Spatially intelligent maps and apps for science

Scientists communicate with policy makers by transforming geospatial data into actionable information in geoenabled apps. Designed to run on the web, smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, many of the GIS apps below work on any device with no coding required.

Explorer apps

These web applications let you take a closeup look at science topics and observations around the world.

Landsat Explorer

Navigate the world with Landsat satellite imagery. Landsat uses the electromagnetic spectrum, revealing what's invisible to the human eye.

Sentinel Explorer

Visualize and understand how our planet has changed over time through the power of Sentinel satellites, which gather data beyond what we can see.

World Imagery Wayback

Experience dynamic historical exploration and discovery of previous versions of the World Imagery basemap.

Ecological Tapestry of the World

Explore global ecology in unprecedented detail via the Ecological Land Units (ELUs) for land-use planning and ecosystem services assessment.

Ecological Marine Unit Explorer

Explore this unique collection of 37 full-ocean-depth categories for classifying and preserving marine environments.

Arctic DEM Explorer

Explore Arctic elevation based on the Polar Geospatial Center's Arctic Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Arctic Landsat imagery is updated daily.

Antarctic REMA Explorer

Investigate and explore the Reference Elevation Model for Antarctica (REMA), as a DEM created by the Polar Geospatial Center.

Hurricane Aware

Understand hurricane forecasts and impacts using layers from the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.

Sea Ice Aware

An app to help visualize monthly changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent, courtesy of the National Snow and Ice Data Center and Esri.

Topobathy Explorer

Explore the rich history of US topographic maps from 1882-2006, courtesy of the US Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with Esri.

Online analysis apps

These applications allow you to view or perform online analytics on a variety of science subjects.

Water Balance App

Access data from NASA's Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) and analyze changes in freshwater availability over time.

US Precipitation Forecast

Access and analyze the real-time precipitation forecast for the next three days, updated hourly from NOAA's National Weather Service.

Drought Tracker

Access drought monitoring data to analyze drought intensity in the US from March 2000 to the present.

Heat Waves

Assess various climate model scenarios within a chosen year when levels of temperature and humidity may pose a considerable threat to human life.

Future Heat Events

Assess how temperatures are changing according to both historical data and future projections of temperature.

Heat Events and Social Vulnerability

Analyze the projected impact in the US as the number of heat days increases. The social vulnerability is ranked for each county.

Cumulative Exposure to Climate Change

Assess indices of climate hazards such as warming, drought, heat waves, fires, precipitation, floods, storms, water scarcity, and sea level rise.

Intact Habitat Near Me

Analyze your community's potential for green infrastructure, including remaining intact habitat and other measures of natural and human assets.

How Green Is Your Community?

Compare changes between aggregated 2011 National Land Cover Database categories with The Clark Labs 2050 Conterminous US Land Cover Prediction.

Policy Maps

A myriad of maps and apps aid social scientists in identifying trends, making policy decisions, and communicating with policy makers.

SSURGO Downloader

Download ready-to-use map packages for a variety of analyses with more than 150 attributes from USDA's Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO).

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Dashboards

These applications increase the use and value of scientific projects and environmental management by providing near-real-time displays for monitoring instruments, events, or activities, oftentimes for ‘at-a-glance’ decision-making.

Argo Float Status

Summary from th Argo floats that have delivered data within the last 30 days – Esri Living Atlas Team in collaboration with WMO JCOMMOPS & UNESCO

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Tempe Opioid Abuse Probable EMS Call

City of Tempe Opioid Abuse Probable EMS Call Dashboard.

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Wildfire Status Dashboard

Wildfire Status Dashboard by International Association of Fire Chiefs

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USDA Forest Inventory Analysis

USDA Forest Inventory Analysis Pests Impact Portal with an imbedded story map.

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Hurricane Impact Assessments and Triage Dashboard

This dashboard provides up-to-date summary of diver-collected data from Puerto Rico's Hurricane Impact Assessment and Triage efforts.

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Batman Villains

Even a Batman Villains Dashboard! Created by Esri

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Coral Reefs at Risk of Bleaching

Coral Reefs at Risk of Bleaching Created by Esri's Living Atlas Team .

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Global Active Fires and Hotspots

Displays locations and stats of detectable global thermal activity from the MODIS sensor on-board NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites.

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Australian Bush Fires

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Summary of "Biodiversity"

Indicators linked to Urban Vegetation – “in French”

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World Database of Protected Areas

Search and view protected sites in your local area. See what year they were given protected status, their size, and what IUCN protected category.

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Story maps

Esri Story Maps apps let you combine authoritative maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content. They make it easy to harness the power of maps and geography to tell your story. Check out these science-themed story maps:

Explore a Tapestry of World Ecosystems

View an Esri Story Maps Journal version of the Ecological Tapestry of the World of the global ELUs.

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Ecological Marine Units

Explore an Esri Story Maps Cascade story that describes the full background of the Ecological Marine Units (EMUs) project.

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What Is Under the Ocean's Hood?

This Esri Story Maps Cascade story details the use of geostatistics within the EMUs project and the availability of a 3D Fences toolbox.

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USA Wildfires

This custom story map presents a live feed of current wildfire locations in the United States showing acreage and containment.

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Extreme Heat

This Esri Story Maps Journal story shows how prolonged periods of unusually hot weather can be dangerous to human health and safety.

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Occupations Vulnerable to Extreme Heat

Based on US Census data, this story map shows where workers in farming, fishing, and other occupations are vulnerable to extreme heat.

Global Heat Action Plans

This crowdsourced Esri Story Maps Cascade story shows how cities worldwide are including extreme heat in disaster response planning initiatives.

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An Ocean of Story Maps

This catalog of story maps focuses on ocean and coastal science, as well as conservation, resource management, and maritime industries.

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Speaking the "Language" of Spatial Analysis

This catalog of story maps focuses specifically on spatial analysis, scientific workflows, journal articles, and scientific fieldwork.

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Communicating Science

Like these story maps? Learn how to make your own to share your GIS work.

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