Applications of ArcGISby Mircea Hirko

ESRI Information• ESRI - Environmental Systems Research Institute.

• Founded in 1969. Headquarters in California.

• In 1980’s began to develop GIS tools. Released first commercial software in 1982, ARC/INFO. In 1986 a PC version was introduced.

• In 1990’s ArcView was released. Began expanding in 1995.

• Today has 2,700 employees. Privately owned. Users in 150 countries.

• ESRI is one of the largest geospatial data providers in the world.

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Jack Dangermond

History of ArcGIS• ArcView 1.0 – Released in early 1990’s

UNIX based with command line interface.

• ArcView 2.X – Increased functionality. Supported Win95, Win2000, UNIX and Mac OS9.

• ArcView GIS 3.X – Released in 1997 and final stable in 2002. Full of new features including 3D Processing. Still used today.

History of ArcGIS• ArcGIS 8.X – Released in 1999. Windows Based.

Combined ArcView’s interface and Arc/INFO’s power. Introduced ArcMap and ArcCatalog. Major changes.

• ArcGIS 9.X – Released in 2004. Included ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Engine. More functionality, more processing tools, improved performance.

• ArcGIS 10 – Will be faster, more responsive, easier, more efficient, more functional and improved in other miscellaneous aspects.

ArcGIS Desktop

• ArcMap • ArcToolbox

• ArcCatalog • ArcGlobe

• ArcView • ArcInfo

• ArcEditor

• ArcReader • ArcGISExplorer

Varied Levels

Components

Free

Applicable ArcGIS Industries• Agriculture• Archaeology• Banking and Financial Services• Civil Engineering• Conservation• Defense & Intelligence• Economic Development• Electric and Gas Utilities• Environmental Management• Facilities Management• Federal Government• Forestry• Health• Homeland Security• Insurance• Land Administration• Law Enforcement• Logistics

• Marine and Coast• National Mapping• Petroleum• Pipeline• Public Safety• Public Works• Real Estate• Retail and Commercial Business• Schools (K-12)• State and Local Government• Surveying• Sustainable Development• Telecommunications• Transportation• Universities and Community Colleges• Urban and Regional Planning• Water and Wastewater• Water Resources

Transfer of Information

Agricultural

Water

Weather

1950 - 2009

1950 - 2009

1950 - 2009

Health

Habitat

Environment

Ecosystems

Communication

Various

Various

Most Popular

Most Popular

Careers• Customer profiles by location, demography, and purchasing power• Sales success by product, site, and sales representative• Site locations of stores, factories, and warehouses• Asset location (e.g., utility poles, pipes, and cables)• Resource locations of staff, products, and equipment• Delivery routes by land, sea, and air• Faster decision-making• Efficiency increase• Accuracy improvement• Efficient asset management• Better resource allocation

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