The Neverending Story — Esri File Geodatabase API Release
Remember that FGDB API? The one we were talking about over two years ago?
FGDB API, get out of my dreams, and into my apps!
The Neverending Story — Esri File Geodatabase API Release
Remember that FGDB API? The one we were talking about over two years ago?
FGDB API, get out of my dreams, and into my apps!
Is it Monday Already?
Wait, what happened to 3 day weekends. I guess you get one and then you expect them all the time. Oh well…
Some interesting reading for a Monday morning:
- ArcGISEditor for OSM - Randal looks at the ArcGIS Editor for OSM and concludes it is complicated but powerful. I all Esri tools (they are “scientific” mind you) nothing is ever simple, but if you can get your hands around it, powerful results happen.
- FOSS4G 2010 Final Answer - Apparently there was a Geospatial conference going on somewhere. They all kind of start blending into each other, don’t they?
- Making a Data Portal With WordPress - Content management is content management, right? (bless his heart for trying to do this with WordPress) Just goes to show that if you can hack your way around code, there isn’t anything you can’t accomplish (assuming your billable time isn’t an issue).
- Gearing up for GIS in the Rockies - Time for the fall conference season to kick into high gear. Front Range GIS is a unique community that does some really great things with both proprietary and open-source tools (usually in combination). Bummed I can’t go.
- Why not GeoJSON? - Looks like France was good to Sean. He’s got a great post up on ESRI’s use of JSON in their RESTful API.
Oh and way to represent SEC!
Is it Monday Already?
Wait, what happened to 3 day weekends. I guess you get one and then you expect them all the time. Oh well…
Some interesting reading for a Monday morning:
- ArcGISEditor for OSM - Randal looks at the ArcGIS Editor for OSM and concludes it is complicated but powerful. I all Esri tools (they are “scientific” mind you) nothing is ever simple, but if you can get your hands around it, powerful results happen.
- FOSS4G 2010 Final Answer - Apparently there was a Geospatial conference going on somewhere. They all kind of start blending into each other, don’t they?
- Making a Data Portal With WordPress - Content management is content management, right? (bless his heart for trying to do this with WordPress) Just goes to show that if you can hack your way around code, there isn’t anything you can’t accomplish (assuming your billable time isn’t an issue).
- Gearing up for GIS in the Rockies - Time for the fall conference season to kick into high gear. Front Range GIS is a unique community that does some really great things with both proprietary and open-source tools (usually in combination). Bummed I can’t go.
- Why not GeoJSON? - Looks like France was good to Sean. He’s got a great post up on ESRI’s use of JSON in their RESTful API.
Oh and way to represent SEC!
Esri Releases Their GeoServices REST Specification
As was announced at the ESRI UC, the GeoServices REST Specification, Version 1.0 has hit the streets.
Services that follow the specification will “speak the same language” as the REST-ful Esri Web services. That means clients can consume them with the popular ArcGIS APIs for JavaScript, Flex, Silverlight, iOS, and Android; as well as other Esri client APIs. However, you don?t have to own or use any Esri software in order to implement the specification or to build a client that works with the services.
As you examine the specification, you’ll probably notice that it looks like the?ArcGIS REST API. This is deliberate. The pattern we have used at Esri for exposing REST-ful GIS services has been embraced by thousands of developers who use the ArcGIS Web APIs. It is a simple and intuitive way of structuring and talking to GIS Web services. We wanted you to feel free to implement services that follow the same pattern.
Whether or not this is truly an open spec (and not opening the debate as to how “RESTful” this spec really is), the rush begins for everyone to implement this spec on their own apps so they can be used with ESRI clients.
Jack opens his secret to getting RESTful with ArcGIS
Google Realigns Pasadena
So Pasadena’s buildings are now in the middle of the road. My suggestion to Pasadena is that they move the city to to get it aligned again with Google Maps.