ArcWatch: GIS News, Views, and Insights

May 2017


A Geospatial Technology Feast

By Carla Wheeler
ArcWatch Editor

Developers and partners play an important role in the ecosystem of geospatial app development for Esri. They take Esri technology, customize it, and create apps for colleagues and customers. During the Esri Developer Summit, they get to talk—developer to developer—with Esri staff. They ask questions, offer feedback, and try and get a good sense of where Esri technology is heading next. Read the article.

Jennifer Bell from Esri talks about publishing vector tile layers in ArcGIS Pro during an Esri Developer Summit presentation.
Jennifer Bell from Esri talks about publishing vector tile layers in ArcGIS Pro during an Esri Developer Summit presentation.

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The Tip

Find New Patterns within Your Data
In this smart mapping tip, learn how to represent two separate attributes on a map by using symbol size and color. This technique, demonstrated by Esri product engineer Lisa Berry, can unveil hidden relationships and patterns that you may not have found otherwise. Read the tip.

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    The Headlines

    App Makes It a Snap to Adopt a Park

  • App Makes It a Snap to Adopt a Park

    Residents of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, can use a mapping app to locate a park they want to adopt and submit an application form. It takes just minutes. Read the article.

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    Enter the Esri Storytelling with Maps Contest

  • Enter the Esri Storytelling with Maps Contest

    The clock is ticking, but there's still time to submit entries to the Esri Storytelling with Maps Contest. The grand prize: a drone and a one-year Drone2Map for ArcGIS license for one user. Read the article and enter the contest.

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    Learn ArcGIS at Esri UC

  • Learn ArcGIS at Esri UC

    Learn ArcGIS will go on the road this summer. You can take a lesson or just ask a question at the Learn ArcGIS booth, which will be open all week at the Esri User Conference (Esri UC). Read the article.

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    The Geospatial Report

  • GIS Fuels Gas Company with Information

    IGas Energy, a gas producer in the United Kingdom, uses ArcGIS to help manage its business assets and create applications. "[Users] see it as just like looking at Google and being able to get what they need when they need it in a very easy and intuitive manner," said Chris Holly, head of IT, IGas Energy. Hear the company's story.

  • The Coming GeoBots

    Esri's Andrew Turner offers an overview of how bots built on platforms such as Amazon Alexa, Facebook Messenger, Slack, and Twitter, can be used to query GIS services and get answers to simple questions. Watch the video.

  • Plan Your Week at the Esri UC

    Design your personal Esri UC schedule by using the online agenda from Esri. Full descriptions of the technical and moderated sessions are now available. Get the agenda.

  • Add Your Project to the Map Gallery

    Want to display your GIS maps in the Esri Map Gallery at the Esri User Conference? Show thousands of people the results of your hard work. Map Gallery submissions are due June 2, 2017. Submit your map.

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