Project teams are expected to move quickly, communicate clearly, and keep stakeholders informed from kickoff through closeout. ArcGIS Dashboards helps meet that challenge by bringing operational data, maps, indicators, lists, and rich context into one shared view. During UC26 we presented ArcGIS Dashboards: Efficiency Throughout the Project Life Cycle, which showed how dashboards can support transparency, improve collaboration, and strengthen decision-making across every phase of a project.
What the Presentation Covered
The session focused on practical ways to use dashboards throughout the project life cycle: monitoring project progress, tracking key performance indicators, reviewing field activity, sharing status with stakeholders, and turning live data into a clearer operational story. Recent updates to ArcGIS Dashboards emphasize faster performance, clearer visuals, richer storytelling, improved accessibility, and more consistent interactions, making dashboards easier to build, interpret, and use in daily workflows.
Resource Guide
Use the sections below as a curated path through the supporting materials. Start with general learning resources if you are new to ArcGIS Dashboards, move into design and formatting resources when you are ready to refine your dashboards, and explore solution and sample content when you want to apply the concepts to real project workflows.
Start Here: Core Dashboard Resources
Samples: https://links.esri.com/2024UCDashboards
Product Documentation: https://arcg.is/2lVIC0R
Esri Community: https://arcg.is/2zamYzd
Blogs: https://arcg.is/2ugxErp
Videos: https://arcg.is/3284V7w
Learn the Basics and Build Skills
Esri Training: https://arcg.is/2nOdlwW (Search for: “ArcGIS Dashboards”)
Tutorial: Get started with advanced formatting in ArcGIS Dashboards
Article: Arcade in Dashboards
Design, Formatting, and What’s New
Article: What’s New in ArcGIS Dashboards – June Release 2026
Blog: No More Ugly Pop-ups
Blog: Advice for Clear and Effective Dashboard Design
Blog: Dashboards That Pop: Advanced Formatting Troubleshooting
GitHub: Arcade Dashboard Data Expressions
Solutions and Ready-to-Use Content
ArcGIS Solutions: https://arcg.is/2lYHzNP
Map Notes Solution
Living Atlas Models for Imagery Workflows
Solar Panel Detection - USA
Pool Detection - USA
Final Takeaway
ArcGIS Dashboards can become the shared operational view that keeps a project team aligned. By pairing well-designed dashboards with the resources above, you can implement and explore advanced formatting and design techniques and apply dashboard patterns at your organization.
If you’d like to connect on this topic further, contact us at cclausen@esri.com and apersson@esri.com!
