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%...

ArcGIS Earth is here!

Version 1 of ArcGIS Earth was officially released mid-January 2016. The application offers functionality to share data in a similar way that Google Earth does. For Esri customers ArcGIS Earth offers additional value as it makes data viewing in realistic 3D and data...

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...