Spatial Tech Drives 5-Minute Qcom Dash

Spatial technology, which captures, stores, visualizes and analyzes data tied to specific locations on Earth, is no longer limited to urban planning, transportation, agriculture, or defense.

- SURAJEET DAS GUPTA

It has now caught the fancy of burgeoning quick commerce (qcom) firms that compete to deliver goods ordered online within minutes across cities and towns.

"Since the core promise of qcom is ultra-fast delivery, it is vital to have highly accurate, real-time insights on traffic conditions, road closures, route optimization, and weather disruptions to ensure timely fulfillment," says Agendra Kumar, managing director of geographical information system (GIS) provider Esri India. He declined to name clients due to non-disclosure agreements.

Esri brings in its GIS—a computer-based platform that manages geographic data of many kinds, such as maps, satellite imagery, global positioning system coordinates and attributable data (such as population density or building age).