You are here News & Events Blogs Esri Australia blog Esri Australia blog AllEsri techData-driven decisionsDigital transformationDisruptive innovationGIS in Education Data-driven decisions Tracking sustainability with smart maps Committed to reducing the impact of its mining activities in Senegal, France's Eramet leverages geospatial technology to make decisions across its mineral sand's operation. Learn more Data-driven decisions Strengthening Australia’s disaster response capabilities GIS technology has been at the heart of some of the most challenging response and reconstruction efforts globally. Demonstrating its benefit in numerous emergency situations in Australia and around the world. Learn more Data-driven decisions Satellite imagery and the search for MH370 debris When the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was determined by authorities to have crashed into the ocean the same question was asked repeatedly: could satellites help find the crash site? Learn more Data-driven decisions Get to know Mike King Learn more about the man behind the breakout Australian true crime podcast Mapping Evil with Mike King. Learn more Data-driven decisions The changing landscape of vegetation management Leading asset management and GIS specialist, Michael Krome talks about the current trends in vegetation management and how asset owners should be optimising their maintenance programs to meet changing requirements. Learn more Data-driven decisions ACT Parks smart mapping control system for invasive species Invasive Species Manager Steve Taylor shares how ACT Parks and Conservation Service effectively track and manage invasive plants with ArcGIS Field Maps. Learn more Data-driven decisions How to optimise GIS remote work As COVID-19 restrictions impact countries around the world, your GIS team may need to work remotely for several months. Find out how you can optimise an existing distributed working environment in part two of the blog series. 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 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 Combatting drug-related deaths with GIS US 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 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 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 Students use GIS to track cattle movements A new program has launched in Australia where students use GIS technology to track herd movement and work with emerging agri-tech to bridge the digital divide. Learn more Data-driven decisions Virtual Reality for smart cities and urban planning Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming the way citizens and city administrators interact with new developments, through the unique perspective of 3D models that show what the eye cannot see. Learn more Data-driven decisions Cleaning the Gulf of Mexico using GIS The clean-up efforts following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an example of how GIS technology can be used to assist in disaster response. Learn more Data-driven decisions Geoscience Australia releases MH370 search data Story Map The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mapped more than 700,000 square kilometres of seafloor. Data from phase one of the search is now available to the public through an interactive Story Map. Learn more Data-driven decisions Improving public safety with GIS-enabled emergency response GIS technology is providing predictive capabilities for handling natural disaster response and recovery. Learn how the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service uses GIS to improve its coordination of emergency response across the state. Learn more Data-driven decisions Find out where Australia imports its food from Does Australia get more meat from New Zealand or the Netherlands? This interactive map shows you where we import our food from, so you can make more informed decisions relating to what ends up on your plate. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Tracking sustainability with smart maps Committed to reducing the impact of its mining activities in Senegal, France's Eramet leverages geospatial technology to make decisions across its mineral sand's operation. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Strengthening Australia’s disaster response capabilities GIS technology has been at the heart of some of the most challenging response and reconstruction efforts globally. Demonstrating its benefit in numerous emergency situations in Australia and around the world. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Satellite imagery and the search for MH370 debris When the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was determined by authorities to have crashed into the ocean the same question was asked repeatedly: could satellites help find the crash site? Learn more
Data-driven decisions Get to know Mike King Learn more about the man behind the breakout Australian true crime podcast Mapping Evil with Mike King. Learn more
Data-driven decisions The changing landscape of vegetation management Leading asset management and GIS specialist, Michael Krome talks about the current trends in vegetation management and how asset owners should be optimising their maintenance programs to meet changing requirements. Learn more
Data-driven decisions ACT Parks smart mapping control system for invasive species Invasive Species Manager Steve Taylor shares how ACT Parks and Conservation Service effectively track and manage invasive plants with ArcGIS Field Maps. Learn more
Data-driven decisions How to optimise GIS remote work As COVID-19 restrictions impact countries around the world, your GIS team may need to work remotely for several months. Find out how you can optimise an existing distributed working environment in part two of the blog series. 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 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 Combatting drug-related deaths with GIS US 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 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 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 Students use GIS to track cattle movements A new program has launched in Australia where students use GIS technology to track herd movement and work with emerging agri-tech to bridge the digital divide. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Virtual Reality for smart cities and urban planning Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming the way citizens and city administrators interact with new developments, through the unique perspective of 3D models that show what the eye cannot see. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Cleaning the Gulf of Mexico using GIS The clean-up efforts following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an example of how GIS technology can be used to assist in disaster response. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Geoscience Australia releases MH370 search data Story Map The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mapped more than 700,000 square kilometres of seafloor. Data from phase one of the search is now available to the public through an interactive Story Map. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Improving public safety with GIS-enabled emergency response GIS technology is providing predictive capabilities for handling natural disaster response and recovery. Learn how the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service uses GIS to improve its coordination of emergency response across the state. Learn more
Data-driven decisions Find out where Australia imports its food from Does Australia get more meat from New Zealand or the Netherlands? This interactive map shows you where we import our food from, so you can make more informed decisions relating to what ends up on your plate. Learn more
