AI, Digital Twin, GeoAI & Key Tech Trends

A collection of blue dots forms a digital human silhouette

September 27, 2022 | Chris Nickola | Emerging Insights

Finding Our Way in the Metaverse

Making sense of the metaverse by exploring what it is and where it might lead us

The Esri Brief

Trending insights from WhereNext and other leading publications

A line of shopping carts signifies the retail industry, where in-store technology is booming

September 6, 2022 | Gary Sankary | Tech Trends

Innovating How We Shop—City by City

Vertical farms are popping up in office buildings like this

August 23, 2022 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

As Farms Move Indoors, Tech Follows

Oil rigs like this one may soon become part of a carbon capture plan

June 21, 2022 | Geoff Wade | Sustainability

How Oil and Gas Pipelines Are Getting a New Life in Carbon Capture

A real-time mapping illustration showing hexagons laid over a trail map

February 15, 2022 | Chris Nickola | Tech Trends

NextTech: Exploring a Breakthrough in Real-Time Mapping

GIS technology and location intelligence bolster big business decisions

January 18, 2022 | Matt Ball | Tech Trends

The Enterprise Technology behind Big Business Decisions

A keyboard representing the importance of IT mapping, cybersecurity

January 4, 2022 | Alexander Martonik | Risk & Resilience

Patching Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities? Get Out the Map

An IT map reveals relationships between employees, software, and IT infrastructure

October 26, 2021 | Chris Nickola | CXO Priorities

NextTech: The Holy Grail of IT—A Digital Twin of People, Process, Tech

The Relive app used for a bike adventure

September 7, 2021 | Chris Nickola | Tech Trends

For Millions of Adventurers, Relive App Makes Location Data More Human

Office grocery deliveries change food shopping

August 24, 2021 | Gary Sankary | Tech Trends

Delivery Innovation: Groceries at the Office

A 5D digital twin of a rail project in New York City

July 27, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

5D: The New Frontier for Digital Twins

Drone deliveries like this could become part of daily life

July 13, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

New Rules Rev Up Drone Deliveries to Our Doorsteps

Conducting an environmental impact assessment

June 29, 2021 | Audrey Lamb | Tech Trends

Environmental Consultant Achieves Global Collaboration with Smart Maps

Human weather as seen in highway traffic

February 23, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

NextTech: Mapping ‘Human Weather’ Patterns with Geospatial Analysis

Skiing at Vail Ski Resort

January 26, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Business Growth

A Digital Twin Fuels Record Expansion at Vail Resort

3D models like this can facilitate augmented reality (AR)

January 12, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

Not Just a Game: The Emergence of 3D and AR in Business

A satellite uses remote sensing to improve decisions on land

November 23, 2020 | Chris Chiappinelli | Tech Trends

Think Tank: What Leading Businesses See in Remote Sensing

Pizza for US voters, from Pizza to the Polls

November 2, 2020 | Chris Chiappinelli | Tech Trends

Democracy: Fueled by Pizza

Drone highways over a city

October 20, 2020 | Terry Bills | Tech Trends

Under Construction: Drone Highways over Detroit

A construction site viewed through drone footage and BIM tech

July 28, 2020 | Kathleen Kewley | Tech Trends

NextTech: Drones, 3D Buildings, and Construction Monitoring

Digital transformation produced this GIS dashboard for Business Sweden

June 23, 2020 | Devin Herd | Tech Trends

Digital Transformation Helps Swedish Council Advise Clients during Pandemic

A 3D map of New York City's corporate real estate market

June 16, 2020 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

Cushman & Wakefield Clients Get 3D Tours and Market Insight

Managing indoor assets through a digital twin

June 9, 2020 | Dominik Tarolli | Tech Trends

NextTech: A Digital Twin Aids Planning in the New Workplace

A business executive using location intelligence and AI

April 14, 2020 | Omar Maher | Data and AI

Artificial Intelligence and Location Intelligence: A Business Guide

February 19, 2020 | Multiple Authors | Tech Trends

Blazing a Multistate Trail to Augmented Reality Innovation