In another sign of R’s push into the enterprise, leading GIS vendor Esri has joined the R Consortium, adding to a roster of tech companies that includes Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Google.

The move potentially makes R more attractive as a tool for data work that involves geospatial analysis, since Esri is a key vendor in that market. But it’s also aimed at making Esri more appealing to analysts and data scientists who use R in their data workflow. “Our support will help our customers take advantage of R’s deep analytic capabilities while also allowing R users to leverage Esri geospatial analysis and visualization,” Esri President Jack Dangermond said in an emailed statement.

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