{"id":391021,"date":"2020-12-07T05:35:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=announcements&#038;p=391021"},"modified":"2020-12-07T05:35:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:35:19","slug":"esri-acquires-zibumi-to-enhance-3d-visualization-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"announcements","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/announcements\/esri-acquires-zibumi-to-enhance-3d-visualization-capabilities","title":{"rendered":"Esri Acquires Zibumi to Enhance 3D Visualization Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4222,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391021","announcements","type-announcements","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Esri acquires Zibumi","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>New Ankara R&amp;D Center Will Help Users Connect Innovative Photogrammetry to GIS <\/em><\/p>\r\n<em>\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n<strong>REDLANDS, Calif.\u2014December 7, 2020\u2014<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/\">Esri<\/a>, the global leader in location intelligence, announced today the acquisition of Zibumi Yaz\u0131l\u0131m Bili\u015fim Tasar\u0131m Arge Sanayi Ticaret S.A. (\u201cZibumi\u201d), a software development company headquartered in Turkey.\r\n\r\nZibumi\u2019s products\u2014recognized for their unique and automated 3D data creation methods\u2014were delivered to its customers as the \u201cCitiGenius\u201d family of applications. The Zibumi software development team, with its strong connections to academia as well as GIS users, will serve as the hub of Esri\u2019s new R&amp;D Center in Ankara, Turkey.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe see the integration of our software team into Esri as the next logical step in our continued commitment to the general mapping and GIS community around the world,\u201d said Erdal Yilmaz, Director of the Esri R&amp;D Center, Ankara, Turkey.\r\n\r\nWell known in Turkey and the surrounding region, Zibumi is a developer of innovative visualization, analysis, and simulation capabilities leveraging game engines, which Zibumi efficiently connects to 3D geospatial data. Acquiring Zibumi will help advance Esri\u2019s software in the areas of 3D visualization and simulation, and will also expand the ongoing integration of game engine technologies into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/about-arcgis\/overview\">ArcGIS<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe are excited to have the Zibumi team join us as Esri\u2019s newest R&amp;D Center,\u201d said Sud Menon, Esri director of software development. \u201cThere is strong synergy between their work and our ongoing advancements for users in the areas of 3D GIS, game engines, and photogrammetry for precision mapping and reality capture, and we look forward to their contributions.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cWe highly respect the Ankara software development team and see this as a way to complement and extend our technology and services,\u201d said Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president. \u201cThe acquisition of Zibumi will provide the Esri software development team with new capabilities for integrating physical modeling into our advanced applications, while also extending our development team by creating a new lab in Ankara.\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>About Esri<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEsri, 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,\u00a0Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations globally and in over 200,000 institutions in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Esri has partners and local distributors in over 100 countries on six continents, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and universities.\u00a0With its pioneering commitment to geospatial information technology, Esri engineers the most innovative solutions for digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics. Visit us at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/\">esri.com<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCopyright \u00a9 2020 Esri. All rights reserved. Esri, the Esri globe logo, ArcGIS, The Science of Where, esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services mentioned herein may be trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark owners.\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Contact <\/strong>\r\n\r\nJo Ann Pruchniewski\r\n\r\nPublic Relations, Esri\r\n\r\nMobile: 301-693-2643\r\n\r\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:jpruchniewski@esri.com\">jpruchniewski@esri.com<\/a>"}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Esri Acquires Zibumi to Enhance 3D Visualization Capabilities - Esri<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Esri acquires Zibumi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/announcements\/esri-acquires-zibumi-to-enhance-3d-visualization-capabilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Esri Acquires Zibumi to Enhance 3D Visualization Capabilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/announcements\/esri-acquires-zibumi-to-enhance-3d-visualization-capabilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Esri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/esrigis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/app\/themes\/esri_newsroom\/placeholders\/Newsroom-Keyart-Wide.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Esri\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/announcements\/esri-acquires-zibumi-to-enhance-3d-visualization-capabilities\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/announcements\/esri-acquires-zibumi-to-enhance-3d-visualization-capabilities\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Esri Acquires Zibumi to Enhance 3D Visualization Capabilities - 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