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 February 2025 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 Maps SDK for JavaScript
- What’s new in ArcGIS Maps for JavaScript (4.32) here
ArcGIS StoryMaps
- What’s New in the ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings App (February 2025) here
- What’s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (February 2025) here
Developers
- What’s New in Calcite Design System (3.0) here
Patches & Environments
ArcGIS Enterprise
- ArcGIS Server 11.4 Print Service Vector Tile Labels Patch here
- ArcGIS Server Security 2025 Update 1 Patch here
- ArcGIS Notebook Server 11.2 Upgrade Patch here
ArcGIS Pro
- ArcGIS Pro 3.4 Patch 1 (3.4.1) and 3.4 Patch 2 (3.4.2) here
News
Esri Blog
- How a Texas Town Is Building the City of the Future by Going Vertical here
- Mode Switch: How Cities Are Engineering the Bicycle Revolution here
- Video: AI-Powered GIS Enhances Emergency Response in Miami-Dade County here
- Tech Skills Open New Doors for Women in Humanitarian Aid here
- Butterflies and Bombs: How the National Guard Plays a Vital Role in Species Conservation here
- England Prioritizes Nature in Development, with Maps Guiding Biodiversity Gains here
- Video: Puget Sound Energy Uses GIS to Achieve Clean Energy and Equity Goals here
- How One Scottish Community is Restoring a Critical Marine Environment here
Podcast
- Preventing Plastic Pollution with Location Technology here
- Mapping the Deep: An Oceanic Conversation with Dawn Wright here
WhereNext
- From Local to National: The Growth of an Upstart Business here
- Locating the Market for a Hot Restaurant Trend here
- Location Intelligence in Unexpected Places here
- ICYMI: GIS Makes Its Mark: Three Companies, 25+ Departments here
- The AI Capability Business Leaders May Be Overlooking here
New Training Courses
Learning Plan
- Digital Accessibility Fundamentals here
Training Seminar
- Power Data-Driven Decisions with ArcGIS Dashboards here
ArcGIS Lab
- Exploring a Knowledge Graph to Inform Problem Solving Using ArcGIS Pro here
Events
Esri Events
- 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
- 2025 Esri International Infrastructure Management and GIS Conference - Frankfurt Germany - 4/9/25 here
- 2025 Esri Energy Resources GIS Conference - Houston, TX - 4/29/25 here
- 2025 Southeast User Conference - Atlanta, GA - 4/8/25 here
- 2025 Geodesign Summit - Redlands, CA - 4/29/25 here
- 2025 Esri Global Distributor Summit - San Diego, CA - 7/12/25 here
- 2025 Esri User Conference - San Deigo, CA - 7/14/25 here
- 2025 Business Leadership Summit @ Esri UC - San Diego, CA - 7/15/25 here
- 2025 Infrastructure Management and GIS Conference - Palm Springs, CA - 10/28/25 here
- 2025 Esri European Energy Resources GIS Conference - London, UK - 11/4/25 here
Upcoming Webinars
- ArcGIS Monitor Analysis Views: Second User Group Meeting - 3/5/25 9-10 AM PT here
- Esri Northeast Region Lunch & Learn - Getting Familiar with Versioning - 3/27/25 9-10 AM PT here
Recorded Webinars
Esri Video
- ArcGIS Roads and Highways Integration with Address Data Management Solution here
- Mapping Inclusion: Teaching Accessibility in GIS Applications: February 2025 here
- Proactive Emergency Management: Building Resilient Communities with Esri’s GIS Solution here
- Managing Facilities and Vertical Assets with ArcGIS here
ArcGIS Blog
Apps
- ArcGIS Hub 2025 Product Roadmap here
ArcGIS Business Analyst
- Identify SAT performance gaps in Texas school districts using benchmark comparisons here
- Estimating credit consumption in Business Analyst Web App here
- SIC codes transition in Business Analyst here
- ArcGIS Business Analyst at Esri’s Federal GIS Conference and Esri’s Developer & Technology Summit here
ArcGIS CityEngine
- ArcGIS CityEngine: 3D Visibility Analysis for Small Urban Wind Turbines in Brussels here
- ArcGIS CityEngine: Procedural Urban Design for a Waterfront Destination in Jeddah here
ArcGIS Enterprise
- Dive into ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 before you delve into 12 here
- Justin Madex, Australia State Government: Team performance is a function of individual passion and diversity of experience. here
- Esri Vector Basemaps for United States and ArcGIS Enterprise here
ArcGIS Field Maps
- Field Operations at the 2025 Esri Developer and Technology Summit here
ArcGIS Indoors
- Indoor GIS at the 2025 Esri Partner Conference and Developer and Technology Summit here
- Bring your GIS Indoors: Resources here
- Building An Indoor GIS With Reality Capture here
- Indoor GIS at 2025 Federal GIS Conference: Enhancing Federal Facilities from Asset Management to Emergency Response here
ArcGIS Insights
- Deprecation Notice for ArcGIS Insights here
ArcGIS Living Atlas
- FCC Broadband Data Collection – June 2024 Update in ArcGIS Living Atlas here
- Sentinel-2 Explorer: another level of Earth observation here
- Esri and Regrid Partner on Premium Parcel Data Enrichments here
- Map in a minute: Map a fire using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas here
- Upcoming Feb 20th Release of Esri Vector Basemaps here
- Map and analyze updated Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) content in ArcGIS Living Atlas here
- NAIP 2023 Imagery is Now Available in Living Atlas here
- Learn to use AI to extract information from World Imagery here
- Introducing the American Community Survey (ACS) Atlas Collection here
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
- 3D Object Layer in ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript here
ArcGIS Online
- Create a great home page for your organization here
- Enrich Your GIS with Premium Commercial Satellite Imagery here
- Esri Vector Basemaps for United States here
- Integrate ArcGIS Data Pipelines with Microsoft Power Automate here
- Download OSM vector maps for graphic design here
- Normalization for choropleth maps here
- ArcGIS Online Health Notifications in the Esri Support App here
- How to Manage Storage Credits in your ArcGIS Online Organization here
- Change the basemap here
ArcGIS Pro
- Earth’s Hottest Line: Mapping the Thermal Equator here
- Automate CAD and BIM publishing with building scene layers here
- Automate publishing CAD and BIM from ArcGIS Pro here
- Modernizing Aviation with GIS: The 2025 European Working Group in Madrid here
- Geolocate CAD and BIM files from the start: Strategies and Resources here
- Designing Maps for Colorblind Readability here
- Explore a NetCDF file here
- Where is the ArcMap Object Loader and Simple Data Loader in ArcGIS Pro? here
- Daily Risk of Severe Weather here
ArcGIS QuickCapture
- ArcGIS Survey123 and ArcGIS QuickCapture at the Esri Developer & Technology Summit here
ArcGIS Solutions
- Integrating Address Data Management Solution with ArcGIS Roads and Highways here
ArcGIS StoryMaps
- Introducing Local Briefings: Share briefings via emails, USBs, and more in disconnected environments here
- Introducing Story Embeds via Script! here
- Our picks for the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition finalists are in. Vote for your favorite story! here
- Oregon’s Emergency Management: Beyond one map, or app, to rule them all here
ArcGIS Survey123
- Edit survey responses in Experience Builder here
ArcGIS Trust Center
- New Trusted AI site, ZTA updates, and FedGIS security sessions here
- ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS AllSource Patches Address High Severity Vulnerabilities here
ArcGIS Utility Network
- 2024 Recap: Utility Network Enhancements in ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps here
Developers
- DevSummit at FedGIS 2025: What Not to Miss here
- Announcing the Deprecation of ArcGIS Maps SDK for Local Server here
Esri Demographics
- Tied the Knot: Mapping the Married here
Site Scan for ArcGIS
- From Concept to Reality: A Step-by-Step Guide to Launching a Drone Program here
ArcGIS Velocity
- Real-Time GIS at the 2025 Esri Partner Conference and Developer & Technology Summit here
ArcGIS AllSource
- Come See ArcGIS AllSource at Esri 2025 Federal GIS Conference here
ArcGIS Location Platform
- Introducing Two Authentication Options in Open Source Developer Guides here
ArcGIS Maps SDKs
- A Guide to Coordinate Reference Systems for Game Developers here
ArcGIS AppStudio
- ArcGIS AppStudio Retirement: How to Ensure a Smooth Transition here
Esri Community
Gas & Pipeline
- Utility and Pipeline Data Model and Standards here
ArcGIS Reality Studio
- Getting Started with Distributed Processing in ArcGIS Reality Studio here
ETL & Data Interoperability
- Share Versioned Cloud Native Data With Optional Time-Travel here
Environment
- A Path to Sustainability: Free GIS Course for Climate Action here