Latest Contributions by AdamCarnow

From reducing traffic accidents to minimizing pollution, clean streets and gutters enhance the appearance of your community and play a crucial role in boosting safety and environmental health. Esri’s Street Sweeping Operations solution helps you improve sweep schedule planning, track real-time progress, and share near real-time sweeping updates with the public. This solution uses ArcGIS Velocity, a software as a service (SaaS) Internet of Things (IoT) application that allows you to ingest, visualize, and analyze streaming data in real time to make informed operational decisions. https://www.esri.com/en-us/c/product/street-sweeping-operations  ... View more

Over the past year, we have showcased previews of the next generation of ArcGIS Field Maps. The upcoming release is not only packed with new highly requested capabilities but also leverages the latest advancements in mobile software development. In support of the Q3 mobile release, you will begin to notice changes in Field Maps Designer with the ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 update in May and the June release of ArcGIS Online. You can access this upcoming release through the Early Adopter Community. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/field-maps/field-mobility/get-ready-for-the-biggest-field-maps-release-yet   ... View more

If you are attending the Trimble Innovate conference, please consider attending my session. Top Ten Ways to Maximize the Impact of ArcGIS Session 1140 - Wednesday, October 15, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Mountain Time Trimble Unity Maintain is built on Esri's ArcGIS platform. ArcGIS is the world’s leading GIS mapping software. There are a lot of opportunities to utilize ArcGIS beyond Trimble Unity Maintain that can deliver significant business value. This presentation will review the Top Ten ways to maximize the impact of ArcGIS for your organization and include best practice examples from your peers and resources you can use to emulate their successes. Topics include techniques to improve data sharing, community engagement, collaboration, visualizing/monitoring/analyzing operations in real-time, process automation, digital twins, system integration, network modeling, indoor mapping, vertical asset management, CAD/BIM integration, artificial intelligence, and use of Esri's complimentary, configurable, collection of ArcGIS-powered solutions. https://assetlifecycle.trimble.com/en/learn/innovate-overview  ... View more

Gord Reynolds, a utility and infrastructure leader in Ontario, Canada, explains how location technology transformed its urban insfrastructure management. Esri’s John Lenahan hosts. https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/podcast/how-toronto-modernized-its-urban-infrastructure-management   ... View more

The Lisbon Drainage Master Plan is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the Portuguese capital’s resilience to flooding, while simultaneously integrating innovative environmental solutions and advanced technology. Led by a dedicated team, with key experts such as BIM manager Tiago Andrade Gomes, the project tackles Lisbon’s long history of devastating floods. Occurring as recently as 2022, these floods have caused significant damage, both in terms of lives lost and economic impact—losses from the most recent flood amounted to nearly 50 million euros. https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/transforming-flood-resilience-with-gis-bim  ... View more

Esri is trekking to the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) 2025 Annual Conference, September 16–18 in Orlando, Florida. We’ve assembled a team of Parks and Recreation GIS subject matter experts from across the company to help you learn more about how to maximize your investment in GIS. https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/esri-is-blazing-a-trail-to-the-nrpa-2025-annual-conference   ... View more

Check out these sessions at Autodesk University: #3743 | Revit to Indoors: A Digital Transformation Journey at Denver International Airport, Tuesday, September 16, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT https://conferences.autodesk.com/flow/autodesk/au2025/sessioncatalog/page/inperson/session/1744905142764001NBK8 #5005 | From Design to Digital Twin: Building Indoor GIS with CAD and BIM Data, Wednesday, September 17, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT https://conferences.autodesk.com/flow/autodesk/au2025/sessioncatalog/page/inperson/session/1752698871727001cuPo   ... View more

The St. Johns County, FL Public Works Department plays a crucial role in supporting infrastructure and services that residents rely on daily. A key part of this is the Fleet Management Division, which manages and repairs over 1,200 pieces of equipment, including trucks, ATVs, bookmobiles, and fire engines. With such a large and diverse fleet, it is crucial to track and manage assets to ensure high-quality service, enhance safety, and lower operational costs. To accomplish this, St. Johns County has implemented advanced technology to improve fleet management operations. Using Trimble Cityworks as a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and ArcGIS for asset management helps simplify workflow and adhere to industry best practices. https://apwa.partica.online/reporter/september-2025/regulars/gis-avl-and-asset-management-how-st-johns-county-modernized-fleet-operations   ... View more

While the American Public Works Association (APWA) can trace the history of their annual conference back to 1894, it has been known as the Public Works Expo (PWX) since 2016. This year’s event was in Chicago, IL, and as we have done for decades, Esri was there to support the organization, event, and community. This was my fourth PWX, and the best by far. Here is a short recap of my PWX 2025 experience. https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/next-gen-public-works-pwx-2025-recap   ... View more

The Esri Public Works Seminar Series continues in Salt Lake City, UT on 9/30 & New Brunswick, NJ on 10/2. Learn how next-generation public works departments are powered by ArcGIS. Sign up now, space is limited! The content is high level, so be sure to bring your decision maker colleagues. Anyone who has anything to do with maintaining public infrastructure would find it valuable. See you there! https://www.esri.com/en-us/c/industry/public-works/next-gen-public-works-seminar-series   ... View more

Always an item of interest...the most important job skills in 2025. Take note that what are traditionally known as "soft skills" but more recently are known as "essential skills" dominate the list. Technical, or hard skills are fewer and lower down on the list. Programming is #23 on the list. Bottom line: you want to move up? Work on your essential skills. Much harder to master, and much harder to find... https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-most-important-job-skills-in-2025/   ... View more

Always an item of interest...the most important job skills in 2025. Take note that what are traditionally known as "soft skills" but more recently are known as "essential skills" dominate the list. Technical, or hard skills are fewer and lower down on the list. Programming is #23 on the list. Bottom line: you want to move up? Work on your essential skills. Much harder to master, and much harder to find... https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-most-important-job-skills-in-2025/   ... View more

Here's a great article from StateScoop magazine on how Lawrence, KS and Douglas Co., NE are using ArcGIS paired with AI and LiDAR to ensure their curb ramps and sidewalks are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. https://statescoop.com/gis-midwest-curb-ramp-accessibility-2025/   ... View more

Check out this great video from the 2025 Esri International User Conference plenary. In it, Jess Altamira and Caitlin Marin demonstrate how ArcGIS is being enhanced with AI Assistants, GeoAI, and a new AI Framework. The workflows shown support Public Works and use data from Chattanooga, TN. Share with your colleagues to show them how GIS and AI can help benefit your organization and community. https://mediaspace.esri.com/media/t/1_awqmivo2   ... View more

The 12th annual State of the Cities report identifies the unique challenges and opportunities facing cities, towns and villages across the United States, offering a comprehensive analysis of community priorities in 2025.   This is essential information if you work in municipal GIS. It is critical that you align your work to support the priorities of executives and elected officials. This report helps document those priorities. https://www.nlc.org/resource/state-of-the-cities-2025/ ... View more