Introduction to ArcGIS Online Live Training Seminar

July 18th, 2007 · 20 Comments · ArcGIS Desktop, ESRI

Those still a little confused about the whole ArcGIS Online product (including me) might want to join the live training seminar about ArcGIS Online.

Introduction to ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online is a new family of Web mapping services from ESRI that provides map and globe layers, such as high resolution imagery, streets, topographic maps, and more that enable you to quickly jump-start your GIS activities. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to access these layers inside ArcMap and ArcGIS Explorer. The presenter explains how ArcGIS Server technology is used in ArcGIS Online as well as the relationship between ArcGIS Online and ArcWeb Services. Additionally, you’ll learn how you can access maps from ArcGIS Online when you’re not connected to the Web and how you can contribute your own content to ArcGIS Online.

The seminar will run tomorrow (Thursday, July 19, 2007) at 9:00 AM PDT, 11:00 AM PDT and 3:00 PM PDT.

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20 responses so far ↓

1 Grinder // Jul 18, 2007 at 10:40 am

Will this seminar include a discussion about the global GIS standard otherwise known as Manifold?
2 Miha // Jul 18, 2007 at 10:20 pm

And what about us in Europe late hours
3 Chris C. // Jul 19, 2007 at 7:55 am

‘Will this seminar include a discussion about the global GIS standard otherwise known as Manifold?’

… and people wonder why James creates Manifold vent off threads.
4 Mike Stead // Jul 19, 2007 at 8:50 am

Don’t forget to install ArcExplorer from the cd they shipped you…..that way when you try and open it you can have the pleasure of uninstalling manually to do the “update” (don’t updates usually go on top of existing software) , downloading a new install, and starting over. Very forward thinking to check for newer versions AFTER completing the install……lol. Love it Jack!! Thanks for working so hard to keep us all entertained (or at least dancing).
5 Lefty // Jul 19, 2007 at 9:14 am

@Mike Stead: They must have taken that out of the Manifold playbook as every updated they push out requires manually uninstalling and reinstalling the download.
6 Gretch // Jul 19, 2007 at 9:56 am

Thanks for the pointer James, that was quite informational. I know so much more about AGS Online now than I did before.
7 Chris C. // Jul 19, 2007 at 10:02 am

Which is of course outrageous, as it takes less than 2 minutes to unistall/reinstall - damn you Manifold for wasting my time.
8 Dude // Jul 19, 2007 at 10:27 am

Manifold is just a waste of time in general!
9 Grinder // Jul 19, 2007 at 11:48 am

@Lefty - Watch those registration keys during the process.
10 J Wallis // Jul 20, 2007 at 7:53 am

@Mike Stead

ArcGIS Explorer. If you install ArcExplorer you will be in the dark.
11 Mike Stead // Jul 20, 2007 at 9:21 am

@J Wallis

Fortunately (???) I have become quite used to making things work with half the tools, so the lack of vision shouldn’t be a big hinderance.

I never actually installed it, but watched someone elses frustration as he wasted half a day simply to assess it as a free tool for others. Generally I was just commenting on releases of software that are SOOOO not ready. Thats not an “update” thats ESRI admitting what they released was so flawed it needed to be completely replaced. Too bad someone hadn’t thought of that before I ended up manually rotating route events….grrrrrr!!
12 Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer // Jul 20, 2007 at 3:07 pm

I unfortunately missed this seminar. What did they say about how ArcWeb Services and ArcGIS Online differ for desktop use? Will ArcGIS Online remain free (Jack said it would be free at the UC).. therefore, will there be any reason to continue subscribing to ArcWeb Services for desktop use?
13 James Fee // Jul 20, 2007 at 3:29 pm

The current ArcGIS Online will remain free after the beta is over. There are plans for pay web services that are more detailed than the current layers (such as sub meter aerials).

Well i should say as far as ESRI desktop client goes. To use the ArcGIS Online with ArcGIS Server, you’ll have to subscribe if you are using the WebADF or other “non-ESRI” desktop client.
14 No Love // Jul 23, 2007 at 10:54 am

@ James Fee

Wbere can one find out what the cost of some of the web services(i.e. Imagery and Topo data) and when the switch will be made?
15 James Fee // Jul 23, 2007 at 11:14 am

I’ve asked my BP rep and he still has no info. I think that this is still very fluid at this point. What I do know is what you see now will continue to be available for “free”.
16 jxn // Jul 23, 2007 at 12:20 pm

kinda odd that the esri people dont know how much they are going to charge for use with AGS… Makes it difficult to make the decision to use it if its going to cost a bunch of $$$ later on. My esri guy thought the whole purpose was to offer free map data, so they have something similar to how Google and Yahoo offer free map data for use in Web Applications.
17 James Fee // Jul 23, 2007 at 12:25 pm

jxn, we are talking about the “premium” layers that have not been announced yet. The current AGS Online will be free.
18 NoLove // Jul 23, 2007 at 7:43 pm

@James Fee

So the I3 imagery is not considered a premium layer? For me the make or break situation is what will or will not be the cost for the I3 data? I think this is really the only web service that offers real competition over Google,Microsoft, and Yahoo. At least for now. The other web services offer great cartography and data, but really for me and my clients aerial photos and good street data is all that is needed.
19 James Fee // Jul 23, 2007 at 8:00 pm

What has been explained to me is that the data will be free, even for the I3 data. Sub-meter data will cost though and that has not be determined yet.
20 NoLove // Jul 23, 2007 at 8:02 pm

Damn you are fast James!!!! Thanks.