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Five Trends Improving the World through GIS Whether they are in education, technology, conservation, research, or planning, today's environmental professionals are faced with new and extreme challenges. Our natural and human environments are changing. Local governments are increasingly being tasked to drive positive change in the natural environment, taking a strategic view of the challenges and opportunities involved in identifying ways to manage it as a system for the benefit of nature, community, and the economy. Planning, design, and operational decisions already affect the quality of life—for both present and future generations.

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FiveTrendsin Environmentand Natural Resources

Improving the World through GIS

Whether they are in education, technology, conservation,research, or planning, today's environmental professionals arefaced with new and extreme challenges. Our natural and humanenvironments are changing. Local governments are increasinglybeing tasked to drive positive change in the naturalenvironment, taking a strategic view of the challenges andopportunities involved in identifying ways to manage it as asystem for the benefit of nature, community, and the economy.Planning, design, and operational decisions already affect thequality of life—for both present and future generations.

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Advancements in serving multidimensional data and analyticsare transforming environmental management and naturalresource science. Everything "has a spatial component, andlocation matters in science, society, and decision-making. Fivesignificant and current trends using GIS have been identifiedfor environmental and natural resource management. Thesetrends are location data interoperability, improvements indynamic simulation, mobility of information technology,operational intelligence, and transparency in local government.Each one of these offers both challenges and opportunities forthe technology industry.

1 Access, Use, and Store Data

GIS provides the platform for location data interoperabilityand makes complex data available as real-time services.Scientific datasets produced by earth observation systems arewidely used for monitoring and modeling physical, chemical,and biological systems at a global scale over ocean,atmosphere, or land. These multivariate and multidimensionalraster datasets, often delivered in specialized formats, such asnetCDF, GRIB, and HDF, have traditionally been complex tomanage. Esri's platform now provides scientists, analysts, andresearchers with new tools to easily organize, visualize,process, secure, and share multidimensional data. GIS lets youwork with a number of data formats from many sources. Takecontrol of big data, modernize your editing tools andworkflows, and share information.

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The types of data that can be used include ocean data (seatemperature, salinity, ocean current), weather data(temperature, humidity, wind), and land data (soil moisture,NDVI, land cover).

2Turn Science into Action

Data-driven spatiotemporal simulations across multiple scales,what-if scenarios, and geovisualization help you discoverpatterns, trends, relationships, spatial clusters, and location-aware information. Model with real-time data, makepredictions, assess trends, explore different scenarios, andanimate through a time dimension. Esri's ArcGIS platform hasrich tools and applications that help solve a wide variety ofreal-world problems by integrating geographic informationinto how we understand and manage our planet.

Sample data types are meteorological, air quality, soilmoisture, landslide, satellite, aircraft, and ground surface data.Sample models include sustainable forestry practices, climatechange, water resources, sustainability, renewable energy, airquality, wetlands, and watersheds.

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Manage a MobileWorkforce

Fieldworker coordinationis fundamentally spatialand providescomprehensive workmanagement. The web-based dispatch portalallows dispatchers tocreate, assign, andmanage fieldworkerassignments. And themobile app used byfieldworkers, whichassigns work andlocations, facilitates themanagement of 

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assignment status and integrates with other Esri mobile apps,like Collector for ArcGIS or Survey123 for ArcGIS for datacollection and Navigator for ArcGIS for routing. It doesn'tmatter whether you are collecting data on water quality, airpollution, methane seeps, or ice thickness. Workforce forArcGIS is accessible on any device, anywhere, and in realtime. 

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Monitor Day-to-DayOperations

Environmental managers ensure that our natural environmentis protected and maintained for future generations. GIS andoperational intelligence help apply quantitative techniques toproduce impact statements, schedule sampling andmonitoring events, track field workforce, plan site ecosystemrestoration and biodiversity management, monitor pollution,and assess the status and performance of daily operations.Bringing together a common view of the systems andresources you manage in a real-time operational platformaids in making informed and timely decisions, helping toprotect and preserve our precious natural resources. 

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Create a System ofParticipation, Collaboration,and TransparencyEnvironmental managers ensure that our natural environmentis protected and maintained for future generations. GIS andoperational intelligence help apply quantitative techniques toproduce impact statements, schedule sampling andmonitoring events, track field workforce, plan site ecosystemrestoration and biodiversity management, monitor pollution,and assess the status and performance of daily operations.Bringing together a common view of the systems andresources you manage in a real-time operational platformaids in making informed and timely decisions, helping toprotect and preserve our precious natural resources. 

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Next Steps for Success

For more than 40 years, Esri software has been a trustedsolution for environmental management and natural resourcescience. Esri has made it simpler to effectively manage ourplanet by extending a single, scalable platform that providesaccurate data, advanced analytical tools, and configurableapplications any department can use. Starting with a locationstrategy, access to real-world applications, and advancedplanning and analysis tools that consider the impact on localwildlife, natural water sources, and water and air quality andaccessibility, you can create awareness and driveengagement, reconnecting people and nature for a moresustainable future.

Learn more atgo.esri.com/ENR-webinars