NEW Esri Community Book Available for Free Download

[JesseCloutier]

For the first time, Esri has curated this collection of captivating, true GIS stories from Esri Community members into a digital book made free to download!

Image: Book cover showing portraits of smiling people connected by a cloud of dots. 

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Presented through a series of inspiring stories and expert insights from the Esri Community, Building GIS Together: Stories from the Esri Community Experience highlights the benefits of online collaboration and shared knowledge in overcoming global challenges, driving innovation, and supporting career growth within the GIS field. This book showcases the power of the free-to-use Esri Community platform in using ArcGIS technology for real-world solutions and professional development.

Readers will find sections dedicated to becoming familiar with Esri Community’s offerings and how to join its hundreds of thousands of active members worldwide who use the platform to find solutions, share ideas, and collaborate to solve problems with GIS.

[JesseCloutier]

A great many thanks to the Esri Community members and staff whose stories and quotes are featured in the book!:

@Amanda__Huber
@BrandonA_CDPH
@Brian_Colson
@cpatton_geojobe
@DanPatterson
@DougBrowning
@EH_Alaska
@Hussam_AlJabri
@Jianxia
@JonathanDandois
@JosephKerski2 
@KatieHansen_NIFCAdmin
@KenBuja
@KoryKramer
@sri_krishnahari
@LuizaCintra_Fernandes
@MarvinDavis
@MeleKoneya
@MervynLotter
@PeterKnoop
@RobertScheitlin__GISP
@RosemaryBoone
@SeanTriplett
@Skip_Edel_NIFC_Admin
@TariMartin1 

[DougBrowning]

Wow pretty cool!  You all have me in the news all the time lol.  Will there be copies at UC or anything else about it?  Maybe a ArcGIS Blog article or something?

[MarvinDavis]

Putting me at the top on the cover was certainly a choice I wouldn't have made, but cool! Thank you for putting this together!

[EH_Alaska]

Well this was a surprise! Thank you for once again featuring my story. I'm happy that it can continue to be shared so that it reaches others who are on similar paths. 

[JesseCloutier]

@DougBrowning, we follow the great stories where they lead and you stand out in a good way! For User Conference, our team does have a limited number of print copies to hand out—starting with people featured in the book who will be present. Swing by the Esri Community booth for yours. There aren't currently plans to publish an Arc publication article about the book, but we are pursuing other forms of distribution—some of which will take place after the dust has settled post-UC. 

[JesseCloutier]

@MarvinDavis, our pleasure! 

[JesseCloutier]

@EH_Alaska, we continue to be inspired by and talk about your story! I can't recall if I'd let you know: I had been interviewing another Esri Community member for a Member Spotlight feature during the 2024 Esri Federal GIS conference and they shared your GIS Life post as an example of when they felt most connected in Esri Community. As a parent, they'd had the almost identical question and found your post very helpful and reflective of their experience. They started to describe the post and I knew exactly what they were talking about and pointed out that it came from someone we'd also produced a Spotlight feature on. It was a wonderful small-world moment.

[MeleKoneya]

This was very exciting to be part of and want to extend a big congratulations to all featured!!   I am honored to be included with such an amazing group of GIS leaders!!    

[JesseCloutier]

Thanks for saying so, @MeleKoneya! There's a whole lot of GIS talent featured in this collection of stories and it's a huge honor to be able to showcase the work of our members this way.