Esri Colombia Sas

What Esri Colombia Sas does

Esri Colombia Sas is the official exclusive distributor of Esri's ArcGIS platform in Colombia, providing geographic information system (GIS) software, geospatial analytics solutions, and related IT consulting services to government agencies, public utilities, and enterprises across the country. Founded in 2014 and operating with 251-500 employees, the company markets and implements the full ArcGIS stack — ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Enterprise — alongside custom-built vertical applications such as SIGPOP for municipal territorial management, MELISA for gas network operations, and a flood-monitoring dashboard for Surtigas. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute), the US-based global leader in GIS software headquartered in Redlands, California.

The company's core technology offering is the ArcGIS platform, a comprehensive geospatial system that enables mapping, visualization, spatial analysis, and geographic data management across desktop, cloud, and on-premises enterprise deployment models. Esri Colombia extends this platform with localized, domain-specific applications built in collaboration with Colombian clients — for example, integrating ArcGIS components to deliver centralized geospatial dashboards for the Alcaldía de Popayán and preventive infrastructure monitoring for Caribbean-region gas utilities. Additional proprietary or co-developed assets include the Portal 30x30 conservation initiative.

The business model centers on software licensing distribution of the ArcGIS platform in Colombia under an official distributor arrangement with the parent company, supplemented by implementation services, custom application development, and consultative commercial advisory engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting primary verticals — local government, national government, and public services (water, electricity, gas, telecommunications) — with secondary reach into natural resources, AEC, defense, education, renewables, infrastructure/transport, NGOs, and multipurpose cadastre. Marketing is content-driven, leveraging industry-specific pages, case studies, and the ArcGIS Blog, with direct sales engagement closing deals through commercial advisors.

Name

Esri Colombia Sas

Legal name

Esri Colombia Sas

Website

https://esri.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Esri Colombia Sas is the official exclusive distributor of Esri's ArcGIS GIS platform in Colombia, selling geospatial software, analytics, and custom application development to government agencies, public utilities, and enterprises across 13+ verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC)

Keywords

• GIS software
• Geospatial analytics
• Location intelligence
• Spatial data management
• Mapping software

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. ArcGIS Software Distribution: Esri Colombia distributes Esri's ArcGIS GIS software platform in Colombia, likely through licensing arrangements as the official distributor.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Esri Colombia distributes Esri's ArcGIS geographic information system platform in Colombia, offering GIS software for mapping, spatial analysis, visualization, and geospatial data management. The portfolio includes ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, and specialized applications tailored for sectors such as local government, public utilities, natural resources, and infrastructure. The company also delivers implementation, training, and consulting services to support adoption across Colombian organizations.

Product overview

Esri Colombia Sas offers the ArcGIS platform, a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) software portfolio. The platform architecture consists of the core ArcGIS system along with specialized modules including ArcGIS Desktop (for desktop-based mapping and analysis), ArcGIS Online (cloud-based GIS services), and ArcGIS Enterprise (enterprise infrastructure deployment). The company also develops sector-specific applications and initiatives such as Portal 30x30 for conservation efforts. ArcGIS serves multiple industries including government, education, natural resources, utilities, and infrastructure through mapping, spatial analysis, and geospatial intelligence capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ArcGIS Esri's flagship Geographic Information System (GIS) software platform for mapping, spatial analysis, and cartographic representation. It serves as the foundation for all Esri geospatial solutions and is deployed across government, utilities, natural resources, infrastructure, and commercial sectors in Colombia.
• ArcGIS Desktop Desktop GIS application used for creating, editing, and analyzing maps and geographic data. Commonly deployed in enterprise and government environments, including as part of the SIGPOP solution at the Alcaldía de Popayán.
• ArcGIS Online Cloud-based GIS platform providing web maps, dashboards, and applications for sharing and collaborating on spatial data across organizations. Used by the Alcaldía de Popayán to centralize geospatial information and enable access and analysis.
• ArcGIS Enterprise Enterprise GIS platform enabling organizations to host, manage, and share geographic data and applications within their own infrastructure. Used by the Alcaldía de Popayán as part of the SIGPOP territorial management implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Centralized geospatial information enabling maps, dashboards, and applications for territorial analysis
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments13 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Planet Labs: Earth-observation and satellite-imagery company providing frequent geospatial imagery that integrates with ArcGIS and competes for environmental monitoring, infrastructure, and government geospatial budgets in LATAM.

Direct peers

• Trimble Geospatial: Provides geospatial solutions (e.g., Trimble eCognition, TerraFlex) overlapping with ArcGIS in surveying, mapping, and infrastructure — competing for similar AEC, utility, and government accounts.
• Mapbox: Developer-first mapping and location platform with strong adoption in commercial and consumer applications. Competes with ArcGIS Online for cloud-native and embedded mapping use cases.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software (iTwin, OpenUtilities) that increasingly incorporates GIS-style spatial capabilities for utilities, transportation, and government — overlapping with ArcGIS in infrastructure and AEC segments Esri Colombia serves.
• Hexagon Geospatial: Direct competitor to Esri's ArcGIS in enterprise geospatial software (ERDAS, GeoMedia, M.App). Competes for the same government, utility, and infrastructure GIS budgets that Esri Colombia targets.
• CARTO: Cloud-native location intelligence platform offering spatial analytics, GIS in the cloud, and visualization — competing with ArcGIS Online for modern enterprise and data-team buyers in retail, logistics, and utilities.
• Esri Brasil: Esri's official distributor in Brazil. Operates the same ArcGIS distribution and implementation model as Esri Colombia across LATAM's largest geography and is a direct structural comparable.
• Esri México: The official Esri distributor in Mexico. Highly comparable as a sister Esri LATAM distributor running the same ArcGIS go-to-market across government, utilities, and enterprise verticals in a different country.

Broad incumbents

• HERE Technologies: Large incumbent location data and mapping platform serving automotive, logistics, and enterprise. Overlaps with ArcGIS in spatial data, mapping, and location intelligence, though focused more on transportation and mobility.
• TomTom: Global location technology provider offering maps, traffic, and geospatial data. Comparable to Esri Colombia as a broad incumbent in location/geospatial services, though more transport-oriented.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esri-colombia

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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