Fall 2021, Vol. 43, No. 4
Featured
The 2021 Esri UC highlighted how the GIS community is confronting the world’s challenges and—critically—what more needs to be done.
Open Data
The cloud-based platform helps organizations work together to respond to natural hazards and prepare for a more sustainable future.
Collaboration
Get ideas for how to celebrate GIS Day and find out how GIS is boosting data-driven governance and bridging the digital divide.
COVID-19
A detailed dashboard showed leaders where COVID-19 infections would spike next and, later, where more people needed to be vaccinated.
ArcGIS Indoors
Facilities need to be transformed in ways that are both flexible and sustainable. ArcGIS Indoors can help.
ArcGIS Urban
Users have more flexibility when sketching buildings, can get real-time feedback on goals, and have more tools for collaboration.
ArcGIS Online
Esri has many interactive web app builders that users can choose from. But first, app creators should consider four important questions.
Urban Planning
To continue training employees through the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority digitally transformed its courses.
Utilities
Erie Water Works saves hundreds of thousands of dollars with its GIS-based implementation.
Conservation
To clear a peckish pachyderm from a Zimbabwean playground, researchers used chili oil and GIS. The results were remarkable.
Scientific Currents
The natural world is under siege. Join some of the geospatial causes aimed at reducing biodiversity loss and protecting the planet.
GIS Hero
Annette Ginocchetti has boundless enthusiasm for GIS. She is also always one step ahead with the technology.
From the Meridian
While the relevance of geography is being challenged at the university level, the growth of the field at community colleges is promising.
Esri Partners
Organizations around the world are using GIS to build new housing, improve roads, and fix water supply issues—with help from Esri partners.
Esri Startup Partners
To act quickly when natural hazards strike, emergency service providers can now use First Due to bring together critical fire and EMS data.
Esri Press
New Esri Press books explore how to collaborate using maps and data, how to use ArcGIS Pro 2.8, and the rich diversity of thematic mapping.
