A tweet by @IndyGIS drew my attention towards yet to be launched initiative of Esri - Esri Maps for Office. Interesting take on open source learning from ESRI , not 100% in agreement mapoholic.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/esr… #GIS #esri #geospatial — IndyGIS (@IndyGIS) March 3, 2012 I just went on to check what's in store for mapping enthusiasts. Though Esri has not made public more details about the product, the prospects seem bright. As rightly noted by Mapoholic ,