Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Esri India and TERI SAS Partner for Geospatial Education
Esri India and TERI SAS have teamed up to make geospatial education better in India.
They will work together to teach people how to use maps and location data to help with things like city planning, taking care of the environment, and preparing for disasters.
They will train teachers, improve school lessons, and do research projects.
This partnership will help create a stronger group of experts who can use this technology to make India more self-reliant and sustainable.
Esri India and TERI SAS signed an MoU to advance geospatial education and research in India.
The collaboration aims to promote GIS technology for governance and sustainable development.
Initiatives include faculty training, curriculum enhancements, and capacity-building workshops.
Key focus areas are urban planning, environmental management, and disaster resilience.
The partnership seeks to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world GIS applications.
- Who
- Esri India Technologies Private Limited and TERI SAS
- What
- Formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance geospatial education and research
- When
- January 14
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- To promote the use of GIS technology for governance and sustainable development
- Organizations Involved
- Esri India Technologies Private Limited and TERI SAS
- Purpose of Collaboration
- Advance geospatial education, capacity building, and applied research
- Key Areas of Focus
- Governance, sustainable development, urban planning, environmental management, disaster resilience, and infrastructure development
- Initiatives Under MoU
- Faculty training programs, curriculum enhancements, capacity-building workshops, applied research projects, guest lectures, student workshops, and innovation challenges
- Framework for Faculty Training
- GIS Academia Council of India (GACI)
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Date of Announcement
- January 14