Amber Case, director of Esri R&D Center, Portland, gives an overview of the projects her team is working on.

Amber Case, director of Esri R&D Center, Portland, gives a preview of what you'll see at the Esri International Developer Summit in Palm Springs.

Stephanie Widas of the City of Greenville, South Carolina explains how the Swamp Rabbit Trail interactive map was created using Esri’s Community Maps Program and ArcGIS Online software.

Dawn Wright discusses her role as Esri's Chief Scientist and how GIS technology integrates environmental, conservation, climate, and ocean science into many applications.

Former presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader, along with his sister and social scientist Claire Nader, examine the importance of community and civic motivation and share examples of how they contributed to a better community in their hometown.

Scott Morehouse, director of software development, tells you how you can leverage Esri technology to build great applications that extract and exploit new knowledge from maps and geographic data. Get more info at esri.com/arcgis

Lars Backhans, Esri Sweden managing director, discusses where the demand for GEO apps is headed for business applications.

Alex Miller, Esri Canada president, explains how the Community Map was created and maintained and how people are using it for their mapping solutions.

Dr. Michael Karasick, IBM VP architecture & technology, discusses IBM's smarter planet applications and the ability to use geospatial information to link the physical to the digital world.

Lee Litchlyter, CEO of GISi, talks about a new pipeline concept that focuses on the development and growth of people and their value to the company. 

Steven Myhill-Jones, president and CEO of Latitude Geographics, shares how he assesses upcoming technology changes and mitigates risks at his company.

Clint Brown, Esri director of software products, demonstrates the value of using ArcGIS Templates to create and deliver maps and apps to more people.

Chris Thomas, Esri government industry manager, discusses applications that use citizen interaction to improve government.

Jithen (J) Singh, senior technical evangelist, Eagle Technology Group Ltd., shares how they are working with other agencies to be better prepared to share information and respond more quickly. 

Lew Nelson, Esri law enforcement manager, discusses why location informatin is the most important part of smart applications that will safeguard our society.

Simon Thompson, Esri commercial business industry manager, tells you how GIS can be used to solve business problems and add ROI.

Jack Dangermond, Esri president, opens the 2011 Esri Partner Conference with his vision for where Esri and its partner community are going. 

Russ Johnson, Esri public safety manager, tells why he's passionate about his job and shares some of his life stories including his role as incident commander during the Yellowstone National Park fire. 

Bill Meehan, Esri utilities solutions manager, talks about the use of spatial analysis and decision making processes for utility applications.

Brent Jones, Esri surveying and engineering manager, talks about building accuracy into all our workflows and how to gather the most recent and accurate data.

Bill Davenhall, Esri health and human services manager, tells you why he believes that GIS can deliver on the promise of a healthier future.

Kurt Daradics, President & Co-Founder of CitySourced, shares his vision to transform civic engagement by building mobile 311 applications on a SaaS platform.

Chris Pyke, Vice President of Research at USGBC, demonstrates how the power of GIS is being leveraged to change practice and upgrade performance to comply with White House objectives for sustainability of buildings and facilities. 

William (Kenny) Floyd, National Institute of Health, discusses how GIS tools are being used to model, analyze, monitor, and manage the use of energy, water, and space to make the nation's facilities more efficient and sustainable.

Esri president Jack Dangermond discusses a new modality for GIS, where advances in technology, measurement, software, science, and open data policies are creating a geospatial infrastructure to support better decision making, communication, and efficiency. This video was recorded for attendees at Geospatial World Forum, India.

Dr. Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and former chief scientist for the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), gives the keynote presentation at the 1999 Esri International User Conference.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Ron Stoltz from the University of Arizona and Karen Hanna from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona discuss ideas and methods for conceptualizing and implementing GeoDesign in the university curriculum.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Chris Overdorf details a process for designing paths between neighbors and private conservation networks.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Mike Dana discusses the integration of ArcGIS and an interactive pen display to support GeoDesign-like workflows.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Prashant Hedao describes the design and planning of an experimental township in southern India.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Dennis Williams discusses site engineering design.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Andy Bennett of Telvent says that GIS is the starting point for advanced telecommunication network design.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Jason Lally discusses building high fidelity 3D landscapes in a design charrette setting with participants using GIS, CityScape, and augmented reality.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Paul Cote discusses the use of City GML for open exchange of semantically rich city models.

On day two of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Professor Michael Goodchild shares some opening remarks.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Michael Flaxman explains the fundamental principles of GeoDesign and discusses routes forward.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Richard Klosterman says that GeoDesign can—and should—do more than facilitate the design work of landscape architects, planners, and other professionals; it also has the potential to provide private citizens with the information and tools they can use to help design the communities in which they live.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Juan Carlos Vargas discusses the value of public participation in the land use planning process.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Joerg Schaller describes a project in Germany where ModelBuilder was used to preprocess the data for a potential site suitability analysis for Solar Electric Plants.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Keith Reynolds provides an overview of the Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system, a general application framework for designing and implementing knowledge-based decision support for environmental analysis and planning at any geographic scale or scales.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Michael Gallis discusses GeoWeb 2.0 and its relation to GeoDesign principles and practice.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Bill Dickinson discusses the value of 3D visualizations in dealing with cyber security events.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Ola Ahlqvist discusses massive multiplayer online gaming (MMOG) technology and how it is finding its way into education and training environments.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Christina von Haaren discusses how improved public participation can lead to more environmentally-informed decision making.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Brian Lee discusses how GeoDesign can be utilized in a participatory land use planning process.

This short film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1967 and describes the development of the Canada Geographic Information System (CGIS). Dr. Roger Tomlinson, then director of CGIS, commissioned the film as a way to communicate information about the project to the government, who was funding CGIS development.

At the 1997 Esri User Conference, Jack Dangermond honored landscape architect Ian McHarg, author of Design with Nature, with the president’s award. In this video of McHarg’s acceptance speech, he reminisces with typical humor about his seminal discoveries of overlays and chronology, the challenges of environmental planning, and the role that GIS can play.

Esri president Jack Dangermond spoke at TED2010 about GeoDesign, a concept which enables architects, urban planners, and others to harness the power of GIS to design with nature and geography in mind. Video courtesy TED.

Where you live: It impacts your health as much as diet and genes do, but it's not part of your medical records. In this video from TEDMED 2009, Bill Davenhall shows how overlooked government geo-data (from local heart-attack rates to toxic dumpsite info) can mesh with mobile GPS apps to keep doctors in the loop. Call it "Geomedicine."

In this excerpt from the 1967 film “Data for Decision,” Dr. Roger Tomlinson explains how computers were being used to solve geographic problems in Canada. In a second clip from the 2010 Esri Senior Executive Seminar, Dr. Tomlinson looks back at 40-plus years of geospatial innovation.

Jack Dangermond describes what users can find and do at ArcGIS.com.

Jack Dangermond gives his welcome remarks and recognizes the work of the user community, including Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award winners.

Award is given to the government of Abu Dhabi for their Spatial Data Infrastructure initiative. The award is accepted by His Excellency Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi, Secretary-General Executive Council, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is building a society based on sustainability principles. GIS helps them to make effective and practical decisions and supports their work in local government, utility networks, health, social and educational institutions, public safety, and biodiversity.

Jack Dangermond recognizes the work of the United Nations. He then discusses how geography is opening the world to everyone. He talks about the birth of computational geography and the need for everyone to be connected. Forces are converging, such as the establishment of the internet as a platform for a new generation of geo-applications and the explosion of mobile devices. These forces create a collective geographic understanding. GIS users are more collaborative and serving citizens better.

The developer team of CitySourced demonstrates how citizens can report issues to their local government to contribute information, such as pot holes, via smart phones and Web-based applications. This free, downloadable app lets citizens use their iPhone to report the problem, or they can choose to report a problem using a browser. Sophisticated analysis can be performed with the collected data.

The City of Frisco, TX, GIS team showcases SAFER: Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, a first responder system. Susan Olson, GIS Manager and members of her team highlight the use of intelligent maps in public safety throughout city departments. Assistant Fire Chief Paul Siebert illustrates how the system is used during a simulated fire at a school, to identify where the fire lanes and hydrants are, handle evacuation planning, and identify hazardous materials inside the building.

Carlos Salman Gonzalez reflects on his past achievements and challenges he faced in GIS career. Mr. Salman Gonzalez is the founder and CEO of SIGSA, the Esri distributor in Mexico.

Gil Grosvenor, Board Chairman, National Geographic Society, talks about the National Geographic GeoMentor program. Bigfork High School graduated seniors Tia Bakker and Ernie Cottle, along with teacher Hans Bodenhamer, then demonstrate their efforts to conserve caves in Glacier National Park. They identified concerns such as graffiti and ecological factors such as cave fragility. They used their finding to make conservation recommendations to help the park protect the caves.

National Geographic Society Board Chairman Gil Grosvenor recognizes Dr. Roger Tomlinson for his inventiveness in providing humanity with the ability to understand the Earth in ways never before thought possible. The award is also given to Jack Dangermond for transforming the field of geography and bringing the use of geographic information to virtually every field of human endeavor and every corner of the globe.

Richard Saul Wurman, founder of TED, talks about the 19, 20, 21 vision. He is an author, architect, and urban planner. Wurman examines how cities organize themselves, finding patterns, and comparing them. Jon Kamen, Chairman and CEO of Radical Media gives several examples of different cities and their population density and land use patterns. He emphasizes the need for comparative analysis in order to be able to ask the right questions and manage change.

Jack Dangermond gives his introductory remarks for the Esri Senior Executive Seminar, held in San Diego, CA on July 11, 2010. He talks about the business value of GIS, gives his vision for GIS, and provides an insider discussion of the technology.

Hon. Maurice Williamson, Minister for Land Information, Parliament, New Zealand, discusses the value of GIS, the use of GIS in New Zealand, and New Zealand's geospatial strategy.

Are you new to GIS and looking for a bigger picture of what it is, how it works, and how it will make a difference? This introductory session will explore the basic concepts of GIS, what it does, why millions of people around the globe rely on it, and how public and private organizations worldwide can find real value in learning more about this powerful technology.

Esri president Jack Dangermond shares his vision for the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Kim Tanzer, Dean, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, explains the role of the National Academy of Environmental Design in advancing evidence-based design research.

On day one of the 2010 GeoDesign Summit, Esri Staff demonstrate the latest advanced in ArcGIS technology and its relation to GeoDesign workflows.

Tom Fisher, Dean, College of Design, University of Minnesota, introduces GeoDesign and discusses the types of problems GeoDesign can help solve at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

Will Rogers, President, the Trust for Public Lands, presents "GeoDesign in Conservation Planning: Stakeholder Driven Geoprocessing through Greenprinting" at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

Michael Goodchild, Professor of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, presents “Spatial by Design: Understanding the Special Role of GIS” at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

Helena Mitasova shows the combination of a real-world digital elevation model with a flexible, laboratory-scale 3D model, indoor laser scanner, and projectors into a tangible geospatial modeling system at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

Carl Steinitz, Research Professor, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, presents “Ways of Designing” at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

Stephen Ervin of Harvard University delivers a fascinating presentation about object-oriented diagrams in GeoDesign at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

John Przybyla, Senior Vice President at Woolpert, Inc., discusses the integration of BIM and GIS--todays capabilities, and future possibilities--at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.

Brad Ball, NASA LaRC, presents “Building Interior Space Optimization and GIS/RDBMS Space Management Tools” at the 2010 GeoDesign Summit.