Yearly Archives: 2006

I’ve been spending a lot of time writing up requirements and use cases and I thought I’d share a technique I’ve found which really speed things up. Use Case TemplateWhen I write use cases, I use a standard template, as … Continue reading →

This started as a comment over on James’ blog, but it got a little long for just a comment. “gonzo” had replied to the comment that ESRI has no network infrastructure to compete with Google. with this: This point could … Continue reading →

I just gave Steve’s post about how ESRI’s fleeting movement towards community based, open communication seems to have been quashed by a segment of the organization who are wed to 90′s communication paradigms – slick marketing, throw sheets, and a tall shiny … Continue reading →

This week I’m attending the ESRI’s System Architecture Design Strategies class, taught by Dave Peters. Last summer I posted about working with Dave at one of our client sites, and the class is a real transfer of his knowledge and … Continue reading →

The ArcGIS Server 9.2 help is online at http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisserver/9.2/dotNet/ Check out the “ArcGIS Server Editions” for the rundown on what’s in each version, and at the bottom of that page, it lists the number of sockets the workgroup and enterprise … Continue reading →

[Update: Once James Fee linked to this blog, the comments started to pile up over at his site. Here's a link to them.] [DISCLAIMER: I do not work for ESRI, not do I represent any official stance on licensing. This … Continue reading →

  Just got the notice from ESRI that it’s time to register for the Developer Summit! Last year it was a great event – good technical info in the sessions and a chance to talk to the developmen teams, other … Continue reading →

I’ve been spending my “free” time re-skinning my main site, and adding more content into it. It’s not fully cooked at this point, but at least I’ve got the fluid layout working in both FireFox and IE (I think). During … Continue reading →

For the last few weeks I’ve been working on three elements of an enterprise system – high-level functional requirements, the system architecture and the geodatabase design. I’m working from a mass of information collected from weeks of on-site meetings and … Continue reading →

Thought I’d write a series of articles on my forays into the land of MapServer. My goal is pretty simple – I want to get an idea of how difficult it is to create sites based on this platform. Why? … Continue reading →