The starting point for leveraging Esri’s mapping and spatial analytics platform (ArcGIS Enterprise), through Python development, is a clear understanding of the ArcGIS API for […]
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Comparing the capabilities of Esri’s graphic visualization tools
First things first, what are we comparing? Esri has two dashboard tools -namely Web AppBuilder and Operations Dashboard-, and one business intelligence (BI) tool -namely […]
New Year, New User Types!
The latest version of ArcGIS Online comes with major changes. The most prominent one being the latest update to the named user licensing model. A new and […]
How to install the ArcGIS API on ArcGIS Pro Python (offline)
Esri has fully embraced Python for ArcGIS and sees Python as the language that fulfills the needs of the user community. Previous versions of ArcGIS […]
FIFA World Cup 2018 Stadium Guide – Russia
The background story… The motivation to create this story map series application is sourced from my true love for soccer (or as some like to […]
Using Python to aggregate values in related tables for mapping purposes
Very often important information is stored in related tables in a geodatabase. What happens if you want to symbolise a map using this data, or […]
Survey123 – Progress / Increment bar
Let’s kick the year off with something special – A customized progress / increment bar for Survey123! For a recent survey that I designed I […]
Survey123 with a single attribute for repeating generic questions (instead of multiple attributes); and an auto-incremented list!
Example Requirement: You are being tasked with creating a Disaster Risk Assessment form (as above) which requires the field worker to capture the risk factor […]
Calculating distances between locations (geopoints) in Survey123 with the Haversine Formula
Consider the scenario where a person is applying for a liquor licence and the law stipulates: New liquor premises must be located at least five hundred […]
Leveraging data-as-a-service with the ArcGIS JavaScript API
Welcome to the information age! We are part of a lucky generation to be living in a time of great technological change. All around us, […]