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11:30am PDT

Thursday May 21, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm PDT

Experience Builder: Beyond the Map

This presentation explores how ArcGIS Experience Builder can empower users to interact with complex geospatial information without ever touching a map. Using a Seattle Urban Forestry Experience Builder application as the core example, we demonstrate how data reactive components—such as filters, charts, dynamic text, and embedded Instant Apps—can transform traditional map centric workflows into intuitive, narrative driven data experiences.

The showcased application features dashboard style charts demonstrating annual forestry activities and a text based “research tool” that guides users through curated urban forestry topics, allowing them to explore datasets through thematic pathways rather than spatial navigation. Information presented in the research tool updates in real time as users select topics or apply filters, while embedded Nearby Instant Apps provide contextual, location aware insights when needed. Together, these components illustrate how Experience Builder can support rich, interactive analysis for audiences who may be less comfortable with map interfaces or those who rely on keyboard navigation.

Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to design data forward, user friendly experiences that broaden access to geospatial information and open new possibilities for storytelling, exploration, and decision making.

Speakers

Mary Phillips

GIS Consultant/Analyst, Sagebrush Geospatial

Mary is a Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) with more than 30 years of experience delivering high quality geospatial solutions across local government and consulting environments. Since 2015, she has maintained her GISP certification and continues to lead... Read More →

Thursday May 21, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm PDT
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