{"id":545282,"date":"2022-11-01T19:59:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T02:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=545282"},"modified":"2024-07-23T17:00:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T00:00:34","slug":"where-people-ideas-data-and-maps-come-together","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/where-people-ideas-data-and-maps-come-together","title":{"rendered":"Where People, Ideas, Data, and Maps Come Together"},"author":5752,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[463771,10932,472991],"tags":[157432,201022,176332,281,19312],"arcnews_issues":[481982],"class_list":["post-545282","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-climate-change","category-esri-user-conference","category-gis","tag-arcgis","tag-esri-uc","tag-gis-user-community","tag-location-intelligence","tag-users","arcnews_issues-fall-2022","arcnews_sections-news"],"acf":{"short_description":"At the 2022 Esri User Conference, presenters and attendees showed how innovative the GIS community can be when solving complex problems.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"As one colorful poster in the San Diego Convention Center noted, \u201cIt has been 2 years, 11 months, and 29 days since we\u2019ve been together,\u201d referring to members of the geospatial community who attend the Esri User Conference (Esri UC). \u201cWe are happy you are here.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544332,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Indeed, it seemed that everyone who attended the Esri UC in person in San Diego, California, July 11\u201315, was happy to be there.\r\n\r\n\u201cI attended virtually the last two years and was excited to go in person,\u201d said Katie Wheatley, senior GIS analyst for EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC. \u201cTo be able to further my education in the profession, see what others are doing with the software and technology, and meet new people has been more beneficial than I imagined it would be.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor Dr. Nadine Sherif, regional marketing manager for Esri in the Middle East, Africa, and central Asia, this year\u2019s Esri UC offered an extraordinary atmosphere.\r\n\r\n\u201cSeeing all the Esri customers, distributors, and partners in the same place was just phenomenal,\u201d said Sherif, who traveled from Berlin, Germany, to be at the conference. \u201cI was really delighted to meet people face-to-face again.\u201d\r\n\r\nEsri president Jack Dangermond was overcome with emotion when he welcomed the nearly 15,000 in-person attendees and more than 16,000 virtual participants to the Plenary Session.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s so wonderful to be with you,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m a little overwhelmed by it all, being together for the first time in three years!\u201d\r\n\r\nWhile attendees come from all over the world, speak different languages, and work in various disciplines, Dangermond pointed out that everyone at the Esri UC approaches problem-solving from a common angle: geographically. In today\u2019s complex and interdependent world, that is key.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe world that we are living in is changing rapidly, increasingly dominated by the human footprint,\u201d Dangermond said, noting how this is creating many challenges, from pollution and wildfires to social conflict, food shortages, and a steep decline in biodiversity."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544462,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"But by bringing people, ideas, and data together\u2014by Mapping Common Ground, the theme of this year\u2019s Esri UC\u2014Dangermond believes that geospatial professionals can create understanding and find solutions. And the speed at which geospatial technology is advancing means that GIS professionals will have profound effects on the way civilization evolves, according to Dangermond.\r\n\r\nEsri staff gave presentations on these advances throughout the Plenary Session. Audience members got to see new products such as ArcGIS Knowledge, which employs graph analytics to map relationships among datasets, and ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Engine, which brings GIS software to where big data is stored. (See \u201cBringing Spatial Analysis of Big Data to the Cloud<\/a>\u201d for more information on GeoAnalytics Engine.) And attendees greeted many updates to ArcGIS Pro\u2014including dynamic feature clustering and new animated symbols\u2014with enthusiasm.\r\n\r\nThe highlight of the Plenary Session was the user presentations. They showed how innovative the GIS community can be when grappling with challenging problems. Taken together, the presentations demonstrate the widespread impacts that maps and the geospatial community have on people, places, animals, and ecosystems.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhat you do and how you do it matters. No one else understands things like you do or is equipped to provide the solutions you can,\u201d Dangermond told the audience. \u201cYou are being called upon at this most critical point in human civilization to provide the language, methods, and infrastructure for helping the world find common ground. History will judge all of us based on our success.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

3D GIS Helps Fast-Growing City Expand Sustainably<\/h2>\r\nOver the next eight years, more than 40,000 people are expected to move to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The city wants to ensure that this growth happens sustainably, so its civic analytics team has been experimenting with cutting-edge GIS, like using reality capture<\/a> technology with 3D GIS."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544342,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"After developing a 3D mesh of Sioux Falls, the civic analytics team created a 3D parcel finder for residents to use. This is particularly helpful for visualizing condo parcels.\r\n\r\n\u201cIn 3D, we can see each condo parcel\u2019s shape and location and quickly identify its parcel information,\u201d said Lauri Sohl, civic analytics manager for the City of Sioux Falls.\r\n\r\nTo plan the future of Sioux Falls, the civic analytics team is employing ArcGIS Urban. It lets city officials view new development plans in context as web scenes. According to Christopher Anderson, a civic analytics specialist for Sioux Falls, this allows the city to identify \u201cpoor street connectivity or zoning transitions and\u2026see how the proposals fit in around existing housing and facilities.\u201d\r\n\r\nAustin Brynjulson, another civic analytics specialist for the city, illustrated how the team is working with the fire department to enhance public safety by using the 3D mesh for preincident planning."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544352,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cThey were immediately drawn to the detail of the building rooftops, pointing out all the dangerous features,\u201d Brynjulson said about the firefighters. So the civic analytics team built an app that shows the overall risk of rooftops.\r\n\r\nThe City of Sioux Falls also employs its 3D mesh during winter storms to keep residents abreast of road plowing operations.\r\n\r\n\u201c[Our] application tracks the fleet that plows, sands, and salts the streets,\u201d said Sohl. \u201cWe can use data extraction to help predict icing risk by calculating solar radiation, shadow accumulation, slope, and aspect to create an icing model. This helps us prioritize the high-risk areas for our plows to target.\u201d\r\n\r\nBy being endlessly curious and eager to experiment, the civic analytics team at the City of Sioux Falls has earned the trust of colleagues, residents, and city leaders.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis team is making it easy and efficient to use data as we tackle the challenges and opportunities of a growing city [and] create a better future for our residents,\u201d said Sioux Falls mayor Paul TenHaken in a video message."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

DOT Builds Common Ground with Hub Technology<\/h2>\r\nThe Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) manages 36 regional airports, 18 transit stations, more than 300 miles of transit lines, 37,500 lane miles of roadway, and pedestrian and bike paths that traverse more than 14,000 miles of the state.\r\n\r\n\u201cFor us, GeoDOT\u2014our ArcGIS Online organization\u2014is the foundation of what we do,\u201d said Jos\u00e9 Simo, MassDOT\u2019s GIS outreach coordinator. \u201cIt\u2019s where we provide access to data [and] dashboards and build focused solutions for our users.\u201d\r\n\r\nGeoDOT Local is a site, created with ArcGIS Hub, that MassDOT\u2019s GIS team built to boost collaboration with municipal partners.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt brings together datasets, viewers, and easy-to-use tools designed for cities and towns,\u201d explained Carl Hughes, GIS lead developer for MassDOT."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544362,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"For example, municipalities can use the Road Inventory Submission Application (RISA) within GeoDOT Local to update the data on roads in their jurisdictions, and MassDOT automatically sees the proposed changes in its database. Municipal employees can also use the Massachusetts Project Intake Tool, or MaPIT, to launch projects digitally.\r\n\r\n\u201cPreviously, municipalities initiated projects using paper forms and manual processes. This often resulted in the need for resubmissions for the same projects,\u201d said Hughes, noting that this wasted staff time and taxpayer dollars. \u201cWith MaPIT, project initiation has gone from months to days.\u201d\r\n\r\nMaPIT leverages ArcGIS Web AppBuilder; ArcGIS Enterprise; ArcGIS Roads and Highways, which hosts MassDOT\u2019s linear referencing system; and the department\u2019s internal reference system for projects. Municipal users are led through the steps to map their project\u2019s location and verify funding eligibility. MaPIT then sends the proposal for additional screenings and sign-offs.\r\n\r\nTo ensure that MassDOT is distributing project funds equitably, a dashboard within GeoDOT Local provides a geographic view of infrastructure investments based on how many roadway miles cities and towns own and where people live and work. A related tool called Engage enables MassDOT to understand each community\u2019s unique characteristics and ensure compliance with civil rights codes and environmental justice responsibilities. Engage has data on local populations, including what languages they speak, and contact information for community influencers to encourage public involvement.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe positive response to our GeoDOT Local collaboration strategy has been really exciting,\u201d said Hughes. \u201cOver 85 percent of municipalities are now participating, and the equitable distribution of infrastructure funding has improved dramatically.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":549762,"image_position":"left","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Electric Utility Modernizes Operations with ArcGIS<\/h2>\r\nEnergy Queensland in Australia maintains 153,000 substations and nearly 130,000 miles of connecting power lines while serving more than 5.2 million customers and supporting over 3,500 mobile workers. To keep the lights on for such a vast operation, efficiency is key. That is why the electricity provider has undertaken a digital transformation<\/a> that allows it to operate more quickly and comprehensively."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cWe took our legacy GIS data and, using [the] ArcGIS Utility Network model, modernized our electrical and communications network,\u201d said Shannon Connolly, GIS delivery executive for Energy Queensland.\r\n\r\nIn practice, this means that the grid can be viewed at any scale, from the whole distribution network to individual meters. The data can also be viewed in 3D, allowing users to locate and edit assets quickly and easily."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544372,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"In addition, Utility Network enables staff at Energy Queensland to trace the grid from energy sources, such as solar farms, to customer service points. This is particularly useful for field crews who need to know where to go when responding to outages and maintenance requests. Now, they can see this information in real time with ArcGIS Field Maps.\r\n\r\nGIS also helps Energy Queensland better trace communities\u2019 vulnerabilities to natural disasters, such as bushfires, cyclones, and severe flooding. Energy Queensland can de-energize, inspect, and reenergize specific points on the network as needed during an emergency\u2014a capability that is becoming ever more important with the yearly uptick in climate-related disasters.\r\n\r\n\u201cArcGIS Utility Network is underpinning our ability to achieve a sustainable and resilient future,\u201d Connolly said."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

BIM Integration Helps Engineers Aim for Carbon Neutrality<\/h2>\r\nEgis, a French engineering group, conducts infrastructure projects all over the world. One of the company\u2019s goals is to contribute to achieving worldwide carbon neutrality by 2050.\r\n\r\n\u201c[We can] do this by designing intelligent cities, smart buildings, resilient infrastructure, and low-carbon solutions,\u201d said Vincent Keller, head of the rail digital engineering department at Egis.\r\n\r\nOne of Egis\u2019s biggest projects is constructing the Grand Paris Express rapid transit lines, part of a larger effort to revitalize the rail system in Paris, France. The plan is to build nearly 125 miles of underground metro lines between 2024 and 2030, including 68 new stations and 7 new depots. More than 10,000 workers are already involved in the project.\r\n\r\n\u201cWith ArcGIS, we\u2019ve been able to centralize all the data about existing utilities and buildings,\u201d said Thomas Lesage, Egis\u2019s digital transformation officer."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544392,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"This allows Egis to use building information modeling (BIM) to visually track possible conflicts, such as whether the construction of a new station would require decommissioning existing services.\r\n\r\nTo collect data about each construction site, 70 on-site Egis collaborators take geolocated pictures each day and upload them to Field Maps. Clients can view this and other real-time data with ArcGIS Dashboards to track construction progress.\r\n\r\n\u201cIn this case, the GIS platform becomes the single source of truth that provides potentially all the relevant views and dashboards to make decisions in a short time,\u201d said Keller.\r\n\r\nThe Egis team is also improving workflows by integrating BIM data with ArcGIS and using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data standard with ArcGIS GeoBIM in particular. This helps Egis ensure data continuity not only between construction sites and clients but also between BIM models and GIS, boosting efficiency and increasing transparency with stakeholders.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe project will change the lives of many people,\u201d concluded Keller. \u201cWe believe the processes we\u2019ve presented will also change the lives of many project managers.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

GIS Creates Space for Particle Physics<\/h2>\r\nThe European Laboratory for Particle Physics (known by the French acronym, CERN), a particle physics research institute in Geneva, Switzerland, is most famous for its Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which sits more than 320 feet below ground and tests the properties of accelerated particles. But CERN houses many other projects as well\u2014along with the scientists who work on them\u2014at 18 sites on 540 acres of land. The complex includes 700 individual buildings that accommodate more than 15,000 workers.\r\n\r\n\u201cIn a way, CERN is a small city,\u201d noted Youri Robert, team referee for topography and geomatics at CERN. \u201cAnd the underground infrastructure is just as huge.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe geomatic engineering team at CERN is dedicated to making sure this small city runs smoothly, giving people not just a place to work but also space to carry out their projects effectively."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544412,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"To overhaul what was previously a time-consuming process of organizing floor plans, team members used GIS to build basemaps of the facility and computer-aided design (CAD) files to create indoor layouts. They then converted the indoor CAD plans to a geodatabase format. This provided an easy-to-read display of all the departments in CERN that was also linked to the organization\u2019s human resources database. The team even implemented an integrated reservation tool for employees to use to book rooms and work spaces on campus.\r\n\r\nThe plan eventually went beyond simply mapping space for people to work. The geomatic engineering team ended up integrating data from the team in charge of aligning the 1,600 magnets of the LHC, and this now allows the alignment team to work even when the LHC tunnel is closed.\r\n\r\n\u201cSeeing the benefits for asset maintenance, more and more teams requested a layer in the system,\u201d said Nicolas Guilhauden, geomatics engineer at CERN.\r\n\r\nOver time, the team mapped more than 300,000 assets on the CERN campus with GIS software. And it is currently in the process of integrating ArcGIS Indoors to replace previously used custom tools.\r\n\r\n\u201cWith Indoors, we are enabling both administrative and technical teams to manage their assets in a common system,\u201d said Guilhauden. \u201cThis collaboration at CERN will allow us to face new challenges ahead, like the Future Circular Collider, an ambitious project [aimed at] discovering a new universe of particles.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

A Geospatial Approach to Conservation<\/h2>\r\nListening to and working with communities on conservation is at the core of how the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) helps people meet their own needs while preserving the natural world around them."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544422,"image_position":"left","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cIf we don\u2019t help people find ways of living other than destroying their environment, we can\u2019t save chimps\u2019 forests or anything else,\u201d said Dr. Jane Goodall in a prerecorded video played for the Plenary Session audience. She was outlining JGI\u2019s method for holistic conservation\u2014the subject of a new book from Esri Press. (For more on Local Voices, Local Choices: The Tacare Approach to Community-Led Conservation<\/em>, see \u201cEsri Press<\/a>.\u201d) \u201cIt just makes all the difference\u2026working with the people [and] listening to what they say.\u201d\r\n\r\nBy bringing technology like GIS into communities, JGI enables people to monitor and address the health of their forests. With this approach, \u201cplaces that were utterly destroyed can once again support the natural world,\u201d said Goodall.\r\n\r\nThree presenters took the stage on behalf of JGI to demonstrate Goodall\u2019s vision: Japhet Jonas Mwanang\u2019ombe, national coordinator of Roots & Shoots Tanzania; Dr. Lilian Pintea, JGI\u2019s vice president of conservation science; and Merlin van Lawick, communications associate for JGI.\r\n\r\nMwanang\u2019ombe detailed how, by using JGI\u2019s Tacare approach to conservation, one community replaced an invasive eucalyptus species that was stressing the water supply with native plants.\r\n\r\n\u201cMy goal is to make sure we try to recover what we have lost,\u201d said Mwanang\u2019ombe.\u00a0 \u201cMapping is helping us to document not only what scenarios exist today but also the future of what we want to have.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":544452,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"JGI also uses satellite imagery to help communities fight deforestation. The bird\u2019s-eye view allows community members to connect the emotional reality of deforestation to the tangible work they need to do to restore the land to health.\r\n\r\n\u201cMapping common ground allowed us to develop a common language [and] a common understanding, and it helped develop trust between us as true partners in conservation,\u201d said Pintea.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s important that this work continue far into the future, noted van Lawick, who is Goodall\u2019s grandson. He also said that young people need to have a platform to care for their environment and each other.\r\n\r\n\u201cSharing common ground,\u201d he emphasized, \u201cis one of the only hopes that we have for our generations to create a sustainable future.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
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Geospatial Collaboration Is Key to Fighting Climate Change<\/h2>\r\nClimate change was a big topic at this year\u2019s Esri User Conference (Esri UC). Special guests and keynote speakers underscored the valuable work that GIS practitioners can do to ameliorate the effects of a changing climate and spur humans to modify their behavior.\r\n
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CA Nature shows areas of California that have been preserved and are primed for additional conservation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\nDavid J. Hayes, special assistant to the president for climate policy at the White House, introduced a new climate resilience portal that Esri and the federal government have built. In line with the goals in US president Joe Biden\u2019s climate agenda, the portal will enable federal agencies to more easily develop and share information about climate change. (For more information on this, see \u201cWhite House Releases New Climate Data Portal<\/a>.\u201d)\r\n\r\nWade Crowfoot, secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, updated attendees on California\u2019s effort to conserve 30 percent of its land and coastal waters by 2030. He and Dr. Nathaniel Roth, chief scientific and data adviser for the California Department of Conservation, demonstrated CA Nature, an online GIS site that synthesizes data about biodiversity, climate change, public access to recreation, and more. Users of CA Nature can explore each of these topics using maps and charts and see where there are additional opportunities for conservation.\r\n\r\nTwo presenters from the National Geographic Society\u2014Dr. Jill Tiefenthaler, its chief executive officer, and Ronan Donovan, a National Geographic Explorer\u2014reinforced the importance of map-based storytelling to create common understanding. Tiefenthaler announced National Geographic\u2019s new Global Storytelling Institute, which can help geospatial practitioners more effectively communicate geography-based stories. And Donovan showed the audience how he employs geospatial analysis to find out where conflicts between humans and wolves are common\u2014and, thus, where coexistence is possible.\r\n
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Keynote speaker Deanne Criswell advised the audience on how to prepare for future natural hazards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\nTo round out the special presentations, keynote speaker Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), focused on how analyzing data from past disasters and performing predictive modeling are vital to preparing for a future with more natural hazards. FEMA\u2019s National Risk Index, a geographic database, does this by examining communities\u2019 risk of and social vulnerability to experiencing disasters. Users can employ the tool to evaluate their own communities\u2019 risks, and it can help emergency managers better focus their resources. This is important because, as Criswell emphasized, emergency preparedness and response are collaborative endeavors.\r\n\r\n\u201cConnect and grow with each other,\u201d she implored the audience. \u201cKeep innovating and creating so we can save the most lives, protect the most property, and create sustainable communities for generations to come.\u201d"}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\nWhere People, Ideas, Data, and Maps Come Together | ArcNews | Fall 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At the 2022 Esri User Conference, presenters and attendees showed how innovative the GIS community can be when solving complex problems.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/where-people-ideas-data-and-maps-come-together\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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