ESRI User Conference 2019
The Forestry Department Experience
Who & Why
The Forestry Department sent a total of four representatives to the 39th annual staging of the ESRI User Conference in San Diego, California during the period of July 8- 12, 2019.
Objective
To seek customized solutions and cutting edge technology.
Each member of the team had specific areas of interest to topics to focus on. These areas were significant to each individual job functionality to enhance Agency's objectives.
- ArcGIS Enterprise and Portal
- ArcGIS Online Applications
- Cartography
- Image Analysis
What Happened?
"HURRY AND SIT,IT WILL BE SHOWN IN A CLICK!!!!!"
Pre-conference workshop
July 6th and 7th - ArcGIS Enterprise
July 8th - Plenary Sessions
Exhibit Hall - app. 525,701 gross sq. ft and 300 exhibitors.
Approximately 19000 persons attended.
July 10th - Sessions began.
Lectures from industry professionals, Hands-on training sessions and question and answer sessions.
The Way Forward
ArcGIS Enterprise
This a full-featured mapping and analytics platform that runs behind our firewall and includes a powerful GIS server and a dedicated web-based GIS infrastructure to organize and share your work, referred to as our ArcGIS portal
Field Applications
Collector for Arcgis " Beta"
The Agency currently utilizes Collector for ArcGIS "CLASSIC" as one of its main forms of field data collection. There are currently updates such as Collector 19.1.0 on iPad and iPhone, however, its in the process for android.
Workforce of Arcgis
Workforce for ArcGIS provides better management of tasks and assignments especially for field teams who are required to complete specific tasks in a given time-frame.
ArcGIS Quick capture
This is an app which is the fastest way of collecting field data while assessing damages, or on the move by just the touch of a button. Data is sent back to the GIS offices for analysis instantly as it is integrated with ArcGIS Online.
Tracker for ArcGIS
This is a mobile application that enables different organizations to capture the fieldworkers’ tracks and monitor their location as well as locate where they were. This gives track pattern that gives information for field activities and perform analysis
What did we take Home?
During this conference we discovered that companies are involved in Forestry and the Environmental Management are utilizing the full benefit of either ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise or both, as well as other GIS applications.
We also discovered steps to implement theses application within the agency for effective management of our agency's workflow.
Future Implementation (What's Next?)
ArcGIS Enterprise (IMPLEMENTED)
ArcGIS Applications (IMPLEMENTED)
Drone Capture (IN THE PROCESS)
Upgrade from using Collector for ArcGIS 'Classic" to "Beta" on androids.
Create collaboration of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online
Image of ArcGIS Enterprise
Conclusion
This conference enabled the agency to increase its capacity in areas specifically ArcGIS Enterprise, Collector for ArcGIS and Portal. It helped us to understand and put in context the power of the ArcGIS solution.
