GIScience, Mapping Software, Open Sources, Development and more to discuss

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Build ArcGIS Mobile Apps with minimum coding experience

ESRI has announced AppStudio for ArcGIS BETA On March 2015 and they plan to release it next July, AppStudio allows users to build, test and distribute native mobile applications for ArcGIS for the most popular mobile platforms Mac, iOS, Android, Windows, and Linux.


watch this demo video to see how quick and easy it is to create multiple apps at one time for different platforms if you have an ArcGIS organizational account for ArcGIS online or ArcGIS portal.


Having experience with ArcGIS Runtime you can build your app with more advanced features like offline visualization, editing, querying and analysis.



Features

Easily create apps
Use the included configurable app templates.
Run your apps on any device.
Leverage your ArcGIS investment by reusing your web maps, map tools, and feature services.
Use the included cross-platform developer productivity tools.
Simplify deployment and updates.
Deploy a test environment for app review during development.
Distribute installation files manually or publish to an internal or public store.


System requirements

There are certain device requirements to run AppStudio for ArcGIS and the Player, as well as requirements on the data that is used within the app.


Data requirements

To use your maps in AppStudio, you must have an ArcGIS organizational account. Your maps can include data from ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS, and ArcGIS for Server.


Device requirements

The following operating systems (with minimum versions) are supported:

AppStudio for ArcGIS
Windows 7
OSX 10.8
Ubuntu 12.04
AppStudio Player
Windows 7
OSX 10.8
Ubuntu 12.04
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
iOS 8



ArcGIS Runtime SDK

AppStudio supports ArcGIS Runtime SDK 10.2.5 for Qt.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

GIS Components

GIS Components are Hardware, Software, People, Data and procedures, Each  one of these components has sub components which are shown in the following Diagram.




Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Welcome GIS Folks

Hello GIS folks,
this my first post on this blog and I'm willing to share my ideas, experience and vision of GIS with you in the following posts and I hope it will benefits you all and your feedback is most welcomed.