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<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Agency Staff,</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">I thought I would put together some notes from the Esri User Conference that I attend in San Diego.<br>
You can watch the opening sessions at: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Plenary session link:
<a href="http://video.esri.com/series/265/2016-esri-user-conference-plenary">http://video.esri.com/series/265/2016-esri-user-conference-plenary</a><br>
It is always interesting to watch at least Jack Dangermond’s section for the big announcements/directions/changes/etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Two Big Things this year are:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1. Free Training</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Esri president Jack Dangermond told conference attendees at the opening Plenary this week that he believes in the value of lifelong learning. So, Esri will now offer complimentary, unlimited access
to self-paced web courses, seminars, videos, and resources on the new <a href="http://go.esri.com/esritraining?utm_source=esri&utm_medium=email&utm_term=173601&utm_campaign=training2016">
Esri Training website</a>. The site will launch in August and training is available to all customers with a qualifying Esri product that has a current maintenance subscription. Free training is meant to help ArcGIS users keep their skillsets current so they
can get every bit of value from the technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Training at: <a href="http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=search.results&searchterm=&search=Search&cannedsearch=2&OrderBy=CourseTitle%20asc&Page=1">
http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=search.results&searchterm=&search=Search&cannedsearch=2&OrderBy=CourseTitle%20asc&Page=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2. Imagery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Esri and DigitalGlobe expended relationship:
<a href="http://www.esri.com/esri-news/releases/13-1qtr/esri-and-digitalglobe-expand-world-imagery-map">
http://www.esri.com/esri-news/releases/13-1qtr/esri-and-digitalglobe-expand-world-imagery-map</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Another Interesting Item:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Esri UC marked the launch of
<a href="http://www.esri.com/products/drone2map">Drone2Map for ArcGIS</a>, a desktop app that turns drone-captured still imagery into professional 2D and 3D imagery products such as web maps in ArcGIS in minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:bill.farnsworth@cio.idaho.gov"><span style="color:blue">bill.farnsworth@cio.idaho.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">208 332-1878 (w)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">208 867-5007 (c)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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