<div dir="ltr">  Hello everyone,<div>Esri has released ArcGIS Pro 2.7. So what new capabilities can you expect in this new release? I have had a chance to play with the beta version and I can say Esri does continue to improve ArcGIS Pro in many positive ways. I now use ArcGIS Pro as my primary desktop GIS application. <br><div><br></div>Here are some of the key improvements I think most users will benefit from in this new release. </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">General Capability</p>

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</span></span>Connect to GNSS units</p>

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</span></span>Layer Blending for improved cartographic output</p>

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</span></span>New 3D Object Feature Class which allows for an improved display including reflections, Shadows, and roughness to provide a more
realistic look. These are compatible not only with ArcGIS Pro but also Maya and
Blender. </p>

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</span></span>Several improvements and new functionality added
to charts including a new matrix heat chart, the ability to export a chart to a summary table, a moving average overlay can be added to temporal bar charts, and
easily create a copy of an existing chart by right-clicking and duplicate</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ModelBuilder</p>

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</span></span>New Layer Iterator has been added to Model
Builder to allow you to iterate over the layers contained in your active map. </p>

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</span></span>Add to Display command has been added to
ModelBuilder in ArcGIS Pro now.</p>

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</span></span>Results from a model are now shown in a ModelBuilder
Group Layer</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Geoprocessing</p>

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</span></span>Calculate Field tool has enhanced performance
for SQL expressions</p>

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</span></span>Excel to Table Tool – New parameters for specifying
cell range to be exported to a table and for specifying the row that contains the field
names.</p>

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</span></span>Map to KML – converts an entire map to a KML
file. </p>

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</span></span>New movement Analysis tools – Use point data to
analyze and display the movement of locations in space and time. Requires point
data with time and device data such as cell phone, GNSS Tracker, Tablet or
similar. ArcGIS Pro 2.7 includes four tools that will do this.</p>

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</span></span>Find Cotravelers – Determines which mobile
devices are traveling together based on colocation and time.</p>

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</span></span>Find Meeting Locations – identifies where
several mobile devices have been gathered together for a period of time to
indicate a possible meeting</p>

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</span></span>Compare Areas – determines areas where devices
have been operating or moving in known areas at the same time.</p>

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</span></span>Classify Movements Events – Determines movement
specific events in your point data</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.25in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Database</p>

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</span></span>Support for mobile Geodatabases</p>

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</span></span>Based on SQLite</p>

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</span></span>Open Source so no licensing fees</p>

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</span></span>Cross-platform support and portable</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";font-size:11pt">o<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span> The first<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> step in developing interoperability between
ArcGIS Pro, Mobile Apps, and Runtime Engine</span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span>Check Geometry and Repair Geometry tools now
work with Enterprise Geodatabases (SDE)</p><div>This is by no means a complete list of the new capabilities contained in this new version of ArcGIS Pro. For a more complete list, you can go to <a href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/whats-new-in-arcgis-pro.htm" target="_blank">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/whats-new-in-arcgis-pro.htm</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>As with any new software release, it is strongly recommended that you test the new version in your environment before implementing it in your production workflows. Remember your environment is unique and just because others do not have issues does not mean the same will be true for you. </div><div><br></div><div>Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season and 2021 brings a reprieve from all the craziness of 2020. </div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP<div>Implementation Manager</div><div>eGIS Associates (a part of the Davey Resource Group)</div><div><a href="mailto:tcorbin@egisassociates.com" target="_blank">tcorbin@egisassociates.com</a> or <a href="mailto:tripp.corbin@davey.com" target="_blank">tripp.corbin@davey.com</a></div><div>eGIS Office:678-710-9710</div><div>Davey Resource Group Office: 770-619-5545 Ext 6722</div><div><a href="http://www.egisassociates.com" target="_blank">www.egisassociates.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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