e-Newsletter Q1 2026
Keep you updated on GIS news
Join us at the Esri User Conference 2026, taking place from July 13 to 17, 2026, in San Diego, California, where the global GIS community will come together for the world’s largest GIS conference.
The HKU Super Angel Symposium 2026 brought together leaders across academia, government, technology, investment, and research to explore how innovation, AI, and entrepreneurship can help shape Hong Kong’s future.
A seminar at City University of Hong Kong highlighted the growing convergence of the low-altitude economy (LAE) and smart housing in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Baptist University and the Greater Bay Area Low Altitude Economy Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further drive the development of the low-altitude economy.
The launch of the Hong Kong Nature-based Solutions Design Guidelines highlights how GIS can play a pivotal role in advancing Nature-based Solutions in Hong Kong.
The alumni story of Esri China (Hong Kong)’s CEO, Sr Prof. Paul Tsui offers a meaningful example of how academic training with professional vision can advance smart city development with GIS.
With the release of Hong Kong’s Transport Strategy Blueprint, Dr. Winnie Tang, MH, JP, Founder and Chairman of Esri China (Hong Kong), explores how GIS and GeoAI can enhance data integration and support smarter mobility.
Agentic web mapping applications provide a chat interface for users to navigate and explore data in web maps using natural language queries.
This guide is intended for GIS administrators, IT architects, and virtualization engineers responsible for designing or supporting ArcGIS Pro virtualization environments.
The next generation apps introduce a fresh design, but the changes go deeper than aesthetics.
The integration of automatic georeferencing into editing tools significantly simplifies the process of bringing 3D models to their correct real-world location.
Engineers are building a 3D model that captures everything from the seabed to crane operations, updating in real time in a living digital twin.
Hillsborough County’s Geospatial Services Division used enterprise GIS to coordinate emergency response, guide Tampa-area residents, and secure federal disaster support during back-to-back hurricanes.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s ski patrol uses Earth Analytic’s SmartMountain platform to run operations. On mitigation days, when new snow demands avalanche mitigation, the system becomes the backbone of predawn safety work.
Parks and other natural settings have become priorities in urban design. Planners say mapping and spatial analysis with GIS technology strengthen their work in park planning and development.
Upcoming Instructor-led Training Classes
Esri Free Online Training Seminars
October 27–29, 2026
April 22–23, 2026
May 18–20, 2026
July 13–17, 2026
July 11–12, 2026