Do you feel like you spend too much time on reordering and adjusting transparency of layers just to show overlapping features, such as hillshade? If this issue is still haunting you, then you must not have moved on to ArcGIS Pro or the new Map Viewer, yet, where you...
The new Map Viewer in ArcGIS Online has cranked up the power of visualization with a Smart Mapping turbocharge. Smart Mapping techniques were integrated into the ArcGIS Online (AGOL) platform in 2015, which means some techniques were available for use with Map Viewer...
Today we’re announcing the availability of 4 new GIS training bundles for both self-paced and live-online GIS training opportunities. These new bundles will supplement our 2 existing bundles, and provide you with the ultimate flexibility for obtaining the latest...
Joseph Elfelt of MappingSupport.com has posted a new PDF file containing URLs for local, state, and federal ArcGIS Servers with open data. Here is the updated list: https://mappingsupport.com/p/surf_gis/list-federal-state-county-city-GIS-servers.pdf The primary...
The 2017 wildfire season shattered records and cost the U.S. Forest Service an unprecedented $2 billion. From the Oregon wildfires to late season fires in Montana, and the highly unusual timing of the California fires in December, it was a busy year in the Western...
Today’s post comes to us from Joseph Elfelt from MappingSupport.com. As a software developer in the field of online maps I am aware that the federal government operates various GIS servers with open data. Anyone with the right tech savvy can access that data. No...