Our Geocortex Training schedule has been established for the beginning of 2012: we’re offering online sessions that we hope will make it easier for you to participate. Training helps you acquire the knowledge needed to make the most of your investment in Geocortex Essentials, providing the hands-on experience necessary to build and manage your Geocortex deployments. Our schedule is now as follows:
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New 2012 Gecortex Training Sessions Announced
January 18th, 2012 by Peter RowandUpcoming Webinars
December 1st, 2011 by Robert Dubicki
Webinar: Migrating from Web ADF to RESTful Technology
>> December 20, 2011 10 AM PDT
Given Esri’s deprecation of Web ADF, many organizations are in the process of devising migration strategies to shift to Esri’s RESTful web-based mapping platform. In this 30-minute webinar, we’ll explore strategies and best practices to help ensure smooth, efficient transitions.
If you are planning to migrate Web ADF applications, this is an ideal time to rethink how your web-based mapping applications are designed, developed and maintained in order to gain efficiencies and improve productivity moving forward.
This free Webinar will be of interest to GIS administrators, GIS managers and analysts currently using Web ADF who are involved in planning for the transition to ArcGIS for Server using a RESTful approach. The presentation will take about 30 Minutes, but please allow for an additional 15 minutes for Q&A.
Webinar: HTML5 and Esri-based Web Mapping
>> February 1, 2012 10 AM PDT
With the steady growth in smart mobile devices and with every modern web browser now supporting HTML5, the adoption of HTML5 for web-based mapping is clearly on the rise. This 30-minute webinar will provide an overview of HTML5 for generalists, theorize on likely timelines around adoption, and provide information to help you ensure that your organization is positioned to embrace this important standard at the right time.
It may still be a year or more before browser support for the HTML5 standard enables wide-spread adoption, and until then, a pragmatic approach works best. But don’t let that hold you back! Even today, HTML5 offers the opportunity for building platform agnostic mobile applications and solving real-world problems and we will show some examples using the forthcoming Geocortex Viewer for HTML5.
This free Webinar will be of interest to GIS administrators, GIS managers and analysts currently using Esri’s ArcGIS Server platform. The presentation will take about 30 Minutes, but please allow for an additional 15 minutes for Q&A.
Dec. 5, 2011 – Some small edits have been made to the original post.
Updates to the Fall 2011 Geocortex Training Schedule
October 4th, 2011 by Alex McKeachieGeocortex Training helps you acquire the knowledge needed to make the most of your investment in Geocortex Essentials.
We have now added an additional Virtual training session in October. Our training schedule is now as follows:
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San Antonio, TX | Oct. 4-6, 2011 |
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Virtual Classroom | Oct. 18-20 |
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Renton, WA | Oct. 25-27 |
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Charlotte, NC | Nov. 8-10 |
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Virtual Classroom | Nov. 14-16 |
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Denver, CO | Nov. 29-Dec. 1 |
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Los Angeles, CA | Dec. 6-8 |
Migrating from Esri ArcIMS to ArcGIS for Server
September 28th, 2011 by Peter RowandA frequent discussion topic between Latitude Geographics team members and our customers is the Esri release plans for ArcGIS for Server 10.1, and Esri’s plans to deprecate ArcIMS (details at the Esri blog).
On October 12, we will be providing a free webinar to provide guidance on migrating from ArcIMS to ArcGIS for Server. We will also demonstrate an approach that can help accelerate this migration by gaining efficiencies in the design, development and maintenance of web-based mapping applications.
Interested? The event is filling rapidly. More information and registration is available at: http://www.geocortex.com/events-training/webinars/arcims-arcgis-migration/
2009 ESRI International User Conference Recap
July 21st, 2009 by Darin HerleOur team just got back from the 2009 ESRI International User Conference in San Diego – what a week! The sheer size of the conference (rivalling that of any major software vendor) always surprises me, but, given the crowds, its never been hard to find a friendly client, partner or conference goer eager to talk about mapping.
Our booth was well positioned this year, and we had some steady traffic. Its interesting to note that fewer people each year seem to wonder what Geocortex is – our multi-million dollar marketing campaign must be working. 
All kidding aside, I think the steady delivery of compelling software and services to organizations worldwide continues to propel our brand.
The Geocortex Picnic set a high water mark of around 300 people – between the shaded location bayside and the ongoing struggle to find lunch in the Gaslamp district, many clients chose to join us for our annual hosted BBQ lunch. And our caterer, with mobile smokehouse and slow cooked BBQ in tow, makes for a good draw too.
Our latest work with the ArcGIS Server REST, Javascript, Flex and Silverlight APIs, showcased in the Geocortex Resource Center, seemed well received. The buzz on the exhibit hall floor seemed to suggest many organizations see significant value leveraging REST based development paradigms. I also noticed a number of demonstrations of Geocortex Optimizer happening, and early peeks at our mobile asset tracking solution for ArcGIS Server, Geocortex Fleet Tracker.
2009 Geocortex Picnic at the ESRI International User Conference
July 2nd, 2009 by Darin HerleWe’re coming up on another ESRI International User Conference in San Diego (but a week away!), which means its time to talk about our BBQ Picnic again…
Join us for sun, games and southwest BBQ at the 4th Annual Geocortex Picnic, Wedenesday July 15 from 12 – 2PM. Prior years have brought us a great seaside gastro-experience with Latitude staff, clients, partners and select prospective clients. Throw in some lunchtime relaxation and games (a welcome respite after two busy days of sessions) amongst the tree dotted enclave that is Embarcadero Marina Park South, and you’ve got the makings for a great lunch!
Registration is open and we’re looking forward to seeing you there.
Geocortex Regional Training – Fall 2009
June 9th, 2009 by Darin HerleWith the 2008/2009 Geocortex classroom training schedule all but wrapped up (we’re conducting training at the ESRI regional office in Olympia, WA today and tomorrow), we’re planning, and have dates set for the 2009/2010 training season. These courses will be added to the training section of our website shortly for review and registration. (Note that our Canadian-based training is being offered in conjunction with ESRI Canada.)
Based on feedback from clients and partners, we’re expanding our classroom training to include a 1-day course on customizing Geocortex Essentials (focused on Web ADF Elements/Essentials 1.x as well as our newer REST and client API work shipping with Essentials 2.0) as well as a 1-day course on getting the most out of Geocortex Optimizer (read: configuration and interpretation). Dates are shown below:
San Antonio, TX: Sept 29 – Oct 2
Toronto, ON: Oct 14 – 16
Redlands, CA: Nov 3 – 6
Denver, CO: Dec 1 – 4
Vancouver, BC: Dec 8 – 10
Additional spring 2010 dates will be announced later this summer.
4th Annual Geocortex User Conference Concludes
April 30th, 2009 by Darin HerleAlthough there are hands-on workshops continuing for the next couple of days, the core Geocortex User Conference concluded yesterday for many attendees and most Latitude staff.
I think things went well. I leafed through the feedback forms this morning, and most attendees seemed glad they came. Next year, we’ll concentrate on providing more user presentations for conference goers.
Sometimes it’s all a bit exhausting on the logistics side of things, but as Steve said during the wrap-up session yesterday, there’s nothing like this event to inspire our team and remind us why we do the work we do. Our users and partners are doing some incredible stuff with the technology.
Attendance was definitely a bit lower (-5%) than last year, but given that lots of conferences out there have seen attendance drop by half this year (travel is one of the first things to get frozen during a recession), I’m pretty happy with the turnout.
We’ve actually contemplated holding the event in Seattle, which I figure might triple attendance compared to holding it here. Travel to Canada is a barrier for lots of our US customers. I guess the international aspect sometimes risks an optics issue for some organizations even though travel/accommodation costs are the same. Of course, we’d have to transport a bunch of Latitude folks down there for a week. Like with most things, there’d be advantages and disadvantages.
Thanks to everyone who joined us!
The 2008 ESRI Southwest Users Group Conference
November 3rd, 2008 by Rob LenarcicLaramie, WY October 22-24, 2008
For the last six years, Latitude Geographics has attended every Southwest Users Group (SWUG) conference. From Jackson Hole in 2003 through to Laramie in 2008, the SWUG conference brings together GIS users from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. This year’s high plains geospatial roundup offered up blowing snow and chilly temperatures – a big departure for a guy like me accustomed to Victoria’s moderate climate. But the warmth of the SWUG organizers (kudos to the entire organizing committee for an awesome job!) allowed the attendees to quickly forget about the cold temperatures, and settle into a dose (actually, many, many doses) of Wyoming hospitality!
The SWUG event is not your regular, regional GIS conference. John Calkins, ESRI’s “Corporate Technical Evangelist” kicked things off with an interactive keynote session that engaged the group in a geographic approach to problem solving. Plenty of great user and vendor presentations followed, topped off with an evening keynote by Wyoming historian Bruce Blevins. Aside from all the interesting work-related stuff, I’d have to say that the highlight of the conference was the BBQ, Bluegrass, and Broncs event (disclosure: we were also a sponsor). This was not my first rodeo – but it was undoubtedly one of the most unique I’ve seen. The University of Wyoming Rodeo Team put on a presentation just for us, and we got to enjoy steer wrestling, calf roping, barrel racing and bull-riding. Yee-Haw! Later in the evening, we two-stepped to music served up by the Zarks, a local country-western band. I reckon the user sessions were a little subdued the next morning, but attendees (AKA SWUG-uhs) seemed to be wearing a collective grin.
It’s events like these that make me appreciate the industry we work in, given its great mix of knowledge sharing, professionalism, and appreciation for local cultural activities!
Buenos dias, parlez vous Ingles?
September 22nd, 2008 by Steven Myhill-JonesUnlike my older sister who is fluent in six or seven languages, learning other languages has never been my thing. French in high school and introductory Spanish in university tarnished my GPA, but I had enough of each to get by overseas. However, on our honeymoon in Costa Rica a couple years ago, my wife and I discovered that my brain had, over the years, somehow blended my already marginal French and Spanish into a truly useless hybrid language.
I depart shortly for the ESRI Latin American User Conference in Santiago, Chile and I hauled out my old Spanish textbooks a few weeks ago to prepare. It appears the hybridization may be permanent. Last night, I finally conceded substantive improvement was extremely unlikely and decided to resort to simply memorizing as many phrases as possible.
I’m grateful I’ll be delivering a presentation alongside Fernando Basurto, COO of our business partner ESIMEX, as he’ll be able to translate my words properly–and in the correct language.
