Please join GovLoop and Esri for our DC Meet Up Thursday, September 18th from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at 1776 (1133 15th St, NW, Washington, DC 20004). We’ll be discussing 3D technology and GIS. You’ll also have the unique opportunity for a Q&A with Jack Dangermond, Esri Founder and President. Spaces are filling up quickly, so I’d encourageRead… Read more »
The following is an excerpt from our latest guide on Open Data & GIS: Better Understanding Our World. In December 2007, a group of open data activists met in Sebastopol, California to discuss the promise of open data for government. This meeting would set the foundation for the open data movement, and help set intoRead… Read more »
Scott Cecilio, Esri solution engineer, speaking at the GovLoop and Esri Meetup Cybersecurity professionals face an unprecedented challenge as our world has become more connected. Although this connectivity has streamlined communications and helped us connect easier than ever before, we are also exposed to increased risk. To help address these issues, GovLoop and Esri hostedRead… Read more »
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has been a champion of open data This week at the Esri User Conference, attendees have been called to become “architects of the future.” We live in a world where data is driving decisions, and now, it is the responsibility of public servants to look to data as aRead… Read more »
Esri UC featured dozens of case studies on GIS, but the City of Rancho Cucamonga was one of the highlights. One of the best stories of the Esri Plenary Session comes from the city of Rancho Cucamonga. Rancho Cucamonga is suburb of San Bernardino County, California, which has a population of about 165,000. To meetRead… Read more »
Technological convergence of legacy and real-time data communications are quickly shaping emergency call taking and the role of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) nation-wide. The result of current Emergency 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) trends, including technological progression, PSAP consolidation, and regional networks, is not only the evolution of the emergency response landscape, but the entire public safetyRead… Read more »
In our latest GovLoop guide, Open Data and GIS: Better Understanding Our World, we explore a crucial element of the open data movement: geographic information systems (GIS). GIS lets users visualize, question, analyze, interpret and understand data to reveal relationships, patterns and trends, says Esri, the global leader in GIS technology. In this report, GovLoopRead… Read more »
On a daily basis the FDNY is tasked with protecting New York City’s 322 square miles and 8+ million citizens. If that mission wasn’t big enough, in 2014, the biggest sporting event in America came calling – the Super Bowl. The FDNY had the mission-critical task of preserving the safety of NYC residents and thousandsRead… Read more »
This industry perspective tells the remarkable story of collaboration and technology that kept tourist and residents safe during the Super Bowl, including the technology solutions provided by Esri and PenBay that were deployed during Super Bowl XLVIII. We also feature interviews with: Deputy Commissioner Joel Golub, Chief Information Officer, FDNY Captain Steven Pollackov, FDNY GISRead… Read more »
At a recent GovLoop and Esri meetup, Benton Yteman, director of solutions development and Captain Steve Pollackov, FDNY GIS Unit told the compelling story of how they leveraged PenBay Solutions and Esri’s ArcGIS Online to develop an application to meet all the security needs for the 2014 Super Bowl. Brian Lantz, public safety sales director,Read… Read more »