Esri Releases New Book on Workflows for the Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence Field

Security First Is a Guide for Users of All Levels on Applying GIS Tools and Data to Safety and Sustainability Challenges

REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has published Security First: Geospatial Workflows for a Safe and Equitable World. Guiding readers through specific exercises and examples, the book demonstrates how GIS can be used to address significant world safety issues while building the technical skills required to work in the field of human security and geospatial intelligence.

Through 20 geospatial workflows, Security First covers a breadth of topics found in geospatial security, including:

• Human rights violations
• Vulnerability to flooding
• Quantifying and mapping land use and land cover change
• Monitoring environmental justice
• Emergency response and disaster management

Each chapter is organized with learning objectives, technical requirements, prerequisite knowledge, a geospatial workflow, analysis, and additional resources. All detailed exercises use ArcGIS software and downloadable data, helping to establish and reinforce the technical skills of readers.

Written for professors, students, and professionals, Security First is the first crowdsourced workbook in the growing field of human security and geospatial intelligence. Written by Darren Martin Ruddell and Dianna Ter-Ghazaryan, professors at the University of Southern California's Spatial Sciences Institute, the book also includes contributions and edits from other academics teaching or studying human security and geospatial intelligence.

Security First is available in paperback (ISBN: 9781589487857, US$89.99) and as an ebook (ISBN: 9781589487840, US$89.99). This book can be obtained from most online retailers worldwide. Interested retailers can contact Esri Press book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.

About Esri

Esri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Founded in 1969 in Redlands, California, USA, Esri develops software deployed in hundreds of thousands of organizations globally, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofit institutions, and universities. Esri has regional offices, international distributors, and partners providing local support in more than 100 countries on six continents. With its pioneering commitment to geospatial technology and analytics, Esri engineers the most innovative solutions that leverage a geographic approach to solving some of the world's most complex problems by placing them in the crucial context of location. Visit us at esri.com.

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