ESRI president Jack Damgermond
Esri has announced that Microsoft had selected ArcGIS as a foundation for viewing geospatial information in Azure DataMarket.
DataMarket is a marketplace for delivering high-quality information, allowing developers and information workers to easily find, purchase, and manage premium data subscriptions on the Windows Azure platform.
Application developers and end users will now be able to select the data they need in DataMarket, view it on a map, and analyse the data with advanced geospatial tools from Esri to make better, more informed decisions.
ArcGIS technology used in DataMarket is based on the ArcGIS API for Silverlight.
The Silverlight-based viewer uses Esri technology to display DataMarket information on the map and analyse it.
For example, users can profile an area based on local demographics or study the strength of an area's housing market.
Jack Dangermond, president of Esri, said the move was significant.
“This is very powerful, as customers will be able to see their data on a map and do traditional business manipulations with simple-to-use analytic tools,” he said.
