Technology
The Sky's No Limit
Imagine sitting at your computer looking at a map and, with a single click, being able to instantly retrieve a satellite image from a remote location via the Internet.
Easy Permits -- On The Web
Companies that have become accustomed to a six-week delay in applying for an general permits can now register for one in about six minutes.
Telecom Hotels Revitalize Urban Cores
Developers are turning faded structures into "telecom hotels," rebuilding the pillars of the old economy. Cities need to figure out how to take advantage of these assets.
The Mojave Desert: Future Tense
In the Mojave Desert, military bases could become islands of habitat in a sea of urban sprawl. Now researchers are using GIS and other tools to study the options.
Brick and Mortar Meets Technology
And historic downtown Los Angeles building Forms alliance with business incubator.
Cities and the Telecommunications Revolution
The stakes for cities is significant -- fiber optic cables run under city streets -- and could change the face and social fabric of local communities.
How Green is Our Valley?
Technology and transformation are happening along the Ventura Freeway Corridor.
San Jose's Spending Survey
City asks residents to vote on how tax dollars are spent.
Bridging the Digital Divide
Ideas2000, a nonpartisan research group, has issued a report outlining the "Digital Divide" problem and suggesting solutions for America's cities.
Is Yours a Wired City?
The Industry Standard lists the 50 most connected urban markets in the US, and 18 Metro Areas with more than 50% of people online.
There Goes the Dot-Com Neighborhood
The dot-com invasion of the Mission district in San Francisco has inspired a guerrilla response from area artists and even some dot-commers themselves.
Schools Using Online GIS Campus
Academic programs are using ESRI virtual campus for online training in geographic information systems and data manipulation.
Internet Growth Meets Smart Growth
Across the country rapid Internet growth is causing evictions, traffic, and other urban problems. The dot-com culture is discovering smart growth.
ESRI User Conference Coverage
Reports and photographs from the 2000 ESRIUser Conference in San Diego.
ESRI Launches Geography Web Site
ESRI launches its new website featuring geography links, demonstration, software and map layers at the annual User Conference June 26-30 in San Diego, CA.
Amazon Seeks Real Estate Efficiencies
PikeNet interviews Amazon.com's Director of Real Estate about selecting a distribution facility.
HUD selects ESRI to Develop GIS Standard
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop, install, and maintain an agencywide standard GIS platform.
Technology for Planning and Architecture
The AEC Systems show profiles new technologies for architecture, construction, planning; focus on tech tools for project management.
Java-based GIS Data Viewer Released
ESRI has released a Java-based version of its ArcExplorer GIS data viewer software.
Computer Networks To Monitor Neighborhoods
Technology developed by a Silicon Valley startup will warnneighborhood residents about natural disasters and intruders.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
