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.
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.
RunningMap Trackometer, iPhone app for runners and outdoor enthusiasts - I just heard about another cool location-aware iPhone app ideally geared towards runners and outdoor enthusiasts (and Geographers!) RunningMap (from Canadian company Spin Technologies). Taking advantage of the iPhone data connectivity, completed routes can be uploaded to RunningMap.com from anywhere, anytime, and with no cables to connect.
Notable Things Heard And Overheard At Location Intelligence #LI09 - At this week’s Location Intel (LI) event in Westminster, Colorado put on by Directions Media a number of hot topics in the location-Intel space were discussed by a nice gathering of Geo professionals and visionaries harnessing the power of location for their applications and services.
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.
Economic Stimulus Project areas that may create GIS/Geo Tech Opportunities - Like many of you, we haven't really had time to go through the entire 1,071 page Detailed List of Spending - you can view and download the entire document at ProRepublica. We did take a little time, however, to go through this fine summary.
Telematics Munich 2009 Nov. 10-11 in Munich, Germany - Telematics Munich is the most influential show for the European telematics industry! This year's senior-level speakers include BMW, Audi, Nokia, Google, Volkswagen and Yahoo! among many others. Download the conference brochure at http://tinyurl.com/lv63q6. Use code "1607 Partner" to save ?400.
Fleet and Asset Management USA Nov. 18-19 in Atlanta, GA - Fleet and Asset Management USA is the leading commercial fleet telematics and vehicle ICT forum. Expert speakers include Ford, Liberty Mutual, FMCSA, Volvo, GE, Daimler and more! Click here for your complimentary e-brochure which contains the full conference program. Tickets for this event are flying out the door, don't miss out! Click here for prices and registration information. (Use discount code "1660Partner" to save $400 on full price passes).
Nav&Loc US 09, December 1-2 in San Jose, CA. - Come to Nav&Loc and join 200 top players representing Car, PND and Mobile OEM, Navigation and Location Based Service providers, Geo content providers and Wireless carriers
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 tenth in the series that has long established itself as the premier LiDAR event attracting professionals from around the world with one focused objective of sharing information on LiDAR technology and services.
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