Weekly News: Federal GIS Conference and 15 Product and Service Updates
Content Highlight: Federal GIS Conference 2021 – Welcome Session Recap
Federal GIS Conference 2021 officially kicked off on Monday, February 22 with a Welcome Session to introduce attendees to the platform and highlight a few sessions happening through Wednesday, February 24. More than 6,000 attendees from around the world are registered to the largest gathering of GIS users in the government sector. Check out the daily updates, starting with the Welcome Session. Read More.
➡️ Attendees: See the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Racial Justice Agenda at the Federal Conference. Read More.
Place of the Week: Federal GIS Conference
Enable Innovative Strategies at Your Organization in 2021
The Esri Federal GIS (FedGIS) Conference is the largest annual meeting of federal government GIS community members. This year's virtual event will offer excellent opportunities to learn, share, and network.
At the event, you can expect to:
- Hear the latest GIS success stories from agencies leading the way to digital transformation.
At the Plenary Session, Esri president Jack Dangermond will share valuable insights into emerging GIS technologies shaping the future of government. - Attend the all-new virtual Expo to connect with national government industry peers. Discover how our partners are successfully using GIS.
- Learn how to bring cutting-edge GIS tools back to your organization. At the 2021 conference, you can engage in a range of learning opportunities, including technical workshops, special interest group meetings, and breakout sessions.
Registration is complimentary for federal employees and nongovernmental organization (NGO) personnel. Sign up today to reserve your spot.
Register Now - Registration is still open until Wednesday, February 24, 2021!
Subscribe to the Federal GIS Conference place to connect with other attendees, ask questions, or find agendas from participating Esri teams.
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3 Open Questions & Discussions
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15 Product and Service Updates
Community
The GeoNet, The Esri Community name will change to Esri Community starting February 26, 2021. Read More.
ArcGIS Excalibur place has a new welcome blog. Subscribe to their place for the latest activity. Read More.
Product
ArcGIS Maps for Adobe posted a blog for Mac OS users who are opening AIX files that are incompatible with Adobe Illustrator version 25.1 and above. Read More.
My Esri released new updates on February 18 with enhancements and fixes in the Help Center, Licensing, and Support. Read More.
Implementing ArcGIS has a new blog about shared instance pools in ArcGIS Server 10.7. Read More.
Esri Press Books posted about their new book series Applying GIS to inspire spatial thinking in professions, industries, and more. Read More.
ArcGIS Living Atlas
- Learn about the latest ArcGIS Living Atlas release in February 2021. Learn More.
- ArcGIS Living Atlas released a new U.S. Vessel Traffic app. Learn More.
ArcGIS Urban API released an update on February 15, 2021. Learn More.
Upcoming Webinars
Education
- Register for the webinar on February 24, 2021, with Higher Education Faculty on Urban Planning. Learn More.
- A new webinar for the GIS in Higher Ed Chat series - Exploring the Urban Environment with ArcGIS Urban was posted for March 2, 2021. Learn More.
- See more webinars coming up in March 2021 in the Education Events Board.
ArcGIS Aviation added a new webinar for Smarter Airfield Operations on February 24, 2020. Learn More.
National Geospatial Mapping and Charting is hosting Visualizing the Uncertain Future with GIS on March 3, 2021. Learn More.
ArcGIS Maritime is sharing What's New in ArcGIS Maritime with S-57 and Automation starting March 23, 2021. Learn More.
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