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A Vital Tool for Forest Management

US Forest Service Deputy Chief James E. Hubbard believes GIS is mission critical for fire management and response.

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Forest Atlas Informs How Woodland Changes Affect Earth

The Forest Atlas of the United States, an interactive GIS atlas available on ArcGIS Online, shows how changes in forests affect people.

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ArcGIS Hub Enables Communities to Rapidly Share Up-to-Date Data on COVID-19

Open data sites help residents and local officials protect their communities, stay safe, and prevent infections.

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Watching over America’s Forests

The United States Forest Service uses the ArcGIS for the Forest Inventory and Analysis program, creating reports about the status and trends...

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To Build a New Pollution Map, the US Turned to Thousands of Volunteers

A combination of scientific and crowdsourced sensors map air quality and track the impact of wildfire smoke across North America.

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Startup Fights Wildfires with Drones and Real-Time GIS

Overwatch Aero employs long-endurance unpiloted aerial systems (UAS) to provide firefighting agencies with live situational awareness.

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Documenting Land Rights in West Africa

Esri partner Thomson Reuters used GIS to help indigenous communities in Sierra Leone’s Upper Guinean rain forest map their land and property.

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Story Map Promotes Better-Informed Federal Land Legislation

A University of Arizona GIS team analyzed effects of legislation to dispose of BLM lands and created a story map to tell findings.

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How Austin’s Map of Trees Helped City Leaders See and Tackle Social Inequities

Foresters in Austin used GIS to create a community tree priority map, combining tree inventory and social vulnerability data to prioritize equity

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