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UTSA Libraries tour highlights local influence on Mexican American civil rights - "A new, interactive tour produced by the UTSA Libraries and Institute of Texan Cultures allows users to experience San Antonio’s significant role in the Mexican American civil rights movement on the same streets where history was made."
MSF: Sudan: The technology putting refugees on the map - "Andries Heyns explains how specialist 'GIS' tech has helped treat people fleeing from Tigray in Sudan's evolving refugee crisis."
Meanwhile in our industryTechCrunch: Uber Eats adds map feature so users can find nearest restaurants for pickup - "Uber Eats is adding a new pickup map feature to its app that will allow users to search for restaurants or merchants close to them."
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya: Scientific formula calculates how to create more space for pedestrians in post-pandemic cities - A research team from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and the University of California, Berkeley after gathering data on three continents, designed a methodology for determining what measures should be taken to ensure greater distancing between pedestrians.
Esri
Esri Blog: What's new in Map Viewer (September 2021) - The post includes screenshots and animations showing the main enhancement in the September release of ArcGIS Online's Map Viewer. Via Brian Baldwin.
ArcGIS Blog: Web accessibility best practices for Survey123 authors - "This blog introduces some best practices for Survey123 authors, so if you author online surveys, this is for you!"
Esri Education Summit @ UC: The Call for Lightning Talks (ten minute presentations) is open until Oct 22. The event is July 12-15, 2022 in San Diego.
Exploring the 2020 U.S. Census data - In this story, five of Esri's Living Atlas cartographers show how they mapped the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Census redistricting data. Via Margot Bordne.
IECN: The future of transportation on display as Aguilar, House Subcommittee Chair tour ESRI Train Station, briefed on Arrow Line - The latest on the train station Esri "is building as part of the upcoming Redlands Passenger Rail System" is "a nine-mile extension of Metrolink’s San Bernardino Line that will pioneer sustainable transit technology while creating a vital new connection for Southern California’s fastest-growing population center."