Esri, a global leader in geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial AI technology, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) within geospatial workflows. By combining Esri’s powerful ArcGIS platform with AWS’s scalable cloud infrastructure, organizations can now deploy enterprise-scale geospatial AI solutions more efficiently, securely, and reliably. This collaboration seamlessly merges AWS’s advanced cloud capabilities with ArcGIS’s cutting-edge mapping and spatial analysis tools to unlock new levels of innovation.
“AWS’s cloud capabilities combined with Esri’s geospatial expertise empower customers to solve complex challenges through advanced location intelligence,” said Amy Belcher, AWS director, WWPS global ISV sales and GTM. “This strategic agreement will accelerate the development of Generative AI-powered solutions that deliver meaningful business outcomes while simplifying how organizations leverage geospatial data at scale.”
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As the demand for geospatial data continues to grow, this partnership enables organizations to scale their operations dynamically while maintaining optimal performance and cost efficiency. Moreover, the enhanced integration provides transformative value across key industries:
- National government: Using ArcGIS satellite imagery and terrain analysis, AI-powered entity detection now identifies locations in minutes rather than hours, significantly reducing false positives.
- Infrastructure: Through predictive AI and spatial modeling, ArcGIS helps utilities forecast maintenance needs, prevent costly failures, optimize expenses, and extend asset lifespans.
- Public safety: ArcGIS’s spatial modeling empowers emergency managers to evaluate disaster risks, design optimal evacuation routes, and establish safe zones that minimize response times and safeguard communities.
“Our collaboration with AWS advances geospatial AI integration for our joint users,” stated Jay Theodore, Esri’s chief technology officer for AI and enterprise technologies. “This agreement will enable customers to integrate AI-enhanced GIS whether they’re protecting communities, maintaining infrastructure, or responding to emergencies.”
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Furthermore, as GenAI tools become increasingly accessible, organizations are seeking smarter ways to manage and interpret growing volumes of spatial information. To meet these evolving needs, Esri will accelerate development and interoperability with AWS, focusing on foundation models (FMs), scalable training, inference architectures, and next-generation ArcGIS AI assistants. These advancements aim to boost productivity and enhance user experiences through agentic AI architectures.
“Distribution and deployment still remain barriers in the implementation of generative AI,” noted Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño, executive director at earth observation nonprofit Clay. “That’s why our current collaboration with AWS and Esri feels like a breakthrough. Esri’s geospatial AI capabilities enable users everywhere to deploy open data models successfully.”
This new agreement builds on Esri’s long-standing partnership with AWS, which already integrates ArcGIS with key AWS services such as Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR, and AWS IoT Core solidifying their joint commitment to advancing intelligent, cloud-based geospatial solutions worldwide.
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