Community Blog

Esri Community is preparing to undergo an important upgrade to the next generation version of the Khoros Community platform it is hosted on. This upcoming version of the hosting platform is known as Aurora and a transition is planned for the first half of 2025. Learn more ...

The Esri Community MVP program has recently grown to include 14 new members in 2025! Meet them in this introduction article where many have shared a bit about themselves ...

This micro-sized guide demonstrates how Esri Community members can verify their account, which enables use of the subscription feature to receive notifications of activity on content of interest.

In this multimedia report, you'll find recaps of major accomplishments; metrics that outline Community health and growth; and stories from members, in addition to other news of note that speak to an incredible year for Esri Community.

Every year, Esri staff and distributors play an invaluable role in supporting the discourse that takes place in Esri Community, maintaining a powerful bridge of collaboration between Esri and its users. In this article, we've assembled 2024's leading staff contributors to give them some much-deserved recognition.

2024's end signals a conclusion to our annual Community Contest. In this announcement article, we identify and congratulate nine winners whose unique contributions in Esri Community over the course of the last year have made them stand out from among the hundreds of thousands of members here in this platform ...

Meet Matt Edrich, Product Manager for FieldSync, a data acquisition and technology company using ArcGIS to change the way telecommunication infrastructure is both monitored and maintained. In this feature, Matt describes how his work with ArcGIS Survey123 and ArcGIS Online have allowed him to create maintenance and conditioning processes that significantly reduce the time required for site reporting before transforming that data into thorough, packaged deliverables. Matt credits the resources found in Esri Community for the advances FieldSync has been able to achieve through ArcGIS Survey123, and he discusses how he obtains value from the people-powered platform.

Esri Community has been awarded Outstanding Community Program by industry leader The Community Roundtable. This 2024 award recognizes an online community that demonstrates excellence in delivering outstanding and captivating content and programs that keep members engaged and coming back for more. Read more ...

This micro-sized guide demonstrates how Esri Community members can prevent unwanted Direct Messages from other users while still permitting those that are wanted.

After careful consideration, Esri Community's next generation upgrade, named Aurora, will be postponed until 2025. Learn more about the Aurora upgrade and its postponement in our update.