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Esri Recognizes Partners for Innovation, Excellence, and Long-Standing Contributions to the Geospatial Community

Awards Granted for Exceptional Achievement Using GIS at 2026 Esri Partner Conference

REDLANDS, Calif.—April 27, 2025Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology and location intelligence, honored select partners for their outstanding application of GIS at the Esri Partner Conference (EPC) held at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA. The award-winning companies are organizations in the Esri Partner Network and are recognized for their innovation and excellence in helping customers succeed with ArcGIS software.

EPC award categories and winners include the following:

ArcGIS as a Core IT System—Successful integration of ArcGIS with another IT system to support customer business needs and workflows

Collaboration—Successful customer engagement (s) through partner-to-partner collaboration

Field GIS—Successful deployment of a new field asset management system leveraging the ArcGIS Mobile Worker user type and other field technologies such as drones.

GIS for Good—Compelling use of Esri technology to make an impact on current global issues

Implementing ArcGIS—Large scale ArcGIS system implementation for a customer using multiple ArcGIS products

Innovation—Use of emerging technologies such as AI or cloud capabilities with ArcGIS to deliver an innovative system

Modernization—Successful modernization of a customer’s GIS system leveraging new Esri user types

New Markets—Customer success through leveraging ArcGIS for new markets and new customers

Partner Content Delivery—Use of ArcGIS to deliver premium static, real-time, 3D, or imagery data

Esri also recognized “Cornerstone Partners” in recognition of Esri Partners who have reached a 20‑year milestone in their partnership and who continue to demonstrate active engagement and commitment to the Esri Partner Network. The recognition honors long‑standing partners whose sustained collaboration, promotion of ArcGIS, and ongoing participation in partner programs have contributed meaningfully to the growth and success of the GIS community over time. Esri Cornerstone Recipients include:

The Esri Partner Conference was held March 8–9, 2026. During this event, organizations in the Esri partner community collaborate and network, hear about Esri’s vision and new opportunities, build business relationships, learn from Esri experts, exchange ideas, discover the latest technology releases, and make plans for growing their businesses.

To learn more about the Esri Partner Network, visit https://esri.com/partners.

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 software is 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 over 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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