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Satellite imagery can contain a wealth of information, from the number of buildings in a city to the type of crops being grown in fields across the world. But extracting this data from an image is more complicated than working with vector datasets. Historically, to extract the buildings, or swimming pools, or palm trees in an image you would have needed to manually digitize each feature, a process that could take weeks or years depending on the size of the image. But with improvements in computing power and new, accessible tools for deep learning in ArcGIS Pro, anyone can train a computer to do the work of identifying and extracting features from imagery.

A conversation with Dr. George McLeod about his team’s work in Norfolk, Virginia and other surrounding communities.

Check out this Parks Needs Assessment Map Viewer from Los Angeles Co., CA powered by ArcGIS

What are pretrained deep learning models?

Green Infrastructure Inspections can be used to streamline inspections on private and public land ensuring stormwater runoff is being managed effectively.

See how Portland, OR is addressing waste removal for urban campsites through GIS solutions like ArcGIS Workforce to help direct community efforts.

Please consider attending this upcoming Esri Webinar featuring presentations from City of Newark, DE & St. Johns Co., FL staff:

Driving Efficiency in Field and Fleet Management Webinar

Public works agencies that leverage GIS apps are reducing costs and improving productivity and efficiency by applying the technology to optimize their field and fleet workflows.

Attend this webinar and learn how GIS can:

• Improve asset and maintenance inventories through automated field data collection.
• Increase efficiency through optimized routing and navigation of equipment and personnel.

Th Oct. 12 11AM-12PM Eastern

https://www.esri.com/en-us/lg/industry/public-works/pw-webinar-series

Great blog to use to educate leaders on AI and GIS through real world use cases.

https://www.naco.org/blog/everything-you-need-know-about-artificial-intelligence-and-gis

Great story from Douglas Co., NE on how they are using GeoAI to innovate and save time and money.

https://www.esri.com/en-us/lg/industry/public-works/stories/county-innovates-using-geoai-to-inventor...

The use of the Winter Weather solutions has given the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) a holistic view of operations and has streamlined snowplowing both in the field and the office. The real-time data has allowed MPRB to work proactively, respond to plowing needs live in the field, and transparently communicate with the public.