More than 21,000 GIS professionals gathered in San Diego, California, for the 44th Esri User Conference (Esri UC).
Letter from the Editor
Pervasive GIS Is What’s Next
Making location intelligence more universally available—a promise made just six short years ago at the Esri User Conference—is being realized through the widespread adoption of Web GIS. The Web GIS pattern leverages web services that make exponentially growing data streams readily accessible for visualization and analysis.
By empowering non-GIS staff, Web GIS enables both GIS professionals and non-GIS knowledge workers in organizations to get more meaningful work done. It relieves GIS professionals from previous roles as data gatekeepers and on-call mapmakers so they can engage in analytical activities that provide greater value to their organizations.
The power of data integration and computational geography can be available to every-one in the organization. Through converting massive amounts of data into actionable information, web maps are becoming a kind of language that supports problem solving.
Using apps, this work can be shared and taken everywhere: referenced and updated in the field, presented in the boardroom, and disseminated on the web. The Web GIS pattern brings together web maps, web apps, hubs, location analytics, and other technologies that improve understanding, collaboration, and communication.
Since their introduction six years ago, Esri Story Maps apps have become a communication medium that is used to tell the stories of individuals, organizations, communities, events, and processes. The more than 600,000 story maps that have been published have been viewed millions of times.
The Special Section in this issue highlights how story maps are used to promote the unique characteristics of communities, present city council agenda items in context, and share the significance and beauty of collections maintained by the Library of Congress.
With Web GIS, location intelligence is easier to apply and more accessible so society can truly benefit from The Science of Where.
Monica Pratt
Editor
The Interdepartmental Imagery Publication Platform (IIPP), a cross-agency geospatial data sharing service, saves money and shares resources.
2024 Esri User Conference; cloud-based sharing; safe-guarding the election process; tracking dinosaurs;
Don’t Let Your Operations be Disrupted
Make sure your organization's administrator has a back up.
Where Is a Powerful Thing
The technology for applying the geographic approach—GIS—is expanding our world.
The Future of Voting Is Accurate and Transparent in Saint Louis County
The Board of Elections for Saint Louis County, Missouri, uses GIS technology to monitor operations before, during, and after elections.
The World We Want
Minnesota Gov. Time Walz, now a vice presidential candidate, was 2024 Esri User Conference keynote speaker.
More Capabilities, Flexibility, and Scalability with Updated User Types
Esri’s updated user types deliver secure, flexible, and expanded access to ArcGIS.
A Geographic Approach to the World’s Greatest Challenges
The Power of Where: A Geographic Approach to the World’s Greatest Challenges by Esri president and founder Jack Dangermond,
AI-Enhanced User Experiences in ArcGIS Pro 3.3
ArcGIS Pro 3.3 introduces new AI-enhanced experiences to help find the right tools for geoprocessing workflows.
My Journey to GIS and How You Can Follow My Path
Leea Kelly trained for a sustainable career in GIS at nonprofit Hopeworks..
Small Water District Achieves Compliance and Improves Operations
The Littlerock Creek Irrigation District (LCID) in California developed a new GIS program to comply with new state requirements.
Tracking Dinosaurs Today
Tom Hebert uses RFID technology and GIS to keep track of fossils from the dig to the display case.
Inspiring Excitement about Earth Sciences
The story of Thomas Hebert’s journey from selling insurance to digging for fossils full-time.
Top Five Tips to Improve Feature Layer Performance
These tips will optimized the performance of the layers in your map.
A New Design for the London Underground Map
Cartography Kenneth Field reimagined his version of the famous London Underground map.
Accessibility Built into Your Web Maps with ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
Apps can reach wider audiences when additional context is provided for audiences with low or no vision.
Accessibility Essentials for GIS and Mapping
Implementing digital accessibility in GIS and mapping helps reduce barriers for people with disabilities and ensures the widespread availability
More than 10,000 Maps Reveal the Asia-Pacific Past in Greater Detail
A new app makes the Gaihozu collection of maps of the Asia-Pacific area more accessible.
Ten Ways to Get the Most Out of ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
Layer from ArcGIS Lilving Atlas of the World can complement and context to your operational layers.
Modern Hybrid GIS Deployment Benefits Boston College
Kevin Hess has made substantial improvements to the accuracy, security, and value of the institution’s spatial data.
Building a Career on a Strong Foundation
His GIS studies in college prepared Kevin Hess for his position as a GIS analyst for Boston College.
Building a Best-in-Class Culture with Esri Technical Certification
England-Thims & Miller, Inc. have developed a program for building and maintaining technical expertise.
Understanding the Location Services System Pattern
The ArcGIS Well-Architected Framework provides IT and GIS professionals with a comprehensive set of ArcGIS system patterns.
Historical USGS Topo Maps to Explore and Use
An updated version of the Historical Topo Map Explorer app lets you explore more than 180,000 historical USGS topographic maps.
GIS Bookshelf
Mapping the Deep: Innovation; The Geography of Hope;The Locators: Adventure in Oceania
Briefly Noted
Central Asia and Caucasus Geoportal; Sentinel-2 satellite data; Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) data
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