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The Next Generation of Open Data in ArcGIS Online Alex Lange, Solution Engineer Beginnings: Open Data Sites Open data is a key concept for GIS users: access to data is the only way to build analysis, applications and any project that relates to spatial locations. Back in 2014, Esri created what was known as ArcGIS…

Alex Lange, Solution Architect, Pro-West & Associates Configure, Customize or Upload: What Are My Options? It’s not every day that, when considering a GIS project, you need to consult a dictionary, but maybe it should be! While many factors go into deciding how to complete a project – cost, time, staff resources or technology –…

Alex Lange, GIS Solutions Architect By Alex Lange, GIS Solutions Architect With the completion of the 2020 Census, local, state and federal governments – and citizens – await results that will no doubt reshape and inform the next 10 years of economic development and government planning. Many are wondering when these results will be available.…

Forrester Names Esri a Leader in Location Intelligence Esri, the world’s leading GIS platform provider, has been named a leader in The Forrester WaveTM: Location Intelligence Platforms, Q2 2020 which evaluates the products and services of vendors in a given market using a standardized and transparent methodology. According to the report, “location intelligence changes the…

WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA FOR DAY 3? Day 3 kicks off with the expo hall opening at 7:30am PDT. Visit Pro-West’s virtual booth. Make sure you’re logged into the conference platform and click on “Access Esri UC”.  Sessions! MANY technical session options are on today’s agenda. See this post for our recommendations. Full agenda is here. Learn about GIS for asset management.…

Cody Wolfe, GIS Technician Welcome to the second posts in this series on reading legal descriptions. In the last post, I shared the fundamentals of understanding the Public Land Surveying System (PLSS), which is vital in getting to where your parcel is going to be described. The next step – understanding legal description terminology and the…

PRE-REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE! Join Pro-West & Associates at our virtual booth for 20-minute live learning sessions on the hottest topics for the GIS community, direct from the experts. A demo will be held on a different topic during every segment of expo hours throughout the conference. REGISTER HERE HOW DO I JOIN PRO-WEST LEARNLIVE? All Learn Live…

WHAT’S PRO-WEST DOING AT UC 2020? Pro-West will have a virtual exhibit booth at the conference, where attendees can visit us online. Once at our exhibit booth, connect with the Pro-West team via the “Interact Live” button. Our virtual booth will be staff continuously during conference expo hours. We hope you will stop by for an informal chat or…

As many of us mark two months of “working through COVID” we can reflect on the journey so far – what’s worked, lessons learned, and how we can best navigate our way forward. GIS emerged early as a mission-critical tool, vital to supporting the first pandemic we’ve been able to analyze in real-time using modern location technology.…

Welcome to Pro-West’s Staying Connected During COVID series! Meet the Pro-West team members who continue to collaborate and serve clients remotely, making sure we deliver quality service during a tumultuous time. Meet Steve Long, a Senior GIS Technician at Pro-West, who has led a wide range of GIS data projects over the past 14 years since making…