Technology and Innovation

Drive digital transformation with GIS

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Digital technologies and trends are transforming the way we live, work, and interact. During this transformation, petroleum company leaders are researching, developing, and deploying technologies that help provide more efficient and cleaner energy in a changing energy ecosystem. For the petroleum industry, digital transformation is driving cost efficiencies, enabling safer operations, providing new revenue opportunities, changing business models, and helping to redefine the industry. 

GIS enables oil and gas industry innovation

Digital transformation

Location data—the "where" factor—is especially valuable for businesses and organizations today. In an era when people are connecting billions of data-producing products, assets, buildings, and devices to the internet, each with a unique location, there is a growing need to use location intelligence technology to discover hidden value in oil and gas data.

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Intelligent operations

Intelligent operations transform your business through technology innovation, process improvement, and stakeholder involvement. This approach takes a data-driven strategy, leverages the latest AI/ML techniques, scales via the cloud, includes strategic partnerships, and relies on the right talent. GIS supports all aspects of this journey—use it to integrate data from disparate sources and gain better context to make informed decisions.

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Robotics

Energy companies are using robots in the air, on the ground, and even subsea to achieve safer, more efficient operations. Robots can scan for inventory, collect highly detailed surveys, and even navigate complex equipment in difficult terrains. GIS provides location capabilities for these robots, and the collected data often benefits a wide range of business workflows.

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Research and development

Esri is an innovative, user-centric, research-driven organization, spending more than 30 percent of its annual revenue on research and development (R&D)—one of the highest percentages in the tech industry. We frequently partner with organizations to advance and shape the future of location intelligence and determine how it can drive innovation.

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BP shares eight lessons on digital transformation

To become a digital energy company, BP overhauled its location intelligence capabilities. Modernizing its GIS platform was key to the transition.

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Digital Twin

Digital twins abstract and model everything to improve business processes, reduce risk, optimize operational efficiencies, and enhance decision-making. Discover relationships that provide greater context when solving business challenges and predicting outcomes.

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Machine Learning and AI

Use machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to train and inference using tools designed to solve the complex spatial problems you face. Use location data as the connective thread to reveal hidden patterns, improve predictive modeling, and create a competitive edge.

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Operational Efficiency

Business leaders can use location intelligence to quickly manage and streamline hundreds of projects. Smart maps, analysis, and dashboards give real-time views of multiple locations and help identify business processes that need improvement.

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Esri New Delhi R&D Center

At the Esri R&D Center—New Delhi, GIS professionals focus on advancing enterprise GIS and infusing it with artificial intelligence (AI). We are applying AI and deep learning to revolutionize geospatial analysis and solve some of the world's biggest challenges. with transportation solutions for operational efficiency.

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