Education Blog

Esri consistently releases new contents, updates, and resources related to their products, solutions, apps, and applications, as well as best practices, success stories, recorded webinars, and more. Although these resources are posted in various locations, they can be difficult to find.

This blog provides a comprehensive list of all the May 2023 technical highlights and resources from Esri. It is a buffet-style list, so feel free to pick and choose the topics that interest you.

Read important information about ArcMap Retirement in the Education Programs.

Esri consistently releases new content, updates, and resources related to their products, solutions, apps, and applications, as well as best practices, success stories, recorded webinars, and more. Although these resources are posted in various locations, they can be difficult to find.

This blog provides a comprehensive list of all the April’23 technical highlights and resources from Esri. It is a buffet-style list, so feel free to pick and choose the topics that interest you. I hope you find this information useful!.

A readable license summary? YES! This new doc is designed for schools to read, understand, and follow.

Over 45 K-12 and informal educator interviews about teaching with GIS. Who inspires you?

If you haven't yet, please check the latest My Esri Updates!

Recently, a number of institutions are experiencing problem in using Single Sign On (SSO) to login to their ArcGIS Online org.   The following explains the reason and action needed:  

ArcGIS Online Organization administrators who have enabled the advanced SAML options ‘Enable Signed Requests’ and/or ‘Encrypt Assertion’ will need to obtain the new ArcGIS Online Service Provider metadata file and associate it with their Identity Provider before September 25, 2022.

Several products are being added to the Esri Educational Institution Agreement, providing tools for working with imagery, raster, and graph data as well as managing GIS production workflows.

We’ve discussed the importance of having a good ArcGIS access website for your institution, which could save significant time and resources, as it enables self-service and minimizes the number of inquiries to you. Now we need your help in updating this app with your institution's ArcGIS access website.  

How can a teacher, a school, a district help students get the best bang from a billion-dollar commitment?