Tag: Technology

As Technology Evolves, So Does the Nature of Nationalism (Marie Lamensch, CIGI)

Globalization, supranational institutions, regional economies, climate change, international jihad, migration and the current pandemic; despite expectations, these transnational phenomena have not weakened the notion...

Sideswiped: Apple, Google, and the Kremlin’s Make-Believe Election (Steven Feldstein, Andrew S. Weiss, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Western tech firms were sucked into the vortex of the Kremlin’s crackdown on opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s organization in the run-up to last week’s predictably dull Duma elections....

What’s Working and What Isn’t in Researching Influence Operations? (Alicia Wanless, Lawfare)

All Eye Overlord by Aswin Behera. (Source: Cyber Visuals) The world first learned about Russian attempts to manipulate the information environment in 2013. Staff hired...

Technology/Humanitarian Settings. Risks of technology use in humanitarian settings: Avoiding harm, delivering impact (Adam Moe Fejerskov, Maria-Louise Clausen and Sarah Seddig, DIIS)

The use of emerging technology in humanitarian settings carries significant risks. The complexity of these risks entails a need to understand and imagine risks...

Asia. Embracing technology to tackle Asia’s growing digital divide (East Asia Forum)

Jayant Menon, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute A silver lining amid the unfolding tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the acceleration of the digital economy. Lockdowns...

Technology/The Science of Where – How Austin’s Map of Trees Helped City Leaders See and Tackle Social Inequities (Esri)

Christopher Thomas In Austin, Texas, like many places, the numbers of trees in neighborhoods mark a divide of race and income. https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/blog/austins-map-of-tree-equity/

Technology/The Science of Where – Announcing new and improved ArcGIS Hub content (Esri)

Katie Thompson, Samantha Hunter With its redesigned content pages, ArcGIS Hub makes it easier to share engaging content that puts your audiences first. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-hub/announcements/announcing-new-and-improved-arcgis-hub-content/

Technology/The Science of Where – What’s new in ArcGIS QuickCapture (May 2021) (Esri)

Ismael Chivite The ArcGIS QuickCapture mobile app is the simplest way to collect field observations. It is as simple to use as the camera app...

Technology/The Science of Where – Analyzing Soil Capability for Agriculture in the Living Atlas of the World (Esri)

Michael Dangermond Not all American soils are created equal. Some are deep and nutrient-rich, requiring very little treatment to grow crops. Other land can scarcely be...

Technology/The Science of Where – ArcGIS Pro SDK Sessions Available from Dev Summit 2021 (Esri)

Christopher Zent The Esri Developer Summit 2021 technical sessions are now available online! https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro-net/developers/arcgis-pro-sdk-sessions-available-from-dev-summit-2021/

Technology/The Science of Where – A timely new block in ArcGIS StoryMaps (Esri)

William Hackney This post was ghostwritten by Lee Bock, an application programmer on Esri’s StoryMaps team. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/story-maps/constituent-engagement/storymaps-timeline-block/

Technology/The Science of Where – Explore Labeling to Convey Margins of Error (Esri)

Steven Aviles In Part 1 of this blog series, we learned about the importance of using Margins of Error (MOEs) within our mapping projects. In Part 2, we learned...

Technology/The Science of Where – Getting to Know ArcGIS Image Analyst Guide (Esri)

Julia Lenhardt The Getting to Know ArcGIS Image Analyst guide gives GIS professionals and image analysts hands-on experience with the functionality available with the ArcGIS Image Analyst...

Technology/The Science of Where – Introducing Data Engineering in ArcGIS Pro (Esri)

Lynne Buie, Ankita Bakshi, Alberto Nieto Data is interesting. Mapping and analysis with ArcGIS Pro helps you discover, learn from, and communicate with your data. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/analytics/introducing-data-engineering-in-arcgis-pro/

Technology/ArcGIS Pro – Migrating Defense Mapping Production Workflows from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro (Esri)

Mrinmayee Bharadwaj ArcGIS Defense Mapping is now fully available in ArcGIS Pro. This blog provides information about the new topographic production workflows available in ArcGIS...

Technology/ArcGIS Pro 2.8 – Detect Spatial-Temporal Point Clusters by Incorporating Time into Density-based Clustering (Esri)

Cheng-Chia Huang In ArcGIS Pro 2.8, we’ve enhanced the Density-based Clustering tool. The Density-based Clustering tool under the Spatial Statistics toolbox (Mapping Clusters toolset) helps us to explore...