Location intelligence specialist Esri is adding retail locations to its ArcGIS platform, a geospatial platform as a service (PaaS). Launched in 2021, ArcGIS allows developers to integrate location capabilities into their apps, business systems, and products.

Along with adding retail locations to its platforms, Esri is also adding location- and attribute-based criteria on retail sites. This includes insight into what attracts people to a particular location and supports site selection, market analysis, and distribution planning.

Using the platform, developers can create hosted layers and services, allowing users to query, edit, and analyze data within applications.

The ArcGIS Platform now also includes the latest release of the basemap styles service. A collection of ready-to-use map styles, it serves as the foundation for apps that developers can access with localized languages and geographies. Updates include a new user-friendly URL endpoint; access to over 50 different ArcGIS and OpenStreetMap basemap styles. It also includes the ability to display localized place labels around the world in over 30 languages.

“The new enhanced services that have been added to ArcGIS Platform will enable developers to build their apps more quickly while staying on budget, giving the organizations they support the confidence to expand,” said David Cardella, Esri product manager for developer technologies. “Places provides developers on-demand access to over 1,000 categories of Places data, while Data Hosting allows developers and businesses to securely store their data as a service, retain their data ownership, and reduce cost of maintenance.”