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After an inspirational Plenary on Day One and Keynote Plenary on Day Two of the 2018 Federal GIS Conference in Washington D.C., attendees dispersed to begin their adventures on the Expo floor and in the many workshops provided by Esri staff and user and partners. The GeoNet team had the pleasure of participating in this year's event, giving the https://community.esri.com/community/events/fedgis/blog/2018/03/20/live-from-the-fedgis-plenary?sr=search&searchId=71e40e03-fbba-4095-96a9-3fb4cc92a8a6&searchIndex=0‌, and meeting so many of the wonderful guests that braved the cold, snowy weather to learn what advancements Esri has in store for the future of GIS.  Enjoy the Highlights of what we captured.  YPN Luncheon by Chris Catania‌ During the Young Professionals Network (Esri Young Professionals Network) luncheon on Tuesday, National Geographic’s Vice President of Media Innovation, Kaitlin Yarnell, shared a compelling commentary on the importance of crafting a visual story and the impact it can have on your career and ability to influence within your organization. Yarnell also took us through the story of how her role as a cartographer at Nat Geo evolved into her becoming a well-known and highly respected thought leader in geography worldwide. Here’s the highlights from her talk and Q&A session with YPN organizer Corianne Jones. We invite you to ask your questions and share your comments below.   When you have a complex story to tell it’s important to break it down in to smaller parts and figure out how to use visuals to make the story more compelling and memorable,” said Yarnell. “Thinking visually helps to see what parts of the story are most important and how to best tell them.” As an example, Yarnell shared the Mindsuckers story explaining how National Geographic needed to evolve to reach a new audience with a complex story. To rise to the challenge, Yarnell explained that they couldn’t rely on just one channel but they need to take risks and pursue an approach that included a collection of integrated formats; a creative dub-stub inspired video, compelling photography, a graphic novel element and interactive web content. In the end, the approach worked. Yarnell’s team successfully pushed beyond previously traditional boundaries connecting Nat Geo with their new and younger target audience while also telling an important, complex and compelling scientific story.   To wrap up the session, Jones sat down with Yarnell to chat about what she has learned from building her team and developing her career. What are the top three things you suggest doing when growing your career?   Know your strengths. Experiment with many things early on in your career, but once you find what you’re good at, focus on it and use those unique talents to stand out from others. Have a personal 30 second elevator speech. Always be ready to quickly share your personal mission, your work, or what your most passionate about and why. This is an important tool to have ready, especially when talking with leaders and executives. Sketch out what you’re doing before starting projects. Instead of diving right into digital tools, use simple tools to start brainstorming, like paper and sharpie, and map out your ideas. This “analog” first step helps to refine what you’re trying to accomplish with projects.   What do you look for when hiring candidates? I look for passion. If someone is passionate about a hobby or other areas besides design, like running marathons or publishing their own blog, I usually ask them more about those type of things. I love learning more about those “side interests” in candidates because it helps me gauge their passion and it demonstrates their level of dedication and determination. And together those elements show me that they truly care about they what they’re doing in life and work, and that type of passion usually means that they have the capacity to deliver great contributions on my team.   Wednesday Keynote Plenary Jack and Sue Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), get real with an intimate, sit-down discussion on stage. As they reminiscence on their acquaintance, Gordon refers to Jack as an inspiration, “He has a vision about what could be and then turns it into action that benefits America's interests.” In response, Jack compliments Gordon for leading the NGA digital transformation and being the powerhouse behind the IC GIS Portal; a platform for analytics, collaboration, and data sharing that is used throughout the intelligence community—right down to the war fighter. Starting from zero, the IC GIS Portal now has 120,000 users worldwide. Gordon shares her love for geography, “I really love geography and GIS because I think it’s accessible STEM. You are doing all those fundamental things in a way that allows you to see what you’re playing with.” They talk candidly about the use of maps and GIS in the White House. Gordon explains how they put a map or some sort of spatial tabulation for almost every intelligence briefing. Gordon shares the complexity and challenges of the world of GIS. She elaborates, “We don’t show human activity well enough,” referring to mass migration, human crisis in a map view, impacts to regions such as cultural changes. "The combination of a map plus geospatial information presented differently is really powerful...Would love to show the President better - the feeling - taking story maps to another level." ~Susan Gordon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Switching the topic, Jack compliments Gordon in her role as the PDDNI, “You create a place of nurturing. You reach out and show the way – Amazing.” He asks if she has any advice for others. Her advice: Have to be good at your job.  Be big. Be bold - No organization has enough energy to stop someone who does.  Learn to make decisions. Give people responsibility. They work for you.  Be kind - treat people decently.  She adds, “Tell your kids to get a STEM education… If you are a leader you need to be a technical leader.”  They transition into a conversation about self-driving cars. Gordon recollects a previous discussion with a friend who commented that children will not know how to drive a car. This led her to begin thinking about how we learn geography, “Most of us learn geography when we start driving cars…Geography is a foundational skill we need - how will people get that experience without driving?”   Jack discusses an initiative K-12 program to help integrate geography and GIS into early education. Continuing Gordon asks, “What is science fiction in this field now?” Jack replies, “AR/VR machine learning - starting to be realized now - was science fiction 5-years ago.” Their conversation ended in a warm farewell as Gordon exited the stage and Jack gave a welcoming introduction of the American Red Cross presenters. Brad Kieserman, Vice President – Disaster Operations & Logistics Brian Keenum, Senior Director – Business Infrastructure Omari Sefu, Senior Associate – GIS and Disaster Data Analysis In partnership with Esri, the American Red Cross has developed their RC View system to synthesize federal, state and local data sources to inform service delivery and streamline reporting on large national disaster relief operations. Mapping of home fires, preparedness efforts for our local communities, and disaster relief efforts continue to evolve. With RC View its data-driven decision-making capability increases readiness and better meets our mission: alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies. Brian Keenum, “We’re confident through data we can do a better job for the future.” Brad Kieserman gives demonstration while Omari Sefu navigates the maps used for disaster recovery by the American Red Cross. Samples included fire damaged homes, use of mobile (Survey123 for ArcGIS) for volunteers, staff tracking in the field. “Everything we do…is enabling our volunteer workforce to accomplish that mission.” ~ Brad Kieserman Data, technology, GIS and data visualization are helping make a better Red Cross. RC View is a live map. We gather virtually and in our headquarters every day, and we look at the map. We respond to more than 360,000 disasters per year. We’re learning how we can provide more service to more people with compassion and quality -- providing shelter, feeding and comfort – because we can see the data. We’re using your data and products. It ranges from weather, information about social vulnerability from the CDC, to flood maps from FEMA, and local authoritative information. The American Red Cross isn’t “the” team, we’re part of that team. You have helped alleviate suffering because we are using your data. Nearly 50 percent of Americans can’t withstand an event that costs them $400. We organize so that these people don’t go over the tipping point and remain standing on their two feet. On the Expo Floor SafeGraph After the Keynote Plenary, we headed to the Startup Zone on the Expo floor to talk with members of theEsri Startup Program.  First, we talked with Ryan Squire of SafeGraph who is new to the FedGIS conference. SafeGraph is a Machine Learning tech company that works with Esri customers to collect human movement, the where and when of human activity, tracked via devices such as mobile phones. This datasets collected by SafeGraph are used by Esri customers who use ArcGIS and need big data collections to understand markets, strategy planning, advertising, and so much more. They came to FedGIS to gather feedback from the Federal customers and learn how they can better provide data collection to help with city planning and government intelligence. Easy2Hike We also had the pleasure to meet up with Easy2Hike at the Start Up zone. Easy2Hike is a new company working with Parks and Recreation services to build easy to use hiking trail maps for mobile devices. Easy2Hike partners, Uri Bar and Erez Talgam are avid hikers inspired by their own experiences on hiking trails all over the world. They wanted to develop a mobile app that anyone can use and is easy to update by park administrators without having to know code or GIS. The Easy2Hike app provides geographic history and story-telling of the parks and trail locations, the ability to push alerts and communications to park goers, and even provides analytics such as the best places to have picnic tables or attractions. Uri and Erez are at FedGIS to get feedback and make connections with other Esri users and partners in an effort to expand their capabilities with their app. Day One Workshop Session GIS for Elected Officials Day One we explored the Expo floor and sat in a workshop hosted by Bonnie Stayer and Lauren Lipovic. The session guest presenters representing different Senate offices demonstrated how government organizations are using GIS to leverage data for communications and understanding of constituents and making policies. Annie Hoefler, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hoefler shared several projects tasked to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to find more resourceful mapping sets for natural resources, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and several other projects. Chance Costello, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Castello displayed slides of the Nationwide Local Ballot Measures by County for 2014-2017. Romel Nicholas, Office of U.S. Senator Orin Hatch In only 10-minutes, Nicholas developed a map of dissatisfied constituent correspondence from the State of Utah explaining how the information is then used to help guide communications for U.S. Senator Orin Hatch.   Day Two Workshops ArcGIS for Local Government Solutions: An Overview We wrapped up the Day Two afternoon with a workshop presented by Rachel Weedon on “ArcGIS for Local Government Solutions: An Overview.” The workshop introduced attendees to ArcGIS solutions, giving an overview of popular solution areas, demonstrating best practices for deployment and a sneak peek at future development initiatives. The workshop also highlighted case studies and examples from cities and counties that currently have ArcGIS for Local Government solutions deployed. Rachel also provided an overview of how MNCPPC has been using the ArcGIS Solution apps.   Evolving the GIS Professional: Modernizing Intelligence Production in ArcGIS We followed with the final session of the evening presented by Renee Bernstein and Wendy Creighton on the “Evolving the GIS Professional: Modernizing Intelligence Production in ArcGIS.” The workshop showcased how a GIS professional can incorporate Esri's ArcGIS platform into intelligence production, analysis, and sharing for more informed decision-making at all levels.   Member Connections at the GeoNet area It was great to meet many current government members of the Esri Community who stopped by the GeoNet booth. We enjoyed the conversations and hearing how you're using the community in your work. We also welcome all new members who signed up this week and invite you to check out the GeoNet Resource Hub‌ for tips, tools and news.    One Last Hoorah! Social at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Finally, we attended the Esri final night social. It was a beautiful setting at the Smithsonian National Portrait Museum. Many connected, collaborated and even swapped business cards to continue their discussions outside of the conference.         ... View more

Welcome and thank you for following the 2018 Federal GIS Plenary! Please enjoy the highlights from today's plenary session. Feel free to join the conversation and comment bleow. Be sure to check back today and Wednesday for FedGIS Conference 2018 daily recaps of all the exciting activities.  Watch the Plenary Videos on YouTube. **Click on images to open in a new browser and see images in full scale. Michelle Mathias and Candace Loya ready to share the plenary The Army’s 132nd: asking them what they’re excited about learning more about this week. “We’re looking forward to understanding how to use and implement Portal so we can better collaborate and share information among the 132nd. And we really want to see what opportunities there are with ArcGIS Pro. Should be a great next couple of days!” Welcome to FedGIS Conference 2018!  GIS – Connecting and Helping Everyone Jack welcomes and thanks the audience for attending the 2018 Federal GIS Conference and shares the focus for this year’s conference including insights on the work that will be shared, the valuable sessions and what’s new in the world of GIS He is excited about the work done to advance products such as ArcGIS Pro, Web APIs, new server technologies, 3D analytics and mobile technology integration for more efficiency in the Science of Where™. Meet & Greet Keeping with the Esri Conference traditions and Jack’s inspirational message of collaboration, he asks the audience to stand up and greet one another. Conversation fills the room as the attendees shake hands, exchanging names and business cards.   Hamilton and John make a quick connection during the meet and greet.   Your Work Jack shares samples of work inspired, developed and designed by Esri customers all over the world. He shares examples of Field Mobility, maps from the Census Bureau and the National Weather Service. Provided by staff writer: Matt Ball‌ You are working in so many areas – agriculture, energy, natural resources, environment, public safety, defense, transportation, etc. You apply GIS, remote sensing and real-time technologies, and you create and use data of many kinds. The beauty of geospatial technology is its ability to integrate information across domains and across organizations. The culture of governments has shifted driven by policy and technology innovation, especially with open data initiatives that make it easier to share information. You are navigating around barriers and engaging citizens at whole new levels. Awards Jack announces winners of the Making a Difference Award. Congratulations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, and the Office of Dissemination for their work together in GIS. Accepting the award: Kari Sheets, Ben Kyger, and Tony LaVoi Vision  Jack elaborates on the Science of Where™, simply stating that it is the science of geography, of GIS technology, and the science of applying GIS. Our biggest objective..."Creating a more sustainable future." ~ Jack Dangermond Jack shares the vision and framework to creating a more sustainable future. Our Work Jack explains how the field of GIS is expanding, advancing and always changing to build better services and systems. He discusses the ArcGIS comprehensive geospatial platform from the desktop to the Enterprise. Matt Ball‌ A big change has been happening under our feet, using services to integrate data dynamically as digital dial tones. We can read data in from many sources and can share data through the cloud to collaborate in new ways. The concept of spatial infrastructure has been around for years. There is a revolution now with how easy it is to share information through services. We can bring data together, mash it up, and create new understanding. It’s available to everyone in an organization through simple maps on any device. At the high-end, it engages data scientists who apply analytics to drive policy planning and decision making. Distributed systems weave together information across individuals, teams, departments and organizations as well as between local, regional, national and global governments.  Protecting Plants and Animals to Feed Our Country and the World USDA APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services) Speakers: Shannon Reid Hamm, Mary Jane McCool-Eye, Lisa Kennaway and Bryson Webber Hamm introduces APHIS's mission to protect American agriculture and natural resources. Using Web GIS for a variety of APHIS programs, they seek to find new and innovative approaches to gather scientific data. With tools like Web GIS, APHIS can transform this data into usable information, share it with the public and continue to protect the health and value of American agriculture and natural resources.    Hamm introduces Mary Jane McCool-Eye. McCool-Eye shares a recent project on screwworms. Screwworms pose a growing concern for APHIS as infestation can result in costly losses for our country’s livestock. She explains how ArcGIS tools and Survey123 for ArcGIS are used to help prevent infestation of the Screwworm. Lisa Kennaway talks further about the invasive Gypsy Moth that causes over $30 million a year in damage in US Forests. Bryson Webber shares a current project to develop systems for real-time tracking of feral swine for monitoring feral swine densities using drones in Texas. Hamm wraps it up with a demonstration of how they use Web GIS to maximize their efficiency while in the field during disasters. * Additional resources can be found on GeoNet in the Web GIS space.  Our Work Jack discusses the benefits of using ArcGIS Enterprise for building better GIS experiences. Going from Desktop to Cloud allows collaboration, sharing of resources and analytics, and efficiency. It opens GIS to the world.  ArcGIS 3D, Mobility, and Apps all helping to evolve GIS with new visualization, Analytics and Apps. ArcGIS is a complete image management system. "Maps are engaging." ~Jack Dangermond, Founder and CEO Our Work in Machine Learning Speakers: Alberto Nieto, Kristen Hocutt Jack introduces the next group of presenters from Esri to discuss Esri’s advancements and use of Machine Learning. “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are some of the most important and fascinating concepts in today’s world.” ~ Alberto Nieto Nieto begins by explaining the main ideas for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Deep Learning Integration- has to do with code structures that loosely resemble the human brain and how adaptive it is at solving problems. In ArcGIS we use these concepts to drive spatial analysis. Machine Learning Algorithms – Three concepts Classification - using Support Vector Machine algorithms to create a land cover classification layer Clustering - the new Density-based Clustering tool allows you to process large quantities of input point data into meaningful cluster or sparse noise Prediction - using Geographically-Weighted Regression lets geography calibrate the factors that help you predict Kristen Hocutt demonstrates how clustering in Machine Learning Algorithms were used to reflect over 700K traffic accidents that happened in Virginia, DC and Maryland in 2017. Density Based Clustering: DBSCAN GP Tool & algorithm DBSCAN Comparison between DC & Baltimore North Street in Baltimore Close to Home-Conference Center Density Based Clustering: HDBSCAN Redefines what it means to be a cluster Massachusetts Avenue with AOI boundary Clustering & Classification of Parking Lots HDBSCAN in Hagerstown Hagerstown Parking Lot Image Classification - impervious surface parking lots Top 25 Worst Parking Lots Deep Learning Integration - is code structures that loosely resemble the human brain and how adaptive it is at solving problems. In ArcGIS we use these concepts to drive spatial analysis. Nieto gives a live demonstration of traffic intersections in Jackson Hole, WY and how using ArcGIS API for Python, the Operations Dashboard can track activity within intersections every six seconds. The example of the integration between ArcGIS and Deep Learning allows us to find new capabilities to predict and improve traffic in areas such of roads and intersections. Nieto displays real-time feed for traffic prediction and deep learning allows your capabilities to expand. ~Matt Ball‌ A highlight of the use of machine learning technology was the use of unsupervised learning and self-organizing maps to optimize oil and gas inspection routes to wells in remote areas where the road segments haven’t been mapped. We used GPS breadcrumbs from multiple vehicles and multiple days to determine the road location. The machine mutates the lines to conform with the breadcrumb points and created a complete network. A collection of breadcrumbs were then converted into navigable street segments and then analyzed with Network Analyst to determine the optimal routes. Jack summarizes the first half of the plenary with a few words and explains the use of key elements in ArcGIS such as Real-Time & Big Data GIS Analytics. He shares the ArcGIS enterprise strategy and architecture as an open, inter-operable and standards-compliant platform and concludes with the actual components of what ArcGIS is about. "We live for you..." ~Jack Dangermond ~ Matt Ball‌ ArcGIS product components are desktop or ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online a software as a service that can be integrated with other components as well as being used independently, and ArcGIS Enterprise that can scale massively via the cloud. With ArcGIS Portal, we enable sharing and collaboration across organizations to achieve the system of systems vision so that updated content can be sent dynamically and periodically to other organizations. We also have extensions to ArcGIS Enterprise: ImageServer, Geoanalytics Server, GeoEvent Server, ArcGIS Monitor and Utility Network Management. We have focused application products around geodesign, location intelligence and location-specific workflows. Then we have ArcGIS Solutions that are industry focused around apps and communities. Finally, we have an ArcGIS Developer Platform that allows users to build custom solutions. Jack concludes with a slide on GIS Mapping and Advancing. During the Break  During the break the “Postcards to Jack” area buzzed with activity as attendees reflected on the first half on the plenary jotting down their feedback, ideas and thoughts. Jack also stopped by to answer questions and talk with users about what they were most interested in and curious about. Return with opening video - Exploring The Science of Where™ ArcGIS Pro Mapping - Basemap Speakers: Bille Leff Leff opens by sharing that she has had the opportunity to help many GIS professionals “transform GIS data into amazing and powerful maps.”   Image: Billie Leff describes the use of the ArcGIS Basemaps Gallery   “Today, I want to share with you some of the capabilities ArcGIS Pro has to offer to help you create maps that inform, engage and inspire.” She continues how Basemap is an important context for mapping. The ArcGIS Pro Basemap Gallery provides an impressive variety of basemaps from: World topographic maps for visualizing environmental phenomena Popular light and dark gray canvases for a clean context Firefly versions of the World Imagery for a desaturated look Vector tile basemaps Other layers from the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World‌ Simple journalistic appearance like the Newspaper basemap Education appearance maps with a youthful look such as the Color Pencil basemap Historic maps like the Modern Antique And adding new ones all the time making them ideal any purpose and audience Leff switches to demonstrate the Topo of Mapping and Charting Solutions that are in the process of migrating cartographic production from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro such as a MGCP Topographic Map. She follows with a slide on TE Imagery using a background for a realistic and detailed appearance demonstrating a map of coastal California areas with terrain in places where it matters. Pro Imagery Speakers: Jo Fraley, Juhan Yoon‌ Fraley opens explaining that imagery in the perfect complement to visual language of GIS and a key component of the ArcGIS Platform. Combining Image Analysis with Geospatial Analysis, “unlocks new understanding of our world and the issues we need to address,’ states Fraley. Fraley asks Yoon to start a visual demonstration of the mountains of Iran investigating a suspected military complex. Drone video starts playing: Yoon’s gives a fascinating presentation of satellite imagery to drones flying over a facility in Imam Ali and even includes a close-up of roads, walls, and what appears to look like a missile. Image: Juhan Yoon demonstrates 3D mapping showing what appears to be a missile on a vehicle. Fraley gives a demonstration in real-time 3D with Drone2Map for ArcGIS at the Yucaipa Valley Water District, California. Using one of our Apps for the field, Drone2Map, it allows us to process the imagery collected to create 2D and 3D products.    Additional options are available for the creation of different 2D and 3D products. In less than 40 minutes, we had our first 2D products, and the high accuracy of the Surface Model and the Digital Terrain Model.  Pro Configured Speaker: Natalie Feuerstein‌ Feuerstein gives a visual comparison of what users currently see when opening ArcGIS Pro versus an example of how a configuration and some add-ins can transform ArcGIS Pro into a focused workstation for intelligence analysts out in the field supporting operations, with little to no GIS experience. Using the SDK, she demonstrates how users can go from ArcGIS Pro to a more focused experience.   “We’re calling it the Intelligence Configuration for ArcGIS Pro, or ICAP for short, and it’ll change the way intel analysts do business.” With just a few exciting new capabilities in ICAP, offers the power and potential of using the ArcGIS Pro SDK to build custom mission applications for tactical and strategic intelligence, border security, law enforcement investigations, and many others. ArcGIS as a platform for Science: Ocean Pollution Demo Speaker: Brett Rose‌ “ArcGIS is a great platform for Science to interact, visualize and perform analysis.” Using Web services from NOAA and DOI's Marine Cadastre Program showing aspects of marine life, Rose investigates a scientific study of how human actions, (noise pollution and plastic pollution,) off the coast of Southern California impact whale density, migration corridors, and feeding areas. The map portrays a visual of how sound pollution can travel for many miles along the deep sound channel utilizing Ecological Marine Units (developed as a collaborative effort between Esri, USGS and many others within the Group on Earth Observation community). Also follow Dawn Wright for more information about Spatial Analytics and Ocean Sciences‌. Rose explains they downloaded the Ecological Marine Units as a Pro Package and loaded them into a 3D scene providing with a wealth of information about our oceans and detailed date for each water column. He moves onto mapping of the impact plastics has on the oceans. “Using observations with Empirical Bayesian Kriging - Regression Prediction, we can use the current direction and speed as explanatory variables and now interpolate a continuous surface that represents the concentration of plastics across the Pacific.”  The output shows us the areas with the highest concentrations of plastics. “Using ArcGIS as a platform for science allows us to connect data, perform analysis and share our science to everyone.” Python Speakers: James Jones, Alberto Nieto‌   James Jones demonstrates Learning to Write Python in Jupyter Notebook, sharing a notebook that allow us to analyze personal relationships for Esri employee tracking. Alberto Nieto gives a simple and quick example of how WebGIS Automation with the ArcGIS API for Python allows you to connect with federated servers, publish content, clone content, ensuring consistency, reliability, and efficiency across your enterprise. Alberto Nieto shows how he develops an online ArcGIS community in Python ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Online 3D Speakers: Kyle Talbot, Madeline Schueren‌   Kyle Talbot provides a visual presentation of recreation data provided by the USDA Forest Service customizing the basemap with different looks until he settles on one that is a more Mid-Century artistic look suited for Forest service data. ArcGIS Online allows you to harness spatial data and to easily create beautiful maps that tell the stories within that data. Talbot also demonstrates a map designed for the Pacific Northwest Campsites using familiar images, layers Madeline Schueren continues the visual journey with 3D Web scenes using ArcGIS Online for maps of popular trails near Mt. Jefferson in Oregon with high-resolution terrain. Using her iPhone, Schueren demonstrates a map scene in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina to show how simple and beautiful the 3D maps are designed, and how the use of mobile mapping allows for users to see the details of buildings, road signs, and so much more. Additional related GeoNet spaces 3D   and a blog on /blogs/josephkerski/2017/10/03/analyzing-30-days-of-earthquakes-using-3d-scenes-in-arcgis-online?sr=search&searchId=8c45f7a6-53a0-4433-b85f-77808f6c1601&searchIndex=0. Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse through Spatial Analytics Speakers: Joanne Chiedi & Timothy Kropp from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG)   The HHS OIG is at the forefront of our country's efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse and to improve the efficiency of Medicare, Medicaid and more than 100 other HHS programs. With such urgency to accomplish a grand mission, the HHS OIG is leveraging advanced technologies in spatial analytics to support their work in the opioid crisis.  ~ Matt Ball‌ The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is starting to use Insights for ArcGIS to help guide resources to make maximum positive impacts on the opioid academic. Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of death. Insights allowed HHS OIG to look at prescriptions across the state. The analysis presents different doctor types. Drilling into the family practice specialists, we expect to see fewer prescription rates. We found one family physician with the highest rate of prescriptions over a year. We dive in to look at this outlier, and at a time series, we see oxycodone prescriptions are far higher than the average and are trending upwards. HHS OIG took at a look to see if the irrational was indeed unlawful Indeed, this physician was indicted for writing fraudulent prescriptions, for unlawful drug distribution and for causing the death of five of his patients.   GeoNet references to today’s HHS presentation: Responding to the Opioid Crisis with GIS whitepaper  Health and Human ServicesHealth and Human Services ArcGIS Solutions for the Opioid Epidemic‌ Insights for ArcGIS - Opioid epidemic  ArcGIS for Developers Speakers: Euan Cameron, Kerry Robinson, Jo Fraley‌ Euan Cameron discusses map viewer and explains that the developer’s website covers resources such as example apps (group ArcGIS Example Apps‌.) Cameron also references GeoNet for useful resources for developers.   Kerry Robinson demonstrates the Mobile Map Package Runtime SDK, OCG Tiles and WMS services, support OGC SEO Package and shows the current vegetation in the DC area. Robinson demonstrates Runtime over mobile phone. She explains that Runtime also supports a 3D experience with viewshed. ~ Matt Ball‌ You don’t have to be a developer to create a native application. The ArcGIS Developers website gives you the tools to build with GIS components. It shows best practices for the platform that you’re targeting. We outline what you can do with the individual components. There are also success stories that outline how a user has pulled together components to create a solution. One Platform – Supporting Many Missions (Smart Installations) Speakers: Jim Bauer and James Sullivan  James Sullivan gives visual demonstration of Autodesk BIM Design (Internal Use of a facilities)  Jim Bauer – Noise Survey using Survey123 Closing Plenary Jeff Peters closes by reminding everyone to “Connect” while here. ... View more

The Federal GIS Conference is quickly approaching! We invite you to follow the action between March 20 - 21 on the FedGIS Conference‌ space for live blogging, daily updates and much more.     Plenary Live Blog – Tuesday March 20  Follow along as the GeoNet Team live blogs with the FedGIS plenary and join the conversation during or after the live blog.    FedGIS Daily Updates – March 20-21  Follow the GeoNet team and guest contributors as we share daily updates including what we learn and experience throughout the conference.    GeoNet area at FedGIS – March 20-21  Attending FedGIS? Stop by the GeoNet area in 150 Concourse:   Learn how GeoNet Community members are working better, sharing ideas and finding solutions  Connect with other GeoNet members  See what's coming to GeoNet in 2018    Know a fellow Esri user who should join GeoNet? Bring them along. We welcome all to the Community.    We look forward to connecting with you throughout the week.   See you at the https://community.esri.com/community/events/fedgis?sr=search&searchId=b52d4b7a-1a46-48c2-98a7-232d1ef786a0&searchIndex=0‌.     Follow @EsriGeoNet on Twitter for even more #FedGIS commentary.  ... View more

That's a wrap. It is the final day of the 2018 Esri Developer Summit. And we had so much fun. Here are some highlights from the final day. This year's DevSummit had many accomplishments: Largest DevSummit ever - more than 2,100 attendees this year 18 pre-summit training courses with many hands-on for Python, Angular, Xamarin, Typescript, AppStudio,Pro SDK, Insights, etc. 250+ sessions and demo theaters - all will be posted on YouTube and E360 video.esri.com in a few weeks for FREE Lightning Talks, Speedgeeking Showcase An amazing party And a final day of tech sessions and a great closing session lunch Fun Facts for 2018 DevSummit: 4,272 lbs of chicken consumed 7,000 enchiladas made and eaten 2,344 lbs of sauces 3,180 donuts devoured 3,904 pieces of fruit (Trying to be healthy) 4,062.5 lbs of greens (Must have your greens) 6,500 lbs of vegetables (Must eat our veggies, too) 2,845 lbs cheese 11,500 appetizers 1,284 gallons of water (It is the desert) 1,657 gallons of coffee (Couldn't have survived without it) 357 bottles of wine 72 kegs of beer (up from 60 in 2017) 38 tons of recyclable waste (Go Green!) GeoNet also had activity 1,800 views of the https://community.esri.com/community/events/devsummit/blog/2018/03/06/live-from-the-devsummit-plenary?sr=search&searchId=3f3ae3cf-977e-4110-a97e-6f391c1dff89&searchIndex=0 Blog  779 average daily views of the DevSummit Conference‌ space 180 active and participating users 27 countries watched the Plenary live stream 10,000 unique viewers Didn't get to attend? Good news, we have other Developer Summits already scheduled. 24 March - Washington D.C.  23-25 October - Berlin, Germany 5-8 March 2019 - Palm Springs, CA Your feedback Slides - text too small, colors too washed out, template Need surveys in Events Apps for pre-conference Bring back Meet the Teams Excitement during the plenary - apparently there was construction for new solar panels being installed during the plenary and the house lights came on. Showcase was great - good to have the 1-to-1 time to discuss with Esri staff and experts Length of conference is good - 1 week of fun Kudos for having sign-language during the Plenary Picture courtesy of Glenn Letham‌ on Twitter #DevSummit Congratulations to Team DTS on their Dodgeball victory. The festivities of the night before are cleared out. Did you enjoy the dipped donuts and cotton candy treats? Picture courtesy of @gpoulis on Twitter  #DevSummit2018 Left over attendees take in a few last tech sessions and enjoy the warm Palm springs pre-Spring temperatures of 86°F while many others begin their trek home.  The closing session was great. Good food, great conversation, new connections, and many questions answered by the panel of speakers.   Euan Cameron was even challenged to draw an ArcMap on a whiteboard. Several attendees posted Q&A on social media and video while at DevSummit.  This question had the entire panel answering. Thank you steve gourley‌ for a great question.   Still have questions after DevSummit? You can post your questions below and we will help get them to the right person or group for an answer. Your feedback, conversations, connections, and presence is truly appreciated. ... View more

Did you know that today is not only an exciting day at DevSummit with User presentations, Esri Showcase activity, demos, and the Esri Thursday night party and dodge ball tournament, but it is also International Women's Day! So much happening at DevSummit 2018. We stopped by the DevSummit signature wall to answer the question, "What would you love to map?" Chris Catania‌ added "The GeoNet Community." Did you see it? Presenter Leah Newman‌ gave a great user presentation on "Put the "You" in UI: Creating Intuitive User Interfaces using ArcGIS and Survey123." She shared that she had no knowledge of how to use Survey123 for ArcGIS and found answers on GeoNet. In an interview with Chris Catania‌, she explains how she learned to use Survey123. We caught a few users and GeoNet Community Members in the hall and at the booth to say "Hi." Later in the day, we listened in on the presentation from Bryan Grill - EBA Engineering on WAB & React - Develop a Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS Widget with React and Webpack. He gave a shout out to the GitHub group, React Bootstrap. He demonstrated the code used in a webpack.config.js as externals.  And we closed our visits with a user presentation from Adam Drackley‌ on Fully Offline Mobile Apps with AppStudio for ArcGIS. He added some humor by explaining that the image on the ancient MAC+ was the first Esri website ever. Continuing, he discussed the use of the Open Mobile Map and Map Viewer. Drackley wrapped up his presentation with the end goals to create the template application.  Celebrating International Women's Day, we hiked across the Palm Springs Convention Center asking women every where if we could snap there photo or video a few words.  Finally, The Party Has Started!  ... View more

DevSummit kicked off pre-summit activities on Saturday, March 3rd with a 3-day SAP-Esri hack-a-thon when Team Brontosaurus took home the grand prize for their creative use of SAP and Esri tools using microscopes and machine learning to detect bacteria in drinking water. The hack-a-thon began on Saturday at the Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs, California. They were joined by several others from Critigen, Southern California Edison, UC Santa Barbara, Bolt Geographics and several other representatives from Esri Partners.  On Monday, March 5th, Jack Dangermond announced this year's Esri Partner Conference winners at the EPC plenary. 2018 Esri Partner Conference Award Winners Being Release Ready - Staying aligned with the latest releases of the ArcGIS Platform Geocom Informarik AG (Switzerland) Bringing Insights— Implementing Systems of Insight VALUE LAB  (Itlay)  Creating Realistic Context— Producing 3D content and analysis for realistic context vrbn AG  Delivering in Real-Time— Delivering real-time capabilities using the ArcGIS Platform OSIsoft, LLC Driving Enterprise Platform Adoption  GEOMAP-IMAGIS (France)   Engaging Communities— Working with governments and nonprofits to support community engagements and initiatives.  Blue Raster, LLC (United States)   Innovating Solutions with New Capabilities— Leveraging the latest capabilities of the ArcGIS Platform to create innovative solutions. GISinc (United States)  Leading Web.  GIS Transformations — Leading customers through their transition to Web GIS. Pro-West & Associates, Inc (United States) Partnering to Lead New Strategies— Leading the market for new strategies, preparing the market, and implementing for success. SSP Innovations, LLC (United States) Partnering to Lead New Strategies— Leading the market for new strategies, preparing the market, and implementing for success. RAMTeCH Software Solutions, Inc. (United States) Quick to Market— Configuring capabilities of the ArcGIS Platform to quickly develop and deliver new point solutions to market. GeoDecisions (United States) Taking GIS to the Field— Implementing mobile solutions leveraging ArcGIS Apps for the Field. Frontier Precision, Inc. (United States) Turning Pro— Transitioning products and services to ArcGIS Pro. Data East, LLC (Russian Federation)   Other activities included pre-summit sessions, including a session with Christopher Catania‌ and Sandi Peterson‌ sharing the top ten tips for building online communities, which included learnings and experiences from growing the GeoNet community.   Day one of the 2018 Esri DevSummit kicked off with the plenary live blogged by the GeoNet Team: https://community.esri.com/community/events/devsummit/blog/2018/03/06/live-from-the-devsummit-plenary?sr=search&searchId=f323aaec-08df-4408-acbf-5b466df2b661&searchIndex=0 The day continued as new and current members stopped by the GeoNet showcase area to sign-up, give feedback on the future GeoNet homepage, pick up some swag, share success stories and get tips and tricks from Michelle Mathias. It was great to spend time talking with Jeff Pace, Robert Scheitlin, GISP‌, Rebecca Strauch, GISP‌, and Blake Terhune‌, Stacey E Crowe,   and Nick Floersch‌. And we hope to see more of you during the week!  The day wrapped as Speedgeeking sessions sped through various developer projects and topics in the Santa Rosa room. Check out the video of the most recent excitement from DevSummit below: Update:  We almost forgot one more fun part of the Monday pre-DevSummit events. Lightning Talks. What are the Lightning Talks? The Lightning Talks are 5-minute user submitted presentations showcasing successes in GIS with Esri products. Monday’s Lightning talks featured numerous presentations from Esri customers and partners. They included stories, fascinating facts and intriguing uses of GIS. Professor Yu Zhou teaches Geography at Bowling Green State University and uses the ArcGIS mobile apps and story maps to engage his geography students. “With story maps on cell phones…it is a great way to improve teaching geography…Not difficult to make.” Raj Singh, IBM, shared a presentation using machine learning platforms to speed up the development of ArcGIS Applications using IBM Data Science. And that's a wrap for today! We couldn't get to it all, so tell us what you loved and learned the most today in the comments below. Thanks for sharing the day with us!   ... View more

Welcome to the 2018 Esri #DevSummit Plenary!  We will be sharing the latest news and updates during the plenary. Thanks for following along and we look forward to seeing your feedback and contributions in the comments below!  Be sure to check out each DevSummit 2018 daily recap. 8:10 - DevSummit Attendees have entered the room and seats are filling fast. This Summit is expected to be the largest DevSummit audience ever, more than 2,000 for 2018. Picture: GeoNet team ready to feed you the action from the DevSummit Plenary. Right to left: Candace Loya‌, Chris Catania‌, and Michelle Mathias‌ 8:28 - Let the show begin! Jim McKinney, ArcGIS Program Manager, CTO ArcGIS Desktop, opens the plenary with a few words and introduces Jack Dangermond, Esri Founder and CEO    Jack welcomes attendees to the DevSummit 2018 and shares the focus for this year’s conference. And keeping with tradition he asks attendees to stand and introduce themselves to someone new. Before exiting the stage Jack quotes McKinney, "There is a human connection."  McKinney congratulates the winners of the SAP-Esri Hack-a-Thon from Saturday to Monday during the EPC. He continues with an overview of the plenary and DevSummit events, highlights, and how to be part of the closing sessions.   McKinney introduces Sud Menon, first speaker of the morning. 8:40 AM- ArcGIS: A Platform for Developers with Platform Overview   Product: ArcGIS Online‌  Speaker: Sud Menon, Director of Software Development  Esri’s Director of Software Development, Sud Menon, introduces an amazing overview video on the ArcGIS Platform and is now describing the capabilities of ArcGIS as a platform for developers including highlights of significant improvements and expansion capabilities.  Menon explains mapping behind the scenes with things like dynamic feature tiles, apps in the field for field mobility of mobile workers, and location analytics through Insights for ArcGIS online also includes App Builders that allow you to build apps on any device. Runtime APIs are for building native apps for mobile devices. "ArcGIS Enterprise includes are of these capabilities." Menon continues explaining the full capacity of tools available through ArcGIS. 9:00 AM – Mapping  - How to Smart Map  Product: ArcGIS Runtime SDKs, ArcGIS API for JavaScript Speaker: Jeremy Bartley, Software Product Development  Jeremy Bartley starts immediately with a demo on How to Smart Map, showing mapping of Zillow data for house pricing and peak month dates. He is using the simple user experience and tells how he can also make the updates with Python.    You can follow more on Mapping in the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Java‌. 9:07 AM - Data exploration  with Arcade Speaker: Kristian Ekenes  Kristian Ekenes gives a key demonstration the experience of using the Arcade expression-based scripting language including attribute pop-ups. He reminds everyone that all capabilities remain the same. 9:12 AM - Client-side processing of the feature Speaker: Yann Cabon Cabon captivates the audience with client-side queries, loading data and the projection engine with a demonstration of New York construction.   Follow Yann Cabon‌ and see all the question he answers. 9:17 AM - 3D Viewer Apps and 3D is JS API Speaker: Javier Gutierrez and Russ Roberts Using 3D Viewer apps for mobile allows developers to use scene viewer for iPad to building attributes. Roberts displays his iPad experience for residential buildings in Raleigh, NC 3D. He also shows point cloud seem layers for Mud Creek to see the progression that CalTrans made to make new roads. Roberts hands over to Gutierrez for a demonstration of 3D in JavaScript API using code developed for the Swiss National Park using line symbology, call outs and images on maps for hiking trails that can be applied to responsive web apps. See a video of Javier's demonstration at #EsriDevSummit. 9: 25 AM - Widgets Speaker: Juan Carlos Franco  Juan Carlos Franco  or “Franco” as he is introduced, presents on the exciting world of Widgets discussing  some of the comings enhancements Legend widgets  Coord conversion widget  Customize layer list widget  Search  9:31 AM - ArcGIS Configurable Apps in 4X API Speaker: Kelly Hutchins  "You get all this capability with just a few lines of code." Widgets are easily searched. They are accessible via the keyboard. The 4x API is building better apps with typescript and easy to use the latest features in JavaScript, nice code assist with typescript, and can get a "Read more..." help topic to assist. 9:35 AM – Building API with webpack  Speaker: Rene Rubacalva  9:38 AM – Analytics  Products: Insights for ArcGIS‌, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS API for Python Speaker: Jim McKinney  Jim McKinney reminisces on commands in ArcInfo glued together with AML or ArcView and Navigator, or the emergences of over 1,200 geoprocessing tools. The analytics options available now and in the future bring a lot of powerful tools for developers.    ArcGIS is a platform for geoanalytics, spatial statistics, and data science. Esri development leads and engineers demonstrate new tools and improved capabilities of proven tools, such as Insights for ArcGIS and using Python notebooks to improve the flow of analysis as well as provide open interoperability with third party packages.  9:40 AM - Insights  Speakers: Linda Beale & Art Haddad Beale demonstrates data exploring fatal accident data in Los Angeles, California including the patterns visible in tables, charts, and maps. She also looks at the demographics against education, income and employment exploring multiple numeric variables. She further explains that her data can also be shared for further analysis. There is one feature in Insights that is different...sharing multiple relationships in one map allows data to joined together and explored to get answers. 9:49 AM - Analysis in ArcGIS Pro  Lauren Bennett and Marjean Pobuda   “Pro is one of the most powerful tools in your toolkit as analysts and data scientists…It is a fully integrated analytics workstation… that makes it easy to… apply the Science of Where.”  Bennett explains that Esri is constantly working to add new capabilities to the platform. She then demonstrates the data-based clustering provided by Waze.  Marjean Pobuda explains how entwining geoprocessing tools, charts and python and R - ArcGIS  Bridge to create a powerful analysis of workflows and expands all data types. She then references a model sample of locations where African Cape Buffalo have been observed in South Africa. She uses ArcGIS for R to determine a location suitable for conservation preservation.  Pro is connected to the rest of the platform allowing data scientists to share their results of analysis.  Lauren Bennett Waze Mapping Data 10:00 AM – Python API  Speakers: Jay Theodore & Rohit Singh  Data science, R Analytics answers the 5Ws to gather data.   Theodore quote, “Data Science is data driven.”   Three stages of Data Science:  Data Preparation  Analysis  Dissemination  Data science is a collaborative exercise between  Business analysts  Data engineers  Data scientist  Developers  DevOps Singh continues demonstrating how government departments such as fire, police, and other field crews used workforce management to collaborate in the field during the Thomas Fire.  Extent of damage from Thomas Fire demonstrated Break - Jim McKinney returns to the stage to release the audience for break until 10:45 AM. During the Break During the break we connected with Bruce, Madison and Shane (left to right,) graduate students from the University of Redlands attending their first DevSummit. What did they enjoy the most during the first half? "The 3D stuff is really cool! We're excited to learn more about machine learning, too," said Madison and Bruce. "I liked the Edge rendering on 3D models; it added some needed texture," explained Shane. "We also use the Jupyter notebook. It really helps us to understand the script. We use it in all our projects." 10:45 AM - Jim McKinney Welcome back from break and introduces David Cardella 10:46 AM - Developer Experience Product: ArcGIS Online Developers Speaker: David Cardella Esri's developer technologies product manager Dave Cardella briefs our developer community on new and improved options for licensing the use of developer tools and deployment that include them. He will also demonstrate and describe improvements to the developer website and self-help learning and productivity resources. ArcGIS developer technologies and toolkits for desktop, server, web, and mobile. Two questions are often asked, "What can ArcGIS do for me?" and "How do I get started?" Improvements New Home page Success stories Feature pages ArcGIS Developer Program DevLabs Example apps Cardella talks further about success stories such as CommandX leveraging ArcGIS identities. How are the success stories implemented? Cardella explains who the ArcGIS API for JavaScript is used to tell the story. Suggests developer audience signing up for the developer program. 10:53 AM – Extending & Automating Your Enterprise Product: ArcGIS Pro, ArcObjects, ArcGIS API for Python Speaker: Jim McKinney  In this section, Esri presenters discuss and demonstrate continued support for ArcObjects developers, as well as the expansion of the capabilities of ArcGIS Pro and the ArcGIS API for Python. The focus is desktop software and using Python. More information can be found on these GeoNet spaces and groups. ArcObjects Update 10.6+: desktop/server updates to ArcObjects, engine, soe/soi ArcGIS Pro SDK SDK overview 10:54– ArcGIS Pro for Utility Networks Speaker: Rich Ruh Using trace location data to create maps in Pro SDK Demo of Utility in ArcGIS Pro 11:08 AM – The Power of Python in ArcPy Speaker: Shaun Walbridge Walbridge introduces encrypted toolboxes and looks at the ways to work faster with ArcPy. He gives a demonstration in VisualStudio to help with debugging. 11:13 AM – Broader Scope of Automation Speaker: Jay Theodore & Atma Mani Sharing the stage, Jay and Atma demonstrate the broader scope of automation. Using ArcGIS Enterprise, Mani walks the audience through the steps to get a distributed system going, configuring the system and content. He continues demonstrating how government departments such as fire, police, and other field crews used workforce management to collaborate in the field during the Thomas Fire. Theodore recaps on the workflow demonstrated by Mani. 11:25 AM – Native app development (Why native?) Product: Native App Developers‌ Speaker: Euan Cameron ArcGIS Runtime is now a native app development platform that all can use, and is ready for capabilities that used to be served by ArcGIS Engine. Building apps for online/offline use, consistent user experience across desktop and mobile, as well as some new examples of using ArcGIS with augmented reality and virtual reality are demonstrated.  Why native? Runtime is the native SDK Benefits of native development Esri apps also built with Runtime Native Dev options: Field Apps AppStudio Runtime SDKs 11:28 - Working with Maps in ArcGIS Runtime 11:30 AM – Layers types with Runtime Speaker: Divesh Goyal with the geopackage, Goyal demonstrates connected and disconnected layers on his iPad using featured data within many apps. He shows how to display tiles from the FAA Visual flight rules and dynamic data for no fly zones for drones in The Netherlands.  11:38 AM – 3D Mapping with Runtime Speaker: Kerry Robinson Robsinson demos of Runtime open for business with 3D layers and additional scene layers analysis, shapefiles of observer locations run, and LOS/viewshed all on a mobile device. Robinson continues to demonstrate code for GeoElementsLineOfSight. The Runtime 3D allows you to develop code for mobile devices. 11:45 AM – AR and VR Speaker: Adrien Meriaux, joined by Rex Hansen Meriaux and Hansen demonstrates the use of mapping with VR visiting downtown San Diego while still on stage including the use of viewshed.  This is just one of the new experiences you can build using VR. If you would like to apply for the Beta Program, please email arcgisruntimerarvrbeta@esri.com. 11:50 AM - Wrap Up from Euan Cameron and Summary from Jim McKInney. Thank you for attending the #EsriDevSummit. ... View more

Plenary Live Blog, Daily Updates and More! DevSummit 2018 is right around the corner! This year we invite you to follow the action in the DevSummit space and connect with the GeoNet Community in Palm Springs. Check out the live blogging, daily updates and showcase meet-up details below. Tuesday, March 6 Plenary Live Blog & Video Livestream View the DevSummit plenary livestream and join the conversation as the GeoNet Team live blogs the event on the DevSummit Conference space. March 6-9 DevSummit Daily Updates Follow the GeoNet team and guest contributors in the DevSummit space as we share daily updates including what we learn and experience throughout the week. Attending DevSummit? You can share your DevSummit experience by adding your comments to the daily update posts. March 5-9 GeoNet area at the Esri Showcase – Oasis 1 & 2 Stop by the GeoNet area to:  Learn how GeoNet Community members are working better, sharing ideas and finding solutions Connect with other GeoNet members See what's coming to GeoNet in 2018 We'll be hosting specific meet-up times below: Monday through Thursday: 2 - 3 pm, 4:30 - 5:30 pm Oasis 1-2 near the Python and the Esri Lab Exhibit Booths Know a fellow Esri user who should join GeoNet? Bring them along. We welcome all to the Community. Follow @EsriGeoNet on Twitter for even more #DevSummit commentary. We look forward to connecting with you throughout the week. See you at DevSummit. ... View more

Live AMA Event on GeoNet: Friday, Mar. 2, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (PST) We invite you to join Earth Imagery at Work MOOC instructors Kevin Butler‌ and Emily Windahl‌ here on the GeoNet Community for a LIVE AMA (Ask Me Anything) event. The AMA will take place in this discussion thread on Friday March 2, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (PST).  *Click HERE to convert exact time for different countries. This is an opportunity to ask Kevin and Emily questions about the course, about earth imagery data, Esri software, GIS or anything else that comes to mind.  How does the AMA work? During the AMA, you can post your questions by clicking  the "Add Reply" button below and Kevin and Emily will reply to your questions in comments. You are welcome to post questions ahead of the AMA and they will answer them during the AMA. Please note: You must be logged in to post questions and see responses. Please see instructions on How to Log into GeoNet for the AMA.               We are live with Kevin Butler and Emily Windahl‌! Thanks for joining us! AMA Tips and GeoNet Community Guidelines When asking questions and comments during the AMA, remember to follow the GeoNet Community Guiding Principles‌: Be Helpful, Be Human, Be Smart. This discussion page will not auto-refresh, so please remember to refresh this page to see new questions, comments and replies.                        10:30 am - And we're live! Go ahead and ask your questions! 11:00 am - We're halfway through, Great questions! Keep them coming! 11:25 am - Five minutes to go! Got any fun questions for Kevin or Emily? 11:30 am - And that's a wrap! The live AMA has ended with Kevin and Emily. They will continue to answer questions as schedules allow. Thanks for joining us and asking great questions!   ... View more

You can be the next inspirational thought leader at the 2018 Esri Developer Summit. It takes only 5 minutes to share your GIS success story. Showcase a successful geodev project, describe an innovative customization you made using ArcGIS or SDKs, speak of challenges you overcame with GIS Technology, and contribute to the overall excitement of the 2018 DevSummit. Present your story and be the inspiration that sparks innovation. Submissions are reviewed on a first come, first serve basis. Space is limited. Email your proposal before March 3, 2018 to LightningTalks@esri.com. When & Where DevSummit PS Lightning Talks Monday, March 5 | 3:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. Palm Springs Convention Center | Mesquite B-C Rooms Guidelines Share one great idea — Tell a story, motivate, and inspire. Make it quick — Presentations must be five minutes or less. No live demos — We want to hear about the idea directly from you. Be creative — You can use slides, videos, or Prezi to present your talk. Avoid sales pitches — Refrain from advertising products and services. Hurry and sign up! — There are only 18 slots, so submit your lightning talk soon! Lightning Talk submissions are reviewed on a first come, first serve basis and space is limited. Email your Lightning Talk proposal to LightningTalks@esri.com by the March 3, 2018 deadline, including the following: Your full name, title, organization, email address, and phone number. Your final Lightning Talk PowerPoint slides, video, or Prezi. A short description of your talk (500 characters or less). A brief, interesting fact about yourself that we can share with the Lightning Talks audience. Have fun! — This is your chance to share your passion for your great idea. For inspiration, read How to Give a Great Ignite Talk or watch a lightning talk on writing Unix daemons to see how a seemingly dull topic can be made exciting. ... View more

Welcome to DevSummit 2019 on GeoNet Welcome to Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit) on GeoNet! Get updates, share your experiences, join the live chat during the Plenary, contribute to featured tech discussions or start your own conversations during your DevSummit experience. Thanks for joining and we look forward to your contributions! When: March 5-8, 2019 Where: Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 N Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA 92262 ... View more