May 10, 2019 edition of Geo Announcements features industry news from Caliper, Maptitude, Sparrow Data Solutions, Mapillary, and ThinkWhere.
ESRI
GIS Industry
Esri Announces Student Rate for Annual International User Conference
For $100, students can attend the entire five-day Esri International User Conference which takes place from July 8 to 12, 2019 in San Diego, California.
Maps and Cartography
Geo Announcements: QField 1.0 Released,NASA’s Spinoff Publication
In this week’s edition of Geo Announcements: QField, mobile GIS app from OPENGIS.ch, is now available, NASA’s Spinoff publication features the benefits of its GPS signal correction software, and the latest in press releases from the GIS industry.
GIS Software
Latest Release of ArcGIS Online Introduces New Features and Enhanced Capabilities
Bernard Szukalski, Esri tech evangelist and product strategist, introduces new features and enhancements to the latest release of ArcGIS Online.
GIS Software
Guardacostas Pro: Tracking Illegal Vessels
Argentina’s coast guard, or the Prefectura Naval Argentina will utilize Esri’s platform to create a new, real-time tracking system, aptly titled “Guardacoastas Pro.”
GIS Data
Cyprus Signs an Agreement to Update its GIS with the Help of Esri
Esri has been selected to modernize Cyprus and its cadastre, in hopes of providing the country with a completely modernized, advanced land registration system.
GIS Industry
Can’t Make the Esri User Conference? Watch the Plenary for This GIS Conference Live Online
This year, Esri plans to stream the Plenary session from its 2018 User Conference live via its Facebook page.
GIS Software
What is a MXD File?
Files with the extension .mxd are ArcMap document files. MXD files are created by Esri’s ArcMap, a component of the ArcGIS suite of GIS software.
GIS Industry
Story Map Gallery Fine Print
Olivia Harne discusses her personal experiences with how Esri’s Story Map Gallery’s fine print requirements can be a barrier to promoting GIS work.
GIS Industry
Take a Virtual Tour Through the 24,000 Acres That Will be Preserved Thanks to the Founders of Esri
Jack and Laura Dangermond, the founders of Esri, have donated $165 million to the Nature Conservancy to purchase 38 square miles of unspoiled natural habitat at Point Conception, California.