San Diego, CA / Yerevan, Armenia – July 2025:
Armenia’s leading GIS company, Geovibe, alongside Yerevan Municipality, has earned global recognition with the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the 2025 Esri User Conference in San Diego, California.
Esri User Conference is the world’s largest GIS conference of the year.
Presented by Jack Dangermond, Founder and President of Esri, the global leader in GIS technologies, the award honors outstanding and innovative applications of GIS technology. This marks the first time an Armenian project has received a SAG Award, the area’s most prestigious international award, spotlighting GeoVibe’s pioneering role and Yerevan Municipality’s forward-looking aspiration in advancing smart city solutions and Armenia’s growing prominence on the frontiers of global technology innovation.
“It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that Geovibe and Yerevan Municipality have been selected to receive a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the 2025 Esri User Conference,” said Jack Dangermond in his congratulatory message. “This award is given to user sites around the world to recognize outstanding work with GIS technology. Your organization stood out from hundreds of thousands of others.”
The award-winning project, the Yerevan ArcGIS Enterprise Geoportal, is a comprehensive digital platform (System of Systems) that allows Yerevan’s municipal departments and stakeholders to manage, visualize, and analyze geospatial data in real time. Through the implementation of this integrated platform, Geovibe has empowered Yerevan to make smarter, faster decisions, streamline urban planning, cost optimization, and better communicate with and engage its citizens.
By earning this SAG Award, Geovibe and Yerevan Municipality join the ranks of distinguished 2025 honorees, such as:
- British Petroleum (bp)
- King Abdullah Financial District Development Company (Saudi Arabia)
- National Security Council of the Philippines
- Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (UAE)
- Geoscience Australia
- Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation
- US Forest Service (GTAC)
- Bank of America
- And leading government agencies and municipalities from the USA, Canada, Germany, Colombia, South Korea and more.
The SAG Award highlights Geovibe’s role as one of key drivers of digital transformation in Armenia. Building on this momentum, the company plans to expand its GIS solutions across new sectors, accelerating the country’s path toward smart infrastructure and sustainable development.
Geovibe is Armenia’s premier Geographic Information Systems (GIS) company and an Esri Partner Network Gold member. Specializing in cutting-edge geospatial solutions, Geovibe empowers organizations across sectors to harness location intelligence for strategic planning, operational efficiency, and impactful decision-making. Geovibe is inspired by Dr. Garo Armen, a global visionary, entrepreneur and philanthropist, the Founder of COAF, Children of Armenia Fund.
About Yerevan Municipality
Yerevan Municipality is the administrative body of Armenia’s capital city, exercising the overall management of the capital of the Republic of Armenia, and its numerous directions, including urban planning, infrastructure development, environmental, sustainable development and public services for over one million residents. The Municipality’s embrace of GIS marks a critical step in its commitment to digital transformation and smart governance.
About Esri
Esri is the global market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), offering the most powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology available. Founded in 1969, Esri’s software is used by over 650,000 organizations worldwide to drive innovation and improve outcomes across industries.
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Erik Gyulazyan
CEO, Geovibe
erik.gyulazyan@geo-vibe.com
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