I’ll be in a mad dash at the San Diego Convention Center the week of the Esri UC. If you are attending, and have nothing better to do, consider catching one of these sessions I get to be a part of with some fantastic colleagues and Ken!
Basemaps Are Not Just the Background
Basemaps are the foundation for your maps and apps, but they are also part of the story that you are telling. Learn more about them from Emily Meriam, Andrew Skinner, and me. We’ll cover the integral role that basemaps play in developing your maps, how to choose the right basemap for your project, and we’ll explore the galaxy of options in Living Atlas. We’ll also demonstrate how to use the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor and the Map Viewer to customize and assemble your own basemaps.
- Tue, July 141:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT | Room 9
- Wed, July 158:30 AM – 9:30 AM PDT | Ballroom 20D (Available Online)
Map Lounge Fireside Chat: Maps that Inspire
In a world filled with information, attention is precious. Maps have a unique ability to stop us, draw us in, and make us look twice. But what makes a map captivating? Why do some maps fade into the background while others spark curiosity, wonder, or even awe? In this session Esri cartographers Peter Atwood and John Nelson showcase how they use thoughtful composition, contrast, hierarchy, and storytelling to transform data into compelling stories that engage viewers.
- Wed, July 1511:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT | Map Lounge
Sit back and enjoy this inspiring cartographic ride with Kenneth Field, Nathan Shephard, and me! In this presentation, we’ll share some mesmerizing maps to demonstrate the cartographic power and flexibility of the ArcGIS system. Go beyond the defaults and discover how you can bend ArcGIS to your every cartographic whim to bring data to life using innovative and imaginative techniques. See maps that you maybe have not even considered, let alone thought possible, and learn ideas and workflows that you can use creatively in your own work. Get inspired to create compelling maps and make them sing and dance in new and exciting ways.
- Wed, July 151:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT | Ballroom 6A
- Thu, July 161:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT | Hall F (Available Online)
- Fri, July 179:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT | Ballroom 20D
Blending modes are powerful cartographic tools, but how they work and what they do are not always clear. This presentation, with Charles Preppernau and me, equips you with methods in ArcGIS Pro and Map Viewer that help you enhance satellite imagery, mask or highlight features, visualize data, and even simulate lighting effects.
- Wed, July 154:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT | Ballroom 20B
If you see me there I hope you say hi! It’s the one time of the year I’m allowed out of the woodshed so I relish the human interaction. Love, John