Esri & Autodesk | Collaboration Connects GIS and BIM

Enrich design and build projects with real-world context

GIS and BIM integration

Esri has partnered with Autodesk, a global leader in design and engineering software, to unite two powerful technologies: geographic information system (GIS) technology and BIM.

Esri’s leading GIS platform, ArcGIS, puts BIM assets in the context of geography, transforming project design, delivery, and management across the AEC, water, transportation, and utility industries.

Bring spatial data into your designs

Connect natural and built environments and add demographics to create a holistic and dynamic view of your project.

Evaluate outcomes before breaking ground

Test and model designs to understand impacts on people and places without real-world risk.

Increase project resiliency and sustainability

Track and manage assets, resources, and materials to reduce waste, cost, and environmental impact.

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Rich visualizations enhance understanding

Viewing above and belowground infrastructure with smart maps and digital models provides an intuitive way to understand projects, such as the Grand Paris Express, throughout its life cycle.

Building a more resilient future, together

Find out how Esri and Autodesk are pioneering progress across infrastructure projects.

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Autodesk and Esri alliance

Plan, design, build, and operate better

ArcGIS GeoBIM

ArcGIS GeoBIM connects the Esri and Autodesk cloud platforms in a single web app, reducing complex data handling and file conversion.

HDR: Thinking “3D First”

At HDR, visualizing complex 3D BIM data in GIS maps increases engagement with stakeholders and speeds up decision-making.

VolkerWessels: Innovating with GIS and BIM

VolkerWessels integrates BIM and GIS to exchange data, collaborate with stakeholders, and improve efficiency.

Arcadis: Using GIS and BIM to connect teams

Arcadis advances digital engineering for large-scale projects with BIM and GIS.

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HNTB

It's an exciting time for the AEC industry as Esri and Autodesk's partnership deepens the integration of GIS and BIM. This alliance breaks traditional barriers, offering first-of-its-kind integration of Esri's global spatial analytics and Autodesk's infrastructure design tools. Together, they are revealing unparalleled possibilities, helping to redefine what is possible and enhancing the digital future of the AEC industry.

Cameron Schaefer

Transportation Digital Delivery and Data Acquisition Director

The Esri and Autodesk partnership equips designers of tomorrow's communities with capabilities that focus on integrating authoritative data critically important to our industry’s digital transformation. Project foundations built with GIS and BIM accelerate collaboration, streamline quality, and reduce design revisions. Integration without translation is here, and we’re embracing it fully.

Darin Welch

Associate VP and HNTB Associate Fellow, Digital Transformation Solutions Director

GIS & BIM Integration for Sustainable AEC Industry Practices

An Esri and Autodesk ebook

Learn how projects at Los Angeles International Airport, Norwegian Railway, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and more integrated GIS and BIM across project life cycles to:

Improve data accuracy and collaboration
Speed up plan approvals and permitting
Reduce material usage and construction costs

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Explore the geography-driven power of ArcGIS

ArcGIS equips design and build professionals with world-leading tools for creating, managing, analyzing, mapping, and sharing data. Discover a few ways it can transform your workflows.

3D GIS

Gain greater insights and understanding with realistic visualizations, advanced analytics, and immersive experiences of built and natural environments.

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Imagery and remote sensing

Turn drone, aerial, and satellite imagery into geospatially-accurate BIM models. Get fast, precise insights for shared operational awareness and smart project delivery.

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Field operations

Improve coordination, efficiency, and accuracy in the field. Ensure consistent data between on-site and office teams, reduce errors, and boost productivity using specialized mobile apps and tools.

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Digital twins

Understand complex systems and make informed decisions with geospatial digital twins. Visualize and manage construction projects in 5D with time and cost dimensions.

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