You are here News and events Esri Australia blog Esri Australia blog AllBusiness analyticsData-driven decisionsDigital transformationDisruptive innovation Data-driven decisions 2020 StoryMaps Competition Interested in participating in the 2020 StoryMaps competition? Explore how teachers, school students and university students can get involved. Learn more Data-driven decisions Why health agencies need spatial data during a crisis In the wake of COVID-19, a spatial perspective is more important than ever in managing outbreaks, performing contact-tracing and enabling a robust community response to stop the spread. Learn more Data-driven decisions Navigating the path from GIS manager to GIS leader Over the last 10 years, the role of GIS manager has transformed from managing a team of GIS practitioners to an enterprise IT system leader enabling others to use GIS to make better decisions. Learn more Data-driven decisions Lessons from Bega Valley's bush fire recovery efforts In the summer of 2019, 70% of Bega Valley Shire Council's land area was damaged by the bush fires. Here are the lessons learned from their response and recovery efforts. 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 Data-driven decisions What the world's smartest cities all have in common The world's smartest cities use location intelligence to help civic leaders and executives make data-driven decisions and plan long-term improvements that benefit residents. Here's how. Learn more Data-driven decisions Earth Day 2020 welcomes insight from global citizen science In the leadup to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, citizen scientists answer some of the most pressing questions surrounding the future of our planet. Learn more Data-driven decisions A best-practice approach to bushfire recovery It's important to look at what we can learn from past disasters and extreme weather events - to map the best path forward for recovery. Learn more Data-driven decisions A winning formula for land management Look inside the QLD Department of Environment and Science's land use mapping program - spanning over 20 years of history for the state - integrating computer vision, remote sending, machine learning and automation. Learn more Data-driven decisions Predicting blackspots on remote roads with GIS 65% of all road fatalities in Australia happen in regional and remote areas. Find out how GIS technology is helping authorities identify the most dangerous roads - and pinpoint the reasons why they're blackspots. Learn more Data-driven decisions How UX design solves business problems Meeting the expectations of a mobile-connected, highly demanding user base, incorporating UX design into application planning delivers returns throughout the planning and build processes. Learn more Data-driven decisions Pitching UX for your next GIS business case Building a business case for UX design in new and existing GIS projects can be challenging, especially when pitching to decision-makers who may be unfamiliar with, or sceptical about, UX principles. 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 help 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 Data-driven decisions Machine and Deep Learning frameworks New Machine and Deep Learning frameworks are providing an easy-to-use way to extract accurate information from data. Dipak Paudyal explains how the technology delivers insights. 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 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 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 Data-driven decisions Drones in agriculture - how to get started Getting the best results from drones on a farm depends on the desired outcomes and the type of sensors mounted on the drone. Before starting, it pays to find answers to the most common questions about using drones and satellite imagery in agriculture. Learn more Data-driven decisions A guide to using data strategically for smart city thinking Cities that want to learn how to use their data as an asset must first implement and execute operational analytics and smart city thinking. Learn more Data-driven decisions How data collaboration empowers citizens Across Australia, local governments are looking to maximise communication, collaboration and data-sharing to create more liveable, sustainable and smart communities. Learn more Data-driven decisions Drones fly Young Scholar to San Diego From meeting Jack Dangermond to presenting in the Map Gallery, read how this RMIT student experienced the biggest GIS event in the world. 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
Data-driven decisions 2020 StoryMaps Competition Interested in participating in the 2020 StoryMaps competition? Explore how teachers, school students and university students can get involved. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Why health agencies need spatial data during a crisis In the wake of COVID-19, a spatial perspective is more important than ever in managing outbreaks, performing contact-tracing and enabling a robust community response to stop the spread. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Navigating the path from GIS manager to GIS leader Over the last 10 years, the role of GIS manager has transformed from managing a team of GIS practitioners to an enterprise IT system leader enabling others to use GIS to make better decisions. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Lessons from Bega Valley's bush fire recovery efforts In the summer of 2019, 70% of Bega Valley Shire Council's land area was damaged by the bush fires. Here are the lessons learned from their response and recovery efforts. 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
Data-driven decisions What the world's smartest cities all have in common The world's smartest cities use location intelligence to help civic leaders and executives make data-driven decisions and plan long-term improvements that benefit residents. Here's how. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Earth Day 2020 welcomes insight from global citizen science In the leadup to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, citizen scientists answer some of the most pressing questions surrounding the future of our planet. Learn more
Data-driven decisions A best-practice approach to bushfire recovery It's important to look at what we can learn from past disasters and extreme weather events - to map the best path forward for recovery. Learn more
Data-driven decisions A winning formula for land management Look inside the QLD Department of Environment and Science's land use mapping program - spanning over 20 years of history for the state - integrating computer vision, remote sending, machine learning and automation. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Predicting blackspots on remote roads with GIS 65% of all road fatalities in Australia happen in regional and remote areas. Find out how GIS technology is helping authorities identify the most dangerous roads - and pinpoint the reasons why they're blackspots. Learn more
Data-driven decisions How UX design solves business problems Meeting the expectations of a mobile-connected, highly demanding user base, incorporating UX design into application planning delivers returns throughout the planning and build processes. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Pitching UX for your next GIS business case Building a business case for UX design in new and existing GIS projects can be challenging, especially when pitching to decision-makers who may be unfamiliar with, or sceptical about, UX principles. 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 help 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
Data-driven decisions Machine and Deep Learning frameworks New Machine and Deep Learning frameworks are providing an easy-to-use way to extract accurate information from data. Dipak Paudyal explains how the technology delivers insights. 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
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
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
Data-driven decisions Drones in agriculture - how to get started Getting the best results from drones on a farm depends on the desired outcomes and the type of sensors mounted on the drone. Before starting, it pays to find answers to the most common questions about using drones and satellite imagery in agriculture. Learn more
Data-driven decisions A guide to using data strategically for smart city thinking Cities that want to learn how to use their data as an asset must first implement and execute operational analytics and smart city thinking. Learn more
Data-driven decisions How data collaboration empowers citizens Across Australia, local governments are looking to maximise communication, collaboration and data-sharing to create more liveable, sustainable and smart communities. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Drones fly Young Scholar to San Diego From meeting Jack Dangermond to presenting in the Map Gallery, read how this RMIT student experienced the biggest GIS event in the world. 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
