The 2008 ESRI International User Conference took place in San Diego,
Calif., from August 4-8. This ever-growing event attracted close to
15,000 people this year, with the theme, "GIS: Geography in Action".
Sustainability was a strong theme in the plenary session as well as
throughout the conference program.
"I believe that GIS work is driving change and is creating a digital
foundation by abstracting data, models, and workflows," said
Dangermond. "Our thinking is becoming spatially integrated, changing
how we reason, defining patterns of our actions, evolving collaborative
structures. Moreover, GIS is changing our work to adopt a science-based
approach. We are introducing systems for measuring, accounting, and
analyzing geography, then visualizing it to make decisions. GIS is
helping people plan for a more sustainable world. GIS is raising
awareness."
There was much focus on both the enhancements of the current release, ArcGIS 9.3, and the coming functionality in future releases. A strong emphasis was placed on "Web GIS," with the emphasis on extending GIS functionality online beyond simply web mapping.
Read the following Blog posts for detailed reports from the event.
ESRI/UC Lasting Impressions
Tues. Aug. 5
Mon., Aug. 4
Automated Routing Makes Fleets Lean and Green
ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Top Ten Time Savers
World Vision Embraces GIS
Sun., Aug. 3
Landsat Data Soon on Google Earth
Developing a Stats-driven Government
Sat., Aug. 2
Surveyor Squeeze Play
Maguire Discusses Current State of Geospatial Technology
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