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In collaboration with Esri, the National Water Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has released a series of web services via ArcGIS Living Atlas with detailed maps of flood inundation for the entire country. This information will be available several days ahead of major weather events."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":775539,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Esri Introduces ArcGIS for ServiceNow<\/h2>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"A new integration between ArcGIS and ServiceNow lets users incorporate location intelligence directly into everyday business workflows. ArcGIS for ServiceNow allows users to visualize and analyze operational data\u2014including incidents, permitting, facilities, and work orders\u2014in ArcGIS maps and apps, as well as within ServiceNow via maps powered by ArcGIS. 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