Esri South Africa has been the primary geospatial industry software provider in Southern Africa for the past 25 years.. They believe that by simplifying decisions through spatial solutions, they enable their clients to make responsible, sustainable decisions.

Esri South Africa is at the forefront of the Southern Africa GIS industry and as such is the market leader. Established in 1989 and with headquarters in Midrand, Gauteng, Esri South Africa has offices nationwide, enabling the company to offer professional, individual client services to their growing user base.
 

Esri South Africa is a leading provider of GIS technology, data, solutions, and services. Their business is about technology but its just as much about people - their staff, clients and communities.
 

Esri South Africa's foundation is based on the premise of "Simplifying decisions…making a difference". This is both in a business environment in terms of business transactions but also in a socio-economic environment where they believe that education is at the heart of community development. They believe that GIS is not just about technology, but about being a tool for every person to understand their spatial relationship to discover and connect to the world around them, to educate, uplift, and engage.

Esri South Africa provides educational services, support, and professional consulting services ranging from needs assessments to system design and implementation services.

As part of their commitment to this education they support a broad range of diverse programmes and at all levels :
 

• Internships at all their offices throughout the country for MICT SETA interns
• Skills development for eDeaf learnership students
• University of Pretoria scholarship for a Geoinformatics student
• Sponsorship of study fees and stipends of CTU learnership students
• Sponsorship of school fees, stationery, and uniforms for learners at Port Shepstone (name to be completed)
• Full scholarship for the top Geography student at Parktown Boys High
• Provision of Esri software to UNIGIS for the use of Masters degree and Diploma students in Geographical Information Science & Systems
• (GISc)
• On site, in house training provided to interns of Department of Environmental Affairs