The new ArcGIS.com from ESRI is officially online as a public Beta version. We have successfully moved from a dark background to white, as can be seen on the right.
ArcGIS Online Beta Screenshot
I have been lucky enough to organize a GIS Day ’09 career event at the university of Washington, joined by Harvey Arnone of city of Seattle, Marty Balikov of ESRI Olympia and Dane Springmeyer, freelance geospatial developer. The discussion was titled “What are the essential skills to succeed as a GIS Analyst”, and I have compiled some notes to help with all aspiring GIS Professionals out there. Feel free to add more details in the comments section as you see fit.
May 062009
A problem students often have when discussing typography related to cartography is the issue of readability vs. legibility. While this is not an attempt to cover the relevant literature, I do intent to provide examples to enable people to distinguish between the two. Continue reading »
