Esri Launches GIS R&D Center in New Delhi, India
Focus on Advancing Data Science, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
Esri, a maker of geographic information system (GIS) software, has opened its latest research and development centre in New Delhi, India. The new location will focus on data science, deep learning, and geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) solutions for spatial analytics.
This is the company’s fifteenth R&D centre. Recently, Esri opened an R&D centre in Vienna, Austria — announced as part of the company’s acquisition of indoor positioning system (IPS) provider indoo.rs — that is focused on developing cutting-edge IPS capabilities. It also has R&D centres in Beijing, China and Zurich, Switzerland.
“At Esri, we are continually pushing disruption, and we see our mission and goals as being aligned with those of our customers who are also advancing their use of GIS software,” said Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president. “By locating strategic R&D centers around the globe, we are able to continue to engage talent worldwide to expand the capabilities of Esri Geospatial Cloud.”
Esri R&D Centre — New Delhi will focus on applying artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning to location intelligence. Additionally, the centre will play a significant role in developing the next generation of Esri’s ArcGIS Enterprise based on a microservices architecture. The company’s efforts will delve deeply into data science through spatial machine learning, visualization, and analytics; deep learning through object detection and segmentation using imagery; GeoAI solutions using advanced analytics; and ArcGIS Enterprise server and data store development.
This newly developed R&D team in New Delhi will be comprised of talented data scientists, enterprise developers, product engineers, and GIS analysts working in the areas of deep learning, GeoAI solutions, and ArcGIS Enterprise.
“Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including the world’s largest cities, most national governments, 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities,” reads a communiqué by the company.
