T-Hub launches Esri India powered GIS Innovation Hub in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: T-Hub, India’s fastest growing incubation center and startup accelerator , has launched the GIS Innovation Hub (GIH) for startups based out of Hyderabad. The GIH is powered by Esri India, India's leading Geographic Information System (GIS) software and solutions provider. The facility was inaugurated by Jack Dangermond, Co-founder, President and CEO, Esri Inc.

T-Hub is a unique public/private partnership between the government of Telangana, three of India’s premier academic institutes — IIIT-H, ISB and NALSAR, and key private sector leaders. It stands at the intersection of the startup, academic, corporate, research and government sectors.

The GIH will be a platform for startups, within T-Hub ecosystem, to leverage the power of GIS through Esri India. As a part of the partnership, Esri India will be inducting the startups into a three year ‘Start-up program’ where they would get free access to Esri’s ArcGIS, a cloud-based mapping platform, software development tools and ready-to-use content. Additionally, Esri India will also provide training and technical support to make the adoption of GIS technology easy for the start-ups.

Commenting on the launch, Agendra Kumar, President, Esri India, said, “Esri’s vision is to enable transformation and our startup program helps realize this vision. Through Esri’s flagship ArcGIS platform, Hyderabad startups can leverage new dimensions of data and visualization capabilities to create breakthrough advancements and deliver truly innovative products.”

Srinivas Kollipara, Founder & COO of T-Hub said, “It gives us immense pleasure to collaborate with Esri India to launch the GIS Innovation Hub at T-Hub; adding a valuable platform for our start-ups, which will enable them to function better and scale up to the next level faster. Studies have shown that on an average, implementation of GIS technology can result in saving anywhere between 10 to 30 percent in operational expenses, through reduction in fuel use and staff time, improved customer service, and more efficient scheduling. And we hope that our start-ups will benefit from this collaboration and the GIS Innovation Hub zone created for their advantage.”