What's new in version 1.8.4

New

Guides

• Managing ArcGIS Applications
  • Authoring ArcGIS Dashboards using [arcgis.apps.dashboard](https://developers.arcgis.com/python/api-reference/arcgis.apps.dashboard.html)
• Deep Learning with ArcGIS
  • How ChangeDetection Works?
  • Inference only Text Models in [arcgis.learn](https://developers.arcgis.com/python/api-reference/arcgis.learn.toc.html)
  • Retraining Windows and Doors Extraction model
  • Unsupervised Machine learning using arcgis.learn guide
  • YOLOv3 Object Detector
  • Faster R-CNN Object Detector
  • Edge Detection with [arcgis.learn](https://developers.arcgis.com/python/api-reference/arcgis.learn.toc.html#)
  • Image Captioning
  • How SequenceToSequence Works

Samples

• GIS Analysts and Data Scientists
  • Translating Story Map from one language to another using Deep Learning
  • Generating rgb imagery from digital surface model using Pix2Pix
  • Change Detection of Buildings from Satellite Imagery
  • Land Parcel Extraction using Edge Detection model
  • Address Standardization and Correction using SequenceToSequence model

Fixes

Guides

• Deep Learning with ArcGIS
  • Updates guides with PointRend enhancement
    • How PSPNet works?
    • How MaskRCNN works?
    • How DeepLabV3 Works

Samples

• GIS Analysts and Data Scientists
• Updates Try-It-Live functionality
  • Reconstructing 3D buildings from Aerial LiDAR with Deep Learning
  • Land cover classfication using sparse training data
  • Feature Categorization using Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning
  • Coastline extraction using Landsat-8 multispectral imagery and band ratio technique
• Updates samples to correct data paths when . in paths
  • Extracting Building Footprints From Drone Data
  • Increase Image Resolution using [SuperResolution](https://developers.arcgis.com/python/api-reference/arcgis.learn.toc.html#superresolution)
  • Shipwrecks detection using bathymetric data
• Power Users/Developers
• Updates samples that were missing maps in visualization sections
  • Building a change detection app using Jupyter Dashboard
  • Interactive raster analytics using Jupyter Dashboards
  • Integrating OpenStreetMap datasets with ArcGIS
  • A dashboard to explore world population
• Visualize monthly changes in Hirakund reservoir using video
  • Fixes OSERROR: cannot open resource error when defining create_movie() function to visualize monthly changes

Module Changes

arcgis.features

• FeatureLayer
  • Fixes Token Required error on query() operations if using OAuth Authentication to connect with GIS()

arcgis.widgets

• MapView
• Fixes issue with map widget not drawing in ArcGIS Pro 2.7

arcgis.apps

• dashboard
• Fixes add_row() to properly read height argument
• Fixes add_column() to properly read width argument
• Fixes issue with failures to synchronize maps to widgets

arcgis.learn

• Pixel Classification Models
• MultiTaskRoadExtractor
  • Fixes issue where model would not run with ArcGIS Pro training tool
• ChangeDetector
  • Fixes issue using multispectral data where tool does not give any results when inferenced in ArcGIS Pro using Classify Pixels tool
  • Fixes failures of predict(visualize=True) using multispectral data
  • Fixes multispectral model training failures at different chip_sizes
  • Fixes variations in visualization when using show_results() and show_batch() with multispectral data
• Object Classfication Models
• FeatureClassifier
  • Fixes issue where you cannot create object from an ImageNet type dataset
• Tabular and Feature Data Models
• TimeSeriesModel
  • Fixes failures on model initialization
• MLModel
  • Fixes issue where overwrites of the original data frame and respective column names occur during data preparation and with predict()
• Image Translation Models
• CycleGAN
  • Fixes issue with prepare_data() where imagery_type parameter was not treated as optional
• Pix2Pix
  • Fixes issue with prepare_data() where imagery_type parameter was not treated as optional
  • Adds missing accuracy and show_progress parameters to compute_metrics()