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Within five years, Esri\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/in-africa-sustainable-development-hinges-on-having-accurate-basemaps\">Map Africa<\/a> initiative aims to deliver high-resolution, scalable geospatial data across all 54 African countries, benefiting more than 1.4 billion people. Now, Space42\u2014a United Arab Emirates\u2013based AI and space technology company\u2014along with Microsoft will partner with Esri to provide African nations with locally managed geospatial data. Space42 will lead fundraising and project management and provide satellite imagery. Esri will orchestrate basemap production using its GeoAI and remote sensing capabilities, while also supporting regional hubs that build local capacity. Microsoft will provide secure cloud infrastructure and an AI framework through Azure to support data processing, sharing, and integration at scale.\r\n<h2>New E-Commerce Experience for Demographic Data<\/h2>\r\nOrganizations can now purchase updated, authoritative demographic datasets via Esri\u2019s new e-commerce experience in the Esri Store. \u201cOrganizations will have access to current-year and five-year estimates for more than 2,000 demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the United States, as well as census and American Community Survey (ACS) information, consumer spending trends, market potential, and more available on demand to fit their workflows,\u201d said Rob Elkins, Esri\u2019s director of product management. 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