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Read this important announcement from the European Commission DG Environment regarding transition of the INSPIRE infrastructure to EU horizontal services to ensure long-term continuity. Rest assured, with ArcGIS INSPIRE Open Data, Esri's support of the EU Open Data Directive, data.europa.eu, DCAT-AP, and High-Value Datasets (HVD) aligns with this transition. --- 24 June, 2026 Dear member of the INSPIRE community, The European Commission would like to inform you about the ongoing transition of key INSPIRE infrastructure components to central EU services. This evolution is part of a broader rationalisation and streamlining effort aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability, resilience, and effectiveness of the European data infrastructure ecosystem. The transition aligns geospatial data management more closely with the EU's broader data framework. While the underlying technical infrastructure will evolve, the objective is to ensure continuity of operations and minimise disruption for users and data providers. What is changing? INSPIRE Geoportal [inspire-geoportal.ec.europa.eu]: By 1 July 2026, the INSPIRE Geoportal will be decommissioned. The European Data Portal (data.europa.eu [data.europa.eu]) will become the single European entry point for geospatial datasets. INSPIRE Registry [inspire.ec.europa.eu]: By 1 July 2026, the content of the INSPIRE registry will be migrated to EU Vocabularies [op.europa.eu], ensuring continued access to controlled vocabularies, code lists and semantic assets. INSPIRE Validator: As of 1 April 2026, the European Commission has stopped maintenance of the INSPIRE Validator. The validator remains available as open-source software enabling continued community-driven maintenance, national deployments and future extensions.  Ensuring continuity for users The European Commission remains fully committed to maintaining continuity throughout the transition process. Existing INSPIRE artefacts, including schemas, identifiers, vocabularies and related resources, will remain available. Existing metadata and catalogue services will be integrated into the EU Data Portal ecosystem through GeoDCAT-AP. INSPIRE helpdesk support will remain available at least available until the end of 2026. INSPIRE Knowledge Base The INSPIRE Knowledge Base and website will remain accessible until at least the end of 2026. During this period, the platform will continue to provide documentation, guidance and support material while gradually reflecting the updated governance arrangements. Working together The transition will be carried out in close cooperation with Member States and stakeholders across the INSPIRE community. The Commission's objective is to ensure a stable, predictable, and transparent transition process that preserves existing investments while positioning INSPIRE within a modern, sustainable, and interoperable European data ecosystem.   With kind regards, The INSPIRE Team European Commission DG Environment Unit ENV.01 - Strategy, Digitalization, Better Regulation & Economic Analysis Avenue d’Auderghem, 19  B-1040 Brussels/Belgium [email protected]   ... View more

Since 2007, the INSPIRE Directive has provided a shared framework for spatial data across Europe. It established common principles for interoperability, access, and reuse, enabling countries to develop Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) that support environmental policy, cross‑border cooperation, and evidence‑based decision‑making. Together, these efforts have strengthened national SDIs and contributed to a more connected pan‑European geospatial ecosystem. ArcGIS for INSPIRE (Classic) was designed to support an earlier phase of INSPIRE implementation, focused on schema‑driven harmonization and service‑based compliance. To align with INSPIRE’s continued evolution and modern data practices, ArcGIS for INSPIRE (Classic) will retire on 1-August 2026. Read the full Retirement Announcement ... View more

Announcing the deprecation of classic edit mode ArcGIS Hub classic edit mode will retire in June 2026. This deprecation impacts ArcGIS Hub users who have opted out of workspaces. Customers already using workspaces will not notice the change. If you’re a Hub user who has opted out of workspaces, continue reading to learn more about upcoming changes… ArcGIS Hub, ArcGIS Hub Premium, and ArcGIS Enterprise Sites supported classic edit mode for Hub management. Workspaces became the default experience in June 2025. Classic edit mode is replaced by workspaces—the improved management experience in Hub. Workspaces modernizes and streamlines the Hub management experience and adds value through new functionality. Below are details of the deprecation, which may be subject to change: ArcGIS Online – At the ArcGIS Hub June 2026 release classic edit mode will no longer be available. It is replaced by workspaces. ArcGIS Enterprise – Enterprise Sites 11.5 is the last version to include classic edit mode. It is replaced by workspaces in Enterprise 12.0. Refer to the ArcGIS Enterprise product lifecycle. Upon retirement, users who have previously opted out of workspaces will be automatically opted in and classic edit mode will no longer be available. Learn more… ... View more

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) established the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service to better protect lives, communities, critical infrastructure and public and tribal lands through a more integrated wildland fire management approach. Learn how ArcGIS Hub is serving two critical audiences in America’s wildfire response: the public that needs transparent, real-time information, and the 35,000 wildland firefighters across dozens of agencies who need to operate as one. Key Takeaways The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) org provides real-time, standardized data to firefighters, bridging the gap between what crews know in the field, and what gets captured, kept and shared across agencies. The NIFC Open Data site, built with ArcGIS Hub, ensures the public has rapid, transparent access to critical information like current fire perimeters and incident locations, with approved updates pushed to the site every 5 minutes. Real-time firefighter locations feed into a broader intelligence picture, including field observations, ridgeline cameras, and overnight infrared flights, giving commanders a more predictable read on fire behavior. Behind the public-facing site, ArcGIS also powers the NIFC Org — a shared platform used by federal, state, and local agencies to operate from the same standardized data, ensuring every responder, regardless of jurisdiction, is working from the same picture.     Read the full story ... View more

Learn how MassDOT Aeronautics built a centralized data hub powered by ArcGIS that makes high-resolution drone imagery more accessible. Key Takeaways MassDOT Aeronautics built a centralized data hub powered by ArcGIS that makes high-resolution drone imagery more accessible. Strong governance and consistent metadata standards ensure dependable, analysis‑ready imagery across all missions and departments. A unified system of record streamlines workflows, accelerates decision‑making, and empowers MassDOT crews—from engineers to emergency responders—to work more efficiently. Read the article ... View more

As a US-based Hub site manager, you need to update your site basemap to use a United States basemap (for example, to include label for Gulf of America). Configuring your Hub basemap involves settings in both ArcGIS Online and your Hub sites. In ArcGIS Online, confirm your organization settings for Region and Maps and Scene. Then, for each ArcGIS Hub site you manage, update the basemap setting appropriately. Here’s how: ArcGIS Online Organization > Settings > General (using account with appropriate permissions, e.g., Administrator) Set Organization default > Region to United States. Update the Maps and Scene settings as desired (as needed, you can still change the default extent to be global). Refer to these resources for more information: ArcGIS Online documentation – Organization defaults > Region https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/administer/configure-general.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_CF88D4923E734DFF901ED9A7DED6FB63 ArcGIS Online documentation - Configure map and scene https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/administer/configure-map.htm Esri Vector Basemaps for United States https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/announcements/esri-vector-basemaps-for-united-states Update Basemap Gallery https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/mapping/update-basemap-gallery   ArcGIS Hub Open the Hub site (using account with appropriate permissions) and choose Edit layout, then select Settings from the Customize side panel.   Select Set basemap   From the drop-down menu, choose “Topographic (Vector)” as the custom basemap.     Apply the change:   Then Save settings:   When ready, select Save layout, Publish layout, then View published to see the result:   The updated basemap is now applied to the catalog location map facet (/search), details view (/about), and explore content views (/explore).   TIP: To set the site extent, for example to zoom in on the US in the location map facet, go to Manage site and update the Location in the site Details, or in the ArcGIS Online item settings. This will also make your site discoverable by search engines using location-based search! Refer to these resources for more information: ArcGIS Hub documentation – Configure basemaps and extent https://doc.arcgis.com/en/hub/sites/configure-site-settings.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_A94752ABD5AA4C8DB5D4D49F1DDF6150 Esri Community Hub -Setting a basemap blog post - https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-hub-blog/setting-a-basemap-in-hub-and-enterprise-sites/ba-p/1595351   ... View more

Browse and add trusted content from ArcGIS Hub catalogs directly within Map Viewer? Its a smoother, smarter way to map with curated community data. We are pleased to announce with what's new in ArcGIS Online October 2025 update, Map Viewer now enables users to add content directly from your favorite ArcGIS Hub catalogs, making it easier than ever to incorporate curated datasets into user workflows.  Learn more about Using curated data from ArcGIS Hub catalogs in Map Viewer to increase the reach and impact of your data. Try it today! ... View more

The Esri User Conference (Esri UC) has many presentations and events covering hundreds of topics. To help you navigate the Open Platform showcase and standards-related sessions, we have prepared these focused agendas: Open Platform Spotlight Theater Custom Agenda Metadata, Catalog, & Search Custom Agenda Geospatial Standards Custom Agenda Data Interoperability and ETL Patterns Custom Agenda Security and Privacy Custom Agenda Spatial Data Infrastructure SDI/NSDI Custom Agenda  ... View more

The Esri User Conference (Esri UC) has many presentations and events covering hundreds of topics. To help you navigate the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), National SDI (NSDI), Geospatial Ecosystems, and Integrated Geospatial Infrastructure and related sessions, we have prepared this focused agenda. Get the focused agenda. ... View more