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The Power of Where

A Geographic Approach to the World's Greatest Challenges

Jack Dangermond James Fallows

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ESRI Press
19 September 2024
The Power of Wherepresents the visionary concepts of Jack Dangermond, cofounder of Esri, the world's leading mapping software company. With a foreword by bestselling author and writer for The Atlantic, James Fallows, it's filled with the latest web maps, illustrations, and real-life stories from a vibrant global community of geographic information systems (GIS) users. If you've never heard of GIS, this is the book for you, and if you think you know what GIS is, you'll discover much more.

From the Ring of Fire to the Fertile Crescent,The Power of Wheretakes us on a visual and narrative journey into the world of modern GIS and reveals its growing potential to address humanity's big challenges. The technology is already ubiquitous, from running city governments and performing civic science to conserving open spaces and managing logistics-virtually every human endeavor.

Central to the book is the geographic approach-a way of solving problems that uses spatial location to perceive and understand patterns-from wildlife migration and rising seas to urban planning and food production. Drawing from 60 years of research and experience, the author writes from a fervent conviction that through this approach, we can confront climate change, hunger, water scarcity, inequity, and issues large and small in our everyday lives.

The book describes the methods of the geographic approach-visualization, communication, analysis, collaboration, accounting, and design-and shows how vast amounts of integrated data are propelling spatial applications into the mainstream. A companion website brings interactive maps and stories to life and serves as a starting point for students and educators-and anyone considering joining the GIS user community.

The Power of Wherereveals how technologies such as web services, mobile devices, artificial intelligence, extended reality, and 3D visualization intersect with GIS and outlines the new opportunities they are creating. Its maps and stories arise from a passion for the power of place and from the mutually reinforcing revolutions in Earth observation, analysis, and collaboration that GIS and the human spirit make possible.

Explore live examples from the book and learn more about interactive mapping and the tools of modern GIS at powerofwhere.com.
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Imprint:   ESRI Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 254mm, 
ISBN:   9781589486065
ISBN 10:   1589486064
Pages:   288
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword by James Fallows About the Author Preface Beginnings A (Very) Brief History of GIS 01 What Is the Geographic Approach? 02 What Is Geodata? 03 What is Geovisualization? 04 What is Geocommunication? 05 What is GeoAnalysis? 06 What is GeoCollaboration? 07 What Is Geoaccounting? 08 What Is Geodesign? Postscript How the Book Came About See the Book Come Alive Acknowledgements Image Credits

Widely acknowledged as the leading visionary in the field of geographic information system (GIS) technology, Jack Dangermond and his wife, Laura, launched the Environmental Systems Research Institute in 1969 with a shared vision that system thinking along with computer mapping and spatial analysis could help people design a better future. For more than 50 years, their vision has guided Esri’s GIS mapping and analytic technologies worldwide. Their lifelong involvement in conservation dates to the early years of Esri when they began designing parks and planting trees in their community. In the decades since, they have donated thousands of trees to area schools, parks, and the community to support the local urban forest. More recently, they purchased and donated 25,000 acres of grassland, chaparral, oak woodland, and forest along the Central California coast to The Nature Conservancy to protect a biodiverse landscape known as the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. Jack’s life work has brought many honors, including the Planet and Humanity Medal from the International Geographical Union, the Champions of Earth Award from the United Nations, and the Alexander Graham Bell Medal from the National Geographic Society.  Jack and Laura live in their hometown of Redlands, CA, where Esri is based. 

Reviews for The Power of Where: A Geographic Approach to the World's Greatest Challenges

"""The Power of Where is visually stunning, and clearly and invitingly written. Jack Dangermond and his colleagues give a fascinating insiders' account of one of the most important, yet still least publicized, technological revolutions of our time. People who already know about GIS will be inspired by the examples in this book. People who have barely heard of GIS will find this the right way to start and will want to use these new tools themselves. Readers of any background will have a more specific and positive sense of how to address national and global challenges."" -- James Fallows, Author and winner of the National Book Award ""GIS is the grammar of the language of space and place; it’s the framework of making the complex clear."" -- Richard Saul Wurman, TED founder, architect, and designer"


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