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Batch export your product library maps to Production PDF
The Export Product Library Maps to Production PDF Python script uses Esri Production Mapping’s new Python site package, ArcPyProduction, to combine the capabilities of ArcPy and the geoprocessing...
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What’s new in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 2500
A new version of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (2500) has just been released. This release includes many new features and enhancements which will enable ArcGIS Explorer Desktop to be used effectively in your...
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Using spatial analytics to study spatio-temporal patterns in sport
By Damien Demaj Late last year I introduced ArcGIS users to sports analytics, an emerging and exciting field within the GIS industry. Using ArcGIS for sports analytics can be read here. Recently I...
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Best Practices for Building and Sharing Community Web Maps and Apps
Today’s technology has made it easier than ever to effectively share global information with the world. This information can be shared in a variety of ways, including web browsers, mobile devices, and...
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Make a web application from an interactive photo map
In a previous blog post, I explained how to create an interactive photo map with ArcGIS Online. Web maps are useful for sharing and editing, but in some cases, you may not want everyone to have the...
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Austin Community College Student Work Shines in the World Topographic Map
Sean Moran, GIS Department Chair at Austin Community College (ACC), had ambitious goals for his Advanced Problems in GIS course last spring. He wanted to offer students exposure to GIS technology and...
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ArcGIS Explorer Online presentations showcase Esri Community Maps contributors
Every month the World Topographic Map Service is refreshed to reflect newly contributed and updated content. These Community Maps deployments are regularly announced in the ArcGIS Online Content blog,...
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Centralizing Page Layout and Element Management
Do you have a lot of map elements on your page layout? Are your page layouts large, making it difficult to visually locate and update map elements? If you answered yes to one or both questions, Esri...
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GIS Hydro 2013 Pre-Conference Water Resources Workshop: More Coming Soon!
by Steve Kopp, Geoprocessing and Spatial Analysis Team, Esri Jump-start your conference a day early by joining us for the 20th annual pre-conference Water Resources Workshop on Sunday July 7th. The...
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Using Stamen and MapBox tilesets as basemaps in ArcGIS.com
In his recent blog entry Adding tile layers to your web map, Chris Whitmore explained how the March 2013 enhancement to ArcGIS Online supported the addition of a range of new file types to web maps....
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Filtering, performing analysis, and building a web map application with...
With ArcGIS Online, individuals, governments, and organizations alike can create and share compelling map stories. For example, by using just two map layers, law enforcement officials could use ArcGIS...
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Discover San Francisco Hackathon
Last weekend Esri joined forces with Airbnb, the City of San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office of Innovation, and GAFFTA to put on the Discover SF Hackathon. This event brought together designers,...
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AAG flow mapping presentation available for download
By Aileen Buckley, Esri Professional Cartographer The demonstration that I gave at the 2013 AAG Annual Meeting has an associated PowerPoint presentation that you can now download. The Mapping Flow Data...
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What are Visual Specifications?
Visual specifications – what are they and where would I use them, you may ask? Many of you might have symbology and labeling standards for maintaining consistency in your map products. Visual...
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Red, Blue and Purple: mapping the 2012 US Presidential Election
Every time an election occurs, maps become a key component in telling the story, but what type of map best tells the story of the winners and losers? Red/blue choropleths? Areas shaded in an array of...
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Welcome to ArcGIS for Landscape
“We’re from Esri, and we’re here to help!” . . . and we mean just that. With the May 8th launch of ArcGIS for Landscape – Beta, we’re striving to help you quickly access and apply some of the most...
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Austin Community College Student Work Shines in the World Topographic Map
Sean Moran, GIS Department Chair at Austin Community College (ACC), had ambitious goals for his Advanced Problems in GIS course last spring. He wanted to offer students exposure to GIS technology and...
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User Software Applications Fair
Attention Community Map Contributors! There will be a User Software Applications Fair at this year’s Esri International User Conference. The submission deadline is June 21, 2013. In order to...
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Favorite tools and resources for cartographers
This post is a compilation of some of the most popular tools and sources of information about maps and cartographic design. These links were originally posted on the Esri Mapping Center site several...
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From ArcMap to ArcGIS Online: well-prepared geographic information for the web
Web maps are increasingly becoming the principal manner in which we publicly share our GIS stories. For many of our users, designing content within ArcMap is the best way to ensure quick authoring with...
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