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Jason Sawle
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Global Schools Manager at Esri. Supporting schools to teach with and about GIS. Working on the new National Geographic MapMaker app www.esri.com/mapmaker.
#GIS4Good #Equity #CTE #XR
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Still my favourite "What is GIS" video explainer. 60 seconds long, great animation and interesting narrative. Perfect as a class starter or refresher #geographyteacher #GIS
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Just reupping this #Mani
Honestly, if you have The Stone Roses “Second Coming” album to more-or-less any band on earth, it would be that bands Magnus Opus.

It’s never clear why most people simply wanted another 1 hour and 12 minutes of Fools Gold…
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Yes, you CAN go back in time! This StoryMap allows readers to experience several hundred million years of Earth history in just minutes with a scroll-driven animation. Happy GIS Day too!
ow.ly/ZjFV50XsVbc

Want to know how the team did it?
ow.ly/gC3k50XsVQY

⚒️ 🧪 #gischat #geogsky #geogchat 🌎 🌍 🌏
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript + a bit of AI = a fun playful combo 😊

Check out my full tutorial: youtu.be/9lS6Z-WuRRI

#ArcGIS #AI #JavaScript #maps #OpenAI
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Day 2 of my 5-day mini series for Geography Awareness Week is up. 🎨

Today I walk through how to use the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor quick edit options to create your own custom basemap and apply it right in your ArcGIS JS SDK map.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gV3...

#ArcGIS #GIS #Esri #JavaScript
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A #GISDay teaser for some new National Geographic MapMaker resources that we have been working on:

edprojects.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

Part of a new collection of World Cultures and Geography Guided Lessons - a beautiful Storymap, the MapMaker app, student activities and support materials.
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Happy Geography Awareness Week!!!
#geogsky #geogchat 🌎 🌍 🌏 ⚒️
The demand for geography and GIS skills has never been greater, and the intellectual approaches and conceptual tools of the discipline are more relevant than ever. Now, community college #geography programs are growing fast and changing the landscape of geography #education: buff.ly/GLo0tWP #GeoWeek
Community Colleges Are Changing the Landscape of Geography Education | ArcNews | Fall 2021
While the relevance of geography is being challenged at the university level, the growth of the field at community colleges is promising.
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Happy Geography Awareness Week!

Join me all week to learn how to use the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript web components. No coding experience required 😉

Day 1 video is already up!

Get started on YouTube: youtube.com/shorts/4digx...

#ArcGIS #maps #coding #GIS #JavaScript
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.

Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Still my favourite "What is GIS" video explainer. 60 seconds long, great animation and interesting narrative. Perfect as a class starter or refresher #geographyteacher #GIS
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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#SeaHenge2

In 1998 shifting sands on the North Norfolk Coast revealed this …

Constructed from wood in 2049 BC - this remarkable Bronze age structure can still be seen at very low tides off Holme-next-the-Sea #GTOB

www.holme-next-the-sea.co.uk/seahenge.php...
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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#GeographyAwarenessWeek is coming November 17-21 and we’re proud to partner with our sponsors Esri and the National Council for Geographic Education this year to celebrate "Making Spaces of Possibility.”

Hosting an event? Check out the #GeoWeek2025 StoryMap and get involved: buff.ly/ohFkOQp
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Jamaica hurricane damage assessment (Oct 29) thanks to Microsoft and Vantor (on the ArcGIS Living Atlas): www.arcgis.com/home/item.ht...
ArcGIS
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November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It has been great fun working on this project with a great team and presenting it at the #IUCN World Conservation Congress in the UAE last month.
#Esri is making a $10 million in-kind donation to enable the development of a new Nature-based Education geoportal with #IUCN
www.esri.com/about/newsro...
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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#datascience

the foundation behind the #python programming language, has rejected a $1.5 million grant, as it required removing DEI and diversity efforts of the foundation

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Python plan to boost software security foiled by Trump admin’s anti-DEI rules
National Science Foundation said grantees must not operate any DEI programs.
arstechnica.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Ooops, she updated it today!! 🍾
Not totally updated (changes quickly) but here's a friendly way to learn about some of the ArcGIS (AI) Assistants on the way (some, in beta now).

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fb4b...
Tap into AI in the ArcGIS System
Start using AI in your geospatial workflows today
storymaps.arcgis.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Not totally updated (changes quickly) but here's a friendly way to learn about some of the ArcGIS (AI) Assistants on the way (some, in beta now).

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fb4b...
Tap into AI in the ArcGIS System
Start using AI in your geospatial workflows today
storymaps.arcgis.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Clean energy can build biodiversity too...

Artificial reef created at offshore wind farm

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Artificial reef created at Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex
The reef protects the wind turbine and serves as a home for a wide range of marine life.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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IUCN launches Nature-based Education Facility with $10 million in-kind contribution from Esri

iucncongress2025.org/programme/iu...
IUCN launches Nature-based Education Facility with $10 million in-kind contribution from Esri
iucncongress2025.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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So much fungus amongus 🍄😁
All in a relatively small area in our school grounds. I feel a biodiversity hunt coming on.
October 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Flawless 10/10
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
October 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Beautiful Fly Agaric fungus on this morning’s walk.
October 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM