Tag Archives: esri

What Is Esri?

Over the last few years we (at xyHt) have discussed Esri as an industry-leading GIS many times, but what is it? What is ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, or any of the other things with “Arc” names? The truth is a little confusing, but at the same time a little clever. In this blog I hope to demystify...

Chris Andrews

Interview with Esri’s Chris Andrews

When I knew that I was going to the Esri User Conference, I asked a few friends at Esri to find out who could tell me what super cool stuff was coming up in the platform. One name came up over and over: Chris Andrews, senior product manager for 3D. For those who haven’t heard...

Eric Wittner

Interview with Esri’s Eric Wittner

Eric Wittner is the CityEngine and Procedural Technology product manager at Esri. He works to expand public understanding of how Esri’s 3D products can enhance an organization’s products and process and help bring them success. Nick Duggan: What exactly is CityEngine? Eric Wittner: CityEngine has been with us for a while. They started as an...

Jeremy Wright

Interview with Esri’s Jeremy Wright

At first glance, Jeremy Wright may not seem important: he’s just a product engineer for the world’s largest and most popular GIS. But when I was meeting and interviewing people in San Diego at the Esri UC for xyHt, I made a point of searching for Jeremy. He’s passionate about his work and heavily involved in...

An Interview with Jack Dangermond

When I was invited by xyHt to attend the 2018 Esri User Conference, there was only one requirement: I had to interview Jack Dangermond, co-founder (with Laura Dangermond, his wife) of Esri. I was given a 15-minute interview slot on a Wednesday morning, which I hoped would be long enough to get a few big...

mESRIsoft

More than partners, Esri and Microsoft collaborate and combine platforms to benefit their users and the public. From their CEOs, Jack Dangermond and Satya Nadella, down to the individual developers and field sellers, Esri and Microsoft work together very closely. “We are connected at almost every level to each other’s companies,” says Lea Ann Thurman,...