In one of the labs in our Advanced GIS Applications course, we used ArcGIS Pro and Random Forest machine learning to predict the percentage of households without internet access across U.S. counties. That sounds more complicated than it really is. The idea was simple: take county-level data, prepare it properly, train a model, test it against data it had not
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Introduction In this project, I completed a full ortho mapping workflow in ArcGIS Pro to create accurate satellite imagery products. The goal was to correct geometric distortion in raw satellite images so they can be reliably used for mapping, analysis, and measurement. This workflow included creating an ortho mapping workspace, performing block adjustment, adding ground control points, generating a digital
Most people think GIS is about making maps. In reality, the most valuable GIS work happens when spatial analysis supports real decisions. This lab focused on a practical problem faced by many communities: how to identify open-space parcels inside flood-prone areas that may qualify for FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) credits and potentially reduce flood insurance costs. What makes this
Florida’s interstates are among the deadliest in the United States, and Brevard County has seen an increasing number of traffic accidents in recent years. In this lab, I focused on the workflow itself: taking crash points and road segments and using ArcGIS Pro analysis tools to turn them into defensible hot spot maps (including fatality hot spots and peak-time hot
Intro This project demonstrates how an existing deep learning model can be refined to perform better on local data. It walks through how transfer learning allows a pretrained model to adapt to new imagery and conditions, using ArcGIS Pro as a complete workspace for deep learning. Preparing the Project The lab begins with the Seattle_Building_Detection project, which contains NAIP aerial
Data quality is not a feature you turn on. It’s a discipline you build into every edit, every rule, and every record. Introduction For this tutorial, you help the City of White Rock improve the quality of its streetlight inspection data in ArcGIS Pro. Each pole has four inspection tests: hammer, pole, wiring, and panel. Each test is scored from
When you work solo as an IT administrator, you pretty much handle everything that tech touches, and sometimes that means keeping your maps as alive as the world they represent. When you work solo as an IT administrator, you pretty much handle everything that tech touches. From servers and security to databases and GIS, it all finds its way to
Mapping isn’t just analysis—it’s accountability. Every gradient on a map is a story of who gets protected and who gets forgotten. It starts with a number. Then another. Then a table full of them.And before you know it, those numbers stop being abstract. They become names you’ll never read, faces you’ll never meet, and addresses that burned down long before
I’m excited to share that I’m currently working through the Cartographic Creations in ArcGIS Pro learning path on Learn ArcGIS.This series focuses on making maps that not only work, but also communicate by combining data, layout, symbology, charts, and narrative into a cohesive visual story. (learn.arcgis.com) So far, I have tackled: A few reflections: Next steps include finalizing the layout,
(Yes, this 2023 YouTube video is still smarter than half your LinkedIn feed in 2025) By now you’ve probably seen every GIS tutorial this side of TikTok. Explainers in Comic Sans, videos with clickbait titles like “10 Secrets ArcGIS Pros Don’t Want You to Know.” Nonsense. Empty calories. Data visualized, yes. Brain cells? Not so much. Then there’s this gem