2013 ESRI Developer Summit

2013 ESRI Developer Summit

Plenary

• ArcGIS is a…Platform• Self-Portrait of Steve Mann (wearable

computing pioneer)• blog and Wikipedia.• Developers.arcgis.com• Esri.Github.com

Best sessions

• Keynote speaker: Jared Spool - usability• Son of Killer Apps: Baby Steps to Innovation• Intro to Portal for ArcGIS• Unleash the power of mobile location in your

applications

Keynote

• Best designs are experience focused designs• 6 flags vs. Disney maps• Informed Decision Making: Successful businesses

have tips and techniques not methods and dogma. • A good design is often the path of least resistance

(a documented design). However if it is less work to document a new design then it is better for the situation.

• Every design is a result of decisions…(1)

Son of Killer Apps

• Celebrate failures – they are ahead of their time

• http://coolmaps.esri.com• Leap Motion• Facial recognition

Portal for ArcGIS

Includes Website, WebApp Templates, sharing API/SDK’s, Online, Maps, Apps.Role of Portal includes:• Discovery and content management system• Easy to use for everyone• Geographic Analysis• Ready to use content and services

Portal for ArcGIS

Unleash power of mobile

• Providing relevant info at a relevant time/place.

• Geotrigger/Geoevent processor• One event can be written (with a timer)

instead of many features• To reduce battery drain adjust tracking profiles• Location based game: http://mapattack.org/

Things to look for

• 3 new API’s – Windows store, QT, OS X• 10.2 in June• Directions and Find Route widgets• ESRI Maps for Office 2.0 now, 2.1 in June• Geotriggers in AGO and within API in summer

Other items of interest

• Javascript - AMD• Integrated security• Hadoop• Desktop XI will be 3D first

Links to research

• http://Video.esri.com• http://

proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/devsummit13/index.html

• https://maps.esri.com/demo/Browse/Index

Coincidence?