Earlier this year, ESRI launched a new product called ArcGIS Platform, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering that makes it easier to integrate ESRI location services into apps, solutions, and business systems. As a GIS professional, you already realize the benefits of GIS. However, it can be a challenge when developers in your organization need location services but are not familiar with the ArcGIS system or require the additional functionality provided by it. With ArcGIS Platform, developers and IT professionals can take advantage of location services—including basemaps, routing, geocoding, data, and geoenrichment—within their development environment through an industry-standard development experience, instead of needing a stand-alone set of services. This month, the ESRI state and local government team will present the following:

• How this new product will make it easier for developers to integrate our location services into their apps and business systems
• The immediate benefits of adopting these new capabilities including easily accessible services and a metered transaction business model
• How GIS professionals can communicate the benefits and capabilities of ArcGIS Platform to the developers they work with

The webinar is March 17 at 10am. For more info and to register, click here.

The California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) will host a webinar today with the California State GIO about California GIS initiatives and a conversation about supporting new GIS professionals. The webinar will be today at 12:30pm. Click here for more info and to RSVP.

Registration for the 2021 Geodesign Summit is now open. The Geodesign Summit will be held virtually February 9-10. There are some pre and post summit workshops on February 8 and 11 as well.

Update 12/7/2020: The conference recordings can be found here.

Join the ESRI water team for a few hours of GIS-focused conversation. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from like-minded peers facing common challenges in the water industry. Learn how GIS is being used in the following organizations:

• Padre Dam Municipal Water District 
• Jurupa Community Services District 
• Honolulu Board of Water Supply

The agenda will also include a presentation from the ESRI water team. Find out what’s new with ESRI technology.

Don’t miss your chance to participate in this virtual user group meeting on November 19th. Click below to register.

The ESRI Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference will be held virtually October 27-30, 2020. The conference will welcome GIS leaders, managers, and professionals across critical infrastructure industries including electric, gas and pipeline, water, telecom, transportation, and architecture/engineering/construction (AEC).

The conference is complimentary for all ESRI users who are current on their maintenance or subscription. For more info and to register, click below!

URISA’s GIS-Pro 2020 will be held virtually on September 29 to October 2. Because it will be virtual this year, the cost to attend has been reduced. For more info and to register, click here.