Olivia Harne

About the Author

Olivia Harne is a GIS developer, writer, and student.

GIS Software

Insights for ArcGIS 2.0 Released

July 3, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Insights now has new ways to visualize data with new charts: box plots, data clocks, chord diagrams and heat charts are all now available.

ArcGIS Runtime 100.1 Now Available

June 30, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS Runtime 100.1, dubbed “Update 1” per ArcGIS’ announcement, is now available for use.

New Updates to Esri’s Story Maps

June 30, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Learning

Learn about the new updates to Esri’s Story Maps.

Connecting Government with Residents With ArcGIS Hub

June 29, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

A new update to ArcGIS Open Data has brought in a new feature for those who wish to engage their communities by providing more data to contextualize their respective communities.

Esri Invites Universities to Contribute to its Community Maps Program

June 28, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Industry

Universities have the potential to display their campus maps with Esri’s Community Program.

Avenza's Geographic Imager for Photoshop.

Review: Avenza MAPublisher 9.9.1 and Geographic Imager 5.2

June 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Olivia Harne discusses her impressions of Avenza MAPublisher 9.9.1 and Geographic Imager 5.2.

Drone2Map Version 1.2 Released

June 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS’ Drone2Map, version 1.2, is now available to download.

Student Logan Moore operates a total station surveyor with Dr. Jeff Turk, IESA director. Image: University of North Georgia.

University of North Georgia Receives NSF Grant to Expand GIS Program

June 23, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Learning

A National Science Foundation (NSF) was awarded to the University of North Georgia to expand its GIS program.

DigitalGlobe’s GBDX Receives Synthetic Aperture Radar Improvements

June 22, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Data

GBDX, a cloud centered GIS data platform provided by Earth-imaging and analysis company DigitalGlobe, is undergoing augmentations with Synthetic Aperture Radar data from Radarsat-2.

QGIS to Host 3rd User Conference

June 21, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

The annual conference for QGIS is coming up this August in Denmark.

Make Maps for Print and Online with Lokaler Editor Beta

June 20, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

Loyaler Editor Beta is a browser-based tool to create maps for both print and online distribution

ArcGIS Online Brings in New Group Functions

June 19, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

ArcGIS Online is bringing about some new innovations to groups this June, one of these changes is the new interface design for searching through content

How LiDAR is Being Used to Help With Natural Disaster Mapping and Management

Michael Shillenn, vice president and program manager with Quantum Spatial outlines three projects where LiDAR data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) has been used to assist in planning, disaster response and recovery, and emergency preparedness.

New ArcGIS Pro Spatial Analysis Workbook

Esri Press has released Making Spatial Decisions Using ArcGIS Pro: A Workbook.

Elements of a Map

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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