The document provides an overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), highlighting its historical development from early applications in the 19th century to the establishment and growth of Esri, a leading GIS company founded in 1969. It details the evolution of Esri's products, including the introduction of ArcGIS and various tools that expanded GIS accessibility to a broader audience. Additionally, it mentions Esri's significant presence in the Northeast Africa region and its contributions to multiple industries through location analytics and GIS solutions.

1. ESRI/ESRI NeA
Prepared by:
Hesham Gamal

2. What is GIS?
 The first documented application of what could be classed as a GIS was in
France in 1832.
 The French geographer Charles Picquet represented the 48 districts
of the city of Paris by halftone color gradient according to the
number of deaths by cholera.
 A similar situation led to John Snow depicting cholera deaths in
London using points on a map in 1854.

3. What is GIS?
 A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze,
and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends.
 GIS benefits organizations of all sizes and in almost every industry.
 During the seventies and eighties developments in spatial
awareness and how to handle spatial data were being
made in key academic centres such as Harvard and
ESRI.

4. History of Esri
 In 1969, Esri president Jack Dangermond and his wife, Laura, founded
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri), in Redlands, California.
 The company's early mission was to organize and analyze geographic
information to help land planners and land resource managers make
well-informed environmental decisions.
 These studies resulted in maps that showed constraints and
opportunities for development.

5. History of Esri
 In the mid-1970s, San Diego County, California, selected Esri to develop a
polygon information overlay system (PIOS), which became the company's first
foray into creating a geographic information system (GIS).

6. History of Esri
 A global company from the beginning, Esri began developing relationships
with like-minded companies in Germany, Japan, Australia, and Canada,
forming the foundation of today's large international network of distributors.
 Esri developers began formulating concepts that ultimately led to
the release in 1982 of ARC/INFO, the first commercial GIS.

7. History of Esri
 The first Esri International User Conference was held in 1981
with 16 attendees. It has grown substantially over the years,
today attracting more than 14,000 attendees.

8. GIS Goes Mainstream
 Today, over 1,600 organizations belong to the Esri Partner Network.
 In the 1990s, Esri's first desktop solution, ArcView, opened up the
possibilities of GIS to a whole new group of users.

9. GIS Goes Mainstream
 Esri increased its support for GIS education in schools and expanded
its own training programs and facilities.
 Esri Press was launched, which now has nearly 100 titles.
 During the late 1990s, Esri reengineered ARC/INFO to develop
a modular and scalable GIS platform that would work both
on the desktop and across the enterprise.
The result was ArcGIS.

10. GIS Goes Mainstream
 Not Just for Professionals Anymore.
 Esri strived to make GIS more accessible by introducing ArcGIS Explorer,
a free tool for viewing and sharing geospatial information.

11. GIS Goes Mainstream
 In 2004, Esri released ArcGIS 9, which enhanced the desktop platform and
added a development framework and server platform.

12. GIS Goes Mainstream
 2012: The maps are provided as a map service, one of many services available
via ArcGIS Online.

13. Numbers
 Revenue: More than $776 million per year.
 Emplyees: 2,700 (US) (2009 statistics).
 10 regional offices in the US and more than 80 distributors outside
the US.

14. Esri NeA (Northeast Africa)
 Egypt
 South Sudan
 Sudan
 Libya
 Chad

15. Esri NeA (Northeast Africa)
 Member of ALKAN Group, one of Egypt’s leading holding companies, with more
than 40-years’ experience in a range of business lines.
 AlKAN Group :
employ over 3,000 employees.
The annual turnover: L.E. 1.5 billion.

16. Esri NeA (Northeast Africa)
 1994: Esri NeA was estabilished.
 2005: 1st Esri-Branded Company in the Middle East.
 2007: 1st CMMI certified GIS company in the region.

17. Products
 ArcGIS:
-ArcGIS for Desktop
-ArcGIS Online
-ArcGIS for Server

18. Products
 ArcGIS
ArcGIS for Desktop
-Create Intelligent Visualizations.
-Transform Your Data into Actionable Information.
-Be a Trusted Source of Relevant Information.

19. Products
 ArcGIS
ArcGIS Online
-Make Maps Your Way
-Connect with People Using GIS

20. Products
 ArcGIS
ArcGIS for Server
-Make GIS Available Everywhere
-Keep Your GIS under Your Complete Control

21. Products
 Location Analytics
-Maps for Office
Make dynamic maps of your
spreadsheet data right in Excel.
share your maps through ArcGIS
Online or copy them into your
PowerPoint presentation or document.

22. Products
 ArcGIS for Developer

23. Products
 Content
- Basemaps
- Demographics
-Imagery

24. Products
 Focused Solutions
- CityEngine

25. Industries
 Aid and Development
 Business
 Defense and Intelligence
 Education
 Government
 Health and Human Services
 Mapping and Charting
 Natural Resources
 Utilities and Communications
 Public Safety
 Transportation

26. Visit:
www.Esri.com www.EsriNeA.com