Education Blog

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 June 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.

Read Chapter 5 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" outlining options to equip GIS administrators and GIS support staff with knowledge, skills, and resources needed to administer ArcGIS. The main goal is to build capacity for administration, which can be accomplished with training, documentation, web courses, and technical support, as well as being involved with the user community and learning from peers.

Read Chapter 4 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" which outlines steps and recommendations associated with providing continuous support and communication to GIS users across the organization. 

Read Chapter 3 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" which focuses on implementing ArcGIS as an enterprise system and operating it in compliance with the policies and guidelines established in the previous chapter.

Read Chapter 2 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" which focuses on defining governance policies and concepts that apply to ArcGIS. Having a governance plan for managing ArcGIS is a key component in planning for institutional implementation, aligning GIS use with the organization’s mission, and ensuring effective use of resources.

Read Chapter 1 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" outlining how implementing a geospatial strategy and geospatial support system can enhance the mission of educational institutions. The blog establishes an overarching vision of how to govern GIS technology to support teaching, learning, research, and administration.

Read the "Governing ArcGIS in Higher Education" series of blogs on how to govern ArcGIS in higher education setting - supporting the mission of teaching, learning, research, and administration.

For students and young professionals seeking to explore career paths and understand how GIS is applied across industry and science, the Esri User Conference (UC) in San Diego, California is a great place to start.  

Esri UC is the largest GIS gathering in the world, bringing together over 20,000 geospatial professionals and enthusiasts from across the globe. It’s an entire week dedicated to sessions, demo presentations, technical workshops, and networking socials. It’s also a hub for connection and collaboration, where attendees can learn about new tools, technologies, applications, and discoveries.  

ArcGIS Online just received a pretty major update on 6/24 and I wanted to take a minute to highlight just 3 of the updates and relate them to university/higher education use cases. These highlights cover both administrative and academic concepts, so buckle up!

GIS is key to precision agriculture and crop health monitoring. GIS and satellite imagery enable early detection of problem areas such as water or nutrient imbalances, or pest or disease outbreaks. Farmers then apply water, fertilizers, and pesticides to address issues as they arise, preventing potential yield losses and avoiding more extreme interventions later in the season. Students can now experience crop health monitoring in the new activity Experience GIS for agriculture.