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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.

Drone2Map Version 1.2 Released

June 26, 2017By Olivia HarneGIS Software

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

Learning GIS Programming

April 28, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Having some competence in programming has become a critical requirement for many geospatial positions. So which languages should you learn for GIS programming?

Understanding What Six GIS/Map Software Providers Offer

April 5, 2017By GIS ContributorGIS Software

Matt Sheehan from WebMapSolutions is posing a series of six questions to six GIS/map software companies (Pitney Bowes, Esri, Mapbox, Carto, GIS Cloud, and Boundless) to understand their similarities and differences in product offerings.

How GIS Helps Drive Hydrography Data

August 19, 2016By Sangeeta DeogawankaGIS Learning

There are more high resolution maps of the Moon and Mars, than the seafloor. Largely because of high costs and challenges at every stage of data gathering and processing. However, GIS-driven technological innovations have the power to change this with improved navigation and positioning systems and geoprocessing in real time for faster accurate surveys.

Secure Geocoding

February 29, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

World Geocoder for ArcGIS allows users the ability to secure map out addresses and locations from behind a firewall.

Free Trial of Drone2Map: Turn Drone Imagery into GIS Ready Data

February 24, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Esri has released its beta version of Drone2Map will enables user to quickly develop GIS ready data from drone imagery.

Learning ArcGIS Pro Book

January 25, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

A recently released book by Tripp Corbin teaches readers how to use ArcGIS Pro, Esri’s latest iteration of its GIS desktop application.

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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