Beyond Open Data | ArcUser

"ArcGIS Hub comes with administrative tools for managing initiatives and a gallery of ready-to-use initiatives to make it easy to get started. Each initiative includes apps, maps, dashboards, and data already configured and comes with a complete toolset for creating initiatives that make an organization’s policies actionable—supported by websites, maps, apps, and content.

The next incremental step in the evolution of the ArcGIS platform, ArcGIS Hub creates digital public spaces that connect citizens to their government. It takes community engagement to the next stage by helping initiate fact-based conversations around specific themes. This is a powerful way to extend and amplify existing GIS investments. Esri president Jack Dangermond sees it as the new way forward for GIS. 'I always thought it was going to be GIS for society. No, it is going to be quite practically done by organizations that want to engage around real stuff and make things happen.'"