Annual updates and insights from Esri experts
Each year, we create the Esri User Conference (Esri UC) Q&A based on our users’ feedback and responses to the survey of UC registrants. Esri leadership and subject matter experts address questions, share their vision for the GIS industry, and provide an update on the latest advancements in Esri technology.
This year’s User Conference aims to inspire action and promote collaboration by sharing our work and showcasing examples and achievements from the GIS community. The theme of this year’s conference is “GIS – Integrating Everything, Everywhere.”
During the Plenary Session, Jack Dangermond, Esri President, will expand on this theme and share his thoughts about the transformative power of GIS to
- Bridge diverse scientific domains, harmonize data, and create more comprehensive understanding
- Help to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness by incorporating spatial data and analytics into business processes
- Foster collaboration, innovation, and sustainable decision-making at all scales
Throughout the week, you will have the opportunity to interact with nearly 20,000 GIS professionals from around the world working in all domains, to learn and share use cases and best practices. The conference also offers over 650 unique sessions presented by more than 1,100 speakers. These sessions include:
- 231 Technical Sessions
- 158 User Presentations
- 218 Presentations in the Expo
- 16 Partner Presentations
- 7 Summits*
- 44 Special Interest Group Meetings*
*Reservation required: Once you register for Esri UC, add summit sessions to your schedule to save your seat. Learn more at the
In the Map Gallery, more than 200 print maps and nearly 200 virtual-only maps will be available to explore, and the UC Expo will feature more than 170 exhibitors and sponsors, including 35 international exhibitors.
In addition to all the learning, there will also be many
This year’s Thursday night party will take place at Petco Park, and we are excited about this opportunity for UC attendees to have this experience.
For more information, please visit the
There is so much happening at the Esri UC; making a plan will help you get as much of it as possible.
In-Person Attendance - Here are some ideas to help you plan your time in San Diego:
- Sign in to the conference website to plan your experience.
- Download the Esri Events app from the
Apple App Store orGoogle Play to easily access the full Esri UC agenda—including session descriptions, dates, and times—and create your own schedule. - Use the UC Event Map, available on
uc2025.esri.com in the Esri Events mobile app and at the on-site directory kiosks to locate sessions, Expo areas, and activities and to generate turn-by-turn directions and view estimated travel time. - Join the Esri Community to connect with other attendees.
- Reserve your seat for
UC Summits and Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings directly in thedetailed agenda . - Ask Esri staff (wearing red lanyards) for quick help.
- Attend the Plenary Session on Monday to get the big picture and be inspired by examples from users and Esri subject matter experts.
- Explore the Map Gallery, including during the opening reception on Monday, July 14, to meet and mingle with peers as you explore colorful data visualization and insightful analysis on maps made by GIS users around the world.
- Spend time in the Expo (open Tuesday to Thursday) to get answers to your questions and discover what our partners and exhibitors have to offer.
- Make new connections by participating in various activities including morning yoga, the 5K Fun Run/Walk, Family Night, and the Thursday Night Party.
Digital Access Experience - Virtual attendees can access select Esri UC content, including livestream of the Plenary Session and more than 70 technical workshops (visit the
- You can connect with presenters and other attendees during select livestream sessions that offer real-time, text-based chats.
- You can join livestream sessions during their scheduled times and access the recordings for replay shortly afterward.
- Livestream content is available from July 14, 2025, to October 17, 2025.
- More than 100 new session recordings will be added to digital access in August.
For more information, please visit the
While software quality is a core focus of every ArcGIS release, we have been carefully listening to user feedback regarding increasing our efforts to improve quality and performance of ArcGIS. This summer’s releases of ArcGIS Pro 3.5 and ArcGIS 11.5 represent thousands of improvements in these areas. In addition, we will continue to maintain quality as a pillar in evaluating each release. Here are some of our practices:
Software Testing
We use the latest software development methodologies and perform automated and holistic tests throughout the development cycle. For example,
- With every install of ArcGIS Pro, we require unit tests, automated regression tests, and manual checklist tests, totaling more than 210,000 automated tests daily. We also run performance, workflow, and usability tests.
- ArcGIS Online uses a combination of different testing approaches to ensure quality. This includes unit testing, component-based testing, integration & regression testing using automated tests (both front and back-end), and manual testing. There are more than 10K automated tests that are run daily to make sure the product meets our high-quality standards.
- We take a multi-faceted approach to testing our ArcGIS Enterprise software throughout the release. This includes automated, manual, security, performance, durability and scalability testing, and more. A significant portion of each release cycle is dedicated to certification of the software on Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes. This includes on-premises, cloud, disconnected and non-English environments.
Early Adopter Community (EAC) and Beta Testing
In addition to our own internal quality assurance processes, we host customer holistic testing sessions for each release where users work with their own data and workflows before the software is released:
- ArcGIS Pro users have the option to join the ArcGIS Pro Early Adopter Community (EAC) to test Beta versions of the software ahead of public availability. This is an invite-only program, requiring you to be approved to participate by the product team. If you're interested in being added to the invite list for future ArcGIS Pro EAC programs, fill out the
ArcGIS Pro EAC Invite List form. - ArcGIS Online users can have early access to an ArcGIS Online testing environment where they can try upcoming features, test compatibility with their existing workflows, influence product development, and engage with the ArcGIS Online development team and other members of the EAC community. Visit the
ArcGIS Online Early Adopter Program to apply to join. - ArcGIS Enterprise users can request to participate in the beta program for all upcoming ArcGIS Enterprise releases. In short-term releases, there are also beta features included in the final ArcGIS Enterprise release. Visit the
ArcGIS Enterprise Beta Features page to learn more. - Other Esri products also offer opportunities for testing. Visit the
Early Adopter Community (EAP) site for more information.
We understand that even with all the testing, sometimes software does not operate as expected. When that happens, please do not hesitate to contact Esri Technical Support.
We continue to make steady improvements and advancements across the platform, innovating within each of the capability and functionality areas as well as our products. This has been driven by an ongoing focus on quality and performance and by thousands of requests and feedback from the user community. Below are some highlights from ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, and ArcGIS Pro.
ArcGIS Online
- Three major updates addressing thousands of issues including bug fixes, enhancement requests, and new functionality.
- Introduction of new apps and capabilities like ModelBuilder, the Content Store for ArcGIS, and print templates.
- New Living Atlas layers available, such as US Regrid parcel data, 2024 County Health Rankings, 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) Data, NAIP 2023 imagery, and more.
- Real-time Weather Feed and FlightAware aviation feeds now available within ArcGIS Velocity.
- Support for administrators through improved organizational reporting, batch operations for administrative tasks, and ability to maintain folder structure when transferring content between members.
For the latest information, visit the
ArcGIS Enterprise
- Two releases (11.4 and 11.5) that have introduced significant new features and functionality and addressed many issues and enhancement requests.
- Key new features include:
- Ability to update ArcGIS Enterprise portal URLs.
- Item classification to denote level of sensitivity of items.
- About experience for a comprehensive snapshot of your deployment.
- Custom data feeds in ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes.
For the latest information, visit the
ArcGIS Pro
- Two releases in the past year: 3.4 in November 2024 and 3.5 in May 2025 that addressed over 1,000 issues received through Technical Support, and it is now possible to set up your organization to receive patch notifications for a version that is not the latest. Learn how in this
Update ArcGIS Pro at Your Own Pace blog post. - Focus on improving performance, productivity, usability, and quality of existing functionality in mapping, database management, geoprocessing, editing, sharing, layouts, parcel management, and more.
- 165 user ideas have been implemented since last UC.
- Key new features added include the ability to create and update projects on an ArcGIS Enterprise portal.
For the latest information, visit the
Many organizations use ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise together to utilize the strengths of both of these well-architected Web GIS products. As self-hosted software, ArcGIS Enterprise allows organizations to host their environment on infrastructure they control, helping to meet specific security and data integrity needs. ArcGIS Online offers benefits as a software-as-a-service with less administrative overhead, always being up to date, and providing easy connection for any user through the open internet.
Let’s consider an example of how an organization might make the most out of the unique offerings of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online. Users can publish their maps and applications to ArcGIS Enterprise for internal work, while using ArcGIS Online for mobile workflows and for enabling broader dissemination and collaboration. This allows teams to easily connect for sharing and accessing information without requiring access to internal networks while maintaining data governance through their enterprise infrastructure. Additionally, users can share content between the two platforms, ensuring that updates are reflected across both environments, thus maintaining consistency and accuracy.
Some best practices that can help Online and Enterprise work more seamlessly together include:
- Configure Single Sign On (SSO). When you have SSO configured, your users can sign in to both systems using their account in your organization’s identity provider.
- Enable Distributed Collaboration. You may want to keep content in sync between ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online so your users can make edits in either system and have the changes show up in the other.
Overall, by strategically integrating ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, organizations can create a robust and flexible GIS environment that addresses the specific needs of their users while maximizing the benefits of both self-hosted and software-as-a-service solutions. Learn more in the
Esri is advancing Geospatial Artificial Intelligence in ArcGIS, helping organizations do the following:
- Automate the extraction of useful GIS information from imagery, video, and unstructured text quickly and at scale with new GeoAI tools and pre-trained models.
- Gain deeper insights from data, using techniques such as clustering and pattern detection, predictive analysis, and spatiotemporal forecasting.
- Make GIS tools and information products accessible to more people, through natural language experiences and AI assistants.
- Efficiently troubleshoot technical issues by using the AI-powered Esri Support chatbot.
Esri is committed to responsible AI development in ArcGIS. Its AI framework is built from the ground-up to empower organizations the delivery of Trusted AI capabilities within their enterprise. To learn more:
- Download the
ArcGIS Geospatial AI eBook . - Review the
Trusted AI section on the Trust ArcGIS site. - Read the
GeoAI: Artificial Intelligence in ArcGIS book. - While at the Esri UC, attend the
AI Summit on either Tuesday or Thursday.
Recognizing the importance of aligning AI technologies with key principles and regulatory frameworks, Esri has developed mechanisms to advance trust and accountability among customers and users. These efforts include:
- ArcGIS Trust Center – Trusted AI Page: Esri has established a dedicated
Trusted AI page within the ArcGIS Trust Center. This page serves as a central hub for users seeking information on AI principles, practices, and resources. It provides access to strategy documents like "Advancing Trusted AI in ArcGIS," links to available AI Transparency Cards, and insights into ongoing efforts in this domain. - Advancing Trusted AI in ArcGIS: Esri has formalized its commitment and methodology in the foundational document "
Advancing Trusted AI in ArcGIS ." This document outlines core principles such as accountability, fairness, transparency, privacy, security, and reliability. It details how these principles are applied within the context of GeoAI (AI applied to geographic data and spatial problems) and AI assistants, which typically incorporate generative AI technologies. This strategy guides development teams and product managers in building and deploying AI features responsibly. - AI Transparency Cards: Esri has created
AI Transparency Cards for AI features integrated within ArcGIS products. These cards are a foundational component of the AI transparency structure, clearly communicating essential details about each AI feature, such as the AI model type, deployment details, data involved, potential limitations, and known biases. By providing structured insights into AI features and their context within Esri solutions, users can confidently understand and assess how AI-driven outputs are generated, fostering informed decision-making and ensuring transparency at every stage of the AI lifecycle. - Embedding Responsibility in Development: Esri's commitment to trusted AI extends throughout the AI development lifecycle. This involves specific initiatives to embed responsible practices into the AI development lifecycle, including data governance, bias detection and mitigation, validation, secure development practices, and ongoing monitoring. Esri also maintains adherence to emerging global regulations such as the EU AI Act, GDPR, U.S. state-level AI and privacy laws, and industry best practices.
ArcGIS is a platform with multiple products and components. The three foundational ArcGIS products (Pro, Online, and Enterprise) are released at different times due to their nature (desktop, SaaS, and self-hosted server software) and their development cycles.
We aim to give users access to new and exciting functionality as quickly as possible. Then we work to unify capabilities across the different ArcGIS products. This approach means that sometimes new functionality is available in one product first (for example ArcGIS Online), and then it shows up in another ArcGIS product (for example ArcGIS Enterprise) at its next release.
ArcGIS Online normally has 3 updates per year with new functionality, bug fixes, and enhancements. ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise have been released twice a year with new capabilities and improvements. We realize that not all users are able to deploy each update; however, we are committed to providing backward compatibility and documenting new features and enhancements.
ArcGIS also includes several mobile apps that are released through marketplaces like Apple's App Store and Google Play. We provide app updates throughout the year as needed for quality improvements and compatibility.
We continue to look for ways to improve our release cadence to respond to user enhancement requests and requirements for compatibility across ArcGIS.
In 2024 Esri simplified user types, the primary way to license ArcGIS. In 2025, Esri continues to evolve user types to expand access to the capabilities, apps, and content users need to do their work while streamlining licensing to ArcGIS.
In addition to the capabilities and products added to user types in 2024, the following additional products are included in user types in June 2025:
- ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App Standard: Location-based market and community intelligence will be included in the Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types.
- ArcGIS CityEngine: A 3D city design software will be included in the Professional user type in addition to Professional Plus.
- ArcGIS Urban: 3D scenario modeling and impact assessment for communities, cities, and regions will be included in the Professional Plus user type.
- ArcGIS Navigator: Advanced navigation and routing for your workforce will be included in the Mobile Worker, Creator, Professional, and Professional Plus user types.
In the ArcGIS Online June 2025 release, existing user types are updated and available. For ArcGIS Enterprise, these updates will be included in version 12.0, expected in Q4 2025.
For more details about user types, visit the
As GIS technology continues to evolve, some legacy systems are no longer able to support the expanding computing needs or the increasing security demands. This necessitates migrating software to modern technology that allows organizations to take advantage of enhanced functionalities, improved performance, and greater scalability. This transition not only optimizes operational efficiency but also empowers users to leverage cutting-edge tools for spatial analysis, data visualization, and decision-making while enhancing software security.
Esri keeps users informed about timelines, with deprecation notices published on the
Migrating from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro
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Migrating from ArcGIS Web AppBuilder to ArcGIS Experience Builder
While there is not a conversion tool to save an existing ArcGIS Web AppBuilder app as an ArcGIS Experience Builder app, the new
In most areas, functional parity between ArcGIS Experience Builder and ArcGIS Web AppBuilder has already been achieved, and we expect to complete this effort in Q4 2025.
Additionally, Web AppBuilder applications can be replaced by configurations of ArcGIS Instant Apps, ArcGIS Dashboards, or ArcGIS Web Editor. These web apps are commonly used and successful alternatives.
For more information, review the following documentations:
Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder Functionality Matrix Individual Widget Functionality Matrix Between Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Product Life Cycle Web AppBuilder Deprecation Notice
Migrating from Map Viewer Classic to Map Viewer
Map Viewer Classic is the original map authoring and data visualization experience in ArcGIS Online. In 2021, Esri released a new mapping application based on advances in web technology and user feedback. We now know this app as Map Viewer, a more performant, intuitive, and capability-rich way to communicate with geospatial data. To take advantage of all the latest features and functionality, Map Viewer is recommended for all mapping workflows in ArcGIS Online.
Map Viewer Classic is officially deprecated and will be removed from ArcGIS Online upon its retirement in Q1 2026. ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 will be the last version to include Map Viewer Classic. Please see the
Users should identify workflows perceived to be dependent on Map Viewer Classic and proactively evaluate and adopt Map Viewer, ArcGIS Instant Apps, ArcGIS Experience Builder, and other ArcGIS Online apps built using ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.x. Consult the Map Viewer Classic
Other notable upcoming retirements include:
- Classic Esri Story Maps –
Deprecation Notice - ArcGIS Configurable Apps –
Deprecation Notice ,Product Life Cycle - ArcGIS Insights –
Deprecation Notice ,Product Life Cycle - ArcGIS AppStudio –
Deprecation Notice ,Product Life Cycle - ArcGIS Survey123 Mobile App (Current Generation, Version 3.x) –
Deprecation Notice - ArcGIS Engine –
Deprecation Notice ,Product Life Cycle
At the Esri UC, there are many resources available for you to learn more or have discussions with Esri about migrating to user types. Here are some of the highlights:
- Attend migration-focused sessions. Three different sessions are specifically focused on migrating to user types: Migrating from ArcGIS Desktop to User Types; ArcGIS Pro: Managing Users with User Types; and ArcGIS Pro: Migrating from ArcMap. Add them to your schedule from the detailed agenda.
Schedule an appointment to discuss your needs. Special pre-scheduled 1:1 migration appointments are available to help you answer questions about migration and discuss migration strategies. Please note that all migration appointment requests must be submitted by July 7, 2025.
For details, visit the
On March 1, 2026, ArcGIS Desktop will retire, and versions of ArcGIS Pro released thereafter will no longer support Concurrent Use licenses. Existing ArcGIS Pro Concurrent Use licenses will continue to work with versions of ArcGIS Pro released before March 1, 2026, and will be supported until those versions are retired.
To align with modern licensing standards, ensuring secure, permission-based access and consistent management of GIS content within ArcGIS, the primary method to access ArcGIS Pro will be through a user type. To help our existing Desktop users move to user types we have many resources as well as potential early migration discounts that you may be able to take advantage of. To speak with someone at the User Conference about your migration from Desktop, you can sign up for an appointment and see the many resources we’ll have available here:
For more information on licensing ArcGIS Pro through user types, please visit the
If you have any questions, please reach out to your Esri account manager, or call Esri at
Esri is committed to a user-centered design (UCD) approach, which entails consistently seeking input from users during the development process and adopting a collaborative approach to product development. Our process includes carrying out various user experience (UX) research activities to understand user perspectives and inform product development.
Product Research & Design
Esri’s product researchers and designers are embedded with product teams and actively collaborate to champion best practices in user-centered design. By adhering to established UX/UI industry standards, our design team ensures consistency and familiarity across the entire ArcGIS platform. This consistency not only enhances usability but also simplifies workflows for users navigating between different ArcGIS applications. We also ensure user experience consistency and quality throughout the ArcGIS platform through the
To learn more about Esri’s approach to UX/UI and to tap into the user-centered approach for your own work, review the proceedings from these 2 sessions:
Improving Usability: Simple User Research Techniques for Better App Experiences Workshopping: A Beginner’s Guide to Facilitating Collaborative Requirements Generation
Esri employs user experience research activities including usability testing, exploratory interviews, and surveys to provide critical insights that directly improve the ease of use, functionality, and overall satisfaction of our products. Esri's UX Research and UX/UI Design teams have doubled in size in the last two years and over this time have conducted nearly 200 studies with users from across the globe. These studies significantly influenced the development and enhancement of ArcGIS applications, as well as user experiences on Esri’s websites and for our events like UC.
At Esri, we continually listen to our users and strive to ensure our products serve their needs effectively. Our steadfast commitment to user-centered design is at the heart of our ongoing effort to deliver outstanding user experiences.
You can get involved in Esri’s user-centered design process by sharing your UI and user experience needs or ideas in an
Supporting our users is core to Esri’s mission, and we strive to maintain the highest quality technical support to help users succeed in accomplishing their mission. We also learn from your experiences to improve our products and services. As technology advances, so does Esri’s approach to technical support. Here are some highlights of the work we’re doing:
- We have developed an assistive chatbot in the support website and mobile app to triage and troubleshoot common issues. This chatbot has been trained on all our product documentation, blogs, technical articles, software bugs, and Esri Community posts.
- We’ve streamlined the process for finding and requesting technical support through My Esri, the Esri Technical Support website, and the Esri Support App. Most cases submitted through these channels receive a response within one hour. Using routing mechanisms that match users with experts in the specific product, technology, or functional area has resulted in over 90% of users speaking to only one person at Esri to find the solution they need.
- We are actively developing new technologies leveraging AI to better match customers with analysts in the right technology area and provide more tailored suggestions to resolve technical issues when you submit a case.
- A dedicated Technical Support team monitors service performance issues and disruptions for our SaaS and PaaS products, like ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Location Platform.
- We continue to increase the collaboration between Technical Support and the product teams at Esri to share the trends, observations, and issues reported and resolved to improve product quality.
- We use the surveys you submit after the support case is resolved to understand and continuously improve the experience with the entire technical support process.
- We continue to share the knowledge we learn from cases through our public-facing knowledge base, where you can find articles that include common questions, instructional how-to guides, problem solving techniques, and more.
To serve you better, we invest in our staff to keep their ArcGIS skills up to date. We also work closely with 90 international distributors and partner centers globally to train staff on technical and communication skills with the goal of providing a consistent experience for our users.
Esri is dedicated to delivering useful, accurate, and complete documentation for all its products and capabilities. Our help topics, tutorials, videos, knowledge base articles, blog posts, and books are rigorously reviewed by development teams, subject matter experts, and product engineering writers to ensure technical accuracy and clarity.
We understand that finding the right resource or the direct answer to your question can be challenging, so we’ve introduced a new AI-powered documentation assistant, currently in beta. This assistant, trained exclusively on Esri documentation, helps you with questions about workflows, best practices, and new features. It is available to all ArcGIS users whose ArcGIS Online organizations permit access to AI assistants and beta features.
Esri offers many programs and resources to help our users. Here are some examples:
- A special offer for users migrating from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro: Includes no upfront costs and multi-year discounts with continuous support. Take advantage of
this offer . - Esri Disaster Response Program (DRP): Provides access to ArcGIS software, emergency technical support, subject matter experts, and data from Esri's Living Atlas of the World to assist organizations during emergencies. Go to the
Esri DRP website to learn more about the program, find resources to support your efforts, and to request assistance. - Esri Nonprofit Program: Offers eligible nonprofit organizations access to ArcGIS, support, and training resources at discounted rates. Learn more and apply at
www.esri.com/nonprofit . - ArcGIS Solutions: A collection of focused maps and apps designed to address business needs, improve operations, provide new insights, and enhance services across various sectors. They are included with ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise at no additional cost. Learn more on the
ArcGIS Solutions page . - ArcGIS Architecture Center: Provides IT professionals with foundational information, best practices, and detailed technical documentation to design, build, and operate ArcGIS systems. Explore the resources at the
ArcGIS Architecture Center .
In addition, Esri helps professionals new to GIS be successful through the following programs:
- Esri Startup Program: Supports early-stage startups with access to ArcGIS software, business and technical acceleration, co-marketing opportunities, and networking with industry experts. Learn more or apply at
esri.com/startups . - Esri Young Professionals Network (YPN): Helps GIS professionals build their network and navigate their careers through exclusive sessions and events. Join the network at
www.esri.com/YPN .
Esri offers a variety of educational opportunities designed to teach and enhance GIS skills and knowledge. Here are some of the key offerings:
Teaching Materials: Provide
Software: Provide software to
Esri Academy: Esri Academy provides access to hundreds of self-paced e-Learning courses, videos, live and recorded training seminars, massive open online courses (
Instructor-led Classes: Esri's Training Services group develops many resources that enable students, professionals, and ArcGIS users worldwide to continually grow and stay current with GIS and related technologies. Instructor-led classes are taught in person and online and emphasize discussion and hands-on practice to ensure that learners acquire skills and knowledge they can immediately apply. Learn more at
Esri Technical Certification Program: This program empowers individuals to showcase their GIS and ArcGIS software expertise while demonstrating their commitment to professional excellence. Certification exams are available at multiple levels to support entry-level through career professionals. Many organizations use Esri certifications to develop, motivate, and retain their technical workforce. Learn more at
Esri Publications:
A great place to start are the
ArcGIS Blogs: Subject matter experts from the Esri product teams share articles about best practices, announcements, how-to workflows, and other useful topics. Read the
Education Licensing Program: Esri offers deeply discounted access to ArcGIS and training resources for colleges and universities, and a no-cost ArcGIS Schools bundle for K-12 schools and clubs worldwide. Learn more at
Esri User Conference and Education Summit: Esri events, particularly the Esri User Conference and the Education Summit at Esri UC, are the world's largest social learning events for GIS professionals and educators.
Partnerships with Other Organizations: Esri collaborates with various organizations to support educational initiatives. Here are a few examples:
- Esri partners with the National Geographic Society to support K-12 education through the
National Geographic MapMaker , an interactive atlas designed to enhance existing K-12 curricula. - Esri supports open government initiatives worldwide by enabling governments to provide FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and open data through ArcGIS.
- Esri collaborates with the Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development (LISD), Geodesignhub Pvt. Ltd., and the International Geodesign Collaboration (IGC) to address climate change mitigation through structured frameworks and GIS tools. Learn more at
Global Climate Geodesign Challenge .
These educational opportunities and partnerships are designed to help users stay current with developments in GIS technology and enhance their skills and knowledge in the field. For an overview of Esri's programs for the education community, visit
We've continued to extend and enhance the mapping and cartography capabilities. With the high-end graphics and visualization tools in ArcGIS Pro, you can make advanced, high-quality maps for publication and sharing either as printed or web maps. Highlights from the past year include:
Generate definition query from selection —We added the ability to create a definition query based on selected features on your map. This is a nice productivity enhancement for users who want to quickly create queries for their mapping or analysis.Control symbol class visibility for unique values symbology —Unique values symbology draws nominal data in feature layers with a different symbol for each class. You can now control the visibility of each symbol class independently using either the Symbology pane for a single layer or the Contents pane of the map for multiple map layers.Create custom legend patches —Legend patches for your features are now customizable from graphic elements. A graphic element can be a simple shape, multiple shapes, or you can convert a feature to a graphic.Specify color for foggy weather effect —When working with weather effects in a global scene you can now adjust the color of the fog effect. This is helpful if you are visualizing smoke, marine layers, and more.Fixed scale bar width —You can select the fixed bar width fitting strategy to set the width of the bar in page units. This enables you to fit your scale bar within specific space limits in your layout.- Spatial definition filters—Definition queries can now include a spatial clause. Unlike regular clauses that filter the features retrieved from the dataset by specifying a field or range of values, spatial clauses use the geometry of a layer or spatial extent.
- Symbolize vertices and nodes—This indicates how features are constructed and how they connect to other features. You can customize the appearance of editing elements to enhance the editing experience.
- Dual scale bars—We added the ability to show different measurement units together in one scale bar. As the scale of the associated layout map frame changes, the scale bar updates.
- Contiguous cartogram—You can now alter the area of polygon features to be visually proportional to the values in a field while keeping shared edges.
- Symbology histogram enhancements—When working with symbology histograms you can now change the zoom level, change bin count, and hover over bins to see feature counts.
You can find everything new in each release by going to the
Recent enhancements to visualization include
Animated Symbols —Focus on a specific point of interest with animated symbols that move on the map. For example, a map of fires could show the most recent fires using an animated circle symbol to draw the readers' eyes to what matters.- Spike Map—The new Spike Map theme allows you to visualize proportional symbols with height using upward protruding spikes, a capability previously exclusive to ArcGIS Pro. Now, with Smart Mapping, you can easily create spike maps driven by numeric fields in just a few clicks.
- Space Time Cubes -- The new Space Time Cube contextual ribbon tab in Pro 3.5 enables intuitive and powerful new ways to explore and interact with a space-time cube layer, such as visualizing spatiotemporal data using 3D display themes, exploring the contents of the layer via associated charts, and modifying which space-time bins are visualized.
- Time Series Support—Now, you can create dynamic time visualizations with ease with any layer, even if it is not time-enabled, with the new low-code Arcade approach in Smart Mapping.
- Sketch Curved Paths—Authors can now draw curves using the Sketch tool. This enhancement makes it easier to illustrate movement from one place to another.
Aggregation —Binning isn't limited to just points – you can now configure and style bins for lines and polygons.- Regenerate Styles at a Given Extent—Authors can choose to update the styling based on the data range of the whole layer or the extent of the current map view, allowing for optimized presentations of data in specific areas of interest.
Since the last User Conference, ArcGIS has added many improvements in analysis and geoprocessing. Here are some highlights:
- Predictive analysis workflows continue to be enhanced with new tools and methods in ArcGIS Pro, including Estimate Time to Event, Spatial Autoregression, and the incorporation of spatial variables into models via Spatial Components.
- Powerful new tools for assessing
sensitivity and uncertainty are now available in the Spatial Statistics and Machine Learning toolbox in ArcGIS Pro, enabling data scientists with robust ways to evaluate how analysis results change in the presence of uncertainty in input variables. - Bar and line series charts in Pro can now be combined together in a single
Combo Chart , improving your ability to compare data trends while representing different kinds of data in the most appropriate way. - A new button on Pro geoprocessing tools enables you to more quickly set an output to write to the temporary memory workspace. Writing data to memory is often faster than writing to a folder or database.
Semantic search is now supported in ModelBuilder in Pro, andtool suggestions help you build a model by recommending tools to add to an analysis process.- The ArcGIS Online Map Viewer has been enhanced with ModelBuilder, allowing you to chain together a core set of the Feature Analysis tools in Online to streamline your workflows.
- Overall analysis capabilities in Map Viewer have been enhanced with new raster tools for zonal workflows, new raster functions, and support for running analysis tools on sublayers.
- New enhancements to automation of analysis workflows include support for webhook receivers in Notebooks (Enterprise 11.5), enabling notebooks to be automatically triggered when there is a change to a feature service or another process has completed. Additionally, web tools and geoprocessing services in Enterprise can now generate output image services, complementing web-based raster visualization & analysis workflows.
ArcGIS continues to add new spatial analysis and geoprocessing tools, new raster functions, additional chart types, and enhanced user experiences including data engineering, sharing geoprocessing services, and better accessibility for people with disabilities.
Uncertainty in spatial data can occur in the location of the data, its attributes, or the analytical results generated from the data. Esri provides tools, workflows, and techniques to reduce or assess uncertainty in each case.
Location of Data
- During data collection, ArcGIS Field Maps can capture the location and attributes in the field directly on maps and validated forms.
Data Attributes
- Powerful new tools for assessing
sensitivity and uncertainty are now available in the Spatial Statistics and Machine Learning toolbox, enabling data scientists with robust ways to evaluate how analysis results change in the presence of uncertainty in input data attributes. - Some geoprocessing tools, such as EBK Regression Prediction and Geodesic Viewshed, incorporate measurement error directly in the modeling.
- Imagery and raster post-classification accuracy assessment can be performed using the Accuracy Assessment Points, Update Accuracy Assessment Points, and Compute Confusion Matrix geoprocessing tools.
- Additionally, Esri supports several approaches for mapping attribute uncertainty. To learn more, visit the
Mapping with margins of error tutorial.
Analytical Results
- Many statistical and machine learning tools, such as Forest Based Classification and Regression and Spatially Constrained Multivariate Clustering, provide measures of the reliability of analytical results.
- ModelBuilder, a visual programming language for building geoprocessing workflows, can be used to construct iterative workflows to evaluate the impacts of uncertainty on analytical results.
We continue to assess sensitivity to uncertainty and will include additional tools and methods in future releases.
ArcGIS has a spectrum of options for working with big data, ranging from visualization to exploration and analysis. A core set of Spark-ready, parallelized spatial analysis functionality is available through GeoAnalytics capabilities. Customers can analyze big data in their own cloud-native or on-premises Spark environments using
Users can also leverage the GeoAnalytics tools against local collections of big data using the
Big data visualization is supported via the spatiotemporal big data store, which enables spatiotemporal indexing of information as it's received and dynamic aggregations of large volumes of data on-the-fly. Additionally, the Big Data Toolkit, from Esri Professional Services, is a customizable offering for customers with big data analysis workflows.
Over the past year, there have been many new features and enhancements to our foundational products that will improve your data management-related workflows. Some of the new features include
- Support for creating query layers in ArcGIS Pro from document databases including
Elasticsearch andOpenSearch as well asenhanced support for Parquet in ArcGIS Pro - A new
prune branch history geoprocessing tool - Support for
attribute rule templates - Support for
adding full-text indexes to fields within your feature classes stored in mobile geodatabases and enterprise geodatabases Migrate existing data into a utility network - Customize the appearance of editing elements through
vertices and nodes symbolization - Automated parcel entry using the new
COGO Reader A new workflow to detect poor-quality data using ArcGIS Data ReviewerRun a data pipeline from Microsoft Power Automate - Enhancements to cloud service integration support in ArcGIS Enterprise
Over the next few releases, the following enhancements are planned for ArcGIS that will enhance data management workflows include (but are not limited to):
- ArcGIS Data Pipelines, a native data integration capability, will be brought to ArcGIS Enterprise
- Users will be able to share query layers that reference data stored in Elasticsearch and OpenSearch to ArcGIS Enterprise. Support for connecting to these two document databases was added to ArcGIS Pro in the 3.5 release.
- Support for sharing Parquet and GeoParquet data by reference to ArcGIS Enterprise. Support for working with this data was added to ArcGIS Pro in the 3.5 release.
- Schema management tooling work will continue, with plans to add a new schema comparison tool, making it easy to identify any differences
- Support for working with data and ArcGIS Pro projects stored on Microsoft OneDrive
- Support for integrating more cloud services with ArcGIS Enterprise
- A telecom specific domain network within the utility network for advanced modeling of telecom data
- ArcGIS Parcel Fabric for ArcGIS Online
Metadata powers search and discovery across the ArcGIS platform. We have made significant progress in simplifying and standardizing metadata management across the entire platform. Below are some highlights of our work since the last user conference.
A new metadata editor is now available in ArcGIS Pro 3.5.
This metadata editor provides a consistent
Synchronize item information and attribute field information
Synchronization reduces manual metadata entry across multiple locations. This capability is already possible in ArcGIS Pro, and it is now available or coming to ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.
- In ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise item information displayed on the item details page synchronizes with the metadata editor bidirectionally.
- In the latest version of ArcGIS Online, and the upcoming release of ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0, the metadata editor will include the capability to synchronize attribute field information to the metadata.
Refined metadata overwrite functionality
In ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, the metadata overwrite functionality has been refined to help users easily transfer or jumpstart metadata creation. Now you can overwrite metadata using an ArcGIS Metadata XML file or using an existing item. Explore the functionality and patterns of use in this
Yes. ArcGIS Tapestry, formerly known as Esri Tapestry Segmentation, is a powerful geodemographic segmentation system that integrates consumer traits with residential characteristics to classify nearly 240,000 U.S. neighborhoods. Neighborhoods with the most similar characteristics are grouped together, while neighborhoods with divergent characteristics are separated.
With Tapestry, organizations can better understand the demographic characteristics of their communities, support applications such as creating marketing and communication strategies, efficiently allocate resources in health care and urban development, optimize store locations in retail, or design non-profit and government programs to better serve different neighborhoods. Tapestry provides context about the demographic characteristics of people (the "who") and the geographic features of local neighborhoods (the "where"), enabling users to conduct more insightful and detailed analysis.
The June 2025 release marks a significant milestone, combining the most recent U.S. Census data, demographic updates, and advanced data mining techniques from Esri's team of demographers and data scientists to provide a more detailed understanding of the U.S. population.
Here's what's new in the 2025 release:
- New segment count: U.S. neighborhoods are now classified into 60 distinct segments (including one unclassified segment), down from 67, representing the changing population landscape.
- Updated LifeMode groups: 12 LifeMode groups, as opposed to 14, providing a more streamlined and precise categorization of consumer markets.
- New segment names and descriptions: Updated names for segments and descriptions to more accurately reflect the characteristics of each.
- New colors: Introduction of new colors to represent LifeMode groups and segments, enhancing the user experience.
- Most recent Census data: New data reflecting the latest population changes.
Tapestry is a U.S. based geodemographic segmentation system. For segmentation data outside the United States, the following Esri partners have data offering: Environics Analytics offers
Learn more at
Yes. ArcGIS is a comprehensive imagery system and includes all the basic and advanced capabilities necessary to create, manage, analyze, and share geospatial imagery.
Content: ArcGIS includes imagery from an extensive array of authoritative sources, available through ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World and Esri partners. Sourced images can be easily combined with imagery and other GIS data from your own collections. ArcGIS makes use of content from any type of sensor, in any format or modality.
Visualization: ArcGIS allows anyone—decision makers, customers, and the public—the ability to easily create and share interactive imagery applications, reports, and visual stories that leverage imagery and remote sensing data.
Analysis and AI: ArcGIS includes powerful imagery analysis, including change detection, multidimensional analysis, and video analysis. You can also combine image analysis with AI to use pretrained or custom models to analyze large volumes of imagery faster, automate shape and pattern recognition, and extract insights at scale.
Reality Mapping: ArcGIS includes reality capture and digital photogrammetry tools for generating feature-rich maps, orthomosaics, true orthos, and 3D meshes from all types of imagery, plus tailored software for drone mapping integrated with flight planning and fleet management.
Management: ArcGIS can manage all types of imagery and raster data. It also serves imagery data in many formats, making it available to everyone who needs it. Host, stream, analyze, and seamlessly share your data in the way that suits your organization, whether that’s self-hosted infrastructure or as a complete software as a service (SaaS).
Esri offers ortho mapping capabilities in ArcGIS Pro and through ArcGIS Image Server to generate traditional orthomosaics from different types of aerial and satellite images.
These capabilities are part of the broader set of "reality mapping" capabilities that ArcGIS now offers. This expands the creation of foundational content to true orthos which have the benefit of eliminating occlusions, but also adds 3D meshes, point clouds, or geospatial video for example, enabling you to extract more insights from imagery and deliver immersive GIS experiences with up-to-date, real-world context.
For more details, read the “What is reality mapping and how does it relate to the processing of drone, aerial, and satellite imagery?" Q&A.
Esri defines reality mapping as the process of capturing and creating accurate digital representations of the physical world using images and other remotely sensed data.
It is our implementation of ‘reality capture,’ adding geospatial context in real world coordinate systems to bring sensor data into the GIS environment.
Our goal is to allow you to create your own up-to-date foundational content that meets your resolution and accuracy needs and enables you to perform analysis and build an immersive GIS experience such as living digital twins.
ArcGIS offers a breadth of powerful capabilities to generate geospatial data products from different sources of images and remotely sensed data, including:
- Photogrammetry capabilities to generate maps and models using drone, aerial, and satellite images. This includes 2D traditional ortho mapping capabilities available in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Image Server (Ortho Maker), and advanced True Ortho and 3D mapping capabilities such as point cloud and mesh generation with ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro, and through focused experiences:
- ArcGIS Drone2Map — an intuitive desktop application focused on processing drone imagery.
- Site Scan for ArcGIS — a cloud-based software focused on drone mapping. In addition to its core photogrammetry capabilities, it supports drone program management, flight planning, and first-phase analysis.
- ArcGIS Reality Studio — a desktop application for city and country-wide mapping using aerial images supporting distributed processing to efficiently process very large areas.
Coming soon: these advanced photogrammetry capabilities will become available in ArcGIS Enterprise through a new optional capability server to provide organizations the ability to scale their processing in a self-hosted environment.
- Oriented Imagery capabilities provide a simple method to process virtually any image so it can be accurately placed in a geographic context across ArcGIS.
- Surface generation from point clouds captured through lidar or generated through photogrammetry, and from bathymetric data, allows you to create foundational surface data in ArcGIS Pro.
- Geospatial video capture from drones using ArcGIS Flight and processing in ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Video Server, from which insights can be extracted in ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Excalibur.
Yes. ArcGIS Online recently added the capability to do advanced image processing and analysis capabilities. Access to dozens of tools (including deep learning and multidimensional analysis) and over 150 raster functions enable on-the-fly processing or scaling to persisted products using distributed raster analytics.
With the updated user types, no separate license is required, and you can accomplish all your imagery work directly in ArcGIS Online. Specifically,
- With Professional and Professional Plus user types, you can store, manage, analyze, and stream imagery and raster collections.
- Creator user type provides image hosting and streaming capabilities, without raster analysis capabilities.
ArcGIS is a real-time GIS system that allows you to work directly with streaming spatial data for faster, smarter decisions. This real-time capability is available in
In the past year, we’ve added many enhancements. Here are some highlights:
More support for out-of-the-box integrations across industries and use cases. New to ArcGIS Velocity are additional ready-to-use ingestion feeds enabling a more streamlined experience with partners like FlightAware,
Growing offerings for real-time powered ArcGIS Solutions are configurable and accessible. Enhanced support for common real-time applications with configurable ArcGIS Solutions tailored to common use cases such as
- The On-Time Performance Solution for transit agencies
- The Watch Center Solution for monitoring areas of interest for hazards for public safety
- Observability of operations for public works departments including Street Sweeping Operations, Winter Weather Operations and Mowing Solutions.
Advancing the next generation of Real-Time with self-hosted Velocity. Velocity is planned to be available in ArcGIS Enterprise next year.
Esri continues to simplify, improve, and advance its indoor mapping and positioning, and to provide alternatives for new or non-GIS customers.
New in ArcGIS Indoors
- Convert point cloud data from Lidar scans to floor plans, an alternative to importing floor plans from CAD/BIM data or for uses cases without data
- Import CAD files directly into ArcGIS Online through Indoors Floor Plan Editor, enabling non-GIS professionals to load floor plan data to create indoor maps
- Explore 360° photos in Indoors Viewer and Mobile, empowering users with enhanced visual context of indoor spaces
- Renewed Indoors Mobile with Maps SDK 200.x, with improved user interface, 360 photo support, progressive navigation, and improved ArcGIS IPS accuracy
- Business Unit Space Planning to enable organizations to allocate indoor spaces to various business units within the organization, using Indoors Space Planner.
Coming soon
- Generate georeferenced 360° photos from 360° videos
- Import BIM files directly into ArcGIS Online through Indoors Floor Plan Editor
- Launch App Clips for some Indoors Mobile functionality access without app download
- Redesigned Viewer and Kiosk apps
New in ArcGIS IPS
- Indoor positioning accuracy improvements with
- Maps SDK 200.x upgrades across ArcGIS; Field Maps, Indoors Mobile, Mission
- Geometry-aided positioning using floor plan geometry (walls, rooms, corridors)
New Across ArcGIS
- Floor-aware indoor maps and positioning support in ArcGIS Mission
- Enhanced floor-aware support in ArcGIS Experience Builder; filter tables, charts and other widgets
- Floor-aware indoor maps support in ArcGIS QuickCapture
The following ArcGIS products can help you plan field work and support integrations with wider business systems:
- ArcGIS Pro and the analysis tools built into ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise—Before teams go out into the field, use these tools to visualize work that needs to be done, analyze patterns, and optimize routes.
- ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Survey123, and ArcGIS QuickCapture all have designers available through ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise that provide an easy-to-use environment for setting up apps for the field. You can author the layers needed, optimize data collection with form configuration, set GNSS requirements, enable offline use, and specify who can access the apps.
We recognize the importance of prioritizing, assigning, and understanding the progress of work in the field. To address this need, we are actively evolving the task capabilities within our mobile applications, you can learn more at the UC by attending the
The 2025 Q3 release of ArcGIS Field Maps brings significant advancements aimed at enhancing field operations and ensuring data accuracy. This release is now available in beta through our
Key Highlights include
- Tasks: Introducing a digital to-do list feature for creating, assigning, and managing tasks for field teams. Tasks can be customized to meet your workflow needs, and are easily integrated with other ArcGIS applications and external systems.
- Utility Network Enhancements: The ability to take Utility Networks offline, trace after edits have been performed with automatic validation and support for version 7.
- Advanced Data Models: Support for accessing specified branch versions when connected and land administration (LADM) on Android.
- User Interface Refresh & Map Viewing Enhancements: Better visibility and navigation of related records, new personal markup experience, dynamic scale bar, and improved measurement tools.
- Data Capture and Form Improvements: Editing features within subtype group layers, offline attribute rules, enhanced Arcade support, and our most requested new feature: edit multiple features.
- Location Sharing and Geofencing: Geofence alerts that update automatically and support for GNSS devices as location sources.
- New Collaboration Features for iOS: Share maps using FaceTime and iMessage, see others' locations, and engage in map-centric conversations
- Improved Indoor Positional Accuracy
Yes. A next-generation mobile app is currently in development for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. This new mobile app will bring an enhanced experience with a modern but familiar design, new form and mapping features, and improved stability. We expect the ArcGIS Survey123 next-generation mobile app to be available for public beta in Q3 2025. We invite all ArcGIS Survey123 users to test the beta versions of the app; this valuable feedback will help shape the final product.
Important: The current version of the ArcGIS Survey123 mobile app for iOS, Android, and Windows will eventually be deprecated and later retired. The app will continue to be supported during the deprecation period. While the retirement date has not yet been determined, it will align with user migration.
Yes, ArcGIS 3D capabilities enable the creation of digital twins. A digital twin is a virtual representation of real-world entities and processes, synchronized at a specified frequency and fidelity. ArcGIS supports the integration of various data types, including 3D models, IoT data, and real-time information, to create and transactionally maintain comprehensive digital twins. These digital twins can be used for monitoring, simulation, and analysis, providing valuable insights for urban planning, infrastructure management, and operational efficiency.
Yes. We have two options for developers:
- ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Game Engines integrate with the industry-leading game engines, Unity and Unreal Engine. They enable developers to create Extended Reality (XR) experiences, which include Augmented-, Virtual-, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, and MR) apps.
- ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps support AR on Android and iOS devices when developing with Kotlin (Android-only) or Swift (iOS-only). Note, as of April 2025, the Augmented Reality (AR) Toolkit for ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
We are assessing the interest in further support for AR on mobile devices in all our cross-platform Native SDKs, including ArcGIS Maps SDK for .NET and ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter.
Developers can
- Use
ArcGIS app builders and Instant Apps to select from common templates and configure and extend a solution without writing code. - Use
ArcGIS Maps SDKs to build web, mobile, desktop, and game engine apps for just about any platform. - Extend ArcGIS by customizing the user experience in ArcGIS Pro, implementing custom workflows using the
ArcGIS Pro SDK , automating using theArcGIS API for Python, and extending services with theArcGIS Enterprise SDK .
The most significant update to the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript is the introduction of
These standards-based
The JavaScript Maps SDK’s component library will eventually replace all widgets: widgets will be deprecated and later removed from the SDK. Esri's strategic shift towards web components involves a full commitment to building components that meet and exceed the capabilities available as widgets.
Various resources are available for developers to learn how to build apps using components, including
For more information, review the
The ArcGIS Python Libraries, ArcPy and the ArcGIS API for Python, can be used to programmatically administer a Web GIS, manage content and convert spatial data, perform analytics and data science, and build GeoAI models, as well as automate all these workflows.
What’s New in ArcPy: In the past year, we've added the ability to use Python to work with and manipulate annotations, as well as a new option for enabling undo in custom Python geoprocessing tools. We've also created a
What’s New in ArcGIS API for Python: Within the past year, we've re-engineered the map widget to provide more options for visualizing spatial data and for compatibility with the latest versions of Jupyter. We've also added a new Service class to streamline access to any supported GIS service, without the user specifying or even knowing what type of service it is.
In the area of content management, we've added functionality to build a dependency graph of all organizational item content, so that you can easily determine which items are required for other items to exist.
In the area of analysis and data science, we've added the ability to choose GDAL as a geometry engine when working with the Spatially Enabled DataFrame. This option provides a consistent data reading/writing experience when using the Python API on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For more details of what's new in the ArcGIS API for Python, refer to
Esri continues to participate in the creation and development of open standards via Standards Development Organizations (SDO) like:
- Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
- ISO Technical Committee 211 Geographic information/Geomatics (ISO/TC 211) through ANSI/INCITS-L1
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
While we work on standards with all these SDOs, the GIS community has a particular interest in the work we do with OGC where the following new initiatives are underway:
- Data related (GeoPackage extensions, CityGML)
- Metadata/catalog related (STAC, DCAT)
- Modernization of web services via the new OGC APIs
We are actively engaged in the implementation of these standards across the ArcGIS platform.
We also continue to grow our support for the various metadata standards from ISO, and our maritime team is actively pursuing the newer S100 framework.
In addition, the world of standards now includes community standards, developed by the GIS community and vendors and later adopted by the SDOs. Esri has been an active contributor (the Indexed 3D scene (I3S) is an example) as well as a supporter of other community specs like the 3D tiles (which is now supported within the ArcGIS stack).
A lot of exciting work is happening in the cloud native space, where many formal standards are emerging. Esri has been an active proponent of these standards and has released implementations that support Cloud-optimized GeoTIFF, GeoParquet, STAC, and others.
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