SHIFT podcast with Jack Dangermond of esri

 

Listen to the SHIFT podcast which features an interview with Jack Dangermond, founder of esri. He is the President of esri.

From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday using GIS. 

We explore the history and evolution of this tech with one of its pioneers, in the latest instalment of our oral history project.

He is clear that "geography is everything!"

A few points that Jack makes:

• Between 4 and 5 billion maps are made on esri's platforms every day.
• GIS digitises geography and puts it into a geographical frame.
• Organisations are run by geography.
• Do analytics of the geography behind the maps.
• GIS tools help frame the decision making they do.
• FEMA and other emergency departments use the tools to plan the response to hazards
• Roger Tomlinson invented the term GIS
• Talks about getting his customers together and working out what they could develop as a product
• esri has 680 000 customers... when they started they had single digit numbers of customers
• A third of revenue is spent on advancing products and R&D
• UPS saved hundreds of millions of dollars from rerouting their vehicles
• Helped with EBOLA 
• 1.3 trillion maps were created showing the spread of COVID19 around the world
• "Geography is everything"

Find out more here.

RGS-IBG Podcast on ArcGIS Online

Check out the podcast with Jason Sawle: Global Schools Manager with ESRI.

The @RGS_IBGschools team pleased to feature @GIS4Schools - of @esriuk and @Esri & champion of importance & value of #GIS in education & #geography - in our latest podcast. Listen below ⤵️https://t.co/62j1zIo5I5

— Steve Brace (@SteveBraceGeog) May 11, 2022

ESRI UK User Conference

 

I've registered to attend this event on the 17th of May, which will be here before I know it.

I'm looking forward to seeing Jemma Wadham speak about the work that led to the excellent Ice Rivers book, and also catch up with some education related GIS work as well.

Climate Change - Teach with GIS

The new ESRI UK Education Team resources for teaching about the Climate Emergency have now been released and are ready for use. They explore climate change in the UK, and were produced in partnership with the Met Office.

They include Teaching Resources for different key stages including Primary.

They also include a Teacher Knowledge section.

This includes the useful resource on COP26 below.

A typically stylish and useful set of resources generously shared.

Thanks Jason

A well deserved step up for Jason, who I have known for quite a while now, and who has always been helpful and supportive... we ran joint courses for a while about 10 years ago when I was working for the GA. Follow Jason on Twitter to see where he goes next....

ESRI's tools have come a long way, and are now free for most and increasingly powerful and flexible.

Some personal news. Yesterday was my last day as Head of Education at @esriuk as I have moved to a new role with @Esri to be the Global Manager for Schools.
A big thank you to @geogologue and @GIS4HE for being great team mates and committed fancy dress collaborators😀! pic.twitter.com/EA2A18dEjU

— Jason Sawle (@GIS4Schools) April 1, 2021

New ESRI School Atlas Collection

Shared by the ESRI UK Education Team.

A new collection of digital atlases for use in lockdown learning.

Access them all here.

Don't forget that the GA also has its Geography From Home section ready to help as many return to remote teaching for a few weeks at least.

esri - see what others can't

ESRI New Community Analyst

A guide by Katie Hall can be seen here

GIS and the NEA

ArcGIS: a new free how-to guide

This free resource can be obtained from TES Resources.

We have created a new starter resource for ArcGIS Online - Developing knowledge, skills and confidence with ArcGIS Online. Its a PowerPoint with short how-to videos, good for teachers+students https://t.co/d5iCzbMTM2
We hope its useful#geographyteacher #GIS #Edtech #free4schools pic.twitter.com/FSlv9GxOYs

— Jason Sawle (@GIS4Schools) October 4, 2018

GIS CPD

Details of a new option for GIS training were released earlier. Steve Richardson, who wrote quite a lot of the resources that are available on the ArcGIS Schools Resources section has organised a day looking at embedding GIS in the curriculum to support the progression of some key geographical skills and knowledge.

The price is £160 for the day, including lunch and refreshments and the first course is being run down on the South Coast in June.
More details here on the Eventbrite page.

SAGT Conference 2017

The booking form and programme for the 2017 SAGT Conference has now gone live.
I've been a regular attendee at this conference since 2005, but have missed the last few as I have been elsewhere... This year, I will be in Madrid, so unable to attend. I'm hoping to be back next year.



As you can see, there's a keynote by Tom Heap, and various workshops, all for a good price, and with free minibus pick-up from Stirling train station, which is a great help. There will also be 'hot spots' where teachers share practice.
A great day of learning and inspiration for all.

Book tickets now via Eventbrite.

Follow SAGT on Twitter @SAGTeach

Earlier that month there is also the ESRI Scottish user conference in Perth.
Addy Pope will be leading a seminar on ArcGIS Online at SAGT conference.