Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Redlands, California, Esri develops geographic information system (GIS) technology used to map, analyse and manage infrastructure and operational data. For the rail sector, its ArcGIS platform provides a location-based digital environment for network planning, asset inventories, field operations, predictive maintenance, safety and real-time situational awareness. Rail operators can integrate spatial, sensor and enterprise data, build digital twins and monitor infrastructure across its lifecycle. With a global partner and distributor network, Esri supports railway infrastructure managers, passenger and freight operators, engineering teams and transport authorities worldwide.
The team tasked with designing the first underground railway under the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing city knew it would be a delicate task, fraught with infrastructural peril.