What’s new as of the first week of September? First off, a good news for drone users and Esri users.
3DR + Esri
3DR, makers of Site Scan, has partnered with Esri to develop Site Scan Esri Edition. Site Scan Ssri Edition is a custom version of 3DR’s version of its iOS app for drone flight planning and data capture. It works seamlessly with ArcGIS Online and Drone2Map for ArcGIS.
The Site Scan Esri® Edition app complements Drone2Map for ArcGIS by providing full drone project mission planning and a simple workflow for transferring drone capture data into the Esri ArcGIS platform. Users will be able to connect to ArcGIS Online with an Esri sign-in. The app will allow users to directly use Esri data layers from ArcGIS Online — including custom data layers from the user's FedRAMP authorized ArcGIS Online organization account — as base and reference data for their drone flight planning mission.
Esri customers can use any drone currently supported by Site Scan, including a variety of DJI drones. Site Scan also supports a custom version of the Yuneec H520 commercial drone, also announced today by 3DR, which is based on the Dronecode PX4 software and designed to be an open and secure drone option for use on US government projects.
The Site Scan Esri® Edition app will be available on the Esri Marketplace in late September for free to ArcGIS customers.
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NEW WORKFLOW & TOOLS IN BUSINESS ANALYST
If you are a licensed user of Business Analyst, you now have access to new tools and workflows in ArcGIS Pro 2.2. These new tools and workflows support the following:
- Territory design and management
- Site suitability analysis
- Generation of desire lines (AKA spider diagrams)
- Generation of global administrative geography features
To learn more, read Tony Howser’s blog “New Site Suitability Analysis Workflow and Tools In Business Analyst for ArcGIS Pro 2.2”.
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MINOR UPDATE TO SURVEY123
Survey123 for ArcGIS has just been updated as of August 30, 2018. This is a minor update across all supported platforms. You can download it into your mobile device from the Google Play, Amazon and Apple app stores.
To learn the specifics of this update, read ichivite-esristaff’s blog “Minor Update To Survey123 Available”.