Interested in Deep Learning using ArcGIS tools? Sign up for this webinar, held October 1st, to learn more about how to implement Deep Learning tools in ArcGIS to perform analysis faster. Topics include Deep Learning in ArcGIS best practices, the Deep Learning tools, tips, and a deep dive into technical use cases. Sign up now!
The ESRI Disaster Response & LivingAtlas teams authored this StoryMap Swipe with recent Maxar imagery showing before and after Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. Check it out!
GIS Essentials Workshop Announcement: Thursday, September 26th, 2019
In the GIS Essentials: Mapping Your Community™ workshop you’ll learn to create maps and analyze data about your local community. The class is perfect for beginners and anyone that would like a refresher on mapping and ArcGIS. Workshops are taught by bestselling author Gina Clemmer using the GIS 20: Essential Skills (included in registration) as a guide.
These half day, hands-on workshops run from 9 AM / 12 EST to 2 PST / 5 EST. Each workshop is taught online, by a live instructor. Students dial in to a conference call and login from any computer to view the screen share. The interactive class makes it easy for students to ask questions and participate in group discussions. The cost is $495.
► The workshop: Focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis and mapping. Participants will learn how to create basic reference maps, color shaded maps and geocoded maps (address mapping).
► Upcoming Dates: Visit https://thegis20.com to sign up.
Thursday, September 26th
Thursday, October 10th
Thursday, November 14th
► Materials: The GIS 20: Essential Skills, Third Edition is included with your registration. The book is currently in the top ten Cartography books on Amazon and is the only ESRI book in the Library of Congress. It will be used for exercises and class discussion. The book includes a six month version of the software.
► Instructor: The class is taught by Gina Clemmer, bestselling author and GIS expert.
► Praise: Class participants consistently give the workshop the highest rank. Students appreciate the direct teaching method which offers a fast and comprehensive learning experience.
“Great materials, great instructor and great organization. Thanks!” – Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
“I especially liked the comprehensiveness of the course as well as the 2-hour segments of learning. Breaking up the learning really helped me retain what I learned. I have taken many IT trainings, but I have to say that Gina Clemmer is one of the best instructors I’ve ever had. I recommend this training to anyone that is interested in learning or improving their GIS skills.” GIS Project Coordinator, NYS Council on Children and Families
“I knew I needed to learn geo-analysis skills and I had to start somewhere. The GIS Essentials course was just the right level to get me where I needed to go. Starting with the basics, working through real-life examples, and upping the complexity made it worth my time. I also appreciated being able to ask questions specific to the projects I was working on. ” Research Data Analyst, Stanford University, School of Medicine
The 2019 ESRI User Conference Technical Workshops are now available online for you to view. If you missed a workshop or two during the conference, you might be able to view it if it is available. Check it out here!
The 2019 ESRI User Conference Proceedings are now available for you to view and download papers from user presentations and slides from technical workshops. Check it out here!
Take advantage of this free NG9-1-1 workshop. Topics include:
The workshop is for:
The workshop will be held September 24, 2019 from 10am to 2:30pm at 333 Olympic Drive, Santa Monica. Lunch will be provided. Park in the Civic Parking Structure on the corner of 4th & Olympic.
To RSVP, visit http://bit.ly/SantaMonicaScissors .
What is HIPAA compliant geocoding? Read this executive brief on safe and secure geocoding for protected health information.
ESRI has released their new book GIS and the 2020 Census. The book provides statistical organizations with the most recent methodologies and technological tools to support all stages of the census. The book covers planning, enumeration and field data collection, and post-enumeration tasks: converting existing data, field operations, data processing and dissemination, developing geographic products, and much more. Case studies from Albania, Portugal, Republic of the Philippines, Jordan, Arab Republic of Egypt, Ireland, and Canada demonstrate the successful application of the tools. Ancillary materials are available online and include the updated census data model Global Statistical Geospatial Framework, the United Nations (UN) Handbook on the Management of Population and Housing Censuses, and much more.
GIS and the 2020 Census has 264 pages and is available in soft-cover and as an e-book. Sample text can be found here.
To give you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills using this next generation story builder, ESRI invites you to enter the 2019 StoryMapper of the Year Contest. The contest will also give you the chance to give back to your community at the same time!
The StoryMapper of the Year Contest started July 8, 2019, and the deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. (PDT), September 30, 2019. The contest submissions must be created using ArcGIS StoryMaps, not classic ESRI Story Maps apps.
The 2019 contest will work differently than contests in years past. To up the ante, ESRI added a monetary prize and community element. When participants submit their entries, they will also describe how they would use a $5,000 donation from ESRI to make a positive impact on their communities through storytelling.
The winners will be announced by ESRI president Jack Dangermond on November 13, 2019, which is GIS Day. Good Luck!
Geography 2050 is a multi-year, strategic dialog about the vital trends reshaping the geography of our planet in the coming decades. Initially organized by the American Geographical Society (AGS) in 2014, the ongoing Geography 2050 dialogue convenes thought leaders from academia, government, industry, and the social sector to facilitate discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. In the late 20th century, talk of a borderless world began to take hold among many in both academia and the media as the end of the Cold War and the forces of globalization rapidly impacted the planet. While many aspects of globalization led to greater fluidity across international borders in terms of trade, capital, technology transfer, and the movement of people, this same period witnessed the creation of more international borders, not fewer. This symposium questions what the world map will look like in 2050 and how our practice of defining, maintaining, and even understanding the meaning of borders might change. Within each theme, we will look both at scenarios of increasing interdependence and division and how they could play out by 2050.
This year’s Symposium will focus on how geography and geospatial science impact the role of borders in our future economy, environment, and geopolitical situation. Click below for more info.
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