Cyclone Idia – The Mozambique Floods 2019

 Cyclone Idai -the mozambique floods 2019- by Sean Cullen On the 15th of March 2019, tropical cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, accompanied by torrential rainstorms and floods. Idai is the second-deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the South-West Indian...

FIFA World Cup 2018 Stadium Guide – Russia

The background story… The motivation to create this story map series application is sourced from my true love for soccer (or as some like to call it, ‘football’).  I have always watched and loved soccer, and have a key interest for the English, Spanish, German, and...

Esri and the 3rd dimension

With Esri’s ever expanding software stack it is sometimes difficult to keep track of the variety of software solutions available. One of the main areas of growth is Esri’s collection is its answer to 3D GIS. Fully utilising the extra dimension has come difficult to...

CityEngine & ArcGIS Pro combine to show CCTV coverage in 3D

As part of our Modelling Reality in 3D series, this post looks at the Esri Africa User Conference demonstration of CCTV camera placement in 3D. A prominent United Nations study notes that the share of Africans living in urban areas is projected to grow from almost 40%...

Modelling Reality in 3D with ArcGIS – Blog Series

Welcome to 2016! This is going to be a bumper year on the Esri South Africa blog so be sure to keep checking back for new content (or you can subscribe using by clicking the FOLLOW US button on the right). Following our successful demonstration of CCTV camera...