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Cyprus Signs an Agreement to Update its GIS with the Help of Esri

August 10, 2018By Olivia HarneGIS Data

Esri has been selected to modernize Cyprus and its cadastre, in hopes of providing the country with a completely modernized, advanced land registration system.

Can’t Make the Esri User Conference? Watch the Plenary for This GIS Conference Live Online

June 28, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Industry

This year, Esri plans to stream the Plenary session from its 2018 User Conference live via its Facebook page.

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What is a MXD File?

March 29, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

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.

Story Map Gallery Fine Print

March 23, 2018By Olivia HarneGIS Industry

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.

Take a Virtual Tour Through the 24,000 Acres That Will be Preserved Thanks to the Founders of Esri

December 23, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Industry

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.

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.

Tracking Post-Storm Water Movement Using GPS

NASA researchers recently published a study which uses GPS technology to track water volume and movement post-Harvey

Forecasting Cholera Using Remote Sensing

The NASA cholera forecasting tool effectively takes satellite observations on environmental conditions and combines the data with information on infrastructure and conditions in a country.

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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