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Screenshot from Guardacostas Pro.

Guardacostas Pro: Tracking Illegal Vessels

Olivia Harne

Argentina’s coast guard, or the Prefectura Naval Argentina will utilize Esri’s platform to create a new, real-time tracking system, aptly titled “Guardacoastas Pro.”

A screenshot showing ArcMap.

What is a MXD File?

Caitlin Dempsey

Files with the extension .mxd are ArcMap document files and stands for Map Exchange Document.

A book cover called ArcGIS Book with a map of Europe.

These Two ArcGIS Books are Free from Esri

Caitlin Dempsey

Esri offers two free ArcGIS books: '10 Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where' & 'Instructional Guide for The ArcGIS Imagery Book'.

QR code corresponding to the pane of a geosite. Source: Martínez-Grata, Goy, & Chimaera, 2013.

GIS and Quick Response Codes

Mark Altaweel

As smart phones and Quick Response Codes (QR codes) have become ubiquitous, it perhaps should not be surprising we are beginning to see applications integrating QR code data with GIS.

A thematic map of an underground mine and ZigBee node positions in ArcGIS. Source: Moridi et al, 2015.

GIS and Underground Mining

Mark Altaweel

GIS has been utilized to monitor tunnels and areas explored, as it provides both 3D visualization and abilities to integrate various sets of data for visual and quantitative analysis.