Esri: Case Study

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ESRI: Case Study ESRI: Case Study Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri or ESRI) is a debt-free, privately owned corporation that since inception in 1969 has been the world leader of geospatial information software (GIS) (Carpenter & Sanders, 2009). The founders, Jack Dangermond and his wife Laura, developed Esri “built on the philosophy that a geographic approach to problem solving ensures better communication and collaboration” (Esri, unknown). Esri’s customers have “obtained the geographic advantage by using Esri software to address social, economic, business, and environmental concerns at local, regional, national, and global scales” (Esri, unknown). However, as the world becomes more and more dominated by internet technologies, with Esri continue to be the world leader? Jack Dangermond, in an interview with Mac Slocum of O’Reilly Media, stated “I envision a world where virtually everything that changes or moves will be measured….all of our measurements together, both geospatial measurements like measuring geospatial things, but also using geospatial frameworks to realize and visualize all information. Most information is actually geospatial—money flows: where people live, the money, the bank accounts, the transactions—all of it can be seen through maps” (Esri, unknown). This philosophy has evolved from its start with creating the first commercial State-wide GIS system for the State of Maryland in 1973 to providing a world where geographic logic will be available to everyone via the web. Esri’s current strategy is to develop “geographic information systems (GIS) solutions that function as an integral component in nearly every type of organization” (Esri, unknown). Esri does this by offering many different GIS products for various levels and sizes of organizations. They offer “ArcGIS, an integrated collection of GIS software products
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