- Esri will showcase how GIS, digital twins, and AI help cities, infrastructure operators, and public-sector organizations understand, plan, and operate complex urban systems.
- Esri and NVIDIA will feature infrastructure use cases combining geography, agentic AI, and accelerated computing to help customers understand complex real-world conditions and inform operational decisions.
- Smart City Expo World Congress runs November 3–5, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain, where Esri will exhibit at Gran Vía, Pavilion 3, Level 0, Street A, Stand 171.
- Demonstrations will connect authoritative data, imagery, sensor feeds, video, operational systems, and 3D information to support real-time awareness, planning, and decision-making.
REDLANDS, Calif.—November 2, 2026—Experts from Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, will be on hand at Smart City Expo World Congress next week in Barcelona, Spain. Along with NVIDIA, Esri will demonstrate how geography and artificial intelligence (AI) are coming together to help leaders plan and build smarter cities.
WHAT: Esri will showcase how geographic information system (GIS) technology, digital twins, and AI help cities, infrastructure operators, and public-sector organizations understand, plan, and operate complex urban systems.
Demonstrations will highlight how geographic context and AI can connect authoritative data, imagery, sensor feeds, video, operational systems, and 3D information to support real-time awareness, planning, and decision-making. This includes two infrastructure-related use cases focused on how Esri and NVIDIA are combining GIS, agentic AI, and accelerated computing, enabling customers to understand complex real-world conditions and turn that understanding into better operational decisions.
WHO: Esri subject-matter experts and technology partners will be available to discuss AI-enabled digital twins, spatial analytics, agents, accelerated computing, and the role of human oversight in trusted decision-making.
- Richard Budden, International Cities and Local Government Lead at Esri
- Brooks Patrick, Global Business Development Manager, Local Government at Esri
- Experts from NVIDIA
WHEN: Smart City World Expo Congress runs from November 3, 2026, through November 5, 2026.
WHERE: Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona, Spain. Esri’s booth can be found at Gran Vía, Pavilion 3, Level 0, Street A, Stand 171
WHY: Cities are managing and leveraging growing volumes of operational data, 3D information, sensor feeds, and massive amounts of imagery and video. ArcGIS provides a geospatial foundation for combining these sources into a common operational picture. Together with leading technology partners like NVIDIA, Esri will showcase how geographic context combined with agentic AI is helping organizations move beyond static representations of infrastructure and environments toward continuously evolving digital twins that support real-time awareness, planning, and decision-making.
FEATURED TOPICS:
- Living digital twins for city operations
- Transportation and infrastructure monitoring
- Public safety and situational awareness
- Management and analysis of imagery and video, IoT feeds, and 3D information
- AI-driven spatial workflows supported by NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing solutions like DGX Spark and DGX Station
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES: Reporters may request interviews with Esri experts, booth demonstrations, and briefings on how organizations are using geospatial context and AI to transform data into operational intelligence while maintaining transparency, governance, and human oversight.
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.
Contact:
Jo Ann Pruchniewski
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