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<p class=MsoNormal>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’ve finally carved out a bit of free time to jot down
a few notes from the ESRI conference back in July. Just when you had
become comfortable with ArcMap 9.3.1, in true ESRI fashion, the what’s-next
in 9.4 word is out. I imagine ESRI will schedule a free workshop here in
Tallahassee soon to demonstrate the following but here’s a sneak peek at
the content…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>ArcMap will have a new graphics engine and an
improved ArcGIS Server which is touted to translate into significant redraw and
processing speed improvements. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>ESRI will host free imagery (Bing)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Advent of layer packages that highly mobilize
desktop products, usable in ArcGIS explorer. Think of them as a
powerpoint presentation with GIS running inside.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Many new templates being built for different
industries (Defense and Security, Business Analyst, ArcLogistics)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>MapIT (simple database mapping application co-developed
with Microsoft that makes use of a SQLserver spatial extension and allows easy
mapping and “promotes mapping literacy among IT managers)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>9.4 and 9.3.1 (or other previous versions?) can
be concurrently installed on the same computer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>ArcMap will consist of dockable windows that
instantly hide when not in use, the map does not need to redraw when reopening windows,
these can be “pinned” open<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>ArcCatalog can be docked or hidden within
ArcMap, doesn’t need to be opened separately.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Attribute tables can exist in a docked window<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>New search capability- the search tool will have
subsecond response times and can be used to find geoprocessing tools, <b>data and
attributes </b>(think of the search capability of DataCatalog)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Can enable background processing, if you have a
process running on some very large dataset with background processing enabled
you can continue to work on other tasks in ArcMap<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Symbol selector search option, for example, in
the symbol selector you can type in the word “tree” and everything that
meets the tree search criteria is presented to you for selection.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Fast Basemaps – One can create a new type
of grouped layer that is optimized for redraw speed, right click on table of
contents in ArcCatalog and select “New Basemap Layer”. Redraw
speed is so quick that seamless panning and continuous redraw (when you reset
the map extents through panning or resizing the image redraw is instant ) are
allowed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Improving the editing experience, if you’d
like to create a new point, line or polygon feature in ArcMap, currently you’ll
have to navigate to the saved location and then Open that layer for editing and
select the create new feature tool. In 9.4 you’ll simply select the new
feature tool and click on a symbol in the Table of Contents and drag it on to
the Map.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Improving the editing experience – when selecting
anything on the map, right clicking presents the user with a “chip”,
this is a context specific set of menu items, (if I remember correctly, for
example if you were editing a polygon feature class and selected a polygon and
then right clicked on it you could then select what you wanted to do with this
polygon (cut it, reshape it , delete it etc.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Time data – easier to make temporal maps,
animations – layer properties dialog has a “time” tab that controls
temporal variables.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Spatial Analysis – 9.4 fully integrates python
inside ArcGIS allowing statistical and other scientific programming within
ArcMap (fuzzy overlay modeling, time aware analysis, Ecological sampling and
network modeling were specifically mentioned.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>9.4 makes ArcGIS a complete 3D tool, ArcEngine
improvements support 3D – huge increase in performance<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Open API – the Geodatabase becomes an open
programming interface!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>9.4 Release date?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>I’ve
done my best to accurately describe 9.4’s key features from my conference
notes and hope that nothing has been misrepresented. If you do have any
questions, just reply to sender and I’ll do my best to further explain…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Joe
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