Esri Tutorials Spotlight: AI Assistants in ArcGIS
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of modern GIS workflows, and now you can interact with ArcGIS in a whole new way using AI assistants. These tools allow you to use natural language prompts to explore data, build workflows, and complete tasks more efficiently.
For students studying GIS, learning how to work with AI-powered tools is quickly becoming an important and transferable skill.
This blog post highlights several hands-on learning resources that will help you start using AI assistants in ArcGIS.
Use an AI Assistant to Explore the Pickleball Market
In this tutorial, you will expand a business that sells pickleball equipment. Using the assistant, you'll generate a color-coded map showing pickleball activity to help inform where your next target market should be located. You'll also learn how the assistant can provide tips to improve your map.
Choose Candidate Areas for a Convenience Store
In this tutorial, you'll use ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App to find candidate locations for a new store. First, you'll use the Business Analyst AI assistant to perform a points of interest search. Then, you'll perform suitability analysis and compare the results to historical traffic data. This way, you'll consider all three criteria within your area of interest.
Create and Translate a Survey With an ArcGIS Assistant
ArcGIS Survey123 has an assistant for building surveys in the web designer. In this video, you’ll learn how to quickly turn your ideas into a draft survey design using the assistant.
This approach makes it easier to design forms and surveys while keeping your focus on the questions and data you want to collect.
Watch the video: Create a survey >
Watch the video: Translate a survey >
Prompt Writing for AI Assistants
Just like learning a new GIS tool, using AI effectively requires practice. Writing clear prompts helps AI assistants understand what you want to accomplish and provides more accurate results.
This blog post explains best practices for prompt writing so you can get the most out of AI tools in your GIS workflows.
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As AI becomes more integrated into GIS technology, understanding how to work with AI assistants and craft effective prompts will become an increasingly valuable skill. After getting some practice and insights from these resources, consider using an assistant to enhance your next GIS project!
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Esri Tutorials Spotlight Blog Series
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