GIS and the 2020 Census
This book provides the most recent GIS methodologies and technological tools to support census workers' needs during all the stages of a census.
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Social Science
As human activity increasingly dominates Earth, social science remains critical.
All In for Sustainable Development
Women and Sustainable Development
This story map showcases how the geospatial perspective can enrich the analysis of gender indicators to follow-up and review progress toward achieving the 2030 Agenda.
Global gender gap index
The Global Gender Gap Index, produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF), examines the gap between men and women across four fundamental categories.
Celebrating Women's Rights
Women and girls are more deeply impacted than men and boys by poverty, violence, discrimination, and economic crises. See how the SDGs can help.
More on the SDGs
These 17 goals set out to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all.
New Racial Equity Initiative
Open data, maps, training solution templates, and stories reveal patterns of inequality and help drive changes toward racial justice.
COVID-19 and the Scientific Community
A global information system has emerged to empower the science community to better understand and model pandemics and inform public health decision making.
Maps for data-driven public policy
Policy maps clearly show where there are opportunities to inform policy makers and concerned citizens. The new Esri Maps for Public Policy site is dedicated to raising the level of spatial and data literacy used in public policy. We invite you to explore curated content, training, best practices, and datasets that can provide a baseline for your research, analysis, and policy recommendations.
Tackling homelessness
Homelessness is a complex issue. To properly address the root causes, organizations need to better understand the impacted communities, as well as the extent of the problem. Many organizations are using the ArcGIS platform to identify at-risk communities, count the homeless population, establish strategic partnerships, share resources, and conduct targeted intervention and outreach.
Compiling and sharing accurate housing data
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) collaborates with communities across the United States to establish job-generating economic development projects. To meet high demand for information about these projects and make its data easily accessible, HUD works with Esri partner VSolvit to develop and maintain an enterprise GIS.
Health information privacy
MapMasq is an ArcGIS Pro extension for analysts, epidemiologists, scientists, and researchers needing to perform geomasking and/or aggregation procedures that comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. MapMasq helps health organizations to deidentify their protected health information so that they can display or share data safely.
GIS and social science books and sessions
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Homelessness: GIS for Science
Explore resources for tackling homelessness in this chapter from the Esri Press book, “GIS for Science: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics.”Explore homelessness resources -
GIS Research Methods
This book shows researchers how to incorporate spatial thinking and GIS technology into research design and analysis.Get the book -
Resilient Communities across Geographies
This collection of stories examines community efforts to meet environmental and socioeconomic challenges through the application of GIS.Get the book -
Enhancing Qualitative Social Science Research
This story showcases how ArcGIS can be utilized for qualitative social science research, including data capture, coding, and analysis workflows.Explore the story
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