Blue Raster

04/22/2026

Today is Earth Day. It’s also Blue Raster’s 24th anniversary. We didn’t plan that back in 2002, but it fits.

For 24 years, we’ve helped organizations make better decisions with location data.
🌲 Tracking deforestation
💧 Supporting conservation efforts
🌎 Building tools that get environmental data into the right hands

When you spend your time working with maps, you start to see how connected everything is.

Place matters. And so does how we take care of it. Happy Earth Day to our clients, partners, and team. Looking ahead to the next 24 years!

03/25/2026

Are Your Maps and GIS Apps Ready for the ADA Title II WCAG 2.1 Mandate?

April 24, 2026 is approaching faster than most teams realize.

That’s the deadline for ADA Title II digital accessibility compliance for many public agencies, and it extends beyond websites to include maps, dashboards, and GIS applications.

The challenge is that most organizations don’t yet have a clear understanding of where their accessibility risks exist. It’s not just about fixing issues. It’s about knowing what you have, where the gaps are, and what to prioritize first.

We put together a breakdown of what this means and where to start.

Read more:

For many public agencies, accessibility has long been on the "we'll get to it" list. That window is closing. With the April 24, 2026, deadline approaching,

03/17/2026

Proud to partner on this interactive experience and help bring these stories to life through mapping.

🗺️ Mapping Our Impact In collaboration with Blue Raster.

This interactive tool showcases the incredible highlights of our Neighborhood Placemaking Program. These grants (up to $5,000) serve as a vital entry point for small organizations to become "Heritage Tourism-ready."

🔗https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/07c359f217184a58aecf4f6d76908be1

03/06/2026

Blue Raster is heading to Palm Springs for a big week with the Esri community.

Our team will be at the Esri Partner Conference (March 8–9) and the Esri Developer & Technology Summit (March 10–13) connecting with partners, developers, and GIS leaders from around the world.

We are excited to share that our team will also be presenting in the plenary on Sunday at EPC and in the keynote at DevSummit on Thursday.

Looking forward to great conversations, new ideas, and seeing what the community is building with the ArcGIS platform.

If you will be there, come say hi. We would love to connect.

02/15/2026

Recap of day 2 at the Esri FedGIS conference with .jae and Blue Raster!

02/13/2026

Wonder what it’s like at the Esri FedGIS Conference? Check out this day 1 recap from Blue Raster GIS Analyst Hana Zalvan!

10/30/2025

Check out the fall edition of Esri's ArcNews! It features the Find My School project, alongside other inspiring partner stories.

When Plano Independent School District redrew its school boundaries, families needed a simple way to see where their students belonged. Working together, Blue Raster helped the district build Find My School. It's an intuitive, map-based app that connects families with accurate, real-time enrollment information.

Built with ArcGIS Experience Builder and ArcGIS Online, the tool has already received more than 25,000 views, easing administrative load and empowering families to make confident decisions.

Read the full article:

Build a national atlas? Centralize data and move it to the cloud? Show families their school enrollment options? Esri partners do it all.

10/28/2025

Regional planning decisions shape how communities grow, connect, and thrive. But to make those decisions confidently, agencies need reliable, scalable GIS systems.

Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is modernizing its GIS environment with help from Blue Raster’s Enterprise managed services and cloud strategy support. Together, we designed and deployed a secure, high-performing GIS architecture in AWS, upgrading to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 and building the foundation for smarter regional planning across the Puget Sound.

From proactive system monitoring to virtual ArcGIS Pro workstations, our managed services keep PSRC’s GIS running smoothly so staff can focus on data-driven decisions that move the region forward.

Read how strategic GIS support helps regional and local governments plan for the future:

Blue Raster has partnered with the Puget Sound Regional Council to provide strategic GIS support and ArcGIS Enterprise managed services. Through cloud-based GIS modernization, the recent upgrade to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5, and ongoing managed services, Blue Raster helps regional and local government....

10/24/2025

Blue Raster on the move!

Ben Masters and Michael Lippmann spent the week in Atlanta connecting with partners, customers, and the local GIS community. From meetings with the Atlanta Beltline team to visits with local agencies and Esri colleagues, the trip was all about building relationships and exploring new opportunities across Georgia.

Always great to see our work in action and catch up with the people driving innovative GIS projects.

Stay tuned for more updates on our work with the Atlanta Beltline and other clients across the region.

10/03/2025

We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall.

Her vision reshaped how we see our connection to nature and inspired action across the globe. At Blue Raster, we feel fortunate to have partnered with the and to have shared time with Dr. Goodall herself. She welcomed our team to Kigoma and Gombe in Tanzania, where she personally introduced us to the Tacare program, showing how conservation and community are inseparable.

That experience continues to guide our work and reminds us that protecting the planet begins with listening, learning, and empowering people.

Thank you, Dr. Goodall, for your wisdom, your kindness, and your unwavering hope for a better future.