Spatial Report from Esri Canada

We’ve got stockings full of gifts in our year-end what’s new spectacular starring our GeoGeeks. Join your hosts Maggie Samson and Mark Ho as they welcome Alison, Justin, Sue, and Brandon back to the podcast. They’ll celebrate the holidays by sharing their three favourite new features and enhancements in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Mobile Apps, and ArcGIS Online.    Rundown 0:00 – Introduction 1:33 – What’s New in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 8:15 – What's New in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 16:23 – What's New in ArcGIS Mobile Apps (November 2024) 23:02 – What's New in ArcGIS Online (November 2024) 33:15 – Wrap   What's New in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 To kick things off, gliding in from the Rideau Canal Skateway with a cocoa and a Beavertail is our skating superstar Alison O’Brien. She’s back to share three new additions you need to know in ArcGIS Pro 3.4, released in November 2024. Setting the time for offline license checkout Creating combo charts Adding hyperspectral imagery   What's New in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 Next up, joining us around the virtual fireplace is our holly jolly soul, Mr. Bonhomme himself, Justin Brassard. He guides us through three major improvements in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4, released in November 2024. Updated User Types now available for ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS Web Editor now in ArcGIS Enterprise New item classification functionality   What's New in ArcGIS Mobile Apps (November 2024) Returning from her canoeing and camping trip up at the North Pole is our field apps GeoGeek Sue Enyedy. She drops some knowledge about one new enhancement in each of our mobile apps: ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Survey123, and ArcGIS QuickCapture. ArcGIS Field Maps: more ways to work with the web map ArcGIS Survey123: support for the grid layout in the web form ArcGIS QuickCapture: configure project user input variables using dynamic lists   What's New in ArcGIS Online (November 2024) Finally, our GIS Grinch Brandon Wheatley joined the pod. Not only has he stole Christmas, but he’s also stolen our hearts. And he breaks down three huge new innovations in the November 2024 release of ArcGIS Online. Map Viewer improvements, including embed maps Introducing ModelBuilder (Beta) Introducing ArcGIS Experience Builder Express Mode   For more information Visit our website  See our full interviews and GeoSnaps on the Esri Canada YouTube channel   Stay up-to-speed on products and developments affecting you in our blog, Getting Technical   Have a podcast idea? E-mail us at [email protected]    Hosts Maggie Samson, Product Specialist, ArcGIS Online at Esri Canada Mark Ho, Technical Solutions Specialist at Esri Canada Guest: Alison O’Brien, Technical Solutions SpecialistGuest: Justin Brassard, Technical Solutions SpecialistGuest: Sue Enyedy, Product Specialist, Mobile SolutionsGuest: Brandon Wheatley, Technical Solutions Specialist Wrap UpWe wrap up the podcast by saying farewell to Maggie as a permanent co-host of the Spatial Report podcast. But as the new Product Specialist for ArcGIS Online, she will return often as a guest to share information on our web mapping solutions. As her last task, she is forced to read the outro one more time!  

This episode of the Spatial Report will focus on two ArcGIS products designed to make your GIS workflows easier.  First, your hosts Maggie Samson and Mark Ho go beyond your typical spreadsheets, charts and graphs by learning how to create maps with ArcGIS for Microsoft 365 with our resident super fan, Mike Gregotski. Then our ArcGIS Online GeoGeek, Brandon Wheatley, will help us make changes to our data with ArcGIS Web Editor.  Rundown 0:00 – Introduction 1:22 – What’s Making Us Mappy 5:24 – Inside the Arc: ArcGIS for Microsoft 365 17:17 – The GeoGeeks: ArcGIS Web Editor 28:13 – M versus M   What's Making Us Mappy - Our hosts share one cool thing that is catching their eye in the world of ArcGIS Mark is excited that GIS Day in Canada (November 19) and GIS Day (November 20) are fast approaching. These days highlight all the great work our user community is doing using GIS to solve real-world problems. The Esri Canada event will feature Dianne Whelan as our keynote speaker – she traversed the entire length of the Trans Canada Trail!  Incredible!  GIS Day in Canada will also feature three esteemed members of this podcast!  Alison O’Brien, Sue Enyedy, and our co-host Maggie Samson will present technical topics to close out the big day.  Maggie returns to her roots (sort of) as she shouts out the Esri Support AI Chatbot. That’s right!  More AI.  This time it’s here to help our users find answers to many of their technical questions.  The technical support team created this chatbot to allow you to ask conversation questions to help initially guide them in the right direction, providing answers and links to Esri content including documentation and blogs.  It’s now available on the Esri website or via the Esri Support App.  And yes, it’s available to both our French and English users (40 languages in fact).  It may not solve everything difficult problem, but this is a fantastic tool to get your discovery journey started.   Inside the Arc - Feature interview that takes our audience inside an Esri product or capability We use Microsoft 365 all the time as a part of our daily workflows: from building spreadsheets in Excel, managing content with SharePoint, and collaborating with our co-workers on Teams. But did you know you can bring these business apps to life by adding interactive maps? Incorporating ArcGIS intelligence inside Microsoft has never been simpler. To tell us more about how to connect Microsoft software with Esri’s mapping capabilities, we are joined by our colleague Mike Gregotski. He’s plugged into the world of ArcGIS for Microsoft 365. The GeoGeeks - Rotation of Esri Canada panelists share what's new in ArcGIS technology Recently Esri introduced the ArcGIS Web Editor, a web-based tool enabling GIS data editing and maintenance in a simple-to-use interface. Performing common spatial and attribute edits through a browser opens new doors as you can create and modify your authoritative data from anywhere. And it’s available for both ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise users. Brandon Wheatley, our ArcGIS Online GeoGeek, gives us an overview of this editing app, including some new features coming to the editor in upcoming releases.   M versus M - Our hosts quiz each other about all things ArcGIS and GIS Maggie leads this edition of the geography game show with the most.  And this time she reflects on her recent vacation to Ireland!  She bombards Mark with questions about filming locations for movies and TV shows on the Emerald Isle.  Of course, Mark has no clue about anything Irish or entertainment, but he does attempt to guess as best he can.   For more information Visit our website See our full interviews and GeoSnaps on the Esri Canada YouTube channel  Stay up-to-speed on products and developments affecting you in our blog, Getting Technical  Have a podcast idea? E-mail us at [email protected]   Hosts Maggie Samson, Product Specialist, ArcGIS Online at Esri Canada Mark Ho, Technical Solutions Specialist at Esri Canada

Are you looking for great data? We got you covered with this data-heavy edition of the podcast. First, we’ll introduce you to the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Then our honorary GeoGeek will provide tips to finding imagery data. Rundown 0:00 – Introduction 2:00 – What’s Making Us Mappy 5:24 – Inside the Arc: ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World 15:56 – The GeoGeeks: Finding Imagery Data 25:40 – M versus M  What's Making Us Mappy - Our hosts share one cool thing that is catching their eye in the world of ArcGIS Maggie highlights a cool website she discovered. Your Name in Landsat is a fun way to discover amazing imagery from around the world. All you need to do is type in your name, and it spells out your name as Landsat satellite imagery. But please give Maggie more G imagery! Mark delves into the developer world as he shares some information on the new ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter. Flutter is the hip open-source technology from Google that is taking the mobile app world by storm. The newest way to build cross-platform mapping native apps is currently in beta but will be in full release by the end of 2024.  Inside the Arc - Feature interview that takes our audience inside an Esri product or capability At the heart of a good GIS is great data. But finding authoritative data can be challenging.  Thankfully, Esri curates a library of the best geographic content from around the globe.  From boundaries to basemaps and everything in between, the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World provides data layers, maps and apps that are ready to use. To give us a tour of all the data you can discover in the ArcGIS Living Atlas, we welcome our tour guide Malena McCrossan.  She is the Data and Content Curator for the Living Atlas at Esri Canada.   The GeoGeeks - Rotation of Esri Canada panelists share what's new in ArcGIS technology We keep the data train rolling with a special honorary GeoGeek, but he’s no stranger to the pod. Jeff Petillion, our imagery guru at Esri Canada, returns to the podcast to drop some knowledge on how to find and procure imagery data. He offers up some great tips, from connecting to STAC imagery in ArcGIS Pro to third-party vendors that can provide quality high-resolution data.  M versus M - Our hosts quiz each other about all things ArcGIS and GIS Mark is back in control of the game show controls, and this time he has ArcGIS Pro layouts on his mind. In the inaugural game coined Is This a Thing, Mark quizzes Maggie about whether different functions are available when making a layout in ArcGIS Pro. Is a Magnetic North Arrow Left a thing? Play along to find out!  For more information Visit our website  See our full interviews and GeoSnaps on the Esri Canada YouTube channel   Stay up-to-speed on products and developments affecting you in our blog, Getting Technical   Have a podcast idea? E-mail us at [email protected]   Hosts Maggie Samson, Product Specialist, ArcGIS Online at Esri Canada Mark Ho, Technical Solutions Specialist at Esri Canada

We’re going to pumpkin spice up your GIS in this episode of the podcast. First, we’ll look at how our user community is using GIS to better understand and confront climate change. Then our ArcGIS Pro GeoGeek will share what’s new in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst.   Rundown 0:00 – Introduction 1:21 – What’s Making Us Mappy 5:40 – Inside the Arc: GIS & Climate Change 14:41 – The GeoGeeks: ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 24:00 – M versus M   What's Making Us Mappy - Our hosts share one cool thing that is catching their eye in the world of ArcGIS Mark kicks off the podcast by sharing his mappiness about the latest additions to ArcGIS Solutions. He provides a quick rundown of the six new solutions, then dives a little deeper into one that might be useful for many GIS organizations to implement – GIS Request Management. Maggie shares her excitement about ArcGIS Online is now authorized as FedRAMP Moderate. The Federal Risk and Authorization Program (FedRAMP) in the United States granted ArcGIS Online with this higher-level security standard on July 22,2024. Learn more about what this means and what’s coming next.   Inside the Arc - Feature interview that takes our audience inside an Esri product or capability At the forefront of many of our global conversations is climate change. GIS is a critical tool to help us understand and tackle the impacts of a changing climate. From tracking extreme weather to modeling environmental scenarios, GIS enables stakeholders to make informed decisions and drive effective climate action. To walk us through an Esri Canada resource to help us address a changing climate using GIS, we are thrilled to welcome Madison Mackey to the podcast.  She is a Technical Solutions Specialist with the President’s Office and is the creator and curator of our Climate Change Data & Resources site.   The GeoGeeks - Rotation of Esri Canada panelists share what's new in ArcGIS technology Alison O’Brien, our ArcGIS Pro GeoGeek returns to the podcast to talk about one of her favourite topics, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst. This extension provides advanced spatial modelling and analysis tools for both raster and feature data. Alison highlights many of the new features and enhancements to ArcGIS Spatial Analyst included in ArcGIS Pro 3.3.   M versus M - Our hosts quiz each other about all things ArcGIS and GIS Maggie takes control of the game board as she quizzes Mark about all things Paralympics. Learn more about the history and the geography behind one of the biggest sporting competitions on the planet in the afterglow of the latest event in Paris. Does Mark have his A-Game about these games? Gold medals are on the line!   For more information Visit our website  See our full interviews and GeoSnaps on the Esri Canada YouTube channel   Stay up-to-speed on products and developments affecting you in our blog, Getting Technical   Have a podcast idea? E-mail us at [email protected]    Hosts Maggie Samson, Product Specialist, ArcGIS Online at Esri Canada Mark Ho, Technical Solutions Specialist at Esri Canada