Latest Contributions by LarsSchmitz

Our friends from TerraLoupe are looking for a business developer to support their growing team. Are you interested in imagery and artificial intelligence? Do you like the startup way of living? Then this could be your job. Take a look at the job description and apply at careers@terraloupe.com. Management Level (m/f) VP Business Development / Sales You will work on: » Customer solutions based on the TerraLoupe technology for object recognition via deep learning algorithms » Fostering TerraLoupe’s reach in existing customer segments and expanding TerraLoupe into new markets / new customer segments, therefore identifying customer requirements and translating them for the product and engineering team » Building strategic partnerships along the TerraLoupe value chain » Sales presentations, customer offer preparation and negotiation You have: » Previous work experience in B2B environments in a Sales / BD / Strategy role of at least 5 years » Entrepreneurial spirit and customer centric thinking » Strategic business sense combined with strong analytical and communication skills » An independent, structured, and result-driven way of working » Language skills – Fluent in German and English You are: » Motivated to work on creating customer solutions based on cutting-edge deep learning technology » Eager to become part of an excellent team » Output-driven, with great problem-solving skills and an attitude to get the job done » Willing and capable to familiarize yourself with challenging new topics and tasks and dig into customer domains and value chains » Highly motivated to learn new things every day and inspire the team with your optimistic energy » Interested to work in a “do-work-you-love” environment where “team” means your daily family We will be thrilled if you have: » Made your own entrepreneurial endeavors already » Successfully led a B2B Sales team in a newly developed market ... View more

Our friends from geoawesomeness recently did an interview with Munich based startup TerraLoupe. The company is using AI to automatically recognize objects like traffic signs or solar panels from aerial imagery. One focus point is autonomous driving and TerraLoupe envisions to provide industry players like TomTom and HERE with their technology. TerraLoupe is member of the Esri Startup Program and we are currently working on a shared roadmap. You can read the full interview here. Esri Startup Program GeoDev Spain GeoDev Netherlands ... View more

Recently, I encountered an interesting blog post on KnowWhere called "Esri isn't evil". I was really impressed by the openness of the the author who calls himself an open source advocate. He brings up some good questions. What is open really? And can a company like Esri with proprietary software actually be open, too? I think it is good to be clear about what open really means. Do we want to talk open source? Do we mean open data? Or rather open specs? Or do we want to discuss open business models? This helps to avoid confusion during a discussion. Esri is maintaining a website on its open vision that I highly recommend to read.It clearly breaks down Esri's understanding of open and how the company is supporting the various categories. Fair enough. But how do you look at open? What is your understanding? And what does it really mean for you after all? Let us know your opinion! Best, Lars ... View more

This past month the R-ArcGIS bridge showcased its capabilities on the main stage. At Esri’s 2017 DevSummit, the bridge was demoed along with ArcGIS’ conda-based python integration to show users the power and possibilities the two provide. As mentioned in our “R You Bridging Yet?“ blog post last month, we are committed to creating new resources on the R-ArcGIS bridge to enable you to get up and running with all of the functionality it has to offer. Two new web courses have been created with this purpose in mind. The first of which, “Using the R-ArcGIS Bridge“, is designed to show you the basics of installing the bridge, transferring data back and forth between ArcGIS and R, and features a simple analysis utilizing R. The second course, “Integrating R Scripts into ArcGIS Geoprocessing Tools“, specifically focuses on how to use the bridge to wrap R functionality and create script tools that can be used in ArcGIS just like any other tool. ... View more

Letzte Woche habe ich Euch im Rahmen eines Webinars das neue ArcGIS Developer Program vorgestellt. Dieses Programm vereinheitlicht sämtliche Ressourcen, die Ihr braucht, um mit ArcGIS Eure eigenen Ideen zu verwirklichen. Es spielt dabei keine Rolle, ob Ihr eine eigene App entwickelt, ArcGIS erweitert oder "einfach nur" Arbeitsschritte in ArcGIS automatisieren wollt. Das Programm bietet Euch jeweils die nötigen APIs und natürlich jede Menge Dokumentation und Code-Beispiele, um gleich mit der Arbeit zu beginnen. Ihr benötigt für das Entwickeln mit ArcGIS eine ArcGIS Developer Subscription. Als Mitglied des ArcGIS Developer Programms besitzt Ihr automatisch den kostenlosen Plan Essentials. Steigen Eure Anforderungen und benötigt Ihr weitere Werkzeuge, könnt Ihr auf einen der vier kostenpflichtigen Pläne Builder, Professional, Premium und Enterprise aufrüsten. So enthält bspw. der Plan Builder den Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS, mit dem Ihr schnell leistungsfähige Geoapps für den Browser konfigurieren könnt. Das Video zum Webcast: Im angehängten Foliensatz könnt Ihr alles noch einmal in Ruhe durchlesen. Und solltet Ihr noch Fragen haben, so laßt es uns wissen. Gerne auch gleich hier auf GeoNet, dann können wir sie für alle beantworten. Euer GeoDev Germany Team PS: Am 28.3. geht es in unserer Webinarreihe weiter. Alexander Erbe‌ und ich werden euch dann erläutern, wie Ihr mit ArcGIS Runtime Apps für mobile Geräte und den Desktop entwickeln könnt. Weitere Infos einschließlich eines Links zur Anmeldung findet Ihr hier. ... View more

Our first European Geo Business Seminar that took place in Amsterdam on the 16th of March, was a huge success.  We had over 130 participants from 19 different countries including large and mid-sized retailers, real estate consultants, Partners and of course, Esri Distributors.The attendees were a mix between prospects and existing customers.   The presentations, that have been made available for publishing, can be reviewed online:  Presentations Esri Geo Business Seminar. Our special thanks go to two exciting German startups that have contributed to this successful seminar with a talk. Both are member of the Esri Startup Program: Conias Risk: Political Risk Analytics for GIS Systems mobalo: The Targeted Use of Movement Data Obtained from Mobile Phones in Geomarketing – An Experiential Report from the Media Agency Sector ... View more

Fellow geogeeks. Many thanks again for another great geodev meetup at Werk1 in Munich. Our topic this time was geointelligence and my thanks go especially out to the 3 great speakers and their inspiring talks. Attached, you find the corresponding slide decks. Also, I have uploaded a couple of photos to our meetup group. Our next meetup will take place June 21st, again at Werk1. Please save the date. And as always: Please let me know in case you want to share your work with us. See you soon again. Lars 1. Allover – unlocking location-based context for publisher content Max Gutscher, Co-Founder A problem of most content is the time-based context it’s published in, which rapidly makes it inaccessible (and lose its value). Allover has developed an integrated process and platform to automate the Geo-Organization and Geo-Distribution of content from big-data sources like publishers archives – making content re-accessible where it’s relevant, at any time. At the moment Allover is piloting its first product – a smart Location Discovery Widget – together with Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich. Max is going to give you insights on the idea evolved to this stage, which challenges the project was/is facing, and how location can change the way we discover content. 2. EineStadt - A digital asset management system  for local authorities Michael Lodes, Software Engineer EineStadt – OneCity. An NFC based software and hardware solution designed to improve asset management processes with public administrations.Our solution simplifies object digitalization and automates communication between various internal and external stakeholders by providing harmonized data input for all departments. Improved control and feedback mechanisms, as well as keeping things simple – user-friendliness is the focus of our software.  EineStadt generates double profit for public administrations – it involves the residents in the monitoring process and creates the feeling of being part of the community.   3. Cleverciti Systems - Powerful sensor technology for on-street parking detection and management Maximilian Venhofen, Business Affairs Manager Cleverciti brings together all aspects of parking management technology in one integrated system — from overhead sensors to mobile apps, management software and analytics. With our system and sensor technology for smart on-street and open-air parking, we aim to reduce search traffic and CO2 emissions, and help solve some of the most urgent challenges facing cities today. ... View more

The Esri UK Technical Research team has created some new Google Chrome extensions to simplify searching the Esri Help pages which will be really useful to the Esri Support community. They can be found here: ArcGIS Enterprise Search Extension ArcGIS Online Search Extension ArcGIS for Developers Search Extension ArcGIS Desktop Search Extension To use them, type one of the keywords (enterprise, online. devs & desktop) into the Google Chrome Omnibox then hit tab or space to initialize the extension. E.g. Desktop > tab > Merge returns results for the term "Merge" from the ArcGIS Desktop help. Great job, Esri UK! ... View more

Eine neue Developer Experience Für ArcGIS Entwickler gibt es viele spannende und wichtige Neuerungen! Esri startet das neue ArcGIS Developer Program. Sämtliche Werkzeuge für das Entwickeln sind nun im Esri Entwicklerportal gebündelt. Hierzu gehören neben den APIs und der umfangreichen Dokumentation auch Service Credits für das Entwickeln mit ArcGIS Online, Beta Versionen und der Zugang zur weltweiten Esri Entwickler-Community. Das bisherige Esri Developer Network (EDN) geht in den neuen Entwickler-Subskriptionen auf. Entwickler können nun flexibel zwischen fünf verschiedenen Subskriptionsplänen wählen. Bereits im kleinsten, kostenfreien Subskriptionsplan sind alle Werkzeuge für das Entwickeln von Apps enthalten. Die aktuelle Webinarreihe für Entwickler beleuchtet die neuen spannenden Funktionen und Möglichkeiten der Esri Entwickler Tools. Hier die Themen und Termine: 21. März 2017, 16:00 - 17:00 Uhr: Das neue ArcGIS Developer Program 28. März 2017, 16:00 - 17:00 Uhr: Das neue ArcGIS Runtime 04. April 2017, 16:00 - 17:00 Uhr: Die neue ArcGIS API for JavaScript 11. April 2017, 16:00 - 17:00 Uhr: Die neue ArcGIS Python API Haben wir Euer Interesse geweckt? Dann meldet Euch gleich hier hier kostenlos für die Webinare an. ... View more

Würzburg based startup greenspin is developing the next generation of digital farming tools. Mofato is their imagery based solution to support farmers with important information on field management, weather, low yielding zones, plant growth anomalies, fertilization and more. greenspin is member of the Esri Startup Program. Now, greenspin is looking for a developer who support their mobile development team. Please see attached for the vacancy (German). In case you are interested or have further questions you can reach out to Heiko Fabritius, +49 931 46057868, fabritius@greenspin.de. Good luck! ... View more

We are excited about the upcoming version 4.2 of the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. Julie Powell‌, product manager at Esri Inc., just wrote an outlook at what we can expect from this release: We are in the home stretch preparing the next 4.x release of the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. Here are a few highlights about the release that developers can look forward to. Vector Tile Layers Revamped … in 2D AND 3D! Vector tile layers give you the ability to display vector data at the highest available resolution without compromising performance. It also lets you tailor map styles for specific apps and end user’s needs without having to recook tiles. Visualize vector tiles in 3D Vector tile layers have been supported since version 4.0 of the JavaScript API. Now with version 4.2 you will be able to visualize them in a 3D local scene or 3D globe. All of the things that you are familiar with doing with vector tiles in 2D now applies to 3D. For example, you might want to simply turn off your basemap’s building footprints and instead show a proposed buildings layer in your app. This is accomplished by modifying the style, without having to make any changes to your tile cache. Basemaps and operational layers Your 3D scene can display one of Esri’s vector tile basemaps; either as-is or with your own custom style. You can also use ArcGIS Pro to create and publish vector tile layers with your own data. While we traditionally think of vector tile layers in terms of basemaps, they can also be operational layers. Projections Now with version 4.2, your vector tile layers can be created and displayed in any projection in a 2D map and either WGS84 or Web Mercator on a 3D globe. There are more exciting enhancements planned for vector tiles in 2017. New ways of visualizing your data in 3D In addition to adding support for vector tiles in 3D scenes, 4.2 will introduce a few more ways to work with your data in 3D. 3D Smart Mapping: continuous color and size Scheduled next week, ArcGIS Online will introduce 3D Smart Mapping in the WebScene Viewer. This will let you to explore different ways of visualizing your point data by varying the size and color according to attribute values. The styling is saved to the WebScene, and you can load it in your JavaScript app using a few lines of code. More 3D Smart Mapping options will continue to be added throughout 2017. New point cloud layer Display a point cloud in your app to answer questions such as: “Is my data accurate?” “Has someone built a new structure I don’t know about?” “Where is tree vegetation growing into power lines?” Widgets, widgets, widgets… Widget Development Model Developers have the choice of using API widgets out-of-the-box, styling them with CSS, or creating their own custom view (UI) on top of the API widgets’ business logic. They can also create their own custom widgets from scratch. This release will include resources covering the widget development model and guidance for building your own custom widget. LayerList and Print widgets The LayerList and Print widgets will be available in version 4.2. Both widgets have been designed from the ground up with a clean user experience and responsive design. They also follow the API’s view model architecture for extensibility and customization. Stay tuned for 4.2 Version 4.2 will continue the pattern of introducing new innovation while bringing across 3.x capabilities. The Choosing a Version guide and detailed Functionality Matrix will be updated to reflect the API’s status for reaching parity with 3.x. Version 4.2 will be a great release! Version 3.19 is also planned to release in the same timeframe with key enhancements and bug fixes. Stay tuned for the official release announcements in the coming weeks. ... View more

We’re pleased to announce that version 1.3 of AppStudio for ArcGIS is now available.  You can get the new version of AppStudio by logging into http://appstudio.arcgis.com or downloading AppStudio Desktop and Player from the download page. This release includes new support for Android and iOS virtual devices, Enterprise logins using OAuth, a configuration tool for local Make, and updates to the AppStudio templates. Here are the highlights for what’s new with AppStudio 1.3: Virtual device support AppStudio now includes support for both Android emulators and iOS simulators created on your desktop machine. Any virtual machines created either through Xcode or Android Studio can now be automatically opened from AppStudio, which will then launch AppStudio Player on the virtual machine with access to all of your app files. This provides a convenient way to test your app on multiple platforms directly from your desktop development environment. Also, AppStudio Player automatically connects to AppStudio Console when running in an emulator/simulator, thus making it ideal for debugging. Note: AppStudio supports Android emulators running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and above. (this does not change the system requirements on physical android devices). Enterprise logins Previously, Android and iOS apps created in AppStudio couldn’t handle OAuth authentication requests from a web base identity manager, meaning that in many cases ADFS/SAML couldn’t be used for enterprise logins. This isn’t the case anymore, with an update to the WebView component solving this limitation and full support OAuth authentication. Enterprise logins now work on all operating systems supported by AppStudio. Local Make configuration tool The new advanced configuration tool streamlines the process of setting up a local build environment and associating AppStudio with an external Qt kit. While this isn’t necessary for the majority of users, people who need to use local Make, use a different version of Qt than provided, or otherwise need a separate version of Qt than provided with AppStudio, will find the process far easier with the aid of the advanced configuration tool. AppStudio templates The AppStudio app templates have been updated with several design, usability and functional enhancements, along with various bug fixes. Map Tour Template: Map Tours can now be sorted either by name or distance from the user, and now supports story map videos directly within the app. Map Viewer Template: Maps can now display map credits, scale, map units, location accuracy and an interactive list of map layers. Quick Report Template: The Quick report template has been redesigned with a new look and feel. It now supports multiple photos in one report, embedding a web map, as well as creating and editing reports when offline. In addition, these templates are now available within AppStudio Desktop as well as the AppStudio website through the new Templates section of the New App window. Other improvements in AppStudio 1.3 Qt components have now been upgraded to 5.6.2. AppStudio Console now provides a QR code to connect to it through. Player, in turn, now has a barcode scanner. The camera interface is now capable of identifying if camera flash is supported. Various UI improvements have been made to AppStudio Player. Keep your eyes out for follow-up blog posts about AppStudio 1.3 with more details about the updated templates and working, virtual devices, and developer tips-n-tricks. See the “What’s new” section of the online help for more details the new features and improvements in AppStudio 1.3. And sign-up for an ArcGIS trial account to get a 60-day trial of AppStudio Standard including all the development tools of AppStudio Desktop edition. Visit us on the AppStudio GeoNet Group This blog first appeared ArcGIS Blogs. Thanks to @Chris LeSueur! ... View more

Jim Young, Esri Head of Business Development will be the guest at the Geoawesomeness GeoChat on December 1, 2016. Young leads business development activities for Esri in Portland, Oregon and works closely with tech companies and developers to explore the use of location-aware application program interfaces (API) and spatial analytics. He analyzes data from phones, cameras, vehicles, and beacons to find patterns. Young seeks to apply spatial analysis along with computer vision to help retailers, advertisers, and tech companies gain market advantage. Geoawesomeness is a blog about geospatial technology and all the exciting things surrounding it. With a team of people passionate about GIS from all around the world, Geoawesomeness aims to be not only the best geo-news platform, but also to provide constructive commentary about everything happening in the geo-industry. GeoChat is a kind of town hall Q&A session hosted by Geoawesomeness, with guests representing the most cutting edge geo companies today. At this GeoChat, Jim Young will talk about how Esri is helping governments and organizations across the world benefit from the Open Data movement—empowering people to make better informed decisions by enabling better data accessibility and greater insights than ever before. Want to Join the Conversation? Include #GeoChat and tweet your question directly either to @geoawesomeness or to @esrilive during the GeoChat. It’s at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PST on Thursday, December 1, 2016. For more information, click here. ... View more