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.

The Critical Approaches to Place: Teaching Narrative Mapping project from New Mexico State University in southern New Mexico brings GIS to an expanded array of disciplines.  This article explains why and how faculty integrated GIS into research and instruction, particularly in the arts and humanities.  

We are excited to announce the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition on Earth Day. The competition opens July 10th, but you can get a head start.

In this essay and video, let's examine an oft-heard question from students, "Is my map right"?   Let's explore some valid responses to this question that enables students to think about what "right" actually means, and also what would be better questions to ask.

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.

Most of us in the United States are not wealthy enough to not work.  By work, I mean to say that we trade our time (skilled or not) for money.  It most cases, the more skills one has, the higher salary one can draw.  When our skill set is in high demand, either from market expansion or scarcity of skilled laborers, our salary increases.  What’s the point of the arm-chair economics lesson?