Tag: Esri

Public Works and GIS, a Retrospective of 2021 Success Stories (Adam Carnov, Esri)

It’s the time of year, end of one – beginning of another, to gain some inspiration by reviewing the top success stories of Public...

Teaching (and research using) GIS—Shifting to Modern GIS (Brian Baldwin, Esri)

From magnetic tape to mobile apps, geographic information system (GIS) technology has changed a lot over the course of its 50+ year history. Yet...

Improving Safety for Wildlife and People on Roadways (Sunny Fleming, Esri)

With its waterfalls, geysers, and wide variety of wildlife such as bison, cougars and grizzly bears, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming remains one of most beloved...

The Science of Where. What’s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (September 2021) (Owen Evans, Esri)

ArcGIS StoryMaps helps you tell remarkable stories with custom maps that inform and inspire. A story can effect change, influence opinion, and create awareness—and maps...

The Science of Where. ArcGIS Indoors and Facility Management Systems (Silvia Pichler, Esri)

Facility data is visualized on an indoor map. The ArcGIS Indoors Space Planner helps plan space utilization and management and facilitates ad-hoc changes to...

The Science of Where. What a Big Data Approach and Geospatial Tools Reveal about Human Mobility (Greg Milner, Esri)

Billions of people move through the landscape every day. For more than a century, geographers have searched for order in this apparent chaos. Now,...

The Science of Where. Big globe, small world (John Nelson, Esri)

This is an 8 foot (aka 2.4 meters or 244 centimeters…why doesn’t anyone use decimeters? decimeters are underused) diameter globe that glows and slowly...

The Science of Where. Steal this ArcGIS Pro sunrise hack, please (John Nelson, Esri)

Wellllll, I shared some examples of this illumination effect almost five years ago but by golly the blog post was really light on specifics. Those who...

The Science of Where. Work offline with Field Maps (Josh Clifford, D’Maia Curry, Esri)

When using a mobile device, there are few things more frustrating than losing internet connection, being in an area without Wi-Fi, or experiencing slow...

The Science of Where. Analyzing Unstructured Text With ArcGIS Pro Intelligence and ArcGIS LocateXT James Jones, Avonlea Fotheringham, Esri)

One of the really powerful things that you can do with ArcGIS Pro Intelligence and ArcGIS LocateXT is respond to rapidly changing situations, conduct...

The Science of Where. Improvements to the USA Wildfires map’s Smoke Forecast (John Nelson, Jinnan Zhang, Esri)

Perhaps as important as fire to the USA Wildfires map is the smoke forecast layer. Fire is a punctuated risk, but the resulting smoke is a...

The Science of Where. Dangermond Fellows Making a Difference in Our World (Raquel Perez, Esri)

Each year, the Jack and Laura Dangermond Fellows at the National Audubon Society receive hands-on training and mentorship that helps them advance their careers and...

The Science of Where. Canadian Scientists Collaborate to Map Biodiversity and the Human Footprint (Ryan Perkl, Esri)

Every year, the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) sends more than 60 field technologists across the province in a massive effort to collect samples...

The Science of Where. Get the word out: Use information banners and access notices in your ArcGIS organization (Bern Szukalski, Esri)

Clear and timely communication is important and there are easy ways for your organization to broadcast news and notices to members and visitors to...

The Science of Where. How to make this map of the Rift Valley (John Nelson, Esri)

Here is a map of the Great Rift Valley, in Ethiopia. It is very much a 2D map. Sort of. Absolutely. In a sense. It...

The Science of Where. Track U.S. Drought Conditions with Drought Aware (Dan Pisut, Esri)

The progression and intensification of drought across the U.S. has been one of the top news stories this year. Multi-year deficits in precipitation and...