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We love the work that you are doing and would love to see your favorite examples. Feel free to share your dashboards in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-nyenhuis-8652741b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JohnNelsonMaps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":6971,"user_firstname":"John","user_lastname":"Nelson","nickname":"John Nelson","user_nicename":"j_nelson","display_name":"John Nelson","user_email":"John_Nelson@esri.com","user_url":"http:\/\/www.adventuresinmapping.com","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:05","user_description":"I have far too much fun looking for ways to understand and present data visually, hopefully driving product strategy and engaging users. I work in the ArcGIS Living Atlas team at Esri, pushing and pulling data in all sorts of absurd ways and then sharing the process. 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