India, Aug. 4 -- Esri India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Electronics (BEL) to collaborate on defence projects involving Geographic Information Systems (GIS), location intelligence and GeoAI, as the organisations seek to strengthen indigenous geospatial capabilities for India's defence sector.

BEL, a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Defence, and Esri India have previously worked together on projects for the Indian armed forces. The new agreement expands that collaboration to support future defence programmes.

Under the MoU, the two organisations will jointly pursue opportunities by combining BEL's expertise in defence electronics and systems integration with Esri India's capabilities i...