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Technology developed by Esri in Redlands, the specialist in geographic information systems, is being used to help provide security at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Public safety officials on Cuyahoga County, Ohio, worked with Esri to improve access to data at the convention and provide a common picture of the four-day event, according to a statement released Tuesday.
Esri’s ArcGIS technology will insure that maps and data will be shared by all public safety agencies at the convention,which is being attended by about 50,000 people. Esri began working on the security technology for the convention last November, according to the statement.
Esri is a leading manufacturer of geographic information system technology (GIS), which is a computer system that captures, stores and displays data related to positions on the surface of the earth.
The company’s software is used by more than 350,000 organizations worldwide, including each of the 200 largest U.S. cities, according to the statement.
