Using GIS will help cities work mitigate the impacts of homeless populations and help these vulnerable people get connected with services .
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
New Bern, North Carolina used ArcGIS field apps to coordinate water rescues during Hurricane Florence and document damage to speed relief funds.
Dave Nykodym and Christina Ingoglia founded a nonprofit advocacy group for people who need more accessible restrooms.
GIS is an essential part of the operations of the American Red Cross in responding to emergencies.
Mobile Web Apps with a Great 3D Experience Using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript
With the ArcGIS API for JavaScript, developers can now create 3D experiences that work well in both mobile and desktop browsers.
Coding Standards for Jupyter Notebook
Follow these guidelines when using Jupyter Notebook to make them communicate your work effectively.
HACKtheMACHINE
Software engineers, data scientists, and security researchers teamed up to participate in a hackathon.
More Than Capitals, Rivers, and Climate Maps
Chris Bunin tells how GIS is making geography more meaningful for both students and teachers.
How Are You Using ArcGIS in the Classroom?
The Esri K–12 Teacher Video Challenge showcases the outstanding work of teachers who are using ArcGIS Online and Esri teaching materials.
Leveraging Web 3D for Street-Level Flood Forecasts
The StormSense project uses ArcGIS to visualize water level sensors data and model in in 3D.
One Thing to Rule Them All: Location
Location provides the context that turns IoT data into actionable intelligence.
What Did My Uncle Wally Really Know about Public Works?
Public works professionals have always recognized that technology improves service to the community, especially GIS.
Learning Plans for You and by You
You can go to the Esri Academy website and create a learning plan tailored to your professional needs or personal interests.
Analysis Patterns for Multidimensional Scientific Data
Storing data in multiple dimensions allows earth scientists and GIS analysts to capture and analyze data gathered from under the earth’s surface,
3D Modeling with ArcGIS Pro
This tutorial combines 2D and 3D data in an ArcGIS Pro Local Scene to visualize the topography, imagery, and cultural features of a region.
Visualize Malaria Rates in Africa
This tutorial shows workflow for analyzing and visualizing raster data on malaria rates
Relates and Relationship Classes Explained
The difference between table relates and relationship classes and how and when to use them.
Organize Your Online Life Using Favorites
Organize the content you frequently use so it is readily accessible using Favorites in ArcGIS Online.
Helping Students Learn with GIS
Teaching with GIS promotes a problem-solving approach to learning and spatial thinking skills.
Updated and Expanded Introduction to Web GIS
Getting to Know Web GIS, Third Edition, by Pinde Fu, integrates fundamental principles with step-by-step exercises.
Briefly Noted
Geospatial Data Act passed; GIS based systems stops drug smuggling and fish poaching off Argentina; Wayback imagery accesses 80 versions of world
Critical Information for Today and Tomorrow
By integrating, analyzing data and effectively communicating the information it derives, GIS can save and transform lives.
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