Geologist-turned-educator expands GIS access
Success story
At the West Virginia Department of Education, Dr. Erika Klose helps teachers and students access ArcGIS software across the district.
Students onstage at Esri UC 2025
Learn from students in the remote Colegio Agustiniano school of Chitré, Panama about how they leveraged the power of geospatial science and remote sensing to make an impact in their community.
Articles
Discover best practices and get inspired with this collection of articles, case studies, success stories, and blogs.
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Teachers and students map invasive slugs together
ArcWatch
Tracking rat lungworm parasite carriers highlights the intersection of biology and technology in addressing Hawaii’s environmental health issues. -
Geography teacher maps a legacy
User story
Educator Jim Hanson was quick to adopt GIS, which promoted engagement in the classroom and helped students learn problem-solving skills. -
The power of GIS as a classroom tool
User story
Lehigh University’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology Program focuses on teaching educators to align technology with standard curricula. -
With drones, Detroit students see new career paths
Case study
Students in Frederick Douglass Academy's new GIS pathway learned applicable skills by mapping and analyzing their neighborhoods. -
Joining the GIS community before college
Esri Community Blog
Duke Boateng experienced a GIS internship, the Esri FedGIS, and a university STEM program–all while still in high school. -
Navigating a career in lidar
Esri Community Blog
Networking, taking risks, and building her brand helped one student along her journey from high school GIS projects to managing lidar programs. -
Special Achievement in GIS Award 2023
Esri Community
At the 2023 Esri User Conference, Clark Magnet High School won the K–12 education Special Achievement in GIS Award. -
Using maps to protect the unhoused from wildfires
Esri Blog
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School students used web maps, GIS, and other technology to locate homeless encampments near high-risk fire areas. -
Black perspectives: The implications of place
ArcUser
GIS can illuminate and thus help prevent racial inequities.
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