GPS World reports live from the 2017 Esri User Conference
Esri UC attendees take a break during the Monday morning plenary session outside the San Diego Convention Center. (Photo: T. Cozzens) 
The 2017 Esri User Conference, the mecca of geographic information systems (GIS) in the U.S., is taking place July 10-14 in San Diego, California. This year, the theme is “The Science of Where.”
The conference is designed to give attendees practical advice and hands-on experience with GIS tools from Esri and other companies, as well as share ideas and best practices for improving our world through maps.
The event encompasses 16,000 GIS users, managers and developers; 300 moderated sessions; 450 hours of technical training; and 300 software vendors.
GPS World/Geospatial Solutions staff is on site, so check this page for news, photos and videos live from the show. Also follow us on Twitter at @GSS_NCM and @GPSWorld.
The Expo Hall at the Esri User Conference. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
A wall in the SDCC lobby is dedicated to tracking the upcoming full eclipse across the U.S. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
NEWS
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PHOTOS
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- Esri President Jack Dangermond describes the value of GIS at the plenary session of the Esri UC.
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- Jack Dangermond issues his challenge: Apply the science of where on a new scale. (Photo: Esri)
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- ArcGIS provides a complete imagery platform. (Photo: Esri)
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- ArcGIS Online now has 4.4 million users. (Photo: Esri)
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- Esri UC attendees take a break during the Monday morning plenary session outside the San Diego Convention Center. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- UPS took home the President’s Award for innovative use of GIS. (Photo: Esri)
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- Oscar winner Brandon Jarratt took plenary attendees behind the scenes of city creation in Zootopia, using Esri CityEngine. (Photo: Esri)
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- The Esri store. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- The reading corner of the Esri Store. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- The Esri UC map gallery. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Abu Dhabi offered a traditional Arabic coffee service, with delicious dates. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Esri Switzerland’s Tactile Atlas provides Braille versions of maps. The conservation corner at the Esri UC map gallery. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Taylor Shellfish Farms serves up treats at the Map Gallery reception. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Esri Press is celebrating 20 years of GIS publishing. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- The conservation corner at the Esri UC map gallery. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- The Esri UC map gallery. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Colleges shared their GIS offerings at the Esri Academic GIS Program Fair. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Colleges shared their GIS offerings at the Esri Academic GIS Program Fair. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Crowds at the Esri UC. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Crowds at the Esri UC. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- Zooptopia in Esri CityEngine. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- GIS provides the means for users to apply “the Science of Where” everywhere, according to Esri President Jack Dangermond. (Photo: Esri)
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- Conservation is showcased in the Expo Hall. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- The Riegl booth displays its new bathycopter. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
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- GPS World’s Eric Gakstatter checks out the GeoSLAM’s ZEB-REVO lightweight, mobile laser scanner. (Photo: T. Cozzens)
VIDEOS
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