Esri Young Professionals Network Blog

My journey into the world of remote sensing and humanitarian health began with a childhood fascination with geography. As a child, I spent countless hours studying maps, memorizing countries, and learning about borders and capitals. This early passion laid the groundwork for my current professional interests.

My name is Becca and I am a recent graduate at Yale University. In this post, I'll explore how my academic pursuits and experiences have cultivated my understanding and passion for remote sensing in humanitarian health.

As a student or young professional, it is important that you know how to utilize and analyze spatial data to uncover insights and patterns that leadership will want to know. Read about this upcoming, no-cost training opportunity to learn spatial data science with step-by-step exercises and expert videos.

Looking at the role of support analysts in the Esri ecosystem, what they do and how they do it, ending with a few closing reflections on my own place in that system.

Are you interested in a summer internship at Esri?

In article, we dive into various internship pathways at Esri and how you can tailor your resume to stand out in the applicant pool.

Being a one-person GIS department can evoke a special kind of loneliness that feels like being on a deserted island.

As a fellow one-person GIS department, here are strategies and resources to help one-person GIS departments to navigate finding community and sense of belonging.

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We want to hear from you! What questions do you have for leaders in the GIS Community? Submit your questions here and they will be answered during the Esri UC.

Internships are a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in the field, practice what you learned in school, and network with geospatial professionals.  Sometimes, they can even be a great opportunity to get paid!  Looking for an internship can be overwhelming as a student, and even more so as a recent or not-so-recent graduate. 

This article aims to serve as a starting point in the process, regardless of where you are in your academic journey – reviewing the benefits of an internship and identifying tips and tricks for your internship search to help you land that offer.

What does it mean to be "young" in Esri Young Professionals Network (YPN)? How can embracing this inclusive spirit lead to a powerful ecosystem of starters and leaders where you don't "age out" but rather find new ways to engage and contribute?

In this article, I share my own story as a graduate student in a mid-career reset and my journey to becoming an Esri YPN Ambassador.

I am Christian Mey, a forestry professional with a passion for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In this article I explain the pivotal role of GIS in shaping my career in wildlife conservation over the past 12 years, since graduating from the National Forestry School of Cameroon in August 2012.