Chris Chiappinelli is the editor of Esri’s WhereNext magazine. Through his writing, he explores the intersection of business strategy and location intelligence—and the challenges that keep executives up at night. Prior to joining Esri, Chris managed internal content for PTC, a pioneer in IoT technology, smart products, and augmented reality. Earlier in his career, Chris spent a decade as a journalist covering business and technology news.
Telecom, water, and gas and electric utilities know the value of a geographic approach to planning. New challenges will test their skills.
Savvy analysts are using location intelligence to design more efficient distribution routes, reduce energy usage, and advance net-zero goals.
How did AEC companies first use location technology, and how will they adapt it as infrastructure spending grows?
We still can't predict the future, but GeoAI is helping companies model results and make better, more sustainable decisions.
What does it take to create a deeper level of insight for your company?
An inside look at what business leaders want from GIS analysts, and what GIS analysts want from business leaders.
How do companies reduce their impact on the environment while improving their resilience to climate change?
Renters across the country are eligible for relief funds. In California, a simple application of location intelligence helps them apply.
Eager to turn data into strategic insights, Fortune 500 companies are assembling diverse teams of curious analysts.
How do companies reduce their impact on climate while improving their resilience to climate change?
As business leaders seek safer ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic, they turn to an innovative trio of technologies.
An inside look at how leading companies combine digital twins with location intelligence
Aiming to fortify voters, a group called Pizza to the Polls creates a new kind of delivery—and a reminder of the importance of location.
Best practices from analytics experts and business leaders for building a data-driven team
A global survey of executives hints at how the workplace will change post-COVID, with implications for workers worldwide.
Leading companies are beginning to recognize the value of analysts who combine business savvy and location analysis skills.
Alice Rathjen has spent a career contemplating new ways to study human genetic information. Now she has a plan.
A growing number of consumers support labels signaling that a company is working on its carbon footprint.
Faced with an unprecedented threat to employee safety, business and organizational leaders are mapping a changed workplace.
There's a new brand of tech savvy emerging, and it doesn't originate in Silicon Valley. It's down on the farm.
Customers expect quick service, and leading companies are harnessing new tech and innovative techniques to deliver it at the moment of demand.
Blockchain technology is finding inroads in business, and its maturity curve is bending toward geoblockchain.
Consumers expect faster deliveries than ever—at lower cost. Companies are using everything from robots to location intelligence to accommodate.
While scientists issue warnings about a fragile climate, executives are embracing the business value of sustainability.
A recent survey reveals that business leaders believe strongly in the promise of IoT. Many simply don't understand it.
The companies using drones to their greatest potential understand the strategic value of location intelligence, experts say.
Authors James and Deborah Fallows share insight on how America is changing, and how cities outside the mainstream are playing a vital role.
Digital transformation has been a seismic shift for companies. Now ‘life coding’ promises equally profound changes for business, expert says.
A look inside the world of corporate security, where the safety of people and assets is top priority and new tools are making their mark.
Leading companies are adjusting prices not just for specific markets but for specific customers. How?
In a fractious retail landscape and in the era of big data, many retailers are struggling to create a more nuanced view of customers.
As buzzwords go, big data and the Internet of Things are high decibel. It's time for a reality check on what's real and what's hype.
UPS executive Jack Levis shares advice on sustaining innovation over the long term, mobilizing 50,000 employees, and fighting buzzwords.
How should your business approach digital transformation? Digital trailblazers reveal valuable insights.
We often think of cameras in public places as intruders. Then along comes a project that peers into our public lives in a new, welcome way.
Executives face the recurring question of where to take their business next. An array of technologies can help or hinder that journey.
