{"id":383831,"date":"2020-12-02T22:09:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T06:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcuser&p=383831"},"modified":"2020-12-03T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:23:55","slug":"opportunity-in-adversity","status":"publish","type":"arcuser","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity in Adversity"},"author":1031,"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":[348072,430101],"tags":[17662,430851,581,741],"arcuser_issues":[472351],"class_list":["post-383831","arcuser","type-arcuser","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-letter","category-public-health","tag-3d","tag-covid-19","tag-digital-transformation","tag-pandemic","arcuser_issues-arcuser-fall-2020"],"acf":{"short_description":"Table of contents listing articles in this issue and the Editor's Letter. ","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"pdf","file":390671},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The COVID-19 pandemic and the events of 2020 have been a stress-test for our world, bringing widespread social and racial inequities, such as housing, food insecurity, and unequal access to technology, into stark relief and exacerbating the already trying situations of many.\r\n\r\nIn responding to this public health crisis and its knock-on economic and social effects, GIS has demonstrated the pivotal role geographic technology plays in understanding, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating these threats.\r\n\r\nOver the past 40 years, GIS use and the adoption of a holistic, geographic approach have expanded from projects to organizations to countries, furnishing and analyzing data, enhancing understanding, and making more rational decisions and effective action possible.\r\n\r\nThe creation of a large-scale geospatial infrastructure can improve understanding across the world to meet unprecedented challenges. This is not just automation but insight at a scale and a pace that can let us respond effectively to rapidly changing conditions. From the enhancement of mobile apps to cloud-based analysis tools, geospatially derived knowledge is more readily available than ever.\r\n\r\nAs both a driver and beneficiary of digital transformation, geospatial infrastructure is also key to renovating the physical infrastructure. The incorporation of SURE technology in ArcGIS will enable the transformation of imagery and lidar into point clouds, photo-textured 3D meshes, and true orthophotos that can be used for creating digital twins. These capabilities are supported by improved field mapping and Site Scan for ArcGIS, which delivers an end-to-end cloud solution for drone imaging projects.\r\n\r\nA geospatial approach has been tremendously successful in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a few months, thousands of organizations across the globe adopted it. However, a large-scale geospatial platform requires more than technology. It requires leadership and governance within organizations and across the GIS community. This is the opportunity to use geography to make a lasting change in the way we deal not only with threats to public health but with pressing challenges such as climate change and social inequity."},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Center","content":"

Focus<\/h3>\r\nHow GIS Can Help Achieve Equitable and Speedy Vaccine Distribution<\/a>\r\n\r\nGIS Project Helps with Food Insecurity and Waste<\/a>\r\n\r\nClosing the Digital Divide in the World of COVID-19<\/a>\r\n\r\nArcGIS Solutions Support Pandemic Response and Recovery<\/a>\r\n

Special<\/h3>\r\nProviding Actionable Data Aid Earthquake Response<\/a>\r\n\r\nAdding Traffic Data Using GIS Enhances Commercial Property Valuation<\/a>\r\n

Software and Data<\/h3>\r\nBriefly Noted<\/a>\r\n

Manager\u2019s Corner<\/h3>\r\nGovernance for GIS: Decisions and Decision-Making<\/a>\r\n\r\nIntrapreneurship and Geospatial Infrastructure<\/a>\r\n

Developer\u2019s Section<\/h3>\r\nPump Up Pop-Ups in Web Apps<\/a>\r\n\r\nArcGIS Runtime 100.9 Has More Support for Feature Use, Open Data, and Offline Maps<\/a>\r\n

Hands On<\/h3>\r\nBetter Breaks Define Your Map\u2019s Purpose<\/a>\r\n\r\nMeasuring Firefighter Performance with ArcGIS Pro<\/a>\r\n\r\nScripting Time Calculations in ArcGIS Arcade<\/a>\r\n

Bookshelf<\/h3>\r\nGIS for Science: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics<\/a>\r\n\r\nSmarter Government Workbook: A 14-Week Implementation Guide to Governing for Results<\/a>\r\n

Faces of GIS<\/h3>\r\nSharing Black Perspectives on the Racial Implications of Place<\/a>\r\n

Education<\/h3>\r\nInterns and GIS Improve Campus Transportation<\/a>\r\n\r\nHow GIS Helping Reinvent Neighborhoods<\/a>","snippet":""}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\nOpportunity in Adversity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The COVID-19 pandemic and the events of 2020 brought widespread social and racial inequities, such as housing, food insecurity, and unequal access to technology but has shown need for digital transformation.\" \/>\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\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Opportunity in Adversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The COVID-19 pandemic and the events of 2020 brought widespread social and racial inequities, such as housing, food insecurity, and unequal access to technology but has shown need for digital transformation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Esri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-03T17:23:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2020\/11\/opportunities_banner.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Esri\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t \"@graph\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity\",\n\t \"name\": \"Opportunity in Adversity\",\n\t \"isPartOf\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#website\"\n\t },\n\t \"datePublished\": \"2020-12-03T06:09:39+00:00\",\n\t \"dateModified\": \"2020-12-03T17:23:55+00:00\",\n\t \"description\": \"The COVID-19 pandemic and the events of 2020 brought widespread social and racial inequities, such as housing, food insecurity, and unequal access to technology but has shown need for digital transformation.\",\n\t \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity#breadcrumb\"\n\t },\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t \"target\": [\n\t \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity\"\n\t ]\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/opportunity-in-adversity#breadcrumb\",\n\t \"itemListElement\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 1,\n\t \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t \"item\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t \"position\": 2,\n\t \"name\": \"Opportunity in Adversity\"\n\t }\n\t ]\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#website\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/\",\n\t \"name\": \"Esri\",\n\t \"description\": \"Esri Newsroom\",\n\t \"potentialAction\": [\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t \"target\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t },\n\t \"query-input\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t }\n\t }\n\t ],\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t },\n\t {\n\t \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/82e5143bcdebadf8fd64d84e503ca468\",\n\t \"name\": \"Monica Pratt\",\n\t \"image\": {\n\t \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\n\t \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MonicaMug_agol2.jpg\",\n\t \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MonicaMug_agol2.jpg\",\n\t \"caption\": \"Monica Pratt\"\n\t },\n\t \"description\": \"Monica Pratt is the founding and current editor of ArcUser magazine, the executive editor of ArcNews magazine, the editor of Esri Globe and head of the Publications team at Esri. 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