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Episode 19: Driven by Data

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Are you looking for great data? We’ve got you covered with this data-heavy edition of the Spatial Report podcast. First, hosts Maggie Samson and Mark Ho introduce you to the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. Then our honorary GeoGeek, Jeff Petillon, will provide tips for finding imagery data. 

What's Making Us Mappy [2:00]  

Our hosts share one cool thing that is catching their eye in the world of ArcGIS. 

Maggie highlights a cool website she discovered. Your Name in Landsat is a fun way to discover amazing imagery from around the world. All you need to do is type in your name, and the application spells it out using Landsat satellite imagery. But please give Maggie more G imagery!

Mark delves into the developer world as he shares some information on the new ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter. Flutter is the hip open-source technology from Google that is taking the mobile app world by storm. The newest way to build cross-platform mapping native apps is currently in beta but will be in full release by the end of 2024. 

Inside the Arc [5:24]  

Feature interview that takes our audience inside an Esri product or capability.  

At the heart of a good GIS is great data. But finding authoritative data can be challenging. Thankfully, Esri curates a library of the best geographic content from around the globe. From boundaries to basemaps and everything in between, the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World provides data layers, maps and apps that are ready to use. To give us a tour of all the data you can discover in the ArcGIS Living Atlas, we welcome our tour guide Malena McCrossan. She is the data and content curator for the Living Atlas at Esri Canada. 

Guest: Malena McCrossan, Living Atlas Curator at Esri Canada (LinkedIn) 

GeoGeeks [15:56] 

Rotation of Esri Canada panelists shares what's new in ArcGIS technology.  

We keep the data train rolling with a special honorary GeoGeek, but he’s no stranger to the pod. Jeff Petillion, our imagery guru at Esri Canada, returns to the podcast to drop some knowledge on how to find and procure imagery data. He offers up some great tips, from connecting to STAC imagery in ArcGIS Pro to using third-party vendors that can provide quality high-resolution data.

Guest: Jeff Petillion, Product Specialist, Imagery at Esri Canada (LinkedIn) 

M versus M [25:40]  

Our hosts quiz each other about all things ArcGIS and GIS.  

Mark is back at the game show controls, and this time he has ArcGIS Pro layouts on his mind. In the inaugural match of “Is This a Thing”, Mark quizzes Maggie about whether different functions are available when making a layout in ArcGIS Pro. Is a Magnetic North Arrow Left a thing? Play along to find out!

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