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For those of you interested in trying out the Esri Redistricting application, you can head over to the Free Trial page and fill out the "Try Esri Redistricting" form to get access to a trial of ArcGIS Online, which includes licensing for Esri Redistricting. Below is a walk-through of the trial process: Fill out the form on the Redistricting Free trial page to request a trial of ArcGIS Online and Esri Redistricting. After completing and submitting form, a confirmation appears on the page and activation link is sent to email provided in the form. Go to your inbox for the email that you provided in the form, and find the activation email that was sent from Esri. Click-through the activation link in that email. Create your ArcGIS Online account by filling out the account creation form. After finishing and clicking the "create my account" button, you should be redirected to the organizational setup page (below), as well as receive another email confirming your ArcGIS Online account is now set up. Finish filling out that organizational details page and hit "Save and Continue." Now that your organization is setup, you can close out of the modal that pops up (below) and navigate to the "Licenses" section of the "Organization" page. Then scroll down to "Redistricting Online" and hit the 'manage' button.       In the "Manage: Redistricting Online" pop-up window, you will have 2 Redistricting app licenses to give to your organizational accounts. Turn on licenses for accounts that need access to Redistricting by selecting the switch to the right of the users name so that the color turns from grey to blue (as shown below). An optional pop-up will also appear asking if you want to email the member about the new license.  Now your accounts should see "Redistricting Online" in the app launcher tray at the top-right of the screen, as shown below. Select the Redistricting Online icon to launch Esri Redistricting (or navigate to the page directly via this link: Esri Redistricting Online    Now select "Sign in to ArcGIS.com" and enter the ArcGIS Online username and password you've created, select "Agree" on the Licensing agreement pop-up, and you can begin to use your Esri Redistricting trial. ... View more

ArcGIS Hub is an easy-to-configure community engagement platform that organizes people, data, and tools through information-driven initiatives. Organizations of any type and any size, including government agencies, nonprofit groups, and academia, can maximize engagement, communication, collaboration, and data sharing using the ArcGIS Hub initiative-based approach. This blog is meant to serve as a live resource that will be updated to share the latest resources for working with ArcGIS Hub. Have a link to suggest? Let us know! Last edited: Aug 20, 2019 Essential Links: ArcGIS Hub official documentation - includes pages on Getting Started ArcGIS Hub Product Overview hub.arcgis.com - search for public Hub initiatives, pages, data and content ArcGIS Hub GeoNet  ArcGIS Hub posts on the ArcGIS Blog Hub User Lab - sign up and help participate in Hub research studies! ArcGIS Hub Newsletter Signup Finding Example Hubs/Hub Site Collections: hub.arcgis.com - search all public-facing Hub pages and initiatives Hub gallery - official showcase of great Hub sites ArcGIS Hub Showcase Site Hubs Around the World  Video Resources: ArcGIS Hub How-To YouTube Playlist - collection of short How-to Videos, always growing Hub Webinar Series Schedule ArcGIS Hub YouTube playlist (includes all videos below & more) Introduction to ArcGIS Hub - 5min ArcGIS Hub: An Introduction - 55min Esri Best Practices: Implementing ArcGIS Hub - 52 min Deep customization of Hub Sites & Enterprise Sites - 59 min ArcGIS Hub Webinar July 2019 - Esri UK - 59 min Esri Case Study: Johns Creek, Georgia - 5min The Brampton GeoHub (City of Brampton) - 3min City of Zwolle: ArcGIS Hub Citizen Engagement - 9min   Training Resources: ArcGIS Blog: Launch a [Hub] Website in Five Steps Video: Introduction to ArcGIS Hub (5 min) Learning Plan: Become and ArcGIS Hub Specialist Engage Your Community with ArcGIS Hub seminar (1hr 5min)   Hub Site Customization: Hub Site Customization Tips & Tricks Bootstrap 3 Documentation (the css framework that Hub pages work off of) Calcite Bootstrap -  Esri's custom Bootstrap framework - with examples ArcGIS Hub and ArcGIS Enterprise Sites: Designing for Accessibility Tips: Creating Illusion of Split Row Background Banners Tips: Adding an Opaque Content Block Charts Esri cedar chart examples & playground More esri cedar chart examples CodePen playground for creating/testing cedar charts cedar github repo Charts & Custom Visualizations Beyond the Map (video - 55min) Cards Tips: Create Custom Cards with HTML examples of Calcite bootstrap custom cards Drop-downs Bootstrap 3 doc on drop-downs Modals Bootstrap 3 doc on modals (supported in Hub) Tables Bootstrap 3 doc on tables Tips: Adding a table ... View more

Esri Redistricting Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer What is Esri Redistricting? Esri Redistricting is a web-based solution that enables state and local governments, advocacy groups, and citizens to complete official, regulation-compliant redistricting plans and share them directly with specific stakeholders or the public. The foundation of the solution is Esri’s proven ArcGIS software platform and pertinent data set components. Esri Redistricting provides comprehensive features and functionality for plan creation, management, visualization, editing and community collaboration. Where can I try Esri Redistricting? Esri Redistricting is available on the ArcGIS Marketplace, with an option to try a 15-day free trial of the application.   What are the current offerings for Esri Redistricting? Esri Redistricting There are a few options available to support the redistricting process using Esri Redistricting: On-Premises Deployment: Hosted at the customers’ facility, provides flexibility to integrate custom variables, units, or demographics. The customer has full control over adding users, customization, and management of the application. Also, offers opportunities for citizen engagement with the ability for the community to submit redistricting plans. Esri Managed Cloud Services (EMCS) Deployment: Esri Redistricting Online can be paired with EMCS as a deployment option for customers who do not have IT staff that are well-experienced in supporting enterprise GIS systems. By taking advantage of the Managed Services deployment option, the Esri Redistricting user experience is completely web-based and does not require the customer to plan for the infrastructure and resources required to manage and maintain the software, hardware and data components.  Individual-Use SaaS Licenses Hosted by Esri and delivered as software-as-a-service, Esri Redistricting doesn't require installing or maintaining any software. All you need is a Web browser. Esri Redistricting is available on the ArcGIS Marketplace, with options for to test the application with a 15-day free trial, and to purchase individual licenses at $4,500 per user per year.   Districting for ArcGIS Desktop Extension We also have our free add-on to ArcGIS Desktop which doesn’t have all the capabilities and sharing abilities that our Online tool has, but works for smaller organizations. Unfortunately, we do not yet have an ArcGIS Pro extension available at this time.   Is there is a difference in the Esri Redistricting and Districting for ArcGIS? At a high-level, here are the distinguishing features between the two:   Districting for ArcGIS is a free ArcMap add-on that allows you to create districting plans using your own geographic data and attribute information. This does require you to have an ArcGIS license and knowledge of ArcGIS Desktop tools (ex. This add-on takes advantage of ArcMap and the out-of-the-box suite of tools with ArcGIS for further GIS analysis). Districting for ArcGIS has an add-on for ArcGIS versions 10 through 10.5 and is available for download here.   Esri Redistricting is a web-based Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) solution for creating districting plans. As a lightweight application, you don’t need to install or maintain software; the application and tools are served over the web. Esri Redistricting includes pre-processed Census 2000, 2010 TIGER, 2020 (when available) and Public Law (P.L) 94-171 data with ready-to-use basemaps, reports, design and review tools, and demographic information in an easy-to-use interface. A free 15-day trial of Esri Redistricting is available on the ArcGIS Marketplace, allowing you to get hands-on exposure to the application and its features. ... View more