{"id":678122,"date":"2024-06-25T19:59:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T02:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=678122"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:16:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T19:16:26","slug":"esri-devsummit-highlights-powerful-new-arcgis-features-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/esri-devsummit-highlights-powerful-new-arcgis-features-and-tools","title":{"rendered":"Esri DevSummit Highlights Powerful New ArcGIS Features and Tools"},"author":5752,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","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":[1041,10832,10942],"tags":[485662,485672,1391,12172,276362],"arcnews_issues":[489472],"class_list":["post-678122","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collaboration","category-developer-technology","category-esri-developer-summit","tag-arcgis-maps-sdk-for-javascript","tag-arcgis-maps-sdk-for-native-apps","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-developers","tag-open-source","arcnews_issues-summer-2024","arcnews_sections-news"],"acf":{"short_description":"Attendees were introduced to dozens of new ways to extend and build on ArcGIS technology, all while networking and collaborating.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"While showing developers and partners dozens of new ways to extend and build on GIS technology, Esri\u2019s annual developer-focused summit also provided attendees with myriad opportunities to collaborate and network.\r\n\r\nHeld in Palm Springs, California, March 12\u201315, the 19th annual Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit) represented the largest gathering of geospatial technology developers in the world, with nearly 4,000 in-person and virtual attendees from more than 50 countries. Developers were given the once-a-year opportunity to learn new techniques and where Esri technology is going, brush up on skills, and connect with fellow GIS developers and enthusiasts."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":678152,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"One event highlight was the introduction of new web components that are part of ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, which brings prebuilt ArcGIS experiences (encapsulated in web components) into apps. By writing just a few lines of code, users can now leverage many of the same capabilities as other Esri apps, such as creating charts, accessing attributes in vector tile layers, employing interactive editing constraints, and taking advantage of 3D tiles support.\r\n\r\n\u201cWeb components are new to JavaScript Maps SDK, and they encapsulate both functionality and styling in a standards-based way,\u201d said David Cardella, product manager for the Esri developer technology group. He described web components as a set of building blocks for assembling solutions and apps across multiple platforms.\r\n\r\n\u201cThey\u2019re native to the browser, so you don\u2019t need to worry about compatibility challenges,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd they simplify your development experience by having you write less code.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe summit also showcased new features for ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps, including support for custom feeds to power real-time situational awareness experiences and smart forms to streamline attribute editing. Attendees were introduced to the new ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter (in beta), which provides developers with a new way to create cross-platform native mobile apps with ArcGIS capabilities. And according to Cardella, the Native Maps SDKs continue to be built on a common C++ core, maximizing performance and consistency both online and offline; in 2D and 3D; and on mobile, desktop, and embedded devices."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":678162,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Speakers also discussed Esri\u2019s initiatives to help developers easily incorporate Esri resources into open-source apps. For example, Esri developers regularly share open-source projects via GitHub to enable developers and partners to port Esri capabilities across the web. Another example is Esri Geoportal Server, a free, open-source, standards-based metadata catalog management app that enables users to discover and employ geospatial and nongeospatial resources.\r\n\r\nKeynote presentations at DevSummit included the following:\r\n