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AI knows what. Geospatial AI knows where

Forbes—Enterprise AI delivers value in the physical world; geospatial AI adds the missing "where" to improve decisions on risk, operations, resilience, and growth. Read more.

• The indispensable technology for managing forests
• Building a European railway with the future in mind
• A geospatial hub guided a rescue organization amid a hurricane
• Helping a rover navigate Mars
• Transforming complex infrastructure plans into public-facing maps
• A telecom's specialist mapping tool is now core to operations
• Meet the rising stars shaping the geospatial industry
• Mapping a half-century of collaboration

The indispensable technology for managing forests

Wood Central—A North American study shows that the future of forestry depends on how effective companies are at harnessing GIS, AI, and enterprise data to manage operations sustainably. Read more.

Building a European railway with the future in mind

Railway-News—To deliver a rail megaproject connecting Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to a broader rail network, project leaders created a single source of truth. It helps construction teams coordinate workflows and reduce waste. Read more.

A geospatial hub guided a rescue organization amid a hurricane

Esri Blog—After Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in October 2025, a response team showed how geospatial technology can turn chaos into coordinated action—at the speed disaster demands. Read more.

Helping a rover navigate Mars

Business Insider—NASA is using digital twin technology and AI to help the Perseverance rover navigate the boulder fields, sand dunes, and steep slopes of Mars safely and autonomously. Read more.

Transforming complex infrastructure plans into public-facing maps

Esri industry blogs—As urban flooding risks grow, Denver turns its Storm Drainage Master Plan into an interactive online portal to engage and inform more residents. Read more.

A telecom's specialist mapping tool is now core to operations

Enterprise Times—Telecom leaders use GIS to pinpoint where investments will deliver the greatest impact, where unnecessary spending should be deferred, and where assets can be more productive. Read more.

Meet the rising stars shaping the geospatial industry

Geospatial World—The annual list of 50 up-and-coming leaders in geospatial technology includes Esri’s Katie Decker, senior global partner manager for the Esri Startup Program. Read more.

Mapping a half-century of collaboration

UC Riverside News—Esri cofounder Jack Dangermond speaks today, April 15, at the UC Riverside Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture series, reflecting on the ambition Esri and UCR share to position the Inland Empire region of Southern California as a global center for GIS innovation. Read more.

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