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Esri, the Redlands company that develops computer-generated geographic information systems, has announced an arrangement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
The bureau is using Esri “story maps” to document the work of Bob Wick, a wilderness specialist and photographer who chronicles some of the bureau’s more scenic lands, according to a statement Esri released Tuesday.
Wick’s travelogues are part of My Public Lands, a campaign the bureau has undertaken to make people aware of its more scenic public lands and maybe encourage exploration of those areas.
Wick, a 28-year bureau veteran with an extensive knowledge of the entity’s land holdings, had his work published last winter in #traveltuesday, a Tumblr blog operated by the bureau, according to the statement.
“The [geographic information systems] platform has been used for many years for geographic data management and analysis by federal agencies,” Allen Carroll, Esri’s program manager for Story Maps, said in the statement “It’s really exciting to see these national organizations use the Esri storytelling medium to engage the public.”
Founded in 1969, Esri is a leader in GIS technology. Its software is used by more than 350,000 organizations worldwide, including the 200 largest U.S. cities, many Fortune 500 companies and more than 7,000 colleges and universities, according to the statement.
