You are here News & Events Blogs Esri Australia blog Esri Australia blog AllBusiness analyticsData-driven decisionsDigital transformationDisruptive innovation Digital transformation Inside WA Health's vision for the future WA Health covers the largest area for a single health authority in the world, with a population scattered across 2.5 million square kilometres. Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in the state required a comprehensive geospatial solution. Learn more Data-driven decisions Q&A with New York State Police: Getting ahead of a public safety crisis New York State Police's Senior Intelligence Analyst Kellen Crouse shares valuable insights on how law enforcement organisations can use GIS to stay ahead of threats to public safety. Learn more Disruptive innovation Q&A with Norman Disney & Young: Integrating BIM and GIS Norman Disney & Young's John Benstead shares further insights on the engineering firm's digital twin of Sydney's Circular Quay developed with BIM and GIS integration recently showcased at Ozri 2020. Learn more Data-driven decisions Q&A with Lauren Bennett & Ankita Bakshi: Advanced spatial analytics Take a deep dive into spatial statistics and analysis with Esri's Data Science Lead Lauren Bennett and Product Engineer Ankita Bakshi, as they answer questions from the user community on their recent Ozri presentation. Learn more Data-driven decisions Why census data is critical to COVID-19 response At the height of the pandemic, access to authoritative and up-to-date statistics became the key to developing effective response strategies. Here's why census data is central to policy making. Learn more Data-driven decisions Why open data is critical in times of crisis The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shares complex data in an easy-to-use, digestible format for public consumption to assist government agencies and communities in understanding the potential impacts of COVID-19. Learn more Data-driven decisions Coronavirus: what you need to know Esri's Chief Medical Officer - Dr Este Geraghty - shares a collection of the most up-to-date and authoritative resources on COVID-19 to help you stay informed and prepared during this emergency. Learn more Disruptive innovation Mineral exploration from space Advances in hyperspectral imagery are futureproofing the global exploration outlook - delve into the technology behind it. Learn more Digital transformation How small councils achieve great things with GIS Small LGAs face challenges that their larger, usually urban counterparts do not. Yet, many are achieving outstanding results with their GIS capability through intelligent application of modern web GIS. Learn more Business analytics Insights vs information: Redefining the "I" in GIS The evolution of GIS web applications has opened new pathways to visualising data, transforming the role that location plays in communicating and understanding complex information. Learn more Data-driven decisions Where Australia imports its food from: world map Next time you look at your plate, you might ask "where does my food come from?" Thanks to location-based analytics, you can search this world map to find out where Australia imports food from. Learn more Data-driven decisions The role of 3D data in emergency response The use of three-dimensional (3D) data, combined with other spatial data may hold the key to the future of emergency calls - but are Australian authorities harnessing its full potential? Learn more Data-driven decisions The cost of incorrectly routed emergency calls Incorrectly routed emergency calls can lead to unnecessary loss of life. Read how mapping technology can assist emergency services authorities to save lives. Learn more Data-driven decisions How mapping technology can help catch killers Mike King outlines how investigators can use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to combine location-based data, public information and suspect profiling data, to help catch killers. Learn more Data-driven decisions Teacher Talk: Navigating the GIS Classroom Australian teachers see the power of using GIS in their classroom, but many aren't sure on the pedagogy and teaching method to use. We look at tried and tested approaches, to help make the transition as smooth as possible. Learn more Data-driven decisions Combatting drug-related deaths with GIS US law enforcement expert Mike King outlines how authorities are using location intelligence to report drug activity, educate the community, promote treatment options and understand the effectiveness of response activities. Learn more Data-driven decisions How mapping technology is helping solve crimes Emergency services expert Mike King shares how one US law enforcement agency used real-time GIS applications to manage the search of a large-scale crime scene in a missing persons case. Learn more Data-driven decisions Systems, trust and GDA2020 Why is GDA2020 data migration so important? The value of spatial systems, data and analysis is based on the ability to trust the results they provide for accurate decision-making. Learn more Digital transformation Nespresso's GIS formula for business success Coffee icon Nespresso has discovered a compelling link between corporate citizenship and profitable business - and communicates these important insights using maps. Learn more Data-driven decisions GIS and data science: two sides of the same coin If data scientists analyse data to uncover insights that help improve bottom lines, then what have GIS professionals been doing for years? Learn more Digital transformation 3 steps to choosing the right data Many organisations are often 'data rich', but 'insight poor' - as they don't have their hands on the right content to drive the greatest return from their geospatial tech. Learn more Data-driven decisions Diagnosis: a geospatial check-up for global health The importance of understanding the 'where' of health issues provides us with a deeper understanding of how diseases spread and the key contributors to widespread health concerns. Learn more Digital transformation Citizen engagement drives the next phase of smart cities The traditional roles of government, businesses and citizens are evolving as smart city initiatives tap into the collective intelligence of empowered citizens. Learn more Digital transformation An open platform one-call solution A new one-call solution maintains data security, keeps an audit trail and leverages an open platform to drive innovation in underground asset protection solutions. Learn more Data-driven decisions Scalable solutions for underground asset protection A scalable solution helps protect Australia's $340 billion worth of underground assets and field nearly two million enquiries. Learn more Digital transformation Next-gen underground asset protection The first of a three-part series detailing the journey to develop a solution for underground asset protection using an enquiry-first service that builds on spatial data discovery and sharing. Learn more Digital transformation Want a smart city? Hire a chief analytics officer Probing deeply into big data and pinpointing effective smart city solutions demands the unique skills of a chief analytics officer (CAO). Learn more Digital transformation Why smart cities need data-driven leaders Smart cities are built on a transformative, data-driven culture that leverages tools that are no longer the sole domain of large and highly-funded organisations. Learn more Digital transformation ArcGIS Earth - the 3D interface Esri ArcGIS expert Darron Pustam tells how ArcGIS Earth came to be the advanced, seamless interactive mapping technology that revolutionised geographic visualisation. Learn more Data-driven decisions How data failed during September 11 New York's ex-Chief Analytics Officer reflects on how greater data sharing and inter-agency operability could have minimised the extent of catastrophe during 9/11. Learn more
Digital transformation Inside WA Health's vision for the future WA Health covers the largest area for a single health authority in the world, with a population scattered across 2.5 million square kilometres. Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in the state required a comprehensive geospatial solution. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Q&A with New York State Police: Getting ahead of a public safety crisis New York State Police's Senior Intelligence Analyst Kellen Crouse shares valuable insights on how law enforcement organisations can use GIS to stay ahead of threats to public safety. Learn more
Disruptive innovation Q&A with Norman Disney & Young: Integrating BIM and GIS Norman Disney & Young's John Benstead shares further insights on the engineering firm's digital twin of Sydney's Circular Quay developed with BIM and GIS integration recently showcased at Ozri 2020. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Q&A with Lauren Bennett & Ankita Bakshi: Advanced spatial analytics Take a deep dive into spatial statistics and analysis with Esri's Data Science Lead Lauren Bennett and Product Engineer Ankita Bakshi, as they answer questions from the user community on their recent Ozri presentation. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Why census data is critical to COVID-19 response At the height of the pandemic, access to authoritative and up-to-date statistics became the key to developing effective response strategies. Here's why census data is central to policy making. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Why open data is critical in times of crisis The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shares complex data in an easy-to-use, digestible format for public consumption to assist government agencies and communities in understanding the potential impacts of COVID-19. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Coronavirus: what you need to know Esri's Chief Medical Officer - Dr Este Geraghty - shares a collection of the most up-to-date and authoritative resources on COVID-19 to help you stay informed and prepared during this emergency. Learn more
Disruptive innovation Mineral exploration from space Advances in hyperspectral imagery are futureproofing the global exploration outlook - delve into the technology behind it. Learn more
Digital transformation How small councils achieve great things with GIS Small LGAs face challenges that their larger, usually urban counterparts do not. Yet, many are achieving outstanding results with their GIS capability through intelligent application of modern web GIS. Learn more
Business analytics Insights vs information: Redefining the "I" in GIS The evolution of GIS web applications has opened new pathways to visualising data, transforming the role that location plays in communicating and understanding complex information. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Where Australia imports its food from: world map Next time you look at your plate, you might ask "where does my food come from?" Thanks to location-based analytics, you can search this world map to find out where Australia imports food from. Learn more
Data-driven decisions The role of 3D data in emergency response The use of three-dimensional (3D) data, combined with other spatial data may hold the key to the future of emergency calls - but are Australian authorities harnessing its full potential? Learn more
Data-driven decisions The cost of incorrectly routed emergency calls Incorrectly routed emergency calls can lead to unnecessary loss of life. Read how mapping technology can assist emergency services authorities to save lives. Learn more
Data-driven decisions How mapping technology can help catch killers Mike King outlines how investigators can use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to combine location-based data, public information and suspect profiling data, to help catch killers. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Teacher Talk: Navigating the GIS Classroom Australian teachers see the power of using GIS in their classroom, but many aren't sure on the pedagogy and teaching method to use. We look at tried and tested approaches, to help make the transition as smooth as possible. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Combatting drug-related deaths with GIS US law enforcement expert Mike King outlines how authorities are using location intelligence to report drug activity, educate the community, promote treatment options and understand the effectiveness of response activities. Learn more
Data-driven decisions How mapping technology is helping solve crimes Emergency services expert Mike King shares how one US law enforcement agency used real-time GIS applications to manage the search of a large-scale crime scene in a missing persons case. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Systems, trust and GDA2020 Why is GDA2020 data migration so important? The value of spatial systems, data and analysis is based on the ability to trust the results they provide for accurate decision-making. Learn more
Digital transformation Nespresso's GIS formula for business success Coffee icon Nespresso has discovered a compelling link between corporate citizenship and profitable business - and communicates these important insights using maps. Learn more
Data-driven decisions GIS and data science: two sides of the same coin If data scientists analyse data to uncover insights that help improve bottom lines, then what have GIS professionals been doing for years? Learn more
Digital transformation 3 steps to choosing the right data Many organisations are often 'data rich', but 'insight poor' - as they don't have their hands on the right content to drive the greatest return from their geospatial tech. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Diagnosis: a geospatial check-up for global health The importance of understanding the 'where' of health issues provides us with a deeper understanding of how diseases spread and the key contributors to widespread health concerns. Learn more
Digital transformation Citizen engagement drives the next phase of smart cities The traditional roles of government, businesses and citizens are evolving as smart city initiatives tap into the collective intelligence of empowered citizens. Learn more
Digital transformation An open platform one-call solution A new one-call solution maintains data security, keeps an audit trail and leverages an open platform to drive innovation in underground asset protection solutions. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Scalable solutions for underground asset protection A scalable solution helps protect Australia's $340 billion worth of underground assets and field nearly two million enquiries. Learn more
Digital transformation Next-gen underground asset protection The first of a three-part series detailing the journey to develop a solution for underground asset protection using an enquiry-first service that builds on spatial data discovery and sharing. Learn more
Digital transformation Want a smart city? Hire a chief analytics officer Probing deeply into big data and pinpointing effective smart city solutions demands the unique skills of a chief analytics officer (CAO). Learn more
Digital transformation Why smart cities need data-driven leaders Smart cities are built on a transformative, data-driven culture that leverages tools that are no longer the sole domain of large and highly-funded organisations. Learn more
Digital transformation ArcGIS Earth - the 3D interface Esri ArcGIS expert Darron Pustam tells how ArcGIS Earth came to be the advanced, seamless interactive mapping technology that revolutionised geographic visualisation. Learn more
Data-driven decisions How data failed during September 11 New York's ex-Chief Analytics Officer reflects on how greater data sharing and inter-agency operability could have minimised the extent of catastrophe during 9/11. Learn more
