User Conference 2018

2018 Esri User Conference
Saturday, July 07
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7:30 am - 8:30 am Saturday, July 07

National Security and Public Safety Summit GIS Solutions Expo
All Users, National Security and Public Safety Summit, EXPO
Hilton - Sapphire West Foyer
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8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

Planning for Building a GIS
User Conference, Preconference Seminar, Intermediate
SDCC - Room 30 B - Dave Peters
DESCRIPTION
Learn the practical aspects of implementing a GIS enterprise platform that
integrates with your business strategy and workflows. See how to leverage
ArcGIS Industry Solution templates, configurable applications, and Web GIS
architecture to optimize planning and ROI. Dive into the day-to-day details of GIS
management, hardware acquisition and deployment, system migration, risk
analysis, and more.
Additional registration and fee required. You must be registered for User
Conference to register. Please contact 909-793-2853, ext. 1363 between 9 a.m. -
5 p.m. (PST) to add a preconference seminar to your registration.
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Hands-On Learning Lab
Education Summit, Conference Activity, Non-Technical
Marriott - Carlsbad - Kevin Mumford
DESCRIPTION
Take Esri training at your own pace in the Hands-on Learning Lab. Each lesson
includes a prerecorded presentation and exercises and is roughly 45 minutes in
length. Esri staff will be on hand to answer your questions. Come in when you can
—no advance registration is required.
1. Getting Started with GIS
2. Learning the Fundamentals of ArcMap
3. Getting Started with ArcGIS Pro
4. Storing Data in the Geodatabase
5. Constructing Points from Address Data
6. Importing CAD Data
7. Spatial Reference and Data Alignment
8. Editing GIS Data
9. Maintaining Land Records Using Parcel Fabric
10. Modeling Transportation Networks
11. Performing Image Classification
12. Finding the Best Location
13. Examining Patterns in Your Data
14. Displaying Data in 3D
15. Creating Maps for Presentation
16. Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS Online
17. Generating Custom Web Applications
18. Telling Your Story with Story Maps
19. Performing Analysis with Model Builder
20. Using Tasks in ArcGIS Pro
21. Automating Workflows Using Python
22. Using Business Analyst Web
23. Discovering Patterns Using Insights for ArcGIS
24. Monitoring Activity Using Operations Dashboard
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GIS Education across University Departments
User Presentations, All Users, Education Summit, Teaching and Research
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session to learn how GIS has been incorporated in departments
across the university, from history to business to criminal justice.
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Investigating Community Health through K-12 Projects
Marriott - Newport Beach
DESCRIPTION
Presenters in this session will explain how they have used GIS to investigate
vulnerabilities in their communities, as well as develop ideas for risk mitigation.
Presentations will include environmental safety concerns in Colombia, risks for
opioid exposure in Maryland, and improving commutes to schools for K–12
students.
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Preparing University Students for Work in the Built Environment
Marriott - Coronado
DESCRIPTION
Presenters in this session will show us how they have incorporated GIS into the
worlds of architecture, civil engineering and 3D printing in higher education.
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Teach Web GIS: Publish Vector Tiles, 3D Web Scenes, and Custom
Web Tools
EdUC Workshops, All Users, Education Summit, Technical Workshop
Marriott - Cardiff - Pinde Fu
DESCRIPTION
Getting to Know Web GIS is a premier textbook on Web GIS. The newly released
third edition includes updates on fundamental concepts and cutting-edge
technologies. This workshop will cover updates to the book including ArcGIS
Arcade, WebGL feature layers, real-time GIS, virtual reality (VR), augmented
reality (AR), and image services. Attendees will work through book tutorials
including:
• Publishing a vector tile layer and comparing it with a raster tile layer in Esri
Story Maps.
• Creating 3D scene layers and web scenes.
• Publishing custom web tools using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise
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GIS for Beginners
Marriott - Balboa - Keith VanGraafeiland, Joseph Kerski
DESCRIPTION
Given the wide range of GIS use in education and society, what are the best ways
to get started using GIS in teaching and research? Join Keith VanGraafeiland and
Joseph Kerski as they guide you through some powerful yet easy-to-use tools
and approaches in this engaging, hands-on workshop. We will focus on creating,
symbolizing, classifying, and sharing maps using ArcGIS Online; managing your
own content; finding data and checking its quality; and performing simple spatial
analysis.
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Modern GIS Practices in Your Curriculum
Marriott - Point Loma - Canserina Kurnia, Geri Miller
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop, we will examine trends influencing GIS evolution today and
what it means to teach modern GIS. We will discuss the concept of Web GIS and
what sets it apart from its predecessors (desktop, server GIS) and look at best
practices for teaching and deploying Web GIS in academia. We will review the
various components of this modern GIS pattern, all of which are important in
curriculum—services, apps, portals, identity, and capabilities. ArcGIS Pro will be
examined as a modern desktop app in a Web GIS implementation. Other
relevant topics and competencies will be discussed, such as APIs and SDKs,
systems architecture, and other types of services, along with pedagogy
approaches.
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Opening Ceremony
General Session (Plenary/Closing), All Users, National Security and Public Safety
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H
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Collecting Data in the Field with Collector for ArcGIS
Marriott - Mission Hills - Derek Law
DESCRIPTION
Collector for ArcGIS is a mapcentric mobile app that enables you to bring your
ArcGIS maps to workers in the field. In this session, you will learn about the app
and its capabilities and go through the workflow of a field data collection project—
which can be used in your teaching lessons. You will learn how to create new
data layers in ArcGIS Online and author a web map. Then, you will go outdoors
and collect data with the app on your own device. Please install the Collector for
ArcGIS app on your iOS or Android device prior to the workshop.
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Getting Started with Insights for ArcGIS
User Conference, Preconference Seminar, All Users
SDCC - Room 31 A - Nick Giner, Jack Horton
DESCRIPTION
Get an introduction to Insights for ArcGIS—a web-based, data analytics
workbench built to explore spatial and non-spatial data. Learn how to use
Insights to dynamically visualize and analyze data from multiple sources on maps,
charts, tables, and more. Investigate a spatial problem in depth by interactively
applying powerful analysis tools for deeper insights.
This is a hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.
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Integrating IoT and ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 C - Adam Mollenkopf, Josh Joyner, Suzanne Foss,
Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
Learn how you can connect ArcGIS to the Internet of Things. Discover the
capabilities of ArcGIS with respect to ingesting, analyzing, and sharing real-time
data to improve your decision-making process and provide your customer with
smarter services. See real-world scenarios from a number of industries and
discuss specific product capabilities for real-time data, big data, and
geoanalytics.
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ArcGIS Platform Solution Guidance
User Conference, Preconference Seminar, Advanced
SDCC - Room 30 A - Raymond Bunn, Nathan Bennett, David Wrazien,
Sean McGinnis
DESCRIPTION
Join this seminar to learn how to construct ArcGIS solutions that produce value
through new and expanded opportunities. Attendees will acquire new
techniques and best practices for defining solutions that leverage the ArcGIS
platform and deliver success. Topics include defining solutions, aligning business
requirements to technology, communicating with business and IT audiences, and
more.
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Migrating from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 31 B - Mike Flanagan, Timothy Stoebner
DESCRIPTION
In this seminar, experienced ArcMap users will discover more streamlined
visualization, editing, and analysis workflows using ArcGIS Pro. Learn how to
migrate existing maps, models and scripts from ArcMap into ArcGIS Pro —often
times without any required conversion. Through discussions, activities, and hands-
on exercises, you will start applying your ArcMap workflows to ArcGIS Pro with
ease.
Please note: This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.
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Esri MOOCs for Educators
Marriott - Solana - Adena Schutzberg
DESCRIPTION
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are offered as part of Esri's commitment
to lifelong learning. These free, open-to-all, multiweek courses can be valuable
for professional development for educators or as assignments for students. Esri is
happy to share course resources with educators who want to customize or build
on them. This session will explain what MOOCs are, how they work, and how
educators can use them.
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Python Scripting for GIS People
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Alan Coyle, Brittney White
DESCRIPTION
Python scripts can reduce the time spent on complex or repetitive tasks, enabling
GIS staff to be more efficient and productive. This seminar will teach you how to
create Python scripts to automate tasks related to data management, feature
editing, geoprocessing, and analysis. You will also learn how to share your
Python scripts so your key GIS workflows are accessible to others.
Please note:This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.
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Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 29 C - John Thieling, Thomas Shippee
DESCRIPTION
This seminar will teach you how to publish your organization's authoritative GIS
data, maps, and tools as services that are easily accessible to anyone who needs it
—when, and how, they want to access it—via your public or private ArcGIS
Enterprise portal. Using ArcGIS Pro, you will learn how to easily access content in
desktop and online applications, and how to feature your content in web and
mobile apps.
This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.
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Making Great Maps
SDCC - Room 33 C - Wesley Jones, Kenneth Field, John Nelson, Edie
Punt
DESCRIPTION
Join Esri’s award-winning cartographers to learn how to make great maps that
are content rich, easy to read, and attractive. With access to a dozen hands-on
exercises from the Esri Cartography MOOC, you’ll discover how to leverage the
tools available in ArcGIS Pro. We’ll cover core cartographic fundamentals as well
as tips, tricks and workflows to make your maps shine.
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Imagery and ArcGIS: Management, Analysis, and Use
SDCC - Room 29 D - Vinay Viswambharan, Peter Becker, Emily
Windahl, Cody Benkelman
DESCRIPTION
This seminar will provide an overview of the imagery capabilities of ArcGIS—and
how to put those capabilities into practice. Learn how to manage different
modalities of imagery using mosaic datasets, then provide dynamic image
services for fast access. Discover various web applications to consume these
services within interactive applications through immersive demonstrations and a
Q&A session.
Are you interested in attending Imagery and ArcGIS: Management, Analysis &
Use and the Imagery Summit @Esri UC before the conference? Contact
confregis@esri.com to see how you can get discounted registration for the
Imagery Summit. Space is limited.
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Welcome
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Mark Stainbrook, Joseph
Buzellla, Jr.
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Esri Keynote: Prepare for the New Normal -- Becoming Aware,
Secure, Resilient
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Ryan Lanclos
DESCRIPTION
At a global scale, acute shocks associated with a changing climate, increasing
social unrest, and evolving terrorism tactics are putting more people at risk every
day. Compounding the effects of these threats and hazards are the ongoing,
slow-moving stresses on our society like poverty, migration and aging
infrastructure. As a result, we now face challenges that are more complex, more
costly, and more frequent than ever before. This is our new normal.
Preparing for the new normal means being aware of the threats and hazards we
face, understanding their potential impact on our community, and monitoring
current conditions with real-time situational awareness. It means that we are
working to secure our infrastructure, soft targets, and the community in light of
these threats and hazards. And it means that we are building resilience
throughout to effectively respond and recover when incidents occur.
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Keynote Presentation (Aware) - Open Earth Observations for
Awareness
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Steven Ramage
DESCRIPTION
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is an intergovernmental partnership that
represents more than 100 UN Member States regarding the value and usefulness
of Earth observations for research, policy and decision making. GEO has been
advocating and working with open data for more than a decade, highlighting the
importance of data sharing for evidence to action. The global GEO community is
working on three key engagement priorities, the Sendai Framework for Disaster
Risk Reduction, the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. This talk will focus on how Earth
observations can increase and improve awareness for public safety and disaster
risk reduction.
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Keynote Presentation (Secure) - Securing Public Spaces with
Exploratory 3D Viewshed and Line of Sight Analysis
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Chris Delaney
DESCRIPTION
As the horrific events of Las Vegas in October 2017 reveal, National Security and
Public Safety agencies face significant challenges when securing outside spaces
where citizens gather for events and activities. This presentation will illustrate
how ArcGIS Pro can enhance preparedness by performing 3D viewshed and line-
of-sight analysis in real-time. This analysis can improve placement of critical
spotter assets, such as cameras and snipers, to ensure maximum visibility over a
public space, and optimizing speed of response and detection.
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Keynote Presentation (Resilient) - British Columbia Emergency
Management Common Operating Picture Portal
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Gurdeep Singh
DESCRIPTION
During the Spring of 2018, the situation with flooding in British Columbia
evolved rapidly and so did the development of tools to support situational
awareness for emergency response. The presentation will provide an overview of
ingredients for successful implementation of the COP including people,
processes and technology.
The Province (GeoBC and EMBC) developed a GIS based BC Emergency

Management COP using ESRI Technology to provide situational awareness
within provincial Emergency Operation Centres. The Portal was used to support
planning, evacuation, logistics, and response activities during the 2018 Freshet.
The goal is to have a single COP for internal stakeholders and external
stakeholders by providing access to same information at the same time, where
possible in real time to provide situational awareness at local, regional and
provincial level.
Several communities (Local Governments and First Nations) across the Province
were also provided access to the COP for their use and to complement their tools
for situational awareness. This approach allows each jurisdiction to use their own
data and tools but also explore the value of sharing data, information and tools
amongst various levels of governments during an event. The benefits will be
documented and could feed into establishing standards, guidelines and best
practices for sharing data, information and tools to support a common situational
awareness during emergency events.
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Keynote Presentation (Trends) - Digital Transformation/Systems
of Systems/Web GIS
Summit
DESCRIPTION
At a global scale, acute shocks associated with a changing climate, increasing
social unrest, and evolving terrorism tactics are putting more people at risk every
day. Compounding the effects of these threats and hazards are the ongoing,
slow-moving stresses on our society like poverty, migration and aging
infrastructure. As a result, we now face challenges that are more complex, more
costly, and more frequent than ever before. This is our new normal.
Preparing for the new normal means being aware of the threats and hazards we
face, understanding their potential impact on our community, and monitoring
current conditions with real-time situational awareness. It means that we are
working to secure our infrastructure, soft targets, and the community in light of
these threats and hazards. And it means that we are building resilience
throughout to effectively respond and recover when incidents occur.
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Plenary Presentation (Vision) - IC GIS Portal
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Jessica Sweet
DESCRIPTION
The IC GIS Portal is a collaborative geospatial content management system for
the Federal Government and Mission Partners. Mandated by ODNI and managed
by NGA, the IC GIS Portal operates on 5 security networks and is the largest GIS
implementation the Federal Government has ever fielded. Focused on a
community-wide approach with low barriers to entry, the Portal spans 83
agencies and 130,000 users on one network alone. It supports a range of users,
including GIS experts with desktop workflows to all-source analysts using web-
based capabilities for the first time. Users can create, secure, and manage
geographic assets and connect end users with useful apps for their mission
objectives.
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Building and Supporting a Campus-WebGIS Community
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
This session will showcase the accomplishments that three universities have had
in creating a campus-wide GIS community. Presentations will include how
departments are promoting GIS within their departments and how they are
collaborating with other departments across campus.
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The GRACE Project: Success Stories in K-12 Classrooms
DESCRIPTION
Join us for a session that showcases the success that students have had through
GRACE, an NSF-funded project with the intention of helping K–12 students
develop STEM skills.
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Ensuring Student Success in GIS Education and Beyond
Marriott - Coronado
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this GeoTech Center-organized session, where presenters will discuss
how to ensure student success from high school to higher education and beyond.
Presentations will include teaching big data analytics and geospatial data
science, creating academic GIS pathways for success, incorporating drones into
classes, and what students need to know to have successful careers.
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Using Survey123 for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing
Initiatives
Marriott - Point Loma - Joseph Kerski, Ismael Chivite
DESCRIPTION
Survey123 for ArcGIS is a simple, yet powerful formcentric solution for gathering
data in the field. Using Survey123, you can easily create smart forms, publish
them to ArcGIS, and allow small and large groups of people to capture
information for further analysis in ArcGIS. Mapping microlitter along the
coastline? Understanding the patterns of migratory birds? Creating an inventory
of campus assets? Performing sentiment surveys in the community? Survey123
for ArcGIS is a game changer for how we take on citizen science and
crowdsourcing initiatives.
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Spatial Data Mining
Marriott - Balboa - Ting-Hwan Lee, Ryan Ruthart
DESCRIPTION
Whenever we look at a map, it's natural for us to organize, group, differentiate,
and cluster what we see to help us make better sense of it. This session will
explore powerful spatial statistics techniques—hot spot analysis and cluster and
outlier analyses. We will utilize a case history from the city of Chicago to learn
how these techniques work and how they can be applied to spatiotemporal data.
We also will explore the different questions that each tool can answer, best
practices for running the tools, and strategies for interpreting and sharing results.
This introduction to cluster analysis will give you the knowledge necessary to turn
your spatial data into useful information for better decision-making.
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Information Sharing with ArcGIS Pro
Marriott - Cardiff - Canserina Kurnia, Allison Rost
DESCRIPTION
You have done all the work, and now you can share it with the world. This
workshop will cover workflows for packaging your maps and content for
deployment to the web, mobile apps, and social media. We will discuss various
options for packaging and sharing your maps and data privately with your
organization or publicly with the world.
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Aligning Education with Esri Certification
Marriott - Solana - Jessica Rosales
DESCRIPTION
As geospatial technology continues to grow as an integral component of
enterprise systems, organizations are increasingly seeing the value of certifying
their workforce. Building Esri Technical Certification into the curriculum has
enabled us to build a strong correlation between education and industry
technical certifications, resulting in a highly skilled and recognized workforce.
We'll share success stories and resources and help you promote the value of your
students' skills and certification achievements.
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Empowering Communities through Service-Learning
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
Service-learning is often incorporated into higher education curricula, and these
presentations will help you see why. These presenters will show how students are
making connections with their communities and having an impact on
environmental management issues.
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Geo Apps: Modern Day GIS
Marriott - Mission Hills - Ann Masangcay, Rudy Prosser
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop, we will cover various apps that are available as part of a Web
GIS pattern. GIS has evolved to be a webcentric technology, and an important
part of modern-day GIS is the use of apps to support common GIS workflows and
make information readily available to those who need it. This workshop will
examine many different apps available for sharing information with the
community, apps for field data collection, apps for the office, and configurable
builder applications. Emphasis will be on using apps in an academic setting for
teaching, research, and campus administration.
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FEMA and GIS: The Role of Technology and Data in Disaster
Management
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - David Kang, Chris Vaughan
DESCRIPTION
In 2017 the United States experienced some of the most significant disasters in
its history in terms of their social and economic impact. FEMA is the key federal
agency tasked with addressing disasters. In recent years they have made it a
strategic priority to develop GIS data and cutting edge technologies that now
enable them to more effectively support communities before, during and after
disasters. In this presentation, you will see demonstrations of the tools now
available from FEMA and learn how they are being used around the nation.
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Operational Awareness- Using GIS for Situational Awareness and
Service Delivery Planning in RC View During Disaster Response
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Brian Keenum, Greg Tune
DESCRIPTION
The Red Cross has integrated GIS and other data metric reporting solutions into
every aspect of their Disaster Cycle Services programs through a common
platform called RC View. The Red Cross will share how they have used this
platform across their programs, and their plans moving forward to continue to
evolve this technology solution to meet their ever-changing operational needs in
their continuing mission to become data driven decisionmakers.
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Phrenic Mapping the Thomas Fire
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Vaughan Miller
DESCRIPTION
Public and First Responder demand for information for situational information is
at its highest level ever. This presentation will cast a vision for interoperable,
widely distributed, actionable wildfire information using the story of the Thomas
Fire as a backdrop.
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Hosted Lunch
All Users, National Security and Public Safety Summit, Conference Activity
Hilton - Sapphire Terrace
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Schools Curriculum Design and Development SIG
Education Summit, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
Marriott - Newport Beach - Tom Baker
DESCRIPTION
Discuss a range of curricular strategies guiding development of instructional
materials supporting GIS in schools from Esri, universities, and other
organizations. This conversation will is ideal for instructional designers,
curriculum developers, and educational researchers.
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GI Learner: Working with the Learning Line on GIScience in
Education SIG
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
The GI Learner project developed a GIScience learning line for secondary
schools, so that integration of spatial thinking can take place. At this session you
will learn the concept of the developed learning line, using a competencies list as
outcome of scientific research. You will see examples of some developed
materials and will create your own materials.
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GIS and School Safety SIG
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Officer Adele Gardner, Gang
Intelligence, and Randy Raymond will lead this SIG in discussions about
applications of GIS that can help monitor threats and prevent acts of school
violence.
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12:55 pm - 1:15 pm Saturday, July 07

Integrating Intelligence and Operations to Support Critical
Incidents
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Nicholas Gray, Aaron
Kustermann
DESCRIPTION
Managing the flow of overwhelming amounts of data is a core objective of any
law enforcement agency. The robust utilization of information and intelligence is
the foundation for any successful law enforcement operation whether it be
planned or unplanned. Large scale, critical incidents pose unique challenges as
the event frequently involves multiple agencies from numerous jurisdictions and
different levels of government, all requiring information that is real time and
authoritative. To better support these large-scale events, the Illinois State Police
has turned to GIS as the platform to bring together people, process and data to
facilitate integrating command centers and operational workflows.
This presentation will show how the Illinois State Police leveraged GIS during
three very unique critical operations that included:
1. Natural Events - Solar Eclipse of 2017
2. Protests - Civil disobedience turns to disorder after a controversial court case
3. Law Enforcement Operations – missing persons case
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Story Maps in the University Classroom
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
This session will highlight ways that story maps have been used by university
students and faculty to harness the power of maps and geography to tell their
stories.
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Data Management with ArcGIS Pro
Marriott - Cardiff - Ann Masangcay, Canserina Kurnia, Allison Rost
DESCRIPTION
Maps are only as good as their data. This workshop will teach workflows that
ensure data integrity and accuracy are maintained by implementing various
techniques for storing, editing, and managing spatial data. We will examine
environments for storing geospatial data, check the accuracy of attribution using
domains and subtypes, and look at the value that industry-focused templates can
provide. A demonstration will cover editing workflows using context-sensitive
editing tools.
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GIS for Beginners
Marriott - Mission Hills - Keith VanGraafeiland, Joseph Kerski
DESCRIPTION
Given the wide range of GIS use in education and society, what are the best ways
to get started using GIS in teaching and research? Join Keith VanGraafeiland and
Joseph Kerski as they guide you through some powerful yet easy-to-use tools
and approaches in this engaging, hands-on workshop. We will focus on creating,
symbolizing, classifying, and sharing maps using ArcGIS Online; managing your
own content; finding data and checking its quality; and performing simple spatial
analysis.
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Engaging Your Community with ArcGIS Open Data and ArcGIS
Hub
Marriott - Solana - Canserina Kurnia, Graham Hudgins
DESCRIPTION
Everybody belongs to a community. Governments and communities often face
the same pressing challenges. ArcGIS Hub provides a framework for a two-way
engagement to connect governments/organizations with the community through
initiatives. This workshop will introduce ArcGIS Hub and the ArcGIS Open Data
framework that combine data, visualization, analytics, and collaboration
technology.
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Spatial Data Mining
Marriott - Balboa - Ting-Hwan Lee, Ryan Ruthart
DESCRIPTION
Whenever we look at a map, it's natural for us to organize, group, differentiate,
and cluster what we see to help us make better sense of it. This session will
explore powerful spatial statistics techniques—hot spot analysis and cluster and
outlier analyses. We will utilize a case history from the city of Chicago to learn
how these techniques work and how they can be applied to spatiotemporal data.
We also will explore the different questions that each tool can answer, best
practices for running the tools, and strategies for interpreting and sharing results.
This introduction to cluster analysis will give you the knowledge necessary to turn
your spatial data into useful information for better decision-making.
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Service Learning Projects: University Students Reaching Out to
Their Communities
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session to hear about meaningful service learning projects that
include working with underserved neighborhoods, preserving important
historical data, and encouraging environmental exploration.
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Incorporating GIS in Math and Science K–12 Classrooms
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session to explore how GIS is being incorporated into K–12
mathematics classrooms. Presentations will include youth-focused GIS projects as
well as frameworks that provide relevant learning experiences to students.
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Developing Workforce-Ready GIS Professionals
Marriott - Coronado
DESCRIPTION
Presenters in this session will show us how to better prepare university students
to enter the workforce once they graduate. Presentations will include how to
apply real-world GIS concepts in the classroom, the success of the Minnesota GIS/
LIS Consortium mission, and how to facilitate personal development through GIS
and geography curricula.
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Web GIS Administration
Marriott - Point Loma - Geri Miller
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop we will cover best practices for Web GIS administration in
academic setting. Topics such as enterprise logins (SSO), user and content
management, credits, entitlements, usage monitoring, and others, will be
covered. We will review the out of the box tools and workflows available to
manage Web GIS portals (applicable to ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise).
We will also discuss 3rd party solutions, such as GEO Jobe, that are available to
simplify administration tasks. Importantly, we will cover the ArcGIS API for Python
which empowers administrators to automate many portal management
workflows and save time associated with managing ArcGIS in an academic
environment.
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Modernizing Desktop GIS Workflows in Public Safety and
National Security
All Users, National Security and Public Safety Summit, Technical Workshop
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Daniel Barnes, Chris
Delaney
DESCRIPTION
As GIS professionals are upgrading to ArcGIS Pro to modernize their Desktop
GIS capabilities, Esri is releasing two new add-ins to support the specific needs of
National Security and Public Safety. The Intelligence Configuration for ArcGIS Pro
(ICAP) is a free-to-download customized interface for ArcGIS Pro to simplify and
support common national security intelligence analysis workflows, and the Crime
Analysis Toolbar Solution helps crime analysts and other public safety analysts
adopt ArcGIS Pro to perform most common tactical, strategic, and investigative
analytical tasks. This presentation will introduce attendees to the exciting
capabilities of these new free tools, training resources, and where to find them.
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Hamburg Police Modernizes Operations for the G20 Summit
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Norbert Ziebarth
DESCRIPTION
The City of Hamburg was chosen to host the twelfth summit of the Group of
Twenty (G20), which was held in July 2017. This meeting of international leaders
is a high-profile, high-risk event, and Hamburg Police had to modernize
operations to ensure the safety of summit attendees and the security of the city in
general. Preparations included the creation of security zones in and around the
conference location and to and from the airport and a significantly larger police
force, bolstered by police from agencies across Germany, to handle the expected
protest events during the summit.
Through a combined effort, Hamburg, Esri and its technology partners were able
to build an ArcGIS-based platform that met the department's needs by the set
deadline. The finished platform integrated many data sources into a single, map-
based interface that could be accessed through a web-based portal. This gave
officers access to information in the command center and in the field. Because
the solution uses Web GIS, it is flexible, easy to use, and can be configured and
shared via dashboards and mobile apps. The platform not only supports large
events like the G20 summit but also daily police operations. This new system was
used in the establishment of security zones, planned road closures, and creation
of dignitary protection plans. Police forces were again augmented by thousands
of auxiliary forces from throughout the country, bringing the total number to
about 15,000 uniformed personnel. Management of all these officers would put
the platform to the test. In the weeks leading up to the summit, protests ranging
from peaceful marches to violent riots occurred.
Post-G20 summit, the system is now being used to support daily police,
emergency management, and municipal fire department operations. Relevant
operational data is updated in real time and integrates vehicle locations, camera
systems, and other real-time sensor data. Because of its flexibility, the system
continues to grow and evolve with the many public safety missions of the City of
Hamburg.
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Leveraging GIS in the global security space at JP Morgan Chase &
Co.
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Travis Tran
DESCRIPTION
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is the largest financial institution by asset in the US with
close to 250,000 employees across the world. This presentation will highlight the
unique issues that JPMC’s global security and investigations have to monitor,
plan, and react to along with how JPMC uses ESRI products to respond to
growing threats and problems.
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Plenary Session - Education Summit @ Esri UC
General Session (Plenary/Closing), Education Summit, Non-Technical
Marriott - Marina - Salon D
DESCRIPTION
Presenters include:
Jennifer Swift - Associate Professor of the Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) of the
University of Southern California.
Patricia Solis - Co Director of the Center for Geospatial Technology at Texas Tech
University.
Marco Painho - Full professor of Geographic Information Systems and Science at

the Nova Information School (NOVA IMS) of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Portugal.
Christian Kray - Professor in Geoinformatics at the Institute for Geoinformatics

(ifgi), University of Münster, Germany.
Jason Sawle - Manages Esri UK's schools GIS programme.
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Colombia National Police - Event Management and Security
Support for Papal Visit
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Fabián Laurence Cárdenas
Leonel, Alexander Lozano Sepulveda
DESCRIPTION
Colombia National Police use of the ArcGIS platform to ensure that officials had
complete real-time situational awareness during Pope Francis’s visit. Maps
integrated with data such as traffic and crowd density allowed police and Esri
staff to monitor the Pope’s routes as he visits four cities throughout the country,
Bogotá, Villavicencio, Medellín y Cartagena. Operations Dashboards, 3D views of
the Pope’s routes captured via drone, and web apps were all be used to provide
officials with critical real time logistical understanding of each area that was
visited. It was the biggest security operation in the history of the Colombia
National Police.
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San Antonio Fusion Center’s Management of NCAA Men’s
Basketball Final Four Using ArcGIS
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Sean Cummings, James
Glass, Aric Jimenez, Douglas Berry
DESCRIPTION
Special Events, and how public safety first responders manage them are nothing
new for San Antonio Texas. Preparation for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final
Four however was a challenge considering the event has grown to a multi-media
showcase drawing in hundreds of thousands of college basketball and live music
fans. For Final Four San Antonio, first responders (Police / Fire / EMS) from the
San Antonio Fusion Center identified vulnerabilities and addressed them with
Esri mobile and web technology.
Building on examples from other special event management around the country,
the SWTFC team leveraged the City of San Antonio’s long relationship with ESRI
to address a significant challenge e.g. how to monitor, direct and communicate
with field personnel during a multi venue, multi day, and pedestrian event. With
ESRI professional services, a fleet of Apple IPhones, the Workforce App and
ArcGIS ONLINE (AGO); the collective team fed nearly a dozen geo-spatial data
elements to a Common Operational AGO map, enabling real time situational
awareness to 7 disparate operational posts. Utilizing the combined platforms to
address incidents during the events were met with high complements for both
Police and Fire / EMS commands as well as the NCAA security teams.
Post Final Four, the Fusion Center team retooled in 14 days and used the app
and Combined Ops AGO Map to manage the city’s annual Fiesta Celebrations.
Fiesta San Antonio spans 10 days and includes dozens of events, a Carnival and
three parades (one river and two street) with attendance estimates in excess of
250,000 for each parade.
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Securing America's Game
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Scott Gerlicher
DESCRIPTION
Minneapolis, Minnesota played host to this year's Super Bowl. In preparation for
the game, US Bank Stadium and Minneapolis Police Department used an ArcGIS-
based platform to integrate multiple sensor and data feeds from a variety of
sources into a single common operating picture (COP) for visualization and
information sharing. This COP gave command staff real-time situational
awareness and a means of disseminating information with all security personnel,
increasing operational efficiency and ensuring the safety of event attendees. Billy
Langenstein, from US Bank Stadium used GIS to create 3D indoor maps of the
venue that integrated outdoor tracking systems. This system provided a 3D visual
depiction of the stadium and surrounding downtown Minneapolis area. This
system was then used to deliver real-time information and situational awareness
data to personnel in the command center and in the field, reducing the need to
look at multiple data sources and speeding decision making. The solution was
delivered in an easy-to-use point and click system and allowed operators to
quickly locate incidents, identify nearby cameras, and rapidly assess the situation
for rapid deployment and tracking of first responders. The COP was also used to
share information with supporting agencies and increased their situational
awareness, promoting interagency cooperation. The finished COP now provides
2D and 3D indoor mapping and tracking of assets and security personnel in real-
time and provides data and sensor integration, line-of-site visualization, and is
the platform of the future for planning and analysis before, during, and after
events at US Bank Stadium.
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Summary of Day One, Closing Remarks, and Transition
Summit
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Education Summit @ Esri UC GIS Solutions Reception
Education Summit, EXPO, Non-Technical
Marriott - Coronado Terrace
DESCRIPTION
Browse innovative geospatial solutions, get technical assistance at the Support
Center, and network with other attendees
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Sunday, July 08
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7:30 am - 8:30 am Sunday, July 08

Imagery Summit @ Esri UC Continental Breakfast
Conference Activity, Imagery Summit, Non-Technical
Marriott - Grand Ballroom Foyer
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7:30 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, July 08

Imagery Summit @ Esri UC Registration
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Engineering Summit @ Esri UC Registration
All Users, Engineering Summit, Conference Activity
Marriott - Marina Foyer
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HydroGIS 2018 - Forecasting and Response for Flows and Floods
Water Resources, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Emergency
Management, Water Utilities, Public Safety, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 29 D
DESCRIPTION
This 25th annual GIS-Hydro preconference water resources meeting will focus on
the significant improvements to ArcGIS 10.6 for water resources professionals
with a focus on forecasting stream flow and flooding, by leveraging existing
national and global models, and customizing these web services for your own
use. This includes new capabilities in Spatial Analyst, Image Server, and ArcGIS
Online. This will include presentations on how these new capabilities were used
in response to last year’s US hurricanes and how you can use them in your own
applications.
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Leveraging Big Data in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 C - Bethany Scott, Michael Park, Sarah Ambrose,
Noah Slocum
DESCRIPTION
This seminar will provide a deep-dive into the GeoAnalytics Server, showing
attendees how to perform scalable and distributed batch analysis on feature and
tabular data that has both spatial (location) and temporal (time) components.
Acquire the analytical framework you need to summarize, visualize, and analyze
patterns using large volumes of data.
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Field Operations and ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 31 A - Scott Ball, James Tedrick, Derek Law, Chris
Lesueur, Ismael Chivite, Doug Morgenthaler
DESCRIPTION
Learn how ArcGIS helps your organization optimize field operations by: taking
ArcGIS maps offline into smart devices using ArcGIS Publisher Extension and
Explorer for ArcGIS; coordinating your field workers with Workforce for ArcGIS
and Navigator for ArcGIS; optimizing data capture with Collector and Survey123
for ArcGIS; building effective operation dashboards with Operations Dashboard
for ArcGIS.
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Migrating from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 31 B - Mike Flanagan, Timothy Stoebner
DESCRIPTION
In this seminar, experienced ArcMap users will discover more streamlined
visualization, editing, and analysis workflows using ArcGIS Pro. Learn how to
migrate existing maps, models and scripts from ArcMap into ArcGIS Pro —often
times without any required conversion. Through discussions, activities, and hands-
on exercises, you will start applying your ArcMap workflows to ArcGIS Pro with
ease.
Please note: This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.
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Building Great 3D Scenes
SDCC - Room 33 C - Michael Contreras, Eric Wittner, Nathan
Shephard, Craig McCabe
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to author 3D scenes using ArcGIS Pro, to represent GIS content in
three dimensions. Get an introduction to 3D data creation, and a deeper dive
into 3D layer and scene properties. This seminar will cover real-world
representations, such as: elevation surfaces, cityscapes and building interiors,
and subsurface geologies.
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Scientific Tools for Atmospheric and Climate Analysis
SDCC - Room 30 D - Hong Xu, Matthew Taraldsen, Nawajish Noman,
Deng Ding
DESCRIPTION
Leverage The Science of Where by integrating spatial methods into your analysis
of atmospheric, climate, and meteorological data. This seminar will explore a
variety of tools and workflows for the analysis, visualization, data management,
and sharing of data available in netCDF, HDF and GRIB formats using the ArcGIS
platform including new capabilities in ArcGIS Pro.
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Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 29 C - John Thieling, Thomas Shippee
DESCRIPTION
This seminar will teach you how to publish your organization's authoritative GIS
data, maps, and tools as services that are easily accessible to anyone who needs it
—when, and how, they want to access it—via your public or private ArcGIS
Enterprise portal. Using ArcGIS Pro, you will learn how to easily access content in
desktop and online applications, and how to feature your content in web and
mobile apps.
This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.
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From Story Maps to Survey123: GIS in K-12 Education
DESCRIPTION
This session will highlight ways that story maps have been used by K–12 students
and teachers to harness the power of maps and geography to tell their stories.
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Python Scripting for GIS People
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Alan Coyle, Brittney White
DESCRIPTION
Python scripts can reduce the time spent on complex or repetitive tasks, enabling
GIS staff to be more efficient and productive. This seminar will teach you how to
create Python scripts to automate tasks related to data management, feature
editing, geoprocessing, and analysis. You will also learn how to share your
Python scripts so your key GIS workflows are accessible to others.
Please note:This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.
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Information Sharing with ArcGIS Pro
Marriott - Mission Hills - Canserina Kurnia, Allison Rost
DESCRIPTION
You have done all the work, and now you can share it with the world. This
workshop will cover workflows for packaging your maps and content for
deployment to the web, mobile apps, and social media. We will discuss various
options for packaging and sharing your maps and data privately with your
organization or publicly with the world.
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Modernizing Engineering Workflows
General Session, All Users, Engineering Summit, Special Presentation
Marriott - Marina - Salon F - Jeff Shaner, Danny Spillmann, Rafael
Fernandes
DESCRIPTION
The Role of Technology in the ASCE Grand Challenge
Presenter: David Totman, Innovyze
Many know of the Infrastructure Report Card for America and the huge funding
gap needed to address aging infrastructure. In response to this, the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has launched the Grand Challenge with a
primary goal of “reducing infrastructure life cycle costs by 50% by 2025”. There
are four areas of focus to the Grand Challenge; 1) Resilience, 2) Innovation, 3)
Life Cycle Costs, and 4) Performance Standards. David Totman, current President-
Elect for the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI) will present how
technology plays a critical role in each of these areas. Specific emphasis will be
placed on technological innovation in engineering projects and advanced data
analytics in life cycle cost analysis.
Establishing a Collaborative Digital Design Environment - Observations from the

UK
Presenter: Chris Jackson
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Plenary Session - Imagery Summit @ Esri UC
General Session (Plenary/Closing), All Users, Imagery Summit
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 5
DESCRIPTION
Imagery Summit @ UC is your front row seat to witnessing a Modern Imagery
Platform in action. Our planet continues to be imaged at record volumes from air
and space. Viewing and understanding our landscape from a bird’s eye view
spans many disciplines. We have you covered at esri.
ArcGIS takes the next step bringing you the environment needed to visualize,
analyze, capture and share valuable insight within minutes of image collection.
Come and be a part of our ArcGIS Imagery Journey. The Imagery Summit will
serve as the forum for the discussion on all things Imagery and Remote Sensing
for ArcGIS.
The plenary session during the summit will present esri’s Imagery roadmap. Join
us to explore Imagery capabilities in the latest release of ArcGIS and discover
what’s coming in the future. Finally, participate in a panel discussion with leading
Remote Sensing experts from the White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
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Using the Living Atlas in the Classroom
Marriott - Cardiff - Keith VanGraafeiland, Astrid Ng
DESCRIPTION
Start off teaching GIS with ready to use content!
The Living Atlas of the World contains a wealth of authoritative, reliable, ready to
use GIS services. This session focuses on how lesson plans for K-12, colleges and
universities can leverage content from the Living Atlas of the World and promote
web GIS in their curriculum. We will conduct spatial analysis in ArcGIS Pro using
Living Atlas of the World content.
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ArcGIS Performance: Tuning, Testing, and Monitoring
SDCC - Room 30 A - Aaron Lopez, Frank Pizzi, Andrew Sakowicz
DESCRIPTION
This seminar will discuss the process of ArcGIS performance tuning, testing, and
monitoring. This includes methodology and tools for analyzing the key
performance factors and the root cause of typical performance problems
associated with an enterprise GIS implementation. In addition, you will learn
ArcGIS Monitor configuration and diagnosing performance, uptime, and
infrastructure problems.
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Modern GIS Practices in Your Curriculum
Marriott - Point Loma - Canserina Kurnia, Geri Miller
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop, we will examine trends influencing GIS evolution today and
what it means to teach modern GIS. We will discuss the concept of Web GIS and
what sets it apart from its predecessors (desktop, server GIS) and look at best
practices for teaching and deploying Web GIS in academia. We will review the
various components of this modern GIS pattern, all of which are important in
curriculum—services, apps, portals, identity, and capabilities. ArcGIS Pro will be
examined as a modern desktop app in a Web GIS implementation. Other
relevant topics and competencies will be discussed, such as APIs and SDKs,
systems architecture, and other types of services, along with pedagogy
approaches.
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Empowering Teachers in the K-12 Classroom
User Presentations, Education Summit, Teaching and Research, Intermediate
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
This session will start off with a research study on pre-service teachers showing
their levels of computer anxiety and their perceptions of the usefulness of GIS.
This session will also explore resources that teachers can utilize to help
incorporate GIS in their classrooms.
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Opening Video
Summit
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Story Maps: An Introduction
Marriott - Balboa - Joseph Kerski, Rupert Essinger, Owen Evans, Allen
Carroll
DESCRIPTION
Story maps are web applications that enable nonspecialists to combine
interactive maps with multimedia content to tell geography-based stories about
the world. They feature builder functions that facilitate easy authoring of stories,
from simple walking tours and crowdsourcing instances to longer narratives
incorporating multiple thematic maps. Their ease of use has made them popular
in the classroom both for instructional purposes and as an alternative to
traditional papers and presentations for student projects. This session will
introduce you to Esri's storytelling apps, summarize the authoring process, and
provide examples of the use of story maps in K–12 and higher education.
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GeoAI: Machine Learning Meets ArcGIS
Marriott - Solana - Omar Maher
DESCRIPTION
The intersection between AI and GIS (GeoAI), is creating massive opportunities
that weren’t possible before. Organizations will be able to utilize GeoAI to detect
deep and complex spatiotemporal patterns in their data, and use that to predict
geospatial events of interest – at scale, and in real-time. Come and explore live
GeoAI demonstrations in logistics, commercial, environment protection, and
more.
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Hands-On Learning Lab
Education Summit, Conference Activity, Non-Technical
Marriott - Carlsbad - Kevin Mumford
DESCRIPTION
Take Esri training at your own pace in the Hands-on Learning Lab. Each lesson
includes a prerecorded presentation and exercises and is roughly 45 minutes in
length. Esri staff will be on hand to answer your questions. Come in when you can
—no advance registration is required.
1. Getting Started with GIS
2. Learning the Fundamentals of ArcMap
3. Getting Started with ArcGIS Pro
4. Storing Data in the Geodatabase
5. Constructing Points from Address Data
6. Importing CAD Data
7. Spatial Reference and Data Alignment
8. Editing GIS Data
9. Maintaining Land Records Using Parcel Fabric
10. Modeling Transportation Networks
11. Performing Image Classification
12. Finding the Best Location
13. Examining Patterns in Your Data
14. Displaying Data in 3D
15. Creating Maps for Presentation
16. Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS Online
17. Generating Custom Web Applications
18. Telling Your Story with Story Maps
19. Performing Analysis with Model Builder
20. Using Tasks in ArcGIS Pro
21. Automating Workflows Using Python
22. Using Business Analyst Web
23. Discovering Patterns Using Insights for ArcGIS
24. Monitoring Activity Using Operations Dashboard
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Implementing ArcGIS: A Project Manager's Perspective
SDCC - Room 30 B - Craig Venker, Jennifer Prather, Lana Tylka
DESCRIPTION
This seminar will focus on defining and implementing an enterprise ArcGIS
project from a project management perspective. Presenters will discuss best
practices for Enterprise GIS project implementation, including how to effectively
leverage the ArcGIS platform. Topics will cover all key project stages, from
visioning through deployment.
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Statistical Spatial Data Analysis with R and ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 E - Shaun Walbridge, Steve Kopp, Marjean Pobuda,
Mark Janikas, Orhun Aydin
DESCRIPTION
Through a series of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, this
seminar will teach you the fundamentals of the R language and how to leverage
the spatial analysis and visualization capabilities of ArcGIS with the statistical
capabilities of R. We will be using the open source R-ArcGIS bridge project to
present seamless, efficient software integration workflows. Presenters: Marjean
Pobuda, Shaun Walbridge, Mark Janikas, Orhun Aydin, and Steve Kopp.
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Traveling through Time: Reliving History in the University
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session where presenters will explain how they are using GIS to
reconstruct history in their classrooms, from exploring the lives of women in the
early 1900s in Minnesota to visualizing Jane Austen novels to memorializing
veterans.
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Stepping Into the Real-World: University Projects via Academic-
Community Partnerships
Marriott - Coronado
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session to explore how universities are building partnerships that
allow students to take part in real-world projects. Presentations will include a
service-learning project involving drones, a community-based research project
on documenting cultural assets in a city, and the work that students are doing
with a carpool app.
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Welcome and
Introduction
Summit
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DHS Cybersecurity Priorities
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Rick Driggers
DESCRIPTION
Cyber threats remain one of the most significant strategic risks for the United
States, threatening our national security, economic prosperity, and public health
and safety. We have long been confronted with a myriad of malicious cyber
activities against our digital networks. However this past year has marked a
turning point in the cyber domain as the global community saw an increase in the
frequency and sophistication of malicious cyber activity. As the lead agency
responsible for protecting our Nation’s critical infrastructure from physical and
cyber threats, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking key cyber
actions to support the broader cyber ecosystem. We endeavor to enhance cyber
threat information-sharing across the globe to stop cyber incidents before they
start, and help businesses and government agencies to protect their networks
and quickly recover should such a cyber incident occur. By bringing together all
levels of government, the private sector, international partners, and the public,
and by applying the appropriate tools such as GIS to aid in the analysis and
visualization of these threats, we are taking action to protect against
cybersecurity risks, improve our whole-of-government incident response
capabilities, enhance information sharing on best practices and cyber threats,
and to strengthen resilience.
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Esri Business Summit: Solutions Expo
Business Summit, EXPO, Non-Technical
Hilton - Indigo West Foyer
DESCRIPTION
Browse innovative geospatial solutions, get technical assistance at the Support
Center, and network with other attendees.
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Welcome
General Session (Plenary/Closing), All Users, Business Summit
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - John Lenahan, Mike Johnson,
Cindy Elliott
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Gaining Insights from Your National Security Data
All Users, National Security and Public Safety Summit, Technical Workshop
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Arthur Haddad, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
In today’s information driven world, accessing data of all shapes and sizes is
crucial to supporting your mission. Insights for ArcGIS and it’s simple to use, easy
to understand analytical experience that can make working with your data, both
tabular and spatial, straightforward. We will be discussing Insights for ArcGIS and
how it can be used for national security workflows to, not only interrogate your
data to understand hidden patterns and trends, but to do it in a way that reduces
the technological complexities of traditional GIS software. We will also highlight
new capabilities available in Insights involving phase 1 efforts at link analysis that
will help you better understand networks and influential nodes.
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Business Advisory Council
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - Grant Mullins, Gregg Katz, Chan
Lee
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Driving the Best Business Growth
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - Helen Thompson, Rich Roberts,
Sabina Oriani, Brian Bratney, Steve McCulla
DESCRIPTION
Companies have more data and technology than ever but so do their customers.
The “informed consumer” can now choose and control their relationship with
brands, products and services. Knowing your customer and staying relevant are
more important than ever before, because you no longer have the same
opportunity to educate the customer nor can you rely on past relationships,
attitudes and behaviors.
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Geospatial Intelligence in Support of European Defence and
Security: Use Cases and Experience
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Hervé Touron, Yannick
Arnaud
DESCRIPTION
For the past 20 years, the EU Satellite Centre has used ESRI technology to
provide geospatial intelligence to a wide range of users within the European
External Action Service and the EU Member States, varying from high level
decision makers in Brussels to mission commanders deployed on the ground. At
the same time it has played a key role in the development of Europe’s EO
ecosystem, engaging with industry through the Copernicus program and
managing multiple research initiatives. During this time, GIS technology has
evolved at almost the same breath-taking speed as the events unfolding in the
scientific and geopolitical arena. This presentation brings to you a collection of
some of the most significant stories showcasing the use of ESRI technology, from
analysis performed on the desktop to the services being delivered through
portals, from the management of the migration crisis to the support to the
dismantlement of chemical weapons depots in Syria.
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Esri Disaster Response Program: Building a Culture of
Preparedness
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Jeff Baranyi, Ryan Lanclos
DESCRIPTION
2017 was the busiest on record in the 20 years history of the Esri Disaster
Response Program (DRP). In an effort to prepare the community for the new
normal, you’ll hear firsthand how organizations used ArcGIS to support their
response to disasters in in the past year. These lessons learned from users around
the world has resulted in the development of a new and updated set of
emergency management operations solutions that can help you better prepare
your agency for the new normal. You’ll leave with plan of how to deploy solutions
for common challenges that will improve your organization’s operations during
incident response as well as daily, “blue sky”, operations. Finally, when your
capacity is exceeded and you need support from Esri, you will learn how activate
the DRP as well as the capabilities Esri can provide.
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Engineering Summit @ Esri UC Networking Reception Break
All Users, Engineering Summit, Social Activity
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Imagery Summit @ Esri UC Morning Break
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Exploring Esri Training Resources for Educators
Marriott - Solana - Laura Bowden
DESCRIPTION
Esri creates a wealth of resources for learning and teaching ArcGIS. What are
they? How do you find the best resources to recommend or assign to your
students? Come on a guided tour of the Esri Training Catalog and learn tips and
tricks for quickly accessing content. Find out how the Esri Training curriculum is
organized. Hear about exciting new developments from Esri Training that will
enhance your training experience and help you to plan ahead. In addition,
explore several guides specifically created to help college/university and K–12
educators engage the ArcGIS platform and get inspired.
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Web GIS Administration
Marriott - Point Loma - Geri Miller
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop we will cover best practices for Web GIS administration in
academic setting. Topics such as enterprise logins (SSO), user and content
management, credits, entitlements, usage monitoring, and others, will be
covered. We will review the out of the box tools and workflows available to
manage Web GIS portals (applicable to ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise).
We will also discuss 3rd party solutions, such as GEO Jobe, that are available to
simplify administration tasks. Importantly, we will cover the ArcGIS API for Python
which empowers administrators to automate many portal management
workflows and save time associated with managing ArcGIS in an academic
environment.
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Developing Spatial Reasoning in K-12 Students
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
In this session, presenters will highlight interesting research being done on the
cognitive impacts of geospatial technology in the K–12 space.
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WebGIS in the University Classroom
Marriott - Coronado
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session to explore how ArcGIS Online, Survey123 for ArcGIS, and
JavaScript libraries and more, are helping prepare university students for the
workforce after graduation.
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Insights for ArcGIS: An Introduction to Data Analytics and
Visualization
Marriott - Cardiff - Scott Sandusky, Yassine Elouri
DESCRIPTION
Insights for ArcGIS is available as part of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online
and provides a new user experience for analysis that focuses on simpler ways to
work with your data to answer questions and share results—including
visualization, drag-and-drop analytics, and on-the-fly filtering and aggregations.
Insights for ArcGIS is designed to make interactive and exploratory analyses fast
and intuitive so that you can understand your data in a spatial context. You will
learn how to get started with Insights for ArcGIS, including adding data from
numerous sources, exploring some of the analyses, and seeing how to share
results and models, as we work through some analysis examples.
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Story Maps: A Deeper Dive
Marriott - Balboa - Rupert Essinger, Lyn Malone, Owen Evans, Kathryn
Keranen, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
Story maps have become an important means by which students learn about the
concepts of geography and GIS. They provide exciting opportunities for hands-
on learning by empowering students to create their own multimedia narratives.
This session will provide storytelling tips and tricks for educators who already
have some familiarity with story maps, and it will include case studies of
innovative uses of story maps by instructors and students.
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Spatial Analysis with ArcGIS Online
Marriott - Mission Hills - Canserina Kurnia, Joseph Kerski
DESCRIPTION
Discover how you can spatially analyze data from a local to a global scale on a
wide variety of themes using a web browser and ArcGIS Online. This workshop
will focus on population, health, and natural hazards and include tools such as
buffering, overlaying, enrichment, routing, and the use of the ArcGIS Arcade
scripting language so that you will be confident in using these powerful yet easy-
to-use tools.
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Mapping for Humanitarian Needs around the World
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
Presenters in this session will showcase illuminating work being done with
universities to help build knowledge, global citizenship, and community
resilience through the power of maps.
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Working Together to Build Capacity in K-12 STEM and STEAM
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session to hear about how STEM and STEAM programs are
helping build geospatial capacity in K–12 classrooms.
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Live Audience Survey
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H
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Combining BIM and GIS
Marriott - Marina - Salon F - Don Kuehne, Chris Andrews
DESCRIPTION
GIS and BIM Integration Leads to Smart Communities
Presenter: Chris Andrews, Chris Jackson
The architecture and engineering industry embraced BIM for design and
construction, an information-rich approach that captures project details in robust
models and document management workflows that include graphics about real-
world assets along with rich metadata for purchasing, scheduling, and simulation
of assets performing in the context of the built and natural environment. As GIS
has embraced 3D technology, an opportunity has opened up for the integration
of GIS content into the BIM process and for the output of BIM to be used along
with GIS data in the lifecycle management of individual structures and systems of
assets. Better use of location information along with detailed design information
will eventually lead to better management and design of entire campuses, cities,
and communities.
A System of Engagement for Improving Ground Engineering Data Flows
Presenter: Gideon Simons
As part of the digital engineering solution for Lower Thames Crossing a targeted
three-step process has been developed to collect, manage and validate ground
information for dissemination across the project. Join this session to understand
how Arcadis are using the ArcGIS platform to provide a system of engagement
across the project from data capture in the field to dissemination of relevant
information to all stakeholders.
Taking GIS mainstream at an Architectural Design Firm
Presenter: Claudia Gallegos
Stantec is a top tier global design and delivery firm the unites nearly 23,000
employees in over 400 locations around the world. See how designers,
engineers, scientist and project managers, are innovating together using GIS.
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Multi-Agency Situational Awareness using GIS
All Users, National Security and Public Safety Summit, Lightning Talk
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Shane Mooney, Kevin
Harrison
DESCRIPTION
Information sharing during complex large-scale emergencies continues to
challenge New York City agencies. Despite both local and nationally mandated
organizational structures for emergency response after 9/11, information sharing
between and within agencies is limited. Through the use of ESRI software an
effective approach to multi-agency information sharing challenge during a large-
scale emergency incident is possible.
The 2017 Hurricane Maria response in Puerto Rico by NYC agencies within the
larger federal response highlighted the current information-sharing environment
during large-scale emergencies and the need for more effective exchange of
information during large events. This presentation will provide an overview of the
improvements made by NYC agencies to gather and share information during
large scale emergencies. The presentation illustrates both the current technology
and organizational framework for NYC response agencies during a real world
event.
The response to Hurricane Maria confirmed the potential to collect and share
information during an event as driven by an agency’s needs. This response also
confirmed the applicability of the approach to include existing agency legacy
systems and data structures to enable inter and intra agency information sharing
during large events.
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Being Prepared and Providing Situational Awareness, through
the use of Web GIS
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Michael Brady
DESCRIPTION
The FDNY has many databases with numerous pieces of data for locations and
operations throughout NYC. Operating on a 40 year old CAD system, presented
a challenge to transfer this data to units operating out in the field. The
Department had relied on paper for too long. The FDNY GIS Unit has been very
successful with the deployment of an internal web map CRIMS (Critical
Information Management System), utilizing a flex viewer. This map is available to
FDOC (Fire Department Operations Center) and all desktop users in the
Department. The question became why we can’t see the same map outside the
Department, as well as on a mobile device or tablet. Facing many technical
challenges, we had to find ways to make our data accessible to the field as well
as other agencies. The current CAD system does not support mobile mapping, so
we chose to publish our map services from Arc GIS Server on an Amazon EC2
instance, pushed through the explorer app to IPad users in the field. We wanted
to build on the success of the internal FLEX Viewer, for FDOC users and Desk Top
Users, to increase Situational Awareness and Common operating picture through
sharing of map services.
The intent of this presentation is to demonstrate how FDNY has leveraged our
Enterprise GIS, Portal for ArcGIS, along with ArcGIS on Line, Explorer, Collector
for ArcGIS, and Web APP Builder, to reduce paper maps & forms, human error,
and excessive time spent on locating and processing data during an incident or
emergency. We wanted to provide greater information – faster, more current,
more reliable, more readily available, and more understandable – which, in turn,
leads to improved decision-making. These decisions lead to more efficient and
safer operations. Advancement in technology and availability of tablets and
smartphones within the Agency makes it easier, faster and more cost effective, to
deploy these services than in the past.
We are continuing to build out our GIS environment, providing more analysis,
providing more services to more bureaus of the Department, working with IT to
make it more accessible to more users in the field as well as additional agencies,
especially during emergencies and special events.
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Capitalizing on Disruption - An Industry Panel
Panel Discussion, All Users, Business Summit
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - Brian Kilcourse, Thomas Horan,
Gregg Katz
DESCRIPTION
Across most industries, the term disruption is used to describe the impact and
pressure of digital transformation. Join Gary Sankary, Esri’s Head of Retail
Industry, and several expert panel members as they discuss how their
organizations have achieved new levels of success during this time of disruption
by embracing technology and navigating tough organizational changes.
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Defensible Space: Efficiency Through Technology
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Steven Hawks
DESCRIPTION
Defensible space is essential to improve firefighter and public safety, and a
home’s chance of surviving a wildfire. The California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection’s (CAL FIRE) Defensible Space (DSpace) Inspection Program has
been in place for over 60 years. Historically, CAL FIRE’s DSpace inspections have
been documented via handwritten forms that were stored in many locations
throughout the state. CAL FIRE implemented the use of the Esri Collector
Application in 2016 to revolutionize the documentation of DSpace inspections.
The use of the Esri Collector Application has built efficiency and standardization
into the data collection process, increasing the program’s overall effectiveness,
and reporting and data analysis abilities.
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California Office of Emergency Services Lightning Presentation
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Kim Zagaris
DESCRIPTION
Chief Kim Zagaris, State Fire and Rescue Chief, State of California Governor’s
Office of Emergency Services will the discuss the California Fire and Rescue
Mutual Aid System and how resources are requested and moved from day to day
mutual aid request to catastrophic event in California.
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Educational Research and Teacher Education SIG
Marriott - Catalina - Tom Baker
DESCRIPTION
Join the discussion around the latest research and development efforts
supporting GIS in schools. Those in a College of Education who have a current
project or course, should be ready to share a short update.
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Building Bridges between Informal and Formal Education for
Spatial and Service Learning SIG
Marriott - Coronado - Esther Worker
DESCRIPTION
A conversation on partnering and extending formal learning to applied field
projects and out of school learning to make a difference for students and citizens.
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International Collaboration SIG
Marriott - Newport Beach - Michael Gould
DESCRIPTION
Working internationally? Interested in teaching GIS in another country?
Experiences to share? If so then join our International SIG, to hear an Esri
overview and then open discussion.
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Story Maps: Toward a Peer-Reviewed Story Maps Academic
Journal SIG
Marriott - La Costa - Steven Moore, John Glover, Dave Cowen, David
DiBiase, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
This discussion will explore the possibility of establishing a multi-disciplinary,
online academic journal whose articles would appear in the form of story maps.
The goal is to gauge the degree of interest in establishing this journal, and to
generate ideas and feedback on how the journal should be organized and
managed. Story maps are rapidly increasing in popularity in the scholarly realm.
They offer multiple advantages, including incorporation of dynamic maps and a
rich mix of multimedia content. The journal would serve multiple disciplines,
including geography and the digital humanities. The journal would have an
editorial board with representatives from a variety of universities and disciplines.
Submitted story maps would be peer-reviewed prior to publication. The goal of
this session is to have an open discussion with participants about the pros and
cons, and opportunities and challenges, of launching and maintaining the
proposed journal. Please come with your creative ideas.
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Hosted Lunch
All Users, National Security and Public Safety Summit, Conference Activity
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Sunday, July 08

Imagery Summit @ Esri UC Hosted Lunch
Social Activity, Imagery Summit, Non-Technical
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 8/9
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Engineering Summit @ Esri UC Hosted Lunch
Marriott - Marina - Salon G
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Compelling Cartography with ArcGIS
Marriott - Balboa - Ann Masangcay, Keera Morrish
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will showcase a range of techniques that take your mapmaking
beyond the defaults. We'll illustrate how you can build and style custom
basemaps for use with your online maps and explore a range of mapping
techniques including flow maps, pictorial symbols, and cartograms. We'll also
explore how you can create artistic maps with beautiful hillshades, different
terrain representation, and 3D. We'll show you how to take advantage of new
and powerful cartographic features in ArcGIS Pro, where to download some
great free cartographic tools, and how to begin to think creatively to create
beautiful and compelling maps.
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Patterns and Trends in the Use of Story Maps in the Higher
Education Community
Panel Discussion, All Users, Education Summit
Marriott - Coronado - David DiBiase, David Cowen, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
Esri Story Maps has become important web-based communication tools for Esri
users. Unlike traditional cartographic or GIS analysis, Story Maps enables users to
assemble a variety of content into interactive packages that provide context and
supplemental information about a topic. Story Maps is gaining popularity as both
a classroom exercise and a way to create online content. This session will provide
an overview of Esri's storytelling apps from the head of the Story Maps Team, an
evaluation of the role of Story Maps, and an assessment of current user
experiences. Members of the audience will be encouraged to provide feedback
and comments on the use of Story Maps and their potential future.
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Insights for ArcGIS: An Introduction to Data Analytics and
Visualization
Marriott - Cardiff - Scott Sandusky, Yassine Elouri
DESCRIPTION
Insights for ArcGIS is available as part of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online
and provides a new user experience for analysis that focuses on simpler ways to
work with your data to answer questions and share results—including
visualization, drag-and-drop analytics, and on-the-fly filtering and aggregations.
Insights for ArcGIS is designed to make interactive and exploratory analyses fast
and intuitive so that you can understand your data in a spatial context. You will
learn how to get started with Insights for ArcGIS, including adding data from
numerous sources, exploring some of the analyses, and seeing how to share
results and models, as we work through some analysis examples.
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Getting ArcGIS: Managing Access to Your Institution’s Software,
Support, and Training
Marriott - Solana - Angela Lee
DESCRIPTION
The duties of an Esri Site License Coordinator are evolving as GIS expands into
new areas, including new products, new disciplines, and new computing
environments. Learn how the new Esri Education Institutional License responds to
changing user needs for GIS and provides new options for managing access to
software, technical support, and training. Learn why managing installed software
(i.e., ArcMap, ArcGIS Server) is different from managing SaaS applications (i.e,
ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, mobile apps), and get tips for doing both efficiently.
We’ll explain how My Esri and ArcGIS Online work together and demonstrate
common workflows for each.
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Resources for Teachers Developing GIS Curricula
DESCRIPTION
In this session, presenters will showcase resources created for teachers
developing GIS curricula. Join us for fascinating presentations on using web
mapping to engage and assess students, exploring entry points for geospatial
technology within rural contexts, and exploring approaches to integrating GIS in
K–12 education.
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Working with Real-Time and Big Data with ArcGIS
Marriott - Point Loma - Philip Heede
DESCRIPTION
There's a lot of data available these days—some of it streaming in real time from
sensors and other devices and some collected over the years, waiting to be
mined for patterns and insights. Come to this session to learn about the
comprehensive capabilities within the ArcGIS platform for working with large
volumes of complex data. We'll focus on ArcGIS Enterprise, including ArcGIS
GeoEvent Server and ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server, as well as talk about the other
tools you can use to further your analysis such as ArcGIS Pro, Insights for ArcGIS,
and ArcGIS API for Python.
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Drones and Mobile Mapping in University Conservation Projects
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
Presenters in this session will showcase work being done in their universities with
drones and mobile mapping applications. Presentations will include work being
done in Panama and Peru.
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Infusing GIS Across the University Campus
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
This session will highlight interesting ways that GIS is being incorporated in cross-
disciplinary work in the university. Presentations will include a groundbreaking
graduate practicum developed at the University of Southern California, 3D virtual
reality projects on the San Jose State University campus and a Community of
Practice established to infuse GIS across the campus.
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Data Management with ArcGIS Pro
Marriott - Mission Hills - Canserina Kurnia, Allison Rost
DESCRIPTION
Maps are only as good as their data. This workshop will teach workflows that
ensure data integrity and accuracy are maintained by implementing various
techniques for storing, editing, and managing spatial data. We will examine
environments for storing geospatial data, check the accuracy of attribution using
domains and subtypes, and look at the value that industry-focused templates can
provide. A demonstration will cover editing workflows using context-sensitive
editing tools.
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Disaster Leads to Enterprise Breakthroughs
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Parrish Henderson, Jason
Scott
DESCRIPTION
When Hurricane Harvey bore down on the city of Houston an FBI senior leader
quickly realized that the old processes for accountability were proving to be
archaic and ineffective. Needing a better solution, the leader started making
phone calls. Soon he was connected to the Geospatial Mobility and Services Unit
(GMSU) in Washington, DC who provided a cutting edge personal accountability
solution from concept to implementation in less than 12 hours. Employing ArcGIS
online and the ESRI stack, see how the Federal Bureau of Investigations GMSU
rapidly developed and deployed a Personnel Accountability Tool that developed
into so much more.
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Modernized Image Management
All Users, Technical Workshop, Imagery Summit
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 3 - Emily Windahl, Cody Benkelman
DESCRIPTION
Learn best practices to manage massive data collections.
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Fast Start for Drone2Map
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 12 - William Shuart, Lorraine Tighe, James
Taylor, Jeremiah Johnson
DESCRIPTION
Practical session to transform drone-captured imagery into professional-quality
2D and 3D ortho imagery and mapping products in ArcGIS.
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New Capability: Fast Start for Image Analyst Extension
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 11 - Jeff Liedtke, Mark Romero
DESCRIPTION
Practical session to get you up and running with ArcGIS Image Analyst.
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Unlocking Information from Imagery with AI
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 5 - Thomas Maurer, Alberto Nieto
DESCRIPTION
Learn how ArcGIS equips you with the latest machine learning tools to unlock the
potential of every pixel in your imagery.
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New Capability: ArcGIS Enterprise Ortho Mapping
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 4 - Jay Chen, Mike Muller
DESCRIPTION
Learn how the latest ArcGIS Enterprise ortho mapping services and web
application can scale drone processing in organizations which have fleets of
drones.
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Next Generation Geospatial Portal for Law Enforcement
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Prabhjot Bajwa, John
Ferdetta III
DESCRIPTION
The El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), part of Drug Enforcement Administration
( DEA) offers tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence support to federal,
state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement agencies and provides de-
confliction services, leveraging databases from both internal and external
stakeholders. EPIC has relationships with law enforcement agencies in all 50
states and partner organizations in the international law enforcement
community.
In addition, EPIC has invested in an Enterprise GIS system leveraging the full Esri
platform. Some of the key capabilities are, World Geocoding, World Spatial Data
including imagery, as well as Geospatial Analytic tools. The EPIC GIS staff uses
the Enterprise to provide Nationwide Deconflction, geo-enable mission systems,
and perform geospatial analysis used in producing information products which
are distributed throughout the law enforcement community.
Prabjhot Bajwa and John Ferdetta will give an overview of the EPIC mission and
how they leverage GIS to support law enforcement and others in the fight against
narcotics and the Cartels and others who who distribute them.
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Shifting Your Spatial Paradigm
All Users, Business Summit, Technical Workshop
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - John Lenahan, Jason Grootens,
Tom Horan
DESCRIPTION
In this tech spotlight, hosted by John Lenahan and Jason Grootens, see first-hand
the latest ‘wow’ (or mind-blowing) innovations emerging from Esri technologists.
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Collaborating with Your Customers
Marriott - Marina - Salon F - Rafael Fernandes
DESCRIPTION
A New Way for Project Collaboration
Presenter: Rafael Fernandes
Project Collaboration is an essential part of running an efficient project. In this

session you will hear how the ArcGIS Platform enables you to better collaborate
with your internal project teams and can provide flexible deployments to deliver
information products to your clients. By leveraging these tools you will be able to
streamline your projects and increase client satisfaction.
Enhancing Project Insight Using Web GIS
Presenter: Jim Trimble
Boosting project insight and client collaboration using Web GIS is an effective
method employed by Burns & McDonnell. This presentation will the explore ways
the Burns & McDonnell team leverages ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS mobile
applications to maximize project situational awareness and increase client
satisfaction through improved collaboration.
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Using Advanced Technology to Build HSEMA's Intra-Agency
Collaboration
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Chris Rodriguez
DESCRIPTION
The Nation’s capital is a fast-paced and dynamic threat environment, requiring
the use of advanced situational awareness platforms and agile emergency
management coordination. Join DC Homeland Security and Emergency
Management (HSEMA) Director Dr. Chris Rodriguez as he presents HSEMA’s
journey in identifying the right tools to enhance awareness and coordinate
enterprise-wide functions.
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Esri Agriculture Forum
Agriculture, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
The Esri Agriculture Forum is a place for the GIS community to come, share and
learn about the latest innovations in the ArcGIS platform for agriculture.
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Best Practices to Drive Business Results
Marriott - Marina - Salon F - David Watkins
DESCRIPTION
Best Practices, EEAP
Presenter: Adrienne Allegretti, Christine White
The Esri Enterprise Advantage Program brings together people, tools, and
engagements so organizations can achieve their business goals the best way
through Esri technology. In this talk, we’ll describe the what, the why and the how
of the EEAP/BPAP program, with an AEC industry-specific lens.
How to Leverage Esri’s EA and BPAP to Build a Successful GIS Program
Presenter: Steve Anderson
VHB found success in improving the use of GIS technology as a result of an EA

and the BPAP program. Hear the journey of VHB's strategic plan, the challenges
they faced, and the success they've to drive business results through GIS.
The Role of Spatial Enablement in a Digital Age
Presenter: John Hurd, Michelle Watson
Opportunities for geospatial technologies are increasing throughout our

company and industry at an unprecedented pace. The digital age has required
our clients and ourselves to take a different perspective on the digital information
lifecycle. At Jacobs, we’re focusing not on being an engineering firm that uses
technology but rather a technology company that does engineering. Location
touches almost everything we do at Jacobs. Whether it’s siting, planning,
designing, permitting, constructing, operating, or remediating, where is a
fundamental question that is often asked. The digital age is demanding these
systems to be intelligent to help make smart decisions. Together, the need for
location intelligence through these project lifecycles has created new roles and
opportunities for spatial technology solutions empowering our growth.
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Powering the Digital Supply Network
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - Paul Rossi, Sheila Davis, Kevin
Bolger, Cindy Elliott, Erwin Rademaker
DESCRIPTION
Increasing global supply chain complexity is not the only challenge facing supply
chain leaders. They also face complex choices about how to utilize technology
and data analytics to drive innovation, enable new market growth and mitigate
disruptions. In this session, learn how global companies are leveraging location
intelligence to allow business leaders to quickly query and visualize their live
global operations to maximize distribution networks by monitoring and
addressing risks in real-time.
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Advanced Raster Analytics
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 5 - Jie Zhang
DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Pro Ortho Mapping
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 4 - Prashant Mangtani
DESCRIPTION
Learn about optimized workflow to generate ortho mapping products from your
desktop.
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Create Imagery Web Apps
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to create imagery web applications.
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Geo Apps: Modern Day GIS
Marriott - Balboa - Ann Masangcay, Rudy Prosser
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop, we will cover various apps that are available as part of a Web
GIS pattern. GIS has evolved to be a webcentric technology, and an important
part of modern-day GIS is the use of apps to support common GIS workflows and
make information readily available to those who need it. This workshop will
examine many different apps available for sharing information with the
community, apps for field data collection, apps for the office, and configurable
builder applications. Emphasis will be on using apps in an academic setting for
teaching, research, and campus administration.
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State GeoInquiries Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion, EdUC Workshops, All Users, Education Summit
Marriott - Newport Beach - Stacey Stark, Georgeanne Hribar, Shana
Crosson, Anita Palmer, Micaella Penning
DESCRIPTION
In this session, teachers will share how they've implemented GeoInquiries in their
classrooms. Reflections on best practices and challenges will be an important
part of this conversation.
Shana Crosson (University of Minnesota), Stacey Stark (UMD Geospatial Analysis

Center) and Micaella Penning (UMD Geospatial Analysis Center)
Anita Palmer (GIS etc: Educational Technology Consultants)
Georgeanne Hribar (Maps R Us)
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Tackling Real-World Problems Using GIS in K-12 Education
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session to hear about how K–12 students are tackling real-world
issues in their classrooms including polar bear conservation, sign data
preservation and disaster training.
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Learn ArcGIS: Real-World, Problem-Based Learning Resources for
Teaching GIS
Marriott - Mission Hills - Colin Childs, Kyle Bauer
DESCRIPTION
This hands-on workshop will help educators and students discover a variety of
freely available, multimedia learning resources for applying GIS in the real world.
ArcGIS offers curated content for all skill levels to engage with the latest tools
and problem-based workflows.
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Python for ArcGIS Analysis and Administration
Marriott - Point Loma - Bill Major II, Rohit Singh
DESCRIPTION
Jupyter Notebooks and Python are making inroads at all levels of education,
including teaching, learning, research, and academic administration. Join this
session to learn how ArcGIS API for Python can be used for mapping and spatial
analysis, as well as for organizing and managing your Web GIS with student
accounts, groups, and information items.
Educators will see how the API enables ArcGIS integration with the scientific
Python ecosystem and includes rich support for the Jupyter Notebook. GIS
administrators will learn how they can script and automate the setup of their Web
GIS and management of student accounts and content.
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New Guide for Teaching with GIS
Education Summit, Technical Workshop, Non-Technical
Marriott - Catalina - Clint Brown, Christian Harder, Riley Peake
DESCRIPTION
Teach with GIS: An Implementation roadmap for classrooms, schools, and
districts is designed to put teachers and learners on the right path to using GIS. It
stresses learning GIS through problem-based learning scenarios and learning by
doing. Both the teacher and learner can start making maps quickly (no account
required!), and then scaffold up to more advanced skills using tools within their
ArcGIS Online Organization. Teachers and Administrators are provided with
meaningful instructions and tips for managing an Organization in a single
classroom, or up to an entire district. Nearly 100 lessons are provided in an
interactive curriculum builder, and can be selected by experience level, subject,
duration, or by a variety of mapping themes. Join us and start your journey
towards successfully integrating GIS and mapping into your curriculum.
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Mobile Field Data Collection with Survey123
Marriott - Cardiff - Joseph Kerski, Ismael Chivite
DESCRIPTION
Are you looking for a direct, engaging way for your students to collect and map
field data using GIS? This workshop will step you through the process of carrying
out such a project. In the lab, we will use Survey123 to create and publish a form-
based survey for collecting data and create a data collection map. Then,
outdoors, you will collect data using the Survey123 app on your smartphone or
tablet. Please install the Survey123 for ArcGIS app on your iOS or Android device
prior to the workshop.
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Stop Teaching GIS
Marriott - Solana - David DiBiase, Karen Kemp
DESCRIPTION
This workshop is for GIS educators who wish to graduate from “sages on the
stage” to “guides on the side.” Do you think there must be a better way than
revising lengthy, step-by-step lab exercises every semester? Join David DiBiase
(Esri Education and Penn State) and Karen Kemp (USC) to share strategies for
helping students take more responsibility for learning GIS. Participants will gain
ideas about how to apply a constructivist philosophy of learning in GIS
classrooms, and will have a chance to share war stories of their own.
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Best Practices for Developing and Incorporating GIS Curricula in
the University
Marriott - Coronado
DESCRIPTION
Presenters in this session will show best practices for developing GIS curricula at
the university level. The session will include lessons learned as presenters reflect
on their experiences developing educational resources, working with
stakeholders across industries and disciplines, and building curricula to foster
student success.
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Deployment and Operation of the First Responder Network
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Jeff Bratcher
DESCRIPTION
Mr. Bratcher will present an overview of the deployment of the FirstNet network,
its operations, the mission critical areas it will support for Public Safety and how
this all merges into an Internet of Life Saving Things (IoLST). Much of this will be
in the form of applications that rely on accurate GIS location information to
properly function.
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Engineering Summit @ Esri UC Networking Reception Break
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Imagery Summit @ Esri UC Afternoon Break
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Live Audience Survey
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Powering Mutual Aid with Technology
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Jeff Dulin
DESCRIPTION
Everyday across the nation Mutual Aid Requests are made for Emergency
Services Resources. With the change in technologies over the last few years, the
IAFC has identified the need to develop a more technological and geospatial
Mutual Aid System to support to Request, Locate, and Deploy Resources.
Through a partnership with ESRI and Juavare the IAFC has developed a project
to make Mutual Aid more user friendly and have far more capabilities. Juvare
who developed the WebEOC product, was identified as a leader in situational
awareness and crisis management software. ESRI the Geospatial Leader in the
world, provides unparalleled capability to share and display decision making
data anywhere anytime on any device. One of the main goals of the new system
will be to connect easily to other systems that are being used to share and
display data. Along with data sharing, the ability to Geocode and Geo reference
all resources is an important upgrade to the system which allows resource
owners to manage their resources anytime they want. The National Mutual Aid
System NMAS, will be the game changer in resource requests and fulfillment for
the emergency services.
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Fast Start for Drone2Map
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 12 - William Shuart, Lorraine Tighe, James
Taylor, Jeremiah Johnson
DESCRIPTION
Practical session to transform drone-captured imagery into professional-quality
2D and 3D ortho imagery and mapping products in ArcGIS.
___________________________________________________________________________

Unlocking Information from Imagery with AI
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 5 - Thomas Maurer, Alberto Nieto
DESCRIPTION
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New Capability: ArcGIS Enterprise Ortho Mapping
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 4 - Jay Chen, Mike Muller
DESCRIPTION
Learn how the latest ArcGIS Enterprise ortho mapping services and web
application can scale drone processing in organizations which have fleets of
drones.
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New Capability: Fast Start for Image Analyst Extension
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 11 - Jeff Liedtke, Mark Romero
DESCRIPTION
Practical session to get you up and running with ArcGIS Image Analyst.
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Modernized Image Management
DESCRIPTION
Learn best practices to manage massive data collections.
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Going Mobile
Marriott - Marina - Salon F - Jeff Shaner
DESCRIPTION
Going Mobile
Presenter: Jeff Shaner
Learn how to use ArcGIS apps to help plan, coordinate, run and monitor field
operations. In this session we will demonstrate how ArcGIS Apps (Workforce,
Navigator, Collector, Survey123, Explorer, Operations Dashboard) work together
to optimize field work.
Implementing Practical GIS Solutions
Presenter: Steve Anderson
For over 20 years, Gateway Engineers has been implementing practical GIS
solutions to a diverse client portfolio throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.
Regarded by many as the project management experts, the company uses
fundamentally sound practices to deliver projects that help make operational
tasks easier for their clients using ArcGIS. Leveraging ESRI’s Local Government
Information Model, the firm routinely performs thorough migration processes
from legacy databases. This allows them to enhance client’s day-to-day processes
and expand their workflows into more efficient GIS applications. This
modernization of valued asset management, as well as the understanding and
assignment of operational tasks, provides clients a new perspective that routinely
results in improved communication, coordination and collaboration. Utilizing a
combination of web maps and apps, ESRI mobile applications, and SQL
reporting, our clients now have seen significant improvements in their data
accuracy and operational productivity.
Mobile Data Collection Applications – A Case Story
Presenter: Brett Milburn
Since the 1990’s, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. (Langan)
has applied the use of GIS on a variety of projects to enhance the analysis of
project-related information and the display of this data. As technology has
advanced, so has the use of GIS at Langan to support the Firm’s services. One
area specifically, where GIS-related technology has had a significant impact at
Langan is through the use mobile data collection techniques. With the use of
Esri’s Survey123 and Collector for ArcGIS, Langan has increased our efficiencies
with both spatial and non-spatial field data collection up to 80% compared to
past hand written methods.
Due to the enhanced communication, quality of data, and overall efficiencies

these applications provide, they have been embraced and adopted by all
disciplines at our Firm in some way or another. Currently, we have about 10
standard forms/maps deployed across the Firm to enhance the quality and speed
in which we collect and report project-related data. Over the coming year, we
anticipate that we will have over 30 generic form/map-based applications for
routine tasks that staff can utilize when out in the field. This is in addition to the
hundreds of projects that are currently using this technology for very specific field
data collection and field-to-office communication tasks to support decision
making processes.
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Deploying the ArcGIS Platform to Support Major Case
Investigations
Summit
Hilton - Sapphire Ballroom B/C/D/F/G/H - Jon Pedder, Jared Bostic
DESCRIPTION
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency embraced the use of mobile technology
during a recent cold case investigation dating back to 1998. Being a large scale
event, with roughly 200 personnel on hand from multiple partnering agencies,
we were able to complete the search of 320 acres within 3 days. An overview will
be demonstrated showing how all of the ESRI mobile applications were
successfully applied to a real-time situation, giving the command staff an exact
representation of what was taking place in the field. This session will display the
beneficial use of ESRI mobile technology within the State of Alabama GeoHUB.
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Mastering Risk in Turbulent Climates
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - Matt Perry, Travis Tran, Alex
Martonik, Alan Milroy, Ryan Bank
DESCRIPTION
Today's world is filled with risks. From natural events to human conflict,
organizations have never been more exposed. During adverse times, it’s
imperative that business leaders understand the power of location. Learn how
risk professionals are incorporating spatial analytics to better predict the threats
they will face, and implement countermeasures before they arise.
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Conference Closing
Summit
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Orientation for New Attendees
User Conference, Conference Activity, Non-Technical
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D - Marcus Seepersad, Patrick Howard IV
DESCRIPTION
Join other UC first timers for a presentation on how to get the most out of the
conference while you're here.
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Create Imagery Web Apps
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to create imagery web applications.
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Advanced Raster Analytics
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 5 - Jie Zhang
DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Pro Ortho Mapping
Marriott - Grand Ballroom 4 - Prashant Mangtani
DESCRIPTION
Learn about optimized workflow to generate ortho mapping products from your
desktop.
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Closing Session with Q&A
Marriott - Marina - Salon F - Jeff Shaner, Danny Spillmann, Rafael
Fernandes, Don Kuehne, Chris Andrews
DESCRIPTION
Wrap up this year's Engineering Summit @ Esri UC and ask any related questions
you may have for Esri staff.
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Closing Session
Hilton - Indigo Ballroom C/D/G/H - John Lenahan, Mike Johnson,
Cindy Elliott
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National Security and Public Safety Summit Social
All Users, National Security and Public Safety Summit, Social Activity
Hilton - Promenade Plaza
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Networking Reception and Exhibits
All Users, Business Summit, Social Activity
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Engineering Summit Networking Reception
General Session, All Users, Engineering Summit, Social Activity
Marriott - Bayside Pavilion
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National Security and Public Safety Social
Wildfire, User Conference, Fire, Rescue, and EMS, CAD/Computer Aided
Dispatch, National Security, Social Activity, Emergency Management, Law
Enforcement, Public Safety, Non-Technical
DESCRIPTION
Let’s take a minute to unwind and socialize before the action-packed week at UC.
Join us as leading-edge GIS users in the public safety, defense, homeland/
national security, intelligence, emergency management, health, and law
enforcement communities gather to network and socialize before the week-long
conference.
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Imagery Summit @ Esri UC Networking Social
Marriott - Grand Ballroom Outdoor Terrace
DESCRIPTION
We need you to make this year a success! Put the laptop aside, join your fellow
attendees and mingle for a couple of hours a fun. Be a part of intriguing
conversations. This event is the perfect place to meet folks, expand your network,
get new ideas, or just hang out.
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YPN Welcome Social
Young Professionals Network (YPN), User Conference, Social Activity, Non-
Technical
DESCRIPTION
Fireside Chats are the highlight of the recently redesigned YPN Welcome Social.
These chats will be a unique outdoor roundtable topic experience set against the
beautiful San Diego Bayside. Women in Tech, GIS & Education, Startups,
Nonprofits and Sustainability, and Story Maps, are among some of the fireside
chats that you can participate in. Join us as we kick-off the YPN Program with this
event and enjoy tasty appetizers and drinks!
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Transportation Exchange
Public Transit, Airports and Aviation, User Conference, Ports, Highways and
Roads, Social Activity, Maritime and Ports, Non-Technical
DESCRIPTION
Join attendees across the highways, ports, airports, public transit, and rail
industries at the Transportation Exchange, a forum to network and share best
practices among peers.
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Monday, July 09
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8:30 am - 10:15 am Monday, July 09

User Conference Plenary Session - Morning
General Session (Plenary/Closing), User Conference, Non-Technical
SDCC - Exhibit Hall F
DESCRIPTION
See how GIS is inspiring what's next in our future and for the world.
There's nothing quite like being with 18,000 fellow attendees to hear how your
peers are improving the world with The Science of Where™. Join Jack
Dangermond, Esri staff, and special guest speakers to explore the future of GIS.
See how your colleagues are leveraging the latest advancements in GIS
technology to meet their greatest challenges. This is a powerful, thought-
provoking day that will inspire you to think about what is next in technology, next
for your organization, and next for each of us.
Locations:
Attend Live: San Diego Convention Center, Halls F, G, H
Plenary Simulcast: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20 B, C, D
Doors open at 7:45 a.m.
Opening Keynote Address: GIS—Inspiring What’s Next
Jack Dangermond—President, Esri
Everyone is interested in the future and what will come next. What will the future
bring to you personally, your organizations, and the world?
One thing is for certain: GIS continues to evolve and increasingly plays a larger
role in the digital transformation of society. The maturity of GIS helps users do
their work better and helps organizations understand and communicate in many
new ways. It breaks down organizational barriers and facilitates new forms of
collaboration around shared geographic information. Today the new Web GIS
pattern is rapidly growing—making a difference across organizations.
What does the future hold for you? Join us at the Plenary Session, beginning at
8:30 a.m., and hear Jack Dangermond inspire you on your journey from what's
now to what's next.
J.D. Irving, Limited: Seedling to Shelf–The Transformation of GIS Across a

Vertically Integrated Forestry Supply Chain
Heather Morrison and Jason Killam, J.D. Irving Limited
Venture northeast to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and pay a visit to the
team from J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI). Learn from their 34 years of experience with
GIS, their methods for internationally award-winning sustainable resource
management, and how to operate a vertically integrated supply chain from tree
seedling to shelf. Through years of nurturing and cultivation, their GIS team has
grown to deliver location and business intelligence across their vast and remote
operations. Discover how GIS is woven into the fabric of J.D. Irving, Limited,
providing the Atlantic Canadian region and the state of Maine with economic
resiliency, responsible resource management, and community engagement.
Boston Planning & Development Agency: A New Revolution in Urban Planning
Presenters: Brooks Patrick, Esri; and Carolyn Bennett, BPDA
Founded in 1630, the City of Boston played a key role in the American
Revolution. Almost four centuries later, the Boston Planning & Development
Agency (BPDA) and Esri are leading a new revolution in urban planning with the
transformative solution—ArcGIS Urban. Witness how BPDA preserves wisely,
enhances equitably, and grows inclusively through an exciting public-private
partnership, lighting the path for new approaches in collaborative urban
planning.
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm Monday, July 09

User Conference Plenary Session - Mid-Morning
DESCRIPTION
Cobb County Government: Inspiring a New Era of Problem Solvers with Location
Intelligence
Presenters: Sharon Stanley, Jennifer Lana, Lynn Biggs, Felicia Alingu, and Jeremy
Lorens
Located on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, Cobb County Government is built

on a strong foundation of enterprise GIS. Discover how its efforts are powering its
daily workflows and inspiring a new era of problem solvers that are discovering
location intelligence through innovative experiences across economic
development, transportation, community senior services, public safety, and more.
Learn how it wins executive support, gains excitement, and communicates the
value of GIS across a large organization, and then go behind the scenes of its
new economic powerhouse—The Battery Atlanta at SunTrust Park—and meet the
latest team benefiting from spatial analytics.
Mott MacDonald: Restoring New York City's Lower Catskill Aqueduct with GIS &
BIM
Presenters: Cory Dippold and Anthony Renteria
Delve into the world of GIS and building information modeling (BIM) as
engineering leader Mott MacDonald works to bring New York City Department
of Environmental Protection's 100-year-old Lower Catskill Aqueduct back to a
state of good repair and long-term operational reliability. Through the combined
power of Esri and Autodesk, explore how new capabilities to integrate
engineering BIM workflows with GIS ensure a reliable water supply for more than
11 million customers. Discover a new digitally born inspection process that
reduces engineering costs and keeps 550 million gallons of freshwater per day
flowing into New York City.
University of Minnesota: U-Spatial–Advancing Spatial Science and the Workforce

of Tomorrow
Presenters: Len Kne, Coleman Shepard, Somayeh Dodge, and Tom Fisher
Within the halls of the University of Minnesota, thousands of researchers and

students have joined U Spatial, a nationally recognized program that serves and
drives a fast-growing need for expertise in GIS, remote sensing, and spatial
computing. Learn about its innovative approaches to education, research, and
community outreach that are creating a spatially aware and connected future
workforce. Explore its research—from the creation of a digital elevation model for
the Antarctic to mapping prejudice to what's next in visualizing maps in motion—
and the development of lifelong skills at the university.
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Monday, July 09

Surveyors Across Borders: How Geospatial Education Differs
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
The goal of this session is to learn how the surveying/geospatial/GIS education is
handled in different countries and what the major differences between them are.
Understand which universities offer GIS and what their specialties are. Get new
ideas about the role we can have in the education of our country. Learn from one
another’s experiences.
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Presentation Skills Workshop
User Conference, Special Presentation, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 24 C - Rudy Prosser, Keera Morrish
DESCRIPTION
Learn techniques for building and delivering professional presentations including
slide authoring, demo skills and public speaking fundamentals.
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User Conference Plenary Session - Afternoon
DESCRIPTION
The Crowther Lab at ETH Zürich: Ecosystem Science for Effective Global
Restoration
Presenter: Thomas Crowther, Professor of Global Ecosystem Ecology at ETH

Zürich
Global ecological restoration is one of the most effective weapons in the fight
against climate change, biodiversity loss, and rural poverty, but successful
restoration requires an intricate knowledge whereby forests can be restored and
how that will impact the climate. Explore the biogeography of the planet with
Tom Crowther, professor of global ecosystem ecology at ETH Zürich, to discover
how carbon sequestration can be improved in existing forests, where new forests
could be established, and how billions of hidden soil microorganisms can
facilitate successful restoration across the globe.
Plant-for-the-Planet Initiative: The Trillion Tree Campaign
Presenter: Felix Finkbeiner
Felix Finkbeiner was just nine years old when he had an idea to plant 1 million
trees in every country on earth. The German primary school student was inspired
by the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green
Belt Movement with the mission to plant 30 million trees across Africa. But
Finkbeiner was determined to do much more. On March 28, 2007, the first tree
was planted at his school in Bavaria, marking the official launch of the Plant-for-
the-Planet Initiative. In the decade since, children and organizations across the
globe have planted more than 15 billion trees in 190 countries under the
guidance of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Discover the
inspiration of this children's initiative that tackles the climate crisis and global
justice and is making a difference around the world. For his commitment to
climate protection, the German Federal Cross of Merit was awarded to
Finkbeiner by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on May 22, 2018.
Our Towns–A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America
Presenters: James and Deborah Fallows
A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in
America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A
realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts.
For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across
America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, they have met
hundreds of civic leaders, workers, immigrants, educators, environmentalists,
artists, public servants, librarians, business people, city planners, students, and
entrepreneurs to take the pulse and understand the prospects of places that
usually draw notice only after a disaster or during a political campaign.
The America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—from economic

dislocation to the opioid scourge—but it is also crafting solutions, with a practical-
minded determination at dramatic odds with the bitter paralysis of national
politics. At times of dysfunction on a national level, reform possibilities have often
arisen from the local level. The Fallowses describe America in the middle of one
of these creative waves. Their view of the country is as complex and contradictory
as America itself, but it also reflects the energy, the generosity and compassion,
the dreams, and the determination of many who are in the midst of making
things better. Our Towns is the story of their journey—and an account of a country
busy remaking itself.
Keynote Address: Evolving Ourselves–Redesigning the Future of Humanity
Juan Enriquez–Managing Director, Excel Venture Management
In just 150 years, the human species has changed. We have redesigned our
world and our bodies while at the same time becoming an ever more
domesticated and smarter species, one that lives far longer. Alongside nature,
we are now the fundamental driver of what lives and dies. Darwin’s natural
selection no longer holds true in a world where little remains natural and free of
the hand of man. There is now a second, parallel, large-scale determinant of
evolution, one driven by two new rules: unnatural selection and nonrandom
mutation. The future of humanity depends on the geographic choices we make
to design our places and the genetic choices to design ourselves and how these
two sciences intersect.
Juan Enriquez is Managing Director at Excel Venture Management. He is a

business leader, author, and academic recognized as one of the world's leading
authorities on the economic and political impacts of life sciences. He was the
founding director of Harvard Business School's Life Sciences Project. He is an
active investor in early-stage private companies in the biotechnology and
information sciences sectors. Juan has published extensively on future trends,
won a McKinsey Prize, and is author and co-author of various bestsellers
including As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces are
Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth (Random House, 2001); an analysis
of the impact of genomics on business and society. His latest book is Evolving
Ourselves: Redesigning the Future of Humanity - One Gene at a Time (Penguin,
2015). Juan serves on a number of for profit and non-profit boards including The
Harvard Medical School Genetics Advisory Council, the President's Council
National Academy of Sciences, The Boston Science Museum, WGBH, and
Questbridge. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
and is an affiliate at MIT's Synthetic Neurobiology Group. He earned a BA and
MBA from Harvard, with Honors.
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Map Gallery Reception
User Conference, Conference Activity, Map Gallery, Non-Technical
SDCC - Sail Area
DESCRIPTION
The Map Gallery opens with an evening reception on Monday, July 9. The
posters in the Map Gallery communicate GIS project work in many application
areas. Viewing the posters during the reception and the rest of the week provides
the opportunity to interact with the participating project teams. Be sure to cast
your vote for the People's Choice Award. Scan any QR code on a map’s ID in the
upper right corner to vote for the People’s Choice Award.
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Lightning Talks
User Conference, Lightning Talk, Non-Technical
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A
DESCRIPTION
Lightning Talks are five-minute glimpses into someone else’s project, experience,
or idea. Designed to inform, motivate, and inspire others, join us in observing
how your peers accomplish this – all within five minutes! Experience this unique
event, and see so many wonderful talks strike UC!
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LDS Church and ArcGIS Special Interest Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 32 A/B
DESCRIPTION
Learn about the different GIS projects of the LDS Church and their use of ArcGIS
to support local and worldwide mapping projects.
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Tuesday, July 10
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7:00 am - 8:00 am Tuesday, July 10

DESCRIPTION
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Run ArcGIS 10.6 Enterprise Geodatabase in SAP HANA
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Learn tips and tricks for configuring and installing an ArcGIS 10.6 enterprise
geodatabase, the utility model, and sample data. In addition to a demonstration,
best practices for deploying an enterprise geodatabase on HANA will also be
discussed.
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GIS for Community Planning
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Health and Human Services
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
Understanding the community at the neighborhood level is key to implement
programs that will have great effects. Learn how these organizations used GIS to
address their community.
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Evaluating Mobility Planning
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Planning
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
This session explores methodologies employed by transportation planning
organizations to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of mobility projects
against strategic goals such as safety, access, sustainability, and livability. Process
automation and predictive modeling deliver greater efficiency over traditional
methods.
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8:30 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, July 10

GIS Managers' Open Summit
User Conference, GIS Managers, Technical Workshop, Non-Technical
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Adam Carnow, Dave Peters
DESCRIPTION
The GIS Managers' Open Summit is a track designed for GIS managers, business
and technology strategists, and other decision makers attending the Esri UC. The
summit offers opportunities to engage in conversations with peers on topics that
relate to business efficiencies, return on investment (ROI), managing data, and
more.
For registration information, copy and paste this link into your browser: https://
www.eventbrite.com/e/gis-managers-open-summit-tickets-44192437771
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GIS for Safety Management
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Highways and Roads
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
One of the most important functions in a road agency is increasing roadway
safety. These presentations highlight best of breed examples of how GIS can
help this critically important task.
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Making Smarter Maps with Arcade
User Conference, Mapping, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Paul Barker, Jeremy Bartley
DESCRIPTION
Arcade is a flexible expression language for ArcGIS that lets you style and
visualize your data across the ArcGIS Platform. Arcade expressions allow you to
break free of your data model and derive new attributes from your data on the
fly, whether that’s visualizing new attributes through the popup, labeling your
features, or visualizing them on the map. Learn how you can leverage arcade to
take your cartography to the next level, and enhance how you tell your data’s
story.
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ArcGIS Data Reviewer: An Introduction
Spatial Data Management, User Conference, All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 A - Chandan Banerjee, Jay Cary
DESCRIPTION
Understand why quality plays a key role in every organization that uses GIS data.
Learn how to use ArcGIS Data Reviewer to improve data quality and reduce costs
associated with poor quality. This session will focus on using ArcGIS Data
Reviewer for automated and visual quality control.
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ArcGIS Pro Editing: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Jennifer Cadkin, Phil Sanchez
DESCRIPTION
The editing environment within ArcGIS Pro allows you to create and edit data
interactively in 2D and 3D. This introductory session gives you an understanding
of common editing workflows. Topics include creating new features, working
with feature templates, using snapping, updating attributes, and editing existing
features.
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Insights for ArcGIS: An Introduction
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Performing Analysis,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Arthur Haddad, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
Insights for ArcGIS is available as part of ArcGIS Enterprise and Online and
provides a new user experience for analysis that focuses on simpler ways to work
with your data in order to answer questions and share results—including
visualization, drag and drop analytics, and on-the-fly filtering and aggregations.
Insights for ArcGIS is designed to make interactive and exploratory analysis fast
and intuitive so that you can gain understanding from your data in a spatial
context. You will learn how to get started with Insights for ArcGIS, including
adding data from numerous sources, exploring some of the available analyses,
and seeing how to share results and models, as we work through some analysis
examples.
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ArcGIS Urban: An Introduction
3D GIS, User Conference, All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 A - Lisa Staehli, Brooks Patrick
DESCRIPTION
Around the world, organizations use GIS to visualize the built environment, make
smarter plans, engage stakeholders, and foster vibrant communities.
Government leaders, partners, and citizens increasingly expect engaging online
maps of their community that convey planning information in an easy-to-
understand way. Attend this session for an overview of ArcGIS Urban, an
upcoming initiative to transform how we orchestrate city development through
web-based and desktop tools to make planning more creative and more
productive.
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From Means and Medians to Machine Learning: Spatial Statistics
Basics and Innovations
User Conference, All Users, Performing Analysis, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 B - Lauren Bennett, Flora Vale, Ryan Ruthart
DESCRIPTION
This high-level overview will equip you with the basic knowledge necessary to
get started exploring your data in new and meaningful ways. Stepping through
each of the Spatial Statistics toolsets, we will discuss how the tools function and
provide a variety of example applications to demonstrate the range of questions
that can be answered. Concepts covered will include describing the shape and
spatial distribution of your data; comparing datasets in meaningful, defensible
ways; and mining for multivariate patterns. If you’re new to Spatial Statistics this is
a great way to familiarize yourself with these powerful tools, methods, and
workflows. If you’ve been using Spatial Statistics for a while, come discover the
powerful new machine learning clustering methods introduced in ArcGIS Pro 2.1.
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YPN: The Value of Certification
Young Professionals Network (YPN), User Conference, All Users, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 24 A - Jeren Portillo
DESCRIPTION
Various GIS Organizations and Esri provide certifications to help professionals
grow their expertise in the industry. The certification programs form the basis of
industry standards that reflect the highest quality and utmost excellence. Come
listen and learn about top certification programs to better understand how these
tools might help you grow your careers in the GIS community.
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Python: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Clinton Dow, Jibin Liu
DESCRIPTION
Python is a powerful and easy to learn open source programming language that
is widely used and supported within ArcGIS. Come learn about the foundations
of Python, how to automate your workflows, and about ArcPy, the entry point for
accessing the builtin functionality of ArcGIS through Python.
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ArcGIS Online: World Geocoding
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Web GIS: Online,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 02 - Bruce Harold, Christa Hash
DESCRIPTION
This session provides an overview of Esri’s World Geocoding capabilities, its
benefits, and how your organization can use the service in ArcGIS applications or
support your developers integrate the service into custom applications that
they’re building. Finally, this session will share best practices for geocoding on
ArcGIS.
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Living Atlas of the World: An Introduction
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Living Atlas, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 A - Bern Szukalski, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Online provides access to a diverse and growing set of content to enrich
the ArcGIS user experience. This content represents a Living Atlas of the World
with useful and reliable maps on many topics, and reflects the collective work of
the ArcGIS community in many areas. This GIS of the World includes a rich set of
online maps and layers as well as related capabilities (e.g., geocoding, routing,
geoenrichment) that may be accessed for use in desktop, server, mobile, and
web mapping applications. This session will provide an overview of the Living
Atlas content and capabilities that are now available, including several recent
additions, and demonstrate how ArcGIS users can leverage them in their work.
Learn what ArcGIS Online services are available to you now and get an early
preview of new content that is planned for the coming year.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: An Introduction
Developer, Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 E - Kelly Hutchins, Heather Gonzago
DESCRIPTION
Join us for an overview on developing with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. This
session will cover the basics of setting up your development environment,
fundamental debugging techniques, and tips for using the online SDK. Learn
about patterns and practices for integration with ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS
Enterprise, working with data and widgets.
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Using GIS to Measure, Visualize and Analyze Poverty in School
Neighborhoods
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Education
Marriott - Mission Hills
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session, which is one of four sessions in our Education Summit
administration and policy track. This session highlights GIS applications in
measuring, visualizing and analyzing poverty in school neighborhoods.
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Using ArcGIS to Solve Local and Global Issues
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Non-Profit
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
The world is challenged with such issues as sustaining biodiversity and climate
change. Using a data-driven approach has yielded real solutions to combat the
issues.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDKs: The Road Ahead
What’s Coming: The Road Ahead, User Conference, Intermediate, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 08 - Euan Cameron, Divesh Goyal, David Cardella,
Justin Colville
DESCRIPTION
Join the Esri development team to learn about what is coming with the ArcGIS
Runtime SDKs.
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ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud: Design with Data-Driven
Maps
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, ArcGIS Apps, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 A - Clint Loveman, Steve Moore
DESCRIPTION
Compile maps using ArcGIS hosted content or your own local data. Visualize the
data to create stunning maps that allow you to discover new patterns and tell
stories and then download the editable artwork into the familiar Adobe tools of
Illustrator or Photoshop.
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ArcGIS Pro: The Road Ahead
What’s Coming: The Road Ahead, Desktop, User Conference, All Users, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Stefan Balbo, Rob Elkins Jr, Nathan
Shephard, Jim McKinney, Craig Williams, Ty Fitzpatrick, Drew Flater
DESCRIPTION
This session will talk about what's new in the latest release of ArcGIS Pro and
what's planned for later this year.
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Connecting Your Community with Esri and Waze
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Public Works
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
Learn how government agencies are leveraging data from Waze, the world’s
most popular crowd sourced navigation application, to help improve how traffic
flows by sharing their planned road closures into the app, respond to emergency
events and respond to citizen requests for road maintenance. You will also get
insight into what tools government agencies are using to analyze historical data
to understand how the data coming from Waze can be used for planning and
maintenance.
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CAD: An Introduction to ArcGIS for AutoCAD
SDCC - Room 31 C - Don Kuehne, Karen Hodge
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on the ArcGIS for AutoCAD product. ArcGIS for AutoCAD
is the AutoCAD user's interface to the ArcGIS system. This tool will help your
AutoCAD users communicate better with ArcGIS for Desktop users, ArcGIS for
Server services, and other cloud resources.
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Advanced Geo-Marketing Using Customer Behaviors
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Commercial
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
With the business climate changing at an ever faster rate, companies are seeking
better understanding of their customers' behavior and needs. GIS is an essential
part of their growth strategies from preforming complex network and what-if
analysis to seeing where performance can be improved to fully realize market
potential.
This session features new approaches to understand customer behavior, footfall

traffic, sentiment and demographics.
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Enterprise Deployments
Petroleum, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Learn from your peers on case studies about deploying at scale.
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Spatial Analysis in Transit
Public Transit, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Effective route planning is a critical component of a successful public transit
system. This session will highlight several outstanding examples of how GIS can
help transit planners drive greater ridership and improved service.
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Managing Sedimentation and Erosion with ArcGIS
Water Resources, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Attend this session to find out how ArcGIS is being used to estimate erosion
trends and rates for streambanks as well as sediment delivery from roads. Both
presenters will discuss analysis of their data, identification of problem areas, and
how mitigation efforts have been improved.
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Approaches and Experiences with Implementing GIS
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Implementation Successes
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
Successful GIS implementation requires a strong focus on business processes,
user needs, and application of project and change management best practices.
This session presents two case studies of how that approach was used to improve
workflows and performance, and increase operational efficiencies through the
practical implementation of modern, integrated, web-enabled GIS solutions. It
also addresses challenges, techniques, and benefits of transitioning from existing
to new technologies.
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ArcGIS GeoEvent Server: An Introduction
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Real-Time GIS, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 03 - Josh Joyner, RJ Sunderman Jr
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server expands the capabilities of ArcGIS Enterprise enabling
organizations to connect with virtually any type of streaming data and
automatically alert personnel when specified conditions occur, all in real-time.
This session will introduce how you can incorporate real-time information streams
with your existing GIS data and IT infrastructure, perform continuous processing
and analytics against streaming data, and produce new streams of data that work
seamlessly with the rest of the ArcGIS products including ArcGIS Online, Portal
for ArcGIS, ArcGIS applications, and Runtime SDK’s.
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Spatial Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 D - Elizabeth Graham, Steve Kopp
DESCRIPTION
This session discusses and demonstrates the analytic functionality and main
components of the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension. Some highlighted areas of
functionality include: terrain analysis, surface modeling, surface interpolation,
suitability modeling, hydrologic analysis, statistical analysis, and image
classification.
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Combating the Opioid Epidemic and Reducing Homelessness
Using ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Health and Human Services, Solutions, Technical
Workshop, Law Enforcement, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 31 B - Walter Potts, Chris Fox, Jeremiah Lindemann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of maps and apps used to
understand the severity of the opioid epidemic and homelessness in a
community, promote treatment and shelter alternatives, and understand the
effectiveness of response activities.
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AppStudio for ArcGIS: An Introduction
User Conference, All Users, ArcGIS Apps, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 A - Tina Jin, Nakul Manocha, Chris Lesueur, Erwin
Soekianto
DESCRIPTION
With AppStudio for ArcGIS you can easily create GIS apps that run natively in
smartphones, tablets and Desktop In this session we will illustrate how you can
build your own native apps. With AppStudio you can create apps without writing
code, by extending app samples and templates, or built from scratch. This
session will also discuss how you can distribute your apps within the Google Play
and Apple store as well as your enterprise.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: An Introduction
Web GIS: Enterprise, Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 B - Shannon Kalisky
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise provides you with GIS functionality to map, analyze, and
manage geospatial content and location-enabled data through a Web GIS
deployed on your infrastructure. Whether you are just starting out with the
product, or interested in learning more, this session is for you. Topics will range
from an overview of the base deployment to advanced analytical capabilities and
product functionality.
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ArcGIS Pro: Migrating from ArcMap
Desktop, User Conference, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 10 - J D Overton, Timothy Stoebner, David Watkins
DESCRIPTION
Are you an ArcMap users? This is the session for ArcMap users to learn tips and
strategies for getting your job done with ArcGIS Pro.
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Advances in GI Science
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Transactions in GI Science
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D
DESCRIPTION
The GI Science sessions are organized in collaboration with the refereed
academic journal Transactions in GIS, and include presentations of papers
published recently in that journal. In this session you will hear about Holocaust
research and a call for place-based GIS; extraction of spatio-temporal data from
historical documents; and how spatio-temporal analysis can advance New
Testament text interpretation.
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Setting Priorities: Regional Web AppBuilder Tools for Mapping
and Fisheries Management
Oceans, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
Papers in this session discuss approaches to using Web AppBuilder for seafloor
mapping prioritization and fisheries vulnerabilities.
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Electric, Gas, and Telecom Kickoff Meeting
User Conference, Electric and Gas, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C
DESCRIPTION
Join the Esri Utility team to hear how GIS is helping utilities prepare the for the
demands of the future. Our team will share the latest developments in the ArcGIS
platform that will have an impact on utilities.
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3D Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 C - Khalid Duri, Jinwu Ma
DESCRIPTION
3D GIS users are moving beyond visualization and need true 3D analysis to solve
problems that can't be solved in 2D. ArcGIS 3D Analyst offers a wide range of 3D
vector analysis tools. This session will demonstrate these tools in the context of
real 3D problems, including volumetric shadow analysis, threat dome analysis,
creation of cross sections, and determination of maximum building height.
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ArcGIS Workflow Manager: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 B - Aarthi Dwarakanath, Michael Broadbent
DESCRIPTION
Understand why it is important to standardize GIS and non-GIS workflows. Learn
how ArcGIS Workflow Manager allows you to organize, centralize, and execute
workflows in a flexible and distributed environment.
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Self-Organized Sessions - Part 1
Marriott - Cardiff - Adena Schutzberg
DESCRIPTION
How about a conference session where attendees determine the topics on the
spot? We call these self-organized sessions. Here's how they work: Attendees jot
down one or more GIS education topics or questions they'd like to discuss. We
organize the submitted topics and questions into three or four overarching
themes, and assign each theme to a table. Attendees join one or more tables to
discuss and explore the themes. Toward the end of each session, attendees at
each table are asked to share a few key takeaways from their conversations.
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Water Kickoff Meeting
Water Resources, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Start your week with Esri's Global Water Practice. We will be demonstrating the
latest ArcGIS Solution updates and providing insight into water events and
activities that are taking place during the week. Attend this session to connect
with the water team and prepare for the week ahead.
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Imagery in ArcGIS: What's New
User Conference, All Users, Imagery and Raster, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Vinay Viswambharan, Peter Becker
DESCRIPTION
The capabilities to manage, analyses and consume imagery in ArcGIS are
advancing quickly. This session provides an overview of these capabilities and
how to use them to create an effective imagery platform where imagery and
rasters becomes a fundamental component of your GIS and are used as the basis
for informed decisions. The session will cover how ArcGIS works with a range of
different imagery modalities including satellite imagery, aerial imagery, drones,
scientific data, data cubes, scanned maps and elevation. It will also provide an
overview of the different image sources available and the extensive types of
analysis that can be performed to create valuable information products.
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Student Research: Environmental Applications of GIS
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
Join us for this session, which is one of three sessions in our student research
track. These sessions will showcase undergraduate and graduate student
research. This session focuses on environmental applications of GIS.
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ArcGIS Indoors: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 A - Nitin Bajaj, Jeff Archer, Craig McCabe
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Indoors is Esri’s latest product offering and is a complete system that
brings The Science of Where to indoor spaces. Join the ArcGIS Indoors team for
an overview of how you can take the geographic approach to problem solving
inside your buildings. We’ll cover how to assemble indoor data, add business
value, and share it with web and mobile clients to support a wide range of
workflows. This will be followed by a brief discussion on indoor positioning,
complete with context of where it can and should add value.
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Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD) Feedback
Session
User Conference, National Security, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 12
DESCRIPTION
Are you leveraging HIFLD Open or HIFLD Secure data to assist with your
Homeland Security, Homeland Defense, or Emergency Preparedness needs? This
HIFLD working session will offer Esri UC attendees a chance to learn:
-About recent happenings within the HIFLD Program, as well as future priority
directions.
-New Open, FOUO, & Commodity Licensed data that may be coming to HIFLD
data holdings.
-Innovative approaches the HIFLD Executive Secretariat is taking to increase

HIFLD data accessibility.
-Ways to provide directly your HIFLD requirements, needs, and feedback to

existing HIFLD Open HIFLD Secure data.
This will be an open interactive forum, in which all meeting attendees are
encouraged to participate and engage actively to help make the HIFLD Program
better work and serve their mission needs, both now and into the future.
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AG - Regional Mapping
Agriculture, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
Mapping at scale and going mobile!
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ArcGIS Maps for Sharepoint: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 14 B - Scott Ball, Quan Tang
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Maps for SharePoint is an application integration that enables the use of
Esri’s Location Platform, ArcGIS with Microsoft SharePoint. You can quickly create
dynamic, interactive maps of your SharePoint data and start exploring your data
in a whole new way. You can also provide a set of interactive and configurable
mapping components for use with existing Microsoft SharePoint sites. This
workshop will demonstrate the value of the product using a number of use case
scenarios as well as the key new features of the latest releases.
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Network Analyst: Creating Network Datasets
SDCC - Room 30 C - Patrick Stevens, Alan Hatakeyama
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss best practices for preparing your data for use with
Network Analyst. This includes modeling network datasets that contain one-way
streets, hierarchies, turns, signposts, and historical and live traffic. Considerations
for building network datasets using travel modes will also be discussed.
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Public Safety Address Data Management Using GIS
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, CAD/Computer Aided Dispatch,
Public Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss using ArcGIS Online to create and consolidate address
and road data as well as discussing the methodology to maintain these datasets.
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Designing Great Maps 1: Static Maps for Print and Digital Display
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Larry Orman, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
Great maps don't just visualize data. They tell compelling stories that inform,
surprise, and inspire people to action. Two professional mapmakers with
decades of experience will give you their strategies and techniques for maps that
truly communicate and engage. This workshop provides step by step case
studies in creating maps that stand out and communicate effectively, with
primary focus on maps for print/presentation display or as digital static images
placed in documents or used in web sites and other electronic communications.
Principles covered will include relations between audience, image and desired
outcome, extending ArcGIS to create powerful frame design, and defining
cartography – all to support revealing your story in layers of meaning.
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ArcGIS Online: Exploring Your Data with Smart Mapping
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 B - Lisa Berry, Jennifer Bell
DESCRIPTION
Learn about the exciting new enhancements behind our Smart Maps initiative for
ArcGIS Online. See how we've re-envisioned mapping through data-driven
workflows, intelligent defaults, coordinated styling, automated scale ranges, new
thematic renderers, and streamlined interfaces. Smart Mapping allows experts
and novices alike to work faster, with more confidence and less effort.
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ArcGIS Apps: Selecting the Right Apps for Your Organization
SDCC - Room 04 - Scott Ball, Derek Law
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform includes a collection of apps to help you get your job done
and extend geospatial awareness throughout an organization or community. The
challenge can be understanding which apps work best for certain needs. Should I
use Collector of Survery123? What does Esri offer for business users? This
session will take you on a quick tour of ArcGIS apps for the field, office, and
community to help you choose the right apps for you and your organization.
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Editing Multiuser Geodatabases: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 C - James Gough, Rudy Prosser
DESCRIPTION
Building on the key elements of the geodatabase discussed in the Geodatabase:
An Introduction session, this session will provide an introduction to editing
options for enterprise geodatabases: multi-user editing through versioning, non-
versioned editing, and archiving.
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ArcGIS Business Analyst: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 D - Praveen Srivastava, Kyle Watson, Maxim
Sattarov, Garry Burgess, Tony Howser
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Business Analyst helps organizations make smarter market planning, site
selection, customer segmentation, and territory optimization decisions by
combining demographic, lifestyle, behavioral, and spending data, maps, and
reports with location-driven intelligence. Identify under-performing markets,
pinpoint growth sites, find where target customers live, and share market
research across the organization. This workshop provides an overview and
update of the Business Analyst Web, Pro, Mobile and Server. Come to this
session to learn how organizations large and small can benefit from this solution.
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Python: Introduction to Map Automation
Developer, User Conference, All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Jeff Barrette
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop you will be introduced to the best resources and fastest ways to
start writing your own mapping scripts. We will provide an overview of the
mapping module along with demonstrations of how it can be used to process the
contents of map documents or projects and layer files and how to automate
exporting, printing, and the generation of PDF map books. We will also briefly
address the API changes between arcpy.mapping in ArcMap and arcpy.mp in
ArcGIS Pro.
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Applying GIS to Humanitarian Response
Panel Discussion, User Conference, All Users, Sustainable Development
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
When humanitarian crises occur, whether due to natural disasters or complex
humanitarian emergencies, non-governmental (NGOs) and intergovernmental
organizations mobilize to respond to the needs of vulnerable populations. This
panel will host several of our lighthouse partners who have successfully
implemented The Science of Where into their workflows. These Humanitarian
Organizations will showcase specific use cases to share their best practices for
the benefit of other NGOs and international organizations - and all of humanity.
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ArcGIS for Emergency Management: An Introduction
User Conference, All Users, Solutions, Emergency Management, Technical
Workshop, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 17 A - Walter Potts, Lindsay Thomas, Scott Oppmann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview to a set of emergency management maps
and apps available in the ArcGIS for Emergency Management solution.
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Managing Imagery using Mosaic Datasets and Image Services
SDCC - Room 17 B - Prashant Mangtani, Rohan Ganapathy
DESCRIPTION
The volume of remotely sensed imagery that is readily available today can
provide significant management challenges for organizations and even individual
analysts. The ArcGIS platform offers the tools to meet those challenges and
provide easy access to large volumes of processed imagery in streamlined, near
real-time fashion. Mosaic datasets form the backbone of the cataloging and
processing infrastructure which in turn allow the ArcGIS platform to provide
image services across your enterprise. There are many ways that these services
can be customized on the back end and even from the client side. The workshop
will explain these capabilities and illustrate the best practice methods using a
range of image and raster data sources.
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Esri GIS Solutions Expo
User Conference, All Users, EXPO
SDCC - Exhibit Hall A-C
DESCRIPTION
The UC Expo is the place to explore, collaborate, learn, and find inspiration.
For more details on the Esri product and industry areas, select the Esri Expo
Areas in the mobile agenda.
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Putting Your GIS in the Cloud
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
Across the globe, organizations are moving their GIS data, applications, services,
and workflows to the public cloud. During this session, attendees will hear first-
hand accounts of how two customers migrated their existing GIS capabilities to
the cloud. Hear why they decided to embark on the migration; benefits achieved,
such as cost savings, increased reliability, and scalability; how the journey
changed their organizations and their association with GIS; and understand what
lessons they learned as they reflect on their efforts.
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Content Tour: Real Time Data for Public Safety
Public Safety Demo Theater, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Kevin Armstrong
DESCRIPTION
The Living Atlas is a curated set of data provided to all users of ArcGIS. Within it
are many live feeds which are useful to the public safety community. We will
demonstrate how to access the data and use it to make informative maps and
apps for your organization and the public.
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ArcGIS and the Internet of Things (IoT)
User Conference, All Users, Real-Time GIS, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 04 - Adam Mollenkopf, Josh Joyner
DESCRIPTION
The world is becoming more instrumented every day with the Internet of Things
(IoT). This session will give an overview of IoT, decompose the elements of an IoT
solution, discuss IoT deployment patterns including showing how ArcGIS can be
used as an IoT platform, and show how ArcGIS can complement another IoT
platform.
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Using Ocean Data for Operational Planning
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Living Atlas
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Keith VanGraafeiland
DESCRIPTION
Our oceans are dynamic, conditions change rapidly making it difficult to plan and
conduct field operations. The Living Atlas of the World provides access to
information that can help determine if the conditions are suitable for your specific
work. This session demonstrates how you can utilize requirements criteria
coupled with data from the Living Atlas of the World to help safely plan and
conduct field operations in the open ocean.
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ArcGIS Online: How to Enhance Web Map Performance
User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Technical Support, Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Suzie Toske, Melinda Brown
DESCRIPTION
Discover the steps and tools needed to prepare performant web maps in ArcGIS
Online. This session will cover which questions need to be answered before
publishing to ArcGIS Online including layer selection, configuration options,
generalization and much more. This session will also focus on evaluating map
performance after publishing to quickly identify performance issues using
networking tools.
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ArcGIS for State/Provincial Government: An Introduction
User Conference, All Users, Solutions, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 E - Chris Nickola, Matthew Bullock
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an introduction to ArcGIS for State Government and a
set of maps and apps for State Government users.
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Monitoring the SDGs
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Geospatial relationships can be easily identified using ArcGIS in issues such as
conflict and food Insecurity. Decision makers can effectively communicate their
issues, goals and identify solutions.
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US Cooperative Mapping and Business Development
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
GIS at Land'o Lakes.
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Workflows for Aerial Frame Cameras
User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate, Imagery and Raster
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Cody Benkelman
DESCRIPTION
The number of digital frame cameras on aerial and UAV platforms is rapidly
increasing and each sensor may take thousands of images in a single flight
leading to very large collections of both nadir and oblique imagery. Such systems
typically use GPS to record their location, but only advanced systems include IMU
to capture camera orientation. ArcGIS provides a frame camera model to
characterize the data from this class of sensor. To use this the user needs to
provide appropriate parameters and validate that they indeed model the sensor.
This session will provide best practice workflows for creating mosaic datasets
from the imagery and then serve them as accessible image services that can be
used for rapid interpretation.
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ArcGIS Pro: 3D Editing
SDCC - Room 08 - Michael Contreras, Phil Sanchez
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro allows you to visualize and edit your data in both 2D and 3D views.
This session will present the best practices and methods for preparing and
configuring your maps and scenes to support these editing workflows. Topics
covered will include managing elevation surfaces, working with units, using rule
packages and 3D symbols, and applying extrusion to layers. We will also
demonstrate how to create and modify features using various 3D editing
techniques.
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GIS for Next Generation 911
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, CAD/Computer Aided Dispatch,
Public Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss best methods to augment Public Safety Answering Points
(PSAP) to develop Next Generation 9-1-1 using various geospatial data.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: What's New
SDCC - Room 31 B - Bjorn Svensson, Noah Sager, Julie Powell
DESCRIPTION
Come to this session to learn about the latest advances in the ArcGIS API for
JavaScript. This session will be an overview of some of the important updates in
the API as well as some of the smaller capabilities that you may not have noticed.
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ArcGIS Pro: Introduction to Image Analyst Extension
SDCC - Room 03 - Vinay Viswambharan, Mike Muller
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro has extensive capabilities for working with all forms or imagery and
rasters that includes great image interpretation and as well as image processing
using raster functions. With ArcGIS Pro 2.1 the Image Analyst extension was
introduced for use by imagery analysts, geospatial analysts, and image scientists
who focus on image interpretation and the creation of information products from
imagery. It extends ArcGIS Pro 2.1 to be an image analysis workstation, with tools
for improved image interpretation, feature extraction, and imagery analysis for a
range of imagery sources including aerial and satellite stereo and oblique
imagery as well as full motion video, image classification and machine learning.
This session is a deep dive detailing the features of the Image Analyst extension
and how best to utilize these to get the most of the imagery sources available.
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Automating Your Geodata Schema with Geoprocessing
Spatial Data Management, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Jillian Penney
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on using geoprocessing tools in python scripts to
automate changes to your data.
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Map Algebra: Getting Started
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Performing Analysis
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Nawajish Noman
DESCRIPTION
This demo is a general introduction to Map Algebra. Map Algebra is a simple and
powerful language that executes Spatial Analyst tools, operators, and functions
to perform geographic analysis. Map Algebra is available through the Spatial
Analyst module; an extension of the ArcPy Python site package.
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Data Sells the Story of Your Community
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Economic Development
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
Providing detailed and authoritative data about your community has become a
mission critical function for economic developers. Organizations are striving to
improve their data transparency, increase accessibility to those who need it, and
work to present information in dynamic and innovative ways. Learn how these
forward-looking users are innovating with story maps, and by leveraging
Amazon’s Alexa Virtual Assistant.
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ArcGIS Online: Administering Members in Your Organization
User Conference, All Users, Web GIS: Online, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Katie Cullen, Stephanie Wendel
DESCRIPTION
Are you managing an ArcGIS Online organizations where you need to add new
and manage existing members? This session will provide you with an overview of
member management in ArcGIS Online. Through discussions and demos, you
will learn which types of account settings to modify to enable your members to
access the needed functionality of the Platform to perform their work. This will
include best practices and ideas for how to configure roles, sharing, profiles,
credit budgets, licensing and monitor user based activity for various types of
users. Note: This session will not cover Enterprise Login workflows.
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ArcGIS Monitor: An Introduction
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 A - Frank Pizzi, Andrew Sakowicz
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise administrators require effective monitoring solutions to meet
the growing demand for feature-rich, highly available and performing ArcGIS
solutions. In this session, learn how to configure the newly released ArcGIS
Monitor product to diagnose the root causes of typical cases, e.g. performance,
uptime and infrastructure problems.
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Managing Assets in Parks and Grounds
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Platform contains a wealth of solutions to help modernize the work of
Public Works organizations. Learn how these users have applied solutions to
collect data and inventory assets, improve community awareness and
engagement, and create a park performance dashboard for management.
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GeoNet Community 101
User Conference, Technical Workshop, Non-Technical
Marriott - Santa Rosa - Michelle Mathias, Chris Catania
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to join GeoNet and connect with a growing community of more than
260,000 Esri users and GIS professionals. Hear success stories about how the Esri
Community is using GeoNet to share ideas, ask questions, collaborate better and
get help on their GIS projects. Get tips and hands-on instruction to begin your
GeoNet journey today!
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Data Visualization for Spatial Analysis
SDCC - Room 10 - Lauren Bennett, Flora Vale
DESCRIPTION
This workshop with cover how data visualization techniques within ArcGIS can
help you explore your data, interpret the results of analysis, and communicate
findings. Learn how different data visualization methods, from maps to charts to
3D scenes, can help you compare categories and amounts, visualize distributions
and frequency, explore relationships and correlations, and understand change
over time or distance. This workshop will focus on charting in ArcGIS Pro, spatial
statistical techniques, and communication tools like layouts and Story Maps.
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ArcGIS Pro: Creating Vector Tiles
User Conference, All Users, Mapping, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 17 B - Shara Suhasini, Craig Williams
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to create vector tiles using ArcGIS Pro. After an overview of vector tiles
in the ArcGIS Platform you’ll learn how to author a map for efficient vector tile
creation and then how to create and publish the tiles. You’ll see vector tiles work
in ArcGIS client applications and learn how to restyle existing tiles for custom
needs.
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Survey123 for ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Philip Wilson, Derek Law, Brandon Armstrong
DESCRIPTION
Survey123 for ArcGIS is a simple and intuitive form-centric data gathering
solution for creating, sharing and analyzing surveys in three easy steps. Create
smart forms with skip logic, defaults, support for multiple languages, and much
more. Equip field workers with mobile devices to capture data in any
environment, with minimal training. Quickly analyze the results to make
actionable decisions. Fully integrated with the ArcGIS platform, you can gather
data in the field on any device, even when disconnected, and securely sync it to
ArcGIS for further analysis.
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Proven Steps to Get the Most from Your GIS Investment
User Conference, All Users, Implementing ArcGIS, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 C - Anna Sokol, Paul Burgess
DESCRIPTION
Discover how to translate your vision into a robust approach to GIS that
addresses your priorities with actual workflows and success criteria. Regardless of
your mission or your market, this session will teach you about a four-step process
that any organization can follow to help reach its goals. This session will deliver
the process overview, best practices, real customer stories and resources you can
start using immediately.
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ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 B - Anjali Bhangay, Johum Khushk
DESCRIPTION
Learn how ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing can be used to manage and edit pipeline
networks event data on a spatial linear referencing system (LRS). This session will
provide a product overview with demonstrations of supporting linear referenced
pipeline data editing workflows, linear referenced event behaviors, tools to
detect measures errors in the data, the REST API to extend LRS capabilities across
the Enterprise, and web based event editing with the Event Editor.
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Story Maps: Tips and Tricks
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Mapping, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Bern Szukalski, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to use Esri's highly popular storytelling apps to build your own place-
based multimedia experiences. This session will summarize the most popular
storytelling apps, show you how to build, edit, and publish your story, and arm
you with the knowledge about what to do - and what not to do - to create
informative and engaging story maps.
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ArcGIS Marketplace: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 C - Doug Cochran, Alan Cassidy
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Marketplace is a destination that enables ArcGIS users around the
world to search, discover, and access both free and fee-based apps and content
for use within the ArcGIS Platform. In this session we will explore growing
opportunities for Providers, how you can become a Provider, examples of
existing Providers successes, and what's new in the ArcGIS Marketplace.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro: Tips and Tricks
Desktop, User Conference, All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Nathan Shephard, J D Overton, Ty Fitzpatrick,
Kory Kramer
DESCRIPTION
Learn what's new in the latest releases of ArcGIS Pro and how to more efficiently
create great maps, edit your data and share the
results of your work with others.
___________________________________________________________________________

Design Story Maps for Emotional Impact
User Conference, All Users, Living Atlas, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Jennifer Bell, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
Engage and inspire your Story Map audience with effective planning, thoughtful
narrative, and eye-catching cartography and design. Learn tips and tricks to
modify Cascade, Map Journal, Map Series, and other Story Map templates to
best share your narrative.
___________________________________________________________________________

ModelBuilder: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 15 A - Shitij Mehta, Jonathan Neal
DESCRIPTION
The session introduces you to the visual programming in ArcGIS using
ModelBuilder to create, edit, and manage and automate workflows. We will build
a workflow and understand how tools are connected, the settings that affect the
workflow, how to debug when a model fails and how to create finished output
using the simple yet powerful ModelBuilder techniques.
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Using Python for Data Updates to Web Services
SDCC - Room 09 - Paul Dodd, Daniel Siegel
DESCRIPTION
Improve the reliability, quality, and consistency of your web maps with Python
Data Automation. It’s important to keep all the information in your maps up-to-
date, but the process of republishing web services can be perilous and time
consuming. Learn the techniques and frameworks that help the Living Atlas Team
keep up with rapidly changing data sources, see how to leverage Python
multiprocessing to better meet your deadlines, and take home some data
processing tips and tricks that will help you survive extreme service demands.
___________________________________________________________________________

Data Science in ArcGIS Using Python and R
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Marjean Pobuda, Mark Janikas
DESCRIPTION
Python and R provide a wide array of powerful modules that can expand the data
science capabilities of ArcGIS. This session outlines integration techniques that
allow you to call open source statistical packages to quantify patterns and
relationships in your data. The session further details methods that take the
guesswork out of transferring data between ArcGIS and the Python and R
environments, demonstrating how to easily incorporate advanced analytical
techniques into your daily workflows. The material is freely available on GitHub in
the form of ArcGIS Toolboxes and Jupyter Notebooks in order to demonstrate
the vast capabilities available to you. This session promotes interaction with the
audience, so come join the discussion and be prepared to learn about the many
possibilities at your fingertips for exploring your spatial data.
___________________________________________________________________________

Network Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 C - Max Zeng, Jay Sandhu
DESCRIPTION
This session is for newer users of ArcGIS Network Analyst— an extension
designed to model road networks and solve transportation—related problems.
Network Analyst is often used to route fleets of vehicles, generate service areas,
and perform site—selection analysis. The presenters will discuss using the ArcGIS
World Routing and Analysis Services, your own network analysis services, and
local network datasets to solve transportation analysis problems.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS API for Python: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 A - David Martinez, John Yaist
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS API for Python lets ArcGIS users, developers, and anyone with an ArcGIS
Online subscription or ArcGIS Enterprise, leverage the Python ecosystem to
automate their workflows and perform repetitive tasks by writing Python scripts.
In this session, you will learn how the ArcGIS Python API can help in scripting and
automating your Web GIS. It will start with an introduction of the API, who it’s for
and what it can do. The session will walk through the process of getting the API
through Conda and writing scripts using Jupyter Notebook. A brief tour of the
API will be followed by a show and tell of some of the powerful capabilities of the
API.
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Performance Management and Project Planning
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
The latest transportation bills require DOTs to use performance management
and data-driven procedures to determine where to allocate transportation
dollars. These are two of the best examples of how GIS undergirds these
processes.
___________________________________________________________________________

Breakthroughs in Large Area Seafloor Mapping
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
This session will detail two very important projects aiming to revolutionize
methodologies for collecting and processing detailed seafloor bathymetry for
large areas.
___________________________________________________________________________

Using GIS for Effective Hurricane and Weather-Related Responses
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Emergency Management, Public
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
This session will go over wind modeling and Web GIS to support hurricane and
weather-related emergencies.
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Information Management
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Serving diverse business workflows.
___________________________________________________________________________

Transit State of Good Repair: GIS for Transit Asset and Facility
Management
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Asset and maintenance management managers know the power of GIS for
understanding the location of assets. Hear from two leading agencies how they
succeed with GIS.
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Lead Service Management for Water Utilities
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Solutions
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Alexander Kabak
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure ArcGIS to identify potential locations
of lead services in a water distribution network, manage field confirmed service
locations and material, and inform water utility customers about lead services.
___________________________________________________________________________

Community Risk Reduction Using ArcGIS
Operations Demo Theater, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Mike Cox, Jeff Baranyi
DESCRIPTION
Every day, communities face a multitude of threats, hazards and risks - all of
which the fire service must plan and respond to when called into duty. You’ll
learn how ArcGIS supports the process of Community Risk Reduction and helps
departments develop a more proactive posture. You'll learn lessons about the
identification and analysis of risks, how to monitor and evaluate the impact of
programs, and how to engage with the public.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro SDK for .NET: An Introduction
Developer, User Conference, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 B - Wolf Kaiser, Uma Harano
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to customize and extend ArcGIS Pro with the Pro SDK for .NET. We'll
show you how you can get up and running quickly with the Add-in and
Configuration customization patterns, declarative programming with DAML, and
asynchronous programming with ArcGIS Pro's QueuedTask.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Maps for Microsoft Power BI: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 B - Scott Ball, DJ Berry III
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Maps for Power BI is a mapping visualization that enables Microsoft
Power BI users to make great maps. You can quickly create dynamic, interactive
maps of your Power BI data and start exploring patterns in your data in a whole
new way. This workshop will demonstrate the value of the product using a
number of use case scenarios as well as the key new features of the latest
releases.
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ArcGIS Online: Best Practices for High Demand Layers
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 17 A - Jon Pedder, Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox, Bonnie Stayer
DESCRIPTION
Web Mapping Applications provide spatial context for current events, news
stories and public information, sometimes generating large amounts of web
traffic. ArcGIS Online’s cloud infrastructure can scale to meet the needs of high
demand apps, receiving hundreds of thousands of requests. This session reviews
best practices of layer types, layer and web map configurations, and sharing
settings that help popular (viral) apps take advantage of ArcGIS Online’s Scalable
Architecture.
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ArcGIS Hub - Extend Your Virtual Workforce and Create Effective
Community Engagement
Government, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Envisioning
Center 2
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Anthony
Puzzo, Brenda Wolfe, Kaley Thornton
DESCRIPTION
Imagine being able to harness the staff and data available from community
collaborators (NGOs, Community-based organizations, other levels of
government, academia and trust experts) and focus those resources on specific
initiatives your community cares about. Community engagement occurs more
readily when people can connect around and align around issues that matter to
them. ArcGIS Hub brings together data, apps, narratives, events, key
performance indicators, and engagement tools to address specific initiatives and
provides a way to organize and manage the contributions of others. ArcGIS Hub
makes it easy for community partners to be part your team in a way that was not
possible before. And residents in your community can join the community’s Hub,
so they can follow initiatives, contribute crowdsourced data, provide feedback,
and sign up to attend events. This session will relay important Hub concepts,
show how customers are using ArcGIS Hub today, and illustrate how you can
leverage existing GIS investments to address issues important to the community.
___________________________________________________________________________

Creating Field Data Collection Apps: Top 5 Tips and Tricks
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Implementing ArcGIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Rudy Prosser
DESCRIPTION
Your boss just dropped a need-it-yesterday data collection project in your lap.
What can you do? Learn how you can quickly build an application from scratch
focused on your specific needs using Web AppBuilder and the ArcGIS Platform.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for Aviation: Managing Your Airport Data using ArcGIS Pro
User Conference, All Users, Mapping, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Sean Grant
DESCRIPTION
The presentation will highlight the improved performance, robust 3D
visualization, and simplified user experience offered in the new ArcGIS for
Aviation: Airports solution built on ArcGIS Pro. During this presentation users will
see new capabilities that will improve airport safety and support domestic and
international regulatory compliance.
___________________________________________________________________________

Get Up and Running with Insights for ArcGIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Aravind Sivasailam, Andrew Whitman
DESCRIPTION
With Insights for ArcGIS you can analyze and tell your story in many ways by
exploring and visualizing spatial and non-spatial data in new infographics, smart
mapping and charts. This presentation will introduce users to getting started,
highlight best practices and provide tips and tricks to troubleshoot Insights so
you can present your work in no time!
___________________________________________________________________________

Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 B - Derek Law, Dave Nyenhuis, Patrick Brennan
DESCRIPTION
Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS helps decision makers keep track of their day-
to-day operations. Situational awareness is gained by monitoring activities and
events, tracking field workforces, and assessing the status or performance of
daily operations. In 2017, Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS has evolved to a
pure web architecture, where dashboards are both authored and consumed from
within a browser. This evolution comes with many improvements in layout and
mapping capabilities. This session is for anyone who wants to learn about
creating and configuring dashboards using a gallery of Esri-provided
visualizations and tools.
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CAD: Introduction to Using CAD Data in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 31 A - Jeff Reinhart
DESCRIPTION
GIS workflows often rely on CAD data generated by outside survey, engineering,
and architectural sources. This technical session will discuss how your
organization can leverage CAD data using proper techniques and data
integration tools in ArcGIS Pro.
___________________________________________________________________________

Migrating Defense Workflows from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro
User Conference, All Users, Defense and Intelligence, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 A - Renee Bernstein, Jared Sellers
DESCRIPTION
Many Defense organizations are beginning to make the move to ArcGIS Pro. This
session will provide tips and trick for users who are migrating by covering
standard Defense workflows in ArcGIS Pro.
___________________________________________________________________________

Kriging: An Introduction to Concepts and Applications
User Conference, Intermediate, Performing Analysis, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 02 - Eric Krause, Konstantin Krivoruchko
DESCRIPTION
This session will present concepts and applications of kriging in Geostatistical
Analyst. Attention will be given to the evaluation of the kriging assumptions,
including fitting a valid semivariogram, transformations to normality, trend
removal, and model diagnostics. Significant time will be spent discussing and
demonstrating Empirical Bayesian Kriging and EBK Regression Prediction
methods.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: What's New
Web GIS: Enterprise, User Conference, All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Hilary Curtis, Philip Heede
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise is always evolving and advancing. Join us at this session for
details on new features and functionality in the product. This session will include
details on recent enhancements to ArcGIS Enterprise performance and
administration, deployment methods, mapping and analysis in your ArcGIS
Enterprise portal, additional big data capabilities, and more. Learn how you can
harness these capabilities to advance and expand your own deployment and use
of ArcGIS Enterprise.
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Military Tools for ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 D - Lyle Wright, Derek Foll
DESCRIPTION
Military Tools for ArcGIS are essential, supported, open source tools that reduce
the complexity, cost, and time to create common defense and intelligence
geospatial products. Understand how to streamline workflows in reference to
converting coordinates, creating graphics for operations, finding answers in
reference to visibility, and creating and using military symbology. Find answers to
common problems in the defense world using models, scripts, and add-ins.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS 3D Solutions: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 C - Gert Van Maren, Chris Buscaglia
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of 3D solutions for Local Government,
Utility, and Emergency Management users.
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GIS and BIM Industry Collaboration
3D GIS, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 13 - Don Kuehne, Chris Andrews
DESCRIPTION
Last year, Jack Dangermond and Andrew Anagnost of Autodesk announced a
collaboration to help our communities do More, Better, and with Less.
Communities must become smarter and more sustainable while growing at a
level that has never been seen before. Massive growth must happen while
communities strive to become continuously more efficient by using the data and
context around them make better decisions. This presentation will discuss how
Autodesk and Esri plan to work together to enable communities to plan, change,
and thrive by better connecting BIM and GIS.
___________________________________________________________________________

Frontiers in GI Science
DESCRIPTION
published recently in that journal. In this session you will hear about Testing for
Similarity in Area-Based Spatial Patterns, and SAAR: Spatial Analysis Using
ArcGIS Engine and R.
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ArcGIS Pro: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Mike Flanagan, Robert LeClair
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to get started with ArcGIS Pro. No prior experience required. Learn
about how to create maps and layouts, edit your data and perform analysis using
ArcGIS Pro.
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Pipeline Kickoff Meeting
User Conference, Pipeline, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an update on how the ArcGIS platform is best applied to
common tasks and workflows of gas and hazardous liquids pipeline operators
and provide attendees with an overview of pipeline-industry related sessions and
activities at this year’s user conference.
___________________________________________________________________________

Higher Education License Coordinators Special Interest Group
Meeting
User Conference, Education, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
Marriott - Coronado
DESCRIPTION
An initiative to modernize GIS education is underway at Esri. We aim to expand
access to the ArcGIS platform, to present of modern conception of GIS in
curricula to uses, and to promote broader and deeper usage across the higher
education enterprise. In this session, the Education Outreach Team will report on
progress and address questions from the community.
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Arcade: An Introduction
Understanding GIS for New Users, User Conference, All Users, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 B - John Thieling, Allison Rost
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform is learning to express itself! GIS analysts use expressions all
the time to calculate field values and define content for popups and labels, but
until now, ArcGIS for Desktop has spoken a different expression language than
other parts of the platform, such as ArcGIS Online. Introducing Arcade -- a new
way to write expressions that work across the ArcGIS Platform. In this session we
will investigate what Arcade is (and what it isn’t), why it was created, and how to
get started putting it to use in your projects.
___________________________________________________________________________

Utility Network: Using Geoprocessing for Configuring Advancing
Tracing Analytics
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Rick Anderson, Tom Brown
DESCRIPTION
This session will go into detail on the utility network’s tracing framework and its
many available configurations for performing advanced tracing operations.
___________________________________________________________________________

Stories Behind Our Stories
User Conference, EXPO Spotlight Talks, All Users, Living Atlas
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - David
Asbury, Hannah Wilber, Greyson Harris, Cooper Thomas
DESCRIPTION
The storytellers on Esri’s Story Maps team produce amazing story maps on a wide
range of topics every week. Get a behind-the-scenes peek into their creative
process and insider tips to improve your own stories.
___________________________________________________________________________

Dolores Huerta Foundation
User Conference, EXPO Spotlight Talks, All Users, Sustainable Development
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - David
Gadsden, Camila Chavez, Dolores Huerta
DESCRIPTION
Civil Rights Leader and Activist, Dolores Huerta, will motivate others to action as
she shares how the Dolores Huerta Foundation utilizes Esri technology to inspire
and organize communities to build volunteer organizations empowered to
pursue social justice.
___________________________________________________________________________

Emerging Trends in State and Local Government
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, State and Local Demo
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Chris Thomas
DESCRIPTION
If you are looking for a session about all the trends people are talking about, this
is the session for you. The only difference is, this session will discuss how the
seemingly unrelated trends of technology, policy, and GIS can change the way
we solve for real world problems. This session will present through discussion,
demonstrations, and case studies how these trends are emerging and how
governments must adapt to them to build a smart community. Topics will
include:
- Building an Intelligent Organization
- Driving Towards Digital Transformation
- Establishing a Real-Time Enterprise
- Matching Technology Solutions to Organizational Initiatives
- Leading Performance Management
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Essential Patterns of Use
User Conference, EXPO Spotlight Talks, All Users, Implementing ArcGIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Jim
VanOstenbridge
DESCRIPTION
A common set of GIS usage patterns exist across industries, describing
geospatial capabilities and usages that occur independent of business models or
environments. This session will further explain the individual patterns and how
business capabilities can be represented against the patterns of use to help
organizations understand how the ArcGIS platform aligns with specific business
needs.
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ArcGIS API for Python: Experience ArcGIS in a Notebook
Developer, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Alberto Nieto
DESCRIPTION
Chances are by now you must have heard about Jupyter notebooks and might
have been wondering what they are, if so read on. Jupyter notebooks are a web
based IDE to execute your Python code. However, unlike any other traditional
IDEs which include numerous buttons and functionality, Jupyter notebooks
provide a very simple and easy to use interface that is easy to learn and is
oriented toward encouraging the process of REPL (read evaluate print loop)
which is centric to how one learns to code in Python. Come, attend this fun talk if
you are looking to pick up a new programming language and a whole new
paradigm of working with your GIS data.
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ArcGIS Hub: Open Data Best Practices
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Web GIS: Online
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Graham Hudgins
DESCRIPTION
Come learn how governments around the world are using ArcGIS Hub to
improve internal coordination amongst departments, executives, and teams to
better communicate with the public on important initiatives.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for INSPIRE
User Conference, EXPO Spotlight Talks, All Users
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Interoperability and Standards Spotlight
Theater - Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
INSPIRE solution from Esri
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R&D Project Spyder: Integrating Military Messaging in a 3D Web
Applications
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Defense and Intel Demo
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Daniel OLeary, Matthew Calamito, Gary
Sheppard Jr
DESCRIPTION
Spyder is an R&D Project, creating a modern, 3D-first web based application that
provides a variety of useful situational awareness and understanding capabilities.
This presentation will highlight integration with a COTS technology called the
Common Message Processor (CMP), a widely used third party application
throughout the US DoD/Intel that provides capability to create, send, process,
and receive military standard messages. This demonstration will highlight an
integrate COP/CIP concept for Situational Awareness in a web experience.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Apps for the Field: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Jeff Shaner, Chris Lesueur, Ismael Chivite
DESCRIPTION
___________________________________________________________________________

Geocoding: What's New and the Road Ahead
SDCC - Room 30 D - Brad Niemand, Jeff Rogers
DESCRIPTION
This sessions will review the latest advancements in ArcGIS Geocoding and also
cover planned improvements. We'll touch on topics such as Geocoding with
ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, interactive geocoding, batch geocoding, address
re-matching and building custom locators. This session provides an introduction
to new features, and highlights other workshops and sessions where you can
learn more about each of the topics presented.
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Self-Organized Sessions - Part 2
Marriott - Cardiff
DESCRIPTION
How about a conference session where attendees determine the topics on the
spot? We call these self-organized sessions. Here's how they work: Attendees jot
down one or more GIS education topics or questions they'd like to discuss. We
organize the submitted topics and questions into three or four overarching
themes, and assign each theme to a table. Attendees join one or more tables to
discuss and explore the themes. Toward the end of each session, attendees at
each table are asked to share a few key takeaways from their conversations.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS and Augmented Reality (AR) / Mixed Reality (MR)
Visualization Technologies - Real-live Use Cases
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Alec Pestov
DESCRIPTION
In this presentation Meemim reviews several real-live use cases of companies
deploying advanced Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR)
visualization solutions to complement Esri ArcGIS in various industry segments.
___________________________________________________________________________

Inspiring What's Next for GIS in Electric Utilities
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Electric and Gas, Electric
Utilities, Envisioning Center 1
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Remi Myers,
Bill Meehan, Joseph Marsh
DESCRIPTION
In this session you’ll witness ArcGIS in action for electric utilities. Today, more
than ever, a complete GIS platform is needed to support the infrastructure
lifecycle of electric networks; from strategy, to service connections, to operations,
to network reliability. This session will provide you, as GIS professionals, ideas
and use cases for how to utilize analytics, real-time information, and mobile tools
in support of the next generation of electric networks.
___________________________________________________________________________

StreetMap Premium: Adding Custom Roads
Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 A - Patrick Peters, Alan Hatakeyama
DESCRIPTION
Need to route on your own private, leased, or dirt roads? Don’t have enough
street data to create your own routable street network? Come see how you can
digitize or load your own private roads into StreetMap Premium, so that you can
route seamlessly across your own road segments and the StreetMap segments.
This is a hybrid approach to routing with your own data and commercial data can
then be deployed with Navigator, Desktop, or Enterprise services.
___________________________________________________________________________

Calculating Water Budgets with ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Understanding how much water we have and how it is being used is essential to
determine a water budget. Attend this session to learn how ArcGIS is being used
to bring data together, automate analysis, and support hydrologic modeling.
___________________________________________________________________________
Benefits of Enterprise GIS
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Water Utilities
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Why should you consider Enterprise GIS? Join this session to find out. Hear how
and why your peers are implementing Enterprise GIS systems: challenges and
benefits. Discussion will include how goals to serve the entire organizaiton by
providing accurate data for decision making and increased operational efficiency
came to fruition.
___________________________________________________________________________

Tribal Land Management with Imagery
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Tribal/Indigenous Governance
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
This session focuses on the use of GIS for imagery to support multiple natural
resource management requirements including agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and
wildlife. Aerial imagery applications using drones, GPS, lidar, multi-spectral
imagery, and sensors will be covered.
___________________________________________________________________________

Student Research: GIS in Administration and Planning
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
research. This session focuses on GIS in administration and planning.
___________________________________________________________________________

GIS for Disease Surveillance and Vector Control
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
Using GIS and cross-departmental collaboration, these two counties have worked
to improve processes that are saving both time and money.
___________________________________________________________________________

Reality Based Mapping: ArcGIS Online Data Integration with
Virtual Waterways
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Brian Footen
___________________________________________________________________________

Simple Features, RDBMS Access and the Geodatabase
Theater - Keith Ryden
DESCRIPTION
Understand the fundamentals of OGC's Simple Features
___________________________________________________________________________

Did You Know (Story Maps Edition)
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Owen
Evans
DESCRIPTION
Learn about some of the lesser-known features of Story Maps.
___________________________________________________________________________

Esri's Africa GeoPortal – How Will You Use It?
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater -
Matthew Pennells
DESCRIPTION
Hear about a new initiative supported by Esri designed to give access to
geospatial tools, data and learning to those working in Africa. The Africa
GeoPortal is a place to host your data, share your stories and be inspired by
others. Take on the challenge and see how the Africa GeoPortal can help you.
___________________________________________________________________________

The Strategic Impact of a Training Plan
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater -
Justin Kruizenga
DESCRIPTION
I want to do that! Is this what you think when you watch the Plenary? Find out
how to create a purposeful and actionable plan that aligns training with strategic
objectives to help your organization accomplish those objectives faster.
___________________________________________________________________________
ArcGIS Online and Portal Interoperability
Theater - Satish Sankaran, Chris Whitmore
DESCRIPTION
Interoperability and Standards support in Online and Portal
___________________________________________________________________________

Working with Feature Services in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Russell Brennan, Gary MacDougall
DESCRIPTION
This session demonstrates the best practices to keep your geodatabase running
smoothly when using versioned data as the back end to perform sync operations
against a feature service. We will be demoing the use of Python and
geoprocessing to ensure versions are reconciled, posted, and compressed
effectively.
___________________________________________________________________________

3D Zoning and Development Capacity Analysis
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Rob Matthews, Brooks Patrick
DESCRIPTION
Zoning codes, design guidelines, and other regulatory tools are starting to utilize
3D mapping in order to plan and communicate to non-experts through a visual
representation of what can be developed. Understanding zoning-based
development potential also informs an evaluation of the capacity for urban
growth and locations likely to support this growth. This session will cover the use
of ArcGIS Pro and the application of rule packages according to the existing
building code to support 3D zoning-related workflows city-wide.
___________________________________________________________________________

Leveraging Relationship Classes in the Geodatabase
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Jillian Penney
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe the different types of relationships, how to create a
relationship and how to navigate between the related objects. The ArcGIS for
Desktop editing experience will also be used to demonstrate the different
behaviors available from relationships classes.
___________________________________________________________________________

Optimizing Enterprise Geodatabase Data to Create High-
Performing Feature Services
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Zheng Li, Alex Thurstlic
DESCRIPTION
Using a feature service within ArcGIS Enterprise can vary greatly depending on
the needs of your organization, especially if the data exists within an Enterprise
Geodatabase. Versioning, archiving, unique data types, symbology, and
geodatabase maintenance all play an important role in creating a performant
feature services. This session will cover the considerations each organization
should evaluate when publishing a feature service from an Enterprise
Geodatabase.
___________________________________________________________________________

Interagency Information Sharing for the Homelessness Epidemic
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - John Beck, Chris
Delaney
DESCRIPTION
Communities addressing a homelessness problem face many challenges around
information sharing. In any jurisdiction, multiple law enforcement agencies can
be operating, and having contacts with homeless persons. That same jurisdiction
can have tens or even hundreds of public and private service providers. The web
of agencies interacting with homeless persons is challenged by sharing of
information about the type of services available, and who is or has received
service. As a result, duplication of services occur, prioritization of those with
greatest need is challenging, and little insight into which agencies have
interacted with which homeless persons. In this presentation, attendees will learn
how law enforcement agencies in San Bernardino County are using Web GIS to
share and coordinate information on contacts made by their homeless outreach
teams. This enables participating agencies to have a county wide view on
homeless contacts and for service providers to improve coordination of service
provision to prioritize at risk populations and address chronic homelessness.
___________________________________________________________________________

Leveraging GIS to Strengthen Your Digital Supply Chain
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Envisioning Center 1
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Frits van der
Schaaf, John Hendrickson
DESCRIPTION
Meet Esri supply chain practice leaders and gain real-world insights on how
innovative corporations leverage GIS building a digital supply chain. Learn how
spatial analysis and visualization of your supply chain can help mitigate risks,
increase efficiency, improve safety, and create a live operational picture of the
entire supply chain. See how you can easily combine your data with ready to-go
content to unlock new insights with real time predictive intelligence
strengthening your global supply chain to mitigate disruptions and grow new
markets.
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Resilient by Design
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Keith Cooke Jr
DESCRIPTION
The scope of resiliency for state and local governments has steadily increased
over the last decade. Once limited to dealing with acute shocks like natural
disasters, resiliency efforts have grown to include chronic stresses, such as transit,
affordable housing, economic opportunity, and sustainable development. We
will examine how geography, analytics, and Web GIS can assist government
leaders in developing responsible, sustainable plans for making their
communities resilient to both acute shocks and chronic stresses.
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ArcGIS for INSPIRE: An Introduction
Web GIS: Enterprise, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 13 - Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
Esri focuses on improving the collaboration, sharing, and exploitation aspects of
Spatial Data Infrastructures. We have developed technology that allows
organizations and governments to create a collective, interconnected “system of
systems” across the web that can dynamically replicate and integrate information
from all the parts of a government through a unified GIS portal. INSPIRE is a
national and regional system-of-systems network with enormous potential. In this
session, we will show you emerging distributed GIS patterns helping to meet
INSPIRE objectives and user expectations.
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Enabling Smart Indoor Experiences with the ArcGIS Indoors
System
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Beau Ryck,
Patrick Wallis, Omar De La Riva
DESCRIPTION
Are you interested in facilitating smart venue, campus, installation, and
workplace capabilities? This session focuses on the benefits of indoor mapping
for operating and optimizing the built environment. Esri’s Indoors team will
demonstrate how ArcGIS Indoors improves an organizations ability to realize ROI
(return on investment) by providing a framework to integrate, visualize, analyze,
and share data. Think of it as a system of systems for your workplace, venue,
campus or installation -- connecting existing systems of record, insight and
engagement for facilities, energy, space and portfolio management. We will
identify primary roles and workflows to implement the latest indoor visualizations
and mappings solutions. Please join us to learn how ArcGIS Indoors can optimize
your current ops, as well as provide a strategic advantage moving forward.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Architecture Best Practices
Wittaker Mathot
DESCRIPTION
Get a quick overview of the principles behind good system architecture and
understand how it effects your essential GIS functionality.
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Using Facebook Crisis Maps for Community Health and
Emergency Response
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Andrew
Schroeder, Chuck Conley II
DESCRIPTION
Deploy Facebook’s emerging population movement mapping tools to improve
situational analysis for health sector emergency response.
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Holistic Solution for Park Management Agencies through ArcGIS
& Easy2Hike
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Erez Talgam
DESCRIPTION
Use your budget wisely. Learn how to leverage your existing GIS data to enhance
experiences for park visitors. Use innovative tools to engage with large audiences
and gain insight into visitors’ behavior, so you could take data driven decisions
when managing your parks.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: Customizing Widgets
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Matt Driscoll, Juan Carlos Franco
DESCRIPTION
In this session, we’ll cover how you can customize widgets in the ArcGIS API 4.x
for JavaScript. You’ll learn how to create your own theme using Sass, and how to
customize and extend a widget view by leveraging widget view-models.
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ArcGIS Pro: Effective Use of Labels and Annotation
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Ciara Rowland-Simms
DESCRIPTION
Text is an important part of any map. This session will provide an overview of
labeling and the use of annotation in ArcGIS Pro.
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How to Make a Demographic Map in 5 Minutes
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Lisa Berry
DESCRIPTION
No data? No problem! You can use Esri’s demographics to add valuable context
to your GIS analyses. Learn more about the people, housing, and businesses in
your area of interest, see patterns of income, or understand how a population is
changing in the next 5 years. Within ArcGIS Online, see how to make a
demographic map from start to finish, all without leaving Map Viewer.
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Explorer for ArcGIS: Working with Offline Maps and Markup
User Conference, All Users, ArcGIS Apps, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Townsend Crum, Joel Whitney
DESCRIPTION
Explorer for ArcGIS is a great solution for delivering our maps on smartphones
and tablets (iOS, Android) This presentation will focus on two new enhancements
to Explorer for ArcGIS: Offline Maps and Map Markup.
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Improving Utility Field Workflows in ArcGIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Joel Smith
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to leverage Collector for ArcGIS and Survey123
for ArcGIS to improve field operations.
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ArcGIS Data Reviewer: Deploying Data Quality Web Services
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Harry Zhu, Kumar Gaurav
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to deploy automated data quality capabilities and apps on the web.
Understand how ArcGIS Data Reviewer services can be used to implement data
validation and quality reporting workflows. You will also learn about the existing
starter applications and samples that can be deployed to support integration
with existing or new web applications.
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Situation Awareness: Using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Aziza Parveen
DESCRIPTION
In this session, you will learn how to use Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS to
understand potential impacts to people and critical infrastructure in the case of
an event. The demonstration will also include how the same tools can be used to
understand the current deployment of resources and plan for additional
responders.
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Leveraging ArcGIS to Reduce Traffic Fatalities
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Chris Fox
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of maps and apps used in Vision
Zero or Complete Streets initiatives to identify roadway hazards and dangerous
traffic behaviors that could lead to serious injury or fatality.
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Conflation: Edgematching Tools and Workflows
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Dan Lee
DESCRIPTION
This session will demonstrate how edgematching of neighboring features is
achieved through conflation tools and workflows.
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Web App Builder Widgets for Defense and Intelligence
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Lyle Wright, Derek Foll
DESCRIPTION
Defense Solutions includes a number of Widgets focused on Military Specific
Workflows. For working with coordinates, performing visbility analysis and other
common tasks. This session will provide an overview of the widgets along with
tips for deploying the widgets in your enviornment.
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ArcGIS Online: Configuring and Managing
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Rachel Guttmacher, Doug Cochran
DESCRIPTION
This session guides ArcGIS Online subscription administrators through the
workflow to configure ArcGIS Online subscription settings, including the home
page, and choose security options that meet the organization's needs.
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Intro to Story Maps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Rupert
Essinger
DESCRIPTION
Learn the basics of Story Maps and how you can use them to inform and inspire
audiences with place-based multimedia experiences.
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Public Works Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Public Works, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 27 A
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Innovations in GI Science
User Conference, Transactions in GI Science, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-
Technical
DESCRIPTION
published recently in that journal. In this session you will hear about Enabling
Collaborative GeoVisual Analytics; Enriching the GIS Research Agenda: Fusing
AR and Location Based Social Networks; and Capturing the Heterogeneity of
Urban Growth Using Latent Class Regression Model.
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GeoConX Community Meeting
User Conference, Utilities and Telecommunications Solutions, Special Interest
Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 33 A/B
DESCRIPTION
GeoConX is a community of users from the electric, gas, and telecommunications
industries. This hour-long meeting includes a short general session and a
breakout session. The short general session will include an introduction of the
new GeoConX Advisory Board and its 2018 members. Then, a break-out “Peer
Connect” networking session will provide a great opportunity for you to meet
industry peers with similar interests, questions, challenges, and ideas. The idea is
for you to continue the conversation started during these initial connections at
the evening social and during the remaining days of the UC. Please plan to sit in
your industry area which will be marked for your awareness. A complimentary
lunch is provided by Esri.
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USDA User Group
SDCC - Room 30 B
DESCRIPTION
USDA Geospatial user community meeting
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GIS and Opioid Crisis Local Government Discussion
Government, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Public Health,
Public Safety, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
This meeting will gather local government professionals involved in the creation,
use and promotion of GIS analysis and application development addressing the
opioid crisis.
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Virtualizing ArcGIS Pro with NVIDIA VGPU
SDCC - Room 25 C - Chip Carr, Emily Apsey
DESCRIPTION
Advantages and best practices for virtualization
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History of GIS - Part I: The Foundations (1940 - 1965)
Understanding GIS for New Users, User Conference, Technical Workshop, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 05 A - Lawrie Jordan, Erik Hoel, Bill Moreland
DESCRIPTION
This is the first of three lunchtime sessions that will provide and entertaining,
interesting, and trivia filled overview of the history of GIS in the computer era.
The history focusses on the technology triggers - the development of the first
computers in the early 1940s, the creation of the “New Geography” in the late
1950s, the groundbreaking GIS development efforts of Roger Tomlinson (CGIS)
and Howard Fisher (Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics), and key pioneering
efforts in both academia and government.
These sessions will present a timeline-oriented discussion of:
-Key academic developments
-Significant contributors to the field
-Commercial technologies
-The Cold War’s influence
-The impact of rapidly evolving computer technology
-Esri’s role
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GIS for National Security Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, National Security, Special Interest Group Meeting, Public Safety,
Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 28 A - Robert Feuerstein, Carl Walter
DESCRIPTION
In today’s information driven world, accessing data of all shapes and sizes is
crucial to supporting your mission. Having the right tools to quickly and
efficiently interpret your data is more important than ever. Insights for ArcGIS,
and it’s simple to use, easy to understand analytical experience that can make
working with your data, both tabular and spatial, straightforward. At the National
Security Special Interest Group Meeting, we will be discussing Insights for ArcGIS
and how it can be used for national security workflows to, not only interrogate
your data to understand hidden patterns and trends, but to do it in a way that
limits the technological complexities of software from getting in the way. We will
also highlight new capabilities available in Insights involving phase 1 efforts at
link analysis that will help you better understand networks and influential nodes.
Our SIG will conclude with user experiences from the Boston Regional
Intelligence Center, Alabama Fusion Center and the Illinois Statewide Terrorism
and Intelligence Center.
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Trails SIG
User Conference, Mapping, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Trails Special Interest Group - An informal meeting of people who use GIS for
trails. Come share ideas and meet other GIS users who also work on trail projects.
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AR/VR Special Interest Group Meeting
3D GIS, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
Rapid advancements in spatial awareness and display capabilities of mobile
devices and headsets are powering innovative simulations and augmentations of
reality with authoritative geospatial data. The ArcGIS Platform is critical for
hosting geospatial data and operations, powering 3D capabilities, and enabling
immersive mixed reality experiences. This meeting will include presentations
from customers who build augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR)
solutions on the ArcGIS platform.
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USNORTHCOM SIG
User Conference, Defense and Intelligence, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
This meeting is for Esri users in the USNORTHCOM community to discuss
common workflows and concerns.
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Accuracy On-Demand: Turning the Device You Own into the High-
Accuracy GPS Solution You Need
User Conference, ArcGIS Apps, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 29 D - Dan Colbert, Gareth Gibson
DESCRIPTION
Showcasing how the latest Trimble GPS innovations for smart devices together
with Esri Collector for ArcGIS are combining to deliver affordable, high-accuracy
GIS data collection, on-demand.
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GIS for Emergency Call Taking & Dispatch Special Interest Group
Meeting
User Conference, CAD/Computer Aided Dispatch, Emergency Call Taking and
Dispatch, Special Interest Group Meeting, Public Safety, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 28 B - Mike King, Brinton Bromley
DESCRIPTION
The CAD Special Interest Group meeting will focus on FirstNet – the dedicated,
communications solution for first responders. Learn about the growing
ecosystem of devices, mobile apps and emergency response tools. Find out how
you can participate in this inclusive community and join the discussion on how
NG911, mobile technology and FirstNet, along with Esri, are addressing current
challenges. Together, we are building the network our first responders deserve.
Facilitator:
Mike King, Esri Emergency Call Taking and Dispatch Industry Manager
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Ocean and Maritime SIG
Oceans, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Maritime and Ports,
Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
Join the community of Ocean and Maritime GIS professionals from academia,
government science agencies, marine conservation organizations, and
commercial operators. We will share the latest information from Esri that affects
this community, hear brief presentations from a few selected organizations, learn
about new data collection and processing workflows, and most importantly,
provide time and space to network with colleagues.
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Disaster Mapping: Surveyors' Perspective
SDCC - Room 31 B
DESCRIPTION
We will assess the role and contribution of Young Surveyors as individuals,
professionals and as a network itself based on the experience we gained during
natural disasters and the response. We will get to know OpenStreetMap (OSM)
and the ArcGIS Editor for OSM that contribute and maintain geodata and
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The goal of the session is to highlight
the contributions of the surveying profession and YSN as key in addressing land
issues in areas where natural disaster occurred. The Esri Disaster Response
Program will be discussed.
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Agriculture Special Interest Group Meeting
Agriculture, Government Agriculture, User Conference, Special Interest Group
Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 27 B
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DESCRIPTION
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Microsoft Special Interest Group Meeting
Spatial Data Management, Web GIS: Enterprise, User Conference, ArcGIS Apps,
Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 16 B
DESCRIPTION
Meet with other customers and Microsoft and Esri staff for a presentation on
Azure IoT and an open Q&A on Microsoft Azure Cloud, Azure Geo AI Data
Science VM, and Microsoft Databases.
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MOOC Meet-Up
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
We invite former and future Esri MOOC students to join us for a celebration of all
things MOOC. We'll share the latest news about upcoming courses and give you
a chance to meet with instructors and team members you may only know from
videos or discussions forums. You'll be able to get your questions answered and
provide any suggestions you have for future MOOCs.
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Tribal / Indigenous SIG Meeting
User Conference, Tribal/Indigenous Governance, Special Interest Group Meeting,
Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
The Tribal / Indigenous SIG meeting allows the Tribal and Indigenous community
at the User Conference to get together and discuss specific issues, concerns, and
progress with GIS technology. There will also be updates from the US Bureau of
Indian Affairs, the National Tribal Geospatial Information Support Center and
others within the community.
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US EPA SIG Meeting - Protecting Human Health and the
Environment
SDCC - Room 12
DESCRIPTION
Join us for the 2018 EPA GIS User Group/Special Interest Group Meeting. You
will have the opportunity to hear about the latest news regarding EPA’s
geospatial efforts and how EPA will be implementing the latest Esri technologies.
This meeting will also give you a chance to meet some of the staff behind the
EPA’s Geospatial Program and geospatial efforts throughout the Agency.
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GeoMentoring Meetup
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
Are you an educator looking for help incorporating GIS into your classroom
practice? Are you a GIS professional interested in sharing your love of geography
and GIS? Join us at the GeoMentors meetup! The GeoMentors Program is
working to enhance GIS and geographic learning in schools through the
introduction of Esri software into classrooms across the country. Through Esri’s
Schools Program, Esri provides a software package that includes ArcGIS Desktop
Advanced (Pro + ArcMap + extensions), ArcGIS Online Organizational accounts,
and Community Analyst, completely free to every K-12 school in the US.
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Petroleum User Group SIG
Petroleum, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Please join us and other Petroleum colleagues to discuss industry trends, issues
and the latest in GIS advances.
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Act with Live Spatial Intelligence: SAP HANA + Esri Customer
Stories
SDCC - Room 30 D - Matt Zenus, Robert Godfrey, Jodi Luostarinen
DESCRIPTION
Spatial data is only growing, and makes the most impact when it enriches
business data. This combination opens up many new opportunities and
innovations—especially when combined with real-time spatial capabilities. Of
course, SAP HANA and Esri ArcGIS work together very well for these new
opportunities. In this session, we’ll not only share the spatial vision at SAP, but
also share stories of customer implementations. Florida Crystals will share their
vision for how spatial possibilities are impacting their strategies for supply chain,
energy consumption, and harvesting. Quartic Solutions will share their tips and
tricks of spatial for municipalities. Oh, and Jodi from Quartic Solutions is an SAP
+ Esri Spatial Hackathon winner! Hear about her team’s solution.
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Highways Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Highways and Roads, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 29 C
DESCRIPTION
This meeting will bring together DOTs and highways and roads professional to
discuss the latest trends and best practices for efficient highway management
and operations using GIS.
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Survey123 for ArcGIS User Group
DESCRIPTION
Don't miss the first official Survey123 User Group meeting! Come to share your
experience using Survey123 and hear how others are using it to gather data to
support informed decision-making. Network with others and learn tips and tricks
to take your Survey123 implementation further.
Bring your lunch and join this hour of learning, sharing, and networking.
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Esri Solutions for a Smart Campus SIG
Marriott - Mission Hills - Jack Hunt
DESCRIPTION
Educational institutions are faced with many challenges that affect the quality of
life for faculty, students, and visitors. These challenges have an impact on campus
operational maintenance, safety and security, and sustainability. Esri not only
provides applications to support these challenges, our smart campus solutions
connect to your existing systems of record, providing comprehensive
management over facility + indoor assets, utilities, planning, and security efforts.
Ultimately, a smart campus GIS enhances efficiency and communication across
your institution. Please join us to learn and discuss how ArcGIS can benefit your
campus and to share your experiences in bringing GIS into your work.
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Join the Education Community on GeoNet
Marriott - La Costa
DESCRIPTION
Are you tapping into the power of collaborating with other educators on GeoNet,
Esri’s online community? More than 258,000 Esri users are working better,
sharing ideas and finding valuable solutions on GeoNet. We invite you to attend
this SIG to discover how the GeoNet Education space can be a helpful resource
where you can expand your GIS knowledge, hear user success stories, ask
questions and get answers, share your work, and connect with other
Esri customers and partners in the education industry.
During the GeoNet Community SIG you will:
- Learn how to get started and create your account today
- Hear inspiring member testimonials about how GeoNet helps users work better

everyday
- Learn how to ask questions, get answers, share ideas and collaborate with other
education professionals using GIS in their instruction, research, and campus
administration.
- Discover how to become a GeoNet champion and advocate.
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12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Tuesday, July 10

Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: Collector for ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Technical Support
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Krista McPherson, Leanndra Arechederra-
Romero
DESCRIPTION
Have you ever recieved an error or issue you couldn't solve? Come join our Esri
Support Pros to learn their tips for troubleshooting Collector for ArcGIS. Whether
you are working in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise, learn how to pinpoint
whether the issue is related to data, organization settings, or publishing through
troubleshooting and analysis of network traffic.
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ArcGIS Hub and Open Data
Theater - Daniel Fenton
DESCRIPTION
Citizen Engagment AND Open Data together
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Smart Communities Begin with Smart Planning
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Envisioning Center 2,
Smart Communities
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Keith Cooke
Jr, Adam Carnow
DESCRIPTION
Planning Departments around the world are under increasing pressure to
promote economically and environmentally sustainable growth that meets the
needs of their citizens and is aligned with the goals of their government’s
leadership. The Web GIS pattern now empowers planning professionals to
access apps that help them visualize, measure, analyze, as well as provide
alternatives for, new developments. They can do this without being GIS experts
or even installing GIS software. This session will demonstrate how a modern
planning department can manage its development review workflows both in the
office and in the field, engage in a genuine partnership with its citizens, and
effectively inform leadership using focused, integrated web apps.
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ArcGIS Hub: Fostering an Engaged Community
DESCRIPTION
Smart communities work together to accomplish important policy and project
initiatives. ArcGIS Hub is built to support teams working closely with public and
government stakeholders to share their vision, gather data, and collaborate on
new ideas to deliver results.
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3D Feature and Sub-Surface Analysis
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Jie Chang
DESCRIPTION
This demo theater will present 3D analytic capabilities useful for subterranean
applications including 3D spatial queries, feature and surface intersection
detection, and fence diagram construction.
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The State of America's Forests: An Interactive Guide
Riccardo de Marchi Trevisan, Milagros Alvarez Ibanez
DESCRIPTION
This session explores the benefits and uses of the nation’s forests. Interactive
maps show the extent and value of forested lands and the intensity of forest
threats. Users can delve into the maps for fine-grained data and observe trends in
wildfire, ownership, protected areas, and invasive species.
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Emergency Management: Solutions for Daily & Incident
Operations
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Kevin Armstrong, Ryan
Lanclos
DESCRIPTION
Having a baseline location intelligence capability in place is a crucial component
to being prepared for the new normal in emergency management. Esri’s new
emergency management operations offering provides ArcGIS solutions that
support an agency’s daily and incident response operations. Join us to learn how
you can prepare your agency for the next disaster, and see how to deploy
solutions that will allow your agency to gain situational awareness, understand
potential impacts, conduct initial damage assessments, present dynamic incident
briefings, and manage public information.
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Configuring Photo Survey in Your Community
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Chris Buscaglia
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure the Photo Survey solution and
publish street-level photo collections that can be used to conduct focused
property surveys that may identify blight, damaged structures, or construction
activity.
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How ArcGIS can Support Sustainability Initiatives in Commercial
Business
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Natalie
Matthews, Lynn Rabuse LaMott
DESCRIPTION
More and more commercial businesses are embracing the importance of
sustainability in their work. Learn how companies are looking at sustainability
today and how geography plays an important role in that view. See examples of
how ArcGIS can be leveraged to integrate data, perform analytics, and engage
decisions makers in applying geography to their decisions around resource
allocation in support of their sustainability goals.
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Exploring New Functionality in the ArcGIS Enterprise Portal
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Katy Nesbitt, Marley Geddes
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Enterprise portal is a browser-based interface used for content and
data management, user and app administration, geospatial analysis, and more.
At this demo theater, learn about new enhancements to the portal that allow you
to customize the interface for your users, organize your content, manage groups,
import and assign licenses. This session is valuable for portal administrators,
content managers and publishers.
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Content Tour: Environment Category
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Michael Dangermond
DESCRIPTION
Join us on a tour of the Living Atlas from under the sea to the highest elevations,
then up to the satellites. Experience the ready to use layers that support our
environment. We will dig into soil and geology and hunt for energy, discover
habitat and species, weather and climate, fresh water, land cover, and more.
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Building Analysis Into Your Command and Control Applications
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Parker Hornstein, Kerry Robinson
DESCRIPTION
Command and Control users can leverage the analytic tools in the ArcGIS
runtime to support situational awareness and planning workflows. Learn about
how to embeded analysis functions into you C2 applicition leveraging the ArcGIS
Runtime.
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Configuring the CCTV Processor Solution
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Paul LeBlanc
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure ArcGIS to import and use CCTV
observations along sanitary sewer mains.
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Branding Your Story Maps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Alison
Sizer
DESCRIPTION
Give all your organization's stories a consistent look or customize a single story to
give it a distictive appearance. No downloading required!
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Automated Topographic Data Processing
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - George Rice IV, Greg Waite
DESCRIPTION
Authoritative data/map producers face many challenges with managing their
enterprise data production environment. In this session we will discuss the
extended capabilities provided by ArcGIS Workflow Manager to simplify and
streamline data production workflows. We will demonstrate how vector data
production workflows are implemented as part of the Esri Defense Mapping and
Esri Production Mapping extensions.
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GeoPlanner for ArcGIS: Configuring Solutions for Planning and
Modeling
User Conference, ArcGIS Apps, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Robert Stauder
DESCRIPTION
This session covers how you can configure GeoPlanner and Suitability Analysis
services (in both GeoPlanner and Web AppBuilder) to help planning
professionals improve decision making and stakeholder collaboration.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Java: Building Apps
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Tyler Schiewe
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Java allows you to quickly and easily build
interactive mapping applications for Windows, Linux and Mac Desktops. This
session introduces the SDK then covers the common workflows you'll use to
build your own applications. You'll learn about good design patterns, how to
increase performance and interactivity in your applications, and the resources
that are available for your success.
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Get Up and Running with ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Claire Hofius, Olivia RoDee
DESCRIPTION
Have you been thinking about using ArcGIS Pro? Not sure where to start? Come
join this session to learn how to license ArcGIS Pro, important terminology, user
interface, and common workflows to get you started.
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Building Apps and Story Maps with Imagery
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Imagery and Raster
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Emily Windahl
DESCRIPTION
Story maps and Apps are excellent tools for communicating geographic
situations. Imagery resources often bring the situations captured in these story
maps to life for the viewer, especially when the situation is dynamic as in natural
disaster. WebApp Builder allows the user to build rich web apps without the
need to do programming. It enables the rapid development and deployment of
apps through the use of widgets that are easily configured. There are many new
widgets designed explicitly for imagery and other raster data. This demonstration
will introduce the user to the workflows for incorporation of imagery to create
story maps and develop apps using WebApp Builder.
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Creating Transparency, Openness and Trust: A Modern Approach
to Redistricting
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Richard Leadbeater
DESCRIPTION
The criteria that states use to create and redraw legislative district lines vary
greatly. Their processes range from simple to highly technical and politically
complex. To the public, the redistricting process is a bit of a mystery. When left
with a mystery, they fill the void with questions about transparency, openness
and trust. This session will offer a different way to think about the redistricting
process, one that addresses the technical and political needs but engages the
public, too.
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Where to Start: Project Prioritization
Raymond Bunn, Brian Baldwin
DESCRIPTION
Learn how organizations can capture more value from their technology
investments by applying a simple method of project selection, prioritization, and
sequencing. This methodology will provide a framework to help prioritize
projects with the greatest benefit and lowest level of risk, understand which
projects can help build new skills reducing future risk, which projects to
cautiously embrace, and which ones to avoid because of their level of challenge
and questionable business benefit.
___________________________________________________________________________

Setting Up Your Geodata Schema in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Justin Muise
DESCRIPTION
Learn about the ArcGIS Pro user experience for creating and managing your
data. Discover how to model fields, domains and subtypes, and also how to
leverage versioning and archiving in ArcGIS Pro.
___________________________________________________________________________

3D: Enable Your Campus and Workplace
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Beau Ryck
DESCRIPTION
Discover the potential of your campus, workplace, or facility by integrating
existing data and enterprise business systems in GIS. Operationalize and
visualize your CAD/BIM investment, reduce maintenance and downtime costs,
and increase productivity by consolidating information with Web GIS. This
session will cover a foundational approach to mapping your campus, workplace,
and facilities and show how GIS is revolutionizing and increasing the return of
investment of the built environment.
___________________________________________________________________________

Crime Analysis Tools: An Introduction
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Walter Potts
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview to a set of crime analysis tools available in
the ArcGIS for Local solution.
___________________________________________________________________________

GeoAI Deep Dive: Implementing Machine Learning Solutions with
ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 B - Omar Maher, Daniel Wilson, Dmitry Kudinov,
Mansour Raad
DESCRIPTION
Explore the typical lifecycle of implementing Machine Learning projects with
ArcGIS: spatial data exploration, spatial feature engineering, preparing training
data, training a model, optimizing model’s performance, and deploying it into
production. Explore how different pieces of ArcGIS come together, including:
ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy, Machine Learning Frameworks, Python API, ArcGIS Enterprise,
Geoprocessing tools, Cloud Environments, Kubernetes, and more. In addition,
we will also be showing interesting GeoAI projects that we have been building.
___________________________________________________________________________

Improving Accessibility of Your Story Maps
Evans
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to make your Story Maps more accessible to readers with disabilities
and meet Section 508 requirements.
___________________________________________________________________________

Python: Raster Analysis
SDCC - Room 31 C - Nawajish Noman, Kevin Johnston
DESCRIPTION
The integration of map algebra with Python opens a new dimension for raster
analysis and the automation of geoprocessing workflows. Using real world
examples, this session will include an introduction to the Spatial Analyst arcpy
module, demonstrate best practices for using the raster object and classes to
expand your modeling capability, show how to use raster functions and parallel
and distributed processing to optimize performance, and identify how to use
NumPy to extend your analysis.
___________________________________________________________________________

SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Rupert Essinger, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide you with everything you need to know to understand the
basics of Esri's Story Map apps. You'll learn about the storytelling apps that are
available and how they are being used to inform and inspire audiences with
place-based multimedia experiences.
___________________________________________________________________________

Going Mobile for Homelessness
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
Learn how using Esri mobile tools, such as Survey123 for ArcGIS, has helped
these organizations impact their homeless population.
___________________________________________________________________________

Using GIS to Create Maps and Apps for K-12 Data Access and
Sharing
DESCRIPTION
administration and policy track. This session highlights GIS applications for
accessing and sharing K-12 data.
___________________________________________________________________________

Breakthroughs in GI Science
DESCRIPTION
published recently in that journal. In this session you will hear about Creating a
Framework to Improve the Re-Usability of Open Geodata in Cities, and
Aggregated Expertise of User Contributions to Assess the Credibility of OSM.
___________________________________________________________________________

New Application Areas for Public Transit
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
As GIS professionals expand beyond traditional areas within public transit; they
have discovered new application areas to help drive efficiencies in public transit.
___________________________________________________________________________

Working with Scientific Data in ArcGIS
Theater - Sudhir Shrestha
DESCRIPTION
Working with all your complex scientific data types
___________________________________________________________________________

Location Strategy: Discover Location Dimension
Fernando De Vivo
DESCRIPTION
After deciding to make location an important part of your business, how do you
start? This talk will guide you through the process for discovering where location
information and analytics can add value in your organization as you consider
return on investment and your own business priorities.
___________________________________________________________________________

Student Research: GIS Applications in Our Everyday World
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
research. This session showcases GIS applications in a variety of settings.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro: Image Segmentation, Classification, and Machine
Learning
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, Intermediate, Imagery and Raster,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 17 B - Han Hu, Jeff Liedtke, Thomas Maurer
DESCRIPTION
Extracting information from remotely sensed imagery is an important step to
providing timely information for your GIS. ArcGIS Pro desktop provides a rich
environment to process and exploit imagery. A significant aspect of this is the
image segmentation and classification tools that process multispectral imagery,
resulting in extracted feature data for the GIS. These can be combined with a
range of machine learning algorithms for the automated feature extraction and
identification, and also used as models that can be scaled up using Raster
Analytics running on ArcGIS Image Server
___________________________________________________________________________

Tribal Education and Community Engagement
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
This session focuses on the use of GIS for imagery to support multiple natural
resource management requirements including agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and
wildlife. Aerial imagery applications using drones, GPS, lidar, multi-spectral
imagery, and sensors will be covered.
___________________________________________________________________________

Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
Presenters in this session will be addressing two different workflows to help the
public understand resilience, and issues contributing to coastal flooding and sea
level rise.
___________________________________________________________________________
GIS Impacts on Humanitarian Crisis I
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Using spatial analysis tools in ArcGIS enables efficient data management,
impactful analysis and helps identify strategic goals for combatting humanitarian
issues.
___________________________________________________________________________

Utility Network Management in ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 17 A - Erik Hoel, Remi Myers, David Crawford, Larry
Young
DESCRIPTION
In this session Esri development staff will give an overview of the new ArcGIS
Utility Network Management extension to ArcGIS Entprise. The extension
provides access to the utility network which is designed to manage and analyze
utility and telecom networks across the ArcGIS platform. The presenation will
provide an overview of current capabilities and discuss what is coming with
future releases.
___________________________________________________________________________

AG - New Development Trends
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
Alternate renewable energy sources - it's OK - it's just chicken poop!
___________________________________________________________________________

3D Analytics: Solving Business Challenges with Vricon Data and
Esri Tools
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Isaac
Zaworski
DESCRIPTION
Vricon and Esri will show how analysts can use Esri tools-like ArcGIS Pro-to
perform analysis in a 3D environment, addressing safety, first response, and
environmental issues. Vricon serves the global geospatial market with world-
leading 3D geodata and 3D analytic solutions; specific industries include the
defense and intelligence communities, military operators and warfighters, and
the telecommunications sector. Learn how the ArcGIS platform helps analysts
access Vricon data with ease and begin working with the data immediately.
___________________________________________________________________________

SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Philip Wilson, Derek Law, Brandon Armstrong
DESCRIPTION
___________________________________________________________________________
Web GIS: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 B - Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox, Shannon Kalisky
DESCRIPTION
The future of geospatial technology is built upon Web GIS. Covering both ArcGIS
Enterprise and ArcGIS Online, this session will be a crash course in Web GIS
concepts, technology and implementation options. Whether you are a desktop
analyst or a geodeveloper, knowing the basics of Web GIS will help you future-
proof your organization's GIS investment and development plans.
___________________________________________________________________________

Environmental Monitoring
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Natural Resources Management
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
This session explores how the ArcGIS platform is being used for environmental
monitoring to manage wetland restoration areas, parks, and land parcels.
Presentations in this session will demonstrate how ArcGIS is used to analyze and
monitor areas most likely to be inundated from high frequency low magnitude
flood events using remote sensing, lidar, and thermal imagery for identification
and classification. Further, the use of vector tiles for displaying parcels and
refuges over a variety of base maps and widely varying scales will also be
discussed.
___________________________________________________________________________

Operations Efficiency
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Real-time integration for operational efficiency.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Community Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 C - Praveen Srivastava, David Dodge, Donna Buhr
DESCRIPTION
Learn how you can use ArcGIS Community Analyst to make informed decisions
about population, resource allocation, policy planning, and communities by
combining your data with Esri Demographic data, maps, infographics, and
reports.
___________________________________________________________________________

Conflation Tools and Workflows: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 D - Silvia Casas, Dan Lee
DESCRIPTION
This session will introduce the geoprocessing feature conflation tools. These
tools use feature matching techniques to find spatially corresponding features
from datasets (often shifted) and perform: change detection, attribute transfer,
rubbersheeting, edgematching and spatial adjustments. Demonstrations will
show workflows and best practices for effectively use of these tools.
___________________________________________________________________________

Esri Redistricting: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Nick Giordano, Larry Boden
DESCRIPTION
Esri Redistricting helps address common needs and challenges related to
redistricting at the state and local level, providing comprehensive features and
functionality for redistricting plan creation, management, visualization, editing
and community collaboration. Get an overview of how this solution works, what’s
new for the upcoming 2020 census, and how Esri Redistricting can help local
governments build trust and increase transparency within the community.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Online: The Road Ahead
What’s Coming: The Road Ahead, User Conference, All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Jeremy Bartley, Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox, Paul
Ross, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
Are you looking to find out what has been updated on ArcGIS Online recently
and what is planned for the upcoming year? Attend this session!
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for Local Government: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 05 A - Scott Oppmann, Christian Carlson
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of ArcGIS for Local Government and a set of
maps and apps for Local Government users.
___________________________________________________________________________

3D Cartographic Techniques: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Nathan Shephard, Kenneth Field
DESCRIPTION
Taking advantage of the third dimension in your data, or visualizing using 3D
techniques, can bring a whole new perspective to your work. In this session we
explore ways in which you can leverage the capabilities of 3D scenes to give your
work depth and new insight. Through a set of illustrative examples, we will build
upon core cartographic ideas to show how to create visually stunning and
meaningful 3D products. We’ll set out key principles for working in 3D; how it
differs from 2D mapping; and when a 3D approach can be used effectively. Our
goal is for you to become confident in working in 3D and to be able to harness
the full 3D capabilities of the ArcGIS platform.
___________________________________________________________________________

Esri Labs: What's New
SDCC - Room 29 D - Nitin Bajaj, Sathya Prasad, Ismael Chivite, Erwin
Soekianto
DESCRIPTION
Esri Labs projects are developed by Esri staff and validated by you - our
customers. Check out some of our current and upcoming projects, and interact
with the innovators.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro Editing: Tips and Tricks
Spatial Data Management, User Conference, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Jennifer Cadkin, Lisa Stanners, Phil Sanchez,
Sean Jones
DESCRIPTION
Learn some new tips, tricks, and time-saving techniques for editing your data
using ArcGIS Pro. This session will provide insider knowledge and demonstrate
best practices for using Pro's editing tools. Topics covered include creating new
features, authoring feature templates, using snapping, updating attribute values,
and editing existing features.
___________________________________________________________________________

Workforce Development Planning: A People Strategy for
Organizations
SDCC - Room 09 - Andrew Sharer, Justin Kruizenga
DESCRIPTION
Workforce development planning is a people-centric approach to achieving
business objectives through training. A trained and knowledgeable workforce is
necessary for technical enablement and platform adoption, and leads to a
successful GIS implementation. This session will discuss the key components of
the planning process, and how you can partner with Esri Training to develop a
customized plan and recommendations for your organization.
___________________________________________________________________________

Best Practices for Publishing Services, Layers, and Maps
User Conference, Intermediate, Web GIS: Online, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 10 - Keith VanGraafeiland, Paul Dodd, Daniel Siegel
DESCRIPTION
Publishing Maps and Services are easy unless your goal is to make life easier for
others to leverage your work. Learn how adding the right level of detail to your
published content can cause others to praise your efforts and become your
advocate. Examine Web Map and Service item properties that can help with
usability and provide real mapping value. Experience some of the ways you can
improve your content items that will make others enjoy all the hard work you’ve
put in.
___________________________________________________________________________
ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Threat Mitigation and Prevention
Web GIS: Enterprise, User Conference, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 B - Randall Williams, Jeff Smith
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover the latest critical security knowledge for threat mitigation
and prevention in ArcGIS Enterprise. Learn how to protect your deployment from
common threats and attacks, how to harden your environment using multiple
layers of security, and how to scan and monitor your environment. This session
will cover aspects of the environment including the operating system, accounts,
database, the network, and firewalls. Join us to learn about security options in
ArcGIS Enterprise that help protect your deployment from attack.
___________________________________________________________________________

Collector for ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 03 - Jeff Shaner, Doug Morgenthaler
DESCRIPTION
Collector for ArcGIS is a map-centric mobile app that puts mapping in the hands
of your field workforce. In this session we will provide you with an overview of the
capabilities within the Collector app, how you can create effective web maps for
field use and deploy Collector within your organization.
___________________________________________________________________________

Best Practices for Park Organizations
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
This session features the experiences of users deploying applications to improve
the efficiency of park organizations. The discussion will include developing a
comprehensive sign inventory management system for the National Parks
Service, and improving the visitor’s experience before they arrive in the park.
___________________________________________________________________________

Electric Utility Mobile Value
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Electric and Gas
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Case study presentations highlighting the value derived from mobile GIS.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Enterprise: Architecting Your Deployment
SDCC - Room 04 - Philip Heede
DESCRIPTION
Architecting your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment doesn't have to be difficult. This
session will cover the fundamentals of architecting the base ArcGIS Enterprise
deployment and will lead you through more complex deployment scenarios that
include the capability-based ArcGIS Server roles, such as Image Server and
GeoAnalytics Server. Full of best practices and helpful tips, this session aims to
set you up for success in planning and deploying ArcGIS Enterprise whether
you're starting from scratch or upgrading an existing server or Web GIS
deployment.
___________________________________________________________________________

Python Automation: Speed Up Your Enterprise
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
This session highlights the benefits of automating various administrative and
operational tasks using Python. GIS administrators and developers will learn how
Python scripts can help them automate recurrent, tedious, and time-consuming
tasks. Benefits include time and cost savings, increased system performance, and
improved end-user satisfaction.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Online: An Introduction to Security, Privacy, and
Compliance
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 02 - Michael Young, Andrea Rosso
DESCRIPTION
A Security, Privacy, and Compliance Overview of ArcGIS Online including best
practices and discussion about certifications and other security information
___________________________________________________________________________

Creating Great Content to Share in the Living Atlas of the World
SDCC - Room 31 B - Bern Szukalski, Lisa Berry
DESCRIPTION
The Living Atlas of the World is a global collection of authoritative, curated
content from Esri and the GIS community. It’s an integral, and integrated part of
the ArcGIS platform and the online mapping experience, and includes basemaps,
maps, layers, and apps. GIS users are invited to contribute your best maps, apps,
and data, as long as they meet certain requirements. This session will detail how
to ready your content for inclusion in the Living Atlas. Also detailed will be best
practices for publishing, presenting information, crafting reusable maps and
layers, and documenting them well. Whether you intend to contribute to the
Living Atlas, or are just interested in delivering and documenting your layers,
maps, and apps in the best possible way, this session will provide tips and
insights using actual insights to put your best content foot forward.
___________________________________________________________________________

Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data (HIFLD) Feedback
Session
User Conference, National Security, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
Are you leveraging HIFLD Open or HIFLD Secure data to assist with your
Homeland Security, Homeland Defense, or Emergency Preparedness needs? This
HIFLD working session will offer Esri UC attendees a chance to learn:
-About recent happenings within the HIFLD Program, as well as future priority
directions.
-New Open, FOUO, & Commodity Licensed data that may be coming to HIFLD
data holdings.
-Innovative approaches the HIFLD Executive Secretariat is taking to increase

HIFLD data accessibility.
-Ways to provide directly your HIFLD requirements, needs, and feedback to

existing HIFLD Open HIFLD Secure data.
This will be an open interactive forum, in which all meeting attendees are
encouraged to participate and engage actively to help make the HIFLD Program
better work and serve their mission needs, both now and into the future.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro: Creating High Quality Map Labels
SDCC - Room 08 - Jonathan Barker, Samuel Troth
DESCRIPTION
The Maplex Label Engine provides advanced automated text placement
functionality to produce high-quality cartographic output. This session will
present an overview of functionality available to fine-tune the location of text
using advanced user-defined placement rules. Demonstrations in ArcGIS Pro will
highlight suggested workflows to maximize the Maplex Label Engine’s
capabilities, reduce production time, and create superior output.
___________________________________________________________________________

Geographic Information Systems Analysis of Rohingya Refugee
Vulnerability to Floods, Mud Slides and Cyclones
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Nathan
Barthel, Chuck Conley II
DESCRIPTION
Geographic Information Systems analysis of Rohingya refugee vulnerability to
floods, mud slides and cyclones.
___________________________________________________________________________

Esri Roads and Highways: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 C - Matthew Ziebarth, Tom Brenneman
DESCRIPTION
Learn how Esri Roads and Highways can be used to manage and edit roadway
network centerline data, roadway characteristic and asset data on a spatial linear
referencing system (LRS). This session will provide a product overview with
demonstrations of supported roadway data editing workflows, linear referenced
event behaviors, tools to detect measure errors in data, the REST API to extend
LRS capabilities across the enterprise, web based event editing with the Roadway
Characteristic Editor, and web based roadway network reporting with the
Roadway Reporter.
___________________________________________________________________________

Modernizing Your Workflow with Drones
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
What used to take months can now be completed much more quickly. Join this
session to learn how Drones are being used to create high quality imagery that
can be shared across the organizaiton, providing more accurate information to
field and office workers. Save time and increase safetly with the use of ArcGIS
Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Online.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for Water Utilities: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 E - Michael Miller, Howard Crothers
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of ArcGIS for Water Utilities and a set of
maps and apps for water, wastewater, and stormwater workflows.
___________________________________________________________________________

Examples of Geostatistics in Practice
SDCC - Room 31 A - Konstantin Krivoruchko, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will demonstrate applied approaches to several interpolation
methods. Historically, kriging has most frequently been used in geology and
environmental sciences where data are continuous, but new approaches extend
kriging to other applications that require non-continuous, discrete predictions
such as land valuation and prediction of sales. We will show a number of
examples showing how geostatistical approaches can be used to give you
predictions.
___________________________________________________________________________

Topographic Map Production: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 B - Amber Bethell, John Grammer
DESCRIPTION
This session will introduce you to Esri Production Mapping and Esri Defense
Mapping extensions in ArcGIS Pro and how you can leverage them to efficiently
and cost-effectively produce standardized data with exacting quality and output
requirements.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS API for Python: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 A - David Martinez, John Yaist
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS API for Python lets ArcGIS users, developers, and anyone with an ArcGIS
Online subscription or ArcGIS Enterprise, leverage the Python ecosystem to
automate their workflows and perform repetitive tasks by writing Python scripts.
In this session, you will learn how the ArcGIS Python API can help in scripting and
automating your Web GIS. It will start with an introduction of the API, who it’s for
and what it can do. The session will walk through the process of getting the API
through Conda and writing scripts using Jupyter Notebook. A brief tour of the
API will be followed by a show and tell of some of the powerful capabilities of the
API.
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ArcGIS Pro: 3D Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Michael Contreras
DESCRIPTION
This session is intended to show the most common tips and tricks to make your
3d views even more noticeable. Illumination, vertical exaggeration, textures etc.
All this points will be address and to show you where to find them and configure
them. Also we will talk about how to use special simbology and shadows to make
scenes more realistic. How to make elevation surfaces look more smoother and
determining the pros and cons of Local and Global scenes. This session is
intended for beginners, intermediate and advanced ArcGIS PRO users.
___________________________________________________________________________

Editing and Maintaining Parcels: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Amy Andis, Jason Camerano
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide a detailed explanation of the parcel fabric data model,
and will demonstrate parcel fabric editing tools and techniques. With an
emphasis on efficiency and productivity the topics discussed will include
managing stacked parcels, COGO data entry, using built-in workflows,
annotation, and labeling.
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Drone2Map: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 14 B - Richard Rivera, Tony Mason
DESCRIPTION
Drone2Map is an app that allows the user to process imagery from commercial
drones and produce 2D, 3D products such as ortho imagery and 3d meshes that
easily integrate with the ArcGIS platform. It also provides workflows for
inspection of critical infrastructure and monitoring of situations. These provide
significant cost and time savings over conventional survey methods, producing
information on the same day as imagery collection. The ArcGIS platform in turn
allows for the sharing of the information across organizations immediately. The
technical aspects of the app are discussed and the workflows are explained
through demonstrations of processed collections.
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ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 A - Eric Krause, Steve Lynch
DESCRIPTION
This session will present the features of the Geostatistical Analyst extension and
will focus on how to use the available tools and techniques to analyze and
interpolate spatial data. Performing a valid statistical analysis is a several step
process which includes data exploration, choosing a model, building and
validating the model, and interpreting the results. Data exploration can be done
with the Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis tools, and the results of the exploration
will dictate the appropriate interpolation method. Available interpolation
methods include inverse distance weighting, local polynomial interpolation,
interpolation with barriers, interpolation using radial basis functions, kriging/
cokriging, and regression kriging.
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Story Maps: The Stories Behind Our Stories
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Hannah Wilber, Greyson Harris, Cooper
Thomas
DESCRIPTION
process and hear the team talk about some of their favorite stories while they
offer insider tips that you can use to improve your own stories.
___________________________________________________________________________

BIM and GIS: An Introduction
3D GIS, Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 A - Don Kuehne, Chris Andrews
DESCRIPTION
As engineering and architecture projects get larger, they need more information
about their spatial context. With the adoption of Building Information Modeling
(BIM) standards by governments around the world, the use of GIS to provide
spatial context is starting to be embedded as a key component of BIM project
delivery. GIS users need more information about how to interface GIS with new
and emerging 3D domains that impact BIM projects, including classic BIM
applications as well as new technologies such as IoT, AR, and VR. This session will
offer a brief overview on the current state of BIM-GIS integration, discuss Esri's
future directions, and provide some practical insights on how to advise
customers and improve project outcomes.
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Looking Beyond Automobile Dependency
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
This session highlights efforts to shift from car dependency to more diverse
transport modalities, including how a multi-modal network data set provides low-
income workers with practical alternatives to reach their jobs. Learn more about
adapting industry best practices to create a countywide bicycle master plan, and
using GIS to solicit feedback, quantify metrics, and prioritize improvements.
___________________________________________________________________________

Navigator for ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 15 A - Scott Ball, Heather McCracken
DESCRIPTION
Improve your workforce efficiency and reliability with Navigator for ArcGIS!
Navigator is different than other nav apps. It comes with navigation maps, or user
a custom navigation map to search against and route on your organization’s
authoritative content. Receive stops from other apps and integrate with back-
office systems. Navigator can work completely offline, and supports travel modes
specific to your vehicle type.
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ArcGIS Pro: Introduction to Geocoding
SDCC - Room 30 C - Christa Hash, Shana Britt
DESCRIPTION
This Workshop provides an overview of Geocoding capabilities in ArcGIS Pro. It
also introduces new tools and workflows to improve your efficiency with desktop
geocoding.
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Urban Watershed Management
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Join this session to learn how ArcGIS was used to provide accurate location,
capture and integrate data, and support regulatory reporting. Presenters will
discuss: the use of GIS to connect infrastructure, watersheds, and land use; cloud
based GIS services to streamline data collection and regulatory reporting.
___________________________________________________________________________

Tackling the Opioid Epidemic Using ArcGIS
Delaney
DESCRIPTION
Communities across the country and around the world are struggling with the
rise of fatal and non-fatal abuse of heroin and prescription opioids. While the
opioid epidemic is a community-wide problem, first responders have been
heavily impacted by the epidemic and face the burden of immediate response.
To help communities tackle their opioid problem, Esri has developed a series of
mapping solutions that deliver critical capabilities across all aspects of the opioid
epidemic- from community education, to response, prevention, and treatment.
This presentation will illustrate how these solutions can help public safety
agencies enhance their efforts to address the opioid epidemic in their community.
___________________________________________________________________________

Image Analysis and Visualization using the Web Map Viewer
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Emily Windahl
DESCRIPTION
The Web Map viewer is a lightweight client for visualization and analysis of GIS
datasets including imagery. This demonstration theatre will focus on consuming
imagery in the Web map. This will include aspects of rendering of imagery,
leveraging rich Image service capabilities in the viewer and will also cover
aspects of image processing wherein users can author function chains, and
image processing at scale in a distributed manner.
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Story Maps: Creating Dynamic Briefings
Public Safety Demo Theater, User Conference, All Users, Mapping, Demo Theater
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Jon Pedder
DESCRIPTION
Story Map Journals have evolved to become a great way to communicate
dynamic information to decision makers, staff, and stakeholders in an easy to use
way. By combining web maps, apps, videos, photos, and web pages you can
quickly convey information related to an event or issue in a portable application.
In this presentation, we will show you how to configure Story Map Journal for
daily situational awareness briefing purposes for response and executive level
personnel so that they can more effectively initiate response procedures should
the need arise, especially as they go through the travels of their business day
outside of the EOC. We will also share examples of this from the user community.
___________________________________________________________________________

Configuring ArcGIS Enterprise in Disconnected Environments
Web GIS: Enterprise, User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Bill Major II
DESCRIPTION
Join this demo theater to learn how to configure ArcGIS Enterprise in a
disconnected or closed environment that is not connected to the open internet.
This session will review administrative tasks, including configuring HTTPS settings
and pointing your ArcGIS Enterprise portal to local resources.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: Sketching
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Bjorn Svensson, Jonathan Uihlein
DESCRIPTION
The new sketch tools in the ArcGIS API 4.x for JavaScript provides the building
blocks for enabling advanced drawing capabilities. Developers can have
complete control to create and modify geometries. These powerful tools are
highly customizable, with a focus on a clean user experience across multiple
platforms and input devices. This session will highlight some of the best features
through code examples and demos. We’ll also explore what to expect in future
releases of the sketch tools.
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Incident Analysis: An Introduction
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Derek Foll
DESCRIPTION
Learn about the The Incident Analysis solution which contains maps and tools
that can be used to perform pattern and trend analysis and author situation maps
showing incident locations and types of significant activity.
___________________________________________________________________________

CAD: The ArcGIS for AutoCAD Plug-In - An Introduction and
What's New
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Ho Ming Yim
DESCRIPTION
An overview of the product focusing on labeling AutoCAD text entity to specific
attribute value.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Living Atlas
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Hilary Curtis
DESCRIPTION
Living Atlas of the World comprises beautiful and authoritative geographic and
demographic content that is available for your use within ArcGIS Enterprise. This
demo theater will show how to take advantage of Living Atlas content to create
maps and apps and run analysis in ArcGIS Enterprise and Insights for ArcGIS. We
will also show how to configure content for an ArcGIS Enterprise portal in a
disconnected environment.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for Land Records: A System of Engagement for the
Assessor’s Office
User Conference, All Users, Land Records, Demo Theater Presentation,
Envisioning Center 2
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Daniel Stone,
Kevin Ruggiero, J D Overton, Frank Baxter
DESCRIPTION
See how the ArcGIS Platform can empower the entire workforce within the
Assessor’s Office with ready-to-use maps, apps, and templates that include your
data to bring more insight into what is happening. Easily create and share maps
throughout your organization and effectively provide access to your
organization's critical location information from your desktop, browser, tablet, or
smartphone-anytime, anywhere. ArcGIS for Land Records provides your
organization with a solution to increase the quality of your information, rapidly
answer questions, visualize results quickly and easily, and then share that
information with your constituents, either internal or external for increased
transparency.
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Pre-Incident Planning Maps and Apps: An Introduction
Presentation, Solutions
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to deploy a series of maps and apps used by fire
operations staff to streamline the collection of pre-incident plans required to deal
with a potential incident.
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Configuring Crowdsource Solutions
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Allison Muise
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to create a form-based, mobile-friendly
application used to collect reports, requests, and observations from your
community; and complementary applications and tools used to triage and
respond to crowdsourced data.
___________________________________________________________________________

3D Web Apps for Community Engagement
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Jessie Hanson-McFarlane, Gert Van Maren
DESCRIPTION
Web GIS is changing how communities engage with larger, more diverse public
audiences to increase participation and collaboration. The improved
transparency in government and the availability of digital plans has broadened
the audience of potential users and readers, and expectations of easy access and
user friendliness are at an all-time high. Web Apps are combining data and
visualization to create a social interface with stakeholders by providing
continuous insight to city-change.
___________________________________________________________________________

The New Frontier in Spatial Business Intelligence for Water
Utilities
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Water Utilities,
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Matt Kennedy,
Derek Lorbiecki
DESCRIPTION
Most utilities have an array of data about their daily operations, living in the
various systems they manage. The challenge is how to understand these vast
amounts of data that build up over time. Big datasets are not always easy to
handle with traditional analysis tools and methods, as they can hide many subtle
patterns and trends within. Insights for ArcGIS and GeoAnalytics Server are data
analytics tools that let you explore the spatial and non-spatial data that your
organization has collected. The data exploration and iteration capabilities these
tools provide will help you uncover the secrets that lie within your data, and help
you uncover the next questions to ask as you seek to better manage your
operations. Come and see how Insights and GeoAnalytics can help you connect,
explore, and analyze your organization’s data.
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Automated Topographic Map Production
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Bo King IV
DESCRIPTION
Authoritative data/map producers face many challenges when creating
topographic maps that meet their exacting standards. In this session we will
discuss the extended capabilities provided by ArcGIS Workflow Manager to
simplify and standardize cartographic workflows. We will demonstrate how
cartographic production workflows are implemented as part of the Esri Defense
Mapping and Esri Production Mapping extensions to produce topographic maps.
___________________________________________________________________________

Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS: Monitoring Field Edits
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Mark Bockenhauer, Tif Pun
DESCRIPTION
Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS can be used to provide a near real-time view
into data updates coming from a mobile work force using Collector, Workforce
and Survey123 for ArcGIS. In this session, learn how to set up and configure your
data and maps, and then how to report the status of dynamic data layers through
various visualization techniques.
___________________________________________________________________________

Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Allan Vinluan, Christoforos Katsaounis,
Shoumith Jeyakumar, Tarun Jaiswal
DESCRIPTION
Just getting started with ArcGIS Pro? Wondering how to troubleshoot an error
message? Come learn from our Esri Support Pros on how they troubleshoot
ArcGIS Pro issues like licensing, crashes, performance, and much more. Find out
about some of the diagnostic tools available for ArcGIS Pro and how to
effectively leverage them in your own work.
___________________________________________________________________________

Using Dashboard and Workforce for Intelligence Operations
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Robert Feuerstein, James Jones
DESCRIPTION
Successful military operations depend on accurate, up-to-date field data and
intelligence reporting. Sharing timely information between field units and
Headquarters is a challenge. Learn how Dashboard and Workforce applications
can work together to manage you field operations and provide improved
situational awareness in Intelligence Operations Center.
___________________________________________________________________________

The Internet of Things Begins with GIS
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Keith Mann
DESCRIPTION
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers state and local governments the promise of
simultaneously tapping into, analyzing, and displaying streaming data from
sensors, devices, and social media feeds. However, the perceived complexities
and costs of IoT make it difficult to know where to start. Esri's real-time GIS
provides a practical and cost-effective way to get your foot in the door of IoT. This
session will present a selection of solutions for tracking vehicle fleets through
automated vehicle locator (AVL) or sensors to improve services, filtering data
through social media, and creating an operational awareness strategy that fits
with your organization.
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Content Tour: Health Category
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Diana Lavery
DESCRIPTION
Come see an in-depth look at one of the newest categories in the Living Atlas!
This session will walk users through searching, using, and creating a polished
web map using GIS layers straight from the Living Atlas’ Health category. This
session will conclude with encouraging users to nominate their health content
items, and discussing what’s involved in that process.
___________________________________________________________________________

VR and AR in ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Adrien Meriaux, Eric Wittner, Taisha
Waeny, Rex Hansen
DESCRIPTION
Get an introductory guide to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) and
learn how to create VR/AR experiences with Esri technology. After giving an
overview of the concepts and state of the art in VR, we will briefly present the
ArcGIS 360 VR app and discuss workflows for creating compelling VR
experiences using game engines and content from Esri CityEngine. We will also
cover a new SDK project and additional research at Esri to provide a more
seamless experience for streaming 3D content directly into AR and VR
experiences based on the ArcGIS Runtime.
___________________________________________________________________________

Geollect Maritime Risk Modelling to Improve Safety and Speed of
Transits
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Cate Gwilliam
DESCRIPTION
Geollect has developed an automated maritime risk mitigation model in known
hot spots on a global scale for the blue economy. Utilising geostatistical analysis
of multiple data sources, we identify the safest and quickest transits through
areas of concern, saving time and money.
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Understanding and Using Indexed 3D Scene Layers (i3S) Standard
Theater - Tamrat Belayneh
DESCRIPTION
What you need to know about OGC's i3SCommunity Standard
___________________________________________________________________________

The Defense Installations Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) - The
path forward
Technical
DESCRIPTION
The DISDI Program will present how new requirements for data quality,
metadata, and authoritative data source management will advance the
installation geospatial information and services (IGI&S) capability for years to
come. We will have plenty of time for Q&A, so please bring your tough questions!
___________________________________________________________________________

Beyond Camp Mapping Telling Refugee Stories
Brendan O'Neill, Cedric Vidonne
DESCRIPTION
Refugees are our main persons of concerns. Refugees are more than numbers,
they are extremely resilient individuals who starve to make their future and the
future of their children brighter.
We will present how UNHCR is using online GIS to design refugee camps, plan its
development and tell the story of the people living in them.
___________________________________________________________________________

Commercial Transportation / Delivery Services Special Interest
Group (SIG) Meeting
User Conference, Commercial, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
Hilton - Indigo 204 A/B
DESCRIPTION
This session will bring together commercial transportation and delivery services
professionals and GIS experts to discuss and share new development,
challenges, innovation, and vision for the industry.
___________________________________________________________________________

The JSON Behind Your Stories
Sizer, Owen Evans
DESCRIPTION
Learn about the underlying data structure of Story Maps and how you can
construct stories programmatically or with automated workflows.
___________________________________________________________________________

Build Security into Your System
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Ryan
Kelly, Mark Carlson, Jay Rajamohan
DESCRIPTION
With security a growing concern for organizations, users have an increased need
to know how authentication and authorization is managed within the ArcGIS
Platform. This talk will discuss the importance of SSL protection, implementing a
public key infrastructure (PKI) and pitfalls to avoid. Topics covered will be
gleaned from a wide variety of Esri engagements in both the public and private
sectors.
___________________________________________________________________________

Banking Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Banking and Financial Services, Special Interest Group Meeting,
Non-Technical
___________________________________________________________________________

Military Tools for ArcGIS: An Introduction
DESCRIPTION
Military Tools for ArcGIS are essential, supported, open source tools that reduce
the complexity, cost, and time to create common defense and intelligence
geospatial products. Understand how to streamline workflows in reference to
converting coordinates, creating graphics for operations, finding answers in
reference to visibility, and creating and using military symbology. Find answers to
common problems in the defense world using models, scripts, and add-ins.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro Tasks: An Introduction
Spatial Data Management, Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Amir Bar Maor, Jason Camerano
DESCRIPTION
Tasks in ArcGIS Pro guide users through repeatable workflows, improve
efficiency and promote best practices. This introductory session shows how Tasks
can be used and shared between projects and organizations. We will go into
detail on how you can run and design Tasks. Topics include: running a task,
creating a new task, configuring a task and sharing a task.
___________________________________________________________________________

Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Jianxia Song, David Martinez
DESCRIPTION
Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS is a pure HTML5/JavaScript-based application that
allows you to create your own intuitive, fast, and beautiful web apps without
writing a single line of code. The app uses new ArcGIS platform features and
modern browser technology to provide both flexible and powerful capabilities
such as 3D visualization of data. In addition, developers have an opportunity to
create custom tools and app themes through the extensibility framework. Come
to this session to learn how you can configure GIS apps that run seamlessly
across all devices.
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Communicating and Visualizing Change
Government, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
This session shares innovative new strategies for using GIS to support
communication and outreach efforts. From leveraging 3D and 4D data of water
quality and climate change data to effectively communicate complex concepts
and issues to scientists, land managers, academics, students, and local citizens.
This session covers implementation, analysis, best practices, and lessons learned.
Technical themes such as analytics in ArcGIS Pro, story maps, Ecological Marine
Unit (EMU) data, and more, will be presented.
___________________________________________________________________________

BIM and GIS Integration
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Architecture, Engineering, and
Construction
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
BIM and GIS are getting more and more connected. Some countries are already
mandating the use of both technologies. Presenters will share their experiences
in integrating both technologies and taking advantage of their respective
strengths.
___________________________________________________________________________

Leveraging Mobile Applications in Your Organization
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Implementation of mobile initiatives support real time tracking, effective
communications, and increased data quality. Join this session to learn about
solutions that will improve your daily workflows as well as provide insight into
your operations.
___________________________________________________________________________

Modernizing Pipeline GIS
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Pipeline
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Case study presentations highlighting pipeline operator implementations of the
ArcGIS platform.
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Integrating GIS with Business Systems
SDCC - Room 29 B
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New Techniques for Flood Management
Works, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
The increased frequency in major storm events challenges the ability of Public
Works organizations to protect public safety, maintain utility service, and keep
lines of communication with citizens open in times of trouble. This session will
examine techniques in development to maintain operational efficiency under
stress, through leveraging data, sensors, and ArcGIS.
___________________________________________________________________________

Exploratory Temporal Analysis
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Tanu Hoque
DESCRIPTION
The session will show demos to perform exploratory analysis to see pattern,
trends etc. by dynamically computing aggregated results from observed or
forecasted time enabled or any dimensional data such as elevation data in
ArcGIS Pro and Enterprise. The session covers the concepts, authoring
experiences, interactively visualize results using time sliders, range sliders, query
parameters and display filters, and finally sharing as a web layer.
___________________________________________________________________________

Python: Top 5 Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Jack Horton
DESCRIPTION
Do you need to automate spatial analysis, data management, conversion, and
map automation and production? Use Python with ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS
Enterprise! In this session, learn tips and tricks that will make working with Python
easier.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro: Mapping and Visualization
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Aubri Kinghorn, Craig Williams, Edie Punt
DESCRIPTION
Come learn how to build maps, scenes, and layouts in ArcGIS Pro. This session
provides an overview of how to author content in both 2D and 3D. Learn how to
display your data and work with symbols and styles. Learn how to configure
labels for your layers and specify text symbols. Generate effective layouts to
display and distribute your work.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro: Layouts and Map Series
SDCC - Room 17 A - Jeff Barrette, Michael Grossman
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide a detailed introduction to the layout authoring
capabilities of ArcGIS Pro. Learn how to author a layout that incorporates
elements like dynamic text, pictures, tables, charts, and more. You will also see
how to combine these elements with a map series to make a multi-page PDF
map book.
___________________________________________________________________________

Spatial Data Mining: Essentials of Cluster Analysis
SDCC - Room 15 B - Lauren Bennett, Jenora D'Acosta, Flora Vale
DESCRIPTION
Whenever we look at a map, it is natural for us to organize, group, differentiate,
and cluster what we see to help us make better sense of it. This workshop will
explore the powerful Spatial Statistics techniques designed to do just that: Hot
Spot Analysis and Cluster and Outlier Analysis. Through discussions and
demonstrations we will learn how these techniques work and how they can be
used to identify significant patterns in our data. We will also explore how these
fundamental clustering methods can be applied to spatiotemporal data using
both Emerging Hot Spot Analysis and Local Outlier Analysis. We will explore the
different questions that each tool can answer, best practices for running the tools,
and strategies for interpreting and sharing results. This comprehensive
introduction to cluster analysis will prepare you with the knowledge necessary to
turn your spatial data into useful information for better decision making.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for Maritime: Making Maritime Data Accessible
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Tom De Puyt, Craig Greene
DESCRIPTION
This session will demonstrate how users can publish and consume maritime
information throughout the ArcGIS platform to support various industries such as
Ports, Natural Resources and Defense.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing: What's New
Spatial Data Management, User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation,
Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Nathan Easley
DESCRIPTION
In this session we will demonstrate the new features and capabilities to ArcGIS
Pipeline Referencing at the ArcGIS Pro 2.1 and 2.2 release, including
enhancements to Pipeline Referencing Desktop, Pipeline Referencing Server,
and the Event Editor.
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Community Risk Reduction Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Mike Cox, Jeff Baranyi
DESCRIPTION
Every day, communities face a multitude of threats, hazards and risks - all of
which the fire service must plan and respond to when called into duty. You’ll
learn how ArcGIS supports the process of Community Risk Reduction and helps
departments develop a more proactive posture. You'll learn lessons about the
identification and analysis of risks, how to monitor and evaluate the impact of
programs, and how to engage with the public.
___________________________________________________________________________

Finding the Best Locations Using Suitability Modeling
SDCC - Room 30 D - Elizabeth Graham, Kevin Johnston
DESCRIPTION
Suitability modeling is one of the most common types of modeling performed in
GIS. Suitability models are used to answer questions such as where to site a
housing development, which locations are most preferred by deer, or identify
areas most at risk during a fire. This session will guide you through how to create
a suitability model using a variety of approaches including using weighted
overlay and fuzzy overlay techniques, explore how preferences and weights are
assigned, and discuss problems commonly encountered. In addition, new
functionality will be introduced to a) transform continuous data using linear and
nonlinear functions and b) identify the best areas that meet the functional
requirements of the phenomenon, such as total area needed, number of patches,
and the minimum and maximum sizes of the patches.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Enterprise: Managing and Serving Imagery in the Cloud
Using ArcGIS Image Server
User Conference, Intermediate, Imagery and Raster, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 04 - Cristelle D'Souza, Peter Becker
DESCRIPTION
Cloud infrastructures provide exciting opportunities for imagery users to gain
from inexpensive storage and elastic compute. However, to fully take advantage
of this approach, there are considerations related to architecture, storage, and
process workflows. This session will explore best practices that allow the user to
optimize the use of imagery in the Cloud environment. It will discuss imagery
formats, the importance of the raster function framework, the proximity of
imagery services to compute resources, explore the new raster analytics
framework and provide recommendations on how best to handle security
considerations.
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Configuring Web Map Pop-Ups: Tips and Tricks
User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate, Web GIS: Online
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Bonnie Stayer
DESCRIPTION
A web map can show descriptive information about features configured to
display in a pop-up. Pop-ups bring to life the attributes associated with each layer
in the map. In this session, you will learn tips and techniques for designing
effective pop-ups and explore how to display links to other content, images,
charts and more. In this session we will also explore how to create a custom
attribute display, including basic HTML, to create unique displays of attribute
information in your web maps.
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Content Tour: Infrastructure Category
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Jennifer Bell
DESCRIPTION
It’s how we travel, transport items, put out fires, and enjoy clean water. It’s a part
of everyday life that we often take for granted. Join this tour to learn how local
and federal governments are taking advantage of the myriad of maps and layers
in the Living Atlas to help build, maintain, and analyze their infrastructure. We’ll
cover roads, bridges, trails, pipelines, and other forms of infrastructure.
___________________________________________________________________________

Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: Enterprise Geodatabases
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Supriya Khadke, Afreen Virani
DESCRIPTION
Have you recently taken ownership of your organization's Enterprise
Geodatabase? Do you want to learn more about Enterprise Geodatabase errors?
Come learn from our Esri Support Pros on how to triage Geodatabase issues and
how to leverage powerful tools like SDEIntercept logs, DBMS traces, and logfiles.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Pro: Effective License Management
Complimentary Recording, Desktop, User Conference, All Users, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 A - Rob Elkins Jr, Kory Kramer, David Watkins
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover the different options for authorizing and licensing ArcGIS
Pro. Examples of effectively managing access through an ArcGIS Organization
and the Esri License Manager will be covered.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for Assessment, Taxation and Land Records
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Brent Jones
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS for Assessment and Taxation is a complete web GIS platform for
assessment, tax and land records operations in the assessor’s office. It is a
modern, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software solution that provides open,
standards-based tools for implementing a sustainable, cost-effective solution for
addressing common challenges. Through ArcGIS, assessors and their staff gain
access to valuable tools and resources for managing data, performing spatial
analysis and visualizing results, collecting data in the field, monitoring work
progress, and engaging taxpayers with modern capabilities. This presentation
will discuss the value and benefits of a complete, configurable web GIS system
for assessors.
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BIM and GIS: An Introduction to Using Revit Data in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 30 C - Ho Ming Yim, Don Kuehne
DESCRIPTION
Building Information Models (BIM) are attribute-rich digital models of buildings
and infrastructure. Like CAD, ArcGIS Pro can now help you not only visualize this
information, but also access the rich attributes and 3D content in your GIS by
directly reading Autodesk Revit files. If you are interested please come see what
can be done.
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Configuring Locators in ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online
User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate, Performing Analysis
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Christa Hash, Victor Bhattacharyya
DESCRIPTION
If your organization builds, deploys or uses locators as geocoding services, this
session will review best practices as well as tips and tricks for being successful
with ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online. The session will cover common
workflows as well as the latest capabilities.
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A Location Strategy for Real Estate Market Development
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Patrick Fowler,
Dennis Kaplan
DESCRIPTION
The mission of real estate organizations is to drive profit by supporting real estate
transactions and helping clients navigate the real estate market. As part of this
mission, real estate organizations help their clients make smart decisions about
whether to buy, sell, develop, or rent properties. These decisions are affected by
changes in factors like demographics, economic and market conditions,
competition, demand for space, and operational costs. In this session we will
demonstrate how ArcGIS includes information products designed specifically for
real estate professionals. These professionals can easily configure ArcGIS and its
apps and templates to access vast amounts of data and quickly find what’s
relevant to their workflows and decisions. We will be demonstrating the apps and
support tools, that management and staff can use to visualize portfolio
characteristics, research market potential, and identify properties that meet
certain criteria.
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Asset Preservation: ArcGIS and Asset Management
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Most large transportation agencies are now required to have implemented an
asset management system to help them prolong the life of their assets. These
presentations highlight why GIS is so important to the process.
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ArcGIS 3D Solutions
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Brian Sims, Gert Van Maren
DESCRIPTION
In this session, you will get an overview of the 3D solutions that come with the
ArcGIS platform. ArcGIS 3D solutions are a collection of useful workflows and
apps to model and better understand your data in 3D. Built on top of the
platform, they provide an easy way to take advantage of the full suite of 3D
capabilities now available in the ArcGIS platform. Fully supported and available
for free, ArcGIS 3D solutions are a great way to get started in 3D.
Come and see how to create a 3D city model, visualize proposed developments
in a 3D scene, assess the impact of each new development on the existing
community and publish your 3D data for feedback and review by stakeholders.
You will learn how to turn your 2D utilities data such a sewage lines and
manholes into 3D and see your utility network in context with the built
environment in a 3D scene. Also see how you can answer various visibility
questions within the community for public safety, planning and real estate
valuation and visualize flooding events in 3D to better understand flooding
exposure and impact.
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ArcGIS API for Python: Integrating Machine Learning and Deep
Learning
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Rohit Singh, Dmitry Kudinov, Alberto Nieto
DESCRIPTION
Python is a programming and scripting language highly suitable for data
exploration and analysis with its rich ecosystem of libraries such as NumPy, SciPy,
Pandas, Maptplolib, Scikit-learn, etc. Join this demo theater to learn how you can
use the ArcGIS API for Python to tap into the geospatial component of your big
data and discern meaningful patterns to analyze and visualize spatial information
using interactive Jupyter notebooks with other data analysis libraries.
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Lessons from Hurricane Harvey Response
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
Session discussions will include using ArcGIS for Collector and ArcGIS for
Survey123 to support Hurricane Harvey damage assessment and using ArcGIS
Online to communicate situational awareness.
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Precision AG
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
Presentations on field and aerial based case studies.
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Enabling Smart Indoor Experiences with the ArcGIS Indoors
System
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Beau Ryck,
Patrick Wallis, Omar De La Riva
DESCRIPTION
Are you interested in facilitating smart venue, campus, installation, and
workplace capabilities? This session focuses on the benefits of indoor mapping
for operating and optimizing the built environment. Esri’s Indoors team will
demonstrate how ArcGIS Indoors improves an organizations ability to realize ROI
(return on investment) by providing a framework to integrate, visualize, analyze,
and share data. Think of it as a system of systems for your workplace, venue,
campus or installation -- connecting existing systems of record, insight and
engagement for facilities, energy, space and portfolio management. We will
identify primary roles and workflows to implement the latest indoor visualizations
and mappings solutions. Please join us to learn how ArcGIS Indoors can optimize
your current ops, as well as provide a strategic advantage moving forward.
___________________________________________________________________________

Empirical Bayesian Kriging and EBK Regression Prediction in
ArcGIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Eric Krause
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to use the Empirical Bayesian Kriging (EBK) and EBK Regression
Prediction geoprocessing tools to automate interpolation. This demonstration
will show how to perform unsupervised kriging while not sacrificing the quality of
the interpolation. Advantages of EBK include the ability to use explanatory
variables, simplicity, automation, and better capturing of small-scale effects.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS Enterprise: Best Practices for Managing and Serving
Processed Ortho Imagery
DESCRIPTION
The most common form of images used in a GIS are preprocessed orthophotos.
This refers to images that are accurately georeferenced, but may be formatted as
many tiles or a large orthomosaic, including 1, 3, or 4 spectral bands and show
large black “NoData” areas around the usable pixels. Users often need to work
with imagery from different dates over the same area. This session will provide
recommendations regarding best practices for managing this image data as well
as sharing via image services. It will also highlight Python scripts for automating
creation and configuration of the mosaic datasets used to access the imagery and
key metadata.
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Esri Open Source Contributions on Github
Theater - John Foster, Satish Sankaran
DESCRIPTION
Review of Esri's open source contributions on Github
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ArcGIS Hub: An Introduction
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 A - Brenda Wolfe, Andrew Turner, Alan Cassidy
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Hub provides a platform for two-way community engagement. Attend this
session to learn how to use ArcGIS Hub to rally internal staff and external
collaborators around initiatives. You will learn how to activate and configure
initiative websites, apps and content that engage your community. With ArcGIS
Hub, every members of your community can have their own unique identity that
enables them to follow initiatives, register for events, share data, take surveys,
provide feedback, and join your initiative teams. You learn how ArcGIS Hub helps
you interact with citizens and cultivate a virtual workforce focused on improving
the community.
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Configuring Performance Management Solutions
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure the Performance Management
solutions that can be used to track key performance metrics and communicate
these metrics to key stakeholders and the general public.
___________________________________________________________________________

Using Location to Plan K-12 Education Facilities and Analyze
Student Success
DESCRIPTION
administration and policy track. This session highlights how GIS is used in site
selection for education facilities as well as to analyze student success.
___________________________________________________________________________

Engaging Citizens for Neighborhood Revitalization
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
Neighborhood residents have a unique perspective into what community
development projects should truly encompass and whether they are meeting
intended goals. This session will examine techniques designed to measure the
success of community economic development projects using residents and
advanced techniques to assess progress.
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Spatial Analysis in ArcGIS Online: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 15 A - Jian Lange, Vicki Lynn Cove
DESCRIPTION
This workshop introduces the spatial analysis capabilities available with ArcGIS
Online. These ready-to-use spatial analysis tools are hosted in the cloud by Esri,
and are designed to provide an intuitive, user-friendly experience. We show you
how to get started, highlight the overall features and benefits of the analysis tools
in ArcGIS Online, through demonstration of different analysis workflows using
ArcGIS Online default map viewer.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: An Introduction to Administration
SDCC - Room 05 B - Jonathan Quinn, Thomas Edghill
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover fundamentals on how to administer ArcGIS Enterprise. This
session is relevant to both GIS and IT Administrators, and any variety in between,
and is great for attendees new to administrative functions, or those getting
familiar with ArcGIS Enterprise. The session will cover how to configure your
Enterprise portal, adding and managing users and groups, security settings, and
customizing the portal interface. It will also touch on server administration topics
such as monitoring your usage and interpreting logs. Configuring additional
functionality such as Apps, Living Atlas, and collaboration will be covered, as well
as ways to script your administrative tasks.
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Administering Your Enterprise Geodatabase: Microsoft SQL
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Cheston Dobbins, Shannon Shields
DESCRIPTION
This session will address a variety of Microsoft SQL Server specific configuration
and optimization techniques for enterprise geodatabase administrators. You will
learn how the geodatabase interacts with the DBMS and parameters the
database administrator needs to be aware of to effectively tune and optimize the
geodatabase. The workshop will include topics related to administration,
configuration, security and maintenance.
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Marketing and Policy
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Improving marketing and policy understanding.
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How to Make a Great Map: A Cartographic Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Wesley Jones, Kenneth Field
DESCRIPTION
Need to know something about how to make great maps but never had the time
to take a class? Go no further-this session gives you the essential tools of the
trade from two of our award winning cartographers with a background in
professional and academic cartography. The goal of this session is to empower
you to understand how maps work and what makes a better map, to make smart
choices and become a smarter map-maker. We’ll cover the basic principles of
cartographic design (classification, generalization, symbology, color, type, layout
for print and web) and how these are used to emphasize the message for your
map.
You will see how the various components of your map interact and what works
well to communicate a message to your audience. We’ll step through the map-
making process with a live example built from start to finish to show you how to
make good design decisions. Join us to learn how maps work and how to make
them work for you.
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GIS Impacts on Humanitarian Crisis II
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Using spatial analysis tools in ArcGIS enables efficient data management,
impactful analysis and helps identify strategic goals for combatting humanitarian
issues.
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Geodatabase: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 03 - Rudy Prosser, Robert LeClair
DESCRIPTION
The geodatabase is the data storage and data management framework for
ArcGIS. The geodatabase enhances your data with spatial and relational integrity
rules, data validation, business logic and advanced behavior. We will explore the
geodatabase information model, including object and feature classes, raster,
annotation, geometric networks, network datasets, topology, and other
functionality.
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Tribal Enterprise Collaboration
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
This session explores enterprise implementations for deploying ArcGIS platform
solutions for data collection, analysis, and collaboration. Key concepts such as
infrastructure, ArcGIS Enterprise deployment, and collaborative tools will be
discussed. Applications such as Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, Collector,
Survey123, and more will be covered.
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When is AGILE the Best Project Management Method
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Lana
Tylka
DESCRIPTION
Learn how agile project management delivers accountability while allowing a
team to adapt to changing priorities and remain on schedule. The talk will cover
differences between agile and the more traditional waterfall project
management approaches. Participants will learn the steps Esri Professional
Services teams take to determine whether the agile methodology is best for a
project.
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ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 A - Anjali Bhangay, Johum Khushk
DESCRIPTION
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Explorer for ArcGIS : An Introduction
SDCC - Room 14 A - Scott Ball, Brent Pierce
DESCRIPTION
Explorer for ArcGIS is an app that brings your maps to life on a mobile device
(iOS and Android). In this session discover how you can use Explorer for ArcGIS
to extend the reach of Web GIS to everyone inside your organization. We will
also show how to use Explorer with the ArcGIS Pro Publisher extension to share
mobile maps with the public.
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A Collaborative Approach for Using GIS in Homelessness
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
Helping the homeless takes a coordinated effort. Hear from these two
organizations on how they are collaborating across departments to effect change.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Automating your Deployment Using Chef
SDCC - Demo Theater 13 - Scott MacDonald, Cherry Lin
DESCRIPTION
Automation is essential in a modern ArcGIS Enterprise deployment for efficiency,
availability, and repeatability. Chef makes it easier than ever to deploy, upgrade,
and manage your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. Come learn how you can
benefit from this technology in your organization. We will provide live demos and
share our experiences using this technology every day to configure and install
ArcGIS Enterprise deployments.
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Using the Living Atlas for Environmental Science
User Conference, Intermediate, Living Atlas, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 09 - Deniz Karagulle, Daniel Siegel, Richard Nauman
DESCRIPTION
Spend less time collecting data and more time analyzing it. This workshop will
teach you how to integrate ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World directly into your
environmental science workflows, do analysis in the cloud, and share your results
to the community. We will work with raster and vector data focused on habitat
modeling and hydrology, and highlight several newly developed datasets for
conservation and management, including Sentinel imagery, Ecological
Landscape Units, and the National Water Model.
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Esri’s Green Infrastructure Initiative
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Ryan
Perkl
DESCRIPTION
Esri’s GI initiative is a collection of freely available authoritative geospatial
resources, newly generated data, online applications, and downloadable models
with the aim empowering citizens, organizations, and governments to engage in
GI work, all while initiating a national vision of GI planning. Join us in exploring
this content and see how you can leverage it in your work!
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ArcGIS Pro: Data Alignment and Topology
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Jennifer Cadkin, Sean Jones
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro includes new editing and topology tools to further help users
establish and maintain the spatial integrity of feature classes in their
geodatabase. These new tools provide editors a variety of methods to choose
from to best manage their data. We will cover best practices to help you establish
and maintain spatial integrity by doing such things as interactively resolving
slivers and gaps between data, reshape multiple edges at one time, and replace
the shape of an existing feature.
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Workforce for ArcGIS: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 A - Craig Gillgrass, Jeff Shaner
DESCRIPTION
Maximize the efficiency of your field workforce using Workforce for ArcGIS. It will
help you plan, manage and complete workflows for all types of field activities. In
this session we will show you how to create a Workforce Project inside of the
ArcGIS platform and assign work to mobile workers. We will show you how
Workforce integrates with other ArcGIS apps like Navigator for ArcGIS, Collector
for ArcGIS and Survey123 to accomplish a variety of field workflows.
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Story Map Customizations with JavaScript
Sizer
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to make your Story Maps even more interactive with just a few lines of
JavaScript.
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Designing Great Maps 2: Dynamic Maps for Web and Mobile
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Larry Orman, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
truly communicate and engage. This workshop will give you insights into
designing effective maps for digital media. Learn how interactive maps
combined with multimedia content can engage, inform, and inspire your
audiences. Learn how basic design principles work in a new media context, and
how digital media gives you opportunities to integrate cartography and user
experience.
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Managing Your Distributed Geodatabase
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - James Gough, John Thieling
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe data distribution techniques, focusing mainly on
geodatabase replication. Geodatabase replication allows you to distribute copies
of your data across two or more geodatabases. With geodatabase replication,
you can edit the geodatabases independently and synchronize them as needed.
This technology is supported in connected and disconnected environments and
can work on local networks or on the Internet through ArcGIS Enterprise.
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Geodatabase Topology: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 14 B - Erik Hoel, David Crawford
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe how topologies in the geodatabase are defined and
managed and their impact on data modeling, database construction, and data
maintenance. The discussion will also review best practices and data modeling
considerations when implementing and maintaining a geodatabase topology.
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ArcGIS GeoEvent Server: Applying Real-Time Analytics
Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 B - Ken Gorton, RJ Sunderman Jr
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server enables ArcGIS to connect with and analyze virtually any
type of streaming data. GeoEvent Server can push spatial data to web
applications, data stores, or automatically alert personnel when specific
conditions occur, all in real-time. Learn how to configure real-time analytics to
detect patterns of interest from continuous streams of events. Analytics covered
will include attribute/spatial (geofence) filtering, geotagging, calculating field
values, enriching events by joining fields from external data sources, mapping
between event schemas, and detecting incidents and gaps.
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Esri Managed Cloud Services: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 31 C - Alec Walker
DESCRIPTION
Customers are increasingly considering the cloud as a deployment option for all
or part of their GIS-based content, applications, or systems. The adoption or
expansion of the cloud requires organizational, business, and technical
considerations. Using customer use cases, this session will share common usage
requirements, available capabilities, deployment patterns and migration
approaches provided through the Esri Managed Cloud Services framework.
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Esri Best Practices: Successful GIS Project Implementations
SDCC - Room 33 C - Jennifer Vaughan-Gibson, Gerry Clancy
DESCRIPTION
Whether a project succeeds or fails often depends on the methodology and the
people who implement it. Staying focused on clear business requirements,
driving a vision, setting clear expectations are all things you need to learn to
drive successful projects. Come learn Esri best practices for how we run projects
and make them successful.
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Law Enforcement Crime Analysis and Modeling Using GIS
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Law Enforcement, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
Safety and security specialist need to make reliable place-based forecasts to
inform strategic and tactical decisions. This session aims to highlight key
perspectives of crime analysis including displacement and impacts of land use.
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ArcGIS for Public Transit Agencies: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 E - Shayla Martin, Jayson Hagen, Harry Moore IV
DESCRIPTION
This session will introduce various pieces of the ArcGIS platform that are relevant
to public transit agency workflows. Learn how to manage geographic data across
departments, assess the demographic characteristics of the population in your
service area, conduct spatial analysis with ArcGIS Pro, enable field workers to
easily collect and share data, and communicate with stakeholders using Story
Maps.
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Building 3D Apps with ArcGIS API for JavaScript
SDCC - Room 08 - Johannes Schmid, Yannik Messerli, Veronika
Landers
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to build 3D interactive web applications using the ArcGIS API for
JavaScript. The new 4.x version comes with a modern and easy-to-use
programming interface that minimizes the amount of code needed to build
compelling browser-based 3D GIS applications. This session will cover (1) the
workflow of authoring and publishing 3D content in ArcGIS Pro and CityEngine,
(2) the development of web apps based on 3D layers and web scenes in ArcGIS
Online or Portal for ArcGIS, and (3) an overview of advanced visualization
capabilities including how you can create your own customized WebGL
renderers in JavaScript.
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Esri Geoportal Server: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 C - Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
Esri Geoportal Server is a free, open source solution for building spatial data
infrastructures. In recent years it has evolved from a stand-alone metadata
catalog to a suite of components that can be used by themselves or as an
extension to the ArcGIS platform. In this session you will learn how you can use
Geoportal Server on its own or in combination with ArcGIS to support data
discovery in a federation of organizations using different technologies for sharing
their spatial data resources.
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ArcGIS Pro: Tools for Intelligence Analysts
SDCC - Room 30 B - Natalie Feuerstein
DESCRIPTION
Come see how ArcGIS Pro has been configured to serve the needs of intelligence
analysts. Create conditional queries that alert you when satisfied; diagram charts
to explore the spatial and non-spatial relationships in your data; and leverage a
streamlined interface that provides dozens of new tools and functions to support
your tradecraft.
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ArcGIS Online: What's New in Hosted Feature Layers
SDCC - Room 16 B - Paul Barker, Jeremy Bartley, Chris Whitmore
DESCRIPTION
Hosted layers are an essential building block of a WebGIS. Each type of hosted
layer comes with its own set of capabilities, to support a variety of workflows.
With the latest update to hosted layers we’ve added some exciting new features
that simplify workflows, increase performance and enhance existing capabilities.
Learn how to get the most out your hosted layers by picking the right layer for
the job and taking advantage of new patterns to deliver great maps and apps for
your users.
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Essential Expressions for Crime Analysts with Python, Arcade, &
SQL
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Chris Delaney
DESCRIPTION
Across the ArcGIS platform, Crime Analysts perform a variety of queries and data
manipulation operations that require knowledge of SQL and Python functions
and expressions. In addition, Esri has recently introduced a new language,
Arcade, to enable customization of labeling and symbology. This hands-on lab
will help students understand where each of these languages are used, what they
are used for, and examples of the most commonly used expressions for public
safety workflows, such as manipulating dates, setting field data types,
concatenation, and parsing.
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Accelerating Municipal Climate Adaptation
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Jeff Hicks
DESCRIPTION
Faced with increasingly extreme climate threats, our cities need a better way to
target investments for adaptation. FernLeaf Interactive’s AccelAdapt leverages
your land records and asset data inventory to empower you with a living
quantitative climate vulnerability and risk assessment.
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GeoAI Use-Cases: Machine Learning Meets ArcGIS
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Omar Maher, Orhun Aydin
DESCRIPTION
The intersection between Artificial Intelligence and ArcGIS (GeoAI) is creating
massive opportunities that weren’t possible before. Organizations will be able to
utilize GeoAI to detect deep and complex spatiotemporal patterns in their data,
and use that to predict geospatial events of interest – at scale, and in real-time.
Come and explore live GeoAI applications and demonstrations in logistics,
transportation, commercial, environment protection, public safety, national
security, & more.
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Caching Maps and Vector Tile Layers: Best Practices
SDCC - Room 10 - Garima Tiwari, Tommy Fauvell
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform has multiple ways to cache data for fast visualization with
the introduction of vector tiles. In this session, we will look at both raster and
vector tile caches to compare and contrast when to use one or the other. In
addition, we will cover how to best author your maps for the two different
formats. After attending this session, you will be able to choose the right format
for the right job as well as author a fast, attractive map using the appropriate
tools.
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GIS in Academic Libraries SIG
Marriott - Catalina
DESCRIPTION
What are the secrets to success in providing great GIS support in libraries? Join
us to find out. Learn from colleagues what works well and what to avoid, and
expand your professional network to include some of the nicest people in GIS.
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ArcGIS Pro: Authoring Content to ArcGIS Enterprise
SDCC - Room 17 B - Melanie Summers, Shannon Kalisky, Ty
Fitzpatrick
DESCRIPTION
Transitioning from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro includes changing your authoring
workflow. This session will cover how to move from publishing GIS services from
ArcMap to sharing content as layers from ArcGIS Pro. We will take a deep dive
into the architecture that supports sharing and cover key concepts that
differentiate authoring content in a modern GIS.
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Launch Your Organization with Web GIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Julia
Guard
DESCRIPTION
Learn how Web GIS enables you to easily build maps that work seamlessly across
different devices, integrate with other business systems, collaborate across the
organization, access a treasure trove of ready-to-use maps, and manage your
spatial knowledge. The talk will also cover the Esri Web GIS Launch Kits, easily
accessible service packages to get you using Web GIS and understand how to
continue enhancing it.
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US Air Force GeoBase SIG
Technical
Omni - Ballroom A
DESCRIPTION
This meeting is for Esri users of the USAF Geobase community to discuss
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Data Interoperability in ArcGIS
Theater - Bruce Harold
DESCRIPTION
All your data formats made easy. Learn about ETL.
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Improving Stormwater Mapping and Mitigation for Better
Decision Making
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Gregor
Patsch, Michelle Tanner
DESCRIPTION
Municipal stormwater managers need to know where urban runoff impacts are
greatest and how effective mitigation efforts are at protecting local waterways.
An integrated spatial asset management and pollution modeling platform
improves resource allocation efficiency, reduces regulatory reporting costs, and
allows for better environmental decision making.
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Insurance Special Interest Group Meeting
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DESCRIPTION
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Exploring the Living Atlas
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Sean
Breyer, Adam Pfister
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World is the foremost collection of geographic
information from around the globe. Come learn about the maps, apps, and data
layers that can be used to support your work.
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Retail Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION
The Retail SIG is a user led forum for ArcGIS users to connect and discussion
issues and best practices for GIS in the Retail Industry.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 E - Kelly Hutchins, Heather Gonzago
DESCRIPTION
Join us for an overview on developing with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. This
session will cover the basics of setting up your development environment,
fundamental debugging techniques, and tips for using the online SDK. Learn
about patterns and practices for integration with ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS
Enterprise, working with data and widgets.
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The New Frontier in Spatial Business Intelligence for Water
Utilities
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Water Utilities,
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Matt Kennedy,
Derek Lorbiecki
DESCRIPTION
Most utilities have an array of data about their daily operations, living in the
various systems they manage. The challenge is how to understand these vast
amounts of data that build up over time. Big datasets are not always easy to
handle with traditional analysis tools and methods, as they can hide many subtle
patterns and trends within. Insights for ArcGIS and GeoAnalytics Server are data
analytics tools that let you explore the spatial and non-spatial data that your
organization has collected. The data exploration and iteration capabilities these
tools provide will help you uncover the secrets that lie within your data, and help
you uncover the next questions to ask as you seek to better manage your
operations. Come and see how Insights and GeoAnalytics can help you connect,
explore, and analyze your organization’s data.
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How to Make a Demographic Map in 5 Minutes
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Lisa Berry
DESCRIPTION
No data? No problem! You can use Esri’s demographics to add valuable context
to your GIS analyses. Learn more about the people, housing, and businesses in
your area of interest, see patterns of income, or understand how a population is
changing in the next 5 years. Within ArcGIS Online, see how to make a
demographic map from start to finish, all without leaving Map Viewer.
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ArcGIS Hub: Fostering an Engaged Community
DESCRIPTION
Smart communities work together to accomplish important policy and project
initiatives. ArcGIS Hub is built to support teams working closely with public and
government stakeholders to share their vision, gather data, and collaborate on
new ideas to deliver results.
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Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 A - Brenda Wolfe, Andrew Turner, Alan Cassidy
DESCRIPTION
Hub, every members of your community can have their own unique identity that
the community.
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Design a Geodatabase
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Rasu
Muthurakku
DESCRIPTION
A cornerstone of a GIS is quality data. Organizing it effectively requires a
geodatabase. Learn about designing a geodatabase tailored to the specific
requirements of your organization.
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Network Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 C - Max Zeng, Jay Sandhu
DESCRIPTION
This session is for newer users of ArcGIS Network Analyst— an extension
designed to model road networks and solve transportation—related problems.
Network Analyst is often used to route fleets of vehicles, generate service areas,
and perform site—selection analysis. The presenters will discuss using the ArcGIS
World Routing and Analysis Services, your own network analysis services, and
local network datasets to solve transportation analysis problems.
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ArcGIS Maps for Sharepoint: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 17 A - Scott Ball, Quan Tang
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Maps for SharePoint is an application integration that enables the use of
Esri’s Location Platform, ArcGIS with Microsoft SharePoint. You can quickly create
dynamic, interactive maps of your SharePoint data and start exploring your data
in a whole new way. You can also provide a set of interactive and configurable
mapping components for use with existing Microsoft SharePoint sites. This
workshop will demonstrate the value of the product using a number of use case
scenarios as well as the key new features of the latest releases.
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National Mapping, Statistics and Land Administrations: A GIS
Framework for Supporting a Nation
National Mapping, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation,
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Kathleen Ojo,
Mark Cygan
DESCRIPTION
The national mapping, statistics and land administration industries provide
critical information to support their nation’s decision makers on issues of national
importance. Over fifty percent of government business processes rely on this
authoritative content ranging from environmental and socio-economic planning
to national security and disaster response. Common across these foundational
data providers are the need to (i) collect data, (ii) manage it according to
different standards and workflows, (iii) produce important information products,
and (iv) to share these with a variety of stakeholder groups both inside and
outside of government. This Envisioning Workshop will discuss the important role
of these industries and how they can each leverage the ArcGIS Platform to
modernize critical workflows and transform their way of doing business.
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ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 A - Eric Krause, Steve Lynch
DESCRIPTION
This session will present the features of the Geostatistical Analyst extension and
will focus on how to use the available tools and techniques to analyze and
interpolate spatial data. Performing a valid statistical analysis is a several step
process which includes data exploration, choosing a model, building and
validating the model, and interpreting the results. Data exploration can be done
with the Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis tools, and the results of the exploration
will dictate the appropriate interpolation method. Available interpolation
methods include inverse distance weighting, local polynomial interpolation,
interpolation with barriers, interpolation using radial basis functions, kriging/
cokriging, and regression kriging.
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ArcGIS for Local Government: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 15 B - Scott Oppmann, Christian Carlson
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of ArcGIS for Local Government and a set of
maps and apps for Local Government users.
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ArcGIS Workflow Manager: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 B - Aarthi Dwarakanath, Michael Broadbent
DESCRIPTION
Understand why it is important to standardize GIS and non-GIS workflows. Learn
how ArcGIS Workflow Manager allows you to organize, centralize, and execute
workflows in a flexible and distributed environment.
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DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS 3D Solutions: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 30 D - Gert Van Maren, Chris Buscaglia
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of 3D solutions for Local Government,
Utility, and Emergency Management users.
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Spatial Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 D - Elizabeth Graham, Steve Kopp
DESCRIPTION
This session discusses and demonstrates the analytic functionality and main
components of the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension. Some highlighted areas of
functionality include: terrain analysis, surface modeling, surface interpolation,
suitability modeling, hydrologic analysis, statistical analysis, and image
classification.
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Story Maps + Social Media: Your Recipe for Success
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Hannah
Wilber
DESCRIPTION
See how you can get your story maps in front of more readers, and learn to make
better content along the way.
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Crime Analysis Tools: An Introduction
Presentation
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview to a set of crime analysis tools available in
the ArcGIS for Local solution.
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Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Allan Vinluan, Christoforos Katsaounis,
Shoumith Jeyakumar, Tarun Jaiswal
DESCRIPTION
Just getting started with ArcGIS Pro? Wondering how to troubleshoot an error
message? Come learn from our Esri Support Pros on how they troubleshoot
ArcGIS Pro issues like licensing, crashes, performance, and much more. Find out
about some of the diagnostic tools available for ArcGIS Pro and how to
effectively leverage them in your own work.
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ArcGIS GeoEvent Server: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 04 - Josh Joyner, RJ Sunderman Jr
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server expands the capabilities of ArcGIS Enterprise enabling
organizations to connect with virtually any type of streaming data and
automatically alert personnel when specified conditions occur, all in real-time.
This session will introduce how you can incorporate real-time information streams
with your existing GIS data and IT infrastructure, perform continuous processing
and analytics against streaming data, and produce new streams of data that work
seamlessly with the rest of the ArcGIS products including ArcGIS Online, Portal
for ArcGIS, ArcGIS applications, and Runtime SDK’s.
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ArcGIS Pro: Creating High Quality Map Labels
SDCC - Room 03 - Jonathan Barker, Samuel Troth
DESCRIPTION
The Maplex Label Engine provides advanced automated text placement
functionality to produce high-quality cartographic output. This session will
present an overview of functionality available to fine-tune the location of text
using advanced user-defined placement rules. Demonstrations in ArcGIS Pro will
highlight suggested workflows to maximize the Maplex Label Engine’s
capabilities, reduce production time, and create superior output.
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Build 5 Star Webmaps with Improved Analytics: Let Maptiks
Show You How
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Kailee Stewart
DESCRIPTION
Maptiks will show you how using webmap analytics gives you an open book into
your users insights, so that you may build a more enhanced user experience,
maximizing your overall map intentions and interactions.
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ArcGIS Pro: Effective Use of Labels and Annotation
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Ciara Rowland-Simms
DESCRIPTION
Text is an important part of any map. This session will provide an overview of
labeling and the use of annotation in ArcGIS Pro.
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Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 02 - Arthur Haddad, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
examples.
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Emergency Management: Solutions for Daily & Incident
Operations
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Kevin Armstrong, Ryan
Lanclos
DESCRIPTION
Having a baseline location intelligence capability in place is a crucial component
to being prepared for the new normal in emergency management. Esri’s new
emergency management operations offering provides ArcGIS solutions that
support an agency’s daily and incident response operations. Join us to learn how
you can prepare your agency for the next disaster, and see how to deploy
solutions that will allow your agency to gain situational awareness, understand
potential impacts, conduct initial damage assessments, present dynamic incident
briefings, and manage public information.
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ArcGIS Pro Tasks: An Introduction
Spatial Data Management, Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 08 - Amir Bar Maor, Jason Camerano
DESCRIPTION
Tasks in ArcGIS Pro guide users through repeatable workflows, improve
efficiency and promote best practices. This introductory session shows how Tasks
can be used and shared between projects and organizations. We will go into
detail on how you can run and design Tasks. Topics include: running a task,
creating a new task, configuring a task and sharing a task.
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ArcGIS Pro SDK for .NET: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 17 B - Wolf Kaiser, Uma Harano
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to customize and extend ArcGIS Pro with the Pro SDK for .NET. We'll
show you how you can get up and running quickly with the Add-in and
Configuration customization patterns, declarative programming with DAML, and
asynchronous programming with ArcGIS Pro's QueuedTask.
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A Map-A-Thon for Health
Carmelle Terborgh, Ravi Shankar
DESCRIPTION
The objective of the Map-A-Thon in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
was to digitally map high-risk areas for poliovirus transmission in DRC
encompassing 34 health zones, and all the building points identified within these
areas. This would potentially support the optimization of the workload and
resource distribution, including the areas covered by individual vaccination
teams and accelerate the process of validating the number of buildings, houses,
and children covered by individual vaccination teams.
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ArcGIS Monitor: An Introduction
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 B - Frank Pizzi, Andrew Sakowicz
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise administrators require effective monitoring solutions to meet
the growing demand for feature-rich, highly available and performing ArcGIS
solutions. In this session, learn how to configure the newly released ArcGIS
Monitor product to diagnose the root causes of typical cases, e.g. performance,
uptime and infrastructure problems.
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ArcGIS Pro: Introduction to Image Analyst Extension
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Vinay Viswambharan, Mike Muller
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro has extensive capabilities for working with all forms or imagery and
rasters that includes great image interpretation and as well as image processing
using raster functions. With ArcGIS Pro 2.1 the Image Analyst extension was
introduced for use by imagery analysts, geospatial analysts, and image scientists
who focus on image interpretation and the creation of information products from
imagery. It extends ArcGIS Pro 2.1 to be an image analysis workstation, with tools
for improved image interpretation, feature extraction, and imagery analysis for a
range of imagery sources including aerial and satellite stereo and oblique
imagery as well as full motion video, image classification and machine learning.
This session is a deep dive detailing the features of the Image Analyst extension
and how best to utilize these to get the most of the imagery sources available.
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Science Symposium
User Conference, Education, Technical Workshop, Non-Technical
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D - Dawn Wright
DESCRIPTION
Special keynote address, discussion panel, and reception to engage and
enlighten scientists at the UC on the hot topics and pressing issues of the day
such as climate change, sustainability, visualization and geodesign of Earth
futures, and related growth in geospatial technology for the betterment of both
science and society.
Please copy and paste this link for registration information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-esri-science-symposium-
tickets-45456098414
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ArcGIS Data Reviewer: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 31 A - Chandan Banerjee, Jay Cary
DESCRIPTION
Understand why quality plays a key role in every organization that uses GIS data.
Learn how to use ArcGIS Data Reviewer to improve data quality and reduce costs
associated with poor quality. This session will focus on using ArcGIS Data
Reviewer for automated and visual quality control.
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Editing Multiuser Geodatabases: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 C - James Gough, Rudy Prosser
DESCRIPTION
Building on the key elements of the geodatabase discussed in the Geodatabase:
An Introduction session, this session will provide an introduction to editing
options for enterprise geodatabases: multi-user editing through versioning, non-
versioned editing, and archiving.
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ArcGIS Online: World Geocoding
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 09 - Bruce Harold, Christa Hash
DESCRIPTION
This session provides an overview of Esri’s World Geocoding capabilities, its
benefits, and how your organization can use the service in ArcGIS applications or
support your developers integrate the service into custom applications that
they’re building. Finally, this session will share best practices for geocoding on
ArcGIS.
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Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Stefan Balbo, Rob Elkins Jr, Nathan
Shephard, Jim McKinney, Craig Williams, Ty Fitzpatrick, Drew Flater
DESCRIPTION
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Arcade: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 B - John Thieling, Allison Rost
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform is learning to express itself! GIS analysts use expressions all
the time to calculate field values and define content for popups and labels, but
until now, ArcGIS for Desktop has spoken a different expression language than
other parts of the platform, such as ArcGIS Online. Introducing Arcade -- a new
way to write expressions that work across the ArcGIS Platform. In this session we
will investigate what Arcade is (and what it isn’t), why it was created, and how to
get started putting it to use in your projects.
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Python: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Clinton Dow, Jibin Liu
DESCRIPTION
Python is a powerful and easy to learn open source programming language that
is widely used and supported within ArcGIS. Come learn about the foundations
of Python, how to automate your workflows, and about ArcPy, the entry point for
accessing the builtin functionality of ArcGIS through Python.
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AppStudio for ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 05 A - Tina Jin, Nakul Manocha, Chris Lesueur, Erwin
Soekianto
DESCRIPTION
With AppStudio for ArcGIS you can easily create GIS apps that run natively in
smartphones, tablets and Desktop In this session we will illustrate how you can
build your own native apps. With AppStudio you can create apps without writing
code, by extending app samples and templates, or built from scratch. This
session will also discuss how you can distribute your apps within the Google Play
and Apple store as well as your enterprise.
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3D Analyst: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 C - Khalid Duri, Jinwu Ma
DESCRIPTION
3D GIS users are moving beyond visualization and need true 3D analysis to solve
problems that can't be solved in 2D. ArcGIS 3D Analyst offers a wide range of 3D
vector analysis tools. This session will demonstrate these tools in the context of
real 3D problems, including volumetric shadow analysis, threat dome analysis,
creation of cross sections, and determination of maximum building height.
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Esri Redistricting: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Nick Giordano, Larry Boden
DESCRIPTION
Esri Redistricting helps address common needs and challenges related to
redistricting at the state and local level, providing comprehensive features and
functionality for redistricting plan creation, management, visualization, editing
and community collaboration. Get an overview of how this solution works, what’s
new for the upcoming 2020 census, and how Esri Redistricting can help local
governments build trust and increase transparency within the community.
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SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Rupert Essinger, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide you with everything you need to know to understand the
basics of Esri's Story Map apps. You'll learn about the storytelling apps that are
available and how they are being used to inform and inspire audiences with
place-based multimedia experiences.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: An Introduction
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 A - Shannon Kalisky
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise provides you with GIS functionality to map, analyze, and
manage geospatial content and location-enabled data through a Web GIS
deployed on your infrastructure. Whether you are just starting out with the
product, or interested in learning more, this session is for you. Topics will range
from an overview of the base deployment to advanced analytical capabilities and
product functionality.
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From Means and Medians to Machine Learning: Spatial Statistics
Basics and Innovations
SDCC - Room 14 B - Lauren Bennett, Flora Vale, Ryan Ruthart
DESCRIPTION
This high-level overview will equip you with the basic knowledge necessary to
get started exploring your data in new and meaningful ways. Stepping through
each of the Spatial Statistics toolsets, we will discuss how the tools function and
provide a variety of example applications to demonstrate the range of questions
that can be answered. Concepts covered will include describing the shape and
spatial distribution of your data; comparing datasets in meaningful, defensible
ways; and mining for multivariate patterns. If you’re new to Spatial Statistics this is
a great way to familiarize yourself with these powerful tools, methods, and
workflows. If you’ve been using Spatial Statistics for a while, come discover the
powerful new machine learning clustering methods introduced in ArcGIS Pro 2.1.
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Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 B - Nitin Bajaj, Jeff Archer, Craig McCabe
DESCRIPTION
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Understanding and Working with OGC Geopackage
Theater - Lance Shipman, Keith Ryden
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Geopackage Support Overview
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Emerging Trends in State and Local Government
Theater
DESCRIPTION
If you are looking for a session about all the trends people are talking about, this
is the session for you. The only difference is, this session will discuss how the
seemingly unrelated trends of technology, policy, and GIS can change the way
we solve for real world problems. This session will present through discussion,
demonstrations, and case studies how these trends are emerging and how
governments must adapt to them to build a smart community. Topics will
include:
- Building an Intelligent Organization
- Driving Towards Digital Transformation
- Establishing a Real-Time Enterprise
- Matching Technology Solutions to Organizational Initiatives
- Leading Performance Management
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Revolutionizing Smart City Roadway and Sidewalk Management
Using StreetLogix
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Salar Shahini
DESCRIPTION
StreetLogix is a Smart City GIS application that optimize cities’ infrastructure
budget and prioritizes the repair of their roadways, sidewalks, and ROW assets.
The system provides objective information on the state of cities' infrastructure
based on data collected by mobile sensing platforms.
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Working with OGC WMS and WMTS
Theater - Srinivas Vinnakota, Satish Sankaran
DESCRIPTION
OGC Web Map Services and Web Map Tiling Services support in ArcGIS platform
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Real Estate Special Interest Group meeting
DESCRIPTION
Come join us for a one hour SIG meeting where we will discuss new software
developments, innovation and best practice for real estate location intelligence.
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Get a Second Opinion: Enterprise GIS Health Checks
Danny Krouk
DESCRIPTION
How well does your GIS really work? This talk will explain what Esri does when it
reviews your existing enterprise GIS system. An Enterprise GIS Health Check is an
opportunity to discover dormant issues that could cause problems down the
road. Consultants provide at impartial perspective on system design,
implementation, and operations.
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Manufacturing Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting
DESCRIPTION
This session will bring together professionals from global manufacturers and GIS
experts to discuss and share new developments, challenges, innovation, and
vision for the industry.
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Using Charts in Story Maps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Cooper
Thomas
DESCRIPTION
Charts are an important storytelling tool. Learn ways to create static and dynamic
charts and how to effectively utilize them in your stories.
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Geo-Enabling the Impossible at WFP
Brendan O'Neill, Ashraf Abushady
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Federal Small Business Specialty SIG
Government, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
Hilton - Indigo 206
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GIS Applications at The Nature Conservancy
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Salim
Sawaya
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DESCRIPTION
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Engage the Entire Enterprise with GIS
David Schneider
DESCRIPTION
Getting the workforce to adopt new technology and new workflows requires
winning hearts and minds across the organization. Learn how the right
communication strategy creates a common vision and momentum to accomplish
positive change.
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Gain Access to Smart IoT Analytics and GEO Artificial Intelligence
(AI) through the Braein Solution
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Vattem
Narendra Babu
DESCRIPTION
Braein is a smart IOT analytics and GEO AI solution, which helps to build live
monitoring intelligence dashboards, predictive analytics based on the deep
learning algorithms, location intelligence and identifying patterns from historical
data across a wide array of industries. Learn how they improve communities with
GIS.
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Working with OGC WFS
Theater - Jillian Penney
DESCRIPTION
OGC Web Feature Services support in ArcGIS platform
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Image Classification Using Deep Learning
User Conference, Imagery and Raster, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 25 C - Mark Skinner, Steve Harpster
DESCRIPTION
Train powerful neural network under your desk using the power of GV100 and
Dell 7820
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Caribbean Regional User Group Meeting
Regional User Group Meeting, User Conference, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 15 B
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Americas Regional User Group Meeting
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E
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National Guard SIG
Technical
SDCC - Room 30 A
DESCRIPTION
This meeting is for Esri users in the National Guard community to discuss
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Utilities Social
User Conference, Utilities and Telecommunications Solutions, Social Activity, Non-
Technical
SDCC - East Terrace (Upper level)
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Defense Command, Control, and Intelligence (C2I) SIG
Technical
SDCC - Room 29 D
DESCRIPTION
This special interest group is designed to connect users and developers in the
Command, Control and Intelligence community. Agenda includes updates on the
Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit (CJMTK) and technical presentations from
successful CJMTK programs.
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Commercial Social
User Conference, Commercial, Social Activity, Non-Technical
Hilton - Pool Terrace
DESCRIPTION
Come and unwind with other commercial users and Business Summit attendees
to renew old friends and make new ones. We love it when people share their
experience and knowledge and this relaxed setting is the perfect place to meet
folks, expand your network, get new ideas or just hang out.
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Esri GeoDev Meetup
Marriott - Grand Ballroom Outdoor Terrace
DESCRIPTION
This event is a social gathering for developers to discuss the latest in mapping,
geo technology, geo services, web and mobile mapping apps, app design, cloud
solutions, map data or anything else related to solving real-world "geo"
problems. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS
professionals to those new to geospatial development. At these meet ups, you
can: Meet cool people. Duh, we're there. Show us what you got by demo'ing
your application or framework. Make a name for yourself in presenting an cool
new/interesting concept or idea. Impress someone by sharing your experiences.
Make BFFs for life - connect with other developers!
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Esri Mid-Atlantic User Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
Networking event for conference attendees from the Mid-Atlantic region to learn
about the Esri Mid-Atlantic User Group, how to get involved, and its upcoming
activities for the year.
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ArcGIS Marketplace Provider Special Interest Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
As an existing or prospective ArcGIS Marketplace Provider, attend this Special
Interest Group meeting to learn about the latest Marketplace changes and
opportunities.
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West Asia, Middle East and Africa Regional User Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 14 B
DESCRIPTION
Come meet Esri's regional staff and users from West Asia, Middle East and Africa,
followed by a hosted social overlooking San Diego Bay.
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European Regional User Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 15 A
DESCRIPTION
Meet your fellow Europeans during this meeting where we will discuss European
topics and end with a Social on the terrace.
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South Central Arc User Group (SCAUG)
SDCC - Plaza Terrace (Upper Level)
DESCRIPTION
Since 1990, the South Central Arc User Group (SCAUG) has provided resources
and tools for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) users and professionals in
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi. If your organization is currently
using or is planning to implement GIS in the future you can benefit from
becoming a member of SCAUG. Membership connects you to a community of
knowledgeable professionals in a growing industry.
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Asia Pacific Regional User Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 08
DESCRIPTION
Join the Asia Pacific community for our annual regional gathering during the Esri
User Conference. This year, we will be showcasing amazing presentations by our
peers from New Zealand, Mongolia, India and Australia across industries
including Natural Resources and BIM. End the day with the larger international
community and find like-minded peers at the International Social.
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South Dakota GIS Meeting
SDCC - Room 13
DESCRIPTION
We have a big state and it is not easy to meet. Come join us and get acquainted
at the UC! We plan to meet briefly and those that want to can go have dinner.
North Dakotans are welcome too!
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Waze, ArcGIS, and Cityworks Enhancing Community Engagement
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Highways and Roads, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Andrew Stauffer, Chad Foley, George
Mastakas, Adam Fried
DESCRIPTION
Learn how the City of Raleigh, NC is using Waze, ArcGIS, and Cityworks to
improve the quality of their roadways and traffic.
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Federal Field Inspection SIG
User Conference, Facilities, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
This meeting is for Esri customers who handle Facility Inspections to be able to
discuss common workflows or concerns.
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PI Systems + ArcGIS User Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Join the community of PI System + ArcGIS Users! We will use this time to share
the latest information from OSIsoft, hear how customers are using PI + ArcGIS
and most importantly network and share ideas with your peers in different
organizations.
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Working with OGC WCS
Theater - Zikang Zhou, Wenxue Ju
DESCRIPTION
OGC Coverage Services support in ArcGIS platform
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GIS Technology in the Rohingya Refugee Camps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Jeffrey
Pires, Carmelle Terborgh
DESCRIPTION
Following an outbreak of violence on 25 August 2017 in Rakhine State,
Myanmar, a new massive influx of Rohingya refugees to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
started in late August 2017. The IOM Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM)
team, part of IOM’s global Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) program,
routinely collects information on numbers, locations, movements, and multi-
sectoral needs of Rohingya refugees in all areas most recently affected by the
sudden influx. NPM relies on GIS technology every day to collect, process, and
share information in what has now become the largest refugee camp in the world.
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Tips for Writing a Successful RFP
Jason Foote
DESCRIPTION
What does it take to draw well-qualified bidders to your project? Learn what
details matter the most when other businesses need to decide whether to try to
win work with you. Which information is essential? How much is too much?
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Intro to Story Maps
Essinger
DESCRIPTION
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Sustainable World Community Event
User Conference, Social Activity, Sustainable Development, Non-Technical
DESCRIPTION
Unwind at our beautiful bayside venue and continue the conversations on topics
affecting People, Planet, Prosperity, and Peace. This is your chance to connect
with other attendees, exhibitors, and organizations applying GIS to solve
conservation, humanitarian, and sustainable development challenges around the
globe. Meet new people who are passionate about making the world a better
place, all while enjoying savory and sweet appetizers and drinks!
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PUG/MUG Social
Mining, Petroleum, User Conference, Social Activity, Non-Technical
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National Government Reception
Government, User Conference, Social Activity, Non-Technical
DESCRIPTION
Join us at the National Government Reception on Tuesday, July 10, from 6:30 pm
to 8:30 pm at the Hilton Bayfront Promenade Plaza. Enjoy this time to meet other
government professionals, Esri National Government account managers, and Esri
Partners focused on national government solutions.
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International Regional User Group Social
SDCC - West Mezzanine Terrace
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Wednesday, July 11
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8:30 am - 9:30 am Wednesday, July 11

Python: ArcPy Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Room 30 D - Clinton Dow
DESCRIPTION
ArcPy is the primary entry point for accessing ArcGIS functionality through
Python. Stop by the Demo Theater to learn useful Python tips and tricks that you
can quickly incorporate into your everyday workflows, will help you code more
efficiently and push your ArcPy scripting skills to the next level.
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Workforce for ArcGIS: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 B - Craig Gillgrass, Jeff Shaner
DESCRIPTION
Maximize the efficiency of your field workforce using Workforce for ArcGIS. It will
help you plan, manage and complete workflows for all types of field activities. In
this session we will show you how to create a Workforce Project inside of the
ArcGIS platform and assign work to mobile workers. We will show you how
Workforce integrates with other ArcGIS apps like Navigator for ArcGIS, Collector
for ArcGIS and Survey123 to accomplish a variety of field workflows.
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Solving Webmap Challenges: Imperfect Data, Boring Popups,
Getting Attention
SDCC - Room 14 A - Jim Herries, Diana Lavery
DESCRIPTION
Data is rarely perfect. Fortunately, you are in a position to be the hero, but you’ll
need skills. In this workshop, we walk through the typical challenges that
suboptimal data pose. This talk will go over how to edit your tabular data, how to
physically move features on the map that have been improperly placed, and how
to use Arcade expressions to symbolize and place labels. Learn simple Arcade
skills that let your try out ideas quickly, handle exceptions and create additional
variables “on the fly.” Too much data? Use filters to subset your data quickly.
Advanced topics show how to handle suppression requirements and how to put
HTML tables into your pop-ups to work with configurable apps.
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Taking GIS to the Field
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
The ability to link field workers to corporate GIS systems is one of the most
promising areas to yield significant efficiencies in transportation. These
presentations show why this should be at the top of your year's agenda.
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Supporting Operational Missions
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Defense and Intelligence
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
GIS is used to improve operational readiness and situational awareness for
military operations. Defense Organizations share lessons learned as they extend
GIS to support complex missions.
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Designing a Web GIS Security Strategy
SDCC - Room 09 - Michael Young, Randall Williams
DESCRIPTION
Learn about Esri's security strategy and gain an understanding of the principles,
patterns, and mechanisms involved in designing your own enterprise GIS security
strategy. The session will also include an overview of our FedRAMP moderate
cloud offering and will invite discussion on security topics.
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Managing Water Quality Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Join this session to learn how ArcGIS supports water quality with tools and
analysis, enabling you to collect and understand informaiton that is pertinent to
your success. Discussion topics include: Adaptive Management for phosphorus
compliance and the connectivity between pollution pathways and sources.
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Data Interoperability Extension: Best Practices and Common Uses
SDCC - Room 30 C - Bruce Harold
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on workflows enabled by the Data Interoperability
Extension. For example, LiDAR and CAD, CSV and Database updates. Additional
topics covered will be leveraging Python, ArcGIS Online interactions and
exposing Workbench parameters in geoprocessing.
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Land Records and the Parcel Fabric
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Land Records
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
The parcel fabric has become the standard for creating, editing and managing
parcels. Converting data, change management and training staff on the modern
approach to managing parcel data has challenges. This presentation will discuss
in detail these challenges and how to effectively implement and benefit from the
parcel fabric.
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Protecting Large Natural Areas
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Areas of land that require spatial monitoring use ArcGIS to define solutions,
identify areas of concern and provide data-driven analysis. From real-time data
submission to creating maps and tools for in-field personnel, implementing GIS
into the workflow can solve many obstacles.
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Fighting Snow with Data
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
When major snow incidents occur, Public Works staff must manage their plow
fleet, and respond constituent calls for snow removal. This session features
implementations of a Common Operating Picture (COP) to provide real-time
situational awareness and public notification of current snowplow vehicle
locations.
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Python: Introduction to Map Automation
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Jeff Barrette
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop you will be introduced to the best resources and fastest ways to
start writing your own mapping scripts. We will provide an overview of the
mapping module along with demonstrations of how it can be used to process the
contents of map documents or projects and layer files and how to automate
exporting, printing, and the generation of PDF map books. We will also briefly
address the API changes between arcpy.mapping in ArcMap and arcpy.mp in
ArcGIS Pro.
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Green Infrastructure Planning with the Living Atlas and
GeoPlanner
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Ryan Perkl, Robert Stauder
DESCRIPTION
Green Infrastructure (GI) is a strategically planned and managed network of
natural lands, wildlife habitats, open spaces, parks, and other assets that provide
communities with the vital services that enrich and sustain their quality of life.
this content in the Living Atlas, a vast ecosystem of online resources, and see GI
planning in action with GeoPlanner, a premium application for geodesign and
scenario based planning.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: The Road Ahead
Workshop
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Jeremy Bartley, Yann Cabon, Julie Powell
DESCRIPTION
Come and hear from the team as they provide a sneak peek at some of the
capabilities coming to the ArcGIS API for JavaScript in upcoming releases.
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Health and Human Services Breakfast
User Conference, Health and Human Services, Social Activity, Non-Technical
Marriott - Marina - Salon G
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Network Analyst: Solving Large Transportation Analysis Problems
SDCC - Room 29 D - Deelesh Mandloi, Melinda Morang
DESCRIPTION
Solving large problems can be slow and memory intensive. For example, how do
you find the three closest clinics for millions of patients or calculate a drive-time
polygon around every store in your chain without waiting forever or running out
of memory? This session will discuss how to solve large network analysis
problems efficiently, including using Python to split the problem into smaller
chunks and run the analysis in parallel on a single machine running ArcGIS Pro or
on many machines that are part of an ArcGIS Server site.
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CityEngine for Urban Planning
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Eric Wittner, Christian Iten
DESCRIPTION
Esri CityEngine is a powerful tool for generating 3D content for urban systems,
but the effectiveness of the tool relies very much on the quality and depth of
useful information provided by your data. For example, building footprints with
heights, roof form type, and exterior wall type will create more realistic,
procedurally generated structures than footprints alone. This session will
introduce the procedural CGA scripting language and discuss the kinds of
features and attributes on which they will rely.
Beyond data creation, this session will also cover analytical workflows with
CityEngine including interactive tools and reporting. With new features that
better integrate CityEngine with the ArcGIS platform, users will also be
introduced to new workflows that can facilitate better collaboration between
urban planning and GIS users.
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Modernizing the As-Built Process
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Accurate, complete, near real time as-built information is critical for utilities. Join
Amercian Water in this one hour discussion focused on the challenges and
benefits of streamlining their operations with GIS, resulting in GPS based digital
as-built information in real-time. Benefits include: reduction of paper forms,
elimination of backlogged data entry, and increased data quality as well as
enhanced spatial analytics.
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BIM and GIS: An Introduction to Using Revit Data in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 16 A - Ho Ming Yim, Don Kuehne
DESCRIPTION
Building Information Models (BIM) are attribute-rich digital models of buildings
and infrastructure. Like CAD, ArcGIS Pro can now help you not only visualize this
information, but also access the rich attributes and 3D content in your GIS by
directly reading Autodesk Revit files. If you are interested please come see what
can be done.
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Your Decisions are Only as Good as Your Data
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
GIS technology is used daily to make important decisions that impact our world.
The quality of these decisions depends on accurate and up-to-date data. This
session contains two presentations that show how to implement processes and
procedures with ArcGIS platform tools that will help you achieve and maintain
data quality over time. This includes strategies for maintaining quality as you
create new data, and for editing/updating existing data.
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Story Maps: Storytelling for a Cause
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Allen Carroll, Cooper Thomas
DESCRIPTION
Now, more than ever, it's vitally important to tell your story. Learn how to join the
scores of non-profits and NGOs that have discovered the power of Story Maps to
inform their audiences about the world-changing work they do. We'll show you
inspiring examples of great storytelling from a variety of conservation and
humanitarian organizations. And you'll hear directly from a few of the best and
most experienced non-profit storytellers.
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Cost Distance Analysis: Identifying the Best Path
SDCC - Room 29 C - Elizabeth Graham, Kevin Johnston
DESCRIPTION
Cost distance analysis can be used to create wildlife corridors between a series of
habitat patches, locate a road to a new development, or determine the best way
to reach an injured hiker. This session will guide you through the basics of
creating a raster cost surface, how to produce least-cost paths between sources,
and we will introduce a new tool that connects a series of sources with the
optimum network of paths. The session will also cover more advanced
techniques such as how to incorporate directionality (for example, if going uphill
or downhill) and how to control the characteristics of the traveler (for example,
the mode of travel).
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Insights for ArcGIS: Advanced Topics
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, Intermediate, Performing Analysis,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Arthur Haddad, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will go beyond an introduction to Insights for ArcGIS and focus on
describing more advanced analytics tools and visualizations on offer in Insights
for ArcGIS. We will talk through when different methods and visualizations are
most effective for answering questions, all of which will be applicable for analysis
more broadly. The product team will also describe how Insights works behinds
the scenes so you can understand how to get the most of using it for your needs
and outline near-term road ahead plans.
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Migrating Defense Workflows from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 31 A - Renee Bernstein, Jared Sellers
DESCRIPTION
Many Defense organizations are beginning to make the move to ArcGIS Pro. This
session will provide tips and trick for users who are migrating by covering
standard Defense workflows in ArcGIS Pro.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: An Introduction to Administration
SDCC - Room 02 - Jonathan Quinn, Thomas Edghill
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover fundamentals on how to administer ArcGIS Enterprise. This
session is relevant to both GIS and IT Administrators, and any variety in between,
and is great for attendees new to administrative functions, or those getting
familiar with ArcGIS Enterprise. The session will cover how to configure your
Enterprise portal, adding and managing users and groups, security settings, and
customizing the portal interface. It will also touch on server administration topics
such as monitoring your usage and interpreting logs. Configuring additional
functionality such as Apps, Living Atlas, and collaboration will be covered, as well
as ways to script your administrative tasks.
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Creating Geoprocessing Services and Web Tools
SDCC - Room 15 B - Shing Lin, Ashley Pengelly
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise allows you to share your analysis workflows as geoprocessing
services and web tools. ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro will be used to introduce the
concepts of authoring and sharing your analytic workflows for use in web
applications.
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Creating a Hydro Conditioned DEM
SDCC - Room 30 A - Dean Djokic, Nawajish Noman
DESCRIPTION
A hydro conditioned digital elevation model (Hydro DEM) is needed for support
of hydrologic and hydraulic analyses in GIS. Well-conditioned hydro DEM
supports both overland flows needed to support hydrologic applications as well
as channel flows needed for hydraulic analyses. This session will introduce the
concept of a hydro conditioned DEM, the tools, and the workflows for creating
them. Following the creation of a hydro conditioned DEM, we will discuss the
process for turning it into a flow direction map and how to use this to derive
watersheds and stream networks and their characteristics.
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ArcGIS Earth: Introduction and Deployment
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Jasmine Du, Chris Andrews, Darron Pustam
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Earth has been built specifically to help more users in large enterprises
access the value of their data in ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online. This
session will discuss the types of deployments that are being supported by ArcGIS
Earth, how administrators can get users started quickly, and what types of
enterprise data are accessible through Earth.
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Esri Best Practices: Implementing and Configuring ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 17 A - Matt Marino, Jesse Smith
DESCRIPTION
Adopt the ArcGIS Platform to support your mission and overall business
objectives. This session will cover technical approaches for implementing and
configuring the ArcGIS Platform, building capability quickly and incrementally,
and using out-of-the-box functionality. The session provides a deeper dive into a
key methodology step shared in a previous session, “Proven Steps to Get the
Most from Your GIS Investment.”
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Using Web GIS for Campus and Indoor Facility Operations
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Facilities
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
Web GIS is helping transform critical and everyday tasks across institution
campuses and inside buildings. This session explores the use of ArcGIS Collector
and Web AppBuilder to tackle standards-driven landscaping activities and
reporting at the University of Kentucky. Also, learn about the use of ArcGIS
Online for building space management and information sharing at the Virginia
Tech College of Veterinary Medicine.
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The Mapping Platform for Your Organization: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 C - Sarah Schrader, Harry Moore IV
DESCRIPTION
This session will use a discussion and customer examples to show how your
organization can create interactive web maps and apps that you can share with
anyone. You will also discover what’s included such as ready-to-use content,
apps, and templates to make your organization immediately productive. The
configuration of ArcGIS Online for your organization, administration of content
and users, and security will also be covered to give you an idea how easily and
quickly you can implement this part of the ArcGIS Platform.
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Managing Large Electric Utilities’ Data
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
Presentations describing approaches to addressing scalabilty and large projects.
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Data Driven Strategies for Intelligence Led Policing
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
Police in a number of communities are finding that by merging crime and traffic
data, they can take steps to dramatically lower incidents. More and more data
transparency is required from Law Enforcement agencies to empower members
of the community. Learn how police departments are enabling the community
with open data.
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ArcGIS Maps for Microsoft Office: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Gregory Ponto, Scott Ball
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Maps for Office is an application integration that enables the use of Esri’s
Location Platform, ArcGIS with Microsoft Office. You can quickly create dynamic,
interactive maps of your Excel and data and start exploring your data in a whole
new way.
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GIS for Wildland Fire Management
Wildfire, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
In response to wildfires, situational awareness is paramount to achieve effective
coordination. Discussions around real-time data enrichment to support wildland
fire management.
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Leveraging ArcGIS Platform Capabilities for Pipeline Solutions
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Pipeline
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Presentations on implementing Esri's pipeline data model and applying spatial
analytics to pipeline spill impacts modeling.
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Hyper-Local Insights for Improved Decision Making
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
The connected consumer is change how we live, work and play. From banking to
shopping and work, companies need to consider hyper-local factors in their site
selection and customer retention strategies.
Learn how an understanding of customer and user need, coupled with site access
and attractiveness, is changing banking and real estate.
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Localized Marine Modeling and Analysis
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
These authors discuss a variety of methods and analytical models used to study,
predict, and understand marine ecosystems of modest size, in San Fransico Bay,
CA, and Flower Gardens, Gulf of Mexico.
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Using Drone2Map in Engineering Projects
Construction
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
Modern engineering workflows are changing. Both ability to capture and share
site imagery as well as to provide rapid cost estimates are revolutionary.
Presenters will demonstrate ways to achieve both results.
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Data Management and Sharing
Mining, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Learn how others are organizing and publishing large public archives.
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Real-Time & Big Data GIS: Leveraging the Spatiotemporal Big
Data Store
SDCC - Room 05 B - Suzanne Foss, Ricardo Trujillo
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server and ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server work with real-time and
big data through the spatiotemporal big data store available in ArcGIS Data
Store. Real-time observational data can come from moving objects, changing
attributes of stationary sensors, or both. Learn how the spatiotemporal big data
store enables the archival of observation data, sustains high-velocity write
throughput, and runs across multiple nodes to enable high-volume storage.
Discover how to use GeoAnalytics Server with the spatiotemporal big data store,
both as a data source and to store the results of big data analytics. Take an in-
depth look at how to configure Data Store, write high-velocity data to it, visualize
and query high-volume data via map and feature services, and use it for the input
or results of distributed analytics.
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Integrating R and ArcGIS for Advanced Analysis
SDCC - Room 03 - Marjean Pobuda, Orhun Aydin
DESCRIPTION
Solving the complex problems we face in the world today requires bringing
together the best available tools and often that means integrating functionality
between platforms. The R-ArcGIS bridge establishes a seamless fuse between the
spatial analysis powers of ArcGIS and the thousands of cutting-edge libraries for
statistical analysis in the language R. The bridge is more versatile and powerful
than ever with the addition of raster/imagery support that broadens the realm of
possibilities and extending a connection to Microsoft R Open that provides a
robust framework to handle big data analytics. Come see this functionality in
action and learn how you can incorporate the most powerful R-ArcGIS bridge to
date in your workflows!
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Creating Thematic Maps: Understanding the Techniques and
Options
SDCC - Room 16 B - Kenneth Field, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
How many maps can you make using a single dataset and single theme of
population based data? The answer in this session is ‘at least 15’. Learn from our
award winning cartographers as they take a single statistical dataset and explore
a range of alternative thematic mapping options. We show how you can use
standard mapping renderers more effectively and also methods for creating less
common, but visually stunning, mapping techniques. We’ll cover choropleths,
proportional symbol and dot density as well as hex-binning, dasymetric and
isopleth. We’ll build cartograms, bivariate and value-by-alpha maps, as well as
proportional labelling and 3D prism maps. The pros and cons of different
techniques will show how to make a good choice in selecting a map appropriate
for the story you’re trying to tell. We’ll illustrate alternative design solutions and
discuss how the data can be processed, classified and mapped in different,
interesting and compelling ways
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Creating Your 3D City Basemap
SDCC - Room 08 - Brian Sims, Gert Van Maren, Dan Hedges
DESCRIPTION
Creating a 3D representation of your city helps improves communications with a
cities constituents. 3D brings realism and reduces the need for interpretation
while leading to greater understanding and better decision making. Creating a
3D basemap provides a foundation for visualizing change and understanding
impacts. This session will cover detailed workflows guiding you through the
process of creating a high-quality 3D city for your community. Additionally, this
session will cover analytic techniques only possible working in 3D, visualizing
before and after scenarios, or enabling the public to engage in the decision-
making process through interactive apps. This session will cover a diverse
collection of workflows and apps that lead to better decision making and
increase involvement in the process.
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Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 A - Nitin Bajaj, Jeff Archer, Craig McCabe
DESCRIPTION
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Esri Best Practices: Implementing an Enterprise Geodatabase
SDCC - Room 17 B - Rasu Muthurakku, Andrew Sakowicz
DESCRIPTION
Learn the key planning phases and components of a geodatabase project. This
session will outline Esri's experience and best practices involved in the design,
development and delivery of an enterprise geodatabase.
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Deploying Fire Service Maps and Apps for Local Government
Wildfire, User Conference, Fire, Rescue, and EMS, All Users, Solutions, Technical
SDCC - Room 15 A - Walter Potts, Heather Eisan
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of fire service maps and apps
available in the ArcGIS for Local Government solution and teach you how to
deploy the solutions in your local government.
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ArcGIS Marketplace: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 31 C - Doug Cochran, Alan Cassidy
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Marketplace is a destination that enables ArcGIS users around the
world to search, discover, and access both free and fee-based apps and content
for use within the ArcGIS Platform. In this session we will explore growing
opportunities for Providers, how you can become a Provider, examples of
existing Providers successes, and what's new in the ArcGIS Marketplace.
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Leveraging SAP HANA and ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 B - Melissa Jarman, Eugene Yang
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss how ArcGIS can access SAP HANA in-memory columnar
DBMS technology and ST_GEOMETRY spatial type. You will learn about ArcGIS
workflows supported on SAP HANA and how to integrate spatial data in SAP
HANA with Web ArcGIS technology
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WeCan Empower Your Voice
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 E - Ali Rose, Karen Kemp, Lilian Coral, Paulette
Brown-Hinds
DESCRIPTION
Esri's Women's Empowerment & Career Advancement Network (WeCan) is
pleased to present the WeCan Empower Your Voice workshop as part of the Esri
Young Professional Network UC Track. WeCan is an initiative led by Esri
employees, whose mission is to empower women at the company to achieve
their goals and build strong careers. This event will feature a panel of influential
women from different industries and professions within the GIS community.
These leaders will discuss how they make a difference in their organizations by
confidently sharing their opinions, seeking and meeting challenges, and
empowering others to do the same.
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Creating and Publishing Your Own Configurable Apps for Your
Organization
SDCC - Room 10 - Kelly Hutchins, Bern Szukalski, Ian Wittenmyer
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to customize the configurable web apps to meet your organizations
needs. We’ll explore how to configure the apps to specify an organization color
scheme, add a logo, configure capabilities and more. You’ll also learn how to
modify the configurable app to add custom behavior. Finally we’ll discuss how to
build a custom configurable app for web maps or web scenes and add that to the
organization’s template gallery
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Esri Best Practices: Successful GIS Project Implementations
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Jennifer Vaughan-Gibson, Gerry Clancy
DESCRIPTION
Whether a project succeeds or fails often depends on the methodology and the
people who implement it. Staying focused on clear business requirements,
driving a vision, setting clear expectations are all things you need to learn to
drive successful projects. Come learn Esri best practices for how we run projects
and make them successful.
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Parcel Editing in ArcGIS: Migrating Data
SDCC - Room 04 - Christine Leslie, Amir Bar Maor
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide the patterns for migrating your existing parcel data to
the Parcel Fabric Solution. The topics discussed will include preparing CAD data,
ArcInfo Coverages, Shapefiles, GeoDatabase Feature classes for direct loading
into the Parcel fabric data model. In addition to the patterns for migration, this
session will also discuss in detail, experiences and common solutions to data
quality issues prior to migration.
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Scientific and Multidimensional Raster Support in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 31 B - Hong Xu, Ling Tang
DESCRIPTION
This session will demonstrate how the ArcGIS multidimensional data model can
be used to support scientific data formats such as, netCDF, GRIB and HDF and
allow us to manage and share analytical results using the ArcGIS Platform. The
ability to manage and use multidimensional data directly using the mosaic
dataset means there is no longer any need to take burdensome intermediate
steps to convert multidimensional data into other well-known formats (e.g.
netCDF to tiff). This capability provides significant efficiency gains by enabling
users to read and process multidimensional data directly through the mosaic
dataset and as a result the entire ArcGIS framework. Other demonstrations will
include workflows showing ingesting netCDF, GRIB and HDF into ArcGIS
multidimensional data model for visualizing, analyzing using raster functions, and
sharing these products as web services that are ready to be consumed in desktop
and web environments.
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Enterprise GIS Strategic Planning for Success
User Conference, All Users, GIS Managers, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Adam Carnow
DESCRIPTION
It takes more than technology for an enterprise GIS to be successful. It requires
business and IT management skills. This session will review the seven elements of
a successful enterprise GIS and provide strategies how GIS Managers can
implement them. The seven elements are:
- Vision and Leadership
- Understand how GIS can contribute to your organization’s success
- Develop and maintain a GIS Strategic Plan
- Implement effective governance
- Implement evolutionary approaches (change management)
- Deploy engaging apps
- Recruit, develop and maintain good staff
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9:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday, July 11

DESCRIPTION
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Video Applications in Seafloor and Coral Reef Mapping
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on the use of video in supplementing best reef and
seafloor mapping.
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Effective Communication for Transportation with ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
These presentations highlight how GIS can be used to effectively analyze
complex information, and more effectively present transportation data to the
public.
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Network Analyst: Optimize Your Fleet of Vehicles with the VRP
Solver
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 33 C - Shubhada Kshirsagar, Heather Moe
DESCRIPTION
This session introduces the capabilities of the Network Analyst vehicle routing
problem (VRP) solver. We’ll focus on modeling and solving real-world problems,
incorporating complex constraints such as multiple-capacity routing, incremental
assignment, multiple-day routing, time windows, and specialties. We will also
discuss a workflow from planning to the distribution of routes to drivers.
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ArcGIS Online: Item Administration and Group Sharing
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Brendan O'Neill, Mike Flanagan
DESCRIPTION
Are you an ArcGIS Online administrator looking to develop strategies for
managing your organization's content, or a user looking to find content and
make it available to members of your organization and the broader public? This
session will expose you to some best-practices for organizing, finding, and
sharing content. You will learn how to how to leverage tags, item details,
advanced searches, and groups in order to make your content easy to find, and
to expand its impact to your organization and beyond.
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How to Build Maps from Statistical Data in Fifteen Minutes
SDCC - Room 10 - Jim Herries, Diana Lavery
DESCRIPTION
Join this workshop to participate in the process of transforming raw data to
finished map product in fifteen minutes. We’ll talk about best practices for
mapping counts, percentages, rates, ratios, indices, means, medians, modes,
text, etc. We’ll demonstrate the various options for thematic mapping any
statistical data, with guidance on the value of each option. We’ll map points,
lines, polygons, using attributes in the data as well as numbers and text
calculated on the fly using Arcade expressions. Learn several ways to geocode or
join your statistical data to a map layer to get started.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Raster Analytics in Image Server
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Vinay Viswambharan, Mike Muller
DESCRIPTION
The workshop will introduce you to the distributed raster analytical capabilities of
the ArcGIS Enterprise Image Server. We will discuss the value of distributed
analytics, walk through the capabilities, describe the system architecture and
concepts, explain deployment options, and articulate how this exciting
technology can resolve many computation intensive applications. We will cover
examples of how this technology can save users significant time when processing
large rasters, large images, massive mosaics, and massive collections of imagery.
We will also cover how users can leverage ArcGIS Pro to design their own
analytical models which can be processed by Image Server.
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ArcGIS and the Internet of Things (IoT)
SDCC - Room 03 - Adam Mollenkopf, Josh Joyner
DESCRIPTION
The world is becoming more instrumented every day with the Internet of Things
(IoT). This session will give an overview of IoT, decompose the elements of an IoT
solution, discuss IoT deployment patterns including showing how ArcGIS can be
used as an IoT platform, and show how ArcGIS can complement another IoT
platform.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: The Road Ahead
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Vinay Viswambharan, Jay Theodore, Philip
Heede, Shreyas Shinde
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise brings powerful mapping and spatial reasoning to your
infrastructure. This session will offer a sneak peek at capabilities planned for
upcoming releases, as well as a view into some of the research and development
projects currently underway for the product.
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GIS in Transportation: Taking Action Through Insight
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Terrence Bills,
Tom Brenneman, Eric Rodenberg
DESCRIPTION
As transportation agencies move to data driven organizations, the role of
information becomes all the more critical. How can organizations integrate data
and information from across their organizations, and analyze that information and
derive greater insights, to make more informed decisions. This session will
highlight how Esri technology can help transform transportation agencies into
more effective data driven organizations.
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Web AppBuilder Widgets for Law Enforcement
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Chris Delaney
DESCRIPTION
With over 30 widgets to choose from, Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS is a powerful
tool that helps users build web mapping applications to support a wide variety of
workflows. However, it can be overwhelming for new users to understand the
unique functionality each widget provides. This session will introduce users to the
widgets most commonly found in Web AppBuilder apps for Law Enforcement,
and the missions those widgets are applied to.
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How Raster Functions Revolutionized the World Population
Estimate
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Michael Dangermond, Mark Gilbert
DESCRIPTION
Do you work with large global raster datasets? Are you tired of waiting days or
weeks for your analysis to complete only to discover an error requires you to start
over? Do you find yourself wishing for tools and techniques to more quickly
process these datasets that are forgiving enough to allow changes to your model
without having to re-run the entire dataset? Well you’re in luck because these
tools exist today!
Raster functions are revolutionizing how we process large datasets. Whether you
are an expert in raster analytics, a GIS analyst, or a scientist working with large
datasets, using raster functions in ArcGIS Pro can help you significantly reduce
your processing times from months or weeks to days or hours. Come see how
Esri’s Content Team uses raster functions to reduce the processing time to
estimate world population and the footprint of human settlement from months to
weeks and how raster functions and ArcGIS Pro enable real-time visual feedback
to updates in your analysis model. Learn about preparing the raster inputs, the
pro and cons of processing using mosaic datasets, and how raster functions
provide instant feedback on changes in your model.
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ArcGIS Pro: Generalization for Multi-Scale Mapping
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Jamie Conley
DESCRIPTION
Whether you are making multi-scale maps for Web or print, automated
generalization can save you time and improve the cartography of your smaller
scale maps. In this demonstration you will learn workflows and best practices for
generalizing your data with multi-scale mapping tools.
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Integrating Laser Measurement Solutions with ArcGIS Mobile
Apps
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Ismael Chivite
DESCRIPTION
In this session we will describe how you can boost your field data collection
productivity combining ArcGIS field apps with laser-based measurement devices.
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DESCRIPTION
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Trends in Public Works: A Smarter Approach to Managing
Infrastructure
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Philip Mielke
DESCRIPTION
When it comes to grappling with aging infrastructure, limited funding for repairs
and the rising costs of improvements can stand in your way of moving forward.
GIS is an essential tool for carrying out infrastructure management. You can use
GIS to better manage assets, more effectively allocate field resources, maximize
the value of dollars spent on capital improvements, and increase transparency
and quality of service for citizens. But to meet the goals of creating a more livable
community, organizations need to think ahead. It is not solely about maintaining
existing assets—it's also about preparing for future developments like driverless
cars, drones, sensor data-driven decision-making, extreme-weather event
adaptation due to climate change, and modifications in mobility. This session will
explore how GIS can be used to meet these future trends and ensure more
livable communities.
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Amazing and Inspiring Maps in ArcGIS
DESCRIPTION
Sit back and enjoy the ride as we shift gears and showcase some truly
mesmerizing and inspiring maps made by our award winning cartographers to
demonstrate the power of cartography and the flexibility of the ArcGIS platform.
This session goes beyond the defaults to bring data to life using innovative and
imaginative techniques including multivariate cartography, animation and 3D
thematics. We’ll be styling basemaps in amazing ways and building maps you
maybe haven’t even considered let alone thought possible. We encourage you to
see maps as exciting and eye-catching information products as well as beautiful
objects in their own right. This session is about how to create compelling maps,
designing aesthetically beautiful products and making form match function.
Come and be inspired and learn how you can also make your own maps sing in
new and exciting ways.
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Creating Apps Using Online Templates
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Matt Kennedy
DESCRIPTION
Content and web maps in ArcGIS Online can easily be shared with online
templates and these templates allow you to make your data accessible and
usable. But, how do you know which is the right template for the task at hand? In
this session, we will explore the ArcGIS Online hosted web app templates and
the decision points you can use to choose the right template for your application
needs.
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Insights: Top 5 Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Jack Horton
DESCRIPTION
Insights for ArcGIS is a web-based, data analytics workbench where you can
explore spatial and non-spatial data, answer questions you didn't know to ask,
and quickly deliver powerful results. In this session, you will learn to use maps,
charts, and tables; to visualize data, apply advanced spatial analysis, and begin
telling your story like never before.
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Streetmap Premium: An Introduction
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Patrick Peters
DESCRIPTION
StreetMap Premium for ArcGIS is an enhanced, ready-to-use street dataset that
works with Esri's ArcGIS software to provide geocoding, routing, and high-quality
cartographic display for the entire United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. In
this presentation you will learn how commercial street data from NAVTEQ and
TomTom, is optimized, structured, and compressed to ensure ease of use and
quick deployment, as well as live usage of geocoding and routing services.
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Election Maps and Apps for State and Local Governments
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Lindsay Thomas
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview to a set of elections maps and apps
available in the ArcGIS for Local and State Government solutions.
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Spatial Analytical Thinking
SDCC - Room 14 B - Shitij Mehta, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss tips and tricks for merging your subject matter expertise
with the many tools and techniques ArcGIS offers, to help you get the answers
you want. The session will cover creating reusable and functional workflows and
the presenters will change hats four times as they demonstrate 4 different
topics.
We will talk through how to scope your analysis and break it into smaller
questions, how to prepare the data, how to determine which tools and
techniques you should use and when everything else fails, where to find help.
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ArcGIS Pro: Working with Stereo Imagery
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Prashant Mangtani
DESCRIPTION
For mapping, feature extraction and image interpretation, stereo imagery
provides improved interpretation and the ability to accurately measure heights
and volumes. Stereo Mapping is a new capability in Pro for work with stereo
imagery for these workflows. This demonstration theater introduces the concepts
of how to set up the required mosaic datasets, work in stereo and collect feature
data.
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Geographic (datum) and Vertical Transformations: A Deep Dive
SDCC - Room 16 A - Bojan Savric, Melita Kennedy
DESCRIPTION
When working with data using different geographic or vertical coordinate
systems, it’s often necessary to perform a transformation. There are often
multiple possibilities with different areas of use or accuracies. Some
transformations requires files—which are now in a separate Coordinate Systems
Data installation package. Find out what transformations are supported; how to
choose the most appropriate transformation; and what are some of the “gotchas”
and complexities.
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ArcGIS Data Reviewer: Leveraging Geoprocessing for Data
Validation
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Mohamed Albashir
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to use geoprocessing (GP) tools to identify errors in your data and to
capture the results using Data Reviewer. This demonstration will provide an
overview of the GP tools in ArcGIS Data Reviewer and how to leverage a GP
model to perform data validation.
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Attribute Field Matching in Geoprocessing
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Drew Flater
DESCRIPTION
A number of commonly-used geoprocessing tools (including Spatial Join,
Append, and Merge) have a parameter for controlling how attribute fields from
the input datasets are processed and written, or mapped, to the output dataset -
the Field Map parameter. In addition to the simple copying of attributes from
input to output, field mapping can also be useful for some common tasks such as
field renaming, string concatenation, and calculating statistics like mean, sum,
and standard deviation. If you haven't used the Field Map before, you should!
Understanding and using field mapping will often reduce the number of
processing steps in a workflow, and ensure that, in any scenario, attributes are
handled in an appropriate way. Yes, the Field Map parameter is a complex one,
but it is worth the time it takes to figure it out.
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Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: ArcGIS Enterprise
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Danny Urbach, Nicole Corbin, Martin
Leavitt, Brad Berry
DESCRIPTION
Are you standing up ArcGIS Enterprise for the first time? Do you want to know
more about which compenent may be causing a specific issue? Come learn from
our Esri Support Pros to see how they identify network, data, or compenent
issues. See the questions, tests, and tools Esri Support leverages to pinpoint the
issue within ArcGIS Enterprise first-hand.
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Survey123 for ArcGIS: Extending the App
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Elvin Slavik, Erwin Soekianto
DESCRIPTION
Join this session to learn how to download the source code of Survey123 for
ArcGIS and make it your own!
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Unlocking the CRM with Location Analytics
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Rich Roberts,
Gary Sankary, Emily Knish
DESCRIPTION
Connecting your customers, online, instore and on their devices has never been
more important. It’s how best in class companies are managing the digital
disruption and while growing their market penetration and sales. ArcGIS enables
companies to understand and analyze how customers interact across all
channels. Join Esri’s retail team as they demonstrate how GIS can bring together
disparate to data in order to find and connect with their next best customers.
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Mining Operations
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Managing periods records - past and present.
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Processing Ground Control for UAV Data Collection
Construction
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
The ability to capture and share site imagery is revolutionary but some
applications require additional efforts to achieve high accuracy of results.
Presenters will demonstrate methods to utilize ground control and correct
captured data.
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Are You Cloud Ready?
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Alec
Walker
DESCRIPTION
The benefits of moving GIS to the cloud appeal to you but is it practical for your
organization? Attend this talk to understand what moving to the cloud involves
and how to prepare.
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Managing and Serving Elevation and Lidar Data
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Cody Benkelman
DESCRIPTION
Elevation and Lidar data is an important source in many GIS applications. Massive
volumes of elevation data are becoming available that are generated mainly from
lidar sensors and photogrammetrically. This technical workshop will detail best
practices for storing, managing, sharing such datasets as well as different analysis
to create derived products from hillshades, contours, viewsheds and hydrologic
analysis. This session will provide recommendations regarding best practices for
managing elevation data using various formats such as grid, LAS, I3S and
component of ArcGIS including, ArcGIS Pro, Image Server and Raster Analytics.
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Designing Great Maps 1: Static Maps for Print and Digital Display
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Larry Orman, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
truly communicate and engage. This workshop provides step by step case
studies in creating maps that stand out and communicate effectively, with
primary focus on maps for print/presentation display or as digital static images
placed in documents or used in web sites and other electronic communications.
Principles covered will include relations between audience, image and desired
outcome, extending ArcGIS to create powerful frame design, and defining
cartography – all to support revealing your story in layers of meaning.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt: Building Apps
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Michael Tims, Koushik Hajra
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt allows you to quickly and easily build interactive
mapping applications for Windows, Linux and Mac Desktops, along with iOS and
Android phones and tablets. This session introduces the SDK then covers the
common workflows you'll use to build your own applications. You'll learn about
good design patterns, how to increase performance and interactivity in your
applications, and the resources that are available for your success.
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Esri Best Practices: Supporting Your ArcGIS Enterprise
Deployment
SDCC - Room 17 A - Philip McNeilly, Daniel Sieger
DESCRIPTION
Organizations are leveraging ArcGIS Enterprise to empower better decision-
making. During this workshop we will discuss common pitfalls users may
encounter within their enterprise GIS implementation, how to avoid them, as well
as discuss best practices for supporting an enterprise GIS environment.
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GIS Database Development and Integration for Facilities
Management
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
High quality data, data conversion, and database integration are critical
ingredients for successful FM GIS implementations at campuses and the built-
environment they house. This session explores these ingredients through the
ongoing work at Weber State University and Old Dominion University. Both
institutions are advancing enterprise GIS and integration with other systems of
record, while seeking to increase ease of use and collaboration.
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Extreme Water Events: Responding with ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Extreme events often have sgnificant impacts on water organizaitons. In this
session you will learn about the challenges surrounding the Oriville Spillway
Reconstruction and the struggle to ensure safe water systems in the aftermath of
Hurricane Maria.
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Wildfire Evacuation Planning with ArcGIS
Wildfire, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
Emergency management agencies require the ability to quickly disseminate
evacuation information in a timely manner. Learn best practices using ArcGIS for
assessing wildfire evacuation routes.
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Using GIS to Ensure Data Quality
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Attend this session to find out how ArcGIS is being used to support data quality.
the session will begin with a presentation about the challenges associated with
the integration of multiple data sets and will continue with a look at streamlining
quality assurance and quality control to ensure the quality and consistency of
data.
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Electric Utility UAS Data Collection
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
Presentations highlight use of UAS (unmanned aerial systems) to collect valuable
data.
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Developing Solutions for Military Applications
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
The Defense Community has unique challenges which require focused solutions.
ArcGIS Developer tools can be used to build mission focused applications
capable of meeting military operational requirements. Review real-world projects
which have integrated GIS into military specific workflows.
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Moving to ArcGIS Online
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
To take advantage of all the capabilities that modern WebGIS technology has to
offer, organizations must evaluate and determine how to best leverage the
appropriate tools. The presentations in this session describe how two mature GIS
organizations made the decision to move portions of their Enterprise operations
to ArcGIS Online. They cover what components were considered for migration;
and the process used to develop/configure, test, and implement them.
Challenges encountered with managing user expectations; introducing and
adopting the new tools and platform; determining user roles, and governance
considerations will also be discussed.
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Architecting the ArcGIS Platform: Best Practices
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Clinton Johnson
DESCRIPTION
An appropriate set of architectures practices (business, information, technology)
is necessary to support the delivery of desired business outcomes. Attend this
session to understand best practices and practical approaches around people,
processes, and technology that contribute to a successful and sustainable
implementation of the ArcGIS platform.
Participants can use these guidelines to maximize the value of their ArcGIS
implementation and meet their organizational objectives.
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Utility Network Management in ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Erik Hoel, Remi Myers, David Crawford, Larry
Young
DESCRIPTION
In this session Esri development staff will give an overview of the new ArcGIS
Utility Network Management extension to ArcGIS Entprise. The extension
provides access to the utility network which is designed to manage and analyze
utility and telecom networks across the ArcGIS platform. The presenation will
provide an overview of current capabilities and discuss what is coming with
future releases.
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3D Feature and Sub-Surface Analysis
SDCC - Room 30 B - Jie Chang
DESCRIPTION
This presentation will demonstrate how to utilize 3D data types, tools, and
visualization techniques in workflows related to sub-surface analysis including the
representation of boreholes, geologic strata, and geo-volumes.
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Interpolating Surfaces in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 C - Steve Kopp, Steve Lynch
DESCRIPTION
This session will present the data structures and types of surfaces that are
common in GIS and the tools for creating them. We will discuss and demonstrate
different types of surfaces and guidelines for choosing appropriate tools, with
particular emphasis on choosing the best interpolation tools for creating raster
surfaces and evaluating the quality of the surface.
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Administering Your Enterprise Geodatabase: Oracle
SDCC - Room 30 E - Mandar Purohit, Amit Kesarwani
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SDCC - Room 31 C - Scott Ball, Derek Law
DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Apps for the Field: Working Together
User Conference, ArcGIS Apps, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 08 - James McManus, Joel Whitney
DESCRIPTION
Esri's suite of complimentary ArcGIS Field Apps (Workforce, Navigator, Collector,
Survey123, Explorer) can work together to provide seamless multi-app
workflows. This session will show you have these apps communicate with each
other and how you can build 3rd party applications that integrate into this app
ecosystem.
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Driving GIS Adoption through Organizational Change
Management
SDCC - Room 17 B - Jennifer Vaughan-Gibson, David Schneider
DESCRIPTION
Do you feel stuck as you face challenges gaining executive buy-in and end-user
adoption of Esri technology? The evolution of the ArcGIS Platform provides you
with unprecedented opportunities to engage non-traditional geospatial users
throughout your organization. Explore best-practices for managing this
technology change. See proven models for communicating your vision and
strategy to advance geospatial technology use in organizational workflows. You’ll
leave this session able to define your technology change challenges and
obstacles; better able to create and communicate your executive vision and
strategy; win over the end-user community by aligning technology use to mission
goals; and plot a strategy to engage your executives by establishing a strong ROI.
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Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Jianxia Song, David Martinez
DESCRIPTION
Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS is a pure HTML5/JavaScript-based application that
allows you to create your own intuitive, fast, and beautiful web apps without
writing a single line of code. The app uses new ArcGIS platform features and
modern browser technology to provide both flexible and powerful capabilities
such as 3D visualization of data. In addition, developers have an opportunity to
create custom tools and app themes through the extensibility framework. Come
to this session to learn how you can configure GIS apps that run seamlessly
across all devices.
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Making Policy Maps for Your Community
SDCC - Room 02 - Julia Holtzclaw, Jennifer Bell
DESCRIPTION
Join us to learn how to use the Living Atlas, with its myriad of maps and layers, to
make policy maps that reveal community insights otherwise hidden in the data.
We’ll walk through several real-world examples where communities have turned
data into meaningful maps that identify trends and make decisions regarding
policy. At the end of the workshop, we build a policy map and app together.
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Intro to Story Maps
Essinger
DESCRIPTION
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Preparing For and Managing Special Events Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Jon Pedder, Mike Cox
DESCRIPTION
Special Events can present unique challenges to the Public Safety community and
require that different agencies work together to provide a safe experience for all
types of Special Events. This presentation will focus on how to support Special
Events with ArcGIS. We will share lessons learned and experiences from past
events and discuss a range of ArcGIS information products that have proven very
useful, including planning, briefings, situational awareness, getting information
to and from the field as well as sharing information with the public. Attendees will
learn about a collection of ArcGIS resources, templates, and tools that are
available to help their communities be better prepared and more successfully
support Special Events, large or small, in their jurisdiction.
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Developing Dynamic Situational Awareness Apps Using ArcGIS
Runtime
SDCC - Room 30 A - Ben Conklin, Parker Hornstein, Kerry Robinson
DESCRIPTION
This presentation will demonstrate how developers can leverage the ArcGIS
Runtime Disconnected Situational Awareness Toolkit to develop command and
control applications. It will cover the capabilities in latest release of ArcGIS
Runtime. Demonstrations will be focused on working with offline map data,
leveraging military symbology and embedding analysis into your application.
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Collector for ArcGIS: Working with High Accuracy Data
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, ArcGIS Apps, Intermediate,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 B - Kevin Burke, Jeff Shaner, Morgan Zhang, Doug
Morgenthaler
DESCRIPTION
Today there are more and more options for getting high accuracy locational
information on Smartphones and Tablets. Attend this session to learn how to use
Collector for ArcGIS to capture data with high geographic accuracy from GPS/
GNSS receivers.
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Full Motion Video Support in ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Defense and Intelligence, Imagery and Raster,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 B - Zack Haubach, Darren Baird
DESCRIPTION
Full Motion Video (FMV) is a valuable real-time image source for maintaining
situational awareness, important for forensic analysis, as well as a source for a
range of environmental applications. The FMV capabilities are integrated into the
Image Analyst Extension at V2.1 as well the FMV extension for ArcMap
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Implementing Indoor Mapping and GIS for your Organization
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater
DESCRIPTION
Learn how new indoor mapping technology is expanding opportunities for
facilities and asset managers to create more efficient systems to utilize and
manage their buildings and associated assets, providing more complete data to
public safety agencies for planning, responding and reporting to events inside of
buildings and providing the communication industry better data to design,
maintain and utilize lifesaving communication networks inside of buildings.
IndoorVu uses the latest high definition scanning technologies and feature
extraction workflows to publish indoor mapping content into your ArcGIS based
location platform. We are ArcGIS Indoors ready.
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3D in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 09 - Nathan Shephard, Steve Heidelberg, Chris
Andrews
DESCRIPTION
Wondering how to create high quality video output of your 3D data? Need to
filter through complex, massive 3D and 4D data sets? This session will provide a
deep dive into the new Animation capability in ArcGIS Pro, using the range slider
for scientific and floor-based information, linked views, and advanced 3D
symbology for visualization and analysis. Users will leave with an understanding
of the range of capability and best practices for using 3D in ArcGIS Pro.
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Plant Conservation for a Changing World
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS applications and tools guide plant conservaiton which has a direct impact
on enhancing biodiversity.
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GIS Analytics and Statistics for Assessment
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
There are many tools and capabilities to assist with property valuation in ArcGIS
to improve valuation, measure uniformity and equity, and visualize the results.
This practical session will show how to use the ArcGIS R-bridge and leverage
ArcGIS capabilities to improve and defend valuations.
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Telecom Usage Analytics
Telecommunications, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Presentations on using ArcGIS for mobile and broadband analytics.
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Saving George Washington’s View: Preservation Strategies
through GIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Emily
Swenson, Luke Pecoraro
DESCRIPTION
Since 1955 the view from the Mount Vernon mansion across the Potomac River in
Maryland has been a preserved, rural area protected by scenic easements held
by Piscataway National Park on 415 properties totaling over 4,000 acres.
Keeping the viewshed free of industrial development and unsustainable growth
is a challenge that is met by deploying GIS through strategies such as LiDAR
analysis to identify properties under threat, and StoryMaps to educate easement
holders and stakeholding partners. This presentation will highlight some of the
tools that are developed and currently underway as we prepare for another
challenge to the viewhed’s preservation.
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GIS Enables Modern Public Works Departments
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Increases in service demands force smart organizations to look to their GIS to
offer improved efficiencies and new ways of addressing old problems. In this
session, learn how county-level users are automating vector control reporting,
and also turning to 3D drone applications to calculate landfill volume.
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Advanced Crime Analysis Using Dynamic Data Sources
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
Many Law Enforcement agencies are yet to implement dynamic data sources in
crime analysis but instead focus on traditional hot spot policing strategies.
Presenting the alternatives by addressing how and why to use dynamic data
sources such as cell towers to account for variable circumstances in crime analysis.
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Refining 3D Buildings Extracted from LiDAR
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Dan Hedges
DESCRIPTION
3D buildings provide a more realistic view of the built environment, supporting
numerous urban planning and public safety situations. In the past creating 3D
buildings can be time and cost prohibitive for many organizations. ArcGIS for
Local Government provides a step-by-step process for extracting 3D buildings
from your existing 2D and LiDAR data. This session will cover techniques for
creating high-quality 3D buildings by refining automatically extracted buildings.
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Python: Map Automation in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 04 - Jeff Barrette, Jeff Moulds
DESCRIPTION
This session is for those who are familiar with the arcpy.mapping module used
with ArcMap and want to explore this API in ArcGIS Pro. We will identify changes
made to the API and discuss what is needed to migrate scripts to ArcGIS Pro. This
presentation will also focus on updating data sources, the new symbology API
and updates made available with the 2.1 release.
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Web GIS: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 A - Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox, Shannon Kalisky
DESCRIPTION
The future of geospatial technology is built upon Web GIS. Covering both ArcGIS
Enterprise and ArcGIS Online, this session will be a crash course in Web GIS
concepts, technology and implementation options. Whether you are a desktop
analyst or a geodeveloper, knowing the basics of Web GIS will help you future-
proof your organization's GIS investment and development plans.
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Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 29 D - Dean Djokic
DESCRIPTION
This technical workshop presents GIS techniques that can be used for terrain
analyses, hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) characteristics extraction, numerical
model input and output, modeling process automation, and result mapping.
HEC’s HMS and RAS form the modeling backbone for H&H analyses used in this
workshop.
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Spatial Data Mining: A Deep Dive Into Space-Time Analysis
SDCC - Room 29 C - Lauren Bennett, Jenora D'Acosta, Flora Vale
DESCRIPTION
Space and time are inseparable, and integrating the temporal aspect of your data
into your spatial analysis leads to powerful discoveries. This workshop will build
on the cluster analysis methods discussed in Spatial Data Mining: Essentials of
Cluster Analysis by presenting advanced techniques for analyzing your data in
the context of both space and time. We will cover space-time pattern mining
techniques including aggregating your temporal data into a space-time cube,
emerging hot spot analysis, local outlier analysis, best practices for visualizing
your space-time cube, and strategies for interpreting and sharing your results.
Come learn how to use these new techniques to get the most out of your
spatiotemporal data.
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Activity Based Intelligence Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 D - Kyle Talbot
DESCRIPTION
Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) applies geographic thinking in new ways to
meet complex intelligence challenges. Successful implementation of ABI
workflows requires leveraging the latest advances in GIS technologies. Web-
based tools allow analysts to tap into the wealth of new data sources as well as
leverage the power of cloud computing to perform big data analytics. This
workshop will provide an overview of the ABI workflow and the new tools
available in ArcGIS for ABI workflows.
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Esri Best Practices: App Configuration, Customization, or
Development
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Samuel Yirenkyi, Jesse Smith
DESCRIPTION
Between out-of-the box apps, configurable templates, sample code, and
extending apps like Web App Builder it can be difficult to determine when to
configure, customize, or develop something new to get the app you need. In this
session learn what configuration or development path is right for you based on
Esri’s own implementation experience.
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GeoAnalytics Server: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 16 B - Sarah Ambrose, Noah Slocum
DESCRIPTION
GeoAnalytics Server performs scalable and distributed batch analysis on feature
and tabular data that has both spatial (location) and temporal (time) components.
With over a dozen analytical tools, GeoAnalytics provides the framework you
need to summarize, visualize and analyze patterns within large volumes of data.
At this session, we will discuss the available analytical tools, how these analytics
take advantage of the processing power of multiple machines in ArcGIS
Enterprise, and the supported data formats for analysis. We will present real
world examples and discuss integrated technology such as the underlying
storage and framework.
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Living Atlas of the World: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 A - Bern Szukalski, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
with useful and reliable maps on many topics, and reflects the collective work of
the ArcGIS community in many areas. This GIS of the World includes a rich set of
online maps and layers as well as related capabilities (e.g., geocoding, routing,
geoenrichment) that may be accessed for use in desktop, server, mobile, and
web mapping applications. This session will provide an overview of the Living
Atlas content and capabilities that are now available, including several recent
additions, and demonstrate how ArcGIS users can leverage them in their work.
Learn what ArcGIS Online services are available to you now and get an early
preview of new content that is planned for the coming year.
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ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Security Integration
Web GIS: Enterprise, Complimentary Recording, User Conference, Intermediate,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 A - Bill Major II, Jeff Smith
DESCRIPTION
In this session, attendees will learn about security integration, authentication and
authorization in ArcGIS Enterprise. This includes enterprise users and groups
using technologies such as SAML, Active Directory and LDAP, as well as SSL
certificates. Join us at this session if you are interested in a deep dive into how to
configure your ArcGIS Enterprise authentication and security settings.
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Editing 3D in ArcGIS Pro: Multipatches, Editing Grids, and More
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Michael Contreras
DESCRIPTION
This session is an overview of everything you need to know about the multipatch
editing capabilities available in ArcGIS Pro. This functionality will allow editing
workflows to create new 3D geometries thru multipatches and edit existing ones,
including 3rd party models. In this session we will talk about what, when and why
you will use this functionality along with Grids, 3D Shapes. Presenters will also
discuss how to get started setting up a project for editing in 3D, from choosing
between Local scenes vs Global scenes and basic understanding of Base Heights.
Beyond editing, the session will demonstrate what can you do with new 3D
geometry such as analysis, visualization, and other 3D tools. The session will
include some road ahead discussion of the functionality.
This session is intended for beginners, intermediate and advanced ArcGIS Pro
users.
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Esri Best Practices: Utilizing AGILE Project Management
SDCC - Room 15 A - Jennifer Prather, Lana Tylka
DESCRIPTION
Fast paced, daily stand-ups, deploy every 2-4 weeks. These are the characteristics
of how GIS projects are managed using Agile methodologies. Come learn how
Esri runs projects and how we adopt Agile to deploy successful GIS projects.
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DESCRIPTION
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Cartography: Bring Your Data to Life
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Clint
Loveman
DESCRIPTION
Discover a workflow that can help you transform data into effective online map
content in a week. Many people and organizations struggle with turning rich data
into meaningful content. This talk will review the process Esri uses to help
customers represent their data in a way that best suits their business needs.
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Esri's Open Source GeoPortal Server
DESCRIPTION
GeoPortal Server for SDI
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Localizing Humanitarian Drones
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Andrew
Schroeder, Chuck Conley II
DESCRIPTION
Emerging best practices in the coordinated use of drones by local emergency
responders in the Global South.
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Did You Know (Story Maps Edition)
Evans
DESCRIPTION
Learn about some of the lesser-known features of Story Maps.
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GroundVu - Rapid, Low-cost Imagery & 3D Data Powering the
Future of Your GIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Myles
Sutherland
DESCRIPTION
Presenting GroundVu's new wireless aerial and road-based pods for imagery
collection. Enterprise and professional GIS requires high quality, reliable, rapid
delivery of ArcGIS ready data. At GroundVu, we fly and drive your area of
interest, capture high resolution photos, process in 3D and deliver directly into
your organizations ArcGIS platform. Come learn about our work with utilities,
local governments, and other organizations dealing with large areas of interest
covering hundreds and thousands of miles.
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Surface Interpolation in ArcGIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Steve Lynch
DESCRIPTION
This demonstration will cover some commonly used interpolation techniques that
are available in Spatial Analyst and Geostatistical Analyst. Examples will include
the creation of a DEM from contour lines, spot heights and stream data, an
exercise using point data constrained by a feature barrier, and some techniques
to assist in deciding which interpolation method is more suited to your particular
data.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Publish Your Own Network Analysis Services
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Deelesh Mandloi
DESCRIPTION
Need the functionality of the ArcGIS World Routing and Analysis Services in your
own infrastructure? This session will show you how to get driving directions and
create drive time polygons from services that you manage. We will discuss the
different types of network analysis services available with ArcGIS Enterprise and
show the tools you can use to publish these services. We will also discuss why
you should register these services with your ArcGIS Enterprise portal.
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Damage Assessment Using Survey123 for ArcGIS
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Lindsay Thomas
DESCRIPTION
During this you will learn how Survey123 for ArcGIS can be used to support initial
damage assessments after an event. You will also learn how to prepare for an
event or respond quickly using the ArcGIS Solutions Deployment tool.
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Using Web AppBuilder for Communicating Road Status
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - John Hauck
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure the Transportation 511 solution and
communicate road status to visitors in your community.
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ArcGIS API for Python: Managing Your Content
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Andrew Chapkowski, David Vitale
DESCRIPTION
This session will demonstrate how you can use the ArcGIS API for Python to script
and automate the creation of web maps and web layers. Learn how the API can
also be used to update tiles and fix broken links in web maps and layers.
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Esri Roads and Highways: What's New
Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Nathan Easley
DESCRIPTION
In this session we will demonstrate the new features and capabilities in Esri Roads
and Highways at 10.6 and 10.6.1, including enhancements to Roads and
Highways for Desktop, Roads and Highways for Server, and the Roadway
Characteristics Editor.
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Working with Esri Elevation Layers
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Rajinder Nagi
DESCRIPTION
Esri provide global elevation layers and tools in Living Atlas of the World. In this
session, we will talk about how to work with these layers and tools (Profile,
Viewshed and Summarize Elevation) in web and desktop environments. This
session will demonstrate best practices for consuming the multi-resolution and
multi-source elevation image services while running analysis in ArcGIS Pro. This
session will show Web GIS pattern by demonstrating on-the-fly analysis using
raster functions in ArcGIS Pro.
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Survey123 for ArcGIS: Printing Survey Records
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Calvin Jung, Brandon Armstrong
DESCRIPTION
Join this session to learn how you can author printable templates for your survey
records in the Survey123 website
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Highlights of Metadata in ArcGIS
Theater - Aleta Vienneau, Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
Metadata support in ArcGIS platform
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DESCRIPTION
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Tactical Analysis and Situational Awareness for Operation Centers
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Jon Pedder, Carl Walter
DESCRIPTION
Global events routinely shed light on the complex, interrelated worlds of safety
and security. Civil unrest, terrorism, cyber threats, organized crime and weapons
of mass destruction all reflect the heightened need for coordinated prevention
and response capabilities. Intelligence/operation centers are uniquely positioned
to spearhead this coordination. In this presentation attendees will learn how to
exchange critical information across government lines, support investigative
follow up, utilize human intelligence, identify at-risk populations, and minimize
the impact of an emergency. We will demonstrate how GIS can connect people,
process and data for shared situational awareness (2D and 3D), quantify risk and
to facilitate a rapid recovery after disaster strikes.
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Inspiring What's Next for GIS in Gas Utilities
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Electric and Gas, Utilities
and Telecommunications Solutions, Envisioning Center 1
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Tom DeWitte,
Brian Baldwin, Tom Coolidge
DESCRIPTION
In this session you’ll witness ArcGIS in action for gas utilities. Today, more than
ever, a complete GIS platform is needed to support the infrastructure lifecycle of
pipe networks; from strategy, to service connections, to operations, to network
optimization. This session will provide you, as GIS professionals, ideas and use
cases for how to utilize analytics, real-time information, and mobile tools in
support of next generation pipe networks.
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Performance Management: Improving Confidence in Government
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Dan Henderson
DESCRIPTION
State and local governments using GIS become more efficient, have access to
more information, save time and money, and increase productivity while
improving services. Unfortunately, the people running these programs often
forget to toot their own horn. They neglect to show their own leadership the
growing returns on investment (ROI) generated by simply applying GIS to
business problems and performance management strategies. In this session, we
will present a back to basics approach for reporting ROI up the chain while
elevating the relevancy of your department or business unit.
In addition to ROI, we will discuss
- Why tracking performance trends leads to new opportunities for generating

revenue, reducing costs, and funding programs.
- How to get the public to generate a positive ripple effect on your ROI.
- Where to improve customer insight to successfully expand key markets.
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Designing a Robust Environment: Workload Separation
Antonio Cotroneo, Sarah Scher
DESCRIPTION
Implementing the workload separation design approach enhances performance
and reliability by aligning technical implementations with the organization's
business requirements. This session will focus on system and governance
practices to help maximize system performance and reduce the risk of service
interruption by directing workloads to appropriate computing resources.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Ortho Mapping with Drone Imagery
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Jay Chen
DESCRIPTION
Imagery from drones are rapidly becoming an important data source for a range
of organizations from environmental protection, to agriculture, mining and
emergency response. If your organization is repeatedly flying drones for better
situational awareness then this demo theater on how to utilize the ortho mapping
capabilities of Image Server to scale up such processing will be very valuable.
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ArcGIS Pro SDK: An Introduction to Add-Ins and Configurations
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Christopher Zent
DESCRIPTION
We’ll provide a walk-through on how to get started with the ArcGIS Pro SDK
for .NET and build your first Pro add-ins and configurations. We'll introduce you
to some of the SDK development fundamentals, and how you can leverage Pro
SDK community samples and other online resources as a foundation for your
work in creating customizations in ArcGIS Pro.
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Filling the Data Gap – Interim Steps Towards Secure Land Tenure
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Frank
Pichel, Salim Sawaya
DESCRIPTION
In recent decades, the global donor community has invested significant
resources to improve land administration in emerging economies. Despite these
investments, an estimated 70% - 80% of land in emerging economies remains
undocumented and informal. With advances in technology, collecting and
managing land information is becoming more efficient, equitable, and
accessible, however, land professionals and government land agencies have
been slow to adopt to new tools and approaches. In the meantime, local
government authorities are often unable to wait for formal land documentation,
given their own needs for planning, service delivery, and revenue collection. In
this presentation, Cadasta will detail its work with local government agencies
who are issuing intermediate forms of tenure documentation- such as Certificates
of Land Use or Certificates of Occupancy- to fill the data gap and provide a
greater degree of security to land holders.
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Building A Base ArcGIS Enterprise Deployment
SDCC - Demo Theater 13 - Jonathan Quinn, Thomas Edghill
DESCRIPTION
Wondering how to build an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment? Join us at this demo
theater for a look at ArcGIS Enterprise Builder, along with a step-by-step walk-
through of how to set up your ArcGIS Enterprise base deployment. We will
discuss each of the components included in the deployment: Portal for ArcGIS,
ArcGIS Data Store, ArcGIS Server, and ArcGIS Web Adaptor. The session will be
hands-on, including post-installation setup, and is great for both first-time users
and those upgrading from a standalone ArcGIS Server deployment to ArcGIS
Enterprise.
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ArcGIS Pro: Tips and Tricks for Working with Tables
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Alycia Rajendran
DESCRIPTION
Working with tabular content is a critical part of many GIS workflows. In this
session you will learn tips and tricks for getting the most out of your table views
inside ArcGIS Pro, including exploring content, editing values, and using
selection sets.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Configuring Backups, Disaster Recovery, and
Replication
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Patrick Jackson, Harrold Sompotan
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Creating and Sharing Awesome 3D Web Scenes
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Madeline Schueren, Nathan Shephard,
Veronika Landers
DESCRIPTION
Gain an overall understanding of how to create and share Web Scenes with
ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS. Web scenes add a 3rd dimension to your web
maps and help communicate your data and ideas with the context of the world
around us. We’ll point out some common areas of confusion for users, and cover
basic setup, common workflows, and best practices for 3D mapping in the web
browser. You will learn the tips and tricks to use a Web Scene for your next map.
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Improving Health Equity and Accessibility with ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Health and Human
Services, Hospitals and Health Systems, Envisioning Center 2, Public Health
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Jared Shoultz,
Ken Blankinship, Este Geraghty, Tanya Bigos
DESCRIPTION
Mapping and analyzing the social determinants of health is a first step towards
making data-driven decisions to improve health access and outcomes. Ensuring
adequate access to health services requires organizations to understand the
communities they serve. Once populations are understood, the process of
optimizing the delivery of health services is enhanced with a location-based
approach. This approach considers not only the location of existing assets but the
optimal placement of additional resources. The speakers will demonstrate how to
leverage a Web GIS workflow to analyze and optimize health equity and
accessibility using multiple components of the ArcGIS Platform.
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Captain Nemo's Journey Through the Impossible indoo.rs World
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Rainer
Wolfsberger
DESCRIPTION
Join famous adventurer Captain Nemo traveling through space, time and GIS
and listen to his stories about time eating monsters and miraculous indoor
technologies: Fighting the forces of aberrance passing through, “The Dreadful
Underground”, finding, “The hidden X-Ray Chamber” in the House of 1000
rooms and seeing the unexpected when “Lost in the Forbidden Library”. Don’t
miss your cruise on Captain Nemo’s famous indoo.rs world ship – life vests won’t
be needed!
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SAP Analytics Portfolio and Esri: Analytics Strategy Update and
Direction
SDCC - Room 29 D
DESCRIPTION
Learn about leveraging ArcGIS and the SAP Analytics portfolio. Hear the latest
updates to the product roadmap with regards to traditional on-premise BI tools
and the new SAP Analytics cloud solution. See how this affects customers and our
recommendations for best practices when considering using Esri and SAP
analytics.
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Statistics Special Interest Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
Please join the Esri Statistics community for the Statistics SIG, where we look at
tools and technology being applied in Statistics and GIS. Get an update from
Chief Cartographer Charlie Frye on the work Esri is doing in World Population
Estimation. Hear from Kevin Butler and the Spatial Statistics team on the latest
work Esri is doing on Big Data and statistics. We will take a look at statistical
analysis of Big Data in Pro, Extending ArcGIS Pro with the Esri ArcGIS R Bridge
and talk about the road ahead. Come network with users and industry experts
while learning of the latest applications. Connect with Esri staff, partners, and
peers.
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Agriculture Conservation Planning Framework User Group
meeting
SDCC - Room 30 C
DESCRIPTION
The Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF) tool comprises an
approach for incorporating precision conservation concepts into the agricultural
watershed planning process. This framework is receptive to landowner and
community preferences, is compatible with voluntary implementation policies,
and could be used to achieve the potential broad-based benefits of precision
conservation in a flexible way. Come join the conversation!
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Drone Mapping SIG: The Delair UX11 with Esri Drone2Map
Technical
SDCC - Room 30 B - Jacob Wittenberg, Mel Philbrook, Chase Fly
DESCRIPTION
Join the community of drone mappers who are on the lookout for the best tools
to collect aerial imagery as efficiently as possible. The all-new Delair UX11 is a
professional, photogrammetric mapping UAS that enables large-scale aerial
mapping with a fully embedded camera that provides real-time photo
transmission and quality checks so that the operator knows how good his data is
before leaving the field. Esri Drone2Map offers an intuitive way to process the
data and seamlessly transfer aerial maps into the Esri ecosystem. Attend this
session for free lunch (while supplies last) and demonstrations of this workflow in
action!
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World Wide Human Geography Working Group (WWHGWG) SIG
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
Learn how ArcGIS Online is being used to enhance partnerships and build new
communities of interest transcending organizational and territorial boundaries in
the global effort to Combat Wildlife Trafficking (CWT). See how conservation, law
enforcement, development and criminal justice sectors use cases are transformed
using a variety of ArcGIS web applications. These CWT use cases and initial data
dictionary were identified during a 2018 workshop in Ethiopia with input from
diverse participants consisting of subject matter and database experts. African
Parks, Esri, The National Geographic Society, Michigan State University, and U.S.
Department of State’s Office of the Geographer will discuss their subsequent
collaboration launching an ArcGIS Online Organization for discovering,
organizing, displaying, protecting, and analyzing data to help CWT efforts. A
focus on human geography helps contextualize trafficking activities and builds an
understanding about community involvement in both conservation and crime
prevention.
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Women in GIS Lunch Meeting
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
Women in GIS Meeting - Information, speakers and discussion.
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URISA's GISCorps Annual Meeting - 2018
User Conference, Aid and Development, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
URISA’s GISCorps (www.giscorps.org) coordinates short term volunteer GIS
services to underserved communities worldwide. Since its inception in October
2003, the Corps has attracted 5,200+ volunteers from over 115 countries. To
date, GISCorps has deployed 1,600+ volunteers to 226 missions in 70 countries.
These volunteers have contributed over 62,000 working hours in disaster and
non-disaster response missions including in the United States, Latin America,
Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Volunteers and coordinators will talk about
2017-2018 missions at this meeting.
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Unlocking Imagery for Analytics Meeting
Technical
SDCC - Room 17 B
DESCRIPTION
Interested in getting high-quality, fresh, daily imagery directly into your app? Join
us to learn more about the UrtheDaily™ constellation designed to capture
scientific-grade imagery of the Earth, every day.
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User Community for Geospatial Authorities Special Interest Group
Meeting
National Mapping, User Conference, Land Records, Official Statistics and Census,
Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 24 C
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NASA Special Interest Group Meeting
Earth Sciences, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 29 C
DESCRIPTION
NASA users and aficionados should join their colleagues and Esri Account Staff in
this meeting to hear about the latest work their colleagues are undertaking,
updates from their Esri Account Team around new capabilities relevant to their
work, and of course discussion around GIS topics of interest! Those interested
can visit the Earth Sciences Neighborhood to learn more.
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Mining Special Interest Group Meeting
Mining, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 28 C
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MPO and COG Gathering
SDCC - Room 13
DESCRIPTION
A networking opportunity for Metropolitan Planning Organizations / Council of
Governments to discuss common needs, challenges, etc.
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GIS for Fire Rescue and EMS Special Interest Group Meeting
Wildfire, User Conference, Fire, Rescue, and EMS, Special Interest Group Meeting,
SDCC - Room 28 B - Mike Cox, Jeff Baranyi
DESCRIPTION
The Fire Rescue and EMS Special Interest Group meeting is hosted by Esri and
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). IAFC will update you on the
work they are doing to support disaster response and the National Mutual Aid
System (NMAS). You will also hear from leaders in the fire community to learn
more about how they are using modern GIS tools to support data collection,
sharing, and community risk reductions efforts. We also want to hear from you, so
come with suggestions, challenges, or share a success story with the group.
Co-Facilitators:
- Mike Cox, Esri Fire and EMS Industry Manager
- Jeff Dulin, Assistant Director, IAFC Research Center
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Leveraging ArcGIS for Smart Public Asset Management
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Smart Communities, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Dinorah Sanchez
DESCRIPTION
GIS offers the most robust and accurate representation of assets in your
community. In this session, learn how you can leverage Esri’s ArcGIS and
Cityworks to create a successful public asset management system.
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History of GIS - Part II: The Academic Era (1966-1980)
Technical
DESCRIPTION
This is the second of three sessions detailing the history of GIS in the computer
era. This portion of the history will focus on the pioneering efforts of academia in
developing the science of GIS. During this era, several early key academic
systems emerged, including those from the Harvard Lab (e.g., SYMAP, GRID, and
ODYSSEY), and GIMMS. This was the period where the first academic GIS-related
conferences emerged, the ARPANET was created, hardware transitioned from
mainframes to minis, the hacker culture emerged, and the initial personal
computers were developed. Finally, this was the period where Esri was founded
by Jack Dangermond.
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NOAA Special Interest Group Meeting
Oceans, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Hear from the NOAA GIO on recent events and future direction of GIS in NOAA,
and hear from NOAA colleagues on recent projects and accomplishments.
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Imagery in Electric Transmission Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Electric and Gas, Electric Utilities, Special Interest Group
Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 24 A
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Mobile GIS Special Interest Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
Interested in learning about one of the fastest-growing areas of GIS technology?
Join us at the Mobile Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting on Wednesday, July
11. Hear from your peers on how they have successfully implemented Esri’s
mobile GIS technology in their organizations and what Esri partners are building
to support your field workflows. Meet Esri staff and learn more about our ready-
to-use and configurable apps, app builders, and ArcGIS Runtime SDKs.
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Facilities & Indoor GIS Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Facilities, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 24 B
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CBRNE/WMD SIG
Technical
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
This meeting is for Esri users in the CBRNE/WND community to discuss common
workflows and concerns.
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LaserGIS for Everyone: Eliminate Mobile Asset-management
Workflows Deficiencies & Maintain Data Integrity
SDCC - Room 31 C - Derrick Resish
DESCRIPTION
Learn how the rapid advances in GIS technology have created an opportunity for
you to do more with less. By integrating lasers with smart devices, mobile
mapping apps and GPS/GNSS devices that you already own, you can maximize
your productivity with an immediate ROI. The variety of measurement functions
laser rangefinders can provide will allow you to complete field tasks quicker and
safer.
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New Geospatial Technology for Surveyors
SDCC - Room 31 B
DESCRIPTION
The FIG Young Surveyors network strives to improve involvement with
professional societies and to help mentor young professionals through the
beginning of their careers. Technologies such as SLAM, mobile mapping, UAS,
BIM are all changing the way the industry is capturing reality and how
continuously evolving GIS is the enabling platform. The goal of this session is to
show these new technologies and how they’re being used to shape the way data
is being captured, managed, used and disseminated. The session will be a mix of
presenters, which are also young surveyors, who are working with these
technologies in innovative ways.
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Water Utilities Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Water Utilities, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Join Esri's water team for this one hour meeting focused completely on the
Water Utility Industry. Connect with Esri staff, partners, and peers.
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Multinational Geospatial Co-Production Program (MGCP) and
Topographic Production SIG
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
Special interest group to discuss Esri's Multinational Geospatial Co-Production
and Topographic data and map production.
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GIS for Law Enforcement Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Law Enforcement, Public
Safety, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - John Beck, Chris Delaney
DESCRIPTION
Police rely on data to reduce crime, increase public trust and satisfaction, and
become more efficient and safe. But often the decision-making process requires
analysis of both spatial and non-spatial data. Insights for ArcGIS combines maps,
charts and tables with advanced spatial analysis in an easy to use drag and drop
interface that connects directly to your data with tools to visualize and
understand relationships, identify patterns, make predictions and share with
others. In this session we will explore how Insights for ArcGIS can enable the law
enforcement decision-making process with its unique ability to analyze and
interrogate all of your agencies data in one place.
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Telecommunications User Group Meeting
User Conference, Utilities and Telecommunications Solutions, Special Interest
Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
Building fiber networks in a traditional way like has been done with gas/water/
electric in the last 80 years is not how to build Fiber Networks today. Deutsche
Glasfaser developed a way to desk-research, prepare, engineer and build
networks. Using GIS, Mobile Mapping, Ground radar and High End Ftth software
to directly select the projects, prepare and plan them quickly and build them out
at a massive speed.
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12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Wednesday, July 11

Habitat and Corridor Modeling Using the Living Atlas
User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate, Living Atlas
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Daniel Siegel, Richard Nauman
DESCRIPTION
Many modern tools have been developed to facilitate species habitat modeling
and corridor design and the Living Atlas provides a wealth of layers that can be
used as inputs to these tools. In this presentation we will show you how to quickly
compile and prepare dozens of Living Atlas layers for use in your modeling
projects and how you can use Living Atlas layers to enrich species observation
data
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Story Maps: Building a Story Map Cascade
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Owen Evans, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
Esri's Story Maps team will show you how to use the popular Story Map Cascade
app to publish narrative stories that provide an immersive, full-screen experience
rich with maps, images, and video. Learn how to use the story builder to compile,
polish, and share your stories.
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Managing and Monitoring Oil Field Operations in Realtime
Petroleum, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Envisioning
Center 1
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Adam Pittman,
Matthew Ballard
DESCRIPTION
Oil field operators can leverage ArcGIS Enterprise to monitor both field crews
and assets in the field to gain situational awareness. Realtime feeds enable
operators to make smarter decisions and respond faster to critical work. In the
operations center, personnel monitor dashboards with alarms to identify critical
work and quickly assign this task to an employee who can address this work
based on their skill set. Employees in the field are navigated directly to an asset
through lease roads where they can quickly collect relevant information used to
inform business decisions in the office.
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Getting the Most Out of Your GIS
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Anna Sokol
DESCRIPTION
There are a lot of demands on IT and GIS departments to enable their
governments to solve the problems their communities are faced with. And many
lack technical staff, resources, or experience. Through the collaborative Esri
Enterprise Advantage Program (EEAP), customers gain access to proactive
guidance and expertise, along with key resources needed to meet the challenges
they face, and provide world class solutions that solve their business problems.
Learn what it means to be part of the EEAP community by hearing about best
practices and real customer success stories.
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Sharing Oblique and Oriented Imagery
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Cristelle D'Souza, Cody Benkelman
DESCRIPTION
Oblique imagery provides an intuitive view of the geography. However,
managing it and exploiting it in a GIS can pose challenges. This demonstration
will show how to build mosaic datasets for oblique imagery and share them
through image services. It will illustrate workflows that allow the user to view and
exploit such imagery. A prerequisite for this workshop is a familiarity with mosaic
datasets and the frame camera model.
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OGC Services Using JS API and Web App Builder Widgets
DESCRIPTION
Java Script API and Web App widgets working with OGC services
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Navigator for ArcGIS: Connecting to Preplanned Routes
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Joel Whitney, Brent Pierce
DESCRIPTION
Routing and network analysis tools have been available in Desktop, Server, and
Online. But what happens when these routes need to be followed in the field,
how are these routes communicated to drivers? Routes can be saved and shared
with field workers throughout the organization, so that the advanced network
analysis done in the office is operationalized, ensuring that the routes you create
are actually driven on the road.
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Community Maps Program: Tips and Tricks for Submitting Data
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Seth Sarakaitis, Mike Ridland
DESCRIPTION
Join this a lively discussion about the best practices and tips and tricks that make
all the difference in the Community Maps Program! We will cover new tools and
techniques, and tricks for making the most of Living Atlas layers as a Community
Maps Contributor. See how your content can support your users while building
the Living Atlas basemaps.
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Esri Roads and Highways: Address Management
Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - John Sharrard
DESCRIPTION
A Linear Referencing Systems offers a host of benefits for managing roadway
maintenance, characteristics and asset data locations. Now, with Esri Roads and
Highways Address Management tools, Local and State Governments can manage
address data, maintenance data, and asset data on a common centerline. In this
session we will demonstrate how to use Esri Roads and Highways to edit and
maintain block ranges and site address point data on top of the Esri Roads and
Highways LRS to produce a geocodable network.
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Managing Identities of the ArcGIS Platform
Antonio Cotroneo
DESCRIPTION
An ArcGIS Identity allows users to securely participate in the ArcGIS platform,
and depending on the needs of the organization there are many ways the
identities can be managed. This session will share best practices and
recommendations for the effective management of user identities and roles to
support a secure and collaborative environment.
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ArcGIS Online: Geocoding
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Bruce Harold
DESCRIPTION
This session will review the ArcGIS World Geocoding Service. Capabilities of the
service will be explained with explanation of usage and benefits. Some of the
topics covered will include interactive geocoding and place finding in the
arcgis.com map viewer, apps and ArcGIS Pro as well as geocoding address
tables with rematch from Online items, in Pro, and with enrichment in ArcGIS
Insights.
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ArcGIS Pro: Creating Animations
Desktop, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Steve Heidelberg
DESCRIPTION
Animate your maps and scenes using the animation framework in ArcGIS Pro.
You can pan and zoom around in your 2D and 3D views to highlight important
GIS information, show changes over time, or step your data through a defined
range. When you’re ready, you can easily export and share your animation with
others using common video formats.
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ArcGIS Pro Tips and Tricks: Migrating Editing Workflows
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Katrina McLean, Shannon Chavez
DESCRIPTION
Maybe you are just getting started in ArcGIS Pro or you are interested in learning
more about migrating to ArcGIS Pro. This session is going to cover the similarities
and differences between editing in ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro, as well as highlight
ArcGIS Pro basics, migrating editing workflows, and some of the best practices
for editing in ArcGIS Pro.
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Optimizing Public Works Operations with Location Intelligence
Public Works
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Michele
Lundeen, Deilson da Silva, Mike Dyer Jr, Rob Hathcock
DESCRIPTION
Public works organizations play a major role in providing for a safe, vibrant and
growing community for the citizens they serve. An increasing number of public
works professionals have come to rely on a geographic information system (GIS)
platform to support daily operations. This session will demonstrate how location
intelligence helps public works departments manage an authoritative inventory
of public assets, effectively allocate field operations, maximize the value of public
dollars spent on infrastructure improvements, and increase transparency / quality
of citizen service.
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Managing Critical Infrastructure for First Responders
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Mike King, Kevin
Armstrong
DESCRIPTION
To further protect our homeland, government officials have invested a great deal
of resources into creating databases focused on critical infrastructure. While
much of this information is usually available on a “strictly-need-to-know” basis,
PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) are uniquely prepared to provide first-
responders with information such as; understanding the location, an assessment
of risks, and necessary contact personnel onsite. By providing first-responders
with key intelligence like; chemical threats, facility vulnerabilities, or VIP
personnel on-site, PSAP personnel and commanders are better equipped to
assign the appropriate personnel and equipment while formulating a response
that makes sense.
ArcGIS tools and templates are proven in providing location understanding,

routing information, analysis and information sharing. This session will focus on
creating critical infrastructure databases that can securely be shared with PSAP
personnel and first-responders as needed and provide examples of tools like
routing, crowd sourcing of various forms of sensor data and sharing in secure and
public environments.
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Using Charts in Story Maps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Cooper
Thomas
DESCRIPTION
Charts are an important storytelling tool. Learn ways to create static and dynamic
charts and how to effectively utilize them in your stories.
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ArcGIS Pro SDK for .NET: Solution Configurations
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Mohini Todkari
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro Solution Configurations go beyond a basic add-in by letting you
modify ArcGIS Pro to closely reflect your organization's brand and workflows.
See how to use configurations to make a custom splash screen, start page, and
change the application title and icon. You will also learn how to rearrange
frequently used controls, add new commands, regulate add-ins, do startup
licensing checks based on user roles, and more.
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Using Web AppBuilder for Data Aggregation
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to leverge Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS to
aggregate authoritative data from key stakeholders.
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Defense Facilities: Planning and Managing Special Events
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - James Bauer Jr
DESCRIPTION
Installations host many special events for communities and tenant command.
Learn how simple web based applications can help an installation plan and
execute a special event by integrating input from all the installation staff.
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Express Yourself (and Your Data!) with Arcade Expressions
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Jennifer Bell
DESCRIPTION
With Arcade expressions, you can now have fun exploring your data with time
saving customizations. Expressions give you the freedom to create new attributes
on the fly which is especially useful when working with open data. Join this
presentation to view a live build of a web map that incorporates expressions for
custom fields, labels, rotations, transparencies, and pop-ups.
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SDG Education through Storymaps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Charles
Brigham, Luis Gonzalez Morales
DESCRIPTION
SDG storymap and Fundamental data themes storymap illustrate the ability to
strealine content to the global development coimmunity and ducate the public
on the SDGs and sustainable development. This talk will focus on the newly
released SDG report and core development datasets through the lens of Story
Maps that combine web maps, multimedia content, and engaging user
experiences to tell stories about the world.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Out-of-the-Box Spatial Analysis
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Hilary Curtis, Vicki Lynn Cove
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise comes with several out-of-the-box spatial analysis tools. These
tools can be made available through a browser with no need for desktop GIS
software, thus making spatial analysis accessible to a new and broader set of
analysts. In this demo theater, we will watch an end-to-end workflow using these
tools, from adding layers from different sources to running spatial analysis, and
seeing the results as a new hosted layer in your map, ready to share with others.
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Proactive and Realtime Crime Management Strategies Using GIS
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
Having an overall view of crime trends and real-time intelligence is crucial to
effective policing strategies. This session will focus on proactive policing and real-
time crime management strategies using GIS.
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Working with Drones
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Presentations on drone based case studies in Mining.
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Establishing Trusted Foundation Data
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
The core of any successful GIS system is foundation data. Defense and
Intelligence Community users want access to trusted, curated sources of
foundation information. Learn about establishing trusted foundation data for
Defense and Intelligence Applications.
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Introducing and Advancing GIS for Campuses and Facilities
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
The use of GIS on and within campused institutions to help plan, operate, and
sustain them has risen dramatically in the past 10 years. This means that there is a
number of entities that very advanced and at or moving toward enterprise GIS to
support this work. It also means that there are others that are the beginning of
this journey. This session explores some of those beginnings and progressions.
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Determining Urban Runoff Using ArcGIS
Water Resources, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Emergency
Management, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Knowing how much impervious surface is within your watershed is important for
flood response and mitigation. This session will look at how impervious surface
information can be obtained and analysis used to understand how it effects your
watershed.
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Geodatabase Administration: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 15 A - Jillian Penney, Annie Sasidar
DESCRIPTION
This is a session for database administrators and application developers who
need to know how to install, configure, and tune ArcGIS Server’s Geodatabase
technology. Topics will include installation and upgrading, making and
managing connections, working with locks, creating and managing users and
roles, using geoprocessing to automate maintenance tasks, and general tuning
and configuration guidelines.
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Use Map Styles to Unlock Information in Your Web Maps
SDCC - Room 33 C - Jeremy Bartley, Jim Herries
DESCRIPTION
Web maps are windows into information and understanding. Which map styles
work best with your data? Come learn how new map styles unlock valuable
information hidden within your data. Master your map’s symbology, labels, with
popups that allow someone to touch the map and have it respond with clear,
useful information. This session goes beyond pushing buttons to show you why
you are the key to discovering and sharing the right information in your web map.
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GeoPlanner for ArcGIS: Designing and Modeling Planning
Projects
SDCC - Room 03 - Robert Stauder
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to using GeoPlanner to create, analyze and report on planning
alternatives in different industries. The session will include examples of
GeoPlanner use cases for land use, renewable energy, economic development,
transit, and sustainable growth planning. We will highlight how you can use
modeling and analysis, 3D, sketching, indicators, and scenario management to
improve decision making about resource allocation and management in your
community.
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ArcGIS Pro: Layouts and Map Series
SDCC - Room 14 B - Jeff Barrette, Michael Grossman
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide a detailed introduction to the layout authoring
capabilities of ArcGIS Pro. Learn how to author a layout that incorporates
elements like dynamic text, pictures, tables, charts, and more. You will also see
how to combine these elements with a map series to make a multi-page PDF
map book.
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3D Across ArcGIS
Workshop
SDCC - Room 14 A - Chris Andrews, Ivonne Seler
DESCRIPTION
Esri already has an expanding range of 3D capability across the ArcGIS platform
that can be used on web, desktop, and mobile. This session will provide an
overview of 3D apps, technologies, standards, and workflows that can help get
you started or move your existing 3D GIS efforts forward. The session will include
some roadmap details and discussion of emerging technologies that intersect
with GIS including big data, Smart Cities, AR, and VR.
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Python: Advanced Topics
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - James Bennett, Andrew Ortego
DESCRIPTION
Exploring the arcpy module, this session will cover topics that include working
with cursors, working with geometry objects, data structures, and more. Coding
examples and best practices will be discussed throughout.
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Administering Your Enterprise Geodatabase: PostgreSQL
SDCC - Room 30 D - Michael Downey, Justin Muise
DESCRIPTION
This session will address a variety of PostgreSQL specific configuration and
optimization techniques for experienced geodatabase administrators. You will
learn how the geodatabase interacts with the DBMS and the parameters the
geodatabase administrator needs to be aware of to effectively tune and optimize
the geodatabase. The workshop will include topics related to advanced
configuration, administration and maintenance.
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Making the Most of Raster Analysis with Living Atlas Data
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, Intermediate, Living Atlas, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Aileen Buckley
DESCRIPTION
Content in the Living Atlas of the World isn’t just for making web maps—it
includes ready-to-use data that can be used for analysis in the ArcGIS Platform.
The Living Atlas includes hundreds of image services you can use in ArcGIS
Desktop and Pro as inputs to geoprocessing tools. That means no downloading,
no data preparation, and huge time savings. Image services work so well in
ArcGIS, you will be challenged to find how they differ from the raster datasets on
your hard drive. With a focus on Pro, this session teaches you about the keys to
success when performing analysis with Living Atlas image services.
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Network Analyst: Automating Workflows with Geoprocessing
SDCC - Room 30 A - Patrick Stevens, Melinda Morang
DESCRIPTION
In this session, you will learn how to increase efficiency and reduce mistakes by
automating your Network Analyst workflows through geoprocessing. You will
learn how to perform network analysis using Model Builder, Python, and ArcGIS
Pro. Your models and scripts can then be shared as tools that others can use.
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Lidar and GIS: Applications and Examples
SDCC - Room 15 B - Clayton Crawford
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will outline and demonstrate common lidar processing tasks and
workflows. Topics include assessing lidar point coverage and sample density,
creation of digital elevation models, forest canopy density and height estimation,
intensity image creation, smooth contour generation, and floodplain delineation.
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Real-Time & Big Data GIS: Road Ahead
SDCC - Room 05 B - Sarah Ambrose, Josh Joyner, Suzanne Foss
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an update on the development plans and roadmap for
Real-Time & Big Data GIS including: ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, ArcGIS
GeoAnalytics Server, and the spatiotemporal big data store.
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ModelBuilder: Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Room 30 C - Shitij Mehta, Jibin Liu
DESCRIPTION
This session will present how to use various tips and tricks when using
ModelBuilder with an emphasis on how to think about modeling problems and
using the correct tools. Major topics covered are: how to organize your model,
choosing the right model tools, when to use inline variable substitution, creating
choice lists and restricting input type, creating finished outputs, how to debug
your model, where to get help and finally, best practices for sharing models.
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Data and System Interoperability with ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 08 - Satish Sankaran, Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
Interoperability is central to the success of most GIS operations. Data coming
from various sources, GIS working with CAD, different GIS platforms being used
in across the organization – these are examples of challenges facing GIS users.
The ArcGIS platform is built to interoperate and make our users successful. The
session will review the how ArcGIS ensures you can work well in a heterogeneous
environment.
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Content Tour: Imagery Category
SDCC - Room 02 - Peter Becker
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Online and the Living Atlas provide access to massive volumes of imagery
ranging from global high resolution natural color basemaps, digital terrain
models, Landsat, Sentinel and Modis. Additionally, Esri partners provide dataset
with high temporal, spatial or geometric resolution. This session will provide
summary of the different services and how best to utilize them for both
visualization and analysis.
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Public Works Maps and Apps for Local Government
SDCC - Room 10 - Chris Fox, Scott Oppmann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of public works maps and apps
available in the ArcGIS for Local Government solution.
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Understanding the Value of Esri Technical Certification
Aaron Zureick
DESCRIPTION
Learn about the value that Esri Technical Certification brings to individuals and
organizations and how to leverage Certification to promote and enhance your
brand.
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Public Health Preparedness
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
During disasters, it is essential for communities to know how to react. In this
session, through two different kinds of disasters, you will hear how these two
communities have prepared to help and respond.
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Mobile GIS Applications: Collection & Collaboration
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
Implementing a strategy for mobile data collection allows organizations to
efficiently and effectively get data from the field to the office. This session
presents two case studies on how organizations developed mobile data
collection strategies, workflows, and processes for gathering field data to
support GIS operations and maximize field team efforts. It also includes a
discussion of how organizations can encourage adoption of new technologies,
such as mobile data collection.
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Electric Utility Data Analytics
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
Case study presentations describing practical uses of analytics to improve routine
operations.
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Developing a Public Works Enterprise GIS
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
As organizations climb the maturity curve, migrating from manual processes and
paper maps to connected solutions, GIS gives operations managers the ability to
better overcome limits in resources and staff that impede their effectiveness.
Learn how Public Works departments increasingly depend on enterprise GIS for
improved decision making and service delivery.
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Living Atlas: The Road Ahead
SDCC - Room 16 B - Sean Breyer, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
with useful and reliable maps on many topics. Much of the content available
through the Living Atlas is published by Esri. This includes basemaps, imagery,
demographic, elevation, geocoding, routing, live feeds, and much more. This
content is growing and changing frequently, with dozens of updates and
enhancements released throughout the year. Come hear and see what's new and
planned with Esri content and services, presented by the leads for Esri’s Living
Atlas Development team.
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Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 C - Jeff Shaner, Chris Lesueur, Ismael Chivite
DESCRIPTION
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Analyzing Multidimensional Scientific Data in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 E - Nawajish Noman, Deng Ding
DESCRIPTION
The availability and quantify of scientific data is increasing exponentially.
Fortunately, ArcGIS provides functionality for reading, managing, analyzing, and
visualizing scientific data stored in three formats widely used in the scientific
community – netCDF, HDF and GRIB. Using satellite and model derived earth
science data, this session will present examples of data management,
visualization and global scale spatial and temporal analyses in ArcGIS. Finally, the
session will discuss and demonstrate how to extend the data management and
analytical capabilities of multidimensional data in ArcGIS using python packages.
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Wilber
DESCRIPTION
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Esri Best Practices: Implementing ArcGIS Hub
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, All Users, Implementing ArcGIS,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Nick Giordano, Eric Apple
DESCRIPTION
A Smart Community is about creating a hub of innovation that connects people
with information and tools to make better decisions and improve quality of life.
We will highlight the best practices for transforming your organization into a
Smart Community by implementing a Hub of innovation. During this session, we
will focus on the people and processes to be successful
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Steps for Success for Your ArcGIS Organization: A Best Practices
Approach
SDCC - Room 04 - Jeff Archer, Bern Szukalski
DESCRIPTION
Your ArcGIS organization is an integral part of your GIS ecosystem, enabling you
to reach a broad audience that includes GIS professionals, decision makers,
knowledge workers, your mobile workforce, and the public. Using real world
examples presented in a step-wise fashion, this fast-paced workshop offers
guidance, tips, and details best practices that will enable you to create a
successful and vibrant organization that meets your needs and goals. Whether
you’ve already lifted your organization, or are just beginning to think about it,
you’ll get ideas on how to configure it for the best experience and results, and
how to engage users of all types successfully.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Building Raster Analytics Workflows
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 A - Mike Muller, Jie Zhang
DESCRIPTION
Raster Analytics can save users significant time when processing large rasters,
large images, massive mosaics, and massive collections of imagery. This
demonstration theater will introduce users to the new distributed analytical
capabilities of the ArcGIS Image Server. It will step through the setup of a
workflow that leverages distributed analytics. It will also show how users can
leverage ArcGIS Pro and the Web Map viewer to design their own analytical
models which can be processed by the Image Server.
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Finding the Best Locations Using Suitability Modeling
SDCC - Room 29 D - Elizabeth Graham, Kevin Johnston
DESCRIPTION
Suitability modeling is one of the most common types of modeling performed in
GIS. Suitability models are used to answer questions such as where to site a
housing development, which locations are most preferred by deer, or identify
areas most at risk during a fire. This session will guide you through how to create
a suitability model using a variety of approaches including using weighted
overlay and fuzzy overlay techniques, explore how preferences and weights are
assigned, and discuss problems commonly encountered. In addition, new
functionality will be introduced to a) transform continuous data using linear and
nonlinear functions and b) identify the best areas that meet the functional
requirements of the phenomenon, such as total area needed, number of patches,
and the minimum and maximum sizes of the patches.
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ArcGIS Pro: 3D Editing
SDCC - Room 31 B - Michael Contreras, Phil Sanchez
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro allows you to visualize and edit your data in both 2D and 3D views.
This session will present the best practices and methods for preparing and
configuring your maps and scenes to support these editing workflows. Topics
covered will include managing elevation surfaces, working with units, using rule
packages and 3D symbols, and applying extrusion to layers. We will also
demonstrate how to create and modify features using various 3D editing
techniques.
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Simple Features, RDBMS Access and the Geodatabase
Theater - Keith Ryden
DESCRIPTION
Understand the fundamentals of OGC's Simple Features
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Communicating the Value of GIS
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Clinton Johnson
DESCRIPTION
Interpreting Executive Motivation and Demand - It is not often that business
leaders speak in the language of GIS any more than it is often that they use the
language of IT or data analysis more generically. It is often the challenge of a GIS
leader to interpret business leader's challenges and requests (verbalized and
non-verbalized), deriving the GIS needs along the way. The key to success is
understanding the relationship between organizational drivers, goals, and
services and the solutions your team can offer.
Determining the Business Value of GIS - Determining the business value of your
organization's location platform, apps, and services can be one of the most
challenging endeavors that GIS leaders undertake. It can be difficult to avoid
contemplating the specific contributions of a given element of the platform's
underlying infrastructure or specific data management efforts. The trick is to rise
above the level of the constituent parts and focus on the business capabilities,
products, and services enabled or enhanced through GIS.
Knowing the Story - Stories can be memorable and impactful ways to

communicate the value of GIS. Knowing the stories that drive the businesses that
you enable and advance through your team's services can empower you to make
the best business case for investments in the growth and sustainment of your
organization's location platform, maps, apps, and services.
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Story Maps: Great Story Maps and How to Emulate Them
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Rupert Essinger, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
We'll show you some incredible story maps that stand head and shoulders above
the crowd and use them to give you insider tips and tricks on how to
conceptualize a story, how to edit and refine your narrative, and how you can go
beyond the basics to inform, inspire, and amaze your audience.
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Drone2Map: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 05 A - Richard Rivera, Tony Mason
DESCRIPTION
Drone2Map is an app that allows the user to process imagery from commercial
drones and produce 2D, 3D products such as ortho imagery and 3d meshes that
easily integrate with the ArcGIS platform. It also provides workflows for
inspection of critical infrastructure and monitoring of situations. These provide
significant cost and time savings over conventional survey methods, producing
information on the same day as imagery collection. The ArcGIS platform in turn
allows for the sharing of the information across organizations immediately. The
technical aspects of the app are discussed and the workflows are explained
through demonstrations of processed collections.
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Brandman University
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - David
Gadsden, Sheila Steinberg
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of our Esri User Conference session will be to present an overview
of Brandman University’s new GIS Non-Profit Certificate. We will share content
and activities from our two-course GIS Non-Profit Certificate and highlight the
various Esri tools (Survey 123, Story Maps, Geoforms, Community Analyst, Living
Atlas of the World) within the applied context of solving problems and facing
challenges that non-profits encounter in their daily existence. We plan to engage
the audience in a participatory discussion about non-profit needs and successes
using GIS and will emphasize the value of our certificate for meeting
organizational demands. Our goal is to empower non-profits to further achieve
their goals through using GIS in a hands-on data collection, management,
community engagement and communication formats.
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Mobile Applications in Stormwater
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
In this session presenters will discuss how mobile applications such as Collector
for ArcGIS, Survey123 for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, and dashboards are being used
to increase efficiency in the areas of managing impacts of municipal stormwater
conveyance to urban streams and managing project datasets to improve
collaboration across the entire project.
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Esri Best Practices: QA/QC For Your Geodata
SDCC - Room 29 C - Chandan Banerjee, Michelle Johnson
DESCRIPTION
When your organization depends on GIS for its day-to-day operations, data
errors introduce unacceptable risk and unplanned costs. The quality of your GIS
data is critical! Learn about the science, methods, tools, workflows and continued
attention to QA/QC of your GIS data. The session will cover how to define QA/
QC workflows, conduct visual QC and consider potential automation, including
during initial data capture and for on-going operational maintenance.
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Esri Best Practices: Architecting Your Implementation
SDCC - Room 17 B - Raymond Bunn, David Wrazien
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform connects maps, apps, data, and people in ways that help
organizations make more informed and faster decisions, extending the reach of
GIS across the enterprise. ArcGIS accomplishes this by making it easy for
everyone in an organization to discover, use, make, and share maps from any
device, anywhere, anytime. ArcGIS is designed to be flexible, offering these
capabilities through multiple implementation patterns and approaches. Attend
this session to learn of these architecture patterns and approaches along with
their associative best practices. For presenting these concepts, the ArcGIS
conceptual reference architecture will be used.
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Spatial Analysis: The Road Ahead
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Lauren Bennett, Steve Kopp, Ashley Pengelly,
Jian Lange
DESCRIPTION
Spatial analysis goes beyond locations on the map and it is one of the most
powerful features in GIS. At Esri, our goal is to provide advanced out of the box
analysis tools across the whole ArcGIS platform. We want to get spatial analytics
into the hands of more people without requiring them to be GIS experts. In
ArcGIS, there is an analysis experience for everyone. Whether your analysis
requires a simple online map viewer, a powerful desktop application, a drag and
drop interactive approach, a dynamic scripting environment, or all of the above,
we've got you covered. Come join us for this Road Ahead session to find out
what enhancements have been made in ArcGIS Spatial Analysis and what we are
planning for the upcoming year, especially in the areas of new analysis and
machine learning functionality across the ArcGIS platform, performing analysis on
big data including imagery, real time analysis, and integrating spatial analysis
with the scientific Python ecosystem.
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Using GIS in AEC Transportation Projects
Construction
SDCC - Room 28 D
DESCRIPTION
Customers don’t have much patience when it comes to project progress reports.
Presenters will demonstrate how ArcGIS allows them to manage multiple projects
and assure customer collaboration and timely delivery of updates.
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Military Symbology in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 B - Lyle Wright, Joe Bayles, Kerry Robinson
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Ecosystem Assessments for Aquaculture
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
These presentations focus on the use of GIS for ecosystem and habitat suitability
for aquaculture activities and fisheries protection with both regional and
localized examples.
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Python: Integrating Other Libraries
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Clinton Dow
DESCRIPTION
It is possible to create impressive tools using only Python and ArcGIS, but when
you add other Python standard and third-party libraries into the mix things start
to get really interesting! Come check out demonstrations of several of Python’s
most useful and popular open source libraries working in tandem with ArcPy.
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Defense Facilities: Creating a Smart Facility with ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 17 A - Andrew King, Michael Quin
DESCRIPTION
GIS improves operational readiness by linking together all aspects of a smart
installation, providing shared situational awareness, and improved efficiency.
Installations can leverage the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to manage
their installation more effectively. Leveraging the existing investment in
foundation GIS capabilities, traditional paper based workflows can be replaced
with modern applications. You will learn the four steps to transform an
installation into a smart installation, see an example of an innovative smart
installation solution that leverages IoT, Smart Lighting and a Location platform,
and how to build an "Installation Development Plan" and a "Data Compliance
Dashboard" using modern web applications.
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Lidar and GIS: Classification and Feature Extraction
SDCC - Room 16 A - Lindsay Weitz, Dan Hedges
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will cover best practices for processing airborne lidar, going from
unclassified point clouds to useful geographic feature data. It will include steps
for classifying overlap, noise, ground, and building points. It will also
demonstrate the extraction of building footprints and 3D building models.
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Telecom Network Planning and Design
Telecommunications, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Case studies on using GIS for planning and managing telecom networks.
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Utility Network Management in ArcGIS: Migrating Your Data to
the Utility Network
Spatial Data Management, Complimentary Recording, User Conference,
Advanced, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Remi Myers, John Long, John Alsup Jr, Larry
Young
DESCRIPTION
The new ArcGIS Utility Network Management extension to ArcGIS Enterprise is
designed to help organization to manage and analyze utility and telecom
networks across the ArcGIS platform. In this presentation we will outline the
methods and tools available for migrating your data to the utility network for
access through the Utility Network Management extension.
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Wildlife Conservation Implementing ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Wildlife and Habitat management with ArcGIS will enable a lasting impact for
future generations.
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Delivering Business Insights to Non-GIS Stakeholders
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
Maps are a powerful mechanism to communicate with executives and non-GIS
professionals. Storytelling using maps and web-apps takes this to the next level,
allowing people from all walks of life and business to receive the benefit of GIS
analysis.
Learn how advances in the ArcGIS APIs, web apps and data publishing tools are
helping GIS professionals reach a much broader audience.
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Putting Sidewalks on the Map: Sidewalk Data and Pedestrian
Navigation
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Eric Sinagra
DESCRIPTION
pathVu will discuss the techniques it uses to build sidewalk maps and data,
including its proprietary PathMeT device that collects high fidelity pathway data.
Then, pathVu will demonstrate its new pedestrian navigation app, which focuses
on improving accessibility and walkability.
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ArcGIS Tools for Emergency Response
User Presentations, User Conference, Fire, Rescue, and EMS, All Users, Public
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
Collaboration with partner agencies and public transparency is vital during
rapidly changing fire conditions. How organizations used ArcGIS Online and the
Web App Builder to ensure a common operational awareness both internally and
externally.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Using ArcGIS Workflow Manager
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Lalaine Lam
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to harness Workflow Manager Project Data to review job status
presented in a map, tabular format, charts and reports. Also learn to extend
Workflow Manager functionality into apps and widgets.
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Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: Enterprise Geodatabase
Performance
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Jonathan Farmer, Afreen Virani
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Vertical Transformations in ArcGIS: An Introduction
Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Melita Kennedy
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro have the capability to transform Z values
between vertical coordinate systems. Learn about vertical coordinate systems
and how you can convert between them in Desktop and Pro.
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Business Analyst for ArcGIS Pro: An Introduction and Road Ahead
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Maxim Sattarov, Tony Howser, Daniel Lee
DESCRIPTION
Learn how you can use Business Analyst for ArcGIS Pro for smarter decision
making. Know more about what we have in the plans.
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Using Geoenrichment to Take Your Map to the Next Level
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Julia Holtzclaw
DESCRIPTION
Join me to learn how to use Geoenrichment in ArcGIS Online in order to take
advantage of its thousands of data attributes and bring your data to the next
level. We’ll walk through the simple workflow and several examples of how
enrichment has enhanced maps and provided additional insights to the story.
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ArcGIS Online: Three-and-a-Half Ways to Create Tile Services
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Eric Anderson, Adam Eversole
DESCRIPTION
Many organizations are leveraging tile services to provide performant and
scalable reference data within the ArcGIS platform. Come learn about the
different methods for creating tile layers through ArcGIS Pro, existing hosted
feature services, and service definition files.
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VR and Game Engine Workflows with CityEngine
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Eric Wittner, Taisha Waeny
DESCRIPTION
With advances in graphics hardware and software, game engine technology is
being applied in numerous domains, including GIS, to provide users with
interactive and visually compelling experiences to explore data. In this session,
the presenters will discuss workflows for creating, sharing, and consuming
content from CityEngine into Virtual Reality (VR) and Epic's Unreal Engine to
create interactive experiences. The topics in the presentation will cover
CityEngine's ability to create 360VR projects as well as the new DataSmith plug-
in for Unreal that can be used to create visually stunning interactive applications
that can put users directly into a future city design.
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ArcGIS Online: Using Your Own Authentication System
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Cameron Kroeker, Danny Urbach
DESCRIPTION
Enterprise logins allow your organization’s users to log in to ArcGIS Online using
the same logins that they use to access your enterprise information systems.
Attend this demo theater to learn how to connect your organization’s
authentication system with ArcGIS Online so that your users do not need to
create additional logins and passwords within the ArcGIS Online system.
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Operations Dashboards for Public Safety
Presentation
DESCRIPTION
Move beyond the map and learn how to build informative dashboards for your
organization. We will cover the variety of visualizations available and discuss best
practices for building and designing great dashboards.
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Working with Historical Scanned Film Imagery
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Cristelle D'Souza, Cody Benkelman
DESCRIPTION
There are wide variety of historical imagery resources that date back as far as the
1930’s, usually captured on film and then scanned. ArcGIS provides a wide
variety of tools to take this historical film imagery and georeference it for sharing,
exploitation, and analysis. Many revelations can be realized when contrasting
historical imagery with current imagery and geographic features. This
demonstration will highlight the workflows to accomplish this and illustrate the
power of the historical imagery resource.
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OpenStreetMap and ArcGIS: Mapping the Future
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Clint Loveman, Steve Moore
DESCRIPTION
Whether you are new to OpenStreetMap (OSM) or a seasoned mappy hour
regular, we want to meet and collaborate with you. This session will be an update
and interactive dialog on OSM and ArcGIS. We’ll provide an overview of how
OSM may be accessed in the ArcGIS platform and the current tools for
contributing to OSM, facilitate a discussion about your current workflows and
usage, and brainstorm how you’d like to use it in the future.
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ArcGIS API for Python: Cloning your GIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Bill Major II
DESCRIPTION
Your department’s Portal for ArcGIS gets a lot of attention for its high standards
and engagement, other departments want to replicate it. Your in-house portal
has gained its maturity, you feel now is the time to expose it to the outside world.
Your portal is on aging hardware, you feel now is the time to migrate it to newer
infrastructure. In all these cases, you are dealing a requirement of cloning an
existing portal to create a new one. We are constantly expanding the capabilities
of the ArcGIS API for Python to suit such requirements. In this session, we will
show how you can perform a shallow cloning where you replicate the users,
groups and their items from an existing portal to a new one.
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Invasive Pest Surveys in ArcGIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Aziza Parveen
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure the Invasive Pests Survey solution
and leverage Survey123 for ArcGIS to monitor locations for invasive agricultural
pests.
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Automate Publishing of Web Layers using ArcPy
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 12 - Shilpi Jain, Chunming Peng
DESCRIPTION
GIS services are a great way to share your GIS resources with others. In this demo
theater we will present how to use ArcPy site package for Python to publish maps
as hosted services to Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online. We will also cover a
few advanced workflows such as modifying capabilities of services, manipulating
data stores on ArcGIS Server, and overwriting published services.
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Building a Resilient Community with GIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Jeff Baranyi, Ryan
Lanclos
DESCRIPTION
Being resilient means developing strategies for your community that help you
bounce back more quickly after an event. Resilient communities know their risks
and where they exist, and they understand the potential impacts to their
population and infrastructure. Learn how to collect, assess, and analyze risk
factors, understand vulnerabilities, and develop mitigation and resilience plans
that involved the whole community. This session will explore how ArcGIS can be
used in each of these areas, and it will introduce the new configurable solution
templates that can help you build a more resilient community.
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Transforming Your Weather and Climate Data into Actionable
Information
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Peter Eredics,
Matthew Taraldsen, Noel Loughrin, Dan Pisut, Jeff Donze
DESCRIPTION
Leverage the science of where by integrating spatial methods into your analysis
of atmospheric, climate and meteorological data. The presentation will
demonstrate how easy it is to use ArcGIS Pro to visualize weather and climate
data and integrate with demographic and other data to analyze impacts of
weather and climate data on communities of interest. Support for scientific data
formats like netCDF, HDF and GRIB formats has never been easier in the ArGIS
platform. A wealth of ready to use data is available in a new weather and climate
section of the Living Atlas. Creating Story maps to educate about the impacts of
weather and climate on your community will be demonstrated.
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GIS Techniques for Floodplain Delineation
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Dean Djokic
DESCRIPTION
This technical workshop presents the use of GIS techniques for preliminary
floodplain delineation and flood impact assessment. It shows several techniques
of mapping flood areas and calculating their impacts in increasing order of
complexity, as a function of available input data. It starts with using only basic
topographic data and then refines the process as better hydrographic, hydraulic,
and impact data become available. And it finally ties these delineations and
impact calculations into flood forecasting infrastructure.
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Trends in Transportation
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Terrence Bills
DESCRIPTION
Patterns of mobility in our urban areas are rapidly changing, and transportation
professionals need to understand these changes to effectively plan and respond
to these new challenges. At the same time, becoming an effective Smart City
requires solving urban mobility issues, to increase livability and sustainability of
our cities. This session highlights how Esri can provide access to new data
sources, along with the analytical capabilities, to help transportation
professionals meet these challenges.
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Smart Communities Begin with Smart Planning
Smart Communities
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Keith Cooke
Jr, Adam Carnow
DESCRIPTION
Planning Departments around the world are under increasing pressure to
promote economically and environmentally sustainable growth that meets the
needs of their citizens and is aligned with the goals of their government’s
leadership. The Web GIS pattern now empowers planning professionals to
access apps that help them visualize, measure, analyze, as well as provide
alternatives for, new developments. They can do this without being GIS experts
or even installing GIS software. This session will demonstrate how a modern
planning department can manage its development review workflows both in the
office and in the field, engage in a genuine partnership with its citizens, and
effectively inform leadership using focused, integrated web apps.
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Considerations for High Availability
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Mark
Carlson, Jay Rajamohan
DESCRIPTION
GIS has become a critical component of business operations and system failures
and downtime are no longer permissible. Learn about the many factors in a
highly available environment and how IT Managers and Architects should
consider designing their system to mitigate risk and prevent system failure.
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Understanding and Using Indexed 3D Scene Layers (i3S) Standard
Theater - Tamrat Belayneh
DESCRIPTION
What you need to know about OGC's i3SCommunity Standard
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The JSON Behind Your Stories
Sizer, Owen Evans
DESCRIPTION
Learn about the underlying data structure of Story Maps and how you can
construct stories programmatically or with automated workflows.
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Mobile GIS Tools for Offline Monitoring at a Large Scale
Riccardo de Marchi Trevisan, Alexis Rivera Ballasteros
DESCRIPTION
Survey 123 and Collector for ArcGIS have been used to track trees planted in
gazetted forests of the African Sahel region as part of an afforestation campaign
via community-based conservation incentives. These two mobile applications
have proven to be a useful and a low-cost alternative to measuring tree survival
rate on an offline mode covering large areas and using only simple tablets and
GPS devices. This session will explore the potential of technology and GIS tools
to geolocate, map and monitor anything on the field with none or limited internet
connection.
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Geo Artificial Intelligence (AI) - From Pixel to Insight with
TerraLoupe GmbH
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Kai Ole
Rogge
DESCRIPTION
Geo AI combines high resolution imagery with the most advanced deep learning
algorithms to extract high value attributes and distributes them as information
products through the ArcGIS platform.
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ArcGIS Pro: Data Alignment and Topology
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Jennifer Cadkin, Sean Jones
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro includes new editing and topology tools to further help users
establish and maintain the spatial integrity of feature classes in their
geodatabase. These new tools provide editors a variety of methods to choose
from to best manage their data. We will cover best practices to help you establish
and maintain spatial integrity by doing such things as interactively resolving
slivers and gaps between data, reshape multiple edges at one time, and replace
the shape of an existing feature.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS and macOS: Building Apps
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Nicholas Furness
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for iOS and macOS allows you to quickly and easily
build interactive mapping applications for Apple platforms. This session
introduces the SDK then covers common developer workflows and capabilities
you'll use to build your own applications. You'll learn about patterns and
practices for building great GIS iOS and macOS apps, and the resources that are
available for your success.
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Excalibur: A Modern Web Application for Imagery
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Daniel OLeary, Matthew Calamito
DESCRIPTION
Excalibur is a modern, web application to search, discover, and work with
imagery in fully integrated workflows allowing for powerful, manual and assisted
image analytics. This presentation will highlight the work to support imagery
management, discovery and focused web workflows for supporting Structured
Observation Management (SOM)-based workflows through the notion of an
imagery project, a way for users to organize all resources required to complete
an image-based task in a single location. SOM derived data will be used in
support of a larger analytic workflows for determining patterns of activity,
indications and improved understanding and insights.
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Innovative Approaches to Land Administration
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
Secure land tenure is a global problem and several NGOs, governments, and
private sector companies have embraced GIS as a platform to design new,
innovative workflows to collect, manage and share tenure information. This
session explores the most current, practical and innovative approaches to solving
this global problem.
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Map Design for Representing Elevation
SDCC - Room 30 C - Kenneth Field, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
Ever wanted to go beyond default contour or hillshade representations of relief
and make something really stylish with your Digital Elevation Model data? Now
you can with our suite of stunning terrain tools. In this session, our award winning
cartographers take a single Digital Elevation Model and explore alternative ways
to showcase your relief including beautiful new hillshades that mimic hand-drawn
techniques as well as filled contours and illuminated contours. We’ll also
showcase artistic techniques such as shadow lines and sky models as well as
historic looking styles, 3D chromastereoscopic and pseudo-realistic mapping
techniques. We’ll cover techniques for mapping elevation and also bathymetry.
The way in which you represent relief goes a long way to giving your map
character and can be used effectively to make something truly stunning and
different. These techniques bring artistry to your maps using easy to use tools
that we’ll demonstrate how to share for print and also for 2D and 3D web
mapping.
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Configuring the ArcGIS for Local Government Solution
User Conference, Intermediate, Solutions, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 C - Chris Fox, Scott Oppmann
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe how to deploy and configure the ArcGIS for Local
Government maps and apps to meet specific business needs in your organization.
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Fisheries Management, Tools, and Planning
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on the use of GIS in a variety of fisheries planning activities
and goals to support migratory and ecosystem planning.
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Pipeline Solutions
Petroleum, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Pipeline
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Presentations on mobile efforts to improve data and using ArcGIS for pipeline
permitting.
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Getting More from Asset Management
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Building on the system of record, Public Works organizations increasingly look to
their GIS to provide greater insight, and to direct actions of engagement when
maintaining assets. Join us to learn how an innovative city is experimenting with
3D mixed reality technology to digitally interact with subterranean assets. Also—
hear about the experiences of a city implementing an ArcGIS-based vendor
solution for all-in-one asset management and more.
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Assessing Groundwater Sustainability
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Data, tools, and analyses, ArcGIS brings it all together to help learn about and
manage groundwater. Join this session to learn how data resources can be
brought together and how analysis is being used to answer important questions.
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Land Conservation with GIS Tools
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Mapping software helps you understand and visualize data to make decisions
based on the best information and analysis. GIS helps in planning purposes,
creating detailed maps and apps, and provide data-driven information to
decision makers.
___________________________________________________________________________

Managing Defense Facilities Using ArcGIS
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 13 - Andrew King
DESCRIPTION
GIS improves operational readiness by linking together all aspects of a smart
facility providing shared situational awareness, and improved efficiency. Learn
about how applications for Indoor GIS and CAD integration work together to
enable a Smart Facility.
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Innovations in Commercial GIS in Developing Nations
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
Better business intelligence and spatial analysis are increasingly being used in
developing nations to improve operation and decision making. This is especially
true in suitability analysis.
This session discusses the use of ArcGIS to site service locations and overcoming
the limitations to lack of data to perform advance routing and scheduling for
deliveries.
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Establishing Foundation Geo Services for Installations
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
GIS is the center of Installation Operations. All activity on an Installation occurs at
a location. To effectively manage an installation, you need a comprehensive set
of foundation information and services. Learn about best practices for
implementing a GIS foundation for Installation Operations.
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Business Analyst: Using Your Own Data with Enrichment and
Infographics
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Tony Howser, Steven Boyd, Daniel
Stauning
DESCRIPTION
Do you have your own proprietary data that you want to use within
GeoEnrichment, Infographics, and in workflows across multiple ArcGIS Apps
including Business Analyst? Now you can use Business Analyst’s new tools to
publish and share your own business data, crime data, health data, and more -
whether you are working with online or on-premises.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Architecting Your Deployment
SDCC - Room 02 - Philip Heede
DESCRIPTION
Architecting your ArcGIS Enterprise deployment doesn't have to be difficult. This
session will cover the fundamentals of architecting the base ArcGIS Enterprise
deployment and will lead you through more complex deployment scenarios that
include the capability-based ArcGIS Server roles, such as Image Server and
GeoAnalytics Server. Full of best practices and helpful tips, this session aims to
set you up for success in planning and deploying ArcGIS Enterprise whether
you're starting from scratch or upgrading an existing server or Web GIS
deployment.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: Best Practices for Building Apps
SDCC - Room 31 A - Kelly Hutchins, Rene Rubalcava
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS API 4.x for JavaScript is our next-generation web technology for
building interactive, compelling web applications that run across any device.
There are significant changes to the core features and programming patterns to
enable a cleaner, more productive developer experience. Come to this session if
you plan to migrate a JS app to the new API, or plan to write one from scratch.
You will learn about key aspects of the new API design, and best practices for
developing with the API.
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National Mapping Best Practices
National Mapping, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 28 D
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Story Maps: The Stories Behind Our Stories
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Hannah Wilber, Greyson Harris, Cooper
Thomas
DESCRIPTION
process and hear the team talk about some of their favorite stories while they
offer insider tips that you can use to improve your own stories.
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Augmented Reality (AR) Improves Meter Reading
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Brian Collison
DESCRIPTION
The Argis Lens brings GIS data into the three dimensional world meter readers
work in. Learn how the Lines, Hydrants and Meters Department in the City of
Thornton, CO improved productivity and asset documentation by integrating
Augmented Reality with their ArcGIS implementation.
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Workforce for ArcGIS: Integrating with Other Systems
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Craig Gillgrass, Aaron Pulver
DESCRIPTION
Workforce for ArcGIS helps you manage your mobile workers, plan work
assignments and monitor their status through to completion. Many organizations
have existing 3rd party systems for work order, asset, or maintenance
management and would like to integrate these systems with Workforce.
Common requests include the creation of recurring or repeating assignments as
well as the ability to exchange information between Workforce and the 3rd party
systems. In this session, we'll use Python to demonstrate how to integrate
Workforce with other systems as well as for scripting the configuration of
workforce projects.
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Conflation Tools and Workflows: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 29 C - Silvia Casas, Dan Lee
DESCRIPTION
This session will introduce the geoprocessing feature conflation tools. These
tools use feature matching techniques to find spatially corresponding features
from datasets (often shifted) and perform: change detection, attribute transfer,
rubbersheeting, edgematching and spatial adjustments. Demonstrations will
show workflows and best practices for effectively use of these tools.
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Building a Living Atlas for Your Community
SDCC - Room 08 - Bern Szukalski, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS includes a Living Atlas of the World that features some of the highest
quality and most useful content published to ArcGIS Online by Esri, Esri partners,
and the ArcGIS user community. The Living Atlas of the World is actively curated
by Esri staff around the world, each of whom is helping to build and maintain a
part of the Living Atlas for their community. Many GIS organizations are also
looking to build a ‘living atlas’ of authoritative and best available for their own
community, whether for internal use by its employees or for sharing with their
larger user community. This session will explain and demonstrate how any GIS
organization can build and maintain a ‘living atlas’ of high-quality content using
the latest tools that are available through ArcGIS Online. Join us to learn best
practices of the Living Atlas team to help increase the quality, visibility, and usage
of the content created and used by your organization.
___________________________________________________________________________

Latest Innovations from Esri’s Prototype Lab
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Dave Johnson, Bob Gerlt, Thomas Emge,
Albert Pascual, Witold Fraczek
DESCRIPTION
The Prototype Lab is a group of engineers based in Redlands tasked with
creating forward-looking and inventive apps. We invite you to take a peek at
some of their latest work. The session will feature an entertaining assortment of
web apps, desktop apps, mobile apps and hardware experimentation. Don’t miss
this rare opportunity to see cutting edge and thought-provoking uses of GIS.
___________________________________________________________________________

Understanding and Styling Vector Basemaps
SDCC - Room 15 B - Jessica Acosta Rodriguez
DESCRIPTION
One of the many benefits to the Esri Vector Basemaps is the ability to customize
them. This styling can range from corporate branding with simple color changes
to a full blown cartographic overhaul of the design and content. This workshop
presents both tips and tricks for quick styling to more involved changes that can
significantly alter the map’s appearance. The tools available to make this happen
will also be showcased.
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Esri Best Practices: Tuning, Testing, and Monitoring
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Frank Pizzi, Andrew Sakowicz
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss the process of performance tuning, testing, and
monitoring of ArcGIS implementations. The session will include sharing a
methodology and tools for analyzing the key performance factors and the root
cause of typical performance problems.
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Principles of Policy Mapping
SDCC - Room 10 - Jim Herries, Diana Lavery
DESCRIPTION
Policy maps provide a spatial context to the issues organizations want to address
via policy decisions. What makes a map become a policy map? How do you
make maps such that the opportunity to intervene is made clear? In this
workshop, learn about the process for mapping the visible symptoms, enabling
infrastructure, and hidden causes--all to better inform a decision maker.
Examples show how your maps can address unclear expectations and resistance
to change. You’ll see examples of using spatial thinking to allocate scarce
resources effectively and tracking progress toward stated policy goals.
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ArcGIS for Defense: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Karl Terrey
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of the maps, apps and tools available in the
ArcGIS for Defense solution.
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ArcGIS Online: What's New in Hosted Feature Layers
SDCC - Room 14 A - Paul Barker, Jeremy Bartley, Chris Whitmore
DESCRIPTION
Hosted layers are an essential building block of a WebGIS. Each type of hosted
layer comes with its own set of capabilities, to support a variety of workflows.
With the latest update to hosted layers we’ve added some exciting new features
that simplify workflows, increase performance and enhance existing capabilities.
Learn how to get the most out your hosted layers by picking the right layer for
the job and taking advantage of new patterns to deliver great maps and apps for
your users.
___________________________________________________________________________

ArcGIS for Parks and Gardens: An Introduction
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Brian Morgan
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of ArcGIS for Parks and Gardens and
describe how to deploy and configure the maps and apps to meet specific
business needs in their own organization.
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Using Living Atlas World Elevation
SDCC - Room 16 A - Rajinder Nagi
DESCRIPTION
Elevation data supports numerous GIS workflows ranging from deriving slope
and aspect; viewshed analysis; generating profile; orthorectification; rendering
3D visualizations; creating relief maps etc. Esri makes it easy to work with
elevation content by offering comprehensive elevation layers. This session will
provide an overview of Living Atlas elevation layers and how these can be used
for visualization & analysis to support user’s GIS work in both 2D and 3D
environment across the ArcGIS platform. It will also cover how organizations can
contribute their high resolution elevation data to make these services even better.
___________________________________________________________________________

Public Safety Field Data Collection: Best Practices
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Fern (Chris) Ferner
DESCRIPTION
In this presentation, we will provide an update on the best tools and techniques
for mobile data collection. We will cover best practices that we have learned from
our wildfire and disaster response experience for Collector, Survey123, and
Workforce. All of these apps can be used in combination to improve efficiency of
field operations. Please join us for this informative session where you are sure to
walk away with new ideas on how to improve and streamline your mobile data
collection efforts.
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Coordinate Systems and Datum Transformations in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 05 B - Melita Kennedy
DESCRIPTION
Why should you care about coordinate systems and transformations? The
coordinate system is a fundamental part of GIS data. Without the coordinate
system, you cannot overlay two datasets properly. The coordinate system
connects the data’s coordinates to an earth model. Learn about different
coordinate systems; figure out an unknown coordinate system; and pick an
appropriate datum transformation.
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Survey123 for ArcGIS: Creating Smart Forms Using XLSForms and
Survey123 Connect
SDCC - Room 09 - James Tedrick, Johnathan Hasthorpe
DESCRIPTION
Using Survey123 Connect and the XLSForms, you can create truly smart forms.
Learn how to get started with the XLSForm spec and add automatic calculations,
data validation, repeated questions and more to your forms. Survey123 Connect
also provides additional control over the form collection workflow and data
collected by the form. This will result in more accurate data collection that is
easier for your staff to collect.
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National Mapping Transformation with New Terrestrial Reference
Frame
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
Geodetic datums, or reference frames, are essential for meaningful spatial data
analysis using GIS. In the U.S.A., NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has
been tasked for the past 210 years with providing the horizontal and vertical
positioning infrastructure for the U.S., the National Spatial Reference System
(NSRS). A major change to the existing NSRS – NAD83 and NAVD88 – will take
place in 2022. Four new Terrestrial Reference Frames that will replace NAD83
and a new vertical and gravity component will replace NAVD88. These new
Terrestrial Reference Frames of 2022 will provide a new basis for geometric
positioning, and all geospatial professionals should be aware of this change.
___________________________________________________________________________

Explorer for ArcGIS : An Introduction
SDCC - Room 31 B - Scott Ball, Brent Pierce
DESCRIPTION
Explorer for ArcGIS is an app that brings your maps to life on a mobile device
(iOS and Android). In this session discover how you can use Explorer for ArcGIS
to extend the reach of Web GIS to everyone inside your organization. We will
also show how to use Explorer with the ArcGIS Pro Publisher extension to share
mobile maps with the public.
___________________________________________________________________________

Situational Awareness and Risk Assessment for Emergency
Response
User Presentations, User Conference, Fire, Rescue, and EMS, All Users, Public
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
Assessing risk and obtaining situational awareness on emergency incidents is
crucial for managing an effective response. Discussions will focus on how GIS is
used to support situational awareness and risk assessment for emergency
response incidents.
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Drone2Map In Action
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
Implementing a strategy for capturing aerial imagery from drones can transform
the way organizations assess, plan, and manage their land holdings or project
areas. This session presents two examples of how organizations developed
drone usage policies, workflows, and processes for capturing imagery; and for
creating products, such as image mosaics and Digital Surface Models, with Esri
Drone2Map software.
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Utilizing Customer Data
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
This session includes two case studies focused on customer data. Join your peers
to find out how ArcGIS was used to target specific customers. Then learn how
unique customer locations have resulted in improved decision making.
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Data Modeling for Disaster Response and Management
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss using numerous geospatial data in ArcGIS to create flood
and risk models in response to natural disasters.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Advanced Topics in Administration
Web GIS: Enterprise, User Conference, Advanced, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 17 A - Moginraj Mohandas, Thomas Edghill
DESCRIPTION
This session takes a deeper dive into administering ArcGIS Enterprise. Join us as
we walk through security considerations, customizing your service parameters
and settings, command line utilities, HA and DR, backup and restore and a view
into the Server Administrator Directory. Ways to script your administrative tasks
will also be covered, as well as scaling out to additional machines and/or server
roles. This session is a great follow-up to the Introduction to Administration
session and is geared towards attendees familiar with administering ArcGIS
Enterprise.
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CAD: Introduction to Using CAD Data in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 33 C - Jeff Reinhart
DESCRIPTION
GIS workflows often rely on CAD data generated by outside survey, engineering,
and architectural sources. This technical session will discuss how your
organization can leverage CAD data using proper techniques and data
integration tools in ArcGIS Pro.
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ArcGIS Pro: Advanced Analysis and Geoprocessing
SDCC - Room 14 B - Jian Lange, Drew Flater
DESCRIPTION
You can use the comprehensive analysis and geoprocessing capabilities in
ArcGIS Pro to answer many important spatial questions and perform virtually any
type of spatial analysis. Spatial analysis in ArcGIS Pro is extended from 2D to 3D
and also through time. You will learn how to run geoprocessing tools, build and
share custom analysis workflows using ModelBuilder and Python, track your
project geoprocessing history, perform exploratory analysis using charts, and
leverage the analytic power of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online from within
Pro. Additionally, you’ll receive an overview of several powerful analysis
extensions in ArcGIS Pro, including Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, 3D Analyst,
and Business Analyst.
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Ortho Mapping in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 16 B - Hong Xu, Jay Chen
DESCRIPTION
Ortho imagery is one of the key data sources for making background and
analytical maps in GIS. The photogrammetric triangulation capability, coupled
with the rich image processing framework within in the ArcGIS platform allow
you to take imagery from drones, satellites, digital and scanned aerial
photography and process it all the way to ortho mapping products which
includes orthomosaic, DTM, and DSM. This workshop will introduce the ortho
mapping workflows, discuss how it fits in the overall ArcGIS architecture. The
session will include illustrations and demonstrations of a variety of ortho
mapping workflows using drone images, satellite images, and images of digital
and scanned aerial photography in ArcGIS Pro.
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Maintaining Business Continuity Under Adverse Conditions
User Conference, All Users, Banking and Financial Services, Demo Theater
Presentation, Envisioning Center 1
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Matt Perry,
Alex Martonik, Dennis Jarrard
DESCRIPTION
Every day, businesses face a growing number of threats. From natural disasters
and human conflict, to corporate espionage and cyber-attacks, in today’s global
environment, businesses need to assume they will continually operate under less-
than-ideal conditions. To maintain continuity of operations, organizations need a
way to understand threats before, during, and after a crisis occurs, preserving
situational-awareness.
From powerful analytical tools, to data architectures that promote the timely flow
of accurate information, location-intelligence provides businesses with the tools
they need to manage and mitigate threats.
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Real-Time & Big Data GIS: Best Practices
SDCC - Room 17 B - Adam Mollenkopf, Josh Joyner
DESCRIPTION
This session will walk through intermediate and advanced topics of deploying a
real-time GIS using ArcGIS GeoEvent Server and the spatiotemporal big data
store including: reliability, scalability, how to optimize real-time analytics, and
how to avoid common “gotchas”.
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Geodatabase: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 05 A - Rudy Prosser, Robert LeClair
DESCRIPTION
The geodatabase is the data storage and data management framework for
ArcGIS. The geodatabase enhances your data with spatial and relational integrity
rules, data validation, business logic and advanced behavior. We will explore the
geodatabase information model, including object and feature classes, raster,
annotation, geometric networks, network datasets, topology, and other
functionality.
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Examples of Geostatistics in Practice
SDCC - Room 29 D - Konstantin Krivoruchko, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will demonstrate applied approaches to several interpolation
methods. Historically, kriging has most frequently been used in geology and
environmental sciences where data are continuous, but new approaches extend
kriging to other applications that require non-continuous, discrete predictions
such as land valuation and prediction of sales. We will show a number of
examples showing how geostatistical approaches can be used to give you
predictions.
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Neighborhood Stabilization Maps and Apps for Local Government
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Ryan Sellman, Chris Buscaglia
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of neighborhood stabilization maps
and apps available in the ArcGIS for Local Government solution.
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ArcGIS Pro: From Data to Map in 30 Minutes
Desktop, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Aileen Buckley
DESCRIPTION
Time is precious, so how do you make the most of yours when mapping? Let
ArcGIS Pro help! With Pro you have access to a variety of useful and inventive
solutions that can have a big impact. In this demo theater, we will reveal quick
and easy map making techniques, demonstrate time saving tools that you may
not be aware of, and illustrate the craft and artistry of digital mapmaking with
ArcGIS Pro.
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Crime Control Tools Using ArcGIS
Delaney
DESCRIPTION
In modern law enforcement agencies, “smart”, data-driven strategic processes for
crime control (CompStat, Intelligence-Led Policing, Problem-Oriented Policing,
Predictive Policing), all necessitate that data on crime problems and responses
move seamlessly from analyst to supervisor to officer to command, and even to
citizens. For many agencies, this means manual processes on paper maps and
information products that are laborious to create and immediately out of date.
Web GIS enables law enforcement agencies to streamline the flow of data to
support crime control strategies- In this presentation, attendees will learn how
analysts can utilize new desktop tools in ArcGIS Pro to deliver richer analysis, and
deliver dynamic information products that, in turn, can enable officers,
supervisors, and command to plan and manage operational strategies to control
crime in real-time.
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Managing Intelligence Operations
User Conference, Defense and Intelligence, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Wendy Creighton, Robert Feuerstein
DESCRIPTION
Successful national security operations depend on accurate, up to date field data
and intelligence. Sharing and managing information, assets, and production can
be a challenge. This session will demonstrate the use of web maps and apps to
create a secure, collaborative environment that replaces paper and email-based
workflows. We will show how the ArcGIS platform improves requests for
information (RFI) management, collection and asset management, and data and
production management.
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ArcGIS Pro Tips and Tricks: Map Projections
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Margaret Maher, Rachel Applebaum
DESCRIPTION
Working with Map Projections in ArcGIS Pro guides you through the process of
identifying coordinate systems for unknown data, creating custom projections,
and applying geographic transformations. We will also address working with
vertical coordinate systems
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Spatial Data Mining: Essentials of Cluster Analysis
SDCC - Room 15 A - Lauren Bennett, Jenora D'Acosta, Flora Vale
DESCRIPTION
Whenever we look at a map, it is natural for us to organize, group, differentiate,
and cluster what we see to help us make better sense of it. This workshop will
explore the powerful Spatial Statistics techniques designed to do just that: Hot
Spot Analysis and Cluster and Outlier Analysis. Through discussions and
demonstrations we will learn how these techniques work and how they can be
used to identify significant patterns in our data. We will also explore how these
fundamental clustering methods can be applied to spatiotemporal data using
both Emerging Hot Spot Analysis and Local Outlier Analysis. We will explore the
different questions that each tool can answer, best practices for running the tools,
and strategies for interpreting and sharing results. This comprehensive
introduction to cluster analysis will prepare you with the knowledge necessary to
turn your spatial data into useful information for better decision making.
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ArcGIS Data Reviewer: Advanced Data Validation
SDCC - Room 30 E - Francisco Perez, Shankar Chandrasekaran
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to implement ArcGIS Data Reviewer to support holistic data quality
management within your organization. This session will focus on configuring and
extending Data Reviewer’s automated validation capabilities, deploying semi-
automated workflows for detecting errors and publication of reporting
capabilities that highlight data liabilities to multiple stakeholders.
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Agriculture Maps and Apps for State Government
SDCC - Room 30 D - Allison Muise, Aziza Parveen
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe how to configure and extend agriculture maps and
apps available in the ArcGIS for State Government solution.
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ModelBuilder: Advanced Techniques in Iteration and Branching
User Conference, Advanced, Performing Analysis, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 B - Shitij Mehta
DESCRIPTION
This session will introduce Iteration, often referred to as looping in ModelBuilder.
Using examples, we will demonstrate how a process can be executed over and
over using iteration with different settings or datasets, how to correctly use inline
variable substitution and how to integrate an iterating model within another
model. Do’s and Don’ts about iteration will be highlighted and we will introduce
if-then-else logic, often referred to as branching. Finally, we will discuss how a
process can be separated into two conditional branches and then merged at the
end of your model.
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Branding Your Story Maps
Sizer
DESCRIPTION
Give all your organization's stories a consistent look or customize a single story to
give it a distictive appearance. No downloading required!
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Debugging ArcGIS API for JavaScript Applications
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Stewart Rouse, Diego Galvan
DESCRIPTION
Successfully troubleshooting applications built using the ArcGIS API for
JavaScript requires an understanding of ArcGIS Enterprise, REST API, web
security and object-oriented design patterns. In this presentation learn the basic
tools for debugging JavaScript applications and how to combine them with your
knowledge of programming concepts to troubleshoot any of your JavaScript
applications. This session will also cover how to diagnose and quickly solve the 5
most common problems users encounter.
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Parcel Editing in ArcGIS: Advanced Topics
Spatial Data Management, User Conference, Advanced, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 03 - Tim Hodson, Amy Andis
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover advanced parcel fabric editing workflows and concepts.
Topics include data entry tips and tricks, integrating CAD data, and techniques
for using layers to view parcel fabric quality information. Also covered will be
editing workflows for improving spatial accuracy by using least squares
adjustment, and methods for importing and updating control points.
___________________________________________________________________________

Real-Time Ops and HSE
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Get an in-depth look at Grasberg.
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3D: Dynamic Text and Advanced Animation Tips
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Steve Heidelberg
DESCRIPTION
Video content is one of the most common ways that we share project output.
Many users are familiar with using 3rd party tools to stitch together videos from
their favorite GIS applications, add titles, and add overlays. However, some
techniques such as showing dynamic date or time indicators that change with the
data in the video can be nearly impossible to create after the fact. With ArcGIS
Pro Animation tools, users can easily use dynamic range and time information to
make both in scene data and overlay text change while an animation is being
played or a video is being exported. This presentation will cover how to create
dynamic text along with other advanced animation tips to bring your
presentations to the next level.
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Intelligence Led Decision Making for Flood Planning and
Operations
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Emergency Management,
Public Safety
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Walter Potts, Paul Doherty
DESCRIPTION
NAPSG Foundation, in partnership with US Department of Homeland Security
Science & Technology Directorate, is working with first responders to provide
continuous input relevant to flood-specific operations so that public safety
leaders have access to current, relevant, and trusted critical operational
information to drive informed decision making.
NAPSG Foundation also is coordinating with two pilot locations (Charleston

County, SC and Boulder, CO) and with Esri to operationalize Standard Operating
Guidelines and to develop ready-to-use templates for the public safety
community.
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Palestine SDG Hub
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Nafir
Massad, Charles Brigham
DESCRIPTION
The Government of Palestine will demonstrate their SDG Data Hub and how it is
supporting countries through a systems of systems approach. It will explore
initiatives that allow greater collaboration around the SDGs and through country
presentations explain how the Hub concept is working by highlighting the
monitoring and reporting on the SGDs and the collaborative elements within the
technology that allow this to take place.
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ArcGIS Pro: Effective License Management
Complimentary Recording, Desktop, User Conference, All Users, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 A - Rob Elkins Jr, Kory Kramer, David Watkins
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover the different options for authorizing and licensing ArcGIS
Pro. Examples of effectively managing access through an ArcGIS Organization
and the Esri License Manager will be covered.
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GIS Technology Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals
Panel Discussion, User Conference, All Users, Sustainable Development
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
The world faces many complex and interrelated challenges - the science of where
provides a unique framework for understanding and can guide the actions
needed to solve them. In order to maximize the impact of Sustainable
Development investments, we must plan effective programs that target the
people and geographies most in need, monitor and evaluate the performance of
those programs and investments to maximize impact, and strengthen
partnerships and collaboration with partners, beneficiaries, and stakeholders.
The science of where and GIS are integral to each of these steps, and can
improve efficiency and effectiveness in how we approach them.
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Cyber GIS
Center 2
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Andrew King,
David Attaway, Brian Biesecker, James Bauer Jr, Kyle Talbot
DESCRIPTION
Join us to see how leveraging the ArcGIS Platform can improve your Cyber
Security efforts. Learn how to integrate your mission operations, business
activities, critical systems and critical infrastructure with your Cyber Security
systems. We’ll show use of ArcMap and ArcSchematic for documenting priority
missions, operations and infrastructure; and then show how it can be used for
Cyber planning. Then see how GeoEvent Server and Operations Dashboard can
be used to integrate Cyber Security tools and data with your other mission
monitoring capabilities to create Shared Situational Awareness. Finally, we’ll
demonstrate the use of ArcGIS Pro and Insights for ArcGIS for Cyber Forensics
Analysis.
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Using GIS for the Opioid Epidemic
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
With the opioid epidemic continuing to wreak havoc on communities throughout
the U.S. these two communities are using GIS to help address the crisis.
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Trends in Health
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Este Geraghty
DESCRIPTION
Are you keeping pace with the latest advances in geographic information system
(GIS) mapping and analysis technology? A lot has changed lately, and new
patterns and applications have emerged that are building healthy communities.
While there is still a role for the GIS profession within the health disciplines,
applications and tools can now be used by whole organizations. The power of
maps and spatial analytics can be applied to mobile data collection, simple
mapping of disease incidence, strategic planning, and community outreach.
We invite you to attend this session, designed to update you on the latest trends
in the use of GIS in health and human services. The presentation will draw from
technology trends, demonstrations, and real-world examples. Joins us to learn
how to
- Respond quickly to outbreaks and epidemics.
- Increase the accuracy of data collection at the source.
- Gain insight through executive dashboards tied to business systems.
- Improve collaboration through open data.
- Use storytelling to improve communication and community outreach.
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Maritime Standards: A Primer
Theater - Rafael Ponce Urbina, Tom De Puyt
DESCRIPTION
Esri support for Maritime Standards reviewed
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Using ArcGIS Pro to Build and Share Hi-Res Local Ecological
Marine Units
SDCC - Room 04 - Keith VanGraafeiland, Kevin Butler
DESCRIPTION
To maintain a healthy ocean and support sustainability, it is necessary to have a
baseline for understanding the ocean’s ecosystems and a framework for
detecting change. Ecological Marine Units (EMUs) are global, 3D, long-term
mapped ecosystems that can help meet these goals. However, they are
sometimes too temporally and spatially coarse to be useful in bays, estuaries and
nearshore waters. Learn how to leverage the workflow used to create global
EMUs to build, visualize, analyze and share highly localized EMUs using data
from both NOAA’s World Ocean Database and your local in situ observations.
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Preparing to Implement Portal for ArcGIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Julia
Guard, Meg Hartel
DESCRIPTION
You may have created many web apps using only ArcGIS Server for years. You
may think the workflow you have is just fine. Come to this talk to understand how
Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online can greatly ease your workflow, make you
more productive, better integrate your Web GIS with you IT infrastructure, and
better engage your end users, to ultimately elevate your organization.
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Workforce Development Planning: A People Strategy for
Organizations
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Andrew Sharer, Justin Kruizenga
DESCRIPTION
Workforce development planning is a people-centric approach to achieving
business objectives. This interactive session introduces a three-phase process to
build an actionable workforce development plan that helps you communicate the
strategic value of your GIS program and the individuals who create and use your
maps, apps, and geospatial content. Group discussion, activities, and an Esri
customer case study will arm you with information and tools to align workforce
capabilities with your organization’s key strategic objectives.
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Defense and Intelligence Training Curriculum
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - William Elsholz, Thomas Humber
DESCRIPTION
Esri has training programs for Defense and Intelligence GIS users. Learn about
the latest developments in Defense and Intelligence Curriculumn along with
examples of typical training plans for organizations.
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Image Processing using Raster Functions
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Prashant Mangtani
DESCRIPTION
The raster function framework in ArcGIS enables image and raster processing by
chaining together a wide range built in image processing functions or
developing your own. The raster functions can be used for both image
enhancements, rectification, analysis, classification and other functionality. These
functions can be applied as individual functions or chained together to provide
complete process chains. They can be used dynamically per screen request or
can also be used to process persistent outputs for entire images or collections of
imagery. This demo theater will walk through ways the user can inspect functions
and illustrate how to build their own.
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Working with Elevation Services
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS "World Elevation services are a set of dynamic image services that
provide web and desktop applications with three ways to access multi-resolution
elevation data for the world. Topics covered will include accessing original data,
dynamically derived elevation products such as hillshade, slope and aspect, as
well as geoprocessing tools such as viewshed analysis. This presentation will
review data sources and how additional data can be incorporated along with the
challenges and solutions for combining different data sources, resolutions,
projections and accuracies will be discussed. The presentation will also
summarize the advantages and limitations of accessing elevation data through
services in comparison to downloading and then directly using elevation data in
applications.
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Packaging Projects, Maps and Layers
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Shilpi Jain, Melanie Summers
DESCRIPTION
Project, map, and layer packages are an easy way to share projects, maps, and
layers along with the associated data as one convenient, portable file. These
packages can be uploaded and shared on ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS or
directly between ArcGIS Pro users. In this session we will present different
workflows, options, and tips and tricks for how users can share geographic
information using packages.
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Understanding the Basics: Introduction to the Language of Spatial
Analysis
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Miriam Schmidts, Nick Giner
DESCRIPTION
Simply getting your data onto a map puts it into context and reveals new insight
and understanding. Knowing which workflow to apply depends on the problem
you’re trying to solve, the data that you have and the desired output. In this
session, we will explore how the special capabilities of spatial data analysis
provides deeper understanding. You will learn how to identify and describe the
uses of several spatial analysis techniques.
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Easy Ways to Bring 3D to Your Data
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Lee
Brinton
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to deliver the high impact that 3D brings to your work with minimal
investment of time and resources.
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Intro to Story Maps
Essinger
DESCRIPTION
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Big Raster App via GDAL MRF/WMS
Theater - Lucian Plesea
DESCRIPTION
Big Data. Big Rasters and GDAL MRF/OGC Web Map Services
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Dynamic Human Movement: The Next Horizon for GIS Planning
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Max Nicassio,
Ryan Squire
DESCRIPTION
SafeGraph is a data company focused on understanding places and human
movement. This presentation highlights how Esri customers can leverage
mobility data in ArcGIS to gain new insight into consumer behavior in the
physical world, driving more customer-centric GIS planning for retail and real
estate.
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UN SDG Hub
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Greg
Scott, Charles Brigham
DESCRIPTION
To fully implement and monitor progress on the Sustainable Development Goals,
decision makers everywhere need data and statistics that are accurate, timely,
sufficiently disaggregated, relevant, accessible and easy to use. The Open SDG
Data Hub promotes the exploration, analysis, and use of authoritative SDG data
sources for evidence-based decision-making and advocacy. Its goal is to enable
data providers, managers and users to discover, understand, and communicate
patterns and interrelationships in the wealth of SDG data and statistics that are
now available.
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Streetmap Premium: An Introduction
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Patrick Peters
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DESCRIPTION
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Managing Your Distributed Geodatabase
SDCC - Room 14 A - James Gough, John Thieling
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe data distribution techniques, focusing mainly on
geodatabase replication. Geodatabase replication allows you to distribute copies
of your data across two or more geodatabases. With geodatabase replication,
you can edit the geodatabases independently and synchronize them as needed.
This technology is supported in connected and disconnected environments and
can work on local networks or on the Internet through ArcGIS Enterprise.
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Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 02 - Arthur Haddad, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
examples.
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ArcGIS Business Analyst: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 E - Praveen Srivastava, Kyle Watson, Maxim
Sattarov, Garry Burgess, Tony Howser
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Business Analyst helps organizations make smarter market planning, site
selection, customer segmentation, and territory optimization decisions by
combining demographic, lifestyle, behavioral, and spending data, maps, and
reports with location-driven intelligence. Identify under-performing markets,
pinpoint growth sites, find where target customers live, and share market
research across the organization. This workshop provides an overview and
update of the Business Analyst Web, Pro, Mobile and Server. Come to this
session to learn how organizations large and small can benefit from this solution.
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ArcGIS Pro Editing: Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Room 10 - Jennifer Cadkin, Lisa Stanners, Phil Sanchez, Sean
Jones
DESCRIPTION
Learn some new tips, tricks, and time-saving techniques for editing your data
using ArcGIS Pro. This session will provide insider knowledge and demonstrate
best practices for using Pro's editing tools. Topics covered include creating new
features, authoring feature templates, using snapping, updating attribute values,
and editing existing features.
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Managing and Monitoring Oil Field Operations in Realtime
Petroleum, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Envisioning
Center 1
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Adam Pittman,
Matthew Ballard
DESCRIPTION
Oil field operators can leverage ArcGIS Enterprise to monitor both field crews
and assets in the field to gain situational awareness. Realtime feeds enable
operators to make smarter decisions and respond faster to critical work. In the
operations center, personnel monitor dashboards with alarms to identify critical
work and quickly assign this task to an employee who can address this work
based on their skill set. Employees in the field are navigated directly to an asset
through lease roads where they can quickly collect relevant information used to
inform business decisions in the office.
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VR and AR in ArcGIS: An Introduction
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Adrien Meriaux, Eric Wittner, Taisha
Waeny, Rex Hansen
DESCRIPTION
Get an introductory guide to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) and
learn how to create VR/AR experiences with Esri technology. After giving an
overview of the concepts and state of the art in VR, we will briefly present the
ArcGIS 360 VR app and discuss workflows for creating compelling VR
experiences using game engines and content from Esri CityEngine. We will also
cover a new SDK project and additional research at Esri to provide a more
seamless experience for streaming 3D content directly into AR and VR
experiences based on the ArcGIS Runtime.
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Story Maps: Tips and Tricks
Workshop
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Bern Szukalski, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to use Esri's highly popular storytelling apps to build your own place-
based multimedia experiences. This session will summarize the most popular
storytelling apps, show you how to build, edit, and publish your story, and arm
you with the knowledge about what to do - and what not to do - to create
informative and engaging story maps.
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ArcGIS Online: Administering Members in Your Organization
SDCC - Room 04 - Katie Cullen, Stephanie Wendel
DESCRIPTION
Are you managing an ArcGIS Online organizations where you need to add new
and manage existing members? This session will provide you with an overview of
member management in ArcGIS Online. Through discussions and demos, you
will learn which types of account settings to modify to enable your members to
access the needed functionality of the Platform to perform their work. This will
include best practices and ideas for how to configure roles, sharing, profiles,
credit budgets, licensing and monitor user based activity for various types of
users. Note: This session will not cover Enterprise Login workflows.
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Administering Your Enterprise Geodatabase: Microsoft SQL
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Cheston Dobbins, Shannon Shields
DESCRIPTION
This session will address a variety of Microsoft SQL Server specific configuration
and optimization techniques for enterprise geodatabase administrators. You will
learn how the geodatabase interacts with the DBMS and parameters the
database administrator needs to be aware of to effectively tune and optimize the
geodatabase. The workshop will include topics related to administration,
configuration, security and maintenance.
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ArcGIS Maps for Microsoft Power BI: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 A - Scott Ball, DJ Berry III
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Maps for Power BI is a mapping visualization that enables Microsoft
Power BI users to make great maps. You can quickly create dynamic, interactive
maps of your Power BI data and start exploring patterns in your data in a whole
new way. This workshop will demonstrate the value of the product using a
number of use case scenarios as well as the key new features of the latest
releases.
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ArcGIS Pro: Mapping and Visualization
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Aubri Kinghorn, Craig Williams, Edie Punt
DESCRIPTION
Come learn how to build maps, scenes, and layouts in ArcGIS Pro. This session
provides an overview of how to author content in both 2D and 3D. Learn how to
display your data and work with symbols and styles. Learn how to configure
labels for your layers and specify text symbols. Generate effective layouts to
display and distribute your work.
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DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS GeoEvent Server: Applying Real-Time Analytics
Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 B - Ken Gorton, RJ Sunderman Jr
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ArcGIS for Emergency Management: An Introduction
User Conference, All Users, Solutions, Emergency Management, Technical
SDCC - Room 15 A - Walter Potts, Lindsay Thomas, Scott Oppmann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview to a set of emergency management maps
and apps available in the ArcGIS for Emergency Management solution.
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Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS: An Introduction
Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 B - Derek Law, Dave Nyenhuis, Patrick Brennan
DESCRIPTION
Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS helps decision makers keep track of their day-
to-day operations. Situational awareness is gained by monitoring activities and
events, tracking field workforces, and assessing the status or performance of
daily operations. In 2017, Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS has evolved to a
pure web architecture, where dashboards are both authored and consumed from
within a browser. This evolution comes with many improvements in layout and
mapping capabilities. This session is for anyone who wants to learn about
creating and configuring dashboards using a gallery of Esri-provided
visualizations and tools.
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SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Philip Wilson, Derek Law, Brandon Armstrong
DESCRIPTION
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Creating a Hydro Conditioned DEM
SDCC - Room 30 A - Dean Djokic, Nawajish Noman
DESCRIPTION
A hydro conditioned digital elevation model (Hydro DEM) is needed for support
of hydrologic and hydraulic analyses in GIS. Well-conditioned hydro DEM
supports both overland flows needed to support hydrologic applications as well
as channel flows needed for hydraulic analyses. This session will introduce the
concept of a hydro conditioned DEM, the tools, and the workflows for creating
them. Following the creation of a hydro conditioned DEM, we will discuss the
process for turning it into a flow direction map and how to use this to derive
watersheds and stream networks and their characteristics.
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CAD: An Introduction to ArcGIS for AutoCAD
SDCC - Room 31 A - Don Kuehne, Karen Hodge
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on the ArcGIS for AutoCAD product. ArcGIS for AutoCAD
is the AutoCAD user's interface to the ArcGIS system. This tool will help your
AutoCAD users communicate better with ArcGIS for Desktop users, ArcGIS for
Server services, and other cloud resources.
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Operations Dashboards for Public Safety
Presentation
DESCRIPTION
Move beyond the map and learn how to build informative dashboards for your
organization. We will cover the variety of visualizations available and discuss best
practices for building and designing great dashboards.
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Full Motion Video Support in ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Defense and Intelligence, Imagery and Raster,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 17 A - Zack Haubach, Darren Baird
DESCRIPTION
Full Motion Video (FMV) is a valuable real-time image source for maintaining
situational awareness, important for forensic analysis, as well as a source for a
range of environmental applications. The FMV capabilities are integrated into the
Image Analyst Extension at V2.1 as well the FMV extension for ArcMap
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SDCC - Room 33 A/B - J D Overton, Timothy Stoebner, David Watkins
DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Pro: 3D Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Michael Contreras
DESCRIPTION
This session is intended to show the most common tips and tricks to make your
3d views even more noticeable. Illumination, vertical exaggeration, textures etc.
All this points will be address and to show you where to find them and configure
them. Also we will talk about how to use special simbology and shadows to make
scenes more realistic. How to make elevation surfaces look more smoother and
determining the pros and cons of Local and Global scenes. This session is
intended for beginners, intermediate and advanced ArcGIS PRO users.
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ArcGIS Pro: Introduction to Geocoding
SDCC - Room 30 B - Christa Hash, Shana Britt
DESCRIPTION
This Workshop provides an overview of Geocoding capabilities in ArcGIS Pro. It
also introduces new tools and workflows to improve your efficiency with desktop
geocoding.
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Story Maps: Building a Story Map Cascade
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Owen Evans, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
Esri's Story Maps team will show you how to use the popular Story Map Cascade
app to publish narrative stories that provide an immersive, full-screen experience
rich with maps, images, and video. Learn how to use the story builder to compile,
polish, and share your stories.
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ArcGIS Pro: Tips and Tricks for Working with Tables
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Alycia Rajendran
DESCRIPTION
Working with tabular content is a critical part of many GIS workflows. In this
session you will learn tips and tricks for getting the most out of your table views
inside ArcGIS Pro, including exploring content, editing values, and using
selection sets.
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Workflows for Aerial Frame Cameras
DESCRIPTION
The number of digital frame cameras on aerial and UAV platforms is rapidly
increasing and each sensor may take thousands of images in a single flight
leading to very large collections of both nadir and oblique imagery. Such systems
typically use GPS to record their location, but only advanced systems include IMU
to capture camera orientation. ArcGIS provides a frame camera model to
characterize the data from this class of sensor. To use this the user needs to
provide appropriate parameters and validate that they indeed model the sensor.
This session will provide best practice workflows for creating mosaic datasets
from the imagery and then serve them as accessible image services that can be
used for rapid interpretation.
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ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Threat Mitigation and Prevention
SDCC - Room 14 B - Randall Williams, Jeff Smith
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover the latest critical security knowledge for threat mitigation
and prevention in ArcGIS Enterprise. Learn how to protect your deployment from
common threats and attacks, how to harden your environment using multiple
layers of security, and how to scan and monitor your environment. This session
will cover aspects of the environment including the operating system, accounts,
database, the network, and firewalls. Join us to learn about security options in
ArcGIS Enterprise that help protect your deployment from attack.
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Geographic (datum) and Vertical Transformations: A Deep Dive
SDCC - Room 17 B - Bojan Savric, Melita Kennedy
DESCRIPTION
When working with data using different geographic or vertical coordinate
systems, it’s often necessary to perform a transformation. There are often
multiple possibilities with different areas of use or accuracies. Some
transformations requires files—which are now in a separate Coordinate Systems
Data installation package. Find out what transformations are supported; how to
choose the most appropriate transformation; and what are some of the “gotchas”
and complexities.
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ArcGIS Hub - Extend Your Virtual Workforce and Create Effective
Community Engagement
Center 2
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Anthony
Puzzo, Brenda Wolfe, Kaley Thornton
DESCRIPTION
Imagine being able to harness the staff and data available from community
collaborators (NGOs, Community-based organizations, other levels of
government, academia and trust experts) and focus those resources on specific
initiatives your community cares about. Community engagement occurs more
readily when people can connect around and align around issues that matter to
them. ArcGIS Hub brings together data, apps, narratives, events, key
performance indicators, and engagement tools to address specific initiatives and
provides a way to organize and manage the contributions of others. ArcGIS Hub
makes it easy for community partners to be part your team in a way that was not
possible before. And residents in your community can join the community’s Hub,
so they can follow initiatives, contribute crowdsourced data, provide feedback,
and sign up to attend events. This session will relay important Hub concepts,
show how customers are using ArcGIS Hub today, and illustrate how you can
leverage existing GIS investments to address issues important to the community.
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Exploring New Functionality in the ArcGIS Enterprise Portal
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Katy Nesbitt, Marley Geddes
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Enterprise portal is a browser-based interface used for content and
data management, user and app administration, geospatial analysis, and more.
At this demo theater, learn about new enhancements to the portal that allow you
to customize the interface for your users, organize your content, manage groups,
import and assign licenses. This session is valuable for portal administrators,
content managers and publishers.
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ArcGIS Online: An Introduction to Security, Privacy, and
Compliance
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 29 D - Michael Young, Andrea Rosso
DESCRIPTION
A Security, Privacy, and Compliance Overview of ArcGIS Online including best
practices and discussion about certifications and other security information
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Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: ArcGIS Enterprise
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Danny Urbach, Nicole Corbin, Martin
Leavitt, Brad Berry
DESCRIPTION
Are you standing up ArcGIS Enterprise for the first time? Do you want to know
more about which compenent may be causing a specific issue? Come learn from
our Esri Support Pros to see how they identify network, data, or compenent
issues. See the questions, tests, and tools Esri Support leverages to pinpoint the
issue within ArcGIS Enterprise first-hand.
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Getting the Most Out of Your GIS
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Anna Sokol
DESCRIPTION
There are a lot of demands on IT and GIS departments to enable their
governments to solve the problems their communities are faced with. And many
lack technical staff, resources, or experience. Through the collaborative Esri
Enterprise Advantage Program (EEAP), customers gain access to proactive
guidance and expertise, along with key resources needed to meet the challenges
they face, and provide world class solutions that solve their business problems.
Learn what it means to be part of the EEAP community by hearing about best
practices and real customer success stories.
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SDCC - Room 09 - Jeremy Bartley, Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox, Paul Ross,
Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
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Why Now? Establishing Urgency for Training
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Kyle
Griswold
DESCRIPTION
When staff are busy meeting today’s project needs, training may be a low
priority. But at what cost? Find out how training to close organizational skill gaps
helps you achieve short-term goals, reduce long-term costs, and prepare for the
future.
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Showing Time in Story Maps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Lisa Berry
DESCRIPTION
Time is an important element in many stories. Explore the many ways time and
temporal data can be presented in a Story Map.
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Network Analyst: Creating Network Datasets
SDCC - Room 33 C - Patrick Stevens, Alan Hatakeyama
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss best practices for preparing your data for use with
Network Analyst. This includes modeling network datasets that contain one-way
streets, hierarchies, turns, signposts, and historical and live traffic. Considerations
for building network datasets using travel modes will also be discussed.
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SMS to GIS Adapter: Combining Machine Learning, Texts, &
Mapping
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Zac Canders,
Peter DiSalvo
DESCRIPTION
Allow any business to incorporate text message data (messages and photos) to
any map in minutes. Rapidly and easily communicate with customers and collect
data in real-time. Machine learning is used to accurately geo-locate the text
message based on the message contents.
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ArcGIS Pro: Tools for Intelligence Analysts
SDCC - Room 30 C - Natalie Feuerstein
DESCRIPTION
Come see how ArcGIS Pro has been configured to serve the needs of intelligence
analysts. Create conditional queries that alert you when satisfied; diagram charts
to explore the spatial and non-spatial relationships in your data; and leverage a
streamlined interface that provides dozens of new tools and functions to support
your tradecraft.
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ArcGIS Online: Best Practices for High Demand Layers
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 B - Jon Pedder, Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox, Bonnie Stayer
DESCRIPTION
Web Mapping Applications provide spatial context for current events, news
stories and public information, sometimes generating large amounts of web
traffic. ArcGIS Online’s cloud infrastructure can scale to meet the needs of high
demand apps, receiving hundreds of thousands of requests. This session reviews
best practices of layer types, layer and web map configurations, and sharing
settings that help popular (viral) apps take advantage of ArcGIS Online’s Scalable
Architecture.
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Preparing For and Managing Special Events Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Jon Pedder, Mike Cox
DESCRIPTION
Special Events can present unique challenges to the Public Safety community and
require that different agencies work together to provide a safe experience for all
types of Special Events. This presentation will focus on how to support Special
Events with ArcGIS. We will share lessons learned and experiences from past
events and discuss a range of ArcGIS information products that have proven very
useful, including planning, briefings, situational awareness, getting information
to and from the field as well as sharing information with the public. Attendees will
learn about a collection of ArcGIS resources, templates, and tools that are
available to help their communities be better prepared and more successfully
support Special Events, large or small, in their jurisdiction.
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Kriging: An Introduction to Concepts and Applications
SDCC - Room 08 - Eric Krause, Konstantin Krivoruchko
DESCRIPTION
This session will present concepts and applications of kriging in Geostatistical
Analyst. Attention will be given to the evaluation of the kriging assumptions,
including fitting a valid semivariogram, transformations to normality, trend
removal, and model diagnostics. Significant time will be spent discussing and
demonstrating Empirical Bayesian Kriging and EBK Regression Prediction
methods.
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Habitat and Corridor Modeling Using the Living Atlas
User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate, Living Atlas
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Daniel Siegel, Richard Nauman
DESCRIPTION
Many modern tools have been developed to facilitate species habitat modeling
and corridor design and the Living Atlas provides a wealth of layers that can be
used as inputs to these tools. In this presentation we will show you how to quickly
compile and prepare dozens of Living Atlas layers for use in your modeling
projects and how you can use Living Atlas layers to enrich species observation
data
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3D Cartographic Techniques: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Nathan Shephard, Kenneth Field
DESCRIPTION
Taking advantage of the third dimension in your data, or visualizing using 3D
techniques, can bring a whole new perspective to your work. In this session we
explore ways in which you can leverage the capabilities of 3D scenes to give your
work depth and new insight. Through a set of illustrative examples, we will build
upon core cartographic ideas to show how to create visually stunning and
meaningful 3D products. We’ll set out key principles for working in 3D; how it
differs from 2D mapping; and when a 3D approach can be used effectively. Our
goal is for you to become confident in working in 3D and to be able to harness
the full 3D capabilities of the ArcGIS platform.
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Population Data Resources for Humanitarian and Development
Applications
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Charles
Brigham, Greg Yetman
DESCRIPTION
There has been a recent "explosion" of population data modeling efforts, with
numerous gridded population and demographic data now available on a global
and regional basis. The datasets available will be described, with an overview of
the different modeling approaches and the implications for using the data in
analysis. Different tools and methods for analyzing and summarizing population
data will be highlighted, along with best practices for use in modeling.
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ModelBuilder: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 05 A - Shitij Mehta, Jonathan Neal
DESCRIPTION
The session introduces you to the visual programming in ArcGIS using
ModelBuilder to create, edit, and manage and automate workflows. We will build
a workflow and understand how tools are connected, the settings that affect the
workflow, how to debug when a model fails and how to create finished output
using the simple yet powerful ModelBuilder techniques.
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Spatial Data Mining: A Deep Dive Into Space-Time Analysis
DESCRIPTION
Space and time are inseparable, and integrating the temporal aspect of your data
into your spatial analysis leads to powerful discoveries. This workshop will build
on the cluster analysis methods discussed in Spatial Data Mining: Essentials of
Cluster Analysis by presenting advanced techniques for analyzing your data in
the context of both space and time. We will cover space-time pattern mining
techniques including aggregating your temporal data into a space-time cube,
emerging hot spot analysis, local outlier analysis, best practices for visualizing
your space-time cube, and strategies for interpreting and sharing your results.
Come learn how to use these new techniques to get the most out of your
spatiotemporal data.
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ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud: Design with Data-Driven
Maps
Workshop
SDCC - Room 29 C - Clint Loveman, Steve Moore
DESCRIPTION
Compile maps using ArcGIS hosted content or your own local data. Visualize the
data to create stunning maps that allow you to discover new patterns and tell
stories and then download the editable artwork into the familiar Adobe tools of
Illustrator or Photoshop.
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DESCRIPTION
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WILDFIRES, Had Enough? Learn How New Tools Provide
Unthinkable Results
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Shea
Broussard
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to gain control of wildfires with predictive analysis, mitigation
modelling and fire containment analysis all within your existing Esri Platform. Let
us show you how to leverage informed decision making instantly and gain
unthinkable insight that quickly translates into results that save lives,
infrastructure, money and time.
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Working with OGC WMS and WMTS
Theater - Srinivas Vinnakota, Satish Sankaran
DESCRIPTION
OGC Web Map Services and Web Map Tiling Services support in ArcGIS platform
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Designing a Robust Environment: Environment Isolation
Sarah Scher
DESCRIPTION
It is highly undesirable for an operational system to fail to deliver the functional
or performance capabilities that customers expect. This spotlight session will
help you to understand how environment isolation plays a crucial role in system
design to help insulate different computing environments from unmanaged
change and maintain the functionality and performance that users expect in the
system.
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Storytelling for Non-Profits
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Adam
Pfister, Hannah Wilber
DESCRIPTION
Earning the support of key stakeholders is critical for any mission-driven project.
Esri Story Maps make this easy, letting you combine eye-catching visuals and
compelling narratives in ways that naturally appeal to the human brain. Join us to
see how scores of nonprofits are already using Story Maps to champion their
cause, and discover the ways you can start telling your story more persuasively.
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Improved Inspection and Compliance with UtiliSync and
Survey123
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Emily Tani
DESCRIPTION
UtiliSync and Survey123 are both powerful tools used to collect data in the field.
Learn how multiple cities and counties have benefited from streamlining their
inspection and documentation processes. We will cover the complete document
lifecycle: from field form creation and completion to distributing and archiving
the final records that align with your field crews needs and regulatory compliance.
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Creating Instructional Story Maps
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Story Maps Expo Spotlight Theater - Lisa Berry
DESCRIPTION
Story Maps are great for teaching. Learn some great tips for creating Story Maps
that explain a workflow or process.
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Working with OGC WFS
Theater - Jillian Penney
DESCRIPTION
OGC Web Feature Services support in ArcGIS platform
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Conservation Intelligence
Brendan O'Neill, Naftali Honig
DESCRIPTION
At Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, national parks
provide stability in a chaotic part of the world that help not just the wildlife, but
the greater community. GIS helps park rangers and geographers track animal
populations, but also helps predict threats like poaching.
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Content Publication Strategy
Antonio Cotroneo, Sarah Scher
DESCRIPTION
Effective geospatial content delivery strategies must address performance,
reliability, and security. Gain a better understanding how to address these three
areas and make certain your content will be delivered in a manner that is suitable
for consumers to use and mitigate risk within your environment.
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US Army Installation Management SIG
Technical
SDCC - Room 30 A
DESCRIPTION
This meeting is for Esri users in the US Army Installation Management community
to discuss common workflows and concerns.
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Cybersecurity and GIS SIG
SDCC - Room 28 A
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Weather and Climate SIG
Earth Sciences, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 15 A
DESCRIPTION
Join the community of GIS professionals from meteorology, climatology, and
atmospheric and related sciences representing academia, government agencies,
and private sector. The meeting will feature a panel of experts who will discuss
current use of GIS in research and operations. The panelists will present their
vision for future directions in integrating the GIS technology with atmospheric
science research, data management, and dissemination of weather and climate
observations and models to decision makers. The panel discussion will engage
the audience in an open forum regarding future enhancements to the Esri
platform and ideas for future collaborations.
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Water Sector Social
Water Resources, User Conference, Social Activity, Water Utilities, Non-Technical
SDCC - West Terrace (Upper Level)
DESCRIPTION
Join the water team to find out about proven and developing solutions, trade
contact information, and see how your peers are problem-solving for the long
term with ArcGIS.
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Metadata SIG
Spatial Data Management, User Conference, Implementing ArcGIS, Special
Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
This meeting is all about metadata! Come join us to get the latest updates on
metadata standards and best practices.
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EEAP SIG & Social
DESCRIPTION
Join fellow US-based Esri Enterprise Advantage Program (EEAP) customers,
Technical Advisors, and Esri program stakeholders for an opportunity to network,
share experiences, and be inspired for your activities and initiatives around
ArcGIS. Attendees will hear from current program subscribers through an
interactive panel discussion as well as have an opportunity to network and
socialize.
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US Department of Energy & Federal Energy Agencies GIS User
Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
The DOE GIS User Group (GUG) meets at both the Esri Federal User Conference
in Washington, DC in March and at the International User Conference in San
Diego in July. The meeting is intended to bring the DOE and Federal Energy
Agency GIS user community together for information exchange of DOE led GIS
initiatives, as well as cover such topics as industry trends, standards and best
practices that can be applied across the DOE Complex.
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GeoNet Community Meet-up
User Conference, All Users, Special Interest Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 15 B
DESCRIPTION
Connect with other GeoNet Community members, meet the GeoNet Team and
hear how (and why) more than 220,000 Esri Community members, like you, are
working better, sharing ideas and finding valuable solutions on GeoNet. We'll
also share more about the GeoNet Community strategy including roadmap
updates, current metrics, feature tips, and inspiring user success stories.
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Intro to Story Maps
Essinger
DESCRIPTION
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Distributed GIS: Establishing a Trusted Collaboration
Nathan Bennett, Jay Rajamohan
DESCRIPTION
Distributed GIS provides a modern approach that supports a new type of
collaboration across multiple systems where users are able to easily create,
manage, analyze, and publish geospatial data and information. Understand the
best practices to help structure the nodes, bring the authoritative data and
information products closer to the end users while preserving departmental
control and access and supporting the broader enterprise needs.
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Working with OGC WCS
Theater - Zikang Zhou, Wenxue Ju
DESCRIPTION
OGC Coverage Services support in ArcGIS platform
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FAO
Brendan O'Neill, Lorenzo Di Simone
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State and Local Government Social
Government, User Conference, Elections, Economic Development, Planning,
Social Activity, Smart Communities, Public Works, Non-Technical
DESCRIPTION
The Esri State and Local Government social is the best way to meet Esri staff, Esri
Partners focused on government solutions, and conference attendees working in
government. You will enjoy refreshments and lively discussions around strategies
and solutions to some of the most challenging problems faced by state, regional,
municipality, and special district governments today. Use this relaxed forum to
meet the Esri Government Team and talk about issues, trade contact information,
and see how your peers are problem-solving with ArcGIS.
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YPN Evening Social
Young Professionals Network (YPN), User Conference, Social Activity, Non-
Technical
Hilton - Pool Terrace
DESCRIPTION
Poolside breezes, tasty appetizers, music, and networking with your peers await
you at the YPN Evening Social. Attend the second largest social event at the Esri
User Conference to interact with GIS experts and industry thought leaders who
are eager to connect with you. Our social will also provide you an opportunity to
meet new friends who are like-minded, energetic young professionals, leading
the way in their careers.
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Thursday, July 12
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7:00 am - 8:00 am Thursday, July 12

NASA Disaster Applications Special Interest Group Meeting
Earth Sciences, User Conference, Commercial, Special Interest Group Meeting,
Emergency Management, Public Safety, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 09
DESCRIPTION
Come learn about the new NASA DISASTERs spatial Portal. The Disasters Portal
enables near real-time NASA image services and special feature services curated
for end-users involved in disaster risk management and day-to-day planning and
operations.
The session will present an overview of the latest disaster-related applications

and story maps showcasing NASA science products and tools. Open discussion
will focus on inter-agency portal integration and opportunities for future
collaboration.
NASA is looking for a select group of early adopters to work with in order to
optimize portal utility, gather feedback, and expand functionality.
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URISA NG9-1-1 for the GIS Professional Workshop
User Conference, CAD/Computer Aided Dispatch, Emergency Call Taking and
Dispatch, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
Marriott - Point Loma
DESCRIPTION
This URISA Certified Workshop is aimed at the GIS professional who is currently
supporting or may support their emergency communications division in the
future. In a fully operational next generation 9-1-1 system, GIS is the core
component in determining how a 9-1-1 call is routed to the correct public safety
answering point (PSAP).
This technology shift will have profound impacts on local data maintenance
workflows, local data access, and data fidelity. We recognize there is a sincere
lack of education available aimed at the GIS professional who may not be as
versed with the 9-1-1 terminology or needs. This workshop is intended to
provide an overview of next generation 9-1-1, GIS’ role in such a system, the
implications on local workflows, and to illustrate common pain points and
sources of errors in local GIS datasets.
Learning Objectives:
1. Become familiar with basic next generation 9-1-1 terminology and concepts
2. Recognize GIS’ role in a fully operational next generation 9-1-1 system
3. Understand the implications on local GIS workflows to meet the demands of a

next generation 9-1-1 system
4. Begin to understand immediate steps that can be taken in preparing GIS assets
for next generation 9-1-1
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3D Analysis Tools in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 14 B - Matias Codesal, Khalid Duri
DESCRIPTION
Geared toward new or potential users, this session will provide an overview of 3D
analysis capabilities in ArcGIS Pro, including the ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension and
interactive / exploratory analysis capabilities in ArcGIS Pro. The presentation will
highlight the techniques and best practices for the geoprocessing analysis
functions provided by the 3D Analyst extension. It will also introduce the
interactive tools in Pro that can be used for quick, exploratory analysis within a
3D view. Topics will include an introduction to 3D Analyst extension, various data
types relevant to 3D modeling, and exploratory analysis techniques.
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Creating Geoprocessing Services and Web Tools
SDCC - Room 05 B - Shing Lin, Ashley Pengelly
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise allows you to share your analysis workflows as geoprocessing
services and web tools. ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro will be used to introduce the
concepts of authoring and sharing your analytic workflows for use in web
applications.
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ArcGIS Server Extensions: Configuring Product-on-Demand for
Topographic Map Production
SDCC - Room 02 - Jeremiah Moore, George Rice IV
DESCRIPTION
In this session we will discuss the extended support offered by Esri Production
Mapping and Esri Defense Mapping for Server extensions to enterprise and web
GIS users. Topics include web enabled map automation with the Product-On-
Demand (POD) application.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDKS: Building Android Apps
Developer, Complimentary Recording, User Conference, Intermediate, Technical
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 B - Rama Chintapalli, Jeffrey Ford
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android allows you to quickly and easily build
interactive smartphone and tablet mapping applications. This session introduces
the SDK then covers common developer workflows and capabilities you'll use to
build your own applications. You'll learn about patterns and practices for
building great GIS android apps, and the resources that are available for your
success.
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Citizen Science at Work
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Volunteer programs can greatly contribute to data collection. In this session you
will learn how citizen scientists helped to build databases supporting monitoring
programs and predictive models: citizens used Survey123 for ArcGIS to collect
data on water resources in Kentucky; citizens used Sea Level Rise and Collector
for ArcGIS apps to map flood extents during a minor flood stage event.
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Gas Utility Solutions
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Gas Utility
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Presentations on using ArcGIS for cross-bore prevention and improving the
precision of mapped assets.
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Public Transit Data: Spatial and Network Analysis
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Manushi Majumdar, Melinda Morang
DESCRIPTION
Public transit (like buses and subways) serves the people of a city by providing
access to jobs, education, shopping, healthcare, recreation, and more. Traffic
congestion, climate change, and the evolving economy and population of cities
has created a greater need than ever to understand how well transit is serving
these needs. Who does your public transit system serve, and how well are these
people served? How easily can people access important destinations by transit?
This session will help you answer these questions using ArcGIS and your GTFS
public transit data. It will cover how to display stops and routes in the map, how
to determine the coverage of your transit system and the demographic
characteristics of the area covered, how to calculate the frequency of transit
service available to different areas of town and points of interest, and how to use
network analysis with your GTFS data to measure access to important
destinations.
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Apply Spatial Analysis Techniques to Make Better Decisions
Understanding GIS for New Users, Complimentary Recording, User Conference,
All Users, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 B - Jian Lange, Vicki Lynn Cove
DESCRIPTION
The workshop will introduce key spatial approaches for solving real world
problems using ArcGIS analysis techniques to make better decisions. During the
session we will present several standardized workflows for conducting spatial
analysis. Following the workflows, we will translate the spatial problems into
spatial techniques, and demonstrate different analytical tools in ArcGIS for
Desktop to find an appropriate solution for the problem. The workshop will
include overlay analysis, proximity analysis, and surface analysis, with use cases
and software demonstrations. It serves as an overview and introduction to spatial
analysis using ArcGIS for Desktop including the new desktop application ArcGIS
Pro.
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Approach
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Jeff Archer, Bern Szukalski
DESCRIPTION
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Content Tour: Imagery Category
SDCC - Room 31 B - Peter Becker
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Online and the Living Atlas provide access to massive volumes of imagery
ranging from global high resolution natural color basemaps, digital terrain
models, Landsat, Sentinel and Modis. Additionally, Esri partners provide dataset
with high temporal, spatial or geometric resolution. This session will provide
summary of the different services and how best to utilize them for both
visualization and analysis.
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Utility Network: Introduction to Industry Configurations
SDCC - Room 10 - Michael Miller, Paul LeBlanc, Joel Smith
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe how to configure a utlity network for electric, gas, and
water distribution using Esri provided industry configurations, asset packages,
and the Utility Network Automation Tools in ArcGIS Pro.
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ArcGIS API for Python: Advanced Scripting
SDCC - Room 05 A - Andrew Chapkowski, David Vitale, Rohit Singh
DESCRIPTION
The Python ecosystem is rich with a set of libraries that allow you to dissect and
explore your data. Couple that with an interactive environment such as Jupyter
notebooks and ArcGIS API for Python, you get yourself a versatile environment to
perform exploratory GIS analysis that you can create and drive by little snippets
of Python code. Stop by for an interesting talk on how you can use powerful
visualization, statistics and ArcGIS to better understand your data.
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National Mapping: Modernizing Multi-Scale Mapping with Map
Automation
SDCC - Room 29 A
DESCRIPTION
National Mapping Agencies have been looking for the Holly Grail in automated
data and map generalization for years, is it finally real? Yes, it is real and many
mapping agencies from around the world are taking advantage of Multi-Scale
Map Automation to automatically produce smaller scale data and map products
from single high resolution best available data sources. Come hear the
presenters describe how they are achieving fully automated multi-scale mapping
using the ArcGIS Platform.
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Mobile GIS Applications in Local Government
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Smart Communities
SDCC - Room 27 B
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ArcGIS Pro: On-Premise and from the Cloud
SDCC - Room 30 D - Ryan Danzey, Rob Brown
DESCRIPTION
We will present tested configurations of ArcGIS Pro in virtualized environments,
both on-premises and in the cloud. You will learn which configurations work best
and which configurations don’t work well, and why. We will share typical
examples of the user experiences you can expect using these VM’s with different
configurations. The major virtualization platforms will be discussed including
MacOS, Citrix, VMWare, AWS, Azure and others.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDKs: Building Cross-Platform Apps
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 C - Tyler Schiewe, Michael Tims, Mike Branscomb
DESCRIPTION
Nowadays building apps that run across devices and on multiple platforms is a
common requirement however, this can be very costly to implement. Attend this
session to learn how technologies like Qt, .NET and Java can help you build apps
that run on many platforms.
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Top 10 Tips for Policy Story Maps
Workshop
SDCC - Room 03 - Jennifer Bell, Diana Lavery
DESCRIPTION
In this session, we’ll explore tips on how to create informative and effective policy
maps. We’ll delve into compelling examples of policy-driven story maps, and end
the workshop with building a Cascade story map together.
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ArcGIS Online: 3D Web Scenes
SDCC - Room 17 B - Veronika Landers, Russell Roberts
DESCRIPTION
Web Scenes allow you to visualize geographic information in an interactive 3D
environment. Learn some tips and tricks on how you can use the Scene Viewer
today and leverage your ArcGIS Online content to create exciting 3D web scenes.
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How to be Successful in FedRAMP with Esri Managed Cloud
Services
SDCC - Room 29 D - Ryan Kelly, Alec Walker, Rachael Johns
Reichmann
DESCRIPTION
Increasingly, cloud-based systems are required to be FedRAMP compliant. This
session will help you understand why FedRAMP is important and what you need
to do to comply. We will review what FedRAMP is, how it will impact your
organization, and how you can be successful working with Esri Managed Cloud
Services to achieve compliance.
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Digital Transformation: Paper to Platform
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Integrating paper based processes into the digital world can be challenging but
worth it. In this session you will learn how moving to the ArcGIS Platform has lead
to increased data quality, collaboration, and time savings. Presenters will
highlight their use of ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, and Collector for ArcGIS.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: High Availability and Disaster Recovery
SDCC - Room 30 E - Jonathan Quinn, David Cordes, Cherry Lin
DESCRIPTION
In this session we will help you prevent downtime and data loss through the high
availability and disaster recovery options provided with ArcGIS Enterprise. This
session will focus on the various approaches you can use, such as highly available
architectures, disaster recovery mirroring, and the backup/restore workflow. We
will help you decide which options are best for you.
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GIS for Emergency Management
Safety
SDCC - Room 29 B
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss how GIS is used in various emergency management
events such as civil unrest, solar eclipse, and or oil spill incidents.
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ArcGIS Pro: Q&A with the Development Team
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D - Phil Sanchez, Stefan Balbo, Michael
Grossman, Jeremy Wright, Jim McKinney, Rob Elkins Jr, Craig
Williams, Ty Fitzpatrick, Todd Stellhorn, Drew Flater, David Watkins
DESCRIPTION
Meet the ArcGIS Pro Development Team Managers and ask them about anything
related to ArcGIS Pro.
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Regional Ecosystem Assessments and Analysis
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
These papers focus on workflows for analyzing chemical and atmospheric
processes in regional marine and ocean systems.
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Real-Time Monitoring of Public Works Operations
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
This session is an overview of two municipal Departments of Public Works
experiences implementing an Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS. Project pitfalls
and best practices will be reviewed to guide those considering a similar
implementation.
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Ortho Mapping in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 14 A - Hong Xu, Jay Chen
DESCRIPTION
Ortho imagery is one of the key data sources for making background and
analytical maps in GIS. The photogrammetric triangulation capability, coupled
with the rich image processing framework within in the ArcGIS platform allow
you to take imagery from drones, satellites, digital and scanned aerial
photography and process it all the way to ortho mapping products which
includes orthomosaic, DTM, and DSM. This workshop will introduce the ortho
mapping workflows, discuss how it fits in the overall ArcGIS architecture. The
session will include illustrations and demonstrations of a variety of ortho
mapping workflows using drone images, satellite images, and images of digital
and scanned aerial photography in ArcGIS Pro.
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Moving to High Speed
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Railways
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
Rail - both passenger and frieght have long understood the advantages of a
successful GIS program to help them achieve efficiencies. These two examples
highlight several leading examples.
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Mapping a New Horizon through Mentorship
Workshop
SDCC - Room 29 C - Jeff Eisman, David Chambers
DESCRIPTION
Communication is vital to an employee’s growth and success throughout their
career. Learn about effective communication with different groups from peers to
management that will facilitate innovation and build relationships. You will also
learn about branding yourself for job success based on networking, technical skill
set and your virtual profile.
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Environmental Management and Planning
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Natural Resources Management
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
This exciting natural resources management session focuses on the application of
GIS for environmental management and planning. The emphasis of this session is
on using ArcGIS to support stewardship planning, environmental impact
assessment, and decision-making. Case studies presented will provide you with a
powerful overview and lessons learned of how the ArcGIS platform is being used
to integrate GIS data and analysis with active resource management decisions. It
will also include how GIS is being used for environmental screening in order to
meet regulatory obligations.
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Taking Flight with ArcGIS
Airports and Aviation, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
Airports have discovered how they can drive efficiencies with ArcGIS. These
presentations from some of the leading airports, show how it is done.
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Python: Map Automation in ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Jeff Barrette, Jeff Moulds
DESCRIPTION
This session is for those who are familiar with the arcpy.mapping module used
with ArcMap and want to explore this API in ArcGIS Pro. We will identify changes
made to the API and discuss what is needed to migrate scripts to ArcGIS Pro. This
presentation will also focus on updating data sources, the new symbology API
and updates made available with the 2.1 release.
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Forest Data Collection
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Forestry
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
This timely forestry session is designed to share innovative approaches to
support data collection and monitoring through more effective use of the ArcGIS
platform. From utilizing drones for 3D mill inventories to near-real time data
collection and operational awareness, this session covers lessons learned and
enterprise deployment of focused apps to help you address your unique field
data collection requirements.
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Energy - Water and Wood Waste
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Renewables
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Hear about case studies in hydro, wood, and water.
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GIS Best Practice for Damage Assessment
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
Following severe weather, paper methods for damage assessment are simply
inefficient. In order to quickly respond to and properly assess damages from a
disaster ArcGIS apps like ArcGIS for Survey123 and ArcGIS for Collector are
invaluable to collect geo-enriched data from the field into the office to provide
situational awareness.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: Developing Your Own Widget
SDCC - Room 04 - Matt Driscoll, Juan Carlos Franco
DESCRIPTION
Learn all you need to know about building a widget with the ArcGIS API 4.x for
JavaScript. In this session, we will take a tour through the fundamentals of widget
development.
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ModelBuilder: Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Room 31 C - Shitij Mehta, Jibin Liu
DESCRIPTION
This session will present how to use various tips and tricks when using
ModelBuilder with an emphasis on how to think about modeling problems and
using the correct tools. Major topics covered are: how to organize your model,
choosing the right model tools, when to use inline variable substitution, creating
choice lists and restricting input type, creating finished outputs, how to debug
your model, where to get help and finally, best practices for sharing models.
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Machine Learning in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Lauren Bennett, Alberto Nieto, Orhun Aydin
DESCRIPTION
Machine Learning (ML) refers to a set of data-driven algorithms and techniques
that automate the prediction, classification, and clustering of data. Machine
learning can play a critical role in spatial problem solving in a wide range of
application areas, from image classification to spatial pattern detection to
multivariate prediction. In addition to traditional Machine Learning techniques,
ArcGIS also has a subset of ML techniques that are inherently spatial. This
workshop will cover the wide range of both traditional and spatial ML tools
currently in ArcGIS, how to integrate built-in tools with other machine learning
packages (from scikit-learn and TensorFlow in Python to caret in R to IBM Watson
and Microsoft AI), and give you a glimpse at the road ahead.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: Building Mobile Apps
SDCC - Room 16 A - Yannik Messerli, Lloyd Heberlie, Andy Gup
DESCRIPTION
This fast paced session explores building 2D and 3D mapping apps using a
Mobile First approach with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. Learn about important
design and implementation considerations for building successful mobile
JavaScript apps. By applying Mobile First development patterns you’ll learn how
to build highly adaptable and responsive mapping applications that perform
seamlessly and fast on a variety of device types and screen sizes.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: 2D Visualization
SDCC - Room 33 C - Jeremy Bartley, Kristian Ekenes
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS API for JavaScript lets you build powerful interactive mapping
applications. Learn how you can turn your raw data into information with simple
layer styling, rich pop-up windows, and interactive data-driven visualizations.
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ArcGIS Enterprise Security: Securing Content
SDCC - Room 17 A - Scott MacDonald, Jeff Smith
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover the basics of ArcGIS Enterprise security that every ArcGIS
Enterprise administrator needs to know. We'll cover security concepts such as
securing content in ArcGIS Enterprise, access control for items and services, roles
and privileges, scoping publishing privileges to specific servers and security for
feature service editing. We'll also demonstrate how to set up and configure
security across ArcGIS Enterprise to protect your items and services. We'll cover
some decisions that administrators and publishers must make and provide some
guidelines on making those choices.
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Increase GIS Adoption by Integrating Change Management
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Michael Green
DESCRIPTION
How great would it be to tell leaders the complete story: technology and
workforce capabilities perfectly aligned to advance your organization's goals?
Join this interactive workshop and explore the tools you already have to drive
technology adoption and speed up time to value. We will walk through the
planning process to integrate people-focused change management principles
into a technology implementation. Together we will work on tangible action
items you can execute on to begin a change management initiative right away.
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Map Design for Representing Elevation
DESCRIPTION
Ever wanted to go beyond default contour or hillshade representations of relief
and make something really stylish with your Digital Elevation Model data? Now
you can with our suite of stunning terrain tools. In this session, our award winning
cartographers take a single Digital Elevation Model and explore alternative ways
to showcase your relief including beautiful new hillshades that mimic hand-drawn
techniques as well as filled contours and illuminated contours. We’ll also
showcase artistic techniques such as shadow lines and sky models as well as
historic looking styles, 3D chromastereoscopic and pseudo-realistic mapping
techniques. We’ll cover techniques for mapping elevation and also bathymetry.
The way in which you represent relief goes a long way to giving your map
character and can be used effectively to make something truly stunning and
different. These techniques bring artistry to your maps using easy to use tools
that we’ll demonstrate how to share for print and also for 2D and 3D web
mapping.
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Esri Production Mapping: Advanced Cartography
SDCC - Room 30 A - Madhura Phaterpekar, Bo King IV
DESCRIPTION
Map automation allows you to quickly produce maps with exacting specifications
at the desired output scale. This session will cover how to use Esri Production
Mapping to perform various aspects of map automation. You will learn about
cartographic generalization tools and workflows to produce data appropriate for
the output scale, how to create cartographic data, such as grids, and methods for
automated conflict resolution and masking to refine the appearance of data in
the map. Finally, you will learn how to create and position surround elements to
enrich the map layout and methods for automating printing and exporting
through desktop and enterprise.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Cloud Operations using Microsoft Azure
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 A - Nikhil Shampur
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of running ArcGIS Enterprise in a Microsoft
Azure environment. Learn about operational best practices, from automation to
monitoring, patching, and upgrades. In addition, topics will cover managing
costs, sizing, and performance. This session is a must for anyone interested in
cloud operations in Azure.
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Address Maps and Apps for State and Local Governments
SDCC - Room 15 A - Chris Fox, Scott Oppmann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of address data management maps
and apps available in the ArcGIS for Local and State Government solutions.
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Deploying Law Enforcement Maps and Apps for Local
Government
User Conference, All Users, Solutions, Technical Workshop, Law Enforcement,
Public Safety
SDCC - Room 09 - Walter Potts, Ryan Cosby, Chris Delaney
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of law enforcement maps and apps
available in the ArcGIS for Local Government solution and teach you how to
deploy the solutions in your local government.
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9:00 am - 1:30 pm Thursday, July 12

DESCRIPTION
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Collecting Water Data Using Collector for ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
Collector for ArcGIS has been used in many ways to support data collection. In
this session you will learn how it has been implemented to support inspections
and geomorphological surveys. Presenters will share their challenges associated
with data collection and their need to improve efficiency.
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Enterprise Geodatabase: Performance Troubleshooting
SDCC - Room 09 - Jim McAbee III, Nathan Smith, Ben Lin
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide a brief overview of some of the methods and techniques
used in troubleshooting performance in enterprise geodatabases. Topics will
include an overview of the troubleshooting process, methods for isolating
performance issues and best practices for performance measurement.
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Python: Building Geoprocessing Tools
SDCC - Room 03 - David Wynne, Andrew Ortego
DESCRIPTION
Being able to build a geoprocessing tool from Python is a fundamental building
block for adding your own custom functionality into ArcGIS. Join us as we step
through the process of taking your Python code and turning it into fully functional
geoprocessing tools. Both script tools and Python toolboxes will be explored.
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Improved Collaboration Through Data Sharing
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
Creating an infrastructure to facilitate the contribution and sharing of open data
benefits internal shareholders and the public alike. This session looks at projects
created to ease the sharing of large data sets in a multi-stakeholder environment.
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Configuring Public Notification in Your Community
SDCC - Demo Theater 14 - Heather Eisan
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure the Public Notification solution that
can be used to identify a collection of properties and create mailing labels, or a
structured text file, of owners and occupants.
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ArcGIS for Land Records: A System of Engagement for the
Assessor’s Office
User Conference, All Users, Land Records, Demo Theater Presentation,
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Daniel Stone,
Kevin Ruggiero, J D Overton, Frank Baxter
DESCRIPTION
See how the ArcGIS Platform can empower the entire workforce within the
Assessor’s Office with ready-to-use maps, apps, and templates that include your
data to bring more insight into what is happening. Easily create and share maps
throughout your organization and effectively provide access to your
organization's critical location information from your desktop, browser, tablet, or
smartphone-anytime, anywhere. ArcGIS for Land Records provides your
organization with a solution to increase the quality of your information, rapidly
answer questions, visualize results quickly and easily, and then share that
information with your constituents, either internal or external for increased
transparency.
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ArcGIS: Understanding the Platform
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 C - Miriam Schmidts, Allison Rost
DESCRIPTION
Are you struggling to effectively share and access your geographic information?
Come to this session and learn how ArcGIS provides an integrated platform for
efficiently sharing and accessing geographic content and functionality. Learn to
leverage Web GIS anywhere, anytime, from any device. Using a real-world
scenario, you will see first-hand how the ArcGIS platform enables the creation of
focused, highly effective end-to-end GIS solutions with minimal effort.
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Operations Dashboard: Designing Effective Dashboards
SDCC - Room 30 D - Dave Nyenhuis, Tif Pun
DESCRIPTION
Get the most out of the Dashboards that you create by learning best practices
and discovering essential tips and tricks that will help you build stunning,
effective dashboards within your organization. This session will not only cover
design tips and advanced strategies to configure visualizations so that you
provide the right information for your users, but will include how to create and
publish layers to get the most out of your data. Finally, we will provide you with
techniques for sharing and embedding dashboards on websites and in Story
Maps so you can deploy your Dashboards in the most effective way.
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Building Python Raster Functions
User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Advanced, Imagery and Raster
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Jamie Drisdelle
DESCRIPTION
The raster function framework in ArcGIS allows for the implementation of custom
python raster functions that can be applied on-the-fly or used in the creation of
persisted imagery and raster products. Python is also extensible and integrates
with NumPy/SciPy, as well as a range of libraries for machine and deep learning.
This session will walk through an example of building a new function and making
it available to users.
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Last Mile Logistics for Food Distribution in Retail
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Alejandro
Vidal Blanding
DESCRIPTION
Come see how GIS tools can help companies in retail food distribution reduce
costs, improve quality of services and promote better use of logistics resources.
Disrupting the transportation ecosystem with real time KPI's for proactive
decision making with GIS Routes.
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DESCRIPTION
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Story Maps: Building a Story Map about Places
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Rupert Essinger, Owen Evans
DESCRIPTION
Esri's Story Maps team will show you how to use several of our popular apps to
publish stories about places. Learn how to make stories with Story Map Tour and
Story Map Shortlist and use Story Map Crowdsource to let others contribute
places to your story.
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Working with Feature Layers, Dynamic Map Services, and OGC in
the ArcGIS API for JavaScript
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Yann Cabon, Noah Sager
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to harness the capabilities of feature layers, map image layers (that
consume dynamic map services), and OGC layers using the ArcGIS API 4.x for
JavaScript. Version 4.x introduces a new approach for working with these layer
types with an improved architecture for simplicity and productivity. This session
will include an overview of each of the layer classes, and exploration of their best
features through code examples and demonstrations.
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Data Visualization for Spatial Analysis
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Lauren Bennett, Flora Vale
DESCRIPTION
This workshop with cover how data visualization techniques within ArcGIS can
help you explore your data, interpret the results of analysis, and communicate
findings. Learn how different data visualization methods, from maps to charts to
3D scenes, can help you compare categories and amounts, visualize distributions
and frequency, explore relationships and correlations, and understand change
over time or distance. This workshop will focus on charting in ArcGIS Pro, spatial
statistical techniques, and communication tools like layouts and Story Maps.
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Configuring ArcGIS for Tactical Operations Centers
DESCRIPTION
How are you using GIS in your operations center? Learn how solutions templates
can be used in operations centers to coordinate resources, monitor key events,
analyze incoming information and distribute assessments and recommendations
to those who need to know.
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Esri Best Practices: Implementing an Enterprise Geodatabase
SDCC - Room 05 B - Rasu Muthurakku, Andrew Sakowicz
DESCRIPTION
Learn the key planning phases and components of a geodatabase project. This
session will outline Esri's experience and best practices involved in the design,
development and delivery of an enterprise geodatabase.
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Achieving Operational Awareness from Hurricane Maria and Irma
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Online applications communicate vital real-time data to emergency
operation centers and residents for recovery. This session will discuss GIS
workflows from major hurricane response operations to answer spatial inquires.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Managing and Serving Imagery in the Cloud
Using ArcGIS Image Server
SDCC - Room 02 - Cristelle D'Souza, Peter Becker
DESCRIPTION
Cloud infrastructures provide exciting opportunities for imagery users to gain
from inexpensive storage and elastic compute. However, to fully take advantage
of this approach, there are considerations related to architecture, storage, and
process workflows. This session will explore best practices that allow the user to
optimize the use of imagery in the Cloud environment. It will discuss imagery
formats, the importance of the raster function framework, the proximity of
imagery services to compute resources, explore the new raster analytics
framework and provide recommendations on how best to handle security
considerations.
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3D Data: Lidar Point Clouds and 3D Mesh
SDCC - Room 14 A - Sean William Morrish, Lindsay Weitz
DESCRIPTION
Want to get the best out of your 3D Data? Workflows and best practices on
integrating Lidar and Integrated mesh data into your Desktop and Online 3D
web scenes, including using the point cloud and integrated mesh I3S scene layer
formats. This session will cover data acquisition, processing and publishing. Plus,
the speakers will discuss how Lidar and 3D Mesh from multiple sources can add
value to your 3D GIS workflows.
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Enterprise Business System Integration Patterns
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Jay
Rajamohan
DESCRIPTION
As organizations seek to improve business processes and provide decision-
makers with the appropriate information, it is important for them to pull data
from all relevant business systems. Learn about the multiple patterns for
integrating organizational business systems with the ArcGIS platform and their
distinct benefits and implications.
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DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Pro: Organize Map Symbology with Styles
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Chait Gaddam
DESCRIPTION
Learn how styles can promote consistency and standardization across your maps,
scenes and layouts. Styles store symbols, colors, label placements, and layout
elements. They can be authored for use in mobile and web applications. Learn
how to use and modify Esri provided styles and how to create and share your
own.
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Troubleshoot Like an Esri Support Pro: ArcGIS Apps and GPS/
GNSS Connections
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Colin Lawrence, Kiersten Hudson
DESCRIPTION
Are you looking to get more accurate data out of Collector for ArcGIS or
Survey123 for ArcGIS? Come learn the basics of using GPS and GNSS, setting up
a supported receiver, common issues and troubleshooting GPS setups.
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SQL Access Using Native Geometry Types: Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Malini Ramalingam, Jonathan Farmer
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to use Structured Query Language (SQL) and spatial types to perform
geometry analysis, gather metadata, and create new spatial data. Organizations
interested in leveraging spatial data via SQL will benefit from this session that
covers how to use and modify spatial data, both versioned and non-versioned, so
that it can be used throughout the ArcGIS platform.
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Planning and Development Maps and Apps for Local Government
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Allison Muise, Chris Buscaglia, Lindsay
Thomas
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of planning and development maps
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Parcel Editing in ArcGIS: Migrating Data
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Christine Leslie, Amir Bar Maor
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide the patterns for migrating your existing parcel data to
the Parcel Fabric Solution. The topics discussed will include preparing CAD data,
ArcInfo Coverages, Shapefiles, GeoDatabase Feature classes for direct loading
into the Parcel fabric data model. In addition to the patterns for migration, this
session will also discuss in detail, experiences and common solutions to data
quality issues prior to migration.
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Understanding the Basics: Essential GIS Workflows
Workshop
SDCC - Room 08 - Rudy Prosser, Mike Flanagan
DESCRIPTION
GIS enables you to use maps and spatial reasoning to explore data in new ways
and gain a deeper understanding of any problem or situation. In this session, we
will present the essential GIS workflows you need to get started with GIS. Learn
the most common workflows to store and edit your data; analyze data to identify
patterns and answer complex questions; create informative maps to visualize
your data and make it easy to understand; and share maps and data so they can
be easily accessed throughout your organization.
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Analytics, 3D, Assessment, and Tax
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
Condominiums with a view are worth more than ones without. Uniformity in
valuation is not simple to calculate or visualize with traditional approaches.
Understanding equitable tax levies can be challenging in a tabular environment.
Using analytics, geoprocessing and 3D improves the quality of valuation
calculations and provides defensible, repeatable results.
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript: 3D Visualization
SDCC - Room 33 C - Kristian Ekenes, Johannes Schmid
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS API 4.x for JavaScript provides a set of APIs allowing you to build
powerful interactive 3D mapping applications. In this session, we'll focus on the
visualization capabilties specific to 3D views. You'll learn catographic techniques
unique to 3D and see several demos showing how to thematically visualize 2D
features with 3D symbols. We'll also provide an overview of how to visualize data
in layers specific to 3D layers and webscenes.
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Forestry Analysis
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
This forestry session highlights ArcGIS analytical tools used to support foresters
and land managers improve their silviculture and management prescriptions.
Case studies presented will include on-the-fly visibility assessment and analysis
and analyzing satellite data to determine the spread of southern Pine Beetle for
incident response teams. Applications such as ArcGIS Pro, CityEngine, Image
Server, and ModelBuilder will be covered.
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DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Pro Editing: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D - Jennifer Cadkin, Phil Sanchez
DESCRIPTION
The editing environment within ArcGIS Pro allows you to create and edit data
interactively in 2D and 3D. This introductory session gives you an understanding
of common editing workflows. Topics include creating new features, working
with feature templates, using snapping, updating attributes, and editing existing
features.
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Building Routing Applications with ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS
Enterprise
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Shubhada Kshirsagar, Deelesh Mandloi
DESCRIPTION
Build a routing app without writing any code! In this session, we’ll discuss your
options: application templates and Web AppBuilder. Build simple to advanced
apps that incorporate in your routing workflows. You’ll learn how to configure
templates and build fully functional apps, using the ArcGIS World Routing and
Analysis Services. Topics covered apply to both ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS
Enterprise organizations.
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ArcGIS Pro: Top 5 Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Nick Giner
DESCRIPTION
In this session, you’ll learn the top 5 tips and tricks for project management,
visualizing data, geoprocessing, editing, and sharing GIS data and maps in
ArcGIS Pro.
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ArcGIS Pro: Working with Temporal Data
SDCC - Room 29 C - Nathan Shephard, Steve Heidelberg
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of the functionality, techniques, and tips for
visualizing temporal data in ArcGIS Pro. This includes: event-driven content, such
as earthquakes; content captured on a regular schedule, such as monthly sea-
surface temperatures; and ordered progressions of content through time, such as
ship locations based on the number of days since they left port.
We will discuss and demonstrate the best practices for interactively filtering and
navigating your content through time, as well as show how to export your
temporal views as video animations.
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Census & Statistical International Examples
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Official Statistics and Census
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
This session include two international papers. The first will be an example of
using GIS to conduct population and housing census in Egypt and include
discussion on challenges as well as ROI. The second paper from Ireland will
address the importance of official statistics in understanding and reporting on
progress on the Sustainable development goals.
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Advancements in Community and Economic Development
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Keith Cooke Jr
DESCRIPTION
As community planning and economic development continue to evolve through
the practice of geodesign, it is essential that GIS—the business system that
measures and analyzes location—evolves with it. Technology is changing quickly,
and so have the expectations of administrators, developers, and the public. The
days when it was sufficient to simply print a map or send out a public notice are
gone. In this session, we will examine the modern role of the GIS and GIS
leadership in working with community planning and economic development.
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Navigator for ArcGIS: Connecting to Preplanned Routes
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Joel Whitney, Brent Pierce
DESCRIPTION
Routing and network analysis tools have been available in Desktop, Server, and
Online. But what happens when these routes need to be followed in the field,
how are these routes communicated to drivers? Routes can be saved and shared
with field workers throughout the organization, so that the advanced network
analysis done in the office is operationalized, ensuring that the routes you create
are actually driven on the road.
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ArcGIS Workflow Manager: Getting Started with Out-of-the-Box
Templates
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Xiaomeng Zheng
DESCRIPTION
Learn to use Workflow Manager to create, execute, manage and report GIS and
non-GIS tasks. This session will show how to create the workflow manager tables
and load a template that contains basic configuration elements. You will also
learn how to modify some of the existing templates like Job types, workflows and
groups.
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ArcGIS Pro: Imagery Intelligence
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Matthew Woodlief, Kyle Talbot
DESCRIPTION
Learn how ArcGIS Pro's Image Extension makes it possible for Imagery Analysts
to perform their complete intelligence workflow in ArcGIS. Manipulate Imagery,
capture structured observations and create integrated intelligence products
Collaborate with the Intelligence Enterprise.
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SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Adam
Pfister, Andrew Turner
DESCRIPTION
Hub, members of your community can have their own unique identity that
the community.
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Excalibur: A Modern Web Application for Imagery
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 13 - Daniel OLeary, Matthew Calamito
DESCRIPTION
Excalibur is a modern, web application to search, discover, and work with
imagery in fully integrated workflows allowing for powerful, manual and assisted
image analytics. This presentation will highlight the work to support imagery
management, discovery and focused web workflows for supporting Structured
Observation Management (SOM)-based workflows through the notion of an
imagery project, a way for users to organize all resources required to complete
an image-based task in a single location. SOM derived data will be used in
support of a larger analytic workflows for determining patterns of activity,
indications and improved understanding and insights.
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Odors and Earthquakes: Case Studies in Analysis
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Join this session to hear about two interesting ways that your peers are using
geospatial analysis: combine historical data and sensor data resulting in the
timely investigation of odor complaints and reviewing natural gas extraction and
the subsequent effect on a distribution network.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDKs: Building Offline Applications
Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 B - Rama Chintapalli, Divesh Goyal, Justin Colville
DESCRIPTION
Users want apps that work connected and disconnected from the internet. This
session will go into the details on what you need to do as a developer to build
apps that provide a variety of capabilities, such as viewing, editing, routing and
geocoding.
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3D: Putting Smart Planning into Practice
SDCC - Room 14 B - Eric Wittner, Christian Iten, Brian Sims, Brooks
Patrick
DESCRIPTION
Cities rely on GIS technology to help them understand their environment, make
informed decisions, solve problems, and build a better future. They apply GIS
maps, data, and spatial analytics to achieve their policy goals and create positive
change in the economy and society. As GIS and spatial data techniques evolve,
many organizations are discovering that the GIS experience of the future is
mobile, time aware, scalable, user friendly, and grounded in immersive 3D. In this
session, we will explore the GIS of the future as a 3D system of record and central
point of organization—a model of the real-world environment that provides an
engaging and intuitive interface for visualization, analysis, monitoring, and
sharing.
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Charting a New Course
User Presentations, User Conference, Ports, All Users
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
Ports and Maritime agencies have discovered a wide range of benefits from a
successful GIS program. These presentations highlight how GIS can drive
operational performance improvements.
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Mining Solutions and Artisanal Risks
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Hear about real operational challenges affecting the Mining industry.
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ArcGIS API for Python: Administering Your Web GIS
SDCC - Room 15 B - Bill Major II, Andrew Chapkowski
DESCRIPTION
This technical session will teach Web GIS administrators how to use the ArcGIS
Python API to automate most of their repetitive tasks and use scripts instead of
using the UI and clicking their way through. It will demonstrate scripting of
common administrative tasks such as setting up a Portal and populating it with
users, groups and content, migrating GIS resources from staging to production,
checking credit consumption and usage statistics of GIS resources and content
validation workflows. It will also cover strategies for scheduling these scripts to
run at periodic intervals.
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Making Cities Smarter
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Government organizations of all sizes need the capability to make smart
decisions that improve the delivery of services for citizens. In this session, hear
how a small, rural county undertook a journey to transform its minimal GIS into an
award-winning implementation in less than a year. Also, the Internet of Things
(IoT) holds great promise for smart cities of the future. Learn how GIS plays a
central role in a prototype IoT installation increasing economic growth and the
quality of life of citizens.
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Applied Spatial Analytics for Defense and Intelligence
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
GIS allows analysts to dig deeper into data to find patterns, identify trends and
predict possible outcomes. ArcGIS includes a robust set of analytic tools which
can be applied to Defense and Intelligence workflows to help support decision
making.
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Enterprise GIS in AEC Firms
Construction
SDCC - Room 28 D
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Tools for Improving Data and Map Production: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 04 - Jeremiah Moore, Amber Bethell
DESCRIPTION
Come learn about ArcGIS extensions that help you improve the quality and
consistency of your data and map products. We will explore some of the lesser-
known Desktop and Server extensions tools to create better data, provide
consistency for common tasks, and produce exacting cartographic results. We
will show you how to:
- Create repeatable workflows with ArcGIS Workflow Manager and Task Assistant
Manager to ensure the right work is done by the right people at the right time
- Define quality control rules with ArcGIS Data Reviewer to help you understand
how good your data really is and improve its quality
- Seamlessly integrate quality control into your editing workflows using Esri
Production Mapping
- Deliver high-quality cartographic products to users through Esri Production

Mapping for Sever
Whether you are working in a small or large team, you should attend to find out
how to use these tools to implement an efficient production environment.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Raster Analytics in Image Server
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Vinay Viswambharan, Mike Muller
DESCRIPTION
The workshop will introduce you to the distributed raster analytical capabilities of
the ArcGIS Enterprise Image Server. We will discuss the value of distributed
analytics, walk through the capabilities, describe the system architecture and
concepts, explain deployment options, and articulate how this exciting
technology can resolve many computation intensive applications. We will cover
examples of how this technology can save users significant time when processing
large rasters, large images, massive mosaics, and massive collections of imagery.
We will also cover how users can leverage ArcGIS Pro to design their own
analytical models which can be processed by Image Server.
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Esri Best Practices: Collect and Manage Requirements for
Successful GIS Projects
SDCC - Room 10 - Matthew Harman, Lana Tylka
DESCRIPTION
Very often, organizations don’t know exactly what they want, yet scope is directly
tied the success of your project. Gathering the right requirements a critical
element to running a successful GIS project – most projects fail because of a
misalignment of expectations and technical implementation. Come chat with Esri
staff about their most recent experiences and some best practices in collecting
and managing project requirements.
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Coordinate Systems and Datum Transformations in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 05 A - Melita Kennedy
DESCRIPTION
Why should you care about coordinate systems and transformations? The
coordinate system is a fundamental part of GIS data. Without the coordinate
system, you cannot overlay two datasets properly. The coordinate system
connects the data’s coordinates to an earth model. Learn about different
coordinate systems; figure out an unknown coordinate system; and pick an
appropriate datum transformation.
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Leveraging ArcGIS Configurable Web Apps
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Bern Szukalski, Derek Law, Ian Wittenmyer
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform provides numerous ways to share geographic information
with your audience, one of the easiest being the ArcGIS web application
templates. This session will review the currently released gallery of web
application templates available with both ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS
and discuss some of the different scenarios in which they can be utilized to share
geographic content via a focused user experience. We will begin by exploring
the various ways to access the web application templates, take a whirlwind tour
through the current web application template gallery, then take a deeper dive
into authoring the templates to address specific scenarios. We will finish up with
a brief look ahead at some of the templates that will be added to the gallery in a
future release
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ArcGIS API for Python: Image Analysis
SDCC - Room 16 A - Rohit Singh, Nawajish Noman
DESCRIPTION
With the high abundance of imagery comes opportunities to find information and
derive value out of them. The ‘raster’ module of the ArcGIS API for Python can
help you in this regard as it provides you a new way of working with imagery and
raster datasets. The API exposes the powerful dynamic raster functions as native
Python functions, allowing you to express your raster analysis in an elegant and
concise manner. For the first time, you can perform map algebra on web GIS and
process your data at source resolution using distributed raster analysis capability
of your ArcGIS Image server. Stop by this session to find how and to what end
you can use ArcGIS to solve this problem.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Best Practices for Layers and Service Types
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 B - Philip Heede, Wittaker Mathot
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover publishing strategies using ArcGIS, starting with key
requirements and considerations for designing your strategy and architectural
best practices. The session will include technical details to help you understand
the underlying service types, such as feature vs. map image layers, tiles and
caches, hosted and traditional services, as well as web layers and information
products, such as web layers and smart mapping. After attending this session,
you will have a better idea of how each of the service types in ArcGIS Enterprise
work together in order to optimize your applications and publication workflows.
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Collector for ArcGIS: Authoring Maps for Offline Data Collection
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Kevin Burke, Morgan Zhang
DESCRIPTION
Collector for ArcGIS is a great tool for collecting information in the field, it can be
used with a data connection or when running offline. Attend this session to learn
about best practices for authoring, publishing, and using your maps when you
are in situation of limited or no connectivity.
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Supporting Government Transformation and Innovation
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Eric Apple
DESCRIPTION
Government leaders and community representatives are increasingly pushing for
organization wide transformation and rapid innovation. To support this, many
organizations are also establishing new roles such as innovation officers, data
scientist and staff focused on high priority and cross organizational initiatives.
Because of this, GIS managers need to consider updated approaches and
collaboration techniques. Through example organizations and scenarios, this
session will help to understand these emerging patterns, personas, and
processes followed by recommendations for success.
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ArcGIS Workflow Manager: Advanced Topics
SDCC - Room 30 A - Nishi Mishra, Kevin Bedel
DESCRIPTION
Learn ways to translate your business processes into workflows using ArcGIS
Workflow Manager. We will cover how to define your business process to
configure workflows.
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Tactical Analysis and Situational Awareness for Operation Centers
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Jon Pedder, Carl Walter
DESCRIPTION
Global events routinely shed light on the complex, interrelated worlds of safety
and security. Civil unrest, terrorism, cyber threats, organized crime and weapons
of mass destruction all reflect the heightened need for coordinated prevention
and response capabilities. Intelligence/operation centers are uniquely positioned
to spearhead this coordination. In this presentation attendees will learn how to
exchange critical information across government lines, support investigative
follow up, utilize human intelligence, identify at-risk populations, and minimize
the impact of an emergency. We will demonstrate how GIS can connect people,
process and data for shared situational awareness (2D and 3D), quantify risk and
to facilitate a rapid recovery after disaster strikes.
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Real-Time & Big Data GIS: Road Ahead
SDCC - Room 15 A - Sarah Ambrose, Josh Joyner, Suzanne Foss
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an update on the development plans and roadmap for
Real-Time & Big Data GIS including: ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, ArcGIS
GeoAnalytics Server, and the spatiotemporal big data store.
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Inspiring What's Next for GIS in Telecommunications
Telecommunications, User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation,
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Randy Frantz,
Patrick Huls
DESCRIPTION
In this session you’ll witness ArcGIS in action for telecommunications’ planning,
fulfillment, and assurance. Today, more than ever, a complete GIS platform is
needed to support the infrastructure lifecycle of communications networks; from
strategy, to service fulfillment, to operations, to network optimization. This
session will provide you, as GIS professionals, ideas and use cases for how to
utilize analytics, real-time information, and mobile tools in support of next
generation communications networks.
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Working with Esri Elevation Layers
SDCC - Demo Theater 11 - Rajinder Nagi
DESCRIPTION
Esri provide global elevation layers and tools in Living Atlas of the World. In this
session, we will talk about how to work with these layers and tools (Profile,
Viewshed and Summarize Elevation) in web and desktop environments. This
session will demonstrate best practices for consuming the multi-resolution and
multi-source elevation image services while running analysis in ArcGIS Pro. This
session will show Web GIS pattern by demonstrating on-the-fly analysis using
raster functions in ArcGIS Pro.
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Data Aggregation: Using Web AppBuiler for ArcGIS
Presentation
DESCRIPTION
Emergency Management organizations are commonly faced with the challenge
of gathering information about critical infrastructures from supporting agencies
or jurisdictions. Using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS, you can share a web based
workflow that enables supporting agencies to contribute to your organization by
simply uploading their data in csv format.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Extending Using Server-Side Development
SDCC - Room 30 E - David Cordes, Shreyas Shinde
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to extend ArcGIS Enterprise using its server-side development model.
We'll cover how you can use Server Object Extensions (SOEs) and Server Object
Interceptors (SOIs) to provide custom functionality, improved performance, and
finer-grained control to your web and mobile applications. Note, it is
recommended for attendees to have experience with ArcObjects development
in .NET or Java.
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Amazing and Inspiring Maps in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 17 A - Kenneth Field, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
Sit back and enjoy the ride as we shift gears and showcase some truly
mesmerizing and inspiring maps made by our award winning cartographers to
demonstrate the power of cartography and the flexibility of the ArcGIS platform.
This session goes beyond the defaults to bring data to life using innovative and
imaginative techniques including multivariate cartography, animation and 3D
thematics. We’ll be styling basemaps in amazing ways and building maps you
maybe haven’t even considered let alone thought possible. We encourage you to
see maps as exciting and eye-catching information products as well as beautiful
objects in their own right. This session is about how to create compelling maps,
designing aesthetically beautiful products and making form match function.
Come and be inspired and learn how you can also make your own maps sing in
new and exciting ways.
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ArcGIS Pro: Creating Vector Tiles
SDCC - Room 17 B - Shara Suhasini, Craig Williams
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to create vector tiles using ArcGIS Pro. After an overview of vector tiles
in the ArcGIS Platform you’ll learn how to author a map for efficient vector tile
creation and then how to create and publish the tiles. You’ll see vector tiles work
in ArcGIS client applications and learn how to restyle existing tiles for custom
needs.
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ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing: Advanced Data Management
Workflows
SDCC - Room 31 C - Rahul Rakshit, Anjali Bhangay
DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Cloud Operations Using Amazon Web Services
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 A - Cherry Lin
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of running ArcGIS Enterprise in an Amazon
Web Services (AWS) environment. Learn about operational best practices, from
automation to monitoring, patching, and upgrades. In addition, topics will cover
managing costs, sizing, and performance. This session is a must for anyone
interested in cloud operations in AWS.
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Electric Utility Mobile Uses
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Case study presentations describing uses of mobile GIS.
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Earth Observation
Earth Sciences, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Organizations around the world in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors are
using GIS technology as a complete platform for earth observation (EO) to
accelerate scientific data exploration. NASA satellite EO data are critical to a wide
range of GIS research and applications, and are available for users to process,
analyze, manage, and share. This session includes a presentation on how easy it
is to obtain and analyze NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information
Services Center (GES DISC) EO data through ArcGIS’s data/image services and
web GIS capabilities. It also includes a presentation on using Python to to
automate data preprocessing, documenting the data-processing pipeline, and
managing cross-disciplinary data for comparison and analysis.
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ArcGIS Pro for Marine Animal Movement Analysis
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
These authors discuss their methods for using ArcGIS Pro to understand and
track whale and sea turtle movement.
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Parcel Editing in ArcGIS: Advanced Topics
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Tim Hodson, Amy Andis
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover advanced parcel fabric editing workflows and concepts.
Topics include data entry tips and tricks, integrating CAD data, and techniques
for using layers to view parcel fabric quality information. Also covered will be
editing workflows for improving spatial accuracy by using least squares
adjustment, and methods for importing and updating control points.
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Wilber
DESCRIPTION
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Highlights of Metadata in ArcGIS
Theater - Aleta Vienneau, Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
Metadata support in ArcGIS platform
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Developing a Real-Time GIS Strategy
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Brian
Baldwin
DESCRIPTION
Real-time location data is increasingly important in modern enterprises, enabling
organizations to track the location, performance, and status of the assets and
environments relevant to their missions. Gain more insight on how to plan an
approach to ingest and manage real-time data, transform data into actionable
information through analytics, and disseminate the intelligence to the right
people as part of your real-time GIS strategy.
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Task and Receive Aerial Insights in to ArcGIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Robert Lee
Hull III
DESCRIPTION
Hangar enables ArcGIS users to task and recieve aerial imagery instantly, for any
feature, anywhere in the world. It’s not about the drone, it’s about the insight.
Step into your data and visualize it against the real, ever-changing world - with
4D Visual Insights.
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Maxmize Value Using ArcGIS Web App Templates
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Meg
Hartel
DESCRIPTION
With Esri’s latest ArcGIS Web App templates, users can quickly create and
publish maps and control the look and feel of the user experience without coding
expertise. Learn how Esri can help you quickly get your Web apps up and
running.
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Managing Critical Infrastructure for First Responders
SDCC - Esri Showcase - OPS Center - Hall B1 - Mike King, Kevin
Armstrong
DESCRIPTION
To further protect our homeland, government officials have invested a great deal
of resources into creating databases focused on critical infrastructure. While
much of this information is usually available on a “strictly-need-to-know” basis,
PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) are uniquely prepared to provide first-
responders with information such as; understanding the location, an assessment
of risks, and necessary contact personnel onsite. By providing first-responders
with key intelligence like; chemical threats, facility vulnerabilities, or VIP
personnel on-site, PSAP personnel and commanders are better equipped to
assign the appropriate personnel and equipment while formulating a response
that makes sense.
ArcGIS tools and templates are proven in providing location understanding,

routing information, analysis and information sharing. This session will focus on
creating critical infrastructure databases that can securely be shared with PSAP
personnel and first-responders as needed and provide examples of tools like
routing, crowd sourcing of various forms of sensor data and sharing in secure and
public environments.
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Collector for ArcGIS: Using Relationships with Your Inspection
Workflows
SDCC - Demo Theater 09 - Kevin Burke, Li Lin
DESCRIPTION
Collector for ArcGIS is a great tool for performing inspections while in the field
and often the individual inspections will be stored as related data (tables, or
features). Learn how to create and edit related data in Collector for ArcGIS.
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Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS: Creating 3D Web Apps
SDCC - Demo Theater 07 - Jianxia Song
DESCRIPTION
Configure 3D effects widget to capture attention through compelling
representation of data.
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GIS Trends in Environment and Natural Resources
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 15 - Michael Bialousz
DESCRIPTION
How can environment and natural resources agencies leverage today’s
technology in their workflows? A starting point is to understand the current
trends that are happening and to know what technology is available. Esri is
committed to creating solutions to support environment and natural resources
organizations by simplifying and streamlining your workflows. For years GIS has
been a proven solution to simplify permitting, violations, environmental impacts
analysis, inspection, and civic engagement workflows. From air quality and water
to mining and costal management, Esri’s applications and operations dashboards
can provide your organization with in the field tools, executive comprehensive
overviews, and communication to and from your constituents about your current
development and preservation projects.
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DESCRIPTION
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DESCRIPTION
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Distributed Collaboration with ArcGIS Enterprise
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Hilary Curtis, Caroline Wright
DESCRIPTION
Connect and share your ArcGIS Enterprise content across systems and
organizations using the power of distributed collaboration. In this demo theater,
we will cover different patterns for collaboration, including to and from ArcGIS
Online, and specific organizational scenarios that benefit from this feature. In
addition, we will take you step by step through administrating and using your
collaborations, setting up the collaboration & workspace, inviting your
participants, sharing your items to groups and monitoring sync status.
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ArcGIS Pro: Using Interactive Feature Input With Geoprocessing
Tools
Desktop, User Conference, Demo Theater Presentation, Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Drew Flater
DESCRIPTION
Learn how you can configure and use interactive features as input to
geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro. ArcMap provided basic capabilities for
interactive feature input using the Feature Set parameter type. ArcGIS Pro takes
this to the next level by offering interactive feature input as a built-in option on a
number of spatial analysis tools. You can even configure the interactive input to
your custom script and model tools so that users of the tool must enter
appropriate attributes and use predefined symbols and editing templates.
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Establishing Your Facility Basemap
Theater
SDCC - Demo Theater 17 - Andrew King, Michael Quin
DESCRIPTION
GIS improves operational readiness by linking together all aspects of a Smart
Facility. For Facilities to leverage location information they need to have a
common reference in the form of a facility basemap. This session will cover the
steps neccesary to create a common, authoratitive basemap for your facility using
several different methods.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Sharing Imagery
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Zikang Zhou
DESCRIPTION
Imagery is an information rich resource that provides timely information for many
geographic workflows. ArcGIS provides the capability to manage user access to
information and allows for the sharing and discovery of a wide variety of services
and products. It also provides access to a rich set of processing options for
imagery. This demonstration theater will step through several ways to share
imagery through the enterprise, process information, and build information
products for sharing.
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ArcGIS Online: Why You Should Use Hosted Feature Layer Views
for Editing and Sharing
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Ethan Sockwell, Andy Shoemaker
DESCRIPTION
Hosted feature layer views can benefit every organization that needs to control
"who" edits each dataset, "how" the data is displayed, and "where" their data is
displayed. Through hosted feature layer views, this session will cover the best
practices for managing privileges, choosing which data to display, and ensuring a
performant web map.
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Sharing Web Layers to Your ArcGIS Organization
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Susan Tran
DESCRIPTION
Publishing web layers from ArcGIS Pro to your ArcGIS Organization is an easy
way to share GIS content. Learn tips and tricks for sharing your data as web layers
that can be integrated into web maps or web scenes that are accessible to
desktop, web, mobile users, and applications.
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Using GIS to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Economic
Development
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Startup Zone Spotlight Theater - Ron Bertasi
DESCRIPTION
Economic development is a highly competitive market with thousands of
competitors. So how does one organization compete with and differentiate from
others? Advancements in GIS are changing the way Economic Development
Organizations promote their community. Join us to learn how economic
development organizations are using GIS technologies to differentiate, compete,
and win.
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Optimizing Public Works Operations with Location Intelligence
Public Works
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Michele
Lundeen, Deilson da Silva, Mike Dyer Jr, Rob Hathcock
DESCRIPTION
Public works organizations play a major role in providing for a safe, vibrant and
growing community for the citizens they serve. An increasing number of public
works professionals have come to rely on a geographic information system (GIS)
platform to support daily operations. This session will demonstrate how location
intelligence helps public works departments manage an authoritative inventory
of public assets, effectively allocate field operations, maximize the value of public
dollars spent on infrastructure improvements, and increase transparency / quality
of citizen service.
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Pre-Incident Planning Maps and Apps: An Introduction
Presentation, Solutions
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to deploy a series of maps and apps used by fire
operations staff to streamline the collection of pre-incident plans required to deal
with a potential incident.
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Mosquito Control Maps and Apps for Local Government
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview to a set of mosquito control maps and apps
available in the ArcGIS for Local Government solution.
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ArcGIS Runtime: Migrating Your Apps from ArcGIS Engine
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Eric Bader, Mike Branscomb
DESCRIPTION
Many developers are looking to migrate their current apps built on ArcGIS
Engine to ArcGIS Runtime so that they can take advantage of the new capabilities
and faster performance. Attend this session to learn about tips and techniques
you’ll need to migrate your .Net, Java and C++ applications. This session also
covers some of the user workflow changes required when moving your apps to
the runtime.
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Optimizing Your JavaScript App for Performance
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Rene Rubalcava, Lloyd Heberlie
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to structure your application to create optimized builds using the Web
Optimizer or custom local builds using the Bower release of the ArcGIS API for
JavaScript. Other common JavaScript and web application optimization
techniques will be discussed.
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Comprehensive Risk Management for Insurance
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Matt Perry,
Alex Martonik, Russell Sands
DESCRIPTION
The insurance industry has access to an inordinate amount of data and sources—
from data about historic perils and disaster models to current policy information
and real-time weather feeds. Oftentimes, the greatest challenge to effective risk
management is integrating disparate systems and deriving actionable insights
from a large volume of data.
Risk analysts need a way to extract relevant information and clearly communicate
results with stakeholders. To do this effectively, analysts need more than just raw
computational power; they need a way to derive deeper contextual
understanding to support critical business decisions. Because of the spatial
connection between policies and perils, location intelligence empowers analysts
to quickly extrapolate meaningful information and share insights throughout
their organizations.
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Polygon-to-Polygon Predictions Using Areal Interpolation
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Eric Krause
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to use areal interpolation in ArcGIS Pro to predict data in one set of
polygons from data values in a different set of polygons. For example,
researchers frequently need to downscale or upscale the administrative units of
their data. If disease counts were taken at the county level, a health researcher
may need to downscale the data to predict the number of diseases in healthcare
districts. The demonstration will also show how to use areal interpolation to fill in
missing data for polygons where the information is not available or has not been
collected.
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Explosive Risk Reduction with GIS
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Salim
Sawaya, Oliver Cottray
DESCRIPTION
Come and find out how the mine action and explosive risk reduction community
uses GIS to understand the impact of explosive remnants of war on communities,
plan and prioritise their removal and report on demining progress. Presented by
the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, producers of the
Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA).
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History of GIS - Part III: The Commercial Era (1981-Present)
Technical
DESCRIPTION
This is the third of three sessions detailing the history of GIS in the computer era.
This portion of the history will focus on the emergence of commercial GIS
systems (including the release of ARC/INFO 1), the emerging ubiquity of
personal computational devices, the development of the internet, and the global
adoption of geospatial technology.
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Land Records Meetup
User Conference, Land Records, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
The Land Records Meetup will bring together land administration professionals
to discuss best practices for managing land records with GIS. This is the annual,
in-person meeting that complements and coordinates with our online Land
Records Meetup.com group.
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ArcGIS Implementation on Amazon Web Services Special Interest
Group Meeting
Web GIS: Enterprise, Desktop, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting,
Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 27 B
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Airports Special Interest Group Meeting
Airports and Aviation, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-
Technical
SDCC - Room 12
DESCRIPTION
This meeting will bring together airport operators and aviation professionals to
discuss the latest trends and best practices for efficient airport management and
aviation operations using GIS.
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Rail Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Railways, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
This meeting will bring together rail professionals to discuss latest trends and
best practices for efficient rail operations using GIS.
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Building a Surveying Career in the Geospatial World
SDCC - Room 31 B
DESCRIPTION
One of the goals of FIG Young Surveyors is to support young professionals in the
beginning of their careers. The goal of this session is to show the different
avenues one can take to reach a specific career goals. These can be different
avenues in different sectors (public, private and/or science), leading to different
careers. In this session, we will take on some serious career mapping… Where
have you come thus far? Should I start my own business? How can GIS help my
career? What are the do’s and don’ts in the near future when building your
resumé?
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What's New in High-Accuracy GNSS Data Collection, from Eos
Positioning Systems
SDCC - Room 30 A - Jean-Yves Lauture, Jeff Shaner, Eric Gakstatter
DESCRIPTION
Field GIS users may now acquire real-time submeter / centimeter location on any
smartphone or tablet. Discover how from Esri mobile app and GNSS experts.
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GIS for Disaster and Emergency Management Special Interest
Group Meeting
User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Emergency Management,
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Jeff Baranyi, Ryan Lanclos
DESCRIPTION
2017 was the busiest year on record for the Esri Disaster Response Program
(DRP). This work in the field supporting users resulted in a new set of solutions
and enhancements to support emergency management operations. Join the
Public Safety Team and your peers in the Disaster Response / Emergency
Management community for informative presentations and networking during
this special interest group meeting and learn how to be better prepared for the
next disaster. In addition to hearing from the public safety team at Esri, you will
hear from users leading the way with mobile technologies for both hazard risk
assessments and damage assessments that connect ArcGIS and WebEOC
together. Finally, you will have the chance to provide feedback to Esri’s public
safety team on future solution developments so that we deliver the best tools
possible to support your mission in emergency management.
Co-Facilitated:
- Ryan Lanclos, Esri Director of Public Safety Industries
- Jeff Baranyi, Esri Public Safety Assistance Program Operations Lead
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Forestry Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Forestry, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 A
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Water Resources Special Interest Group Meeting
Water Resources, User Conference, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Join Esri's water team for this one hour meeting focused completely on the
Water Resources Industry. Connect with Esri staff, partners, and peers.
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GeoNet Community Meet-up
User Conference, All Users, Special Interest Group Meeting
SDCC - Room 15 B
DESCRIPTION
Connect with other GeoNet Community members, meet the GeoNet Team and
hear how (and why) more than 220,000 Esri Community members, like you, are
working better, sharing ideas and finding valuable solutions on GeoNet. We'll
also share more about the GeoNet Community strategy including roadmap
updates, current metrics, feature tips, and inspiring user success stories.
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Ports Special Interest Group
User Conference, Ports, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Ports and Maritime User Group Meeting that brings together industry leaders
within the ports and maritime markets to discuss best practices, future trends,
and solutions.
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Indian Lands - Explanation of the different types in the US
User Conference, Tribal/Indigenous Governance, Special Interest Group Meeting,
Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Come hear, learn and ask questions about the different types of Indian Lands in
the United States.
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Cartography Special Interest Group Meeting
User Conference, Mapping, Special Interest Group Meeting, Non-Technical
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
The Annual Cartography Special Interest Group (CartoSIG) Meeting is an
opportunity for people interested in cartography and making cartographic
products with ArcGIS software to share their experiences and good practices,
hear about technology updates, and discuss technical and workflow challenges
in mapping and visualization. The CartoSIG has been the community's forum for
sharing ideas directly with the Esri development staff for 16 years. We welcome
you to join us this year.
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12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Thursday, July 12

Beginning ArcGIS Pro SDK Project Development: Tips and Tricks
for Troubleshooting
SDCC - Demo Theater 08 - Lauren Boyd, Melanie Whalen
DESCRIPTION
This presentation targets beginner-level ArcGIS Pro SDK .NET developers. Tips
and tricks for troubleshooting errors that may occur during ArcGIS Pro SDK
development and suggestions for best practices for developing with the SDK will
be shared.
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Applying GIS to Coastal Resilience
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Sustainable World Spotlight Theater - Zach
Ferdana, Salim Sawaya
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Intro to Story Maps
Essinger
DESCRIPTION
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Improving Health Equity and Accessibility with ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Demo Theater Presentation, Health and Human
Services, Hospitals and Health Systems, Envisioning Center 2, Public Health
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 2 - Hall B1 - Jared Shoultz,
Ken Blankinship, Este Geraghty, Tanya Bigos
DESCRIPTION
Mapping and analyzing the social determinants of health is a first step towards
making data-driven decisions to improve health access and outcomes. Ensuring
adequate access to health services requires organizations to understand the
communities they serve. Once populations are understood, the process of
optimizing the delivery of health services is enhanced with a location-based
approach. This approach considers not only the location of existing assets but the
optimal placement of additional resources. The speakers will demonstrate how to
leverage a Web GIS workflow to analyze and optimize health equity and
accessibility using multiple components of the ArcGIS Platform.
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Content Tour: People Category
SDCC - Demo Theater 01 - Jim Herries
DESCRIPTION
You have access to thousands of GIS layers, available in the Living Atlas and
ready to use. Spend 30 minutes in the People category of the ArcGIS Living Atlas,
as we show essential information about population, housing and neighborhoods
in which people live, jobs and the incomes they provide, spending habits, and
information about the population’s health, wealth and safety.
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Esri Roads and Highways: Roadway Characteristics Management
on the Web
SDCC - Demo Theater 05 - Tom Brenneman
DESCRIPTION
In this session we will demonstrate how to apply Esri Roads and Highways for
Server to manage and edit roadway network characteristics and assets data as
linear referenced events using the using the Roadway Characteristic Editor. You
will see how to edit roadway characteristics using a variety of location
methodologies: route and measure, intersection and offset, coordinate and
offset, and station measures.
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ArcGIS Workflow Manager: Integrate Tasks in Pro and Workforce
for ArcGIS
Intermediate
SDCC - Demo Theater 03 - Nishi Mishra
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to use Workflow Manager to drive the use of Tasks in ArcGIS Pro to
perform GIS operations, and how to use Workforce for ArcGIS to drive field team
data collection. This session will also show how to associate a task with a
Workflow Manager step and configure workflows that create Workforce
assignments over the course of a Workflow Manager job.
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Coordinate System Standards
Theater - Keith Ryden, Melita Kennedy
DESCRIPTION
Understanding Coordinate Reference System Standards in the ArcGIS Platform
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Overcoming Social Inequities with Technology Today
Theater
DESCRIPTION
Could technology make a difference in speeding up how we respond to social
inequities? Governments around the nation are faced with urgent issues like
homelessness, blight, and opioid addiction as well as adequate access to health
care, veterans' services, and transit. This session will explore how technology can
bridge the gap between resources and services to the less fortunate as well as
shorten the cycle to resolve inequities.
Technology like GIS, big data, and analytics can help you
- Improve data collection and analysis.
- Address inequities by quickly communicating within your organization and with

neighboring jurisdictions and with the public for increased awareness and
response.
- Develop solutions that result in more efficient services.
- Combine with performance measurements to inform iterative policy making.
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Reduce Risk with IT Governance
SDCC - Esri Showcase: Implementing ArcGIS Spotlight Theater - Jim
VanOstenbridge
DESCRIPTION
Making changes to enterprise systems always introduces risk. Learn best
practices to help develop a strategy around software change management, data
governance, and workforce development to help reduce risk and deliver clear
benefits to achieve long-term success.
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Crime Control Tools Using ArcGIS
Delaney
DESCRIPTION
In modern law enforcement agencies, “smart”, data-driven strategic processes for
crime control (CompStat, Intelligence-Led Policing, Problem-Oriented Policing,
Predictive Policing), all necessitate that data on crime problems and responses
move seamlessly from analyst to supervisor to officer to command, and even to
citizens. For many agencies, this means manual processes on paper maps and
information products that are laborious to create and immediately out of date.
Web GIS enables law enforcement agencies to streamline the flow of data to
support crime control strategies- In this presentation, attendees will learn how
analysts can utilize new desktop tools in ArcGIS Pro to deliver richer analysis, and
deliver dynamic information products that, in turn, can enable officers,
supervisors, and command to plan and manage operational strategies to control
crime in real-time.
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Working with Space-Time Data in ArcGIS
SDCC - Demo Theater 02 - Aileen Buckley
DESCRIPTION
This session provides an overview of functionality, techniques, and tips for
managing, analyzing, and visualizing space-time data with ArcGIS. Guidelines are
provided for taking advantage of the core support for space-time data in ArcGIS
Pro. Methods for sharing temporal maps as web maps on ArcGIS Online and also
discussed and demonstrated.
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ArcGIS Pro: Producing Fire Run Books and Station Wall Maps
Presentation
SDCC - Demo Theater 16 - Heather Eisan
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to produce Fire Run Books and Station Wall Maps
with ArcGIS Pro and a series of ArcGIS for Local Government solutions.
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ArcGIS Pro Tips and Tricks: Managing Data and Connections
SDCC - Demo Theater 06 - Kiersten Hudson, Sarah McDonald
DESCRIPTION
Maybe you are just getting started in ArcGIS Pro or you are interested in learning
more about migrating to ArcGIS Pro. This session is going to cover the similarities
and differences between managing data and documents in ArcGIS Desktop and
ArcGIS Pro, as well as highlight ArcGIS Pro project basics, migrating catalog
workflows, and some of the best practices for managing content in ArcGIS Pro.
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Bobcat Suitability Modeing
SDCC - Demo Theater 10 - Kevin Johnston
DESCRIPTION
In this demonstration we will develop a management plan for bobcat. We will use
suitability modeling to identify the best habitat patches for the bobcat. Then, we
will use cost distance analysis to connect these patches with the optimum
network of wildlife corridors. This demonstration will introduce a series of new
tools that are used to 1) transform your continuous data to a common scale, 2)
identify the best locations from a suitability surface taking into consideration
criteria such as the number of patches and their sizes, and 3) connect the patches
with the optimum network of paths.
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Unlocking the CRM with Location Analytics
SDCC - Esri Showcase - Envisioning Center 1 - Hall C - Rich Roberts,
Gary Sankary, Emily Knish
DESCRIPTION
Connecting your customers, online, instore and on their devices has never been
more important. It’s how best in class companies are managing the digital
disruption and while growing their market penetration and sales. ArcGIS enables
companies to understand and analyze how customers interact across all
channels. Join Esri’s retail team as they demonstrate how GIS can bring together
disparate to data in order to find and connect with their next best customers.
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Using GIS for Decision Making in Hospitals and Health Systems
SDCC - Room 24 C
DESCRIPTION
Using GIS, these two organizations are showing how they can improve
interaction with their patients and access to care.
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Esri Roads and Highways: Best Practices, Tips, and Tricks
SDCC - Room 08 - Amit Hazra, Clive Reece
DESCRIPTION
In this session you will learn best practice approaches for implementing your
Roads and Highways LRS System of Record for the ArcGIS Platform. These
practices were learned during Esri's implementation of Roads and Highways for
state and local government departments of transportation.
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Web Mapping: Making Large Datasets Work in the Browser
Workshop
SDCC - Room 16 B - Paul Barker, Jeremy Bartley, Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox
DESCRIPTION
In today's world we are faced with the challenge and incredible power of
working with very large quantities of data that can be harnessed to solve
problems. Achieving deeper understanding and effective communication
through mapping of large datasets - meanwhile maintaining optimum
performance - requires special care and expertise. In this session we will explore
web mapping strategies for visualizing large datasets using raster tiles, vector
tiles, fast feature layers, and styling techniques such as clustering and heatmaps.
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Creating a Common Operating Picture for Emergency
Management
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss using ArcGIS online and collected field data to create a
common operating picture in response to major emergency events.
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Real-Time & Big Data GIS: Leveraging the Spatiotemporal Big
Data Store
SDCC - Room 14 B - Suzanne Foss, Ricardo Trujillo
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server and ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server work with real-time and
big data through the spatiotemporal big data store available in ArcGIS Data
Store. Real-time observational data can come from moving objects, changing
attributes of stationary sensors, or both. Learn how the spatiotemporal big data
store enables the archival of observation data, sustains high-velocity write
throughput, and runs across multiple nodes to enable high-volume storage.
Discover how to use GeoAnalytics Server with the spatiotemporal big data store,
both as a data source and to store the results of big data analytics. Take an in-
depth look at how to configure Data Store, write high-velocity data to it, visualize
and query high-volume data via map and feature services, and use it for the input
or results of distributed analytics.
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Improving Safety and Security on an Installation
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Ben Conklin, James Bauer Jr
DESCRIPTION
Esri’s ArcGIS Enterprise empowers safety and security personnel with a proven
geospatial platform to create safe and secure installations. With ArcGIS,
organizations across the command can collaborate and share information on a
single, accessible platform to achieve shared situational awareness. No matter
the mission or the jurisdiction, ArcGIS empowers every organization with the
capabilities they need to identify threats, maintain critical infrastructure, and
ensure the safety and welfare of DoD personnel and their families.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: What's New
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Hilary Curtis, Philip Heede
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise is always evolving and advancing. Join us at this session for
details on new features and functionality in the product. This session will include
details on recent enhancements to ArcGIS Enterprise performance and
administration, deployment methods, mapping and analysis in your ArcGIS
Enterprise portal, additional big data capabilities, and more. Learn how you can
harness these capabilities to advance and expand your own deployment and use
of ArcGIS Enterprise.
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Open Data Enriches Communities
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
This session looks at methods for government organizations to contribute and
consume open data for initiatives such as transparency and citizen engagement.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Deploying Distributed Raster Analytics
SDCC - Room 30 E - Mike Muller, Jie Zhang
DESCRIPTION
Raster Analytics can save users significant time when processing large rasters,
large images, massive mosaics, and massive collections of imagery. This
demonstration theater will introduce the user to the new distributed analytical
capabilities of the ArcGIS Enterprise Image Server. It will step through the setup
of a workflow that leverages distributed analytics, walk through the capabilities,
illustrating the system architecture and concepts, and showing the deployment
options.
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Data Store Management Best Practices
SDCC - Room 10 - Bill Major II, Laurence Clinton Jr
DESCRIPTION
This technical session will explore ArcGIS Data Store, including the three types of
data stores (tile cache, relational, and spatiotemporal) that come with ArcGIS
Enterprise, what functionality they provide in the system, and the best practices
for managing them. Topics will cover high availability with primary and
secondary data stores, options for managing backups, tuning, and more.
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ArcGIS Online: Routing and Network Analysis
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Deelesh Mandloi, Matt Crowder
DESCRIPTION
This workshop provides an overview of the routing and network analysis tools
and services that are part of ArcGIS Online. Today, all of the traditional Network
Analyst solvers can be used through ArcGIS Online services, so there’s no need
to manage your own network dataset to have these advanced routing
capabilities. These routing services are available to developers, within ArcGIS
Pro, and within the Map Viewer. Learn as we explore demos and real-world
scenarios that have benefited from these tools.
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The Smart Workplace: Monitoring Assets and Personnel in Real-
Time
SDCC - Room 30 D - Greg Tieman, Morakot Pilouk
DESCRIPTION
The concept of the "smart workplace" has existed for some time, but only more
recently has GIS and indoor positioning and sensor technology caught up to
make the smart workplace a reality. Like smart cities, smart workplaces are
beginning to use new IoT-based data streams, real-time processing, and location
intelligence tools to help organizations plan the optimal use of space and the
most efficient and safe way to run their facilities. This session will explore several
use cases around indoor monitoring and analysis of assets and personnel using
the Real-Time GIS capabilities of ArcGIS in conjunction with indoor mobile
positioning technology. Monitoring personnel working in a hazardous area,
detecting patterns of interest from sensors, alerting key personnel upon an
incident, and identifying patterns and trends over time on data in the
spatiotemporal big data store will all be explored.
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Innovative Methods for Business Attraction
User Presentations, User Conference, All Users, Economic Development
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
How do you promote your community as a destination for retail and industry?
Learn how these users educate and entice prospective investors with
authoritative data wrapped in an intriguing narrative that helps sell the story of
their community.
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GIS for Flood Planning and Response
Safety
SDCC - Room 28 A
DESCRIPTION
When planning for a flood, organizations can no longer afford to guess where
damages might occur. Using GIS and data-driven workflows to predict possible
affected areas, emergency management organizations are better equip to plan
and manage their flood response.
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Topographic Data Generalization for Multi-Scale Mapping
SDCC - Room 04 - George Rice IV, Amber Bethell
DESCRIPTION
In this workshop we will demonstrate the tools and workflows to automate
creation of multi-scale data and cartographic products from a single best scale
database. Learn how to generalize your topographic data by leveraging the tools
in ArcGIS Desktop as well as Esri Production Mapping and Esri Defense Mapping
extensions.
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Optimizing Editing Workflows with the Attribute Assistant
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Michael Miller, Joel Smith
DESCRIPTION
This session will teach you how to configure the Attribute Assistant and share a
series of tips and tricks that can be used to optimize editing workflows in ArcMap.
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ArcGIS in a Limited Bandwidth Environment
SDCC - Room 33 C - Wendy Creighton, Scott Cecilio
DESCRIPTION
The demand for relevant and timely information is critical at all echelons of
command. Environmental influences can impact the performance of networks,
resulting in significant connectivity challenges. This session will
explore Esri capabilities within a Disconnected, Intermittent, Limited-Bandwidth
(DIL) Environment. See how to provision data from your ArcGIS Enterprise to
your mobile devices, navigate and collect relevant information in the field, and
sync your observations across your GIS once connectivity is reestablished by
leveraging ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, Collector for ArcGIS, Navigator for
ArcGIS and other native apps.
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ArcGIS API for Python for Analysts and Data Scientists
SDCC - Room 30 C - Andrew Chapkowski, Rohit Singh, Alberto Nieto
DESCRIPTION
Python has positioned itself as a highly suitable language for data science and
analysis with its rich ecosystem of libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, pandas,
maptplolib, scikit-learn, etc. as well as interactive visualization environments such
as Jupyter notebooks. The ArcGIS Python API follows suite in being your library
for comprehensive analyses of geospatial data. With an intuitive design and easy
to use syntax, the API opens up access to rich geospatial analysis as well as
combine it with powerful data science libraries and systems.
Join us at this technical workshop to learn how you can use ArcGIS API for Python
API
- to tap into the geospatial component of your data and discern meaningful
patterns
- to analyze and visualize spatial patterns in interactive Jupyter notebooks
- to combine ArcGIS with other data science libraries to solve real world problems
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Governance for GIS
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Matt Lewin
DESCRIPTION
In recent years, the attention of GIS managers has increasingly focused on the
topic of governance. The rapid advancements in GIS technology combined with
the growing need to balance the value, risk and resources associated with GIS
has put managers under considerable pressure to get a handle on governance. In
this session, we discuss governance as a “system of control” that defines the
processes and responsibilities needed to ensure you are providing the right level
of oversight into your GIS investment. We also discuss a framework for defining
your organization’s GIS governance model and putting it into action.
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Spatial Analytical Thinking
SDCC - Room 15 B - Shitij Mehta, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss tips and tricks for merging your subject matter expertise
with the many tools and techniques ArcGIS offers, to help you get the answers
you want. The session will cover creating reusable and functional workflows and
the presenters will change hats four times as they demonstrate 4 different
topics.
We will talk through how to scope your analysis and break it into smaller
questions, how to prepare the data, how to determine which tools and
techniques you should use and when everything else fails, where to find help.
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Data Interoperability Extension: Best Practices and Common Uses
SDCC - Room 29 C - Bruce Harold
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on workflows enabled by the Data Interoperability
Extension. For example, LiDAR and CAD, CSV and Database updates. Additional
topics covered will be leveraging Python, ArcGIS Online interactions and
exposing Workbench parameters in geoprocessing.
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Integrated CAD/GIS/BIM in AEC
Construction
SDCC - Room 28 D
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Managing Imagery using Mosaic Datasets and Image Services
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Prashant Mangtani, Rohan Ganapathy
DESCRIPTION
The volume of remotely sensed imagery that is readily available today can
provide significant management challenges for organizations and even individual
analysts. The ArcGIS platform offers the tools to meet those challenges and
provide easy access to large volumes of processed imagery in streamlined, near
real-time fashion. Mosaic datasets form the backbone of the cataloging and
processing infrastructure which in turn allow the ArcGIS platform to provide
image services across your enterprise. There are many ways that these services
can be customized on the back end and even from the client side. The workshop
will explain these capabilities and illustrate the best practice methods using a
range of image and raster data sources.
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Ocean Research Collaboration in the Arctic
SDCC - Room 25 B
DESCRIPTION
These presentations focus on the use of GIS for high-latitude collaboration and
technology exchange to understand ecosystems in the Arctic.
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Creating Great Content to Share in the Living Atlas of the World
SDCC - Room 05 A - Bern Szukalski, Lisa Berry
DESCRIPTION
The Living Atlas of the World is a global collection of authoritative, curated
content from Esri and the GIS community. It’s an integral, and integrated part of
the ArcGIS platform and the online mapping experience, and includes basemaps,
maps, layers, and apps. GIS users are invited to contribute your best maps, apps,
and data, as long as they meet certain requirements. This session will detail how
to ready your content for inclusion in the Living Atlas. Also detailed will be best
practices for publishing, presenting information, crafting reusable maps and
layers, and documenting them well. Whether you intend to contribute to the
Living Atlas, or are just interested in delivering and documenting your layers,
maps, and apps in the best possible way, this session will provide tips and
insights using actual insights to put your best content foot forward.
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Combating the Opioid Epidemic and Reducing Homelessness
Using ArcGIS
User Conference, All Users, Health and Human Services, Solutions, Technical
Workshop, Law Enforcement, Public Safety
SDCC - Room 16 A - Walter Potts, Chris Fox, Jeremiah Lindemann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of maps and apps used to
understand the severity of the opioid epidemic and homelessness in a
community, promote treatment and shelter alternatives, and understand the
effectiveness of response activities.
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Highlights from the Esri R&D Center @ Tysons
SDCC - Room 31 B - Daniel OLeary, Matthew Calamito
DESCRIPTION
Esri R&D Center located in Tysons Corner, Virginia develops new capabilities
required by the Defense and Intelligence organizations. During this presentation,
they will highlight a variety of development efforts and technology that help
drive towards the vision of improved support to defense and intelligence
community users leveraging the full capabilities of the ArcGIS Platform. They will
highlight their work and areas of research and development including imagery,
situational awareness, military messaging, military symbols at the web tier, FMV,
and working with unstructured content in a geographic context.
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ArcGIS Pro: An Introduction
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D - Mike Flanagan, Robert LeClair
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to get started with ArcGIS Pro. No prior experience required. Learn
about how to create maps and layouts, edit your data and perform analysis using
ArcGIS Pro.
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Assessment and Tax Maps and Apps for Local Government
SDCC - Room 30 B - Chris Buscaglia, J D Overton
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of assessment and taxation maps
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ArcGIS Pro: Advanced Analysis and Geoprocessing
SDCC - Room 14 A - Jian Lange, Drew Flater
DESCRIPTION
You can use the comprehensive analysis and geoprocessing capabilities in
ArcGIS Pro to answer many important spatial questions and perform virtually any
type of spatial analysis. Spatial analysis in ArcGIS Pro is extended from 2D to 3D
and also through time. You will learn how to run geoprocessing tools, build and
share custom analysis workflows using ModelBuilder and Python, track your
project geoprocessing history, perform exploratory analysis using charts, and
leverage the analytic power of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online from within
Pro. Additionally, you’ll receive an overview of several powerful analysis
extensions in ArcGIS Pro, including Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, 3D Analyst,
and Business Analyst.
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ArcGIS Urban: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 17 A - Lisa Staehli, Brooks Patrick
DESCRIPTION
Around the world, organizations use GIS to visualize the built environment, make
smarter plans, engage stakeholders, and foster vibrant communities.
Government leaders, partners, and citizens increasingly expect engaging online
maps of their community that convey planning information in an easy-to-
understand way. Attend this session for an overview of ArcGIS Urban, an
upcoming initiative to transform how we orchestrate city development through
web-based and desktop tools to make planning more creative and more
productive.
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3D: Sharing 3D Content on the Web
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Tamrat Belayneh, Don Kuehne, Sean William
Morrish
DESCRIPTION
Easy distribution of interactive 3D GIS content is important in many industries. In
this session, we will show you how you can share your 3D using I3S scene layers
and web scenes, both within an organization and out to the public. Content will
include authoring 3D scenes in ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, or CityEngine,
and then publishing to ArcGIS Online or your own web server so users can
consume it in a browser, in an app, or on a mobile device. The session will cover
different patterns of sharing 3D content, including as packages or through direct
publishing. We will also cover a discussion of which layers should be used for
different types of 3D content.
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Constituent Engagement Maps and Apps for State and Local
Government
SDCC - Room 31 C - Allison Muise, Scott Oppmann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of public engagement and
crowdsourcing maps and apps available in the ArcGIS for Local and State
Government solutions.
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AppStudio for ArcGIS: Advanced Topics
User Conference, ArcGIS Apps, Advanced, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 A - Sathya Prasad, Elvin Slavik, Liwei Gao
DESCRIPTION
This session will cover advanced AppStudio for ArcGIS topics including building
your own custom native GIS applications. We will introduce the basics of
programming with QML and Qt Creator in AppStudio for ArcGIS.
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ArcGIS Pro: Image Segmentation, Classification, and Machine
Learning
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 A - Han Hu, Jeff Liedtke, Thomas Maurer
DESCRIPTION
Extracting information from remotely sensed imagery is an important step to
providing timely information for your GIS. ArcGIS Pro desktop provides a rich
environment to process and exploit imagery. A significant aspect of this is the
image segmentation and classification tools that process multispectral imagery,
resulting in extracted feature data for the GIS. These can be combined with a
range of machine learning algorithms for the automated feature extraction and
identification, and also used as models that can be scaled up using Raster
Analytics running on ArcGIS Image Server
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Forest Inventory and Monitoring
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
This dynamic forestry session explores how the ArcGIS platform is being used to
support forest inventory assessment and monitoring on public forests and
privately-owned timberlands. Presentations in this session will focus on
improving forest management operations through the analysis of forest health
and quality to optimize fieldwork. Additionally, this session offers best practices
for applying new technologies to improve inventory program efficiencies and
safety while meeting the requirements of diverse stakeholders.
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Understanding and Using Metadata in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 03 - Satish Sankaran, Aleta Vienneau, Marten Hogeweg
DESCRIPTION
Metadata adds value to your GIS data and services, and, therefore to your
analysis results. It is also a key component when you share and publish GIS
information. This session provides an overview of metadata standards and
associated profiles. It discusses how to create and use standard-compliant
metadata in ArcGIS. Methods of customizing the ArcGIS metadata editor will also
be discussed.
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ArcGIS Hub: Getting Started with Open Data
SDCC - Room 31 A - Graham Hudgins
DESCRIPTION
Open Data is more than a request for government transparency and
accountability, but a larger movement to educate our society through
applications and analysis. Organizations around the world are sitting on treasure
troves of data with enormous potential waiting to be unlocked. ArcGIS Open
Data is a capability of ArcGIS Online that allows your organization to open your
authoritative data to a world of possibilities, right from the source. This session
will explore the features of ArcGIS Open Data and cover the steps to prepare
your data for public access, organizing it in ArcGIS Online, and configuring an
Open Data site. Finally, we’ll cover how to leverage this new resource and how to
engage your community.
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ArcGIS Runtime SDKs: Building .NET Apps
SDCC - Room 29 D - Richard Zwaap, Thaddeus Tilton
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .Net allows you to quickly and easily build
interactive mapping applications for Windows Desktops, Universal Windows
Platform devices along with iOS and Android phones and tablets. This session
introduces the SDK then covers the common workflows you'll use to build your
own applications. You'll learn about good design patterns, how to increase
performance and interactivity in your applications, and the resources that are
available for your success.
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Application of GIS in Meteorology
Earth Sciences, User Presentations, User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform offers exciting new possibilities for supporting
meteorological applications, and map services enable new workflows for
analysis, map content creation, communication, and visualization. This session
includes presentations that focus on the prediction and visualization of future
weather patterns, as well as the communication of Impact-Based Decision
Support Services (IDSS) to support a Weather Ready Nation.
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Creating Thematic Maps: Understanding the Techniques and
Options
DESCRIPTION
How many maps can you make using a single dataset and single theme of
population based data? The answer in this session is ‘at least 15’. Learn from our
award winning cartographers as they take a single statistical dataset and explore
a range of alternative thematic mapping options. We show how you can use
standard mapping renderers more effectively and also methods for creating less
common, but visually stunning, mapping techniques. We’ll cover choropleths,
proportional symbol and dot density as well as hex-binning, dasymetric and
isopleth. We’ll build cartograms, bivariate and value-by-alpha maps, as well as
proportional labelling and 3D prism maps. The pros and cons of different
techniques will show how to make a good choice in selecting a map appropriate
for the story you’re trying to tell. We’ll illustrate alternative design solutions and
discuss how the data can be processed, classified and mapped in different,
interesting and compelling ways
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Gas Utility GIS
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Presentations on expanding GIS to non-traditional users and consolidating
multiple regional GIS's to ArcGIS as a single common platform.
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The National Hydrography Dataset Framework
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide updates on the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). It
will include information about the NHDPlus High Resolution and the Watershed
Boundary Dataset. In addition, the State of California Department of Water
Resources will discuss their partnership with NHD, and others, to launch the NHD
Stewardship Program for California.
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Surveying, Land Records, and GIS
SDCC - Room 24 B
DESCRIPTION
Survey records and easements are important to understanding the rights,
responsibilities and restrictions for planning and development. Evaluating and
converting documents, integrating survey records and designing and
implementing useful web maps leads to efficiency improvements internally and
for the public. This session will present two successful such projects.
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Modelling and Conservation
SDCC - Room 28 C
DESCRIPTION
Learn from end to end - prospectively to conservation Modelling.
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Environment and Natural Resources Maps and Apps for State
Government
SDCC - Room 09 - Michael Bialousz, Matthew Bullock
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe how to configure and extend environment and natural
resource maps and apps available in the ArcGIS for State Government solution.
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Integrating R and ArcGIS for Advanced Analysis
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Marjean Pobuda, Orhun Aydin
DESCRIPTION
Solving the complex problems we face in the world today requires bringing
together the best available tools and often that means integrating functionality
between platforms. The R-ArcGIS bridge establishes a seamless fuse between the
spatial analysis powers of ArcGIS and the thousands of cutting-edge libraries for
statistical analysis in the language R. The bridge is more versatile and powerful
than ever with the addition of raster/imagery support that broadens the realm of
possibilities and extending a connection to Microsoft R Open that provides a
robust framework to handle big data analytics. Come see this functionality in
action and learn how you can incorporate the most powerful R-ArcGIS bridge to
date in your workflows!
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GeoPlanner for ArcGIS: Designing and Modeling Planning
Projects
SDCC - Room 02 - Robert Stauder
DESCRIPTION
Learn how to using GeoPlanner to create, analyze and report on planning
alternatives in different industries. The session will include examples of
GeoPlanner use cases for land use, renewable energy, economic development,
transit, and sustainable growth planning. We will highlight how you can use
modeling and analysis, 3D, sketching, indicators, and scenario management to
improve decision making about resource allocation and management in your
community.
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Electric Utility Operational Data Management
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
Examples of approaches to managing different forms of data associated with
operations.
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Census & Statistical Response Rate Improvement
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Reducing Respondent Burden and Increasing participation are key challenges in
any census operation. This is made even more difficult in todays world of multi-
mode: CAPI, CAWI, and PAPI ..oh my! This session will share new ideas on how to
boost response rates and improve understanding of hard to reach areas.
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Beyond Where: Modeling Spatial Relationships and Making
Predictions
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will cover regression analysis concepts for the analysis of
geographic data. Using these statistical methods in many areas (e.g., business,
public health, natural resources) allows you to examine, model, and explore data
relationships to help answer questions such as “why do we see so much disease
in particular areas?” Regression analysis also allows you to predict spatial
outcomes for other places or time periods. Application and use of ordinary least
squares regression (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) will be
demonstrated. You will learn how to build a properly specified OLS model and
interpret the results and diagnostics. The latest advancements in regression and
prediction in ArcGIS will be covered.
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Utility Network: Editing Your Network with ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Demo Theater 04 - Larry Young
DESCRIPTION
This session will go into detail on using the out of the box capabilities of ArcGIS
Pro to edit utility network data.
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Public Safety Operations: Hands-On Workshop
Wildfire, User Conference, Fire, Rescue, and EMS, National Security, Emergency
Call Taking and Dispatch, Special Interest Group Meeting, Emergency
Management, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Non-Technical
Marriott - Santa Rosa - Jon Pedder, Brenda Martinez, Kevin
Armstrong, Jeff Baranyi, Stacey Triche, Ryan Lanclos, Chris Delaney
DESCRIPTION
Building a Safe Community requires a collaborative approach in which safety and
security agencies use modern technologies to connect to each other, their
communities, and information. This hands-on workshop will focus on how to to
deploy public safety specific solutions and core ArcGIS apps that support your
organization's public safety operations. You will learn common patterns of use
and how location intelligence supports special events, disaster response, and
daily public safety operations. You will be working hands-on to configure and
deploy ArcGIS Solutions for public safety, so please bring your own laptop to the
workshop.
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Using ArcGIS to Support Environmental Impact Studies
SDCC - Room 09 - Michael Bialousz, Allison Muise
DESCRIPTION
This session will describe how to use ArcGIS analysis to understand and report
(NEPA, EIS, EIA etc.) on the potential impact to the natural environment by
proposed development projects or initiatives.
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Access to Care
SDCC - Room 28 B
DESCRIPTION
This session is going to showcase how geospatial technology can be used to
make sure that patients get the access to treatment and follow-up care that they
need.
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Census & Statistical Efficiencies through Imagery & Raster
Analytics
SDCC - Room 27 A
DESCRIPTION
Imagery continues to emerge as a key tool for census geographers, particularly in
planning phases. Using imagery can help to identify areas of change, Identify
new features and more. Hear from the US Census Bureau about how they are
using remote sensed data today and automating workflows to increase
efficiencies and understand population distribution to enable better outcomes.
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Esri's US Demographics: What's New
SDCC - Room 08 - Lucy Guerra, Kyle Reese Cassal
DESCRIPTION
Learn what’s new in the 2018 US demographic data updates and how the
demographic landscape is changing. In this session, you’ll learn what types of
data Esri offers for the US, how you can access it and incorporate it into your
analyses, and where you can find resources to frequently asked questions.
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National Mapping Automation
SDCC - Room 24 B
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Enterprise GIS Enables Participation for All Stakeholders
SDCC - Room 27 B
DESCRIPTION
This session examines the benefits of Enterprise GIS to streamline workflows,
reduce costs, enable collaboration, and empower decision making.
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National Mapping WebGIS
SDCC - Room 28 C
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Esri Defense Mapping: Cartographic Map Production
User Conference, Defense and Intelligence, Intermediate, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 31 B - George Rice IV, Bo King IV
DESCRIPTION
In this session we will discuss the recommended workflow for quickly preparing
and producing standardized defense map products. Topics include data
generalization, cartographic refinement, symbology, annotation, map templates,
and export functionality.
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Use Map Styles to Unlock Information in Your Web Maps
SDCC - Room 17 B - Jeremy Bartley, Jim Herries
DESCRIPTION
Web maps are windows into information and understanding. Which map styles
work best with your data? Come learn how new map styles unlock valuable
information hidden within your data. Master your map’s symbology, labels, with
popups that allow someone to touch the map and have it respond with clear,
useful information. This session goes beyond pushing buttons to show you why
you are the key to discovering and sharing the right information in your web map.
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Choosing the Right Basemap
SDCC - Room 31 C - Andrew Skinner, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
Basemaps are the foundation for your maps and apps. Are you sure the one
you’ve chosen isn’t actually hindering the story you’re trying to tell? There’s more
to selecting a basemap than by playing gallery roulette. In this session we’ll
review the basemap options available to you through the Living Atlas of the
World and guide you quickly through the selection process, why some are
designed for certain use cases over others, and how using one of the Esri Vector
Basemaps may provide you with the best benefit of them all – customization.
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Implementing ArcGIS Pro
SDCC - Room 28 E
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Pro provides professional 2D and 3D mapping that advances
visualization, analytics, image processing and data management. Appreciating
that migrating your workforce to any new technology can seem daunting,
however it’s possible with a targeted game plan. This session will cover the
experiences of two organizations that recently began incorporating ArcGIS Pro
into their daily operations. The journey will include the challenges they faced as
well as the successes they achieved. These organizations are now making more
informed decisions faster through shared workflows and optimized
methodologies.
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Electric Utility Advanced Data Types and Uses
SDCC - Room 24 A
DESCRIPTION
Case study presentations highlighting uses of advanced data types in operations.
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ArcGIS Pro: Working with Python
SDCC - Room 29 C - David Wynne
DESCRIPTION
Come learn about recent developments in the Python experience within ArcGIS
Pro. We will highlight various aspects of Python, arcpy, and other Python-related
functionalities, focusing on the most recent additions.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: SSL Considerations
SDCC - Room 15 A - Bill Major II, Craig Cleveland
DESCRIPTION
As the standards for web security continue to become more strict while ArcGIS
Enterprise implementations become more distributed, understanding SSL
principles and touchpoints within the Esri technology stack is essential. ArcGIS
Enterprise provides the tools and capabilities to establish a secure, trusted
environment. This demo theater will provide a look at SSL touchpoints within
ArcGIS Enterprise, updating SSL certificates, and troubleshooting common
problems.
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Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 15 B - Lisa Berry, Jennifer Bell
DESCRIPTION
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Defense Facilities: Improving Safety and Security Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 14 A - Ben Conklin, James Bauer Jr
DESCRIPTION
Esri’s ArcGIS Enterprise empowers safety and security personnel with a proven
geospatial platform to create safe and secure installations. With ArcGIS,
organizations across the command can collaborate and share information on a
single, accessible platform to achieve shared situational awareness. No matter
the mission or the jurisdiction, ArcGIS empowers every organization with the
capabilities they need to identify threats, maintain critical infrastructure, and
ensure the safety and welfare of DoD personnel and their families.
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Real-Time & Big Data GIS: Best Practices
SDCC - Room 14 B - Adam Mollenkopf, Josh Joyner
DESCRIPTION
This session will walk through intermediate and advanced topics of deploying a
real-time GIS using ArcGIS GeoEvent Server and the spatiotemporal big data
store including: reliability, scalability, how to optimize real-time analytics, and
how to avoid common “gotchas”.
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Python: Raster Analysis
SDCC - Room 03 - Nawajish Noman, Kevin Johnston
DESCRIPTION
The integration of map algebra with Python opens a new dimension for raster
analysis and the automation of geoprocessing workflows. Using real world
examples, this session will include an introduction to the Spatial Analyst arcpy
module, demonstrate best practices for using the raster object and classes to
expand your modeling capability, show how to use raster functions and parallel
and distributed processing to optimize performance, and identify how to use
NumPy to extend your analysis.
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ModelBuilder: Advanced Techniques in Iteration and Branching
User Conference, Advanced, Performing Analysis, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 30 E - Shitij Mehta
DESCRIPTION
This session will introduce Iteration, often referred to as looping in ModelBuilder.
Using examples, we will demonstrate how a process can be executed over and
over using iteration with different settings or datasets, how to correctly use inline
variable substitution and how to integrate an iterating model within another
model. Do’s and Don’ts about iteration will be highlighted and we will introduce
if-then-else logic, often referred to as branching. Finally, we will discuss how a
process can be separated into two conditional branches and then merged at the
end of your model.
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Survey123 for ArcGIS: Advanced Topics
User Conference, ArcGIS Apps, Advanced, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 A - James Tedrick, Elvin Slavik, Ismael Chivite
DESCRIPTION
This session provides a deep dive into advanced workflows with Survey123 such
as editing existing data, integration with third party systems through Web Hooks
and integration with external sensors like GNSS receivers and laser measurement
solutions.
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Geocoding: What's New and the Road Ahead
SDCC - Room 17 A - Brad Niemand, Jeff Rogers
DESCRIPTION
This sessions will review the latest advancements in ArcGIS Geocoding and also
cover planned improvements. We'll touch on topics such as Geocoding with
ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, interactive geocoding, batch geocoding, address
re-matching and building custom locators. This session provides an introduction
to new features, and highlights other workshops and sessions where you can
learn more about each of the topics presented.
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Esri Best Practices: Supporting Your ArcGIS Enterprise
Deployment
SDCC - Room 05 B - Philip McNeilly, Daniel Sieger
DESCRIPTION
Organizations are leveraging ArcGIS Enterprise to empower better decision-
making. During this workshop we will discuss common pitfalls users may
encounter within their enterprise GIS implementation, how to avoid them, as well
as discuss best practices for supporting an enterprise GIS environment.
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Community Maps Program: Best Practices for Contributing
SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Seth Sarakaitis
DESCRIPTION
Join this a lively discussion about the best practices and tips and tricks that make
all the difference in the Community Maps Program! We will cover user successes,
new tools and techniques, and tricks for making the most of Living Atlas layers as
a Community Maps Contributor. See how your content can support your users
while building the Living Atlas basemaps. Learn from the Living Atlas team and
your peers and others who publish, use, and promote collaboratively created
basemaps on a daily basis.
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Machine Learning in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 10 - Lauren Bennett, Alberto Nieto, Orhun Aydin
DESCRIPTION
Machine Learning (ML) refers to a set of data-driven algorithms and techniques
that automate the prediction, classification, and clustering of data. Machine
learning can play a critical role in spatial problem solving in a wide range of
application areas, from image classification to spatial pattern detection to
multivariate prediction. In addition to traditional Machine Learning techniques,
ArcGIS also has a subset of ML techniques that are inherently spatial. This
workshop will cover the wide range of both traditional and spatial ML tools
currently in ArcGIS, how to integrate built-in tools with other machine learning
packages (from scikit-learn and TensorFlow in Python to caret in R to IBM Watson
and Microsoft AI), and give you a glimpse at the road ahead.
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Geodata Best Practices
SDCC - Room 04 - Melissa Jarman, Erik Hoel, David Crawford
DESCRIPTION
This session will focus on recommendations for optimally designing, creating,
and maintaining your spatial data in a geodatabase.
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Insights for ArcGIS: Advanced Topics
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Arthur Haddad, Linda Beale
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will go beyond an introduction to Insights for ArcGIS and focus on
describing more advanced analytics tools and visualizations on offer in Insights
for ArcGIS. We will talk through when different methods and visualizations are
most effective for answering questions, all of which will be applicable for analysis
more broadly. The product team will also describe how Insights works behinds
the scenes so you can understand how to get the most of using it for your needs
and outline near-term road ahead plans.
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Imagery in ArcGIS: What's New
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Vinay Viswambharan, Peter Becker
DESCRIPTION
The capabilities to manage, analyses and consume imagery in ArcGIS are
advancing quickly. This session provides an overview of these capabilities and
how to use them to create an effective imagery platform where imagery and
rasters becomes a fundamental component of your GIS and are used as the basis
for informed decisions. The session will cover how ArcGIS works with a range of
different imagery modalities including satellite imagery, aerial imagery, drones,
scientific data, data cubes, scanned maps and elevation. It will also provide an
overview of the different image sources available and the extensive types of
analysis that can be performed to create valuable information products.
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Network Analyst: Automating Workflows with Geoprocessing
SDCC - Room 31 A - Patrick Stevens, Melinda Morang
DESCRIPTION
In this session, you will learn how to increase efficiency and reduce mistakes by
automating your Network Analyst workflows through geoprocessing. You will
learn how to perform network analysis using Model Builder, Python, and ArcGIS
Pro. Your models and scripts can then be shared as tools that others can use.
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Asset Management Case Studies
SDCC - Room 26 A
DESCRIPTION
This session will highlight how GIS is integral to Asset Management.
Presentations will discuss using applications to improve routine asset
management tasks as well as more advanced risk analysis for prioritization of
main replacements.
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Moving Beyond Anecdotal GIS Success – An ROI Conversation
SDCC - Ballroom 20 A - Wade Kloos
DESCRIPTION
Learn about how measuring the return on investment (ROI) of your GIS projects
has never been easier or more necessary than right now. We’ll dissect actual GIS
projects and ask the pertinent questions that can reveal hidden clues of actual
business impacts and GIS results. If you lack evidence of the true value of GIS
within your organization, this is the UC session you need to attend. GIS
professionals are the only people that can remove the uncertainty surrounding
the contributions that GIS teams provide. Let’s move away from anecdotal GIS
accomplishments and into the realm of tangible and documented business
results. Come to this session with your ROI questions, experiences and join in on
the conversation that seeks to demystify the process of measuring and
documenting GIS ROI.
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ArcGIS Maps for Microsoft Office: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 02 - Gregory Ponto, Scott Ball
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Maps for Office is an application integration that enables the use of Esri’s
Location Platform, ArcGIS with Microsoft Office. You can quickly create dynamic,
interactive maps of your Excel and data and start exploring your data in a whole
new way.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Tuning and Scaling
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Philip Heede, David Cordes
DESCRIPTION
In this presentation, we will look at ArcGIS Enterprise and the many different tiers
and ways to tune and scale it. We will touch on tuning your existing deployment,
including aspects of map service optimization, using the right service types,
choosing the right deployment model, and much more. When you’ve exhausted
the performance you can get out of your existing deployment, we will get into
when and how to scale: adding more resources to existing machines or adding
additional machines.
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Capital Planning and Right-of-Way Permitting Maps and Apps for
Local Government
SDCC - Room 30 A - Chris Fox, Scott Oppmann
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of a set of capital project planning and right-
of-way permitting maps and apps available in the ArcGIS for Local Government
solution.
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How to Make a Great Map: A Cartographic Introduction
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Wesley Jones, Kenneth Field
DESCRIPTION
Need to know something about how to make great maps but never had the time
to take a class? Go no further-this session gives you the essential tools of the
trade from two of our award winning cartographers with a background in
professional and academic cartography. The goal of this session is to empower
you to understand how maps work and what makes a better map, to make smart
choices and become a smarter map-maker. We’ll cover the basic principles of
cartographic design (classification, generalization, symbology, color, type, layout
for print and web) and how these are used to emphasize the message for your
map.
You will see how the various components of your map interact and what works
well to communicate a message to your audience. We’ll step through the map-
making process with a live example built from start to finish to show you how to
make good design decisions. Join us to learn how maps work and how to make
them work for you.
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Proven Steps to Get the Most from Your GIS Investment
SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Anna Sokol, Paul Burgess
DESCRIPTION
Discover how to translate your vision into a robust approach to GIS that
addresses your priorities with actual workflows and success criteria. Regardless of
your mission or your market, this session will teach you about a four-step process
that any organization can follow to help reach its goals. This session will deliver
the process overview, best practices, real customer stories and resources you can
start using immediately.
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Command and Control: A Platform Approach Using ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 C - Tom Smedley, Scott Cecilio, Parker Hornstein
DESCRIPTION
Military organizations can utilize the ArcGIS platform to empower decision
making and situational awareness at all levels of command, integrating disparate
data types. Learn how the platform can be used to receive and analyze
information, plan and monitor an operation, and disseminate that information
quickly using rich content and focused, mission-oriented apps. See how to share
information between the operations center, command post, and deployed
individuals using cross-platform collaboration. Technologies will include ArcGIS
Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, Native Apps, and ArcGIS
Developer APIs.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Working with Print Services
SDCC - Room 30 D - Jeff Moulds, Tanu Hoque
DESCRIPTION
Printing maps and layouts from web apps is now more powerful in ArcGIS
Enterprise. At this session, we will cover recent developments and improvements
to the print service, as well as best practices for using the service. Topics will
include support for vector tile layers, rendering capabilities, publishing print
services from ArcGIS Pro, and creating customized Python-based print services.
Attendees will learn how to take full advantage of the print service in ArcGIS
Enterprise, from configuration to formatting layouts and elements.
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Green Infrastructure Planning with the Living Atlas and
GeoPlanner
SDCC - Room 16 B - Ryan Perkl, Robert Stauder
DESCRIPTION
Green Infrastructure (GI) is a strategically planned and managed network of
natural lands, wildlife habitats, open spaces, parks, and other assets that provide
communities with the vital services that enrich and sustain their quality of life.
this content in the Living Atlas, a vast ecosystem of online resources, and see GI
planning in action with GeoPlanner, a premium application for geodesign and
scenario based planning.
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Working with Metadata in ArcGIS
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Naicong Li, Aleta Vienneau
DESCRIPTION
Metadata adds value to your GIS data and, therefore, to your analysis results. It is
also a key component when you share and publish GIS information. This session
introduces how to create and use metadata in ArcGIS for Desktop, including
ArcGIS Pro. It describes workflows for importing, exporting, maintaining, and
sharing your metadata content.
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Integrated Forest Management Systems
SDCC - Room 25 A
DESCRIPTION
This exciting forestry session focuses on enterprise solutions for managing forest
management processes including forest inventory, silviculture activity
scheduling, harvesting, and more. The emphasis of this session is on ArcGIS as a
complete platform that supports forest management planning and empowers
employees throughout the organization; in the field, in the office, and in the
boardroom. Case studies presented will provide you with a powerful overview of
how solutions can be leveraged without requiring specialized GIS expertise while
serving hundreds and thousands of users.
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ArcGIS Pro: Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D - Nathan Shephard, J D Overton, Ty
Fitzpatrick, Kory Kramer
DESCRIPTION
Learn what's new in the latest releases of ArcGIS Pro and how to more efficiently
create great maps, edit your data and share the
results of your work with others.
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Census & Statistical Technical Advances Using GIS
SDCC - Room 26 B
DESCRIPTION
Data volumes continue to rise as do the number of sources. How do you invoke
new methods to create efficiencies, and yet continue to ensure consistent data
quality or even improve data it while taking in these new sources? Hear two great
stories of how to do more, improving quality leveraging tools out of the ArcGIS
toolbox!
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ArcGIS GeoEvent Server: Leveraging Stream Services
Workshop
SDCC - Room 33 C - Ken Gorton, RJ Sunderman Jr
DESCRIPTION
The stream service capability in ArcGIS GeoEvent Server enables real-time
mapping visualizations for web applications. Explore configuring real-time web
apps without any application development using Portal for ArcGIS, web
application templates, and Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS. Learn about the
differences and advantages of using stream services for real-time data, how to
publish and configure them, and how to incorporate them in application
templates or custom JavaScript applications.
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Batch Geocoding with ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 B - Bruce Harold, Victor Bhattacharyya
DESCRIPTION
This workshop introduces best practices for batch geocoding with ArcGIS. If you
have a need to Batch Geocode addresses or places this session will walk you
through optimized workflows for configuring locators and services as well as
introduce tips and tricks for achieving optimal quality and performance.
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Lidar and GIS: Classification and Feature Extraction
SDCC - Room 16 A - Lindsay Weitz, Dan Hedges
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will cover best practices for processing airborne lidar, going from
unclassified point clouds to useful geographic feature data. It will include steps
for classifying overlap, noise, ground, and building points. It will also
demonstrate the extraction of building footprints and 3D building models.
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Small Gas Utility GIS
SDCC - Room 25 C
DESCRIPTION
Case study presentations highlighting small gas utility implementations of the
ArcGIS platform.
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GIS Analysis in Earthquake Engineering
Construction
SDCC - Room 28 D
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Best Practices for Publishing Services, Layers, and Maps
User Conference, Intermediate, Web GIS: Online, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 02 - Keith VanGraafeiland, Paul Dodd, Daniel Siegel
DESCRIPTION
Publishing Maps and Services are easy unless your goal is to make life easier for
others to leverage your work. Learn how adding the right level of detail to your
published content can cause others to praise your efforts and become your
advocate. Examine Web Map and Service item properties that can help with
usability and provide real mapping value. Experience some of the ways you can
improve your content items that will make others enjoy all the hard work you’ve
put in.
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Esri Best Practices: Architecting Your Implementation
SDCC - Room 05 A - Raymond Bunn, David Wrazien
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform connects maps, apps, data, and people in ways that help
organizations make more informed and faster decisions, extending the reach of
GIS across the enterprise. ArcGIS accomplishes this by making it easy for
everyone in an organization to discover, use, make, and share maps from any
device, anywhere, anytime. ArcGIS is designed to be flexible, offering these
capabilities through multiple implementation patterns and approaches. Attend
this session to learn of these architecture patterns and approaches along with
their associative best practices. For presenting these concepts, the ArcGIS
conceptual reference architecture will be used.
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Interpolating Surfaces in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 31 A - Steve Kopp, Steve Lynch
DESCRIPTION
This session will present the data structures and types of surfaces that are
common in GIS and the tools for creating them. We will discuss and demonstrate
different types of surfaces and guidelines for choosing appropriate tools, with
particular emphasis on choosing the best interpolation tools for creating raster
surfaces and evaluating the quality of the surface.
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Collector for ArcGIS: Working with High Accuracy Data
Complimentary Recording, User Conference, ArcGIS Apps, Intermediate,
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 D - Kevin Burke, Jeff Shaner, Morgan Zhang,
Doug Morgenthaler
DESCRIPTION
Today there are more and more options for getting high accuracy locational
information on Smartphones and Tablets. Attend this session to learn how to use
Collector for ArcGIS to capture data with high geographic accuracy from GPS/
GNSS receivers.
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Network Analyst: Optimize Your Fleet of Vehicles with the VRP
Solver
Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 33 C - Shubhada Kshirsagar, Heather Moe
DESCRIPTION
This session introduces the capabilities of the Network Analyst vehicle routing
problem (VRP) solver. We’ll focus on modeling and solving real-world problems,
incorporating complex constraints such as multiple-capacity routing, incremental
assignment, multiple-day routing, time windows, and specialties. We will also
discuss a workflow from planning to the distribution of routes to drivers.
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Lidar and GIS: Applications and Examples
SDCC - Room 15 B - Clayton Crawford
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will outline and demonstrate common lidar processing tasks and
workflows. Topics include assessing lidar point coverage and sample density,
creation of digital elevation models, forest canopy density and height estimation,
intensity image creation, smooth contour generation, and floodplain delineation.
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Beyond Where: Modeling Spatial Relationships and Making
Predictions
SDCC - Room 17 A - Lauren Bennett, Jenora D'Acosta, Flora Vale
DESCRIPTION
This workshop will cover regression analysis concepts for the analysis of
geographic data. Using these statistical methods in many areas (e.g., business,
public health, natural resources) allows you to examine, model, and explore data
relationships to help answer questions such as “why do we see so much disease
in particular areas?” Regression analysis also allows you to predict spatial
outcomes for other places or time periods. Application and use of ordinary least
squares regression (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) will be
demonstrated. You will learn how to build a properly specified OLS model and
interpret the results and diagnostics. The latest advancements in regression and
prediction in ArcGIS will be covered.
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Data Science in ArcGIS Using Python and R
SDCC - Room 09 - Marjean Pobuda, Mark Janikas
DESCRIPTION
Python and R provide a wide array of powerful modules that can expand the data
science capabilities of ArcGIS. This session outlines integration techniques that
allow you to call open source statistical packages to quantify patterns and
relationships in your data. The session further details methods that take the
guesswork out of transferring data between ArcGIS and the Python and R
environments, demonstrating how to easily incorporate advanced analytical
techniques into your daily workflows. The material is freely available on GitHub in
the form of ArcGIS Toolboxes and Jupyter Notebooks in order to demonstrate
the vast capabilities available to you. This session promotes interaction with the
audience, so come join the discussion and be prepared to learn about the many
possibilities at your fingertips for exploring your spatial data.
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Cost Distance Analysis: Identifying the Best Path
SDCC - Room 29 C - Elizabeth Graham, Kevin Johnston
DESCRIPTION
Cost distance analysis can be used to create wildlife corridors between a series of
habitat patches, locate a road to a new development, or determine the best way
to reach an injured hiker. This session will guide you through the basics of
creating a raster cost surface, how to produce least-cost paths between sources,
and we will introduce a new tool that connects a series of sources with the
optimum network of paths. The session will also cover more advanced
techniques such as how to incorporate directionality (for example, if going uphill
or downhill) and how to control the characteristics of the traveler (for example,
the mode of travel).
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SDCC - Room 16 B - Sean Breyer, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
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Geodatabase Administration: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 15 A - Jillian Penney, Annie Sasidar
DESCRIPTION
This is a session for database administrators and application developers who
need to know how to install, configure, and tune ArcGIS Server’s Geodatabase
technology. Topics will include installation and upgrading, making and
managing connections, working with locks, creating and managing users and
roles, using geoprocessing to automate maintenance tasks, and general tuning
and configuration guidelines.
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Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling in ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 30 A - Dean Djokic
DESCRIPTION
This technical workshop presents GIS techniques that can be used for terrain
analyses, hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) characteristics extraction, numerical
model input and output, modeling process automation, and result mapping.
HEC’s HMS and RAS form the modeling backbone for H&H analyses used in this
workshop.
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Understanding and Styling Vector Basemaps
SDCC - Room 10 - Jessica Acosta Rodriguez
DESCRIPTION
One of the many benefits to the Esri Vector Basemaps is the ability to customize
them. This styling can range from corporate branding with simple color changes
to a full blown cartographic overhaul of the design and content. This workshop
presents both tips and tricks for quick styling to more involved changes that can
significantly alter the map’s appearance. The tools available to make this happen
will also be showcased.
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Solving Webmap Challenges: Imperfect Data, Boring Popups,
Getting Attention
SDCC - Room 16 A - Jim Herries, Diana Lavery
DESCRIPTION
Data is rarely perfect. Fortunately, you are in a position to be the hero, but you’ll
need skills. In this workshop, we walk through the typical challenges that
suboptimal data pose. This talk will go over how to edit your tabular data, how to
physically move features on the map that have been improperly placed, and how
to use Arcade expressions to symbolize and place labels. Learn simple Arcade
skills that let your try out ideas quickly, handle exceptions and create additional
variables “on the fly.” Too much data? Use filters to subset your data quickly.
Advanced topics show how to handle suppression requirements and how to put
HTML tables into your pop-ups to work with configurable apps.
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Designing Great Maps 2: Dynamic Maps for Web and Mobile
SDCC - Room 32 A/B - Larry Orman, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
truly communicate and engage. This workshop will give you insights into
designing effective maps for digital media. Learn how interactive maps
combined with multimedia content can engage, inform, and inspire your
audiences. Learn how basic design principles work in a new media context, and
how digital media gives you opportunities to integrate cartography and user
experience.
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Caching Maps and Vector Tile Layers: Best Practices
SDCC - Room 04 - Garima Tiwari, Tommy Fauvell
DESCRIPTION
The ArcGIS platform has multiple ways to cache data for fast visualization with
the introduction of vector tiles. In this session, we will look at both raster and
vector tile caches to compare and contrast when to use one or the other. In
addition, we will cover how to best author your maps for the two different
formats. After attending this session, you will be able to choose the right format
for the right job as well as author a fast, attractive map using the appropriate
tools.
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Developing Dynamic Situational Awareness Apps Using ArcGIS
Runtime
SDCC - Room 30 C - Ben Conklin, Parker Hornstein, Kerry Robinson
DESCRIPTION
This presentation will demonstrate how developers can leverage the ArcGIS
Runtime Disconnected Situational Awareness Toolkit to develop command and
control applications. It will cover the capabilities in latest release of ArcGIS
Runtime. Demonstrations will be focused on working with offline map data,
leveraging military symbology and embedding analysis into your application.
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Esri Best Practices: Utilizing AGILE Project Management
SDCC - Room 14 B - Jennifer Prather, Lana Tylka
DESCRIPTION
Fast paced, daily stand-ups, deploy every 2-4 weeks. These are the characteristics
of how GIS projects are managed using Agile methodologies. Come learn how
Esri runs projects and how we adopt Agile to deploy successful GIS projects.
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Network Analyst: Solving Large Transportation Analysis Problems
SDCC - Room 30 D - Deelesh Mandloi, Melinda Morang
DESCRIPTION
Solving large problems can be slow and memory intensive. For example, how do
you find the three closest clinics for millions of patients or calculate a drive-time
polygon around every store in your chain without waiting forever or running out
of memory? This session will discuss how to solve large network analysis
problems efficiently, including using Python to split the problem into smaller
chunks and run the analysis in parallel on a single machine running ArcGIS Pro or
on many machines that are part of an ArcGIS Server site.
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Driving GIS Adoption through Organizational Change
Management
SDCC - Room 14 A - Jennifer Vaughan-Gibson, David Schneider
DESCRIPTION
Do you feel stuck as you face challenges gaining executive buy-in and end-user
adoption of Esri technology? The evolution of the ArcGIS Platform provides you
with unprecedented opportunities to engage non-traditional geospatial users
throughout your organization. Explore best-practices for managing this
technology change. See proven models for communicating your vision and
strategy to advance geospatial technology use in organizational workflows. You’ll
leave this session able to define your technology change challenges and
obstacles; better able to create and communicate your executive vision and
strategy; win over the end-user community by aligning technology use to mission
goals; and plot a strategy to engage your executives by establishing a strong ROI.
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ArcGIS Pro: Working with Temporal Data
SDCC - Ballroom 20 D - Nathan Shephard, Steve Heidelberg
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide an overview of the functionality, techniques, and tips for
visualizing temporal data in ArcGIS Pro. This includes: event-driven content, such
as earthquakes; content captured on a regular schedule, such as monthly sea-
surface temperatures; and ordered progressions of content through time, such as
ship locations based on the number of days since they left port.
We will discuss and demonstrate the best practices for interactively filtering and
navigating your content through time, as well as show how to export your
temporal views as video animations.
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Using Living Atlas World Elevation
SDCC - Room 17 B - Rajinder Nagi
DESCRIPTION
Elevation data supports numerous GIS workflows ranging from deriving slope
and aspect; viewshed analysis; generating profile; orthorectification; rendering
3D visualizations; creating relief maps etc. Esri makes it easy to work with
elevation content by offering comprehensive elevation layers. This session will
provide an overview of Living Atlas elevation layers and how these can be used
for visualization & analysis to support user’s GIS work in both 2D and 3D
environment across the ArcGIS platform. It will also cover how organizations can
contribute their high resolution elevation data to make these services even better.
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Leveraging SAP HANA and ArcGIS
SDCC - Room 29 D - Melissa Jarman, Eugene Yang
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss how ArcGIS can access SAP HANA in-memory columnar
DBMS technology and ST_GEOMETRY spatial type. You will learn about ArcGIS
workflows supported on SAP HANA and how to integrate spatial data in SAP
HANA with Web ArcGIS technology
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Editing and Maintaining Parcels: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 33 A/B - Amy Andis, Jason Camerano
DESCRIPTION
This session will provide a detailed explanation of the parcel fabric data model,
and will demonstrate parcel fabric editing tools and techniques. With an
emphasis on efficiency and productivity the topics discussed will include
managing stacked parcels, COGO data entry, using built-in workflows,
annotation, and labeling.
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Design Story Maps for Emotional Impact
SDCC - Room 05 B - Jennifer Bell, John Nelson
DESCRIPTION
Engage and inspire your Story Map audience with effective planning, thoughtful
narrative, and eye-catching cartography and design. Learn tips and tricks to
modify Cascade, Map Journal, Map Series, and other Story Map templates to
best share your narrative.
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Python: ArcPy Tips and Tricks
SDCC - Room 30 E - Clinton Dow
DESCRIPTION
ArcPy is the primary entry point for accessing ArcGIS functionality through
Python. Stop by the Demo Theater to learn useful Python tips and tricks that you
can quickly incorporate into your everyday workflows, will help you code more
efficiently and push your ArcPy scripting skills to the next level.
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Esri Best Practices: Tuning, Testing, and Monitoring
SDCC - Room 08 - Frank Pizzi, Andrew Sakowicz
DESCRIPTION
This session will discuss the process of performance tuning, testing, and
monitoring of ArcGIS implementations. The session will include sharing a
methodology and tools for analyzing the key performance factors and the root
cause of typical performance problems.
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Thursday Night Party
User Conference, Conference Activity, Non-Technical
Balboa Park - Balboa Park
DESCRIPTION
Join thousands of your colleagues in San Diego’s Balboa Park. Enjoy great food,
awesome entertainment, interactive games, beautiful museums, and fun activities
for the whole family.
Wristbands are required for entry. Additional wristbands for family and friends
(not attending UC) are available for $50 each. Both can be picked up at the
Activities or Information Desk in the main lobby of the convention center on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Round-trip shuttle transportation will be provided from the San Diego

Convention Center to Balboa Park—and back, after the party.
Kids 12 and under are free.
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Friday, July 13
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9:00 am - 10:00 am Friday, July 13

Approach
SDCC - Room 09 - Jeff Archer, Bern Szukalski
DESCRIPTION
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Story Maps: Great Story Maps and How to Emulate Them
SDCC - Ballroom 06 C - Rupert Essinger, Allen Carroll
DESCRIPTION
We'll show you some incredible story maps that stand head and shoulders above
the crowd and use them to give you insider tips and tricks on how to
conceptualize a story, how to edit and refine your narrative, and how you can go
beyond the basics to inform, inspire, and amaze your audience.
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Spatial Analysis: The Road Ahead
Workshop
SDCC - Room 05 A - Lauren Bennett, Steve Kopp, Ashley Pengelly,
Jian Lange
DESCRIPTION
Spatial analysis goes beyond locations on the map and it is one of the most
powerful features in GIS. At Esri, our goal is to provide advanced out of the box
analysis tools across the whole ArcGIS platform. We want to get spatial analytics
into the hands of more people without requiring them to be GIS experts. In
ArcGIS, there is an analysis experience for everyone. Whether your analysis
requires a simple online map viewer, a powerful desktop application, a drag and
drop interactive approach, a dynamic scripting environment, or all of the above,
we've got you covered. Come join us for this Road Ahead session to find out
what enhancements have been made in ArcGIS Spatial Analysis and what we are
planning for the upcoming year, especially in the areas of new analysis and
machine learning functionality across the ArcGIS platform, performing analysis on
big data including imagery, real time analysis, and integrating spatial analysis
with the scientific Python ecosystem.
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Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 F - Jeff Shaner, Chris Lesueur, Ismael Chivite
DESCRIPTION
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Advanced Topics in Administration
Web GIS: Enterprise, User Conference, Advanced, Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 04 - Moginraj Mohandas, Thomas Edghill
DESCRIPTION
This session takes a deeper dive into administering ArcGIS Enterprise. Join us as
we walk through security considerations, customizing your service parameters
and settings, command line utilities, HA and DR, backup and restore and a view
into the Server Administrator Directory. Ways to script your administrative tasks
will also be covered, as well as scaling out to additional machines and/or server
roles. This session is a great follow-up to the Introduction to Administration
session and is geared towards attendees familiar with administering ArcGIS
Enterprise.
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Python: Advanced Topics
SDCC - Room 03 - James Bennett, Andrew Ortego
DESCRIPTION
Exploring the arcpy module, this session will cover topics that include working
with cursors, working with geometry objects, data structures, and more. Coding
examples and best practices will be discussed throughout.
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ArcGIS Enterprise: The Road Ahead
Workshop
SDCC - Ballroom 06 B - Vinay Viswambharan, Jay Theodore, Philip
Heede, Shreyas Shinde
DESCRIPTION
ArcGIS Enterprise brings powerful mapping and spatial reasoning to your
infrastructure. This session will offer a sneak peek at capabilities planned for
upcoming releases, as well as a view into some of the research and development
projects currently underway for the product.
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Technical Workshop
SDCC - Room 10 - Lisa Berry, Jennifer Bell
DESCRIPTION
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Workshop
SDCC - Room 01 A/B - Stefan Balbo, Rob Elkins Jr, Nathan Shephard,
Jim McKinney, Craig Williams, Ty Fitzpatrick, Drew Flater
DESCRIPTION
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SDCC - Ballroom 06 E - Jeremy Bartley, Kelly Gerrow-Wilcox, Paul
Ross, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
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Esri Managed Cloud Services: An Introduction
SDCC - Room 05 B - Alec Walker
DESCRIPTION
Customers are increasingly considering the cloud as a deployment option for all
or part of their GIS-based content, applications, or systems. The adoption or
expansion of the cloud requires organizational, business, and technical
considerations. Using customer use cases, this session will share common usage
requirements, available capabilities, deployment patterns and migration
approaches provided through the Esri Managed Cloud Services framework.
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SDCC - Room 08 - Scott Ball, Derek Law
DESCRIPTION
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SDCC - Room 07 A/B - Sean Breyer, Deane Kensok
DESCRIPTION
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SDCC - Room 02 - J D Overton, Timothy Stoebner, David Watkins
DESCRIPTION
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm Friday, July 13

Closing Session
General Session (Plenary/Closing), User Conference, All Users
SDCC - Ballroom 20 B
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2018 Esri User Conference

7:30 am - 8:30 am Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday, July 07

1. Getting Started with GIS

2. Learning the Fundamentals of ArcMap

3. Getting Started with ArcGIS Pro

4. Storing Data in the Geodatabase

5. Constructing Points from Address Data

6. Importing CAD Data

7. Spatial Reference and Data Alignment

8. Editing GIS Data

9. Maintaining Land Records Using Parcel Fabric

10. Modeling Transportation Networks

11. Performing Image Classification

12. Finding the Best Location

13. Examining Patterns in Your Data

14. Displaying Data in 3D

15. Creating Maps for Presentation

16. Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS Online

17. Generating Custom Web Applications

18. Telling Your Story with Story Maps

19. Performing Analysis with Model Builder

20. Using Tasks in ArcGIS Pro

21. Automating Workflows Using Python

22. Using Business Analyst Web

23. Discovering Patterns Using Insights for ArcGIS

24. Monitoring Activity Using Operations Dashboard

8:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday, July 07

• Creating 3D scene layers and web scenes.

8:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday, July 07

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8:30 am - 8:40 am Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

This is a hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

Please note: This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.

8:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday, July 07

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

Please note:This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

This is a two-day, hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

This is a hands-on seminar, computers will be provided.

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, July 07

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