Latest Contributions by AdamCarnow

I had the pleasure of participating in the 2022 Esri Pacific User Conference November 15-16 in Sacramento, California. The plenary session included wonderful presentations from customers. One was from Sacramento CIO Maria MacGunigal. Another was from California GovOps Department Secretary Amy Tong. It was impressive to see two executives understand and evangelize the value of GIS to support government agency operations, particularly those operations that fall under the public works realm, which is my focus. Here is the blog post: https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/reflections-from-the-2022-esri-pacific-user-conference-plenary-session/ ... View more

I had the pleasure of participating in the 2022 Esri Gulf Coast User Conference November 9-10 in Houston, Texas. The plenary session included two amazing presentations. One on real-time flood inundation mapping detailed in this blog post. The other presentation was on Transforming Houston Public Works Geospatial Technology presented by Houston Public Works Director Carol Haddock and GIS Manager Anthony Powell. Here is the blog post: https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/reflections-from-the-2022-esri-gulf-coast-user-conference-part-two/ ... View more

I had the pleasure of participating in the 2022 Esri Gulf Coast User Conference November 9-10 in Houston, Texas. The plenary session included two amazing presentations. One was from University of Texas Center for Water and the Environment researchers Dr. David Maidment, Chief Harry Evans (former Austin, TX Fire Department Chief of Staff), and Christine Thies on real-time flood inundation mapping. Here is the blog post: https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/reflections-from-the-2022-esri-gulf-coast-user-conference-part-one/  ... View more

Check out this new success story from Newark, DE Public Works & Water Resources. This story is a great example of how a few GIS users, along with strong leadership, vision, and executive sponsorship, can positively impact a municipality's operations by increasing efficiency, delivering an increased level of service, modernizing outdated workflows, and innovating new solutions. It is a blueprint for how to reimagine, rethink, and rebuild an organization with GIS. https://www.esri.com/en-us/lg/industry/public-works/stories/newark-delaware-reimagines-rethinks-rebuilds-public-works-and-water-resources-with-gis  ... View more

Join us for an online event hosted by Esri & 2NDNATURE on 4 Proven Strategies for Using GIS in Your Stormwater Program - Tuesday, October 18, 11AM-12PM Eastern Learn how Esri’s ArcGIS and 2NDNATURE's 2NFORM can enhance your stormwater program. The power and capabilities of GIS can transform your stormwater program by streamlining work done in the office and field, facilitating collaboration, and helping you see what’s working and what’s not. Whether you’re a GIS Pro or Novice, this webinar will highlight proven strategies for using GIS to make your stormwater program more effective. Hear from the stormwater team at Martinsburg, West Virginia, how GIS has helped them maintain compliance and transformed their day-to-day work. Your hosts, Adam Carnow from Esri and Nicole Beck from 2NDNATURE, are experts in GIS, public policy, and stormwater analytics & science. Adam Carnow is the Public Works Industry Specialist at Esri. Adam has over 25 years of experience as a GIS practitioner in the public and private sectors and academia. He is a keynote speaker, thought leader, and public works marketing specialist. Nicole Beck has a Ph.D. in aquatic chemistry and a mission to bring science to decision-makers. As the founder and CEO of 2NDNATURE, she has led a shift towards the use of web-based spatial analytics to support performance-based quantification of the effectiveness of municipal stormwater programs. https://go.2ndnaturewater.com/esri-webinar-sign-up?utm_campaign=ESRI%20Webinar%20Series&utm_source=EsriMarcom   ... View more

Your staff is in the field each day maintaining infrastructure, completing work order requests, and working with residents. Attend our upcoming webinar, Optimizing Public Works Field and Fleet Operations, on September 27, 2022, and see how you can respond to incoming work orders, decide how to efficiently deploy technicians and vehicles based on location and vehicle capacity, and keep costs down. With GIS, you can quickly and effectively respond to your community's needs. You will leave with a better understanding of how to  Feed real-time information into dashboards and apps, coupled with Internet of Things (IoT) and active devices. Collect accurate fleet and field data to control material use, reduce maintenance costs, and support long-range planning and budgeting. Automate work orders in real time and in disconnected environments. Register now! ... View more

Here is a link to the September, 2022 edition of the Esri Public Works & Engineering monthly eBrief:  https://go.esri.com/webmail/82202/1034769741/174ef0e1bd6fe6f2318d2d77ddf4255c If you'd like to subscribe to it, go to the Public Works site and click on the STAY UPDATED button on the right side of the page. ... View more

If you missed my presentation on Supporting the Entire Project Lifecycle with GIS at the APWA PWX 2022 conference here is a recording: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanPublicWorksAssociation/videos/760526305275384/   ... View more

Here is a summary of how Esri supported the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) PWX Conference in Charlotte, NC August 28-31. Over 2,100 professionals were in attendance and the theme was Ready and Resilient. GIS is consistently one of the annual APWA Top 5 Public Works Trending Technologies, and Esri has been a long-time supporter of APWA as part of our work with the Public Works community. We continued that tradition by supporting the 2022 PWX conference in multiple ways. https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/recap-of-esri-at-public-works-expo/ ... View more

The APWA focus for June 2022 is #EmergencyManagement, so here are some applicable GIS resources from Esri: https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/apwas-focus-public-works-emergency-management/   ... View more

Here's a blog post listing recommended activities if you apply GIS to the Public Works discipline. Hope to see you there! https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/blog/articles/public-works-activities-uc-2022/   ... View more

Please join us for the next Esri Public Works Webinar in our series: A Geographic Approach for Public Works Public works and engineering professionals are leading the modernization of their organizations and communities by using a geographic approach. Public works agencies applying GIS are prioritizing investments in their community, maximizing the productivity of field and fleet staff, rethinking their asset management strategies, and addressing inequities and systematic problems. Attend this webinar to establish an understanding of how you can incorporate GIS into every aspect of your public works workflows to keep improving services and maintaining infrastructure. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:00AM-12:00PM (ET) Register here. And be sure to consider attending the rest of the Esri Public Works Webinar series. The next one will be: Optimizing Field and Fleet Operations Tuesday, September 27, 2022 11:00AM-12:00PM (ET) I hope to see you there. Regards, Adam Adam Carnow | Industry Specialist – Public Works ... View more

The Path to GIS Success is one that requires skills across a wide realm of subjects beyond just technology, so Esri has assembled these resources to assist you. What is The Path to GIS Success? For decades, Esri has worked alongside thousands of customers of all sizes and industries across the globe. In our experience, the organizations that maximize the impact of GIS are those that proactively focus on the business of GIS. The resources on this site are the culmination of that work. We have created these resources so that any organization can follow these best practices for GIS success. The resources are divided into the Five Key Components for Geospatial Success: Strategy Governance Data & Technology Engagement Skills Development If you haven't visited The Path to GIS Success Hub Site, please take some time to check it out: https://the-path-to-gis-sucess-prof-services.hub.arcgis.com/ ... View more