How to Add A Legend to the Esri Story Map Tour App

In this article, learn how to add a map legend to the Esri Story Map Tour web application.

How to Access The Web Map in StoryMapsJS

I wanted to share how you can configure the underlying web map when working with the StoryMapsJS platform. I didn't find any documentation on how to do this. I only figured this out because I spent some time examining the source code.  17,000 lines into the storymap.js file was my access point into the web …

How To Improve Image Accessibility for Esri Map Tour StoryMap Application

Providing the most accessible websites and browser-based applications should be a goal for every web developer.  Most of my work is with web mapping applications.  And while I consider myself relatively new to web accessibility, I am taking steps on improving this within my organization. In this article, I wanted to share my solution for …

Building A Leaflet.js Map App With A jQuery UI Date Picker

From 2010 to 2018, Cumberland County was the fastest growing county in the state of Pennsylvania. For a more detailed look, you can check out the Pennsylvania State Data Center's report (pdf). With that growth, comes many subdivision and land development plans that need to be reviewed by the County's Planning Department. They review these …

My Experience Contributing to Open Source Projects

2019 is only two and a half months in, but I've already been more active in the open source community than I had anticipated.   During this short period of time, I've pushed code to the Esri Leaflet Doc, Esri Leaflet Vector, and Esri Leaflet Geocoder libraries.  I don't state this to boast in myself, but to …

Some Tools I Use As A GIS Developer

I'm teaming up with Harrisburg University to hold the first-ever GeoDev Summit in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  The event will be held on March 5, 2018, and will have technical sessions for experienced GIS Developers, as well as those just getting started.  As I've been considering what types of sessions to provide for new developers, I thought …

CSS Hacks for Esri’s Web AppBuilder

Note: This article was first published on 9/11/2017. It has been updated to reflect changes working with Web AppBuilder version 2.8. I've recently had the opportunity to develop a few web map apps using Esri's Web AppBuilder (Developer Edition) platform.  It's essentially a HTML5/JavaScript container that displays a web map and various widgets in a …

Converting Parcels to Address Points With a Python Script

I feel that I have grown in leaps and bounds this year with my Python and ArcPy coding skills.  A big part of this has been the various projects I've taken on helping the Pennsylvania South Central Task Force's (SCTF) GIS Workgroup with its regional data sharing.  I've also been learning a lot about ArcPy …

Automating GIS Workflows with Python Scripts

This week I am presenting a session titled Automating Workflows with Python at the Pennsylvania GIS Conference.  The session walks people through the process of creating a Python script that can be set-up as a Windows Scheduled Task.  This would allow simple tasks like data replication and rebuilding address locators to automatically run on a weekly …

Script Example: Move and Unzip File; Rename Zipped File

I wanted to share a script I developed as part of a regional GIS group Cumberland County is a member of.  Each member county extracts their data and uploads it to an FTP site.  Then a extract-transform-load process (several scripts) is completed to update the regional datasets.  The simple utility script I'm sharing accomplishes two goals: …