in 2010 its a very timely presentation. Timothy Trainor Chief, Geography Division, United States Census Bureau wil be on stage Monday afternoon… this should be very interesting! Timothy Trainor will discuss the enormity of the Census Bureau’s data collection process.
Top iPhone related GIS and Geo Tech news stories from 2009 - At the end of the year its always interesting for us to look at some of the stats and results to identify trends and more important, to see what our readers think is hot! In the "news" category it seems that iPhone related geo tech items were extremely popular.
10 Awesome GIS and Mapping apps for the iPhone - I recall last year at the ESRI UC when an iPhone was on stage showing a prototype app (think ArcPad on iPhone). It was then that I realized the iPhone platform is going to be BIG in mapping and there's a ton of opportunity for developers.
Nokia Booklet 3G, unboxing video and image gallery... Those of you in the USA who pop in to BestBuy occasionally, you may have seen a stand showing off the Nokia Booklet 3G. A sleek, 3G enabled, SIM slot (AT&T) sporting netbook.
Interesting Tweeple - 10 Geo Technology & Geo-Social Women of Twitter - given the growing love for geospatial and location-aware technologies, I’ve decided to hype 10 women that I feel make a significant contribution to the Geo-Twittersphere. If you’d like to add 10 knowledgeable and useful Twitter contacts to your Geo following list I highly suggest the following: (in no particular order)
10 Geo Social Location-Aware Apps Making Waves... With Twitter's opening of their location API to developers there's going to be a ton of third party apps that will enable Twitter users to share location-aware information via their Twitter accounts.
Signs that indicate you may be a GeoGeek (aka. GeoNerd) and some suggested Geo blogs - Chances are good that if you are a Geo Geek then you already know it and likely refer to yourself as one. However, there’s many of you out there that may be on the fence and wondering… “am I a Geo Geek?" Read on for a comprehensive list of signs you might be a GeoGeek followed up by some suggested Geoblog reading.
Real-time GPS Mapping and GIS Solution Aids Efficient Disaster Management - Saturday, February 7, 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday in the State of Victoria, Australia. In the midst of a 10-year drought, a record breaking heat wave descended upon the state, with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees C (110-120 deg F), breaking all-time record highs in some cities - Victoria Police Use Trimble Juno SC Handhelds to Speed Assessment of Damage Caused by Bush Fires.
10 Ways Your Tech Business Can Take Advantage of Twitter - Many companies and individuals are still asking themselves how can I use Twitter in my business? The following is a small sampling of some of the ways that your technology business can use Twitter to your advantage.
2010 ESRI Federal User Conference February 17-19, 2010, Washington D.C. Walter E. Washington Convention Center - The FedUC is the largest geospatial conference for federal agencies. Connect with other leaders, decision makers, and GIS professionals.
The International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2010 - Tenth Anniversary Event! ILMF 2010 will be held from March 3 - 5, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency in Denver at Colorado Convention Center.
The NAVTEQ 2010 Global LBS Challenge Awards Ceremony will be held during Ignite at O'Reilly Where 2.0. Be among the first to hear as NAVTEQ announces the winners for the North America region. Participants will be competing for a global prize pool of $10 million and growing by showcasing pre-commercial location-enabled apps using NAVTEQ map data & products. March 30, 2010, during Ignite Where, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, at the Marriott San Jose, CA
WHERE2.0 2010 - Now in its sixth year, the Where 2.0 Conference is where the grassroots and leading edge developers building location-aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. For 15% use Discount Code: whr10lbs
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