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The story of GIS Day

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Featured GIS stories and videos

  • A float at the Rose Parade covered in yellow, pink, and purple flowers

    Location Technology Ensures Safety at Pasadena Rose Parade

    By Esri

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  • Primatologist Jane Goodall

    National Geographic and Esri documentary mini-series

    By National Geographic and Esri

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  • A red-rock arch in Arches National Park

    Esri Case Study: Utah Department of Natural Resources

    By Esri

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  • Utility workers working on a gas pipe in a road

    SoCal Gas Facing Natural Disaster with Technology

    By Esri

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  • A bustling intersection with tree-lined sidewalks

    Esri Case Study: Johns Creek, Georgia

    By Esri

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  • The eye of a hurricane

    Optimizing Catastrophe Responses with Imagery and Analytics

    By Esri

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  • A busy city street with cars and pedestrians on the sidewalk

    Smart Communities Thrive when Location is at the Forefront

    By Esri

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  • The command center for the 2020 Census

    Esri on Location: 2020 Census

    By Esri

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  • The entrance to Daley Ranch in Escondido

    Escondido: Running a smarter city with ArcGIS Hub

    By Esri

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  • The snowy slopes and trails at Telluride Ski & Golf

    Telluride Ski & Golf: Building a Real-Time Digital Twin

    By Telluride Ski & Golf and Esri

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  • A rover on Mars

    NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Mapping Mars for Rovers

    By NASA and Esri

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  • Lady liberty standing on a map of the USA that is half plotted states and half suffering women reaching towards the sky

    Women’s Suffrage

    By Christina Epperson

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  • A lush green valley under stormy skies in-between mountain ranges with roaming sheep

    (Farm) Animal Planet

    By Esri ArcGIS StoryMaps team

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  • Map of Africa with red data dots in various locations

    Urban Africa

    By Esri ArcGIS StoryMaps team

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  • Photo of Jane Goodall overlooking the jungle from a hill top with binoculars

    Discovery, Innovation & Hope

    By Jane Goodall Institute

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  • Photo of the Zuni tribal members in front of the Grand Canyon

    The Voices of Grand Canyon

    By The Grand Canyon Trust

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  • Photo of earth at night from space

    How Deep is Challenger Deep?

    By John Nelson, Esri

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  • Image of a flooded field in front of Old Dominion University

    Coastal Flooding

    By NOAA/NOS, Old Dominion University, and Esri

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  • Smoke jumpers in front of their aircraft

    Smokejumpers: 80 Years of Wildland Firefighting

    By Esri and USFS Missoula smokejumpers

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  • Two brown bears on a hillside grazing

    Homecoming

    By Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

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