Thursday, February 28, 2019

Esri Buys indoo.rs

Redland-based geographical information systems (GIS) giant Esri announced today that it has acquired indoo.rs GmbH, a provider of indoor mapping software. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Esri, indoo.rs's headquarters in Vienna, Austria will serve as a new research and development center for the company. indoo.rs develops interactive, indoor mapping software, used to map corporate facilities, retail and commercial locations, airports, hospitals, event venues, universities, and other locations. Esri said that it will integrate the technology from indoo.rs into a new mapping product called ArgGIS Indoors, which will provide "floor-aware" 3d Maps and apps. Indoo.rs was foudned Bernd Gruber.