Strategic Alliance
Unifying GIS and BIM to transform workflows and build a better future
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Design with location in mind
With authoritative geographic data from Esri’s ArcGIS in Autodesk Forma you will be able to:
GIS and BIM integration
Esri has partnered with Autodesk, a global leader in design and engineering software, to unite two powerful technologies: geographic information system (GIS) technology and BIM.
Esri’s leading GIS platform, ArcGIS, puts BIM assets in the context of geography, transforming project design, delivery, and management across the AEC, water, transportation, and utility industries.
Bring spatial data into your designs
Connect natural and built environments and add demographics to create a holistic and dynamic view of your project.
Evaluate outcomes before breaking ground
Test and model designs to understand impacts on people and places without real-world risk.
Increase project resiliency and sustainability
Track and manage assets, resources, and materials to reduce waste, cost, and environmental impact.
Find out how Esri and Autodesk are pioneering progress across infrastructure projects.
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It's an exciting time for the AEC industry as Esri and Autodesk's partnership deepens the integration of GIS and BIM. This alliance breaks traditional barriers, offering first-of-its-kind integration of Esri's global spatial analytics and Autodesk's infrastructure design tools. Together, they are revealing unparalleled possibilities, helping to redefine what is possible and enhancing the digital future of the AEC industry.
The Esri and Autodesk partnership equips designers of tomorrow's communities with capabilities that focus on integrating authoritative data critically important to our industry’s digital transformation. Project foundations built with GIS and BIM accelerate collaboration, streamline quality, and reduce design revisions. Integration without translation is here, and we’re embracing it fully.
An Esri and Autodesk ebook
Learn how projects at Los Angeles International Airport, Norwegian Railway, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and more integrated GIS and BIM across project life cycles to:
ArcGIS equips design and build professionals with world-leading tools for creating, managing, analyzing, mapping, and sharing data. Discover a few ways it can transform your workflows.
Gain greater insights and understanding with realistic visualizations, advanced analytics, and immersive experiences of built and natural environments.
Turn drone, aerial, and satellite imagery into geospatially-accurate BIM models. Get fast, precise insights for shared operational awareness and smart project delivery.
Improve coordination, efficiency, and accuracy in the field. Ensure consistent data between on-site and office teams, reduce errors, and boost productivity using specialized mobile apps and tools.
Understand complex systems and make informed decisions with geospatial digital twins. Visualize and manage construction projects in 5D with time and cost dimensions.