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Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist The 26th annual MN GIS/LIS Consortium annual conference is just around the corner, and I’m excited to be offering a workshop on a topic that is important to me: Open Data. In this pre-conference workshop, we will explore the topic of open data and how it can help the citizens…

Fall is officially here and, at Pro-West, that means just one thing: the MN GIS/LIS Annual Conference will soon be here! It’s taking place a little later this year – October 26-28 – giving us an extra couple of weeks to polish our presentations and get in plenty of practice with the popcorn machine. Every year we strive to…

The one COTS tool you need to create simple, focused apps fast. Demand from consumers is high for mobile-first apps. We have come to expect to find all the information we need at our fingertips, wherever we are and whatever device we’re using. Demand has never been higher from organizations under pressure to meet this…

The Esri UC 2016 brought together 16,000 GIS professionals from around the world to introduce new and enhanced products and capabilities, exchange ideas, recognize achievements amongst the mapping community, and celebrate the difference GIS is making on a global scale. As always, we enjoyed connecting with many of our clients at the UC and hope…

Lucas Scharenbroich, Technology Manager It’s time to get serious about supporting secure HTTP on your GIS infrastructure. HTTPS is a secure protocol used for communicating over the internet. It takes the familiar HTTP protocol used by web browsers and other devices, and wraps it up in a secure, encrypted package. This has two significant benefits.…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist The Esri User Conference is the largest gathering of GIS professionals from around the world, who attend hundreds of technical and interest sessions on new ways of understanding our world. Here are just a FEW of the highlights! ArcGIS for Local Government will move to a new deployment approach that simplifies…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist Day 2 of the Esri User Conference was filled with technical sessions, special interest groups, and presentations. ArcGIS Workflow Manager provides a central job management and tracking system to streamline tasks in ArcGIS for Desktop. It supports your entire enterprise, from knowledge workers to executives and public engagement. This workflow management system…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist The first day of the 2016 Esri User Conference began, as it does, with the plenary sessions, and I was at the front of the line to get into the presentation hall (one of my top tips!). Exemplary work done by GIS professionals from around the world was featured, including Racine …

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist Over 16,000 GIS professionals from around the world will gather in San Diego for the Esri UC next week. Those attending will network with peers from the global GIS community, learn new methods and techniques in hundreds of sessions and technical trainings, and engage with trusted experts and solution providers.…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist Using out-of-the-box (OOTB) apps and tools, any organization can provide a suite of web apps to help citizens, real estate professionals, and business owners search and locate available space and property. Popular solutions include Esri’s Residential Comp Finder and Site Selector applications in the ArcGIS for Local Government collection of templates. These apps combine…