A guitar needs an elephant. Mapping proved where elephants vanish, ebony saplings decline 70%. Taylor Guitars partnered with Congo Basin Institute to rewild the forest—planting 65K trees that sustain both ecosystems and livelihoods. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

America's downtowns are being reborn—and cities aren't guessing anymore. They're building digital twins to test every scenario before breaking ground. Three cities show how GIS turns faded Main Streets into economic engines. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Noise is invisible—until you map it. Across Europe, GIS is turning a silent killer into something cities can see, measure, and fix. From Dublin's freeways to Paris's real-time sensors, maps are driving quieter, healthier communities. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Italy leads the world in high-speed rail innovation—and now in reimagining stations as community hubs. RFI mapped 18,000 km of rail lines plus 400 data layers around every station, revealing how to turn transit nodes into economic engines. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Montgomery Parks rebuilt their Atlas tool and reimagined their amenities based on what people told them they needed. Now everyone can find the right park and access the nature within it. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

GIS professionals are building a planetary nervous system. That's the vision of Esri president Jack Dangermond. He notes how we're moving from static deliverables to living systems by applying GIS and the geographic approach. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

A new way to fight environmental crime in the Amazon: give enforcement agencies from four countries the same real-time map. Operation Green Shield: 94 arrests, 2,100 live animals recovered, $121M in assets seized in two weeks. #COP30 www.esri.com/about/newsro...

The Pan American Health Organization used GIS to map Paraguay's healthcare gaps and found that 556 new primary care facilities could reach 1.36M people—18% of the population—who previously lacked access to care. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Adelaide city planners and Arup built a digital twin for residents to vote on growth: slow pace preserving character vs. bold density for housing affordability. Citizens explored scenarios, saw tradeoffs in real-time, then chose. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Malaysia built one of the world's most advanced health registries by mapping every facility, practitioner, and resource across 36M people. They now forecast needs to 2040 and cut response times from months to weeks. A model for proactive health systems. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

In Mali, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre helps local responders navigate the pressures of drought, armed conflict, and ethnic and political divisions to shape daily survival decisions and offer hope for resilience. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Digital twins aren't just 3D models—they're where geography meets engineering. By anchoring construction data in spatial context, George Floros has documented tangible improvements in project coordination, safety, and operational efficiency. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Six cartographers in Spain's Cantabria region use geospatial AI to count beachgoers from aerial photos, track invasive species, and guide millions of tourists—protecting fragile coastlines while keeping data open to all. Small team, big impact. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Wildfire Awareness🔥FireGuard's National Guard analysts provide 24/7 monitoring of wildfires across North America since 2019. Next up is FireSat designed specifically for wildfire detection, offering global coverage every 20 minutes by 2030. 🛰️ https://ow.ly/fMaF50Xb78C

As the land narrows in southern Mexico, it creates a bottleneck effect causing a “river of raptors.”Audubon’s Alas Seguras (safe wings) tool uses GIS to map important areas in Colombia for migratory birds, guiding conservation efforts and preservation recommendations. https://ow.ly/Xcn450X7Ro1

When tornadoes hit Tallahassee, TLCGIS used geospatial AI to assess tree damage in days instead of months. This and other AI innovations shows how mid-sized cities can leverage automation to recover faster from disasters. 🌳🗺️ https://ow.ly/21cY50X4ojp

JXN Water fixed leaks by breaking down departmental silos and putting GIS at the center. Plant operators now coordinate with field crews, meter techs talk to repair teams—all working from the same ArcGIS Utility Network foundation. 🚰 www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Sustainable Agriculture at Trinchero Family Estates 🍇 Doug Wood uses GIS to manage 9,000 acres with boutique precision across California's diverse wine regions. One of America's leading wineries produces 28M bottles while treating every vine individually. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children just launched an interactive map that transforms how communities can help find missing kids. For the first time, missing child posters appear on a public map. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

MITRE's "Project Homeland" merges graph analytics that reveal critical infrastructure interdependencies with geographic mapping showing proximity patterns—exposing critical connectivity across energy, water, transportation, and communications networks. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

When a rancher bulldozed 175+ penguin nests, explorer Popi Borboroglu & National Geographic mapper Sam Guilford used satellites to help prosecutor Florencia Gómez win justice—expanding wildlife protection 8x. Tech meets tenacity. 🐧⚖️ www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Memories of Hurricane Katrina still guide skill and tool advancements to be sure we are prepared. This story details an exercise that tested the latest version of the Search and Rescue Common Operating Platform (SARCOP) from @NAPSGFoundation. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Hawaii’s new Department of Law Enforcement is pioneering the use of virtual reality—using geographic information system (GIS) technology to build a geospatial digital twin—to enhance security, incident response, and training. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Sheriff departments across Southern California are using mobile GIS to coordinate faster, safer wildfire evacuations—transforming how teams communicate, respond, and protect communities. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

In an era where data overwhelms and attention spans shrink, Allen Carroll believes maps have the power to captivate us. And he’s spent his career proving it. His new book, Telling Stories with Map chronicles a remarkable journey. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Seattle Police Department’s GIS transformation survived budget cuts and staff turnover to emerge stronger, evolving from paper maps to real-time digital systems for event security now powering everything from parades, concerts, and global sporting events. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

South Africa’s tiny Pickersgill’s reed frog serves as an indicator species whose presence signals ecosystem health. Conservation efforts by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has resulted in government policies that expand habitat, guide land use, and reduce harm. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

The Nature Conservancy @nature.org has applied geospatial AI and an environmental digital twin to guide the restoration and protection of Caribbean coral and its precious biodiversity. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History reaches five million visitors each year. Learn more about Kirk Johnson and how he values maps to leave them with an appreciation for the natural world and our place in it. www.esri.com/about/newsro... #EsriUC2025

Great showcase of Chattanooga at #UC2025. Hear more about America's first National Park City with this interview with Mayor Kelly. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Forward-thinking governors in Oregon, Utah, and Colorado are using GIS technology to transform the affordable housing crisis into visible opportunities that accelerate development, build public support, and create more livable communities. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

The @CityofDenver, working with @Stantec, has transformed its printed Storm Drainage Master Plan into an interactive online portal, making vital flood risk information easily accessible to residents, officials, and developers. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Here’s a Science of Where podcast about how drones have revolutionized mapping. Their flexibility and low cost had an immediate impact on the quality and frequency of imagery in GIS, with steady gains for real-time awareness and operational workflows. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

When catastrophic floods hit South Brazil, GIS company Codex turned personal tragedy into purpose, creating 17 emergency response apps in 30 days to help rescue efforts. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Chattanooga's Mayor Tim Kelly guides the use of GIS to quantify the city's natural assets to become America's first National Park City. In the process, they discovered hidden parcels for conservation while proving that nature's value drives economic growth. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Houston, the fourth largest city in the US, relies on 4,000 Public Works employees to keep critical infrastructure running. The department has modernized infrastructure management using GIS technology, cloud services, mobile apps, and AI. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

When Professor David Padgett began supporting environmental justice advocates with maps and analysis using GIS, he established a model that transformed community experiences into scientific data that clearly shows impacts. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Three friends from rural Illinois—a 911 director with paramedic experience, a GIS professor with student workers, and an emergency communications coordinator—turned an altercation at a cross country meet into a pioneering indoor school mapping initiative. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

DC Fire & EMS went from spreadsheets and confusion to real-time dashboards tracking every unit and asset. A passionate firefighter and a technologist made the most of enterprise GIS for life-saving transformations. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s revitalization of historic Wrexham stadium showcases innovative GIS and BIM integration, combining sustainable design with community context. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

How do you find a white beluga whale among all that ice? Scientists at Fisheries and Oceans Canada use AI and GIS to spot these elusive Arctic whales, enhancing conservation efforts and sustaining an important resource for Inuit communities. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Wondering about the species in your area? Check out the Map of Life. A new effort uses drones, AI, and GIS to fill in gaps in the map in remote and biodiversity-rich areas such as the Amazon. #BiodiversityDay www.esri.com/about/newsro...

The Map of Life Rapid Assessments (MOLRA) system uses drones, sophisticated sensors, and AI to collect audio, visual, and genetic samples to support detailed species mapping—where plants and animals are likely to be and how those populations are changing. ow.ly/559850VVIg0

The National Park Service has been working to standardize how they track and document fossils using GIS. This work to record and map finds helps them preserve ancient treasures and dig into the data rather than the dirt. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

RoyOMartin's use of GIS technology, drones, and satellite imagery has helped maximize timber growth on its 550,000 acres of forest to deliver construction materials for affordable housing that is grown and manufactured in Louisiana and Texas. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

At Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue, incident commanders now assess the situation with GIS views of the lake enhanced with live tracking feeds—transforming how response teams navigate and collaborate during emergencies. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has revolutionized septic permit processing in Tennessee's rapidly growing rural areas by implementing an advanced GIS system, cutting down the average permit issuance time to under 13 days. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

City planners are using GIS technology to maintain a balance between forests and developed land. Trees are now managed as assets for the many measurable ecosystem services they deliver. #EarthDay #ArborDay www.esri.com/about/newsro...

National Health Service Scotland is revolutionizing healthcare sustainability by leveraging GIS technology to map and enhance their extensive land holdings and greenspaces, leading to the promotion of nature as part of the cure. www.esri.com/about/newsro...

Scientists and conservationists at the Snow Leopard Trust are using GIS technology and community collaboration to map snow leopard habitats, analyze their movements, and develop sustainable conservation strategies. www.esri.com/about/newsro...