Visualising Brexit Isles

Brexit has divided a nation politically. The esri UK Media Maps team put together a Brexit Isles visualisation to understand how the two nations would look geographically. Find out what inspired us and how we put the maps together.

Crime Analysis in ArcGIS Pro

Back in June came the exciting news that Crime Analysis is available for ArcGIS Pro 2.2. But what exactly does this extension do and why is it useful to anyone - crime analyst or not?

Revealing hidden communities: a guide to multivariate dot density maps

This is a multivariate dot density map. The map reveals religious identity across London. Each person is represented by a single dot - the colour depicting religious allegiance. So how did I create it?

Accessing OS Open Zoomstack Vector Tiles in ArcGIS

Building multiscale basemaps can be very challenging when you have to integrate different datasets into a consistent map base. OS have started an Open Zoomstack trial to explore ways to make this easier. One of the options available is a vector tile service and a set of styling options to accompany this. Read on to discover how to make use of this tile service

Visualising Lightning: an exercise in aggregating data

I received some interesting data from the Met Office - lightning strike locations for the UK and Ireland. Given a new set of data there is a common process that I work through to arrive at the final map.

Tons of new features in ArcGIS Pro 2.2

The latest update for ArcGIS Pro has now arrived. This most recent update has many new advances to put a spring in your step, and we don’t want you to miss out on these exciting features.

When a single map isn’t enough…

At our annual conference, Ken Field presented on thematic map design. Ken describes himself as a professional ‘cartonerd’ and is part of Esri’s cartography team, having moved to sunnier climes. For those of us that missed his talk, I’m delighted to be able to share his insight in this guest blog.

Using The Living Atlas across ArcGIS

We’ve been adding lots of content into The Living Atlas but there have also been changes in the ArcGIS Platform that make working with the data even easier. I thought I'd share the different options.

ArcGIS is an API

Most organisations using ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise have no idea they already have a rich modern API on to their data and services. Many in the public sector have active Open Data programmes working out how to publish their Open Data (spatial and non-spatial) over an API - without being aware they are already doing it!

What could this mean for you organisation?

Top 10 Things You Can Do Better in ArcGIS Pro!

Have you thought about moving on from ArcMap? ArcGIS Pro has been designed to help you work more efficiently and a lot faster.  With suggestions from the Esri UK team, this post will count you through the top ten things that you can do better in ArcGIS Pro.