new jersey geographer » ESRI http://njgeo.org john reiser's personal/gis blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:50:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ArcGIS available on the iPhone http://njgeo.org/2010/07/06/arcgis-available-on-the-iphone/ http://njgeo.org/2010/07/06/arcgis-available-on-the-iphone/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:34:04 +0000 John Reiser http://njgeo.org/?p=308 ArcGIS on the iPhone

ArcGIS on the iPhone

ESRI has released ArcGIS for iPhone. It’s now available through the App Store. It’s an iPad/iPhone app, so it should work well on both. I just tried it out on my iPhone, and it’s pretty snappy. The data loads quickly and the interface is clean. There are many layers already available through the app, such as OpenStreetMap.

I like the support for ArcGIS Server, as we will be able to provide our local data to iPhone users. I hope that a later revision will also support WMS, as there are many more free and useful WMS-based services out there than ArcGIS services. Greater support for GPS would be useful. ArcGIS for iPhone can locate you using the embedded GPS, but I don’t believe you can use the GPS to record features. I believe these features will come. James Fee points out that ESRI’s response to the UC FAQ regarding iOS support is positive, claiming that updates will feature editing and geoprocessing. As much as I prefer to edit on a big, widescreen monitor, it would be nice to update my data on the go.

If you have an iPhone or iPad, download it for free from the App Store and check it out.

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]]> http://njgeo.org/2010/07/06/arcgis-available-on-the-iphone/feed/ 1 MapMPG, ESRI’s practical BusinessMap demo http://njgeo.org/2008/10/07/mapmpg-esris-practical-businessmap-demo/ http://njgeo.org/2008/10/07/mapmpg-esris-practical-businessmap-demo/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:07:17 +0000 John Reiser http://njgeo.org/?p=26 ESRI recently unveiled MapMPG, a demostration site using BusinessMap and ArcGIS Server with a Flex front end. It allows you to choose a point and visualize the range two different car makes could travel on one gallon of gas. It’s fun to compare your car to a gas-guzzler like a Hummer or Bentley, or to a dainty sipper like the smart fortwo or the Honda Insight.

The application should be beefed up with additional information on the technology behind it. I assume that if you’re reading this blog, you have an understanding of how the various components come together to give you the map and gallon ranges. The average person, however, doesn’t understand how much more involved this application is compared to something mapped using Google’s My Maps. ESRI needs to capitalize on the fact that they’ve got an attractive – and more importantly, relevant – example of the importance of GIS in daily life.

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Post your hopes and expectations of 9.3 in the comments below.

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