Getting Technical - August 2023
What's New in ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud 3.5? What's new in ArcGIS for Microsoft 365? What's New in ArcGIS Experience Builder Developer Edition? How to switch pages in ArcGIS Experience Builder? How to collaborate across license levels in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App? Which App Builder should you choose? How to create a 3D race report with ArcGIS StoryMaps? Get answers to all these questions and more in this month’s edition of Getting Technical.
Features
What’s New in ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud 3.5 (August 2023)
The August 2023 release includes new features based on user feedback. Learn more about updates and bug fixes in version 3.5.
What's new in ArcGIS for Microsoft 365 (August 2023)
Bug fixes, enhancements and new tools and features with the August 2023 ArcGIS for Microsoft 365 release.
What’s New in ArcGIS Image Dedicated (August 2023)
Learn about the release highlights for ArcGIS Image Dedicated August 2023 release.
What's New in ArcGIS Experience Builder Developer Edition (version 1.12)
ArcGIS Experience Builder helps you build and extend no-low code web apps much faster.
Automate Image Analysis with GeoAI and Deep Learning Webinar Q&A
We’re following up on our webinar ‘Automate Image Analysis with GeoAI and Deep Learning Workflows’ by answering your questions covering Tool and Processing Requirements, Model Training and Advanced Deep Learning.
ArcGIS Online Terminology Overview Part 2
Do you want a quick reference to help understand our mapping and application products? In this second portion of our terminology blog, we will review some of the key words pertaining to Web Maps and Applications.
Administering and Monitoring Your ArcGIS Organization Webinar Q&A
We’re answering your questions from our “Administering and Monitoring Your ArcGIS Organization” webinar. This post will dive into your questions on best practices for administering your organization and how ArcGIS Monitor provides insights about ArcGIS Enterprise.
Introducing Briefings: Elevate Your Presentations with Briefings in ArcGIS StoryMaps
Briefings is a new presentation style in beta in that uses real-time maps and data to help unlock meaningful context simply and securely.
ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise? You don’t have to choose.
Understand the differences between ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online and they work together.
Using the Feature Service Webhook Extract Changes Option in ArcGIS Workflow Manager
Learn how to use feature service webhooks and the extract changes functionality to help automate your organizational workflows.
Every way to switch pages in ArcGIS Experience Builder
ArcGIS Experience Builder lets you build multipage GIS apps. These are all the ways you can get users from one page to another.
Which App Builder Do I Choose?
Understand each app builder and how to select the right one, or more than one, based on your needs.
How to collaborate across license levels in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App
Many organizations have multiple Business Analyst licenses: some Standard, some Advanced. How do users with different license types collaborate?
The Basemap Styles Service v2 is Now Released
Check out the newest version of the basemap styles service
Map in a minute: Create a rotating globe using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas
An auto-rotating globe is a fascinating way to view our planet. Make your own in a minute, maybe less, using ArcGIS Online and Living Atlas.
Creating a 3D Race Report with ArcGIS StoryMaps
Use ArcGIS StoryMaps to document your next outdoor epic!
Visualizing Air Quality with Animated Symbols
Learn how to use animated CIM symbols within the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript to draw attention to features with poor air quality.
Analyze distance and attractiveness using Huff models in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro
How far would you be willing to drive to a site that offered amenities or services that you consider attractive? The answer to this question is pivotal in analyzing how distance and attractiveness create high or low probability for customers to visit your site. To better understand your customer’s decisions, you can use Huff models in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro.
Maps on mobile devices
Maps on mobile devices increase awareness and can be used to accomplish a variety of workflows. Learn what's possible using ArcGIS Field Maps.
Map in a minute: Map sea temperature and coral bleaching using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas
How to make a sea temperature and coral bleaching map in a minute (maybe less) using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas.
Add and Edit ArcGIS Layer Attribute Data in an Excel Worksheet
With ArcGIS for Excel, you can add and edit attribute data of an ArcGIS layer within your Excel worksheet.
Common calculated expressions for ArcGIS Field Maps
A guide to get up and running with form calculations so you can streamline your data collection workflows in ArcGIS Field Maps.
Collect data in Field Maps
Learn the basics of collecting data in the Field Maps mobile app.
Create Intuitive Field Workflows with ArcGIS Field Maps and Arcade Webinar Q&A
Get answers to your FAQs on how to use Arcade with ArcGIS Field Maps.
Migrating Data: Tools to migrate a personal geodatabase to a file or mobile geodatabase
Part 3 - Learn how to access and use a set of sample tools to migrate a personal geodatabase to a file geodatabase or a mobile geodatabase.
Assess wildfire damage in ArcGIS Online – Part 2
The frequency and severity of wildfires around the world are rising, making the tracking and assessment of wildfire damage a critical issue. However, monitoring these wildfires is made intuitive and seamless with ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online.
Five Considerations When Implementing an Enterprise Imagery Solution
Implementing an enterprise imagery system can be complex. If you take five important factors into consideration, it can reduce your risk.
Getting started with SAR satellite imagery
Are you looking for tutorials on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery? Do you have SAR data, but don’t know what to do with it or don’t know where to start? Have you thought about using it for applications such as flood mapping, maritime monitoring, or even deforestation? Well, you’ve come to the right place!
ArcGIS for Microsoft Planetary Computer – FAQ
ArcGIS for Microsoft Planetary Computer is a new offering from Esri that brings hundreds of ready-to-use analysis tools from ArcGIS to the Microsoft Planetary Computer so users can observe and monitor the planet.
Reality – What is it good for?
The ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension provides state-of-the-science products for mapping, GIS analysis and modeling. The products generated from imagery include True Orthos, photogrammetric point clouds, Digital Surface Models (DSM), DSM mesh, and 3D textured meshes with building facades.
Three Key Trends in Imagery and Remote Sensing from Esri UC 2023
See three key imagery and remote sensing industry trends and take aways from the Esri UC 2023.
Getting Started with Movement Analysis Tools in ArcGIS AllSource
Learn what movement data is and how the tools in ArcGIS AllSource can help you investigate patterns of life (PoL).
Key Takeaways from ArcGIS StoryMaps at the 2023 Esri User Conference
Check out popular ArcGIS StoryMaps topics from the 2023 Esri User Conference, including what's new and the road ahead.
GeoSnaps: Check out this video that shows how to create custom themes in ArcGIS StoryMaps
Hot Tip: Are you a 2023 Storyteller of the Year? Get tips for building a winning story
Enter the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition to use your storytelling skills for good. Get tips for building a winning story.
Announcements
New high-performance synchronized maps in ArcGIS Experience Builder
What's new in 3D for ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps 200.2?
Announcing ArcGIS Maps SDK 1.3 for Unreal Engine
Announcing ArcGIS Maps SDK 1.3 for Unity
View more announcements in the ArcGIS Blog | My Esri on Esri Community
Service Packs, Patches & Product Support Updates
QML API Deprecation and Roadmap
For many years, ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt and ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt have provided two different APIs to target different backgrounds and skillsets: a QML API and a C++ API. With the 200.2 release of ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt, we are announcing the deprecation of the QML API, as we focus our efforts on building the best GIS SDK available in the Qt ecosystem with our C++ API.
Deprecation of Support for Shapefile Network Datasets
ArcGIS Pro deprecating support for shape file network datasets.
New Technical Support Experience Now Live
The new Technical Support experience provides answers about ArcGIS products quickly. Explore it for yourself!
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.
ArcGIS API for JavaScript, Version 3.x Retirement
ArcGIS API 3.x for JavaScript will be retired on July 1, 2024.
ArcMap Continued Support
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.
Portal for ArcGIS Security 2023 Update 1 Patch is now available
Esri has released the Portal for ArcGIS Security 2023 Update 1 Patch that resolves multiple security vulnerabilities.
ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 Edit Session With Custom Extension Patch
If you are using a custom extension that modifies editing templates, this patch will prevent a crash that happens when restarting the edit session.
ArcGIS Pro 3.1 Patch 2 (3.1.2) Announcement
The ArcGIS Pro 3.1 Patch 2 (3.1.2) is now available for download from My Esri.
ArcGIS Online Issues Addressed List – June 2023
This page contains a list of issues addressed in the June 2023 update to ArcGIS Online that were logged through Support Services.
ArcGIS Server 11.1 Map Service and Custom Data Feeds Patch
Esri announces the ArcGIS Server 11.1 Map Service and Custom Data Feeds Patch. This patch addresses an issue where international characters are not properly displayed in custom data feed feature service responses. Additionally, this patch resolves defects affecting the use of map services and feature services. Esri recommends this patch for all users of ArcGIS Server 11.1.
ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 Announcement
ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 Issues Addressed list: 111-IssuesAddressedList_04072023.pdf
Portal for ArcGIS Security 2023 Update 1 Patch
Esri® announces the Portal for ArcGIS Security 2023 Update 1 Patch. Esri recommends that all customers using ArcGIS Enterprise 11.0, 10.9.1, 10.8.1 and 10.7.1 apply this patch.
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server 10.9.1 Patch 4 (Windows | Linux)
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server 10.9.1 Patch 4 is a general maintenance patch that addresses several issues, including persistent session log-in prompts on the site tab, the inability to export data from the spatiotemporal data store to Amazon S3, data retention where clauses not being honored, a condition where multiple GeoTagger processors causes gateway failure, and several resource and logging adjustments to the WebSocket transport. Esri recommends that all customers using ArcGIS GeoEvent Server 10.9.1 apply this patch.
ArcGIS for INSPIRE 10.8.2 Patch 1
This ArcGIS for INSPIRE (Desktop, Server) extension general maintenance patch improves INSPIRE compliance for view and download services as well as improves the geodatabase template for various data themes. We recommend all ArcGIS for INSPIRE customers download and install this patch at your earliest convenience to ensure the highest quality experience.
ArcGIS for INSPIRE 10.8.1 Patch 3
This ArcGIS for INSPIRE (Desktop, Server) extension general maintenance patch improves INSPIRE compliance for view and download services as well as improves the geodatabase template for various data themes. We recommend all ArcGIS for INSPIRE customers download and install this patch at your earliest convenience to ensure the highest quality experience.
ArcGIS 10.9.1 Maritime Server extension Update 4
This is a general maintenance patch for ArcGIS Maritime Server extension. Please download and install this patch at your earliest convenience.
Web Watch – Blogs, Podcasts and Useful Resources
Map of the Month: Forest Fires in Québec, 2002–2021: Cumulative Number and Area
From 2002 to 2021, the number of fires in Québec has varied greatly from year to year. The average is 544 fires per year. The average area affected annually is 67,628 hectares. The following map represents forest fires during this period using a cumulative approach based on a hexagonal grid. So, the Québec territory was divided into tessellated hexagons of 25,000 hectares. For each hexagon, the total number of fires that occurred as well as the total area burned were calculated and classified. This map therefore makes it possible to visualize the places where the largest fires occurred, as well as the occurrences of fires during this period.
Community Map of Canada - Style of the Month: "Golf Course"
This "Summer in Full Swing" basemap style for August 2023 was created by Tyler Scuralli, golf enthusiast and Community Map of Canada GIS Consultant. This basemap style uses flag and hole symbology for capital cities and a golf tee for Canada’s country label. A grassy green and sandy beige colour palette has been chosen to resemble a golf course and, visible at a larger scale, highway shields have been changed to display the route number atop golf balls.
Creating your own custom basemap symbology and style feels like getting a hole in one (although you're actually able to infinitely customize the appearance of each layer of data in the basemap, not just one), so you too can score your perfect basemap style using the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor tool!
You can explore the August Style of the Month and more in our style gallery!
Spatial Report Podcast Season 1 | Episode 3: An Eye for A.I.
Don't miss out on this exciting episode all about the future of location intelligence! First, we explore the cutting-edge world of GeoAI that is revolutionizing geospatial analysis with Esri Canada’s Genevieve George. Then we dive into the newest features and enhancements in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 with Michelle Brake, our resident enterprise GeoGeek.
Spatial Report Podcast Season 1 | Episode 4: Don’t Worry, Be Appy
The Spatial Report podcast returns with a couple of topics to help you navigate the ever-evolving world of web GIS. Our GeoDeveloper Advocate, Maura Daffern joins us to break down everything you need to know about big changes coming for our web developer community. Then our ArcGIS Online GeoGeek, Carson Smulders drops by to help us understand what is going on behind the scenes with your viral apps.
Spatial Report Podcast Season 1 | Episode 5: Level Up with Arcade
The August 2023 episode of the Spatial Report podcast has got a little something for everyone in our ArcGIS community. Paul Barker from Esri Inc. joins us to go Inside the Arc, or should we say, Inside the Arcade – Esri's flexible expression language used throughout the ArcGIS system. Alison O’Brien goes into full GeoGeek mode, sharing her favourite new features in the latest release of ArcGIS Pro. And we wrap with an epic new game that will revolutionize GIS trivia forever!
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Training
ArcGIS Survey123 Connect: Advanced Configurations
Design smart forms and surveys with ArcGIS Survey123—a dynamic form builder. Accelerate data collection and enhance the quality of results. Visualize and analyze information with a geographic lens to better understand where and why things occur. Share data through web maps, apps and dashboards to inform decision making and improve business processes.
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Esri Canada Seminars & Webinars
Making the Next Move: Migrating from ArcGIS Web AppBuilder
September 28, 2023
Earlier this year, Esri announced the plan to retire ArcGIS Web AppBuilder. Our users have published thousands of applications with Web AppBuilder, so we recognize this news will have a huge impact for our web developer community. But don’t fret! This webinar will lay out a roadmap to help you frame a strategy to modernize your existing web apps. We will offer practical suggestions and recommendations on how you can move forward. It may as simple as using one of our no-code or low-code configurable solutions. Or you can transition towards ArcGIS Experience Builder, our next-generation solution built on our latest technology. Our mission is to help you minimize the pain and maximize new possibilities to take your mapping apps to the next level.
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