Esri is the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping. Founded in 1969 in Redlands, California, USA, Esri helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Esri software is deployed in hundreds of thousands of organizations globally, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofit institutions, and universities. With its pioneering commitment to geospatial technology and analytics, Esri engineers innovative solutions for the world's most complex problems. Esri leverages a geographic approach to problem-solving, placing challenges in the crucial context of location.