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Karen Capria 🦋

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Alex Konrad @alexrkonrad.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Tech legend Jack Dangermond founded Esri in 1969. Now 80 years young and with a net worth of $10B+, he's still "all in" on his company and global mission. @upstarts.bsky.social spent an hour with Jack this week for one of our best interviews yet, full of lessons on startup-building and life.
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Esri Founder Jack Dangermond's 'Secrets' To Building A Legendary Business
The 80-year-old software billionaire shares startup and life lessons that have kept him "all in" while running a high-impact global business for 50+ years.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
The livestream is happening now for #EsriUC2025. Watch with #GIS users from around the world! uc2025.esri.com/flow/esri/25... #mapping #science #analytics
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2025 Esri User Conference | Esri
Join us for the 2025 Esri User Conference. Learn about the latest advancements in GIS from Esri experts, industry leaders, & your peers from around the globe.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The ArcGIS StoryMaps team is planning an excellent webinar that will help unpack the creative process for your stories. Explore, learn, and be inspired: storyscape-esriwhere.hub.arcgis.com/pages/commun... #ArcGIS #storymaps #GIS #community
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Explore the latest 5-year estimate American Community Survey data (2019-2023) from the U.S. Census Bureau in a collection of curated Atlas Instant Apps. Demographics Social Characteristics Economic Characteristics Housing, and All Characteristics www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/... #LivingAtlas #GIS
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Introducing the American Community Survey (ACS) Atlas Collection
Introducing the new American Community Survey (ACS) Atlas collection, a group of 5 Atlas Instant Apps highlighting ACS maps in the Living Atlas.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP), is the population that is both 18 years or older and a U.S. citizen. All CVAP content in ArcGIS Living Atlas now contains and displays the latest vintage: 2019-2023. www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
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Map and analyze updated Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) content in ArcGIS Living Atlas
2019-2023 Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) data layers and maps now available.
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Women In GIS @womeningis.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Reminder! We're still accepting nominations! In collaboration with Esri, WiGIS will recognize the contributions of women to geospatial fields and award scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and practitioners/researchers. apply by February 28, 2025 womeningis.wildapricot.org/2025AS #GISChat
Reminder! We're still accepting nominations for the 2025 Women in GIS Awards and Scholarships program! You have until the end of this month.

In collaboration with Esri, WiGIS will recognize the contributions of women to geospatial fields and award scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and practitioners/researchers. 

Deadline to apply: February 28, 2025

Full details available on our website:
https://womeningis.wildapricot.org/2025AS
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Iconic bridges such as the Golden Gate or Brooklyn Bridge are favorite spots for tourists, but they are also a critical part of the nation's expansive ground transportation infrastructure. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/92b2... #GIS #Esri #storymap
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The secret life of bridges
Examine the historical evolution and current state of bridges across the United States in this interactive, map-based story.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The collaboration between Taylor Guitars and UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute (CBI) demonstrates how partnerships working toward the greater good can be found, even in the unlikeliest of places. storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/... #ArcGIS #StoryMaps
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Head to the Science & Environment Showcase at the Esri Federal GIS Conference to meet @deepseadawn.bsky.social, learn about her work, and get a signed copy of her book, Mapping the Deep. registration.esri.com/flow/esri/25... #GIS #mapping
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Interesting map animation. The most congested cities are listed at the end. www.maps.com/average-dail... #GIS
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Which US Cities Have the Worst Traffic?
This animated map explores average daily traffic patterns for the 18 largest metropolitan areas in the US.
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Lauren Tierney @tierneymaps.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
It's 19°F outside where I am (but feels like 10! 🫠). Publishing a blog post on mapping snow felt right... 🥶 www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/... #mapping #cartography
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How to Make Maps Fast (Using Snow Data!)
Learn how to make a map with SNODAS data in ArcGIS Pro and design a map quickly by planning ahead.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This Drought Aware app provides information on drought-affected areas in the US, and integrates critical information including population, housing, river flow, reservoirs, crops, and agricultural labor. livingatlas.arcgis.com/drought-awar... #GIS #LivingAtlas
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Join Esri's Chief Scientist @deepseadawn.bsky.social for a free course on how a geographic approach can help tackle a complex changing climate. www.esri.com/training/cat... #GIS #EsriTraining
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
You can search on Genasys Protect for an address or mapped zone to determine if an area is under evacuation. protect.genasys.com/search?z=14&... #California #wildfires
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Homes in the United States are heated by a variety of fuels. Most homes rely on natural gas for heat, but oil, propane, electricity, and wood are also common. www.maps.com/home-heating... #GISchat
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The Geography of Heating US Homes
Homes in the US are heated by a variety of fuels. The interplay of who, what, and where is on full display in this detailed map.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
New blog by Lisa Berry on authoritative historical fire perimeter data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). CAL FIRE offers this digital record as a ready-to-use layer within ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World. www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/... #GISchat
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Final day to enter the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps competition. Submit a story in one of five categories: Digital Humanities Health and Safety Nature and Physical Science Planning and Infrastructure Humanitarian and Disaster Response www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis... #GISChat
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2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition | Esri
Enter the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition: Storytelling for a Better World. Get competition details and find inspiration for your story in our online gallery.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
In this new article Dawn Wright discusses the work of the 100 Island Challenge, the worldwide initiative which captured an ecological survey of coral reefs in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian oceans. www.gpsworld.com/coral-reefs-... @deepseadawn.bsky.social #GISchat #science
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Coral reefs at a crossroads: "Every coral we see is fighting" - GPS World
This is a challenging time for coral reefs. Although they cover less than 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support 25% of all marine creatures.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The Science— and joy — of snow and ice. Meet the people behind scientific expeditions and climate studies who inspire action to protect the landscapes we treasure. Read the new issue of StoryScape from the ArcGIS StoryMaps team: storyscape-esriwhere.hub.arcgis.com #GISchat #science
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The ArcGIS Living Atlas Policy Mapping team provides the GIS community with a collection of free layers with data from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. On December 12, the US Census Bureau will release its updated five-year estimates (2019-2023). www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/... #GIS
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
PortWatch is an open platform designed to help policymakers and the public assess the impact of maritime trade disruptions that result from natural disasters or other large-scale events. The platform is a collaboration between the IMF and the University of Oxford. portwatch.imf.org #GIS #climate
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Lake Champlain is fed with waters delivered by a large network of rivers and streams. The expansive watershed is known as the Lake Champlain Basin. Organizations in communities throughout the Basin are helping to protect and restore their shared waters. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5b36...
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Summit to Shore
Celebrating and Protecting the Waters of the Lake Champlain Basin
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) holds polluters accountable. This story map shows the locations of pollution events where the program is pursuing protection and restoration of natural resources. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d9da... #GIS
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NOAA Pollution Assessment and Restoration in Your State
NOAA Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Can food security efforts also protect nature and fight climate change? A new study by Project Drawdown and the University of Minnesota says yes. This story map gives insights into solutions, analysis and action. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/35e0...
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Improving Food Security in Senegal
Targeting Actions to Improve People's Lives, Protect Nature, and Mitigate Climate Change
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This course is free and provides practical techniques to elevate your spatial analysis. Sign up here: www.esri.com/training/cat... #Esri #GIS
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Plastic pollution in our ocean is an enormous problem. A big route for that plastic is through rivers. Heather Koldewey, National Geographic Fellow, is studying how plastic bottles move from source to sea. education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/exp... #GIS #geography
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Exploring with GIS: Following Plastic from Land to Sea
Plastic pollution is a problem, especially in our oceans. National Geographic Explorer Heather Koldewey, along with a team of experts, set off on an expedition to find answers. Through technology, dat...
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Anna Riling, geologist-turned-cartographer, owns Four Corners Mapping, in Durango, Colorado. In this Q&A she discusses how she used bivariate symbology on a mapping project to bring clarity the most important multimodal transportation needs and concerns of the community. www.esri.com/about/newsro...
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The Power of Maps to Influence Decisions
Anna Riling, a geologist-turned-cartographer, owns Four Corners Mapping, which creates custom cartography for policy advocacy campaigns and print media.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Following up on the Esri Transit initiative launched in summer 2024, the release of the first-ever transit infographic is available in Esri’s Business Analyst Web App. The data provided helps transit agencies understand the populations and destinations they serve. www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
This infographic features transit stops from Houston Metro.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Not all tides are created equally. This map featured on #mapsdotcom showcases the variety of tidal ranges in our oceans. www.maps.com/taking-stock... #GIS
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Taking Stock of Our Oceans’ Tides
A stunning new map shows the range and variety of Earth’s tides. Explore tides that are barely perceptible to those that rise over 50 feet.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
In his book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, Jack Dangermond explores how people use geographic science to transform their work. www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/... #GIS
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A new book of concepts and values by Jack Dangermond
Learn about the power of where in this new book from Esri Press, written by Esri's Founder Jack Dangermond.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
To celebrate GIS Day, explore these examples of NASA Earth Science leveraging GIS to understand our planet. earthdata.nasa.gov/news/gis-day... #GISDay2024
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Celebrate GIS Day 2024 | NASA Earthdata
To celebrate GIS Day, take a peek at these illuminating examples of NASA Earth Science leveraging Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to understand our home planet.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Are you passionate about the planet? Invested in sustainable cities, public health, or disaster response? Tell your story with ArcGIS StoryMaps and submit it for the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition. www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis...
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2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition | Esri
Enter the 2024 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition: Storytelling for a Better World. Get competition details and find inspiration for your story in our online gallery.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Explore GIS Day events around the world. www.gisday.com/en-us/overview #GISDay2024
GISDay mapping GIS Esri
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Proud to see Jack Dangermond recognized on the TIME100 Climate List. time.com/7172454/jack...
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TIME100 Climate 2024: Jack Dangermond
Find out why Jack Dangermond made the 2024 TIME100 Climate list
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
GIS technology has changed the way we understand, navigate, and shape our world. Together, human creativity and technology can make a better future. www.esri.com/training/cat... #GIS
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
GIS Day is November 20, and it's the perfect time to share what you do and why you love your work. Here are some resources to help promote and build awareness of your event. www.gisday.com/en-us/resour... #GIS #mapping
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Resources | GIS Day
Plan a fun and educational suite of activities to celebrate GIS Day. Access free resources to help you plan, promote, and engage your participants.
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Karen Capria 🦋 @kcapria.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Learn how Python can help you automate ArcGIS workflows in a free live training seminar on December 12. Request a reminder: www.esri.com/training/cat... #Esri
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 28/10/2024
The digital mapping platforms developed by Esri, including ArcGIS, have revolutionized conservation and environmental planning, management and policymaking. Esri co-founder Jack Dangermond shares 50 years of insight with @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social:
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50 years of geographic insight: In interview with Jack Dangermond on Esri’s journey and the future of GIS
As Esri nears its 50th anniversary, Jack Dangermond exemplifies how geographic information systems (GIS) have grown from a specialized field into a critical tool for modern planning, environmental man...
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