Esri Acquires Zibumi to Enhance 3D Visualization Capabilities

REDLANDS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, announced today the acquisition of Zibumi Yazılım Bilişim Tasarım Arge Sanayi Ticaret S.A. (“Zibumi”), a software development company headquartered in Turkey.

Zibumi’s products—recognized for their unique and automated 3D data creation methods—were delivered to its customers as the “CitiGenius” family of applications. The Zibumi software development team, with its strong connections to academia as well as GIS users, will serve as the hub of Esri’s new R&D Center in Ankara, Turkey.

“We see the integration of our software team into Esri as the next logical step in our continued commitment to the general mapping and GIS…