Presentations

When multi-million-pound deals are on the table, real estate brokers need data they can rely on. Only when they have access to the most up-to-date geospatial information can they swiftly deliver expert advice to their clients and help them manage vast and valuable property portfolios. In this session, the leading global real-estate company CBRE explained how it uses a data visualisation and analysis app, built with ArcGIS Experience Builder in ArcGIS Enterprise, to share data. Easy for all employees to use, the solution empowers brokers to analyse proposed real estate deals, work more efficiently and deliver well-informed recommendations to clients. <br><br>Joining CBRE on stage, Esri UK explained how to make ArcGIS Experience Builder apps dynamic. Discover how to add interaction to your app by mastering actions, triggers and targets. Then we combined these with search and filtering options so users can find data easily. Watch this if employees in your business could benefit from a visualisation and exploration tool for geospatial data and you want to learn how to make this happen.

With significant restrictions on public spending, local authorities need to be creative when it comes to finding new ways to improve public services and deliver operational efficiencies. This creativity is clearly evident in the London Borough of Harrow. Harrow Council’s Digital Services Team is building a 3D digital twin of the borough and using Esri’s ArcGIS system, low-cost resources and affordable data assets to keep costs down. The council shared how its innovative 3D digital model has already delivered thousands of pounds in cost savings, improved staff productivity and started to transform the public consultation process for planning applications. <br><br>To help you optimise 3D data, Esri UK demonstrated how to set up an ArcGIS web scene to present different types of data in an effective and engaging way. We then took data from the web scene into the world of game engines, using the ArcGIS Maps SDKs, to create an enhanced visualisation. Watch this session to learn from Harrow Council and discover how you can progress your journey towards a versatile digital twin.

In a small corner of northeast London, residents are engaging with the local authority and developers and playing a more active role in determining the future of their local area. Having formed a group called the South Woodford Society, they have started using ArcGIS Experience Builder to build an interactive, multi-layered, digital map that will inform and monitor changes in their community. In this session, volunteers shared their passion for their neighbourhood and explained how they plan to expand and enhance their digital map in the future to help them create a sustainable, accessible and vibrant urban village.<br><br>Once you have been inspired by this community group, Esri UK will help you get started with ArcGIS Experience Builder. After demonstrating how easy the Express Mode can make things, we will share tips on unlocking the flexibility that the full app builder brings. Whether you need a focused map-centric app, a multi-page information tool or a mobile friendly lookup app, watch this session to learn how to use ArcGIS Experience Builder to visualise your data.

Knife crime is one of the most pressing concerns in society today. Knife-related offences and other violent incidents steal innocent lives, destroy families and frighten communities throughout the UK. To help tackle this urgent problem, West Midlands Police is using Esri’s ArcGIS Pro technology not only to identify hotspots of harm, but also to drill down deeper to pinpoint the precise streets and premises where harmful crime is most likely. The force shared how it is using this intelligence to target its neighbourhood patrols in the right locations to take weapons off the streets, reduce crime and reassure communities. <br><br>Esri UK then opens up ArcGIS Pro and demonstrates some of the Spatial Analyst tools used at West Midlands Police. Do I have spatial outliers, are my hotspots affected by barriers and what is an 80/20 tool? We answer these questions, while sharing tips on using the vast library of geoprocessing tools. Discover how to create repeatable advanced analysis workflows to gain a deeper understanding of the geospatial issues impacting your organisation.

The housing shortage is a pressing issue and a key priority of the current Government with millions of people affected by the lack of affordable, quality homes. In this panel session, Wealden District Council, HM Land Registry and Knight Frank discussed the critical role geography can play in addressing the housing crisis, whilst ensuring housing solutions are sustainable, efficient and aligned with the needs of communities. Such a challenge will require a more collaborative approach from across policy, planning, delivery and more. This is a great opportunity to gain real insight from a range of stakeholders tasked with supporting the delivery of 1.5million new homes.<br><br>Following on from this lively discussion, Esri UK demonstrates how to access key data and use analysis tools in ArcGIS Pro to identify sites that meet key criteria. They looked at how ArcGIS tools can explore site capacity and use ArcGIS Urban to take planning into 3D and examine key metrics for different scenarios. Gain an appreciation of why geography is key to tackling the UK housing crisis and how ArcGIS can help.

To help everyone get active, it’s important to ensure the right spaces are provided, in the right places. Local authorities, national governing bodies for sports, and the wider sector, need the data and tools to strategically plan sports facility provision and inform investment decisions. Active Places Power, a reporting and analysis toolkit managed by Sport England, provides the evidence-base for informed decision making. At the conference, Sport England explained how they have combined the inbuilt functionality of ArcGIS Online, in innovative ways, to deliver a platform which is more cost effective to maintain, easier to improve and, most importantly, delivers a better user experience. <br><br>Following Sport England’s presentation, Esri UK showcased the power of Python for running analysis workflows across the ArcGIS system. We explained the difference between the ArcGIS API for Python and ArcPy, shared tips on using Python to automate geoprocessing tasks and open ArcGIS Notebooks for an intuitive scripting experience. Learn how to combine different parts of the ArcGIS system to create your own mapping and analysis toolkit, like Sport England’s Active Places Power.

In little more than ten years’ time, today’s school students will be making the decisions that will impact the future of our businesses, our country and indeed our planet. It is, therefore, impossible to underestimate the importance of equipping these young people with an understanding of sustainability and the technology skills to make a difference. In this session you will learn how Bloxham School and Dalcour MacLaren are doing precisely this, through a competition called the Bloxham Sustainability Challenge. This remarkable collaboration between education and industry supports students to use Esri’s ArcGIS technology and learn about local sustainability issues. <br><br>After hearing about this inspiring programme, you will have a chance to see the easy-to-configure tools in ArcGIS that can support digital-only consultation processes. Esri UK will demonstrate how to collect responses using ArcGIS Survey123 and use the portfolio of templates in ArcGIS Instant Apps to present the results to different audiences. Watch this session to hear from students, teachers and business professionals and learn how intuitive tools in ArcGIS are awakening the next generation to the power of geography.

Peatland environments are incredibly precious, not just for the habitats they provide for rare and vulnerable species but also for the role they play in carbon sequestration and flood prevention. These increasingly rare landscapes are, however, degrading rapidly and decades of peat formation can be lost in just a year. Determined to reverse this alarming trend, RSPB Cymru is using ArcGIS to restore peatland areas in Wales. The nature charity will describe how it has created highly detailed visualisations of a 28 km2 site, enabling staff, volunteers and contractors to collaborate efficiently whether they are in the office or in the countryside.<br><br>After hearing how ArcGIS is helping RSPB Cymru to improve our landscape, Esri UK will be charting how ArcGIS Field Maps supports your GIS workflows beyond the office. This mobile app delivers access to your up-to-date data and provides focused tools for capturing accurate data on the go. Watch this session for top tips on setting up ArcGIS Field Maps for offline working, ready for your colleagues to use out in the field.

Endangered wild salmon populations will only ever be fully protected if organisations and groups in the fisheries sector work together, sharing data and coordinating schemes. This is why the Scottish Fisheries Coordination Centre (SFCC) has used ArcGIS Dashboards to combine data on over 1,300 interventions, across 44 fisheries districts. In this illuminating presentation, you will see dashboards that provide the first-ever consolidated view of urgent conservation initiatives and the investment required to implement them. You will also learn how SFCC has transformed 44 static pdf fisheries management reports into dynamic stories using the ArcGIS StoryMaps app builder to improve stakeholder engagement. <br><br>To shed further light on SFCC’s work, Esri UK dove into the capabilities of ArcGIS Dashboards. We showed how easy it is to create an insightful and interactive dashboard and demonstrate expert tips to take widget configuration further. Find out about recent additions to this key app building tool and start thinking about how they could work in your next project. Be inspired about ways to keep your staff and stakeholders informed with ArcGIS.

Following much anticipation, Hattie Gwilt and Craig Hayes from Esri UK had the honour of revealing the winners of the Customer Success Awards for 2025. They provided a fascinating overview of the incredible achievements of all of the nine shortlisted companies, which proved just how hard it must have been for the judges to make a decision. If you haven’t heard who won yet, play this video to hear the announcements and enjoy all of the suspense of the occasion!

Back on the stage, Mark Wells, Chief Technology Officer at Esri UK, set out his vision for the future and talked in detail about the increasing relevance of digital twins. Linking to the conference theme – GIS: Uniting Our World – he explained the importance of uniting data from multiple organisations to gain insight into issues. This point was then clearly illustrated in a demonstration involving a physical model of a Scottish village and a large jug of water! Play this video to see a digital twin in action and gain an appreciation of the benefits of sharing data.

Ending the day on a high, Kenneth Field and John Nelson from Esri proved that mapping is definitely fun. In a very entertaining, comic interlude they demonstrated an array of different cartographic techniques, using the latest ArcGIS tools to create striking, clear and sometimes weird maps! Their presentation featured a jar of marmite, a blue (or was it white?) dress and a host of other jokes, alongside some impressive visualisations. If you didn’t see Kenneth’s and John’s antics on the day, don’t miss out; play the video now.