Plenary Recap: Day 2 – FedGIS Conference Update, Inspiring User Stories, and Product Demos
Introducing the FedGIS Update
FedGIS Conference 2021 host James Sullivan opened Day 2 of the Plenary with a newscast style FedGIS Update. James introduced “the headlines” of core ArcGIS products, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, and the recently released ArcGIS Platform.
Cartography and Making Stunning Maps
Next, John Nelson briefly highlights how to make beautiful maps with the new blending capabilities, how to paint maps by background color, and more using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online. Also, see the demonstration for creating smoke vectors with ArcGIS API for JavaScript.
Policy Maps for Data-Driven Decision Making
Diana Lavery shows how policy maps can highlight change patterns with COVID-19 cases for further assessments and planning (pictured left). See how quickly datasets are updated and implemented in a map and more.
Inspiring User Stories
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency that manages land records across the United States of America that span 245 million acres of public land and 700 million acres of subsurface minerals. Take a look at how the agency modernized its GIS technology adoption and how they use ArcGIS StoryMaps, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Collector in their work.
United States Military Academy
See how the United States Military Academy in West Point, Virginia monitored where personnel was located during the COVID-19 outbreak using ArcGIS Dashboards. Using other ArcGIS tools, staff built solutions for situational awareness and used the opportunity to educate cadets about the power of GIS technology.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) manages their vast infrastructure with GIS technology. Learn how they use Lidar data, field applications, data modeling, and more.
Seneca Nation of Indians
GIS application for Seneca Nation of Indians is guided by tradition for generational impact. Learn how they monitor water resources, how they use ArcGIS Hubs to communicate about COVID-19, and how ArcGIS Survey123 was used to assess where resources were needed the most.
Conversations
GIS Trends Across Federal Government Agencies
Patty Mims and Brian Lehman discuss how agencies were moving to respond to crisis and natural disaster responses by working together and adopting ArcGIS technology like ArcGIS StoryMaps, ArcGIS Hubs, and ArcGIS Dashboards.
Common Cloud Deployment Patterns in the Federal Government
Software, managed cloud services, and SaaS are some of the ways that agencies are using GIS technology. Hear more about these government trends and the benefits of using these technologies. Use available resources to support the security of your mobile applications.
Tracking COVID-19: A Defining Moment for the World of Healthcare
Dr. Este Geraghty and Beth Blauer, Executive Director of the Centers for Civic Impact at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), talk about the data behind the most authoritative COVID-19 dashboard in the world and how the dashboard became a global standard of open data sharing. Beth talks about the opportunities to improve open data in the future and what JHU is working on next.
Product Demos & Updates
National Mapping Solutions for Topographic, Aeronautical and Maritime
Learn about three enhancements for topographic mapping, mapping aviation, and maritime in ArcGIS Pro from Kevin Twombly.
ArcGIS Platform
ArcGIS Platform can help developers extend GIS applications to build apps, embed location services, and ultimately streamline several capabilities across ArcGIS software within a business infrastructure. Learn more from David Cardella.
ArcGIS Pro Movement Analysis Tools
Discover and visualize relationships by analyzing your movement data in ArcGIS Pro. Natalie Feuerstein shows how to use the solution and demonstrates how you can answer questions for security monitoring and analysis.
ArcGIS Field Maps
See how the functionality of Collector, Tracker, and Explorer are combined to create the experience of ArcGIS Field Maps. D’maia Curry demonstrates how you can group entry fields, use location tracking, and more.
Enhancements with ArcGIS StoryMaps
As mentioned in the Federal Government trends conversation with Patty Mims and Brian Lehman, ArcGIS StoryMaps usage has skyrocketed as a resource for government professionals. Ashley Du explains the new enhancements made to the product, including improvements for accessibility compliance.
Thank You to Our Users
Watch participating presenters give thanks to agencies across the government sector for their work with GIS in service to our nation. FedGIS Conference host, James Sullivan, returns for a fun transitional ending.
Bonus Presentation: ArcGIS Pro Time Series Forecasting
Lauren Bennett and Erica Phillips demonstrate Time Series Forecasting with ArcGIS Pro. Use forecasting for predicting economic downturns, health impacts, or examining patterns in your data. This tool can also account for improving accuracy based on the data collection methods and spatial contexts.