Blacksky Technology (BKSY)

[Rayn_Makr]

Who is Esri?

I spent last evening and most of this morning looking at Esri and was thoroughly impressed with Jack Dangermond. Fantastic company to partner with since Esri is the leader in providing GIS technology. Kudos to the Blacksky leadership for landing this partnership. It will be interesting to see what value Wall Street puts on BKSY and when.

Here's are the links to several articles regarding Esri as well as an excerpt from The Nature Conservancy (TNC):

https://startempirewire.com/esri-the-google-of-inland-empire/
https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/esri-makes-forbes-list-best-employers/
https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/16/esri-marries-gis-and-graph-data/
https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/case-studies/esri

“Geospatial technology provides the foundation for TNC to leverage and expand the organization's conservation planning strategies. With over 1,300 geospatial staff or related positions, a Geospatial Leadership Council and a centralized Geospatial Systems team, we provide leadership and support to every region where the Conservancy works. Adding to the global reach of our geospatial work that supports conservation science, planning and action, TNC also supports other nonprofit conservation organizations. Our principal GIS software provider, Esri, empowers us to distribute their software licenses to our nonprofit partners with similar conservation missions.
Once vetted, these partners become Esri Authorized Entities or Affiliates who can order both Esri software and self-paced trainings under the terms of TNC’s Enterprise License Agreement. This program has proven extremely valuable for smaller nonprofit
conservation organizations who might otherwise not have the funding to purchase GIS software and training. This also allows the Conservancy to further leverage our global conservation reach within and beyond the countries where we work.

"GIS is a critical component of our conservation planning
and stewardship initiatives. Our GIS and conservation
staff use Esri’s desktop GIS software on a daily basis, and
our ArcGIS Server site forms the backbone of our internal
and external data sharing capabilities. I can’t overstate the
value of these Esri resources to our organization.”

JC Laurence
National GIS Manager
Nature Conservancy Canada
An Esri Affiliate