Esri India commits ₹150 crore to new GIS and AI Competency Centre to accelerate geospatial innovation
New Delhi, September 4, 2025: Esri India, the country’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions provider, hosted the Delhi edition of its flagship Esri India User Conference (UC) 2025, where the integration of GIS and AI took center stage. Themed “GIS – Integrating Everything, Everywhere,” the event spotlighted how GIS is transforming critical sectors by unifying data, domains, and geographies, while converging with digital twins and IoT.
Organizations from across India showcased real-world applications of GIS that are enhancing resilience and innovation in urban planning, disaster response, utilities, agriculture, infrastructure, land administration, water resources, and natural resource management. From predictive modeling and real-time monitoring to automated decision-making, the demos highlighted the expanding role of spatial intelligence in nation-building.
key focus was on GeoAI, AI assistants, and AI agents within the ArcGIS AI framework. These technologies demonstrated how geospatial intelligence, when combined with AI, is redefining decision-making across industries such as business, infrastructure, energy, and governance. The sessions featured technology tracks, paper presentations, and an interactive expo for cross-industry collaboration.
Agendra Kumar, Managing Director, Esri India, said:
> “The convergence of AI and geospatial intelligence is opening new frontiers of innovation. While Esri’s GIS technology continues to advance rapidly, AI is evolving just as fast. This year’s User Conference underscored the importance of harnessing this integration to build a more sustainable future. To accelerate this journey, we have established the GIS and AI Competency Centre, designed to help our customers extract deeper insights, automate workflows, and make faster, more informed decisions.”
Esri India has committed ₹150 crore to its new GIS and AI Competency Centre, aimed at empowering organizations with advanced tools and expertise to unlock the full potential of spatial intelligence.
As the largest GIS-focused gathering in the country, the Esri India UC 2025 served as an inspiration for organizations to reimagine workflows and embrace the next era of geospatial intelligence. The conference will continue in Kolkata (September 9), Hyderabad (September 10), and Mumbai (September 12).
About Esri India
Established in 1996, Esri India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions. As an affiliate of Esri Inc., the global market leader in GIS, Esri India empowers organizations across government, business, and non-profit sectors to leverage the power of location intelligence for smarter decision-making.
