GIS Standards and Interoperability (ESRI Canada technical paper) [PDF-830 KB, 16 pages] Date: July 2008 Subject: ESRI has a long history of building open and interoperable commercial software products. ESRI products have appropriate open application programming interfaces (APIs), support key data interchange formats, and Web services standards ensuring relevant GIS and IT interoperability. This technical paper aims to show how ESRI's perspective on interoperability extends beyond just the capacity to adequately manage geospatial data interchange.
ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Delivering Secure Solutions [PDF-840 KB, 47 pages] Date: July 2005 Subject: Effective enterprise security can be a challenge for IT architects and security specialists who design, deploy, and support mission-critical solutions. While recent industry advancements, especially in the areas of Web services standards and services-oriented architectures, are helping architects to more effectively meet their security objectives, these new capabilities are also contributing to an already complex set of protocols, tools, and architectures. ESRI is committed to helping you determine the best way to apply security alternatives in your GIS solutions.
Interoperability in Enterprise GIS [PDF-193 KB, 13 pages] Date: April 2005 Subject: This white paper summarizes ESRI's strategy for supporting an interoperable enterprise GIS suitable for large mapping organizations, given current technology, practices, and trends in the software industry.
GIS Technology Designed for User Benefit [PDF-246 KB, 16 pages] Date: February 2005 Subject: This white paper addresses how vendor use of IT standards and mainstream GIS technology helps users better communicate and interoperate. Key interoperability concepts are explained from a user perspective. The paper is written by Kurt Buehler, president of Image Matters LLC and cofounder of the Open Geospatial Consortium.
GIS Portal Technology [PDF-312 KB, 13 pages] Date: June 2004 Subject: This white paper introduces GIS portal technology, which supports multiple geospatial standards. It describes how GIS portals can be implemented by governments and organizations to tap into a growing global network of geographic data resources.
Spatial Data Standards and GIS Interoperability [PDF-336 KB] Date: January 2003 Subject: This white paper discusses the value of being "open," the evolution of spatial standards with the development of new technologies, including the future of Web Services, and provides an overview of where ESRI is concentrating its efforts with regards to interoperability.
ESRI Shapefile Technical Description White Paper [PDF-126 KB, 34 pages] Date: July 1998 Subject: This white paper defines the shapefile data format. It also provides all the technical information necessary for writing a computer program to create shapefiles without the use of ArcView or other ESRI software for organizations that want to write their own data translators.
