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The Louisiana National Guard consumes geospatial models and maps to guide storm-recovery and COVID-19 operations.

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planning and analysis

National Guard calls on predictive model

USACE combined model inputs to guide hospital capacity building and used map-based apps to determine the best places to build temporary hospitals

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Operational Intelligence

COVID-19: Army corps uses maps and models

Warfighters use GIS to integrate information inputs from sensors and drones. A common operational picture tracks locations and movements.

US Navy puts tactical tools to the test

At any given time, more than 50,000 ships are at sea or in port throughout the world. These include military ships, cargo ships, and tankers.

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Flexible technology makes it easy for the US Navy to stand up purpose-driven apps.

Integrating diverse intelligence technologies

Real-time information delivery and analysis help the US Navy optimize resources and capabilities to support the mission at the moment.

Reducing the warfighter's cognitive load

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The Lebanese Red Cross uses location intelligence in conflict zones to help volunteers tackle complex data collection and project management.

Delivering aid and building trust

Maps and models help scientists "see" the seafloor. Adding GIS, scientists deliver visualization for stronger communication and understanding.

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Planning and Analysis

Ocean scientists study the depths with sound

Explore two workflows for Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)/US National Grid (USNG) coordinates.

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Production and Analysis

MGRS/USNG coordinates to web map made easy

Explore a new lesson demonstrating how you could have used Military Tools for ArcGIS to save lives and hasten victory.

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Production and Analysis

Plan a historic battle

Monitoring with GIS, surveys, and sensors keeps Mississippi River barge traffic moving. Electronic charting gives river captains up-to-date data.

Sensors and system keep river traffic flowing

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TsunamiSafe provides the tools and information needed to make better-informed decisions both prior to and during a tsunami.

Interactive maps communicate tsunami threat

3D Visualization & Analytics

ArcGIS Earth 1.10 adds KML editing

This new release gives users the power and flexibility to manipulate KML in its entirety.

3D Visualization & Analytics

ArcGIS Earth 1.10 improves disconnected workflow

Now with 1.10 users can work with this new data type, expanding the variety of information that works directly inside of ArcGIS Earth.

A new iPhone app that gives their commanders a real-time look at the situation.

In the news

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The high-tech gear that’s helping the US military

Its computer algorithm calculated where the virus might spread next. The technology could change the way we fight another contagion.

The computer algorithm detects the coronavirus

U.S. Northern Command is leveraging private sector technological advancements to lead DoD’s military operations against COVID-19.

USNORTHCOM works to fight COVID-19

Esri’s mapping technology is being used by the WHO, John Hopkins University, and other organizations tracking the spread of the virus.

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Esri plays a major role in mapping