This tutorial will familiarize ArcMap beginners how to use ArcMap 10. Topics include opening projects, the organization of the data view, adding data to the project, using tools and toolbars, and saving projects in different ArcMap version formats.
Users Demand Google Maps or They’ll Leave Garmin
I’m sure there were good reasons for Garmin to use Bing over Google Maps, but their users weren’t sold on it.
…a year later, Garmin acted. Users may now select which of the two providers to use. It’s a bit of a cop-out fix, likely due to the positive things some users said about Bing. Or, perhaps it is based on an agreement with Microsoft, as many forum posters wondered.
As ProgrammableWeb points out, this has to be expensive to offer both Google and Bing.
Most likely, Garmin is now paying twice for its mistake. Both Google and Microsoft have enterprise versions and Garmin is likely not eligible to use the free versions.
For consumer applications, clearly Google Maps is the only choice you can offer. Even with pricing changes, companies will continue to have to offer Google Maps otherwise they’ll face unhappy users.
A little pepper spray removes that Bing Maps from your apps.
by: jamesmfee
GIS Cloud Removes Beta
Two months ago, GIS Cloud released a HTML5 client that was very slick. My thoughts at the time:
The latest company to release a HTML5 client is GISCloud. While other visualization companies offer JavaScript maps as an option, GISCloud has made them default. By using the HTML5 Canvas element, GISCloud is rendering vector data right inside of the browser, with no plugin. Oh and you don’t need to use some sort of weird API to get it to work on iPhones or iPads. It just works, browsing 2 million features on my iPad in Safari without a native app. Crazy!
Well for those who view the Beta tag as something to avoid, GIS Cloud has now gone full production on their code.
Today’s GIS Cloud differs quite a lot from when it was first created, and so does the team as well. We have both grown and improved a lot; learned how to provide GIS users with what they need. GIS Cloud got:
redesigned
much simpler to use and more intuitive
more focused on the map and data visualization
moved to Amazon Cloud
its very own platform for creating geo applications
There are some great demo’s on GIS Cloud’s website that really showcase how far HTML5 has come in supporting millions of features in a browser. Plus they work on iPad without needing to download a client app.