Intro to GIS for Developers
Univ. of WY - Sept. 2017
This afternoon's plan...
Why build apps?
Intro to geospatial APIs
Geo-industry and jobs
Andy Gup, Esri
Developer Advocate
agup@esri.com
github.com/andygup
@agup
First, some examples...
And now...
a few geo concepts
Using geospatial data, analysis and visualization to:
...tell a story
...to solve a problem
...to make decisions
Geospatial as a platform
Pre-built App
vs.
Customizable Template
vs.
100% Custom
Map Customization
Manually rendering data
Using ArcGIS Online tools
App Customization
Apps written from scratch
Templates
Widgets
The playground
Map UI Basics
Maps
Layers
Symbols
Services
Map logic
Open Source?
Community
Geo Industries and jobs
creativeheads.net
devbistro.com
dice.com
directionsmag.com
geographyjobs.com
geojobs.biz
geosearch.com
giscafe.com
esri.com/partners
gisjobs.com
gislounge.com
gisuser.com
gjc.org
indeed.com
linkedin.com
Local bulletin boards or mailing lists
Where to find job postings...