One Step closer to ArcGIS 10

Following the DeveloperHub Conference, ESRI (UK) has released the material from the presentation. These are available on their site. This conference was an opportunity to get the latest news in for the most awaited ArcGIS 10. The following presentation gives the latest news.

There seems to be a lot of exiting news feature forecasted with ArcGIS 10. Here is a quick non exhaustive summary of the presentation.

ArcGIS Desktop:

-          Dynamic TOC

-          Integrated Search

-          ArcCatalog now integrated in ArcMap, for easier access to the data

-          Better graphs and reports

-          Performance improvement:

• Fast map display
  • New Basemap layer
  • Easy to create and manage
• Fast map navigation
  • Continuous pan and zoom
  • Mouse or keyboard control
• Fast high quality
  • Map ServicesMaplex
  • Cartographic Representations

-          Improved Editing

• EasyDataEntry2Dand3D
• SymbolBasedEditing
• Pre-attributedFeatures

-          Map Generation improvement

• Easier creation of multiple map scale, with the use of generalisation

ArcGIS Server

-          More flexibility in the install process

• Separate GIS Services Setup and Web Applications Setup.
• Install the Web services endpoints on their own
• Services portion of Manager is an optional installation
• Applications portion of Manager for creating and administering Web applications is a third optional piece.

-          Increased monitoring of SOC processes

• ArcSOCMon.exe, runs on each server object container (SOC) machine, monitoring the state of the SOC processes

-          Logging offloaded to SOCs

-          New feature service:

• REST, Stateless and fast, simple view of the Geodatabase
• Exposes access to vector feature geometries and attributes.
• Supports feature editing through JavaScript, Flex, and Silverlight applications. This includes new widget for data editing.
• Works with ArcGIS Feature Templates
• New AMF output support

GeoRest 1.0 – Alternative to ArcGIS Server REST

GeoREST 1.0.2 has just had its first major release, as presented by “Between the Poles”. GeoREST is an independent Open Source project licensed under LGPL, and it is and implementation of a REST framework for searching your geospatial data, like ArcGIS Server REST. An overview of GeoREST was presented at FOSS4G 2009 in Sydney.

Most exiting GeoREST does allow full editing capability; which is not yet available in ArcGIS Rest API. A nice example of GeoREST and its editing capabilities is available here: http://www.sl-king.com/georestsamples/example1/rview.html#

It allows RESTful feature-based access to spatial data sources, including full editing capabilities, through a MapGuide server or directly via FDO, giving access to a large number of vector geospatial formats.

Examples of data sources:

• SHP
• SDF
• SQLite (FDO)
• PostGIS
• Oracle Spatial
• Microsoft SQL Server Spatial
• MySQL
• Any other FDO vector data source

Example output formats:

• GeoJSON
• XML
• PNG (MapGuide layers only)
• HTML (Template)
• KML (Template)
• GeoRSS (Template)
• CSV (Template)
• Any other templatable text-based format

ArcGIS 9.4 now called ArcGIS 10

ArcGIS 10

The ArcGIS 9.4 release was renamed ArcGIS 10 in January. Listen to ESRI President Jack Dangermond explain why in a podcast.

ESRI has also made available a press release detailing the content of this release.

The ArcGIS 10 beta release is now available. ArcGIS 10 is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2010.

So what are some of the planned improvements for ArcGIS 10, geochalkboard is presenting further elements on the release of ArcGIS 10 and its BETA program. :

* Improved rendering engine for better performance when panning and zooming
* The geoprocessing wizard is back after a fashion
* ArcCatalog window is added in ArcMap
* Simplified Geocoding
* Improved map creation tools such as new tools for multiscale maps, support for multipage layouts, and dynamic text in layouts (basically they incorporated the DSMapbook routine we all use into the core product)
* Simplified editing including sketch based editing using palettes in both the desktop and web, easier access to common tools in ArcMap, ArcScene, & Globe
* Integration of time data and analysis including the ability to create and publish animation.
* Improve raster handling performance
* Ability to check out licenses for use in the field or temporary offices
* Enhanced interface using enhanced resolution icons and such. (Looks very much like the newest versions of AutoCAD to me)