Esri Australia
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Esri Australia is a location intelligence solutions[buzzword] company, providing solutions[buzzword] and services based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology.
The company was founded in 1977 out of one office in Perth, but has since expanded its reach across the country. Esri Australia has worked for many organisations, including several governmental sectors, such as defence, education, emergency management,[1] environmental management, health,[2] insurance, land management and planning, mining, renewable energy,[3] transportation, and utilities.[4]
In 2009 Daratech assessed Esri software products as having 30 percent of the traditional GIS global market share.[5] In Australia, 72 percent of GIS users from all professions use Esri software.[6]
Ownership
[edit]Esri Australia is a subsidiary of a Singaporean engineering and technology company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. The second oldest established company in Singapore, Boustead celebrated its 180th birthday in 2008, and is the major shareholder of fellow Esri software distributors Esri Singapore, Esri Indonesia and Esri Malaysia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fire mapping teams go national", The Australian, 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Disease mapping", Sydney Morning Herald, 2009-010-22.
- ^ westwind-maps-out-third-victorian-wind-project.aspx "Westwind maps out third Victorian wind project", ITNews, 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Beyond CRM: Location intelligence", iStart, retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ "GIS/Geospatial Industry Worldwide Growth Slows to 1% in 2009". Daratech Inc. 2009-08-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
In the Traditional GIS segment ESRI continues to have a dominant 30 percent market share, up from 29 percent in 2008 according to Daratech.
- ^ "GISjobs.com 2009 Salary Survey", GISjobs.com, retrieved 2009-10-09.