Rob Elkins and Dave Bouwman have some great posts on the morning sessions. Rather than repeat what they’ve written I’ll point you in their direction.
- Rob Elkins – 2nd Annual ESRI Developer Summit
- Rob Elkins – ArcGIS Server takes the Stage (Author – Server – Use)
- Rob Elkins – Plenary Session continues..
- Rob Elkins – Online GIS
- Dave Bouwman – Dev Summit: Plenary Session Notes
- Steven Citron-Pousty – Plenary session
The notes that most of you will be interested in is what’s planned for 2007 with ArcGIS:
- Maintain 9.2 (bug fixes, performance, documention, critical issues)
- Enhance ArcGIS Server (OGC, enhance Web ADF)
- Overhaul Desktop User Interface
- Overhaul Core GIS components (Geodatabase, mapping and graphics, Geoprocessing)
- Develope standard mobile application framework
- Enhance ArcGIS Online
Beyond that the new stuff in 9.3 future releases will include:
ArcObjects Core:
- new compiler, 64-bit executibles
- simplified API (COM, .NET, Java)
- improve install, update, license management
Mapping and Graphics - map data model (Geodatabase)
- new graphics engine (2D & 3D)
Geodatabase - integrated metadata catalog
- XML & 64-bit object ID fileds (SDE, File Geodatabase)
- 3D information models
Geoprocessing - core framework performance and improvments
ArcGIS Desktop - Integrated desktop user interface
ArcGIS Server - Fast dymanic map (new graphics engine)
- Improved Geoprocessing
- Integrated catalog and search