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ArcGIS Online and Geoprocessing

posted by lxnyce on Monday March 31, @03:43PM   Printer-friendly   Email story  Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the speaking-the-truth dept.
ESRI Software Reviews Web Mapping
From The Memory Leak blog : "Something doesn’t make sense here. I often have heard ESRI describe Web2.0 mapping as useful, but not really GIS. To be true GIS, ESRI claims, geoprocessing capability must be provided. But then when I look at ArcGIS Online (Beta), I don’t see any geoprocessing services. I thought I saw this demo’d somewhere, but don’t see anything. I suppose ESRI is working on this - otherwise the name should be changed to ArcData Online."

For some interesting ideas on the issues of geoprocessing, please visit The Memory Leak blog.

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For more information as well as the official announcement, please visit the Mandown blog.
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  • GIS is a way of thinking

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    by matthewsnape (1475) on Tuesday April 01, @07:27AM (#2251)
    It depends how it is being used. GIS is less a peice of software, and more a way of thinking. You can do GIS in lots of environments that are not designed to be GIS such as AutoCAD or even photoshop.
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