Latest Contributions by WilliamTarpai

No worries - translations almost always cause extra work that I'm glad I undertake, but am slow to.  Keep up your good works.   (a small sample of the translation).... Automating ArcGIS Monitor Alert Analysis Reports with Playwright MCP Introduction ArcGIS Monitor is a powerful tool for monitoring the health of ArcGIS Enterprise environments. However, operations staff must review the alerts that arise daily, analyze their content, and prepare status updates or reports. Since many of these tasks are repetitive, automating them with AI agents could help reduce the operational workload. In this article, we explore the use of Playwright MCP and GitHub Copilot Agent to automate the entire process: retrieving alert information from ArcGIS Monitor, analyzing that data, and generating a Word report. What is Playwright? Playwright is a browser automation tool developed by Microsoft. It enables the automation of actions such as launching web browsers, navigating between pages, clicking buttons, and filling out forms, making it widely used for web application testing and automating routine browser tasks...... ... View more

@LaurenceLitrico  Thanks for posting.  Definitely looking forward to read more about the 2026 IMGIS conference that took place in one of my favorite cities - Frankfurt, Germany.  It has been exciting to see some of the work being done to improve the energy infrastructure around the world.  No matter whether wind or solar so much is being done to transition away from heavily polluting fossil fuels.  @EzraCheruiyot The Infrastructure Management & GIS conference is all about smart communities.  In the US, in the EU, increasingly in Asia and South America GIS pros are doing amazing things annually to build the infrastructure necessary for improving our communities.  This year at the University of California GIS week, as with ESRI IMGIS conference, it will be possible to view the great work being done....   My plea is for collaborations that might be able to scale up good ideas.... I want to encourage submissions from GIS pros around the globe, but I definitely want to encourage GIS pros from Africa to submit, and collaborate with local university research aiming to scale up. ... View more

Never did I ever think I would have to wait this long to field comments from GIS pros in this community. Has anyone read -  Can the Pact for the Future Restore UN Confidence Quickly? I'm sure there are acceptable solutions that might be posted, perhaps even a deep dig into some of the great projects that were quickly described during UC 2026. ... View more

Can't wait to read a translation into English, please.... ... View more

@vivianleilandi.  Great question, and there are lots of ways to find entryways for well qualified GIS pros.  Contact a United Nations HQ office or the office of the UNDP Resident Coordinator if almost any country you might be interested in working....  Explain your specific interest and that you have GIS skill sets. This is afterall, the Decade of Action in the United Nations. Spend time reviewing the United Nations Academic Impact.  There is a new report Implementation of the SDGs in Higher Education Institutions - Best Practices.     Being actively engaged pressing forward on 33 campuses of higher education in California, some schools are certainly doing better than others.  But my unsolicited advice is to drop by your local university or certainly where you have or want to have alumni status, and ask to be put in contact with whomever manages the GIS software on campus.   I'm sure you find ways to get involved. ... View more

@TreavonClark Excellent post.  As a fellow Buckeye, it was sad you failed to highlight the football stadium, but understandable.  When I visit the campus again in the future, your work will add helpful new thoughts.  I wonder whether there is a place on campus where visitors might teleport to reviewing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?   Have you seen the virtual reality nexus on the campus of San Jose State University?    May I back up for a moment to say it was delightful to meet OSU grads in so many countries in our world during my professional career with the UN and US government. Your GIS work is going to be very helpful for students in the future to explore interconnectiveness. Keep up the good works!!!  ... View more

Thank you Mr. Phillips for the good work you are doing in Georgia.  I came across this post after I had read Sunny Fleming post on work being done in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Chattanooga is a great place for students to do research that helps improve their communities. Encouraging students to hone GIS skill sets is critical to making our world a better place. I wonder how many more universities that GIS can be introduced to in this decade to press forward development....?    ... View more

@OscarSolis1  Que buena idea.  No se, si puede augmentar su ejemplo.....   I really appreciate this dated post, as I listen to  @Sunny Fleming post from January 2026:  How Maps, AI, and Trees Fight Urban Heat in Chattanooga Tenemos opportunidades.....     ... View more

Indeed, I just wrote my stock broker, to prepare to write a few checks to help finance a few noteworthy SDG projects being done in cross - border collaborations between students and higher education.  Hoping to influence some new funding from people with money to give. ... View more

Still owrking on the best translation, but keep on posting, any language can be translated and lots of work to be done. ... View more

@IzabelaMillerGC  Great post - Imagining how many people have to wing it through life....   Keep up your good works.  Here in this UN Academic Impact - Decade of Action there are lots of students in higher education that are contributing, as well as many seasoned pros.    Check out BEST PRACTICES on Implementation of the SDGs in Higher Education institutions......     ... View more

@SarahPowell1  Thank you, thank you, thank you.   This is an amazing post, and it is so inspiring to review how important it was for you.   Keep up your good works. National Geographic and ESRI collaborations are clearly going to help speed up student understanding and involvements in our world today.   https://www.cengageschool.com/solutions/social-studies?utm_medium=partner&utm_source=ngs&utm_campaign=fy27_k12_mapmaker_support_hub_socialstudies&utm_audience=school&utm_cta=learnmore&utm_adtype=landingpage.   ... View more

@JesseCloutier  Excellent and very helpful post.   Not really a solution for me, but a great response.  GIS pros in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia,  (but not to exclude remaining countries on the much in logistical and support need), were whom I was hoping to encourage to reply.    As we have seen at ESRI UC 2026, there were an incredible list of participants doing amazing things in all the far corners of our world today.     ... View more

@Jennifer_Parker   Thanks for posting about the Maps to Megawatts platform, and how GIS for Good is achieving a better world for more people.   @GeoffWade and @MattPiper paper on how important GIS was delivering America's Largest Wind Project was equally noteworthy. As a retiree, I'm always interested in learning about potential investments, especially in renewable energy. Do you happen to know how many students in US as well as globally,  which universities are doing research on relevant topics?   ... View more