Getting Technical - August 2024
What’s new in ArcGIS Solutions? What’s new in ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps 200.5? How can you customize the Community Map of Canada and other basemaps with the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor? How to add custom icons to point symbols in ArcGIS Scene Viewer? How to design email and phone buttons for ArcGIS Field Maps? How to combine mobile 3D scans with ArcGIS? Get answers to all these questions and more in this month’s edition of Getting Technical.
Features
ArcGIS Solutions introduces an improved migration experience to Utility Network Foundation solutions
Learn more about the improved migration tools and updates to the utility network package tools.
What’s new in ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps 200.5
This release of the Native Maps SDKs includes complete support for Utility Network offline workflows, touch-centric geometry editing, and more.
Detect and measure wildfires with the Sentinel-1 Explorer
Harness the power of radar to see through smoke, clouds, and darkness. Find, visualize, and measure important change events like wildfires.
Designing Community Basemaps with the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor: Part 1
Basemaps don’t have to be basic or boring. You can design them to suit any creative theme you like, from mimicking minimal Apple basemaps to designing fruity maximalist maps using Paul Cézanne’s oil paintings. Check out this three-part blog series to learn all about customizing the Community Map of Canada and other basemaps with the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor.
Designing Community Basemaps with the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor: Part 2
Check out part 2 of the 3-part blog series to learn all about customizing the Community Map of Canada and other basemaps with the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor.
Manage street signs with Field Maps
Use ArcGIS Field Maps and ArcGIS Solutions to get started with a street sign management project.
Calculate the travel time or distance between paired origins and destinations
Use the Network Analyst route solver and out-of-the-box tools to calculate travel time and distance between origin-destination pairs.
Collect, Visualize, and Analyze Activity Spaces with ArcGIS
Collecting, visualizing, and analyzing where people live, learn, work, worship, and play.
Custom icon point symbols in Scene Viewer
Learn how to add custom icons to point symbols in ArcGIS Scene Viewer.
Map Viewer: A Labeling Recap
A quick recap on the labeling functionality in Map Viewer.
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter beta 2 is here
We’re excited to announce that ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter beta 2 is now available!
Managing Imagery and Remotely Sensed Data in the Enterprise with ArcGIS
Maximize operational efficiency and decision-making with effective management of enterprise imagery and remotely sensed data.
Reimagine Your GIS: From ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro and User Types
Learn how transitioning from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro and user types can give GIS workflows a boost.
Design email and phone buttons for ArcGIS Field Maps
Use Arcade and HTML to create pop-up buttons linking back to your data with actions such as opening the phone app, sending emails, and more.
ArcGIS Solutions introduces Essential Data Models to Utility Network Foundation solutions
Essential Data Models in the Utility Network Foundations.
Announcing ArcGIS Maps SDK 1.6 for Unreal Engine
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine 1.6 includes terrain alignment of actors, support for Unreal Engine 5.4, plus Esri's latest basemap styles.
Announcing ArcGIS Maps SDK 1.6 for Unity
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Unity 1.6 includes terrain alignment of game objects, Apple Vision Pro support, plus Esri's latest basemap styles.
How to make a "peeled edge" area of interest effect in ArcGIS Pro
Catch eyes and imaginations with this fun technique that draws attention to your area of interest with a bit of style!
GeoSnaps: Have you ever wanted to transform photos you have taken with your phone into an app that shows both the pictures and their locations on a map? With ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Instant Apps, you can easily make an app where your photos are the stars! This GeoSnaps video will walk you through the steps of adding your geotagged photos as a new layer in ArcGIS Online, then building a new instant app using the Attachment Viewer template.
FAQ: How to make this thematic map, and stuff
Some things to consider when making a thematic map.
Hot Tip: How to combine mobile 3D scans with ArcGIS
Learn how to combine mobile scanning with ArcGIS products to easily create any scene you need.
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Announcements
A new book of concepts and values by Jack Dangermond
FCC Broadband Data Collection – December 2023 Update in ArcGIS Living Atlas
View more announcements in the ArcGIS Blog | My Esri on Esri Community
Service Packs, Patches & Product Support Updates
Impact of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge 127 updates on ArcGIS Enterprise
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
Deprecation Notice: ArcGIS StreetMap Premium Attributes
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
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: ArcGIS Collector on Windows platform to retire
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 RetirementArcGIS 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
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.
ArcGIS Field Maps 24.2.1 release
A focused patch release to the iOS and Android mobile apps, 24.2.1 has some strategic bug fixes and enhancements for mobile users.
Web Watch – Blogs, Podcasts and Useful Resources
Map of the Month: Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency: 8 Minute Fire Station CoverageHalifax Regional Fire and Emergency (HRFE) examined potential changes in its response capability in the urban fire response zones with respect to response times and number of stations, apparatus and personnel that can be delivered within a specific amount of time. The resultant map counts the total number of stations in an eight-minute response time for a first alarm assignment. The coverage models were compared with data collected from HRFE’s computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, as well as from fire vehicle GPS data to properly calibrate the fire response model.
This map was originally published in the 2018 Map Calendar.
Spatial Report Podcast Season 1 | Episode 17: The 4-1-1 on NG9-1-1
The next generation of 9-1-1 is coming! We’ll discuss how GIS will play a big role in advancing emergency response. Then our field operations GeoGeek will tell us how to keep on mapping, even when you’re disconnected.
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Training
Deploying ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes
ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes is a cloud-native ArcGIS Enterprise deployment option that enables organizations to efficiently deliver GIS capabilities and content and flexibly scale to meet demand while maintaining high performance. This course introduces cloud-native concepts, Kubernetes tools and key infrastructure requirements. In course exercises, you'll create and manage a new ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes deployment.
This is an advanced class for IT and GIS administrators and other technical staff who are preparing to deploy ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes.
Esri Canada Seminars & Webinars
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.
Embracing User Types: The Benefits of Named Users (in French)
Sep 19, 2024
ArcGIS Pro, our premier desktop GIS solution, has transformed how you’ve been managing your maps for almost a decade. This webinar will show you how to manage and leverage user types in your ArcGIS organization and with ArcGIS Pro.
Neighbourhood Planning with ArcGIS Urban
Oct 17, 2024
ArcGIS Urban is designed to empower planners to explore how planning initiatives can foster urban growth. This webinar will take you through the lifecycle of a plan in ArcGIS Urban, focusing on how the software can be used to address planning challenges around affordable housing and inclusionary zoning.
Ask Me Anything: Everything You Need to Know About NG9-1-1 & GIS
Oct 22, 2024
Join our AMA-style webinar to engage with Esri Canada’s NG9-1-1 GIS experts. Get all your GIS questions answered, from specific data to general insights on transitioning to NG9-1-1 GIS. Address the challenge of understanding and implementing NG9-1-1 GIS requirements effectively.
Anticipating the Biggest Changes in the Future for the Property Assessment IndustryOct 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.