1. GIS in the Coming Decade
Clint Brown
ESRI February 2001

2. State of GIS Trends & User Requirements ESRI Plans ArcGIS ArcIMS
Futures

3. Trends

4. Information management migrating from files to DBMS
Scalable
Extended types
Affordable
Files
Scalable DBMS's
Information management migrating from files to DBMS

5. Platforms Distributed Networked Interoperable Loosely Coupled Networks
New clients
Network
Loosely Coupled Networks
Server-based
Range of client types
Desktop

6. Two Server Based Platforms
Sun ONE/Java/UNIX Architecture
Open
EJB
Write once, run everywhere
Microsoft .NET Architecture
Advanced Development Environment
Strong Integration
Both support all client types

7. Internet Server Technology XML used for communication
Platform Support
Clients
Services
Internet Server Technology
Wireless
Browser (HTML)
XML
GIS Spatial Server
Java
ArcIMS Services
ArcGIS Services
ArcGIS Desktops
XML used for communication

8. The Mobile Society Will Take GIS With It
Mobile Computing
Integration of Wireless Technologies
Lightweight Hardware
GPS
Telecommunications
The Mobile Society Will Take GIS With It

9. GIS Trends

10. Metadata For GIS Metadata will drive data sharing
ArcCatalog
All data
Documented
Metadata Repositories
Catalog Services
Search, View, And Edit on the Internet
XML Standard
Based on FGDC/ISO Standards

11. Integrated Drawing Model (Parametric Geometry)
CAD Integration
ArcGIS
Smart CAD
Editing
Direct View
Standard Formats
DWG
DXF
DGN
CAD Drawings
Integrated Drawing Model
(Parametric Geometry)

12. Image Integration ArcGIS Raster Processing Tools Dynamic Projection
Transformation
Military
Formats
Geo Database MR
SID
30+ Formats
TIF/GIF
Many
Others
Single
Multi
Band
GeoTiff
Image
Catalogs
Grids
Unified Raster Model
(Image Pyramid)

13. Survey Integration

14. Standards in GIS IT-based GIS DBMS & SQL XML Computing Platforms
Development Languages
GIS
Metadata
Web
Open Data Use
Simple feature API’s

15. Standard GIS Data Models
Metadata
Map Templates and Symbology
. . . Provide Easier, Faster, and Standardized Application Development

16. Analysis and Modeling Geographic Information Science
Data Modeling
Sampling
Error and Accuracy
Geostatistical Analysis
Spatial Analysis
Data Exploration
Visual Modeling
Visualization

17. GIS User Requirements

18. Three views of GIS 1. Smart, interactive, functional Map
2. A set of tools and procedures
A language to perform tasks
1. Smart, interactive, functional Map
DBMS
3. A well-managed system of information
Data Files

19. Advanced Geometry Points, Lines, Polygons, and Surfaces
Single and Multi-part Features
Flexible coordinates XY
XYZ
XYZM
True curves
Continuous coverage (not tiled)

20. Topology in GIS Topology for
Shared geometry
One set of lines, many sets of features
Networks
Relationships
Important to represent “systems” of features
Land records, Census, Networks …

21. GIS Data Models Also Need
Tables of Attributes
Rasters (Grids and geo-referenced images)
Tins

22. Based on Trends, Standards, and User Requirements
ESRI Work
Based on Trends, Standards, and User Requirements

23. Product Vision Maintain and Grow Existing Products
Single Scaleable Architecture
Common Data Model
Multiple Complementary Products
Base on Industry Standards
IT Compliance
Migration Via Incremental Releases

24. ArcView Dual Platform Strategy
Continue Support
ArcView 3.3
ArcView 8.2
Evolve Into New Architecture
ArcView 3.2a
ArcView 8.1
ArcView 3.2
Desktop GIS

25. ArcView 3.3 User conference release Software Improvements Enhancements
New maps and data
DBMS Support
More …

26. ArcGIS System Clients Services ArcIMS Services ArcSDE Services ArcInfo
ArcEditor
ArcView
ArcIMS Services
ArcExplorer
Browser
Files
ArcSDE Services
Databases
Services

27. ArcIMS System

28. What is ArcGIS? A Complete GIS Advanced Spatial Data Models Mapping
Analysis and Geoprocessing
Data Compilation
Data Management
Dissemination
Custom Development
Advanced Spatial Data Models
File-based (Coverages, shapefiles, rasters…)
DBMS-based (Geodatabase)

29. ArcGIS Desktop
ArcCatalog
Three ArcGIS Applications
ArcMap
ArcToolbox

30. Standards Based Open DBMS UML Modeling & CASE Schema Management
COM Compliance
Windows Standard User Interface
Standard Application Development Environment: VB, C++, VBA In The Box
Web Standards (XML, HTTP)
OGC/ISO Certified

31. ArcGIS Desktop Products
Scalable software options
ArcView
Complete GIS
Solid Editing
Simple Data Models
Extensible
ArcEditor
ArcView +
Comprehensive Editing
All Data Models
ArcInfo
ArcEditor +
Complete Geoprocessing
Legacy Support (Workstation)
ArcEditor and ArcInfo extend ArcView

32. ArcView 8.1
ArcCatalog
Three ArcGIS Applications
ArcMap
ArcToolbox

33. Extends ArcView ArcEditor Full data model support for+
Comprehensive Editing
All Data Models
Multi-user editing
using ArcSDE
Extends ArcView
Full data model support for
Editing
Geodatabase design
Schema management in ArcCatalog

34. ArcEditor 8.1
ArcCatalog
Edits all data
ArcMap
ArcToolbox

35. ArcToolbox in ArcView and ArcEditor
36 Tools To Import and Export Data + Map Projections

36. Extends ArcView and ArcEditor
ArcInfo
ArcEditor +
Complete Geoprocessing
Legacy Support (Workstation)
Extends ArcView and ArcEditor
Complete Geoprocessing
Specialized GIS Tools
ArcInfo Workstation
UNIX Support

37. ArcInfo = Desktop + Workstation

38. ArcToolbox Two versions
ArcInfo
ArcToolbox Two versions
ArcView and ArcEditor
36 Tools
170+ Tools

39. Editing with ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo

40. ArcView Edits Simple Data Models Reads All Data Sources
Shapefiles
Edits
pGBD
Edits Simple
Desktop
ArcView
Coverages
Reads
ArcSDE
Reads
DBMS
ArcSDE not required to read multi-user DBMS
DBMS Gateway
Performance Gains

41. ArcSDE required to edit multi-user geodatabase
ArcEditor and ArcInfo Edit and Use All Data Sources Often Used in Multi-user GIS
Shapefiles
Edits
Desktop
ArcEditor
pGBD
Edits
ArcSDE
Data Editor
Coverages
Edits
ArcInfo
ArcSDE
Data Editor
ArcSDE
Edits
Reads
DBMS
DBMS Gateway
ArcSDE required to edit multi-user geodatabase

42. ArcGIS Desktop is Flexible

43. ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo have the same extensions

44. ArcGIS 8.1 Extensions  Spatial Analyst GRID 3D Analyst TIN
ArcInfo Workstation
Spatial Analyst 
GRID
3D Analyst
TIN
Geostatistical Analyst
ArcPress
StreetMap USA
MrSID Encoder
TIFF/LZW Compression
TIFF/LZW

45. Analytical Extensions3D
Geostatistical
Spatial

46. New 3D Analyst at 8.1
Surface creation and analysis tools in ArcMap and ArcToolbox
New ArcScene application

47. Geostatistics

48. Spatial Analyst

49. StreetMap US

50. Windows Platform for ArcInfo and ArcView
Recommended Configuration
400+ Mhz Chip
256 MB RAM *
Fast Disk
True Color
OpenGL Card for 3D Analyst
Operating System
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows 98 (Not available at 8.1)

51. Spatial Data Support

52. What is a Geodatabase? A container In a DBMS For GIS data
Like coverages, shapefiles, rasters, tables and so on
Continuous
Behavior
In a DBMS

53. What does the Geodatabase mean?
Simpler Application
Complex Application
ArcGIS
ArcView 3 ArcInfo 7
Intelligent Database
Simple data
Rules
Intelligent Data Means Less Application Development
Relationships

54. Geodatabases Are Scalable For All Users
Workgroup
(Open DBMS)
ArcSDE Gateway
Personal Geodatabases
Enterprise
(Open DBMS)
ArcSDE Gateway
From Projects to Enterprise

55. Why ArcSDE? To edit a multi-user geodatabase Open DBMS
Oracle (Oracle Spatial is optional)
SQL Server
IBM DB2
Informix
Open your GIS database to all users
Manage Versions and History

56. Two ArcSDE Configurations at 8.1
Application Server
Direct Connect
License Manager
ArcSDE Keycode

57. The ArcGIS System Desktop Products Server Products ArcView ArcSDE
DBMS
ArcSDE
Data Viewer
DBMS Gateway
ArcEditor
ArcIMS
ArcSDE
Data Editor
Internet Services
ArcInfo
ArcSDE
Data Editor
Files

58. Where to find more information on ArcGIS 8.1
See the White Papers section for a PDF document named “What is ArcGIS?”

59. Distributed GIS for the Internet
ArcIMS 3
Distributed GIS for the Internet
ArcIMS
New Architecture
Simple
Standards Based
MapObjects IMS
ArcView IMS
…A New Platform for GIS

60. ArcIMS Clients

61. ArcXML

62. Internet Feature Streaming
ArcIMS Server (Feature Server)

63. ArcIMS Manager
Author
Admin
Design

64. ArcIMS HTML Viewer

65. Java Viewer Template-based Standard functions Easy to customize
Display, query, map navigation
Selection, classification, buffer, red-lining, markup (editing)
Easy to customize
Works in any browser
Good for sites with bandwidth (Intranet)
Java Beans
JScript

66. ArcIMS Java Custom Viewer

67. The ArcGIS Family

68. Geography Network

69. Geography Network
Providers and Consumers
Portal Site
Metadata

70. Incremental Product Releases
Ongoing development and evolution…
2000: Release initial platform AM/FM functionality
2001: Desktop GIS functionality, performance, and quality
2002: Geodata compilation Web services Comprehensive functionality