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Maximize your partner opportunities At the 2024 Esri Partner Conference (EPC), you’ll gain firsthand knowledge from Jack Dangermond and senior thought leaders about Esri's strategic vision and business approach. Learn about the latest product information and roadmaps and stay updated on Esri’s future business direction. Dates: March 10–11, 2024   Get event info and register >>   ... View more

ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World offers a large collection of curated content from authoritative sources from around the world. Living Atlas apps bring that content together in expressive ways, covering topics such as changes in land use, precipitation, urbanization, erosion, agriculture, weather, and many others across natural and social sciences. Using these apps does not require signing in, so they are immediately accessible to anyone. Using Living Atlas apps in instruction fosters skills in spatial and holistic thinking, and enables students to explore the world of GIS. Join Dr. Joseph Kerski and Bern Szukalski as we demonstrate how and when to teach with these and also how to use their underlying data for deeper investigations. Presenters: Dr Joseph Kerski - Education Manager, Geographer, Esri Bernard Szukalski - Esri Corporate Technology Evangelist and Product Advocate   Register for the chat >>   ... View more

Geo Week is the premier event for increased integration between the built environment, advanced airborne/terrestrial technologies, and commercial 3D technologies. It was created as a response to the changing needs of built world and geospatial professionals, and to acknowledge the convergence of technology taking place currently. New technological innovations, the need for remote workflows, and hardware breakthroughs are redefining expectations across teams, organizations, and entire industries. Geo Week is at the center of it all.   Get details and register >>   ... View more

  Many educators are interested in developing a new Python programming course or incorporating Python scripting into their GIS courses. ArcGIS Notebooks provide an easy-to-use tool for that purpose and are fully integrated in both ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro. In this session, we will guide you through the process of getting started with ArcGIS Notebooks, showcase geospatial analysis examples, share teaching resources, and discuss best practices for managing your class. We will also have a faculty member who will share their experience in creating and teaching a new Python programming class using ArcGIS Notebooks. Presenters: Parth Bhatt, PhD – Assistant Teaching Professor/Researcher – Michigan Technological University Nicholas Giner, PhD – Product Manager - Analytics and Data Science, Esri Canserina Kurnia – Sr. Solution Engineer, Esri   Register to attend >> ... View more

GIS Day is here! GIS Day is a day where GIS professionals all around the world can join a GIS event in their community, hang with other GIS pros, network about what they’re working on, and get inspired by their peers.   On GIS Day, we encourage people of all ages, in all locations, to share GIS and let others experience it. One great way to do that is by involving your audience in some data collection. Seeing your own point on a map and used in some way brings a different connection to GIS.   If you’re a GIS Pro with a kiddo in your house and you’re looking for a fun GIS Day activity to get your kids outside – look no further! We’ve got just the fun mapping activity for you. Trees!   What better time of year to get your kiddos outside, mapping, and exploring the natural environment than fall (although any time of year is a great time of year to explore the outdoors). To enable anyone, including kids, to try data collection, we have organized a tree data collection project that anyone can participate in.   Get started outside and have some fun! Do you see any trees? Where? How many, and how big? Trees are different based on where you are, and they help your community and the environment. So, let's map trees and collect information about them to see how they look around the world.   Our tree study uses GIS (geographic information system) technology to enable users  (and kids) to view data easily. It has an interactive, digital map that is easy to use! You have the ability to interact with the dashboard, click on different items, and even move the map.   GIS is all about gathering data, working with it, and understanding it based on its location and the data around it.   There are many ways to celebrate GIS for people of any age or any industry.   If you’re looking for more activities to do with your kids on GIS Day, check out our GIS Day resources.   Happy Mapping! ... View more

Learn how ArcGIS supports the UN Global Biodiversity Framework   The Actionable Conservation Science webinar series focuses on on applying GIS to monitor and track progress toward the goals and targets of the post-2020 UN Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The GBF includes many targets that are inherently spatial and require a geographic approach.   Invasive species are a major threat to ecological integrity. Understanding their spatial extents and habitat characteristics is critical for effectively managing and restoring landscapes, as is the focus of UN GBF Target 6.   This third webinar of the series, hosted on November 15, 2023, showcases how ArcGIS brings a scalable and integrated approach so that modeled results can be shared with collaborators and decision-makers.   Access the webinar recording >> ... View more

Incorporate climate resources using ArcGIS into your classroom   Understanding the exposure of people, property, and infrastructure to climate-related hazards is the first step in building resilient communities. To support this process, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of the Interior, and the US Global Change Research Program have partnered to develop the Climate Resilience Information System (CRIS).]   In this webinar hosted on November 14, 2023, we discussed how these portals can be leveraged to analyze and communicate climate-related hazards from the national to local level.   By watching this webinar, you will have the opportunity to:   Gain knowledge about the capabilities of the White House climate portal using ArcGIS. Access useful resources to help you get started with using ArcGIS for climate research and teaching.   Access the recording >> ... View more

National Geographic MapMaker equips teachers and learners with carefully curated, standards-focused, National Geographic Explorer-inspired maps, data, and activities for many subjects and grade levels. Designed specifically for teachers and students, MapMaker is free and runs on lightweight devices such as tablets and laptops.   If you’ve had the chance to explore with MapMaker and find yourself with questions or suggestions for additional data or capabilities that would improve the tool for you and your students, we want to hear from you!   Esri Community is a global community of Esri users where you can find solutions, share ideas, and collaborate to solve problems with GIS. One of the many benefits of Esri Community is that both your peers and Esri employees answer questions and provide feedback, so you’ll hear from other educators who understand your needs.   You can easily ask questions or provide ideas and feedback about MapMaker using the Questions and Ideas boards within Esri Community. Boards in Esri Community are a great tool so you can subscribe to a specific area of interest (like MapMaker) and be notified when there are updates to that board. Our MapMaker boards are very easy to locate in Esri Community. From the home page, select ‘All Communities’ in the top bar. Go to ‘Industries’, then select ‘Education’.     From the main ‘Education’ community, select ‘K12 Instruction.’     And there you will find the National Geographic MapMaker Questions and Ideas boards:   Got Questions? The NatGeo MapMaker Questions board is a safe space to ask questions about how MapMaker works or get help if you’re stuck. . If you’ve asked a question, you can expect to receive a response from one of our team members in a timely manner. When you’ve received a response to your question, you will receive a red notification (upper right of your screen) within Esri Community.   Once you have received a response to your question, you may notice a ‘green’ checkmark next to the response to your question. This means, that the response or ‘solution’ is verified for your question.   Got Ideas?   The NatGeo MapMaker Ideas board provides a safe space for you to help shape the future of MapMaker. Whether you’re giving kudos to other community members’ ideas, adding your use case in the comments, or submitting original ideas, we value your contributions!  Your feedback is important to us and we take it seriously.   UpVoteing or Kudos on Ideas Boards are for if you feel "the idea would add value." Internally at Esri, we look at total number of kudos to determine what we can implement. You are not limited to only adding kudos to your top Ideas.   If you think a particular idea is valuable and would provide a better experience for you in the application, give it a kudo, even if it is lower priority for you personally. Kudos are a great way for Esri to gauge Idea popularity, so we can prioritize changes that will impact more people who use our products.   The Esri Education team members are subscribed to idea exchanges and labels so that they can keep a finger on the pulse of what you are requesting and build updates that best meet your needs.  We love hearing from you about how to improve our products. To learn how to submit a valid idea, please review the Submission Guidelines.   To reiterate, the NatGeo MapMaker Questions & Ideas boards are designed for you to connect with us about concerns or updates you would like to see in MapMaker.   We look forward to hearing from you! ... View more

Incorporate drone mapping using ArcGIS into your classroom   The use of drone technology is proliferating, making it easier and more cost-effective to capture high-resolution images whenever needed. Many educators are now incorporating drone data into their teaching and research. Many are also interested in the ability to use a cloud platform to process, analyze, and visualize the data obtained from drone mapping. Watch this webinar to learn about Site Scan for ArcGIS, the end-to-end, cloud-based drone mapping software designed to revolutionize imagery data collection, processing, and analysis. With this software as a service (SaaS) product, you can easily collaborate with your students and peers in a connected online environment and manage your data without expensive infrastructure. By watching this webinar, you will have the opportunity to: Gain knowledge about the capabilities of Site Scan for ArcGIS. Learn from fellow academics who are already utilizing Site Scan for ArcGIS in their research, teaching, and campus operations. Access resources to help you get started with using Site Scan for ArcGIS. Access the recording >> ... View more

Incorporate National Geographic MapMaker into your classroom National Geographic MapMaker equips teachers and learners with carefully curated, standards-focused maps, data, and activities for many subjects and grade levels. In this webinar, we will showcase a number of examples and materials to help you incorporate MapMaker into your teaching. Watch this webinar to learn more about: Strategies for incorporating MapMaker into your teaching. MapMaker content and how you and your students can work with it. Support materials and resources for lesson planning and skills development The road ahead and how you can help Watch the webinar recording >> ... View more