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Esri Startup Program Onboarding & Orientation Blog Series: Carefully read through this Esri Startup Program blog series to help you succeed. The focus audience for this blog is primarily accepted and actively enrolled Esri Startup Partners but we encourage prospective applicants to review the content prior to applying. The series covers a high-level orientation and guides to get started on the following topics: Program Benefits Event Benefits Acceptance & Onboarding Access Your Software Access EPN Partner Benefits Patterns for Success ArcGIS Technical Alignment For a bit of background on Esri and the Startup Program, continue reading to learn more. Who is Esri? Esri is the market leader in geospatial mapping technology and is used by more than 350,000 organizations worldwide. Our platform delivers location-based solutions for the cloud, mobile, desktop, and server. Learn more about our products, esri.com/software/arcgis and developer resources, developers.arcgis.com. Established: 1969 HQ: Redlands, CA, USA Revenues: $1+ bn Employees: 5,000+ from 70+ countries Offices: 49 offices worldwide, including 11 R&D centers, and regional offices in the USA Partners: 2,500+ across the world Users: Over 300,000 organizations (including 90% of Fortune 100 companies, most national governments, 30k+ cities and local governments, in all 50 US states, 12k+ universities, and 12k+ nonprofits) What is the Esri Startup Program? esri.com/startups A highly competitive program to build partnerships with US-based startups committed to embedding or extending Esri's ArcGIS mapping and location within their software or content offerings. Esri helps entrepreneurs starting technology product businesses succeed by giving access to dev/test and demo/marketing ArcGIS software, location services, dev tools (SDKs, APIs), training, and technical support to scale development of an ArcGIS-aligned solution or content offering.  Upon completing an Esri ArcGIS-integrated minimum viable product (MVP), various co-marketing and sales enablement benefits are available to help gain exposure and grow your business. Unfortunately, we do not support co-development; we would look to your company to lead development, go-to-market, and maintain your solution, either on your own or via consultancy support. Program Qualifications: This is a highly competitive program; Esri reserves the exclusive right to determine eligibility. At a minimum, your startup must: Primary business-building a software solution or content offering (not offering consulting services/project-based work). (Companies must be engaged in developing an offering that will form a core piece of current or intended business, that is integrated and aligned with Esri's ArcGIS systems) Be founded less than five years from the date of application, and generate less than $2 million in annual revenue at the time of program entry. Be strategically aligned with Esri and ArcGIS systems and seeking long-term partnership, see qualifications for the program. How do you select members? What are the expectations of accepted startups? The program selects technology-focused startups based on their ability to articulate their product idea and product-market fit. Beyond the minimum qualifications, we’re seeking startups who will grow into the next generation of Esri partners. We expect startups to be committed to developing and providing an offering technically aligned with ArcGIS, where real business value is delivered to markets.  This means you demonstrate and support the following throughout our partnership by Developing with ArcGIS:   Esri ArcGIS basemaps included on presentation layers   Solutions developed on the most current version of ArcGIS Create and register Esri ArcGIS-enabled web maps, apps, and content Use ArcGIS as the system of record to store & maintain geographic information Integrations with Esri users’ ArcGIS systems Leverage unique ArcGIS User Type identities (named user model) for Esri users accessing the platform Ensure customer success by providing initial and ongoing guidance, long-term support, and returns on their technology investments  Commitment to support the GIS community When you apply, consider, How will your solution drive adoption of the ArcGIS system? How can Esri help you drive greater adoption of your solution? To apply, visit, esri.com/startups. About the Program: Founded by Esri in 2012 to offer tools and support to help startups succeed. The US-focused program provides no-cost dev/test and demo/marketing software, support, and training to help jumpstart product development and go-to-market alignment with Esri and ArcGIS. Access to Esri’s global community of over 300,000 clients, 3,500+ Esri employees, selling into 100+ countries worldwide. Join as a Startup Partner in the Esri Startup Program within Esri Partner Network (EPN), a network of more than 2,500+ partners worldwide. Includes opportunities for co-marketing and networking with industry experts. Meet the Esri Startup Program Team: We’re an agile team with a virtual team that spans the globe. We work to help incubate the new wave of entrepreneurs working with Esri and the ArcGIS system. You can reach our team by emailing startups@esri.com. Why does Esri have the Program? Esri is committed to equipping startups with the necessary GIS technology to realize their product and business development goals on their own terms and in the shortest amount of time. Through the Startup Program, Esri’s goals are to: Help innovative software companies gain valuable experience and expertise in Esri technologies, with minimal upfront costs. Stimulate solutions for web, mobile, and desktop platforms to promote innovation and interoperability. Support the broadest possible startup audience in a way that complements their values and the organizations that support them. Help startups establish connections with Esri’s global customer base and thriving partner network, enabling co-marketing and sales enablement opportunities. We help startups go-to-market in every country and every sector around the world. Learn more about the different markets that work with Esri Industries How can I engage with the Esri Startup Community? Follow @EsriStartups Connect with Startups via Esri's Partner Directory search. Explore our Developer Community: developers.arcgis.com Access hundreds of open source projects on GitHub: esri.github.io To apply visit, esri.com/startups.   Next Blog in Series: Program Benefits Acceptance & Onboarding Access Your Software Access Startup/EPN Partner Benefits Patterns for Success ArcGIS Technical Alignment ... View more

Kurt Daradics, Global Program Manager of Esri Startup Program talks startups, 3D mapping, smart glasses and more with GeoBuiz at 2015 Esri User Conference http://geobuiz.com/kurt-daradics-esri-talks-start-ups-3d-mapping-and-smart-glasses/ ... View more

Papers Matter! Why? Because of You. We want to hear your success stories at the 2016 Esri UC.​ Call for papers deadline is October 30, 2015. Submit your company’s Esri GIS integration and customer success story: Call for Papers | 2016 Esri International User Conference Be sure to answer these questions: What problem did you solve with GIS​? What advantage did GIS give you? What types of geospatial analysis did you use? Explain how and why. What are your findings or results? How can this project be useful for the audience? ... View more

Esri Startup Partner, what3words, Delivers 3 Word Addresses to Esri ArcGIS Platform. “Addressing just got easier.” -Jack Dangermond. Learn more here: what3words.com/esri ​​ ... View more

The Esri Startup Program recently hosted a webinar on Esri’s GeoEnrichment Service.  To view the recording, visit, https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/7184501815662021121. The following blog provides important resources and code to help you get started. Introducing GeoEnrichment You and your developers now have another powerful tool in your ArcGIS toolbox: GeoEnrichment. Using the Esri GeoEnrichment Service capabilities in the Javascript API, you can create a web or mobile app that’s full of interactive demographic, consumer spending, landscape, and lifestyle data. You can choose what types of demographic and other data your users need – examples include average household income, breakdowns of age and gender, or how much of the land is forested. Then you can dynamically obtain that information based on location, whether it’s around a point the user clicks, a dataset of existing locations, or just a set of named geographies (e.g. all zip codes in Oregon). When you geoenrich point locations, you can even indicate how much of the surrounding area you want to summarize, like a 0.5-mile radius or a 10-minute driving distance. Here’s a simple web tool our developers made that lets you explore GeoEnrichment data by address.  To play with it yourself, go here.  And of course, as a developer, you can design your web app to look and behave however you like, and you can use the GeoEnrichment data to do more complex data analysis. For more information, check out these code sample: Explore data on a map: Javascript API sample code for GeoEnrichment. Pull data from the service: JavaScript using simple HTTP requests Explore hierarchies, answering questions like, ‘what well-known boundaries fall within this area?’: JavaScript sample using Standard Geography Query Perform simple REST / cURL requests: Geometry with proximity Geoenrich using well known id values, like zip codes Find subgeographies in a hierarchy Read about all the different capabilities when programmatically using the service: ArcGIS Resources – ArcGIS REST API, GeoEnrichment Service documentation What Types of Data Can You Add? There are thousands of variables you can add to your map and apps with GeoEnrichment. This data supports all kinds of industries and use cases, from commercial market analytics to economic development, planning, and disaster preparedness and response.  Check out the interactive Data Browser to search and browse all the available variables. One of the main collections is the Esri Demographics data. Esri Demographics is a collection of global map layers available as part of your subscription that can be used for mapping and analysis purposes. Esri Demographics is accessible in four ways: dynamic web maps, data enrichment, reports, and infographics. View the Esri Demographics Global Coverage map to see the levels of data available for different countries. In addition, Esri provides Tapestry Segmentation Data. Tapestry segmentation provides an accurate, detailed description of America's neighborhoods—U.S. residential areas are divided into 67 distinctive segments based on their socioeconomic and demographic composition. Try the Zip Code Lookup Viewer for demographics information about your neighborhood or customer base. Stay tuned, as the GeoEnrichment data is continuously updated throughout the year. What are Some Outcomes of Using Esri GeoEnrichment Service? The possibilities for GeoEnrichment are endless – here’s a few ideas: Choose where to open a new store based on the demographics of your ideal customer Learn more about the readers consuming content from your blog or website  Decide where to advertise – on a billboard, bus stop bench, or with mobile advertising Find new potential customers who are like your best customers Pick the best venue for your event Learn about an area you’re not familiar with Figure out the difference between customers who buy product A vs. product B Decide which home to purchase Get ideas for new products based on what you can learn from the addresses or zip codes of your customers Determine what parts of their local environment may need protection Figure out why one store is outperforming another Decide where to put after school programs for children, or a senior center Identify vulnerable populations for emergency planning Decide where to place public transportation to maximize the population who uses and needs it How do I Access the GeoEnrichment Service? Sign in with your ArcGIS Online or Developer Account or sign up for a free Developers Account. After that, there are two ways to access the service. The first is to create an application in ArcGIS for Developers and generate a token with your application credentials. Once you have a token, you pass that as a token parameter with every request. This method will bill your application for the credits consumed by GeoEnrichment. If you'd like to charge the users of the application for GeoEnrichment, you can have users sign in with OAuth 2.0. This will charge the user for any credits incurred by GeoEnrichment. As a service, GeoEnrichment consumes credits depending on how much data you use. If you consume 1,000 data variables you will be charged 10 credits. Here’s an example: Let’s say you added 500 points to your map and you want demographic information around each – say, two variables, like average household income and family size. When you run this GeoEnrichment analysis this will consume 1,000 data variables (500 points x 2 variables) and 10 ArcGIS Online usage credits. You and your app’s users can click on those 500 points as much as they like to view the data, and you won’t use any additional variables or credits.  If you enable GeoEnrichment interactively, it would consume 0.02 credits (1 point x 2 variables) when the user picks a new location. The new web maps and some reports for these datasets can also be accessed through apps such as Business Analyst Online, Community Analyst, Esri Maps, and Explorer. Learn more about these apps from Esri on the ArcGIS Marketplace. Check out our developer plans for ArcGIS Online, which start at 50 credits/month for free while you develop your app, and then 200 credits for $20/month. There’s a lot more you can do with your developer plan beyond GeoEnrichment, too. Have a question about Esri’s GeoEnrichment Service? Email startups@esri.com. Don't forget to watch the webinar:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/7184501815662021121. Presented by Esri Startup Program: Kurt Daradics​, Doug Carroll​, Suzanne Foss​, Kathryn Decker​(Katie). ... View more

We are excited to announce Esri Startup Program Member and Emerging Partner, DataCapable have Esri's ArcGIS Online and GeoEnrichment Service fully integrated in to their UtiliSocial Platform to Maximize GIS Investments in electric utilities, telecommunications providers and more. View the announcement here: http://bit.ly/1LgfnwQ “The modern utility needs to actively monitor and engage with their customers at all levels” said Adam Narkiewicz, DataCapable’s Director of Marketing and Customer Outreach. “Integration with ArcGIS Online enables existing Esri customers to easily maximize the value of their GIS investment and unlock additional insight. For example, UtiliSocialTM can take outage event data via social media and leverage the robust Esri GeoEnrichment Service to query and display information ranging from demographics and consumer behavior to natural environmental datasets.” Alongside expanded integration functionalities, DataCapable’s global customer base receives additional improvements to the core platform: Advanced Data Management and Visibility: Esri users add significant value to their service by enabling geo-listening and two-way communication capabilities with UtiliSocialTM. Analysis of Grid Events in Combination with Social Data: Enhanced customer communications supported with robust data provided by Esri’s GeoEnrichment Service. Deeper Insights and Compelling Geographic Visualizations: Visual social media and nontraditional data with broader context thanks to ArcGIS’ Online’s wide range of features and capabilities. Read more: http://bit.ly/1LgfnwQ ... View more

Check out the online edition here, bit.ly/startups0915. The Esri Startup Program recently released our first edition of the newsletter in September. You can find news highlights focused on startups, GIS, developers, technology and more. We've also included events in our market you won't want to miss. Have you subscribed to the #EsriStartups Newsletter? If you haven't, visit, arcg.is/1KKY3eV.​ ... View more

Cloud application, AntrisPRO, enables real-time mapping of field workers, mobile check-in and automated emergency alerts for increased worker safety. See more at: Esri Startup Antris Launches Lone-Worker Safety Solution | Esri Canada​ Antris is one of the first Canadian companies to join the Esri Startup Program. The application uses ArcGIS to enable real-time mapping updates of employee locations. Antris allows workers to check in through their mobile devices and sends automated notifications to supervisors when workers may be at risk. ... View more

Take a minute and sign up for the #EsriStartup Newsletter, arcg.is/1KKY3eV​. We'll be sending out a monthly startup, developer and GIS technology focused newsletter. Don't miss the latest headlines, events and deadlines to participate in hackathons, app contests, speaking opportunities and more. ... View more

TechCrunch features Esri in top 5 most used Geo APIs at Hackathons, http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/28/which-programming-languages-get-used-most-at-hackathons/#.n2wko2:AlOi ... View more

Check out the Esri UC blog covering the Esri Startup Zone: Get in the (startup) zone at EsriUC | Esri User Conference We hope to see you at Esri UC, the biggest GIS event of the year. We know there are a lot of amazing sessions, demonstrations and other activities but don’t miss the Esri Startup Zone (SUZ) in Hall D on the expo floor. This is a unique area hosted by the Esri Startup Program, esri.com/startups, featuring the work of 35 up-and-coming businesses who have integrated spatial functionality within their products as well as for their own organizational understanding and optimization. Startup Zone Exhibitors: Hall D Company Booth Industry Focus Company Description SPONSOR: TomTom Z10 Location Based Services, Navigation, Hardware/Software TomTom is a leading global supplier of location and navigation products and services. We provide GIS enterprise, government, automotive and consumer markets with digital maps, traffic intelligence, POIs, fleet management services, smartphone apps, automotive systems, fitness devices, navigation software, and PNDs. Discover more about TomTom Geospatial for Esri, visit www.tomtom.com/licensing. TomTom has worked with Esri Startup team to build a premium content offering for large volume geocoding and routing called “StreetMap Premium for Startups”. This is not a free product for startups, but radically discounted, and only available to companies inside of Esri Startup Program. AllSource Analysis Z27 Defense, Commercial Intelligence AllSource Analysis is at the forefront of the commercial intelligence industry with multi-source solutions that provide actionable intelligence. Antris Z8 Public Safety/Emergency Management Antris is a multiplatform mobile resource management system designed for organizations with traveling at-risk workers and companies with work-alone employees. Civic Insight Z16 Planning/Economic Development Civic Insight makes information about buildings and construction projects available to the public in an easy-to-use web interface. Civil Maps Z31 3D, Public Works Civil Maps creates 3D maps & reports from survey data, are 50x faster than current methods, with over 99.9% accuracy delivered to transportation & utility clients. DataCapable Z26 Electric/Gas Utility, Telecommunication DataCapable provides social media aggregation, machine-learning analytics and engagement tools for the utilities industry. Dispatchr Z15 Electric/Gas Utility, Transportation/Fleet Management Dispatchr provides the world’s most sophisticated predictive workforce management system to proactively increase the resiliency of the grid. DroneDeploy Z25 Drones Architecture/Engineering/Construction, Mining A simple, cloud-based software solution which allows anyone to create on-demand aerial drone maps in a single click. Early Warning Labs Z17 Public Safety/Emergency Management Early Warning Labs, an official USGS Partner, is a turnkey Earthquake Early Warning solution provider offering both enterprise and consumer solutions. A seven second earthquake warning can save your life. Echosec Z24 Social Media Mapping, Location-based Services, Public Safety, Journalism, Echosec is a new location-based social media search platform that provides intelligence to public safety, marketing, and security professionals FieldDay Z34 Agriculture Optimized planning and planting schedule for fresh produce crops. FieldDay helps farmers optimize when and where to plant for a steady harvest. FireWhat/ Wildlandfire.com Z11 Fire, Public Safety/Emergency Management Emergency disaster response for wildfires using real-time GIS along with expert sourced fire information. Gimbal, Inc. Z28 Retail/Commercial, Indoor Mapping, Beacons Gimbal is the leading location and proximity-based mobile engagement platform. InspecTools Z13 Drones, Electric/Gas Utility, Natural Resources InspecTools develops & deploys GIS-centric utility asset risk reduction systems, utilizing aerial & mobile data acquisition methods. Kespry Z22 Drones, Architecture/Engineering/Construction, Mining Kespry designs and builds a versatile commercial-grade drone system that autonomously collects and analyzes high resolution geospatial information. Local ID Z5 Retail/Commercial Business, Location-based Services Local ID helps multi-unit retail businesses maximize their local marketing opportunity and activity. Revolutionizing local marketing playbooks for commercial retailers. MapJam Inc Z20 Retail/Commercial Business, Media/Publishing MapJam is a next generation location mapping platform empowering brands to create and distribute customized maps with contextualized information. Match Rider Z14 Transportation/Fleet Management, Location-based Services Match Rider creates a mobility network based on private rides with dynamic meeting locations. MetroTech Z3 Transportation/Fleet Management, Planning/Economic Development MetroTech aggregates realtime traffic data, applies analytics, and publishes actionable information. It’s the next generation of traffic analytics. Paleon Solutions Z29 Electric/Gas Utility, Water/Wastewater/Stormwater Paleon Solutions provides a hosted solution for Utilities wanting to extract actionable information and spatial analysis. Paracosm Z2 3D, Architecture/Engineering/Construction Paracosm develops acquisition & reconstruction tools to create 3D models of the real world for indoor navigation & facilities management applications. Placemeter Z9 Planning/Economic Development, Retail/Commercial Business Placemeter turns video into data, measuring how cities move in real time for developers, citizens, cities, and retailers. Pufferfish Inc. Z32 3D, Marketing and Advertising, Digital Display Puffersphere design & develop new platforms for display of digital content outside confines of traditional flat screen media. 360 Video Remote GeoSystems, Inc. Z18 Electric/Gas Utility, Pipeline Geospatial Video Recording Systems and Integrated GIS Software for Utilities, Oil & Gas, Defense and other Critical Infrastructure Inspections. Residential Energy and Water Intelligence Z35 Electric/Gas Utility, Water Resources Res-Intel provides remote benchmarking of residential energy and water use, customized demand management measures, and predictive uptake modelling. RFSpot Z33 Location-based Services, Internet, Indoor Mapping Indoor mapping and analytics service - we use mapping carts and automated machines to capture data on your indoor environment. SmartNotify Z30 Mobile Commerce, Communications Make sure your audience gets your messages at the right time, on the right channel. SmartNotify helps humans and machines communicate with your GIS. Tablet Command Z19 Fire, Public Safety/Emergency Management Tablet Command is a tablet-based incident command software for fire fighters, delivered on iPads. TerrAvion Z6 Agriculture, Aerial Imagery High-quality Real-time aerial imagery for operational use. Tilofy Z21 Social Media Mapping, Location-based Services, Media/Publishing Tilofy systematically sifts through data from social media and the rest of the web to detect what's trending in the offline world. TLCengine Z7 Real Estate, Banking/Credit Unions/Financial Services TLCengine is an Professional Search Platform that empowers MLS & REALTORS to search homes on total affordability (TLC=True Lifestyle Cost) UtiliSync Z4 Public Works, Utilities, Local Government UtiliSync is a mobile app that Public Works personnel use to take photos, create sketches, and complete forms related to their utility infrastructure Valarm LLC Z1 Internet of Things, Natural Resources, Petroleum Valarm is an open platform that facilitates rapid deployment of geo-enabled, real-time, mobile sensors with easy integration into the ArcGIS platform. Valor Water Analytics Z12 Water/Wastewater/Stormwater, Public Works Delivering data-driven tools for water utilities to actively address revenue issues like conservation, missed revenue, revenue risk, and cutoffs. VisualSpection Z23 Smart Glasses, Electric/Gas Utility, Petroleum Esri integrated hands free inspection software through smart glasses for improved efficiency and safety in the field. Outside Startup Zone (exhibiting on expo floor) OmniEarth, Inc 2312 Satellite Imagery, Natural Resources, Agriculture OmniEarth specializes in data fusion. Our planned constellation combined with our current geo-analytics capabilities tackle complex global problems. senseFly 511 Drones, Aerospace SenseFly develops, assembles and markets autonomous mini-drones and related software solutions for civil professional applications. SmarterBetterCities 1018 3D, Information Technology and Services SmarterBetterCities brings your ideas to life. Smart and easy 3D software - built on ArcGIS - to create and manage 3D cities and buildings. what3words 1606 Novel Geocoder Location-based Services, Transportation/Fleet Management what3words is a global grid of 57 trillion 3mx3m squares. Each square has a 3 word address that can be communicated quickly and easily. ... View more

Check out this GIM International interview with Kurt Daradics, Esri Startup Program Manager, ‘Pioneering Location with an Out-of-the-box Approach’, by Wim van Wegen. http://bit.ly/1UZSYYH Learn more about Esri, our Startup Program, Developer Tools/Resources and ArcGIS, a mapping platform for the masses. ... View more

Think Power Solutions, service and product provider to power, energy and critical infrastructure industries is releasing its new software platform Think Power ONE. The new platform provides Utilities with SaaS based, mobile-ready tools and analytics to manage project documents, collect data from the field, view project progress, and gain business intelligence through secure, real-time project dashboards. Think Power Solutions built the product using the ArcGIS Platform. "By combining Esri GIS with their innovative approach to asset and project management, they will deliver significant value to our customers. Their solutions will help utilities ensure they have accurate and up to date information about their assets and improve communication and collaboration with field workers.” Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1Th3t82 ... View more

Esri Startup Program A free three year program that gives emerging businesses the tools to build mapping and location analytics capabilities into their products. Qualifying startups receive cloud services, software, training and support, content, and other opportunities to help them succeed. Program Benefits: Cloud Services & Software We provide you the tools to add powerful maps, routing capabilities, location analytics and more for your product and organization. Support & Training We enable you with an entire suite of training and support options, giving you access to our detailed knowledge base, documentations, blogs, forums and more. Community & Co-Marketing We support you with a variety of opportunities to help you grow. Take advantage of free event passes, co-marketing, and relationship building with market leaders in technology. Program Qualifications: Founded less than three years ago Generating less than $1M US in annual revenue at time of program entry Building software (or platform) as-a-service products Learn more: developers.arcgis.com/startups ... View more

Hear about Esri's Startup Program and its Emerging Businesses at at the Esri Partner Conference - and don't forget to join us at the upcoming Esri UC Startup Zone (SUZ) in July!  esriurl.com/9073​ Kurt Daradics geodev ... View more