However, country struggles to retain many of them, especially highly skilled ones

However, country struggles to retain many of them, especially highly skilled ones

Lucas Crosse of Midlands LGBT+ Project discusses new ESRI findings on sexual violence, towards bisexual people and gay men.

Women and bisexual individuals faced higher risks of victimisation, research found.

In this episode, we speak with Josiah Parry, member of the spatial analytics and data science team at Esri and creator of Ricochet, a deployment platform designed to bring data science into production...

A major study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has revealed that over a quarter of online gamblers in Ireland are losing ‘a lot of money’. The research, commissioned for the Irish… · Photo : guano · CC BY-SA · Flickr

However, country struggles to retain many of them, especially highly skilled ones

2026 Esri Canada User Conference | Part 1 – Toronto Congress Centre (Oct 21) Part 1 of the Esri Canada 2026 User Conference opened with a welcome and land acknowledgment, followed by a look at how GIS professionals across Canada are using location intelligence to create a more intelligent world. CBRE shared how location intelligence is supporting better commercial real estate decisions, while Esri Canada President Alex Miller explored the role GIS can play in Canada’s future. The session also featured demonstrations of digital twins, urban forestry analysis and the latest ArcGIS capabilities. The session concluded with a look at geospatial AI, including AI-powered tools, models and agents that are creating new ways to work with GIS and turn information into action. 00:00 Opening Video 04:28 Welcome 04:51 Land Acknowledgment 08:31 Your Work: GIS Across Canada 15:00 CBRE: Location Intelligence for Commercial Real Estate 27:35 GIS Professional of the Year and President’s Address 34:02 Mapping, GIS and Building Canada’s Future 52:27 A Living Digital Twin of Canada 1:11:20 ArcGIS Products and Capabilities 1:15:49 Geospatial AI

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2026 Esri Canada User Conference | Part 3 – Toronto Congress Centre (Oct 22) Part 3 of the 2026 Esri Canada User Conference plenary opened with a look at the power of geographic thinking and the questions GIS professionals ask to better understand our world. Keynote speaker Zita Cobb shared lessons from Fogo Island and explored the importance of place, community and building resilient local economies. Students from Eden High School then demonstrated how they used ArcGIS to examine sustainability in their local community. The session also celebrated organizations and individuals making an impact through GIS, including the 2026 Special Achievement in GIS Awards, Making a Difference Award and the Roger Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The morning concluded with the announcement of the new Communities on the Map initiative. 00:00 Opening Video 03:38 Welcome to Day Two 08:43 Keynote: Zita Cobb 40:07 Zita Cobb and Alex Miller Discussion 57:31 Education and Student Presentation 59:08 Eden High School: Examining Local Sustainability 1:07:22 Special Achievement in GIS Awards 1:12:53 Making a Difference Award 1:27:05 Roger Tomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award 1:41:40 Communities on the Map

2026 Esri Canada User Conference | Part 2 – Toronto Congress Centre (Oct 21) Part 2 of the Esri Canada 2026 User Conference explored how organizations are using GIS to connect information, improve decision-making and create better outcomes for their communities. Newfoundland Power shared how GIS supports day-to-day operations and emergency response, while the City of Kelowna demonstrated how GIS, AI and digital twins are helping the rapidly growing city plan for the future. Maximum City showed how GIS can bring young people’s experiences and perspectives into planning and decision-making. The session also featured the latest ArcGIS capabilities for managing GIS infrastructure, mapping, AI, imagery and 3D GIS, including new tools that make it easier to build and maintain living digital twins. 00:00 Opening Video 04:19 Welcome Back 05:49 Newfoundland Power 18:20 Managing and Modernizing Your GIS 29:20 City of Kelowna 41:46 Latest Mapping Enhancements 51:28 Maximum City 1:04:17 3D GIS and Imagery 1:15:03 Closing Remarks