Education Blog

Use a notebook and Python scripting to create accounts and set final passwords for them.

ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online, is a complete SaaS offering that provides capabilities for hosting, analyzing, and streaming imagery and raster collections in the cloud.  This provides a new option for performing image analysis in the cloud without the need to install any software.  For those who are teaching, this product provides an easy way for the students to learn and use.  

This blog provides list of topics and resources  how to get started and familiar with ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS online.

ArcGIS Online updated in March 2022! While it includes many great enhancements, we want to focus your attention on a subset that educators will find exciting.

The Webinar series Digitally Transform Campus Operations with ArcGIS kicks off March 17, 2022 on the topic of The Value of Esri Educational Licensing for Campus Operations. Watch the recordings.

Join the Esri LinkedIn group Smart Campus Operations: GIS for Facilities, Utilities & Campus Safety to get updates, resources, and connect with others.

ArcGIS Online groups can help with organizing and delivering content for courses. If you are following best practices for ArcGIS Online in higher-education, then instructors will already be empowered to create and manage groups for their own courses in your organization. 

As GIS has become ubiquitous for all disciplines, we have seen many questions in terms of various deployment options.  We often get questions such as “How can I use ArcGIS on Mac”, or “How do I virtualize ArcGIS”? The answers could vary, and the purpose of this blog is to describe options and considerations for providing access to ArcGIS.

Enhance campus management with ArcGIS Solutions by registering for the webinar series Spatially Enabling Campuses with ArcGIS. The second webinar will take place October 21 at 9 a.m. (PT). 

Using a simple schema, users can map interior space and assets and then deploy floor aware dashboards, floor aware mobile applications, and more. There is a lot that can be done with configurations alone to support field staff, space planners, public safety, and other users in your campus community.

A new series of videos focused on the theme of "GIS Helps" is now online in the following playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZtjGSwC0B4&list=PLiC1i3ejK5vsAraUOjp3wKadPeX0e2ivr 

These videos have been created in time for you to show at your upcoming GIS Day event, or far beyond GIS Day, in instruction, or to your colleagues or employees, or in other settings.  During these times of health, wildfire, and other challenges, GIS is more needed than ever before, and hence the message that "GIS Helps" seems especially relevant.