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Creating a more intelligent world with GIS

The 2026 Esri User Conference, happening July 13—17, will feature leaders in conservation, business, government, energy, and transportation, and reveal new insight into where mapping technology is headed next. Read more.

• Seeing the unseen at ancient Mayan sites
• The missing half of AI
• Restaurants are getting smarter about site selection
• At Esri, innovation is a process
• Bringing a Smithsonian exhibit to life online
• New York tells the stories behind its street names
• Drones deliver vital services across Africa
• Targeting climate action in India

Seeing the unseen at ancient Mayan sites

Esri Blog—In Belize, researchers are using 3D models to reveal previously inaccessible parts of Mayan cities—supporting analysis, tourism management, and environmental mitigation without disrupting the sites. Read more.

The missing half of AI

AI-Curious with Jeff Wilser podcast—A geospatial expert explains how location transforms AI, grounding fast analysis in all the nuances of the real, physical world. Watch now.

Restaurants are getting smarter about site selection

Forbes—AI-driven mapping is helping restaurant brands better understand their customers so they can expand, market, or pivot operations more quickly. Read more.

At Esri, innovation is a process

Forbes—Jack Dangermond, recognized by Forbes as one of America’s greatest living innovators, reflects on how customer needs have driven innovation and guided his company's evolution. Watch now.

Bringing a Smithsonian exhibit to life online

ArcGIS Blog—A storyteller explains how to engage readers more deeply by visually connecting artifacts with the places they were found, creating an immersive way to explore museum collections. Read more.

New York tells the stories behind its street names

ABC 7 New York—Sorting through vast archives, interns with the NYC Department of Records and Information Services are making an interactive map to reveal more about the people named on its streets. Read more.

Drones deliver vital services across Africa

African Business—Versatile aerial vehicles are delivering fertilizer to crops and medicine to people, inspecting wind turbines, and capturing up-to-date imagery for disaster response and recovery. Read more.

Targeting climate action in India

Hindustan Times—Esri India’s Agendra Kumar says data-rich maps can help the country develop targeted approaches to climate resilience. Read more.