Education Blog

Deep learning enables us to identify patterns and insights from data that were once difficult to detect with traditional methods. The Esri education team recently conducted a webinar on the topic of “Unlocking the Power of Deep Learning Applications Using ArcGIS.  This blog provides links to the resources.

Read important information about ArcMap Retirement in the Education Programs.

Watch the webinar recording to learn about the deep learning analysis capabilities in ArcGIS. 

Scripting and modelling play a crucial role in the spatial data science framework and are essential skills in any data science-related courses. ArcGIS Notebooks provide a seamless way to work with Python code and spatial data from within ArcGIS platform.  It is a tool for GIS professionals, data scientists, and developers who want to work with geospatial data in a collaborative and interactive environment.

Watch the webinar Modern GIS Is Web GIS: Teaching GIS Using ArcGIS Online from May 10, 2023 to hear from university faculty, as they discuss their successes and challenges in moving their courses to a web-based framework.

The ability to geo-locate or geo-reference historical maps has been a long-standing workflow in GIS. For those in history or planning programs, I love how this work can really make the past come to life. What buildings (or uses) existed in a location? How has an area changed? What physical landforms of the city have changed? Which landforms have persisted or shaped the current urban form? The best part, it doesn’t take 3 years of GIS to dive into.

A new Esri Academy curriculum guide is available for instructors of planning and geodesign, in addition to existing guides for modern GIS, spatial data science, and imagery and remote sensing. All four curriculum guides have been updated to include ArcGIS Labs, a new exercise focused e-learning format on Esri Academy.

What’s an AP teacher to do in May after AP tests are done?

Scale is an important topic not only in teaching GIS, but in geography, economics, mathematics, environmental science, planning, business, and many other disciplines.  Scale is a cross-cutting theme that enables better understanding of change across space and across time, and the phenomena that cause those changes. This essay features 4 different ways to teach about map scale.  Each way uses easy-to-use tools and maps in ArcGIS Online, requires no sign-in, and yet each is powerful in teaching this concept in hands-on mode!

ArcGIS labs are the newest self-paced e-Learning option at Esri Academy. Use them to explore topics you're curious about, understand how GIS capabilities are enabling actionable insights on pressing issues, and grow your ArcGIS knowledge and skills.