Working with federal agencies, ESRI is opening up access in ArcGIS Online to dozens of high-priority, high-demand national data layers, often referred to as A-16 data. These include cartographic boundary files and demographic data from the US Census Bureau; National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA); and the National Inventory of Dams (NID) database, managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Click below to read more about it!
ESRI has a new massive open online course (MOOC) on Imagery. If you’re interested in test-driving ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online, ESRI’s new cloud-based imagery product, or seeing how to bring drone-captured imagery into ArcGIS Pro for visualization and analysis, this no-cost course is a great opportunity. The course is from August 11 to September 22, 2021 and is free. Check it out and sign up!
This is interesting, being able to dig deeper into your data and clean it up using Data Engineering in ArcGIS Pro 2.8. Check it out.
ESRI is updating ArcGIS Earth with some new features like data visibility range, layer icon customization, undo/redo actions while editing KML, and more. Click below to get more info.
The Indicators of Broadband Need map was created by the United States Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The map uses several different data sources to show information on broadband availability within the United States. Layers in this map were created using data sourced from the American Community Survey collected by the U.S. Census, Measurement Lab (M-Lab), Ookla, Microsoft and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Check it out!
July 4th is just a few days away, which means there will be fireworks again!
Use the app to view cities in LA, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino County that allow the sale and discharge of fireworks. Included are days and times when fireworks will be sold and when you can light them up, as well as links to city websites and telephone numbers. Data was collected from municipal codes, websites, and/or contacting each city. Some cities allowed sales to start yesterday AND allow you to discharge them now as well! Check it out and be safe!
ESRI has released a new 2020 Global Land Cover Map Service in ArcGIS Online, part of their Living Atlas datasets.
The map was built using European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, and developed using a new machine learning workflow. The 2020 land surface data is at 10-meter resolution and includes categories such as water, trees, grass, flooded vegetation, crops, scrub/shrub, built area, bare ground, and snow/ice. There is also a cloud and no data category. Check it out!
The Living Atlas US Vessel Traffic application is a new and fun tool that lets you explore the paths of vessels in and around US waters, look for patterns and trends by time, vessel type, and place, and it provides a simple and efficient way to download manageable-sized, area-specific, excerpts. Check it out!
More info about the app here.
Since things are heating up again, I thought I would share this interesting site, the US Drought Monitor. Check it out!
If you like maps and LEGOs, then this is for you! This new addition to the LEGO Art collection contains the most pieces ever included in a set in LEGO’s history … 11,695 pieces! The world map measures 25.5 inches high by 40.5 inches wide when completed. The map is made up of 40 interconnecting base plates which are divided into three sections for the build that can be arranged in one of three ways, allowing you to place your favorite part of the world in the center of the map.
And check this out, there are customizable brick-built push pins that you can use to mark out destinations already visited or highlight those still on your bucket list! All of this for only $249.99! Available June 1st. Check it out!
