ArcGIS QuickCapture

Now we have a third option for mobile data collection via ArcGIS Online: ArcGIS QuickCapture. The basic workflow is well-explained in this step-by-step tutorial: Create a project from scratch.

Floating Solar Farm

Seen on Daily Overview: solar panels floating on a man-made lake in China. Interesting approach and I suppose an efficient use of space if you have a lot of lakes that are otherwise useless - maybe too contaminated? I wonder if these panels just float horizontally (which would be very inefficient) or are mounted on floating racks that give them the proper tilt for their latitude.

SketchUp - ArcGIS Pro - ArcGIS Online - ArcGIS Urban

Try it using these instructions: Visualizing SketchUp Models in ArcGIS Urban. I'm still not clear what ArcGIS Urban is...

Graphics/Icons for Story Maps

Using graphics to enhance your storytelling nicely-explained why and how to use graphical elements such as icons in Esri Story Maps and at the end offers a whole bunch of them that you can use. Nice. Here's the direct link.

ACS from AGO

In other words: accessing and downloading ACS data from ArcGIS Online. See Access the Newest American Community Survey (ACS) Data in Minutes for details. This is nothing really new, but a few things are noteworthy. First, you can export the data: just do a Select and then save as a new feature class. The data are already joined to the correct geography and finally: this is all free and thus not require a login or credits.

Climate Stripes for Germany

Viel zu warm hier lets you create climate stripe diagrams for the last 137 years in Germany. Included is also this great map series of Germany as a whole.

Climate Twins

What will global warming actually feel like? Here are a few data viz that try to get at that:

• Shifting Cities: How Hot Will Summers Be By 2100?
• How much warmer is your city? (BBC News).
• What will climate feel like in 60 years? Gives you your climate 'twin' in 60 years in the USA.
• Global Climate 'Twin'
• Blistering Future Summers for 1,001 U.S. Cities
• Winter Is Losing Its Cool
• Shifting Cities
• Klimazwillinge

These type of visualization are nothing new - see my compilation here.