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This new version will make it even easier to map your Excel data and work with maps in many new ways. For example, you can add multiple maps to your spreadsheet, change the coordinate system for your maps, float the maps outside the Excel window, and much more. We’ve also listened to your feedback from the Tech Preview program. We’ve made the map tools easier to find by adding a ribbon to your maps and fixed many of the bugs and known limitations of the tech preview. Here is a list of new features and enhancements that you get to explore in the Beta version: Add multiple maps and display them side by side to compare data from multiple worksheets. Know how many credits your map will consume. The new ‘add data’ workflow helps you understand what type of map you’re going to create and how many credits it will cost before you create the map. More coordinate systems. Add basemaps and data in any of the coordinate systems supported by the ArcGIS API. Map line features. Custom location types include mapping line features. Minimize or collapse maps. Get maps out of the way when you are focusing on other things in your spreadsheet. Drag maps outside the Excel window and to secondary monitors. Scroll through your Excel data more easily while keeping maps visible. Access tools inside the map window where you need them most. Tools on the map include select features, change basemap, and a new tool for points of interest search. source : http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2014/12/18/esri-maps-for-office-v-3-0-beta-released/

Esri released its highly anticipated Android version of Explorer for ArcGIS. The native Android app offers access anywhere to data-rich, visually stunning maps. It combines the industry leader in mapping software, Esri, with the world’s most popular mobile-device platform, Android. Governments, utilities, natural resources, and other commercial businesses have already used Explorer for ArcGIS on iOS and OS X to brief stakeholders, tell stories, and find assets. A sketch function enables highlighting and collaborating. In addition, presentation features make map slides easy to navigate and allow teams to interact with mapped information. The app intelligently scales to device size. Any owner of an Android smartphone or tablet (version 4.0 and up) can explore Esri public maps from anywhere. Examples of public maps you can view include data-rich views of the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota, Alaska’s glacial retreats, and life expectancy by country. Users with an ArcGIS Online subscription or Portal for ArcGIS account consume the full power of the app. They gain access to their own and their organization’s maps and data. Explorer for ArcGIS draws on its native Android operating system with sharing capabilities including e-mail, text messaging, and push notifications. A Windows version of Explorer is set to be released next year. It will add to Esri’s growing suite of mobile apps that puts intelligent maps into the hands of people with zero to high GIS experience. try in playstore https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esri.explorer