While ArcGIS Pro has become an impressive application, making use of 64 bit .NET architecture with a modern ribbon interface, I have found it does have some gotchas which can make you pull your hair out. One of these is when you try to use a...
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Managing Python Modules Locally without Conda
For ArcMap users, who cannot rely on Conda for Python package management because Python 2.7 is the default version used by ArcMap, installing and managing local Python packages can be a real challenge. This blog post covers some of the available tools that help you...
City of Juneau Parcel Viewer
The City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska contracted with Geospatial Training Services to build a public Parcel Viewer application. Parcel Viewer is a free online application that shows an aerial view of Juneau with each piece of property — the parcels — outlined in...
Getting Started with Conda for ArcGIS Users
Esri announced a number of Conda updates with regards to current and upcoming versions of ArcGIS Pro. Also covered in this blog are the functionality of Anaconda Navigator and Anaconda Cloud and how Esri plans to integrate both into upcoming versions of Pro. Conda and...
Getting Started with NumPy and Spatial Data
This is a short beginners tutorial for ArcGIS users who are interested in learning about basic NumPy functionality. It describes how to create a NumPy array from a shapefile and interact with the attribute table data inside of it, making simple data queries. The goal...
Analyzing Wildfire Activity with Spatial Analytics – Part 4
Part 1 – Analyzing Wildfire Activity with Spatial Analytics Part 2 - Analyzing Wildfire Activity with Spatial Analytics Part 3 - Analyzing Wildfire Activity with Spatial Analytics In part four of our installment on using spatial analytics to examine wildfire activity...
June Sale – Save 20% on Introduction to Spatial Statistics using ArcGIS and R
In June you can save 20% on the self-paced version of our Introduction to Spatial Statistics using ArcGIS and R. Simply enter the discount code: spatialstats when checking out. This applies only to the self paced version. Other Live Classes: August 10th and 11th –...
Google Earth Enterprise and ArcGIS Earth Updates
While Google has announced to open-source its code of Google Earth Enterprise, Esri has released an update of ArcGIS Earth that enhances the on-premises experience. Google made two recent announcements about the future of two of its mapping products. First, they...
Time Lapse of Wildfire Activity in the U.S. – 2002 through 2016
In previous articles I have described the use of spatial analytics in wildfire activity from the year 2002-2015. Using this same dataset and Carto with Torque I have created a time lapse of wildfire activity in the U.S. from 2002 through 2015. Need help with a...
Analyzing Wildfire Activity with Spatial Analytics – Part 3
Read Part 1 Read Part 2 In the third installment of our series on analyzing wildfire activity using spatial analytics we're going to examine the spatial distribution of human induced and naturally occurring wildfires throughout the United States. In the first two...