Getting Technical - July 2024
What’s new in World Imagery? What’s changed with the FedRAMP PMO authorizing ArcGIS Online as FedRAMP Moderate? What’s new with the Esri Support AI chatbot? How to create custom basemaps for ArcGIS Urban? What are the different ways to Integrate Data with ArcGIS Online? How to publish web enabled video, search and discover locations of interest within videos? How to use the select by attributes tool in ArcGIS Web Editor? How to best create large 3D web layers in ArcGIS? What are the different ways you can use photos or other images in ArcGIS Online web map pop-ups? What are the new ArcGIS User Types? Get answers to all these questions and more in this month’s edition of Getting Technical.
Features
2024 Esri UC Plenary Session – Missed out on watching the plenary session? We've got you covered. The 2024 Plenary Session is now available to stream whenever you have time.
ArcGIS Online is now FedRAMP Moderate Authorized
We are excited to announce that ArcGIS Online has achieved FedRAMP Moderate Authorization as of July 22, 2024.
What’s new for Esri Developers June 2024
Esri recently introduced significant changes to the developer experience with ArcGIS, including a new developer website.
iNaturalist Observations Now Available within ArcGIS Living Atlas (Beta Release)
Gain access to the largest collection of citizen science species observations in the world using the new Living Atlas live feeds layer in beta.
What's New in World Imagery - July 2024
World Imagery updates and enhancements from the past year and the road ahead.
Generative AI in Urban Planning
Planning a city block, a neighborhood, or maybe a whole new city is a multifaceted task with no universal recipe to use. Can Generative AI help?
ArcGIS Solutions for Utilities: Understanding Stormwater Data Management
Explore a groundbreaking method for managing utility data with ArcGIS Solutions. Let's work together to unlock the potential of the stormwater data management solution. In Part 2, we configure the hosted content to get the solution up and running.
The Lost Art of Enterprise Geodatabases Part 1: Database Administration
Enterprise geodatabases often fly under the radar in the GIS world. However, they are foundational pieces of many GIS departments and power the workflows of all different kinds of spatial operations. Managing them is not always straightforward, but with the right people and tools, you can ensure your GIS data is fast and functional.
Creating Custom Basemaps for ArcGIS Urban
Enhance the appearance of your models in ArcGIS Urban, either with a purpose-driven display of ground features or with some creative flare, by leveraging custom basemaps. Using tools like the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor, or resources like the ArcGIS Living Atlas, you can tailor the look and feel of your basemaps for both internal and external planning audiences.
Introducing redefined initiatives in ArcGIS Hub
With redefined initiatives in ArcGIS Hub, you can bring together related projects and measure progress towards shared objectives. Hub Premium customers can leverage reimagined initiatives to organize and communicate efforts to meet long-term goals.
Seven Ways to Integrate Data with ArcGIS Online
Explore seven ways to integrate and keep data up-to-date with ArcGIS Online for visualization, analysis, and editing workflows.
ArcGIS Online: Enhancements to the Offline Experience
For those familiar with working with Offline in Field Maps and ArcGIS Online, you will be excited to see that the Offline experience from Field Maps has been brought into ArcGIS Online.
Editable Hillshade and Contours
Vector tile services for contours and hillshade offer new opportunities for integrating this content into your map or basemap.
Enhanced 3D Layers in ArcGIS
Esri is working with partners (Maxar, TomTom) to enhance our 3D basemaps with high-quality commercial data for elevation and buildings layers.
Video Analysis in ArcGIS Excalibur
How to publish web enabled video, search and discover locations of interest within videos, discover tools for analysis, and export to share.
Overture Maps Data in ArcGIS
Discover a few ways in which Overture Maps open data will soon be available to ArcGIS users following its general availability release.
Create a great home page for your organization
Your organization home page is the place visitors and organization members will start. How your home page looks will create first impressions.
Pop-ups: text element essentials
Text elements are one of the ways you can add information to pop-ups. Here's the basics for creating effective text elements.
Explore the infographics gallery in ArcGIS Business Analyst
ArcGIS Business Analyst infographic templates present key data from projects. Check out the infographics gallery for specialized templates.
Sentinel-1 Explorer: Observing Earth in a different light
Introducing Sentinel-1 Explorer, radar imagery for Earth observation.
GeoSnaps: Curious about the new changes to User Types in ArcGIS Online as of the new June 2024 update? Check out this GeoSnap that takes you through the major changes.
FAQ: How to best create large 3D web layers in ArcGIS
3D layers are building blocks of digital twins and 3D applications. ArcGIS offers workflows to create large 3D web layers.
Hot Tip: Pop-ups: image essentials
A comprehensive overview of the different ways you can use photos or other images in ArcGIS Online web map pop-ups.
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Announcements
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Service Packs, Patches & Product Support Updates
Impact of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge 127 updates on ArcGIS Enterprise
An update is coming to Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge in July 2024 that will negatively impact and break key parts of the ArcGIS Enterprise portal experience for versions prior to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3.
Esri released a series of patches, beginning in June 2024, to resolve this issue. All ArcGIS Enterprise deployments whose users interact with the ArcGIS Enterprise portal and ArcGIS Enterprise-based web applications in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 or earlier, using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, must install these patches to avoid service interruptions.
Deprecation FAQ: ArcGIS Developer Subscriptions
ArcGIS Developer Subscriptions at the Essentials, Builder, Professional, Premium, and Enterprise plan levels have been deprecated. This is part of an effort to streamline and simplify our developer offerings. Read the FAQ to learn about the new ArcGIS Developer Bundle.
Deprecation Notice: ArcGIS StreetMap Premium Attributes
If you use the StreetMap Premium streets.gdb or mapping.gdb directly in your internal processes or workflows, there are some upcoming changes that you should be aware of.
Deprecation Notice for ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server
ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server is being deprecated and its final release was in the ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 release. Read the blog for more details.
Deprecation Notice: Map Viewer Classic in ArcGIS Online
Map Viewer Classic is built on the ArcGIS API for JavaScript version 3.x that will be retired in July 2024. Due to the underlying ArcGIS API for JavaScript 3.x retirement, Map Viewer Classic will also be retired in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise. Below are more details on the specific retirement of Map Viewer Classic in ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online, which may be subject to change.
ArcGIS Configurable Apps Roadmap for Retirement
ArcGIS Configurable Apps is reaching its retirement, and we are eager to provide you with a clear understanding of the timelines and specifics involved. At the point of retirement, you will no longer be able to create new configurable apps. In addition, apps built using Configurable Apps will no longer be accessible, so we strongly encourage you to begin the process of migrating them to ArcGIS Instant Apps. This transition not only ensures access to new capabilities within ArcGIS Instant Apps but also keeps you aligned with the latest enhancements in Esri web mapping and geospatial web applications. Read the full article to find the outlined timelines and essential details.
Deprecation Notice for ArcGIS Community Analyst: Transition to ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App
ArcGIS Community Analyst is being deprecated entirely. The final release of Community Analyst will be in October 2024. Community Analyst will remain accessible to users until their next annual renewal date after December 1, 2024.
Portal for ArcGIS Security 2024 Update 1 released
The Portal for ArcGIS Security 2024 Update 1 is available. Install these patches at your earliest opportunity to address these vulnerabilities.
Announcement: Deprecation of ArcGIS Field Maps on Windows Subsystem for Android
ArcGIS Field Maps was released on Windows 11 via the Windows Subsystem for Android in 2023. Microsoft is retiring the Windows Subsystem for Android on March 5, 2025, and the Amazon App Store will no longer be available on Windows 11 starting March 6, 2024. ArcGIS Field Maps on Windows 11 via the Windows Subsystem for Android will be retired on March 5, 2025.
Announcement: Deprecation of ArcGIS GeoPlanner
ArcGIS GeoPlanner, an extension for ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online, is being deprecated. Read the blog for more details.
Announcing the Deprecation of ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java
The ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java is being deprecated, with its final release scheduled for November 2024 in the form of Version 200.6.
Deprecation Notice for Event Editor: Transition to a Modern Workflow
The Event Editor web application included with ArcGIS Roads and Highways/ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing is being deprecated.
Deprecation notice: ArcGIS Collector on Windows platform to retire
ArcGIS Collector on Windows platform to retire; replaced by Field Maps on Windows 11 WSA.
Deprecation of ArcGIS Workflow Manager (Classic)
The final release of ArcGIS Workflow Manager (Classic) is scheduled for Q4 2024, at the release of ArcGIS Pro 3.4/ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4.
ArcGIS AppStudio Retirement Roadmap and Beyond
AppStudio 5.5 will be a “Long-Term Support” (LTS) release of the product and the last major release of AppStudio. The ArcGIS AppStudio product will be officially retired in February 2025.
ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Roadmap for Retirement
ArcGIS Web App Builder is retiring, and we want to share the retirement timelines and details with you. While your ArcGIS Web AppBuilder apps that you have built will continue to work, Esri’s recommended path for taking advantage of new capabilities in ArcGIS as well as for staying abreast of the changes in browser technology is to migrate applications to ArcGIS Experience Builder. Read the article for the timelines and details.
Important Notice for ArcMap Users with Subscription Licenses
If you are using ArcMap today as part of production workflows and have an ArcGIS Desktop subscription license, there is some important information in this blog for you to consider.
ArcMap entered Mature support on March 1, 2024
ArcMap has entered the Mature Support phase of its product life cycle on March 1, 2024, marking the end of software updates and patches. Now is the ideal time to transition to ArcGIS Pro if you haven't already made the move. We have curated several resources here to help guide your migration journey.
ArcGIS 10.8.2 is the current release of ArcMap and will continue to be supported until March 1, 2026, as established in the ArcGIS Desktop Product Life Cycle. This was a maintenance release only and does not include new functionality. This update does not extend the ArcGIS 10.8.x product life cycle. Esri does not have plans to release an ArcMap 10.9. The ArcMap Continued Support page, will be able to answer your questions regarding continued support of ArcMap as well as contains resources to help you transition your work moving forward into several Esri products such as ArcGIS Pro.
Web Watch – Blogs, Podcasts and Useful Resources
Map of the Month: Harvest Moon Trailway
The 110-km Harvest Moon Trailway traverses the Annapolis Valley through beautiful towns along a former railbed, connecting the Landscape of Grand Pré UNESCO World Heritage Site to the historic seaside town of Annapolis Royal. The Harvest Moon Trailway sits on the former railbed known as the Dominion Atlantic Railway, first built in 1894. This was one the earliest examples of rail tourism in Canada, carrying tens of thousands of tourists from the United States through the Land of Evangeline, a part of the landscape popularly captured in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie.
This map was originally published in the 2022 Map Calendar.
Spatial Report Podcast Season 1 | Episode 16: The Great Indoors
As the summer heats up, it’s time to take your GIS indoors. We will chat with our indoors insider about all things indoor mapping. Plus, we’ll get the highlights of the best advancements in the latest release of ArcGIS Online from our GeoGeek.
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Training
Working with LiDAR Data in ArcGIS
This course introduces light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data concepts, collection methods, quality control considerations and common applications. You’ll learn how to manage, edit, visualize and share LiDAR-derived 2D and 3D information products using ArcGIS Pro.
Esri Canada Seminars & Webinars
3 Ways to Subscribe to Assessment Analyst® GAMA
Aug 14, 2024
Discover GAMA's three subscriptions: GAMA Explorer for spatial insights, GAMA Editor for data management, and GAMA Evaluator for an integrated property assessment solution. Attendees will learn to empower their property assessments with GAMA's tailored solutions.
Touchdown with ArcGIS Pro 3.3
Aug 22, 2024
Are you ready to score big with ArcGIS Pro 3.3? Join us for an action-packed webinar where we’ll tackle the game-changing new features and advancements of our latest release. From flood simulations to presentations, our star quarterbacks will guide you through the key plays you need to win the ArcGIS Pro Bowl.
Applying Location Intelligence for Site Security – From Global to Local to Tactical
Sep 10, 2024
Whether protecting one stadium or a global network of physical assets, location intelligence unifies complex missions. Join us in this webinar to see how GIS can serve as a robust toolset in operationalizing your data for tactical, strategic, and investigative analysis and operational field activities.
Anticipating the Biggest Changes in the Future for the Property Assessment Industry
Oct 23, 2024
With technological advancements and evolving stakeholder expectations, the assessment industry is transforming. Attend this webinar for insights on how you can anticipate and embrace these significant changes to prepare yourself for the future.