News Roundup – August 2024
What new spatial data is available for emergency management professionals? How are rapidly growing Canadian cities using GIS to modernize their workflows and better serve communities? How are climate-vulnerable cities using GIS to mitigate flood risk? Learn more in the News Roundup for August 2024.
Feature Stories
Map of the Month: Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency: 8 Minute Fire Station Coverage
Halifax 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.
Geographical Thinking: Season 4 | Episode 16: From Pixels to Peaks on the PCT
Grab your hiking boots and join us on a journey through the world of long-distance trails! In this episode of Geographical Thinking, we’ll be exploring with Galen Keily from the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Together, we'll uncover the role of GIS in preserving and managing one of America's most iconic trails.
Listen to the latest episode of Geographical Thinking here.
Modelling subsurface lake bathymetry raster data using polygons in 3D
Learn how to take lake bathymetry data interpolated into a raster and port it into an ArcGIS Pro 3D local scene.
New Living Atlas Content: Emergency Management Webmaps
Learn how your organization can leverage the new Emergency Management webmaps now available in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Canada Edition.
City of Kelowna: Meeting the challenges of rapid growth using GIS
Explore how Canada’s fastest growing city is advancing its digital transformation and smart city goals using geographic information system (GIS) solutions.
Esri Canada News
Esri Canada’s Community Maps program is building national data infrastructure
July 9, 2024
City of Kelowna receives Esri Special Achievement in GIS
July 18, 2024
Esri News
Esri’s Carrie Speranza, CEM, Elected President of the International Association of Emergency Managers
July 1, 2024
Esri Partners with Microsoft to Provide Spatial Analytics in Microsoft Fabric
July 15, 2024
Esri’s ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes Integrated with IBM Maximo Is Now Available
July 15, 2024
New Esri Press Book by Jack Dangermond Explores Creating a Better Future through Modern GIS
July 17, 2024
Esri Data and Technology Power New Tools for Wildfire Mitigation
July 30, 2024
Resources
ArcUser: From Legacy System to Long-Term Success at Douglas County
Douglas County had a great need for parcel data that would meet the county’s needs for emergency response. Realizing that these needs could be met more efficiently using Esri’s ArcGIS Parcel Fabric to manage data, the county made the transition with the help of ProWest & Associates, an Esri partner.
Read the latest issue of ArcUser online.
ArcNews: Digital Twin Shows Climate Vulnerability in Chesapeake Bay City
The Chesapeake Bay area, located on the East Coast of the United States, is one of the country’s regions that’s most vulnerable to climate change. Located on the Chesapeake Bay’s eastern shore and with an average elevation of only about three feet (0.9 meters) above sea level, the city of Crisfield, Maryland, has high flooding risk. In 2012, a storm surge from Hurricane Sandy flooded most of the city. Discover how Chesapeake Bay Program partners are using GIS to help with flood mitigation.
Read the latest issue of ArcNews online.
WhereNext Magazine: Empowering Corporate Decarbonization: The National Renewable Energy Lab's Innovative Approach to the Sustainable Campus
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) showcases innovative methods for constructing and managing the low-carbon campuses of the future. Through a digital twin, NREL enhances interoperability and provides visualizations of energy use across its facilities.
Video: Central San, California
With its mission to protect public health and the environment, Central San provides wastewater collection, treatment and disposal services; recycled water production and distribution; and household hazardous waste collection to nearly half a million residents and more than 15,000 businesses in Contra Costa County, California. Discover how their small GIS team is making a significant impact in optimizing the everyday work of the organization.