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The article details how DigitalGlobe collects imagery and very little on how its imagery and that of others are knit together. Amusingly, NASA is listed among a long list of “companies” that provide data.
Yandex is a Russian search engine. Today the site added a new world map, which is described as “one of the most detailed online maps of the world.” Cities over 50,000 are available to find via search and new detailed the map of Europe shows “virtually all European cities, towns and villages.” It’s very nice and Google Map-like, though all in Russian, so I was unable to test the search functionality.
Storm72 on Twitter notes that ESRI is offering free ArcGIS 9.3 seminars but ArcGIS Server Seminars require a fee. The suggestion is that this is not a great way to promote use of Server. He’s referring to the free seminars where you:
- See what the latest version of ArcGIS offers you
- Learn tips for being more productive with ArcGIS
- Get your questions answered by ESRI technical staff
and the fee ones that include two half day sessions for $165 (or a half day for $95) that cover:
ArcGIS Server 9.3: Tips & Tricks
ArcGIS Server 9.3: Creating Mashups Using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript
First off ESRI is a sponsor of Directions Media publications including our podcasts. Also I used to work there.
I’ll just note that to me these are very different. The first is marketing focused: The goal is to get folks onto 9.3 (since everyone gets it via maintenance…). Autodesk and other companies offer these freebies all the time. I’m going to What’s New in MapInfo 9.5 next week, which falls into the same category. You can, and are encouraged, to bring your whole crew from newbies to pros.
The ArcGIS Server Seminar to me sounds like training. It’s NOT aimed at selling you Server, but on specific technical skills. That’s training - and it’s not for everyone. In fact, it sounds not that helpful to folks who have not already committed to Server. Perhaps terming it “Seminar” is causing confusion? Maybe it should be offered as “training?”
Perhaps someone from ESRI can provide their thoughts on the matter?
