Flora Vale is a Product Engineer on Esri's Spatial Analysis and Data Science team. She is passionate about using spatial analysis and data visualization to answer questions and solve problems. In addition to building software, Flora loves teaching analytical methods through conceptual illustrations, and believes that anyone can learn how to think spatially and make data-drive decisions. Flora studied Geography and GIS at University of Maryland, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Information Systems and Technology at Claremont Graduate University.