Comments on: Virtual Earth – Now in ESRI http://blog.timwarr.net/2008/07/30/virtual-earth-now-in-esri/ Maps, Photography and Mountains Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:05:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: timwarr http://blog.timwarr.net/2008/07/30/virtual-earth-now-in-esri/comment-page-1/#comment-3 timwarr Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:38:03 +0000 http://timwarr.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/virtual-earth-now-in-esri/#comment-3 Ed, Fair cop - I did link to one of your posts from last year! However the key is seeing some good implementations of the GeoWeb and GIS working together (otherwise the debate peters on....) It is worth pointing out that big difference with the ESRI/MSFT integration is that it works both ways - GIS in web mapping as well a web mapping service being consumed within 'tradional' GIS. Ed,

Fair cop – I did link to one of your posts from last year! However the key is seeing some good implementations of the GeoWeb and GIS working together (otherwise the debate peters on….)

It is worth pointing out that big difference with the ESRI/MSFT integration is that it works both ways – GIS in web mapping as well a web mapping service being consumed within ‘tradional’ GIS.

]]> By: Ed Parsons http://blog.timwarr.net/2008/07/30/virtual-earth-now-in-esri/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Ed Parsons Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:54:38 +0000 http://timwarr.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/virtual-earth-now-in-esri/#comment-2 I think that was last years topic of debate the announcements this year made by ESRI and Google and now ESRI and Microsoft are evidence that the two distinct approaches work well together. The shift in thinking needed to adopt the new ways of the Geoweb is gaining ground but is still far from universal, so hopefully the msft press release we cause others to look at more light weight solutions to meet their needs. I think that was last years topic of debate the announcements this year made by ESRI and Google and now ESRI and Microsoft are evidence that the two distinct approaches work well together.

The shift in thinking needed to adopt the new ways of the Geoweb is gaining ground but is still far from universal, so hopefully the msft press release we cause others to look at more light weight solutions to meet their needs.

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