Esri India and the TEXMiN Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Geospatial Excellence Center at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. Esri India is the nation’s top provider of Geographic Information System (GIS) Software & Solutions. The research and innovation in spatial analytics & remote sensing for mining & exploration will be the primary emphasis of the TEXMiN – Esri Geospatial Excellence Centre at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad. Through this partnership, Esri India hopes to provide GIS technology to the Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining Foundation (TEXMiN) in order to construct the Geospatial Excellence Centre. In the future, TEXMiN and Esri India will also collaborate on the creation of new GIS technologies, training, and skill-development programmes, and R&D and industry consulting initiatives in the mining sector.