Education Blog

Congratulations to all Esri Innovation Program (EIP) Students of the Year for their wonderful work. See projects here.  Special congratulations to Jooyoung Yoo, a student from University of Southern California (USC), for his work on this Democratizing Nationwide Urban Tree Canopy Mapping project.

Esri consistently releases new contents, updates, and resources related to their products, solutions, apps, and applications, as well as best practices, success stories, recorded webinars, and more. Although these resources are posted in various locations, they can be difficult to find.

This blog provides a comprehensive list of all the April 2026 technical highlights and resources from Esri. It is a buffet-style list, so feel free to pick and choose the topics that interest you.

This is actually not a question to you, but if you'd like to get in contact and tell us about your research that'd be great 🙂   The aim here is to highlight some of the great work out there, from researchers who are applying ArcGIS AI capabilities!

ArcGIS Governance is evolving to encompass a structured approach - institutional mission and policies should guide how ArcGIS is governed. Check out webinar follow up - recordings, slides, resources and key ideas. 

One of the biggest mistakes teachers make when teaching with digital maps is ....

We are pleased to share The Guide to the Geographic Approach (The Guide) . While The Guide is a growing collection of open-access, cross-disciplinary resources built by a network of universities in partnership with Esri, we are specifically expanding its reach into business education.

We are excited to highlight two new modules designed to help business students solve practical industry problems while critically examining the ethical implications of geospatial analysis.

Esri Imagery and remote Sensing Educators Summit is an annual event hosted virtually by Esri Education team, in collaboration with other teams at Esri and academic partners.  This year, it was taken place on April 22-23, 2026.We featured inspiring panels, lightning talks, and the latest technology updates at the event.  Proceedings will be available soon from the Esri Event website.

Following are  links to Esri learning materials and resources, presented during the event.

Read and watch a video about the Esri Education's experience in Anaheim on April 15-18, 2026 for the 2026 NSTA! 

This Earth Day the theme is "Our Power, Our Planet," focusing on climate, renewable energy, and environmental justice. Here are some activities to engage your class with these themes through maps.

Esri consistently releases new contents, updates, and resources related to their products, solutions, apps, and applications, as well as best practices, success stories, recorded webinars, and more. Although these resources are posted in various locations, they can be difficult to find.

This blog provides a comprehensive list of all the March 2026 technical highlights and resources from Esri. It is a buffet-style list, so feel free to pick and choose the topics that interest you.