Esri Blog

Better vision. Better world.

Departments

Infrastructure
Urban Planning
Public Safety
Conservation
Natural Resources
Resilience
GIS for Good
Mapping

April 28, 2026 | Carrie Speranza | Public Safety

Forty Villages, No Roads, Two Storms: Alaska’s Race to Respond

How Alaska used drones, GIS, and AI to assess typhoon damage across 40 roadless communities before winter sealed the routes.

Subscribe to Esri Globe

Geospatial news for executives, managers, and tech professionals

Trending articles

April 7, 2026 | Dr. Dawn Wright | Mapping

Mapping Greenland’s Fjords and Glaciers: Three Ice Tongues and the Secrets of the Seafloor

December 16, 2025 | Lain Graham | Mapping

An Island of Ingenuity: Drone Imagery and GIS Help Recast the Story of Easter Island

March 24, 2026 | Multiple Authors | Conservation

How Illegal Cattle Trafficking Is Spreading a Flesh-Eating Parasite

March 17, 2026 | Christian Carlson | Urban Planning

Cities Embrace Green Space to Create Healthier Communities

A Team Rubicon medical volunteer examines a young patient at one of two field clinics established near Savanna-la-Mar.

March 31, 2026 | Ryan Lanclos | Public Safety

How High-Tech Maps Helped Team Rubicon Mount One of Its Biggest Aid Efforts

March 12, 2026 | Carrie Speranza | Public Safety

How Virginia Beach Built a New Emergency Operations Platform in 18 Months

April 23, 2026 | Sunny Fleming | Conservation

The Arbor Day Foundation Reveals Where Trees Meet Water

How a new global map is guiding smarter reforestation to improve water infiltration and reduce stormwater runoff.
April 21, 2026 | Dr. Dawn Wright | Mapping

Mapping Ocean Plastic Solutions, from Local Watersheds to Global Waters

OpenOceans Global is mapping the world’s most plastic-polluted beaches and working with local communities to pinpoint the sources.

Recent Articles

View more stories

April 16, 2026 | Katie Olson | Video

VIDEO: 119 Cities. Six counties. One Platform to Solve Regional Problems.
April 14, 2026 | Sunny Fleming | Conservation

The Data Stack Bringing England’s Nature Back
April 7, 2026 | Dr. Dawn Wright | Mapping

Mapping Greenland’s Fjords and Glaciers: Three Ice Tongues and the Secrets of the Seafloor
April 2, 2026 | Katie Olson | Video

VIDEO: How SFO Manages 18 Million Square Feet with One Map
March 31, 2026 | Ryan Lanclos | Public Safety

How High-Tech Maps Helped Team Rubicon Mount One of Its Biggest Aid Efforts
March 24, 2026 | Multiple Authors | Conservation

How Illegal Cattle Trafficking Is Spreading a Flesh-Eating Parasite
March 19, 2026 | Katie Olson | Video

VIDEO: How One City in Portugal Coordinates Emergency Response in Real Time
March 17, 2026 | Christian Carlson | Urban Planning

Cities Embrace Green Space to Create Healthier Communities

Infrastructure

View more stories

February 26, 2026| Katie Olson | Infrastructure

VIDEO: The 3D Model Running Vietnam’s Busiest Port
January 22, 2026| Katie Olson | Infrastructure

Video: From Wildfires to Water—Why Data Integration Matters Now
January 8, 2026| Patricia Cummens | Urban Planning

Montana Zoning Atlas: Mapping Drives Bipartisan Housing Reform
January 6, 2026| Patricia Cummens | Mapping

How Utah—America’s Most Urban State—Uses Data to Solve Housing Affordability

Conservation

View more stories

April 23, 2026| Sunny Fleming | Conservation

The Arbor Day Foundation Reveals Where Trees Meet Water
April 14, 2026| Sunny Fleming | Conservation

The Data Stack Bringing England’s Nature Back
March 24, 2026| Multiple Authors | Conservation

How Illegal Cattle Trafficking Is Spreading a Flesh-Eating Parasite
March 17, 2026| Christian Carlson | Urban Planning

Cities Embrace Green Space to Create Healthier Communities

GIS for Good

View more stories

February 17, 2026| Christopher Thomas | Mapping

Latinos in Heritage Conservation Preserves the Past with Storytelling
November 5, 2025| Lance Owen, PhD | GIS for Good

The Pan American Health Organization Maps Paraguay’s Medical Needs
October 29, 2025| Este Geraghty, MD, MS, MPH, GISP | GIS for Good

Geography as Strategy: How Malaysia Transformed National Health Care
October 27, 2025| Olivier Cottray | GIS for Good

GIS Bridges Satellite Intelligence and Local Action in Conflict Zones

View all departments

Subscribe to Esri Globe

Geospatial news for executives, managers, and tech professionals