GIS Day

Who is ready for #GISDay2025? 🌎✨ Regardless of your field, GIS enables us to solve complex problems and view our world in new and exciting ways. 📣Share with us how you are celebrating on November 19, 2025! ow.ly/3sgc50WTtuZ

Learn how the Chattanooga Tree Project is using GIS, LiDAR, and deep learning to map urban forests, engage residents, and work towards planting 5,000 new trees! 🌳 Read the blog: ow.ly/H7fN50YJUMv

Do you use OpenStreetMap data to support your community’s infrastructure, natural resources, civic services, or resiliency in disaster scenarios? Show us your story—with maps. 🗺️ Learn more about this competition: ow.ly/PTrl50YJUss #SOTMUS26 #OpenStreetMapUS #StoryMaps

Just in time for Earth Day! Browse these guided Earth science MapMaker lessons ⛰️: ow.ly/CVH150YJUkT Ideal for grades 6-8, explore the Earth's surface, earthquakes, wildfires, seasons and more! 🍂

In their captivating map of lighthouses along the Atlantic coast, Mike and Ryan Huff used a unique perspective and layout to map more than 600 lighthouses from Canada to Honduras. Learn more in this article: ow.ly/SVYF50YGMy5

Every story takes place somewhere.📍#Maps show us where. They direct movement, compare before and after, and reveal patterns. Read 8 stories that cast maps as very different story characters: ow.ly/7jyl50YGsz8

"A growing collection of dynamic maps showcasing the beauty and power of Earth’s perpetual change." What a fantastic new resource from @MapsDotCom! Learn more: ow.ly/qAa250YwjcZ

From iconic green spaces like Central Park to the sprawling beauty of New Orleans’ City Park, explore the 10 most-visited urban parks in the U.S. in our latest story — and see what makes these city escapes so beloved: ow.ly/Ytal50Ywj6g

#GIS is helping our four-legged friends! 🐱🌎 A Clark University senior rescues stray cats using GIS tools. Community members can input a location when they find a cat, and that data is used to help locals rescue and arrange care for the animals. ow.ly/Si3450YsPOO

Behind every powerful AI insight is great metadata. Join tjos live training seminar to learn about metadata's key role as a critical enabler of AI readiness and the latest ArcGIS capabilities that support content governance and sharing. Register: ow.ly/t94750YpLfg

Select #EsriPress ebooks are now available in the Esri Store at an exclusive 20% off the list price. Choose from books on #ArcGIS Pro, Web GIS, ArcGIS Enterprise & more. Available for users in the US. Visit the store: ow.ly/LQke50YmYqA

Florian Winkler’s mesmerizing map of the northern sky takes celestial mapping to new heights! 🌠Read more about the design work to visualize the beauty in the data: ow.ly/QZ7q50YhGPz

The picks for the 2025 ArcGIS #StoryMaps Competition finalists are in! Which story is your favorite? Cast your vote for our Community Choice winner 🏅: ow.ly/K1M150YhGOm

Think infrastructure reports are dry, hard to follow? Think again! Discover the significance of building a wildlife corridor—through the eyes of mountain lion F387. With custom graphics and maps, the author gives us a character to cheer for and invest in. ow.ly/Hqpw50YhGNp

We grow stronger together 🤝! Lisa Berry shares why mentorship matters in #GIS and how to approach it with 5 actionable tips 👉 ow.ly/1AjS50YellT

A smoke jumper, a scientist, a mountain lion. 💥Every unforgettable story has a hero—and in place-based storytelling, that hero can be anyone or anything. Turn your main character into a memorable hero with this month’s #StoryScape. Explore now: ow.ly/xL8550Y8tOs

Registration for Esri's free Going Places with Spatial Analysis MOOC closes this Wednesday at 11:59 PM (PT)🌍! Don't miss out on: 💙Spatial learning 💙Free access to ArcGIS Online 💙A certificate of completion Register→ ow.ly/9u0U50Y7M3u

Daydreaming about how amazing #GISDay2025 was ☁️🌎. Check out the events that were hosted all over the world this past year: ow.ly/N3Y750Y5rqM We can't wait to see what you are planning for #GISDay2026!

🤯Fun fact—the average person consumes 6 to 12 hours of media per day! In the mix of memes and movies, how can you create a story that grabs and keeps your audience's attention? Check out these #StoryMaps tips: ow.ly/a4TC50Y1ctg

Coloring 🖍️ pages are a great way to get kids started with #GIS! Check out the "I'm a Map Monster" page below.

If you are curious about geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) in ArcGIS, start this learning plan! 🌟ow.ly/nww250Y07E8 You will explore AI-driven geospatial workflows and related tasks.