So There Will Be an ESRI/Microsoft SIG at the DevSummit

March 10, 2010 5 Comments

It looks like the powers that be at the ESRI Developer Summit have decided a .NET [ESRI/Microsoft SIG is a good idea after all](http://events.esri.com/bpc/2010/dev_agenda/index.cfm?fa=Session_Detail_Form&SessionId=174&ScheduleId=302). [Fears](http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2010/02/08/the-esri-developer-summit-and-the-net-sig/) (possibly all mine) that the DevSummit was changing and wouldn’t be able community anymore are tempered somewhat by this announcement. So if you work the ESRI/Microsoft angle to develop GIS applications, you can now share this fact with your brothers and sisters in code. Viva Palm Springs!

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GeoDesign Idea Lab at the ESRI Developer Summit

March 8, 2010 6 Comments

A late edition to the ESRI Developer Summit is the [GeoDesign Idea Lab](http://gisandscience.com/2010/03/08/call-for-presentations-geodesign-idea-lab-at-the-esri-developer-summit-22-25-march-2010-palm-springs-california/). This is going to be a set of lightning talks by developers showcasing how they’ve been using the concept of GeoDesign in their applications. I’ll be moderating the session with Eric Wittner of ESRI. If you’ve been telling everyone you’ve “been doing GeoDesign for years”, now is you chance to get up and show everyone how your stuff is teh sexay.

Most of what we’ve seen out of this GeoDesign has been with researchers and university types talking about concepts. Now is the time to show how developers have been in the trenches integrating disparate disciplines and bringing the results to the decision makers and the public.

Email your Lightning Talk (10 minutes maximum) abstract to geodesign_devsum@esri.com to be considered. I’ll be blogging the session in detail so this could be a great opportunity to get your GeoDesign chops out in the open. Plus since it is going on at the same time as the Business Partner Conference expect some of the marketing geeks to drop by and see what is up.

[GeoDesign Idea Lab Part 1](http://events.esri.com/bpc/2010/dev_agenda/index.cfm?fa=Session_Detail_Form&SessionId=139&ScheduleId=245)
[GeoDesign Idea Lab Part 2](http://events.esri.com/bpc/2010/dev_agenda/index.cfm?fa=Session_Detail_Form&SessionId=140&ScheduleId=246)

![T.S. Elliott on GeoDesign](http://images.spatiallyadjusted.com/TSEliotatBlackboard.jpg)

_T.S. Elliott was doing GeoDesign before anyone else!_

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Rolling Your Mapping Apps on the iPad (or the iPhone)

January 27, 2010 17 Comments

One thing that has become crystal clear is the preferred method of having a mapping application on the iPhone and by extension the new iPad is to create a native iPhone/iPad app.  That said, the noise sometimes causes people to miss some great web mapping app (as native web apps).  I’ve looked into using SVG and even OpenLayers in the past for mapping in the iPhone, but who is rolling their own web apps out there to accomplish what until 2 years ago required a browser on a laptop or desktop? I know there will most likely be a session at the ESRI DevSummit using OpenLayers, but is there a framework people are working with?

Can anyone find me some mobile web mapping applications to love?

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Voting is Open for the 2010 DevSummit User Presentations

January 20, 2010 11 Comments

One big change from the 2009 ESRI DevSummit is that users will now vote on which presentations they wish to see at the 2010 DevSummit.  Go here to pick which ones you think would be valuable to the community.  Normally I wouldn’t promote a talk myself (and I’m not giving one this year), but I think “Ruby-fu: Using ArcGIS Server with Rails” by Dave Bouwman is something people should be voting for.  Ruby is here to stay and there are many of us working on projects that use Rails at the backend.  ESRI of course already has a wonderful API to use with Rails so there is no excuse not to look at a quicker, more robust framework.

Oh, Ruby!

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Registration is Now Open for the 2010 ESRI Developer Summit

October 20, 2009 1 Comment

The gates are now open. If there is one ESRI show you shouldn’t miss, this is the one.  Not only is it a meeting of the tribe, but everyone pays to come so you don’t run into this problem.  Plus you never know who might show up!

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