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The translation assistant is a new feature in ArcGIS Instant Apps designed to help you translate your app-authored text in Instant Apps. The Translation assistant uses machine translation to generate translated text for app-authored text. https://ow.ly/Zx6p50Urn4G

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iNaturalist observations (Beta) are now available in ArcGIS Living Atlas as a layer or app. This collection contains detailed, crowdsourced observations about species and biodiversity from scientists and naturalists around the world. https://ow.ly/M87J50SOgM9

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Harnessing the power of Imagery: a programmatic approach. Here is an exploration of how developers potentially use Imagery differently than other GIS users, including exploration methodologies, tools, and output possibilities. https://ow.ly/L7Oo50Rxwi7

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Join Taylor Geospatial Engine and Radiant Earth for their first demo series in the Field Boundaries for Agriculture Initiative! Presenter: Matthias Mohr Register today: https://lnkd.in/eys7vgVQ 4/25 at 12 pm EST: Introduction to fiboa CLI Learn how to create, validate and work with fiboa data sets; and to convert your data to fiboa with the converter framework. 4/29 at 11 am EST: How to Create a fiboa Extension This demo will explain how to create a fiboa extension - Explains the creation process of extensions and gives insights into best practices / lessons learnt from STACspec. Learn more about the fiboa project here: https://github.com/fiboa Project Background: TGE’s first Innovation Bridge project is focused on three key elements critical to creation of the global geospatial datasets that are foundational to a shared, accurate and trusted understanding of our world: first, training data and benchmarks for Machine Learning models to extract geospatial features from satellite imagery; second a common data schema so that data can be created and used by many contributors; and third the open cloud sharing methodologies that allow for expansive, open access to data about our planet that is necessary to empower more people to perform scientific research, reduce the cost of product development, and foster collaboration among institutions. Taylor Geospatial Engine has provided seed funds to academic teams who are developing the ML elements of this project. These will be available as part of a competition in the coming months (stay tuned!). They have built a community of stakeholders who have contributed to the development of the data schema (aka “fiboa” for Field Boundaries for Agriculture), and teamed with Radiant Earth to ensure open access to all of the results.

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👀 Looking for new ways to expand your #ArcGIS skillset? Join us this October for our 🛰Remote Sensing with ArcGIS Pro🛰 workshop! This in-person workshop, at USF´s Geospatial Analysis Lab (GsAL), will cover the properties of remote sensing, key technologies, and practical workflows. You'll learn to interpret and analyze satellite and aerial imagery, gaining skills that can be applied in #environmentalmonitoring, #urbanplanning, agriculture, and other fields. By the end of the certificate, students will be able to: ✔ Perform intermediate workflows including creating interpolated surfaces from vector data. ✔ Create your own vector data. ✔ Perform image analysis such as generating NDVI to map vegetation characteristics. ✔ Perform land use classification and detect land cover change in both rural and urban environments. ✔ Analyze city microclimate environments by mapping shade. 🏛 Build a solid foundation in remote sensing, empowering you to leverage this powerful technology in your professional projects. 📝 Sign Up Today! https://lnkd.in/guW2MRdE 🏷 💲 Don't forget BayGeo Members get 40% off all workshops! https://lnkd.in/gNSSDqsZ #GIS #VisualNarratives #CareerOpportunities #ProfessionalCertificate #SpatialData #RemoteSensing

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And YES, climate action is still on the front burner at Esri! Read about our activities with the United Nations, Group on Earth Observations (GEO), IUCN, the 5th National Climate Assessment (#NCA5), and more! https://lnkd.in/gdU4zABS

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And YES, climate action is still on the front burner at Esri! Read about our activities with the United Nations, Group on Earth Observations (GEO), IUCN, the 5th National Climate Assessment (#NCA5), and more! https://lnkd.in/gdU4zABS

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The effects of human activities, including greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, on Earth’s surface have been extensively researched. Recently, hydrology experts from the University of Arizona delved into the influence of human actions on the deep subsurface of the Earth, an area located hundreds of meters to several kilometers below the surface. #DeepSubsurface #FluidFlow #HumanActivities #Scitke

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Updates for your geospatial impact evaluation toolkit on sampling units: Points, cells, or polygons? For those who have ever confronted this question, our steering committee member Dr. Allen Blackman has insights on this issue on his latest paper: https://lnkd.in/ey8WbRcD

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Creating #geospatial understanding 🌏 from satellite images, distinguishing land use and crop types from space --> To generate an end-to-end workflow for this, I used Fused to curate the data ('fusing' USDA cropland data layer with Sentinel 2 imagery), then borrowed the Facebook Mask2Former model for fine-tuning... 🤗 the full walk-through is here on Medium: https://lnkd.in/gRWhvnSC #machinelearning #computervision

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It’s #WorldElephantDay! 🐘 In honor of the official mascot of #Postgres and our recent #PostgreSQL integration with the open source geospatial extension PostGIS, we’re donating to VETPAW - Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife, an organization committed to protecting these creatures from illegal poaching in Africa. As the official mascot of #Postgres, elephants stand as a symbol of the open source database's power and reliability. We couldn't be more proud to support both causes. We recently enabled full integration with the open source geospatial extension #PostGIS to help #PostgreSQL professionals do more with their data in our powerful, cloud-native and collaboration-friendly #GIS platform. Interested in saving costly development time building GIS capabilities in your organization? Learn more about our Postgres integration and schedule a demo with our Enterprise sales team: https://lnkd.in/eHbWjhYz We're also running a Postgres webinar on Wednesday Aug 14 with our data expert Michal Migurski to dive into Felt's native integration. Check out the full lineup of database webinars and save your spot: https://lnkd.in/e3c2dBiA If you're just getting started with GIS, we offer a free two week trial of many Felt features. Plus deeply discounted plans for non-profits, and 100% free plans for educational use. Catch the full breakdown of our plans here: https://lnkd.in/ekmKcfm3

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The translation assistant is a new feature in ArcGIS Instant Apps designed to help you translate your app-authored text in Instant Apps. The Translation assistant uses machine translation to generate translated text for app-authored text. https://ow.ly/ebu150UoPVA

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Boost your #geospatial career with social media! 📈 Download this #eBook created by #EsriYPN and @URISAVC to learn how to leverage social platforms for professional growth and networking. Get your copy 🙌 https://ow.ly/NAwS30sCwQE

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#ArcGIS Mission 11.3 is now available! Admin and User settings have been redesigned to simplify and organize your experience, analysts can also now add personal notes, and much more! #commandandcontrol Read More about the Release ➡️ https://ow.ly/Rv1E50RZaI0

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A new #researcharticle, "Cost-effectiveness of remote sensing technology for spruce budworm monitoring in Maine, USA" by Allison Foster, Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran, Adam Daigneault, and Aaron Weiskittel, was published today at Forests Monitor (#FM). Forest pests are a major disturbance factor in forest ecosystems, which can result in tree mortality and loss of ecosystem services, leading to further negative impacts on the forest economy. Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.); SBW) is a native forest pest in the northeastern USA and Canada, including the state of Maine, which defoliates balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) and spruce (Picea spp.) trees with cyclical outbreaks every 30-60 years. SBW is typically monitored via ground sampling techniques such as pheromone traps and overwintering second instar larvae (L2) branch sampling. Remote sensing data can also provide information about defoliation patterns across the landscape and forest susceptibility to outbreaks. This study presents a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing remote sensing data, ground sampling techniques, and an integrated monitoring approach, combining remote sensing change detection with field sampling. Over a 10-year project period, Sentinel-2 imagery emerged as the most cost-effective option, ranging from US$33 to US$63/square kilometer (sq km), offering wide spatial coverage and moderate resolution suitable for the identification of defoliation patterns. PlanetScope imagery ranged from US$77 to US$241/sq km, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery had the greatest variation, from US$9,220 to US$58,481/sq km. Labor costs are the most influential in our study, ranging from 30% of total costs for remote sensing approaches to 80% for field sampling. The integrated monitoring approach proposed in this study presents a synergistic strategy for effective and timely SBW monitoring, ranging from US$144 to US$213/sq km. Utilizing this integrated approach leverages both remote sensing and L2 branch surveys to enhance the accuracy and timeliness of monitoring efforts, leading to more effective management strategies for mitigating pest outbreaks for landowners. Our research highlights the importance of adaptive monitoring strategies and integrating remote sensing for forest pest detection. 👉Read the whole paper here (open access): https://lnkd.in/dm_V4Kxp

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Unlocking history: Andria Olsen, former map librarian and ArcGIS StoryMaps maven, describes her journey building georeferenced historical map media layers that peel back the layers of time. https://ow.ly/Tbus50S6lsT

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Why do we take time to map actual field boundaries? 🤔 Working with our farming partners, we’ve noticed Farm Service Agency (FSA) maps don’t always match how growers farm their land. For example, FSA maps might include old farm roads or cut fields in half. This can cause a mismatch between what’s on paper and what’s really happening on the field. That’s why we work with farmers to map the actual footprint of their operation. dMRV on actual field boundaries = accurate climate-smart reporting

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