Stay Updated: List of January 2025 - 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 January 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

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

ArcGIS Enterprise

• What’s New in ArcGIS Roads and Highways and ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing (November 2024) here

ArcGIS Field Maps

• ArcGIS Field Maps 2024 Release Roundup and 2025 Road Ahead here

ArcGIS for AutoCAD

• What’s New in ArcGIS for AutoCAD (January 2025) here

ArcGIS Monitor

• What’s New in ArcGIS Monitor 2024.1 here

ArcGIS StoryMaps

• What’s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (January 2025) here

Patches & Environments

 

ArcGIS Enterprise

• ArcGIS Server 11.1 Utility Network and Data Management Patch 3 here
• 10.9.1 and 10.8.1 B versions of the Portal for ArcGIS Security 2024 Update 2 Patch here

News

 

Esri Blog

• Tracing Critical Infrastructure Connections in Hawai‘i to Address Threats and Ensure Continuity of Service here
• Public Works Pioneers a Drones-as-a-Service Program for Salem, Oregon here
• Restoration Project Builds Climate Resilience in the San Francisco Bay here
• Managing Pennsylvania’s Wildlife for Hunters and Healthy Habitats here
• Video: Inside Zurich’s Digital Twin for Infrastructure Management here
• Digital Twin Technology Drives Nottingham’s City Center Renewal here

Podcast

• How the Community Map of Canada Impacts Public Safety and the Economy here
• Navigating London’s Housing Maze: A Blueprint for Change here

WhereNext

• Drones, Digital Twins Boost Collaboration on Complex Project here
• Nuclear Power: A Question of Where and How Much here
• Drones Lift Off at the Airport here

New Training Courses

 

Training Seminar

• Introduction to Digital Accessibility in GIS here
• Integrating CAD Data with ArcGIS here
• Designing GIS Applications with Accessibility here
• Migrating to ArcGIS Pro here

Web Course

• Working with Maps in ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript here
• ArcGIS Online: Editing Essentials here

Instructor-Led

• Introduction to Indoor Mapping Using ArcGIS Indoors 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
• 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

Upcoming Webinars

• ArcGIS Instant Apps: Introduction to the Reporter and Manager Templates - 1/30 9-10 AM PT here
• Esri National Geo-Enablement Program Webinar Series - 2/4 - multiple here
• Managing Facilities and Vertical Assets with ArcGIS - 2/5 9-9:45 AM PT here
• Leveraging ArcGIS Solutions for Fire - 2/11 11-12 PM PT here
• Online Web Editing - 2/27 9-10 AM PT here

Recorded Webinars

 

Esri Video

• Integrating Mobile GIS into Your Curriculum: January 2025 here
• 2020 Aviation Symposium - GIS Powering AIM Beyond Aeronautical Charting here
• ArcGIS Roads and Highways Integration with Address Data Management Solution here

ArcGIS Blog

 

ArcGIS Drone2Map

• Generating high quality outputs from drone imagery here

ArcGIS Enterprise

• Understanding Authentication in ArcGIS Enterprise: What Every GIS Professional Needs to Know here
• ArcGIS Knowledge at Esri’s Federal GIS Conference 2025 here
• Getting the most out of distributed collaboration in ArcGIS Enterprise here
• ArcGIS Enterprise: Migrate to the object store here

ArcGIS for AutoCAD

• Connect GIS and CAD teams on parcel fabric workflows using ArcGIS for AutoCAD here

ArcGIS Living Atlas

• FCC Broadband Data Collection – June 2024 Update in ArcGIS Living Atlas here
• Global Fishing Watch – Illuminating Vessel Activity On the Open Ocean here
• Changing Labels in Esri Vector Basemaps here
• Color Schemes for the Global Wind Atlas here

ArcGIS Online

• Pop-ups: Arcade essentials here
• Use tags effectively here
• Use attributes as URL parameters in pop-up links here
• Use images as point symbols in Map Viewer here
• Rotate point symbols in web maps here
• Create gauges using stacked symbols and rotation here
• Use Arcade to rotate symbols in web maps here

ArcGIS Pro

• Prepare your data for the National Spatial Reference System modernization of 2022 in the U.S. here
• Draw complex polygons in ArcGIS Pro, super fast here
• How to Make Maps Fast (Using Snow Data!) here
• Enhancing Asset Monitoring: The Power of Dictionary Renderers for Status Indicators here
• Filling sinks in DEMs like an expert here
• Using Spatial Components in Spatial Statistics here
• Machine Learning & Spatial Components in ArcGIS Pro here
• Getting to Know the SAR Analysis Toolset here

ArcGIS Solutions

• Coordinating special events with the Special Event Permitting Solution here
• Managing Event Safety with the Special Event Operations Solution here
• ArcGIS Solutions 2025 Product Roadmap here

ArcGIS Trust Center

• Portal for ArcGIS Security 2024 Update 2 Released here

ArcGIS Workflow Manager

• ArcGIS Workflow Manager and Hosted Feature Layer Views – A Guide to Implementation and Use here

ArcGIS Reality Studio

• Streamline your ArcGIS Reality Studio Projects with our Coarse Water Body Workflow here

ArcGIS Velocity

• A Guide to Real-Time GIS at the 2025 Esri Federal GIS Conference here
• Data Retention in ArcGIS Velocity: Key Concepts & Best Practices here

Esri Community

 

ArcGIS Field Maps

• Utility Network trace optimization for the field with ArcGIS Field Maps here

ArcGIS QuickCapture

• Sharing QuickCapture Projects Publically here

Water Resources

• Hey, where’d you get that DEM from? here

Roads and Highways User Group (RHUG)

• Farewell to the ArcGIS Roadway Reporter: Embracing New Horizons in GIS Reporting here

Esri Training

• Put Points on a Map with ArcPy here