Press Release
Atos and Esri announce a strategic partnership to strengthen their offerings in the digital twins market for territory and infrastructure applications
Paris, France – March 4, 2025 – Atos today announces that it has signed a strategic partnership with Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute), a world leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), to strengthen their offerings in the market related to AI powered digital twins for territories and infrastructure. These new software solutions will facilitate the collection, management and visualization of complex location-based information through the simulation and development enabled by these digital twins.
For more than 50 years, Esri has been transforming the exponential volume of geomatics and map data available into actionable insights through decision software. This first-of-its-kind collaboration will combine Atos’s expertise in digital technologies and AI with Esri’s unparalleled experience in GIS to offer their customers new tools of unprecedented power.
Atos will bring to the partnership its know-how in 3D system modeling and digital twin development for an improved user interface, its experience in integrating and managing complex projects, as well as its knowledge of specific markets such as defense or civil security. Esri, meanwhile, will leverage its capabilities in data integration and interoperability while ensuring that Atos and its customers have access to the necessary technical support, skills, training and certifications to take full advantage of GIS solutions. This will maximize the value of these tools and develop new business opportunities. The partners will be able to work together on new projects and apply their respective expertise to existing projects depending on the specific needs and requirements.
By combining their strengths, Esri and Atos are expanding their service portfolio and opening up new opportunities in several key sectors such as:
Public sector: Supporting local authorities in territorial planning and climate risk management, assisting governments with infrastructure and territorial planning, natural resource monitoring and disaster modelling.
Private sector: Tailor-made solutions for industry, networks, trade in areas such as BIM, logistics, network and flow management, as well as subsurface exploration solutions for industries like oil and mining.
Defense and security: Tools for advanced geospatial identification and humanitarian crisis management.
Emergency response: Real-time analysis of disaster areas and logistics in the event of disasters and other geolocatable events.
This partnership will also enable the development of a series of decision-making tools based on AI and GIS, providing public authorities with new and more advanced solutions to understand, prevent and adapt to climate risks, as well as to fine tune of natural resource management.
“We are delighted to have entered this new partnership with Esri, the world leader in mapping data, which embodies Atos’s excellence in geolocated data and geomatics tools,” said Laurent Clergue, Director of Inno’Labs, Atos. “The combination of our respective expertise opens up a brand-new field of opportunities and allows us to expand our knowledge in data and AI. We are now able to provide our customers with the best of our technologies in the simulation of natural and human environments, sustainable development, urban planning, or crisis management.”
“The implementation of digital twins for territory, infrastructure and subsurface markets is based on a solid ecosystem, combining a robust technological base and cutting-edge expertise. By combining Esri’s ArcGIS GIS platform, a true cornerstone for the modeling and analysis of spatial data, and Atos’s expertise in terms of specific services and developments, we are creating together the opportunities for innovative and efficient projects, to the benefit of tomorrow’s territories” said Lionel Henry, AEC Solutions Pilot, Esri France.
***
About Esri
Esri, a global leader in geographic information systems (GIS), geolocation, and mapping software, helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve business and business outcomes. Founded in 1969 in Redlands, California, USA, Esri software is deployed in hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and universities. Esri has regional offices, global distributors, and partners providing local support in more than 100 countries on six continents. Through its pioneering commitment to geospatial technology and analytics, Esri designs the most innovative solutions that use a geographic approach to solve some of the world’s most complex problems in the critical context of location. Visit us on www.esri.com
About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 82,000 employees and annual revenue of c. € 10 billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end solutions for all industries in 69 countries. A pioneer in decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea) and listed on Euronext Paris.
The purpose of Atos is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.
Press contacts
Esri: Céline Rocheteau, crocheteau@esrifrance.fr, +33 (0) 7 60 77 75 94
Atos: Laurent Massicot | laurent.massicot@atos.net | +33 (0)7 69 48 01 80
Attachment
