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Introducing the Geocortex Viewer for HTML5

April 9th, 2012 by David Stevenson

Since mid-2011, we’ve been working away, developing our new Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 to serve organizations deploying Esri’s ArcGIS Server technology. I’m happy to announce that version 1.0 is now available.

It’s clear Esri users are excited about exploring how to leverage HTML5 and ArcGIS Server.  Because it’s still relatively early in the evolution of the HTML5 standard, we’ve been careful to take an approach that strikes the right balance between delivering powerful functionality today and not overextending what browsers can currently support.

The Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 serves different use cases than our feature-rich web mapping/GIS viewers based on Silverlight and Flex. While its capabilities will grow over time, for the foreseeable future the Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 will serve as a complementary viewer geared towards providing simple, targeted web-mapping applications serving desktop browsers, tablets, and a broad array of mobile devices. It allows you to deliver applications across platforms and devices without having to worry about plugins or building native applications, which is especially applicable to mobile scenarios.

The core framework of the Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 is architected after the Geocortex Viewer for Silverlight (named commands and events, shells, regions, and views, and configuration), and prior Workflows you’ve created should just work.

The Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 has already undergone a number of iterations as part of professional services implementations that started back in October, but version 1.0 is still largely an infrastructure release geared towards workflow-driven mobile apps. Nevertheless, the foundation is all there and we have an aggressive R&D scheduled for the remainder of 2012.

To get started now, Geocortex Essentials customers can download the Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 from the Geocortex Support Center. In addition to documentation and sample code, we’ve also developed a half-day training course; the first is scheduled for May 2nd.

The online Geocortex User Conference (June 6-7) will also offer sessions on HTML5 strategy and development.

Remember, though HTML5 today delivers when applied in the right ways, it remains an emerging standard. If you want to learn more about HTML5 and Esri technology, including when it might make sense for your organization to get started, be sure to visit www.geocortex.com/html5.

Posted in ArcGIS Server, Conferences, Geocortex, Geocortex Essentials, HTML5, Training, User Conference | 1 Comment »

2010 Geocortex User Conference goes virtual

March 9th, 2010 by Darin Herle

You’ll read it here first:  registration is now open for the 5th Annual Geocortex User Conference, scheduled to take place June 8-9th, 2010.

Same great content, delivered online.

Due in large part to feedback we’ve received from clients, we’ve moved your event online.  With so many organizations straining to justify travel costs for conferences and training, we felt it was appropriate to alter our 2010 conference to cater to these very needs.

As in years past, we’ll open the conference with a plenary session Tuesday morning (PST).  From there, the conference splits into technical and business tracks, combining live and pre-recorded content, with live Q&A throughout.  The conference concludes Wednesday afternoon with a wrap-up session and panel Q&A.  Feedback from previous years tells us you derive significant value from user presentations, and these are certainly included.

If you’re thinking about a tranistion from ArcIMS to ArcGIS Server or considering the implications of ArcGIS Server version 10, join us for a pragmatic look at the present and future of Geocortex technology, as it relates to your own organization’s needs.

Hope you can make it!

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2009 ESRI International User Conference Recap

July 21st, 2009 by Darin Herle

Our 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.

picnic2009The 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.

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ESRI posts pre-conference Q & A

June 30th, 2009 by Steven Myhill-Jones

With less than two weeks before the 2009 ESRI International User Conference kicks off in San Diego, ESRI has posted responses to questions posed by people who filled out their pre-conference questionnaire.

I always find this annual Q&A to be an insightful run-down on all the latest regarding ESRI products, general strategy, and future direction.

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ESRI posts pre-conference Q & A

June 30th, 2009 by Steven Myhill-Jones

With less than two weeks before the 2009 ESRI International User Conference kicks off in San Diego, ESRI has posted responses to questions posed by people who filled out their pre-conference questionnaire.

I always find this annual Q&A to be an insightful run-down on all the latest regarding ESRI products, general strategy, and future direction.

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4th Annual Geocortex User Conference Concludes

April 30th, 2009 by Darin Herle

Although 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.

2009 Geocortex UCSometimes 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!

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Geocortex & Silverlight at PUG 2009

March 11th, 2009 by Rob Lenarcic

A couple weeks ago during the plenary session at the Petroleum User Group Conference (PUG) in Houston, the ESRI Energy Team presented an ArcLogistics solution that included mobile and AVL (automatic vehicle location) viewer components.

At the invitation of ESRI, Latitude created the AVL viewer component using ESRI’s new Silverlight API. Although our team is slammed right now, helping build the demo tied in nicely with the work we’re doing with Geocortex Essentials 2.0. I was in the audience, and I thought the ESRI team did a great job in presenting a complete workflow from start to end (we also appreciated them acknowledging our contribution on stage).

The purpose of the demonstration was to illustrate the power of ArcLogistics to optimize the processing of oil field production maintenance orders. The scenario is built using maintenance orders with the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center field data in Wyoming. Maintenance orders are taken from SAP, loaded to ArcLogistics and optimized between a small fleet of contractor vehicles. Diagnostics indicate the expected savings in time and mileage. The routes for each truck are dispatched by wireless to a simulated in-car station that informs the driver of his schedule for the day and provides an advised route generated by ArcLogistics. Through a lightweight mobile app, the contractor indicates that he has completed a job, posts it back to the dispatch desk, and then continues to his next job. Using a Geocortex tracking viewer (via ESRI’s Silverlight API), we then simulated the dispatch center’s view; real-time tracking of multiple fleet vehicles on an interactive map.

I expect that ESRI’s ArcLogistics tied in with a mobile solution has a bright future (and not just in the petroleum industry).

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Ursus americansus as Elephant in the Room

January 12th, 2009 by Darin Herle

More on the 2009 Geocortex User Conference… we had a planning meeting back in December, and the topic of mascots/motif came up (2006 was the Blue Heron, 2007 was the Orca, 2008 was the Glaucous Winged Gull ).

Someone joked about selecting Vancouver Island’s iconic Black Bear, and everyone quickly agreed that given the current state of the economy, it was probably about the worst motif for a conference happening in 2009. But then we all decided that to address the ‘elephant in the room’ head-on and in a humorous way would be very Geocortex.

So we picked it. Because no matter what happens in life, we don’t want to lose our sense of humor. Besides, we’re designing a 2009 Geocortex User Conference that’ll represent an even smarter investment given the prevailing economic winds.

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The 2008 ESRI Southwest Users Group Conference

November 3rd, 2008 by Rob Lenarcic

Laramie, 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!

geo_cortex_Rodeo_v1The 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!

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2008 IMF/Geocortex User Conference wraps (mostly)

April 24th, 2008 by Steven Myhill-Jones

It sure has been a busy few days. Although there are all-day technical workshops happening today and tomorrow, the main sessions of our 3rd annual user conference are now over. Based on initial feedback from staff and attendees (we haven’t read all the evaluation forms yet), I’d say it was another successful event. The weather held out, and except for a digital projector dying mid-way through a presentation, everything went pretty smoothly. Even after the Road Ahead/Conference Recap Session, the audience went easy on us during the Q&A. I concluded the day with a pre-dinner paddle in the company kayaks with one of our International Distributors.

It’s cool to see how people are actually using our stuff. I’m continually impressed by the creativity and zeal of our customers, and they always have lots of awesome ideas for new features and product enhancements.

In the coming weeks, we’ll make presentations available for attendees to download. This year we also videotaped some presentations, which we might post on the web for folks to check out. But first, we’ve got our conference wrap party for staff on Friday night.

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