Stay Updated: List of December 2024 - Technical highlights & Resources from Esri

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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 December 2024 technical highlights and resources from Esri. It is a buffet-style list, so feel free to pick and choose the topics that interest you.

What’s New

 

ArcGIS Earth

• What’s New in ArcGIS Earth (December 2024) here

ArcGIS for Microsoft 365

• What’s new in ArcGIS for Microsoft 365 (November 2024) here

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

• Livestream: What’s New in the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, v4.31 here

ArcGIS Pro

• What’s New for 3D Analyst in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 here
• What’s new for CAD and BIM in the November 2024 release of ArcGIS Pro here

ArcGIS StoryMaps

• What’s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (December 2024) here

ArcGIS Urban

• What’s New in ArcGIS Urban (December 2024) here

Developers

• What’s new in ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps 200.6 here

ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Engine

• What’s New in ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Engine (December 2024) here

 

Patches & Environments

 

ArcGIS Enterprise

• ArcGIS Server 11.4 Spatial Analysis Patch here
• ArcGIS Server 11.3 Offline Utility Network Patch 1 here
• ArcGIS for Server 11.3 Feature Service Shared Templates Patch here

 

News

 

Esri Blog

• Construction of the Western Hemisphere’s Largest Wind Project and Clean Energy Transmission Line Is Guided by Location Intelligence here
• Permafrost: The Vanishing Ground That’s Wreaking Havoc on People and the Planet here
• Video: A Data-Driven Approach to Safeguarding Southern California’s Water Supply here
• How a Crime Atlas Is Changing Policing and Crime Fighting in Austria here
• How One of the Snowiest Cities in America Keeps Moving: Syracuse’s Innovative Use of Smart Maps here
• Top 10 Stories of 2024 here

 

Podcast

• Brisbane’s Bold Leap: How Digital Twins are Modernizing Infrastructure here
• Mapping the Noise: A Path to Quieter Cities here

 

WhereNext

• Operational Efficiency, Location Intelligence Yield More Security and Savings here
• How Companies Monitor Biodiversity: Behind the Development of a New Tool here
• NextTech: The Holy Grail of IT—A Digital Twin of People, Process, Tech here
• Fast Four: Why Business Execs Need to Think Like a Football Coach When Navigating Global Disruptions here
• Do Climate Havens Exist? Mapping May Hold the Answer here
• Fast Four: How the CIO Empowers an Organization Through Integration here
• AI and Risk Top Readers’ Agendas in 2024 here

 

New Training Courses

 

Learning Plan

• The Systems Approach to ArcGIS here

Training Seminar

• ArcGIS IPS Introduction here

Web Course

• ArcGIS Online: Working with Tables and Attributes here

ArcGIS Lab

• Using Imagery to Locate Areas of Interest here
• Accessing Satellite Data for Analysis Using ArcGIS Pro here

 

Events

 

Esri Events

• 2025 Esri Federal GIS Conference - Washington, DC - 2/24/25 here
• 2025 Esri Partner Conference - Palm Springs, CA - 3/8/25 here
• 2025 Esri Developer and Technology Summit - Palm Springs, CA - 3/11/25 here
• 2025 Esri CIO Summit - Redlands, CA - 3/19/25 here

Upcoming Webinars

• Proactive Emergency Management: Building Resilient Communities with Esri’s GIS Solutions - 1/14 9-10 AM PT here
• Esri San Antonio Micro-Region January Event | Forward Together: 2025 Launch - 1/22 12-1 PM PT here

 

Recorded Webinars

 

Esri Video

• From Surface to Seafloor: ArcGIS Bathymetry’s Advancements in 2024 - Webinar here
• Leveraging ArcGIS to Maximize Your SDI/NSDI Impact here
• Next-Generation Public Works Powered by ArcGIS - GeoAI Webinar here
• Next-Generation Public Works Powered by ArcGIS - GeoAI Technical Workshop here
• Mid-Atlantic Region Lunch and Learn - Enrich Data with Demographics-November 2024 here
• TGI60 - Spatial Analysis here
• ArcGIS StoryMaps Live -December 2024 Webinar - Briefings for Utilities here

 

ArcGIS Blog

 

ArcGIS API for Python

• Introducing an Improved Documentation Experience for ArcGIS API for Python here

ArcGIS Business Analyst

• New tutorial: Use an AI assistant to explore the pickleball market here
• Use advanced calculation options in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro’s suitability analysis workflow here

ArcGIS Dashboards

• Create your first dashboard using ArcGIS Dashboards here

ArcGIS Data Reviewer

• Improving Data Quality for Water Utilities Webinar Q&A here

ArcGIS Drone2Map

• Enterprise Information Pipeline Transformed with the Speed of Life here

ArcGIS Enterprise

• Introducing: Item Classification in ArcGIS Enterprise here
• Farewell to the ArcGIS Roadway Reporter: Embracing New Horizons in GIS Reporting here
• What’s new in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 on Kubernetes here
• Upgrading to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4: Licensing Tips and Tricks here

ArcGIS Hub

• Downloads guide for ArcGIS Hub and ArcGIS Enterprise Sites here
• Empowering midwives through advocacy and engagement here

ArcGIS Instant Apps

• Refining search capabilities in ArcGIS Instant Apps here
• ArcGIS Instant Apps: Introducing Streamflow Viewer here

ArcGIS Living Atlas

• Overture Maps Data in ArcGIS here
• Lidar derived updates to Living Atlas World Elevation Layers (December 2024) here
• Explore the Global Wind Atlas here
• Map the Newest American Community Survey (ACS) Content (Dec. 2024) here
• How to make this drought map in ArcGIS Online here
• ‘Enhancing’ the Human Geography Basemaps here
• Three versions of the truth here
• Environment Layers Retiring December 2024 here
• Splice and Dice Basemaps here
• CAL FIRE Historical Fire Perimeters Available in ArcGIS Living Atlas here
• Environment Map for All here
• Augmenting GEOGLOWS with River Names from OpenStreetMap here

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

• Web maps—the foundation of ArcGIS web applications here
• Good, better, best—Simplify your web app development with Map Viewer here

ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unity

• Announcing ArcGIS Maps SDK 1.7 for Unity here

ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine

• Announcing ArcGIS Maps SDK 1.7 for Unreal Engine here

ArcGIS Monitor

• ArcGIS Monitor: Analysis Elements for Enterprise Geodatabases here

ArcGIS Online

• Pop-ups: the essentials here
• Pop-ups: chart element essentials here
• Pop-ups: text element essentials here
• Pop-ups: use color in text elements here
• Pop-ups: image essentials here
• Moving forward with metadata: Metadata Editor Classic is retiring here
• Pop-ups: send email from pop-ups here
• New Multi-Tab Experience in Map Viewer here
• Handle large geometry with Optimize Layer Drawing here
• 2024 ArcGIS Online year in review here
• ArcGIS Instant Apps: Introducing Compare here
• Spruce up your pop-ups with CSS here
• Why you should think about coordinate systems when working in 3D here
• Improved Arcade Support for CSV, GeoJSON, and WFS Layers here

ArcGIS Pro

• Guide to connecting to Excel files in ArcGIS Pro here
• Making Negative Positive - How to create a cartographic mask to cover areas of NoData here
• Extract rails and centerlines from mobile lidar point clouds here
• Unwrap ArcGIS Pro Summary Statistics Enhancements this Holiday Season (Dec 2024) here
• Topological editing enhancements in ArcGIS Pro here
• Doing more with Density tools: Understanding spatial patterns of data in ArcGIS Pro here
• Build Better Custom Geoprocessing tools (now with Enable Undo) in ArcGIS Pro! here
• Attribute Rules Triggering Fields in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 here
• Make these ornaments please here
• Discover the New Assess Sensitivity to Attribute Uncertainty Tool in ArcGIS Pro 3.4! here
• A new sample tool to add attachment date to table here
• Versioning tab updates in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 here
• What’s New from the Geodatabase Team (November 2024) here
• Your ArcGIS Pro Update (November 2024) here

ArcGIS QuickCapture

• ArcGIS QuickCapture in December 2024 here

ArcGIS Solutions

• Enhanced Damage Assessment Solution Improves Collaboration here
• Migrating data to a utility network: Introducing a step-by-step tutorial here
• Mowing Operations Solution Released here

ArcGIS StoryMaps

• Inside the inspirational partnership behind the Ebony Project here
• Get inspired by our favorite stories of 2024 here
• Including charts in ArcGIS StoryMaps here

ArcGIS Survey123

• What’s new in ArcGIS Survey123 (November 2024) here

ArcGIS Urban

• Convert your metrics to ArcGIS Urban’s new metrics here
• Quantify the impact of urban planning scenarios using metrics in ArcGIS Urban here

ArcGIS Utility Network

• Reflect network changes in diagrams here

ArcGIS Workflow Manager

• Edit data offline with ArcGIS Workflow Manager here

Developers

• What’s New with the ArcGIS Geocoding Service? Explore December 2024 Updates here
• Announcing the ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt ARM64 Linux beta here
• Introducing the ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter here

Esri Demographics

• Gift Card Geography: Unwrapping the Demand for Gift Cards here
• 12 Things to Know About Urbanicity Data here

Site Scan for ArcGIS

• 2024 in Review: Exciting Enhancements to Site Scan for ArcGIS here

ArcGIS Velocity

• Enhancing Data Security: A Guide to Implementing OAuth in ArcGIS Velocity here

ArcGIS for Teams

• ArcGIS for Teams - Sketch, annotate, and collaborate here

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

• Spatial Analyst 2024: Year In Review here
• What’s New for Spatial Analytics across ArcGIS (Q4 2024) here

ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter

• Handling location permission in ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter here
• How to map vehicle meeting points using ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter here

 

Esri Community

 

Gas & Pipeline

• Eliminating Redundancy in Asset Inspections here.

Telecommunications

• TelUC Bits & Bytes Newsletter - November 2024 here