Simplifying the Utility Network: Tailoring the Model to Fit Your Needs

Simplifying the Utility Network: Tailoring the Model to Fit Your Needs

The Utility Network is an essential tool for managing complex utility systems, but for many organizations, its complexity can present a barrier to adoption. In response to customer feedback and evolving needs, Esri has introduced a series of updates aimed at simplifying the process of implementing and managing the Utility Network. These changes focus on making the model more accessible, ensuring organizations can get up and running quickly while still retaining the flexibility needed to meet their unique requirements.

In this blog post, we’ll recap the two key modifications highlighted in my recent webinar: The introduction of the Essentials Model within the Utility Network Foundation Solution and the new Utility Network Migration tools designed to simplify the migration process. We’ll also touch on additional tools, including the Attribute Assistant Toolbox prototype and the Create Utility Network Copy Workbook.

Creating Dynamic URLs in Web Map Pop-ups for Seamless Editing in Experience Builder

Creating Dynamic URLs in Web Map Pop-ups for Seamless Editing in Experience Builder

There are multiple ways to establish an efficient editing workflow in both ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS. The choice of workflow depends on the specific use case and user preference. One effective approach is to generate dynamic URLs within pop-ups, allowing users to seamlessly transition from a web map to an Experience Builder application for feature editing.

What is ArcGIS Data Interoperability?

What is ArcGIS Data Interoperability?

The ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension, available from Esri as an add-on for ArcGIS Pro, is a powerful tool for GIS professionals. It offers an impressive suite of features for data integration, transformation, and automation. Built on Safe Software’s Feature Manipulation (FME) technology (https://www.safe.com/) , this extension provides a Visual Development Environment (VDE) for designing custom Export, Transform, and Load (ETL) workflows.

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Simplifying Inspection Workflows: The Power of Field Maps and Survey123 Integration

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Simplifying Inspection Workflows: The Power of Field Maps and Survey123 Integration

ArcGIS Field Maps and Survey123 are some of the most common applications users leverage to digitize their inspection processes. Field Maps makes it easy for users to create and edit new features, while Survey123 is often specifically used to publish surveys that serve as digital inspection forms for those individual features. When used in tandem in this way, the strengths of both applications can be available for users in the field. This means all of the more advanced survey functions – including the ability to use JavaScript – can be retained for Survey123 forms, while the simplicity of creating new features can be retained in Field Maps. This post will explain how to link these applications together, to create one all-in-one Web Map users can access in the field.

Efficiency on the Map: GIS Tools for Getting Around Faster

Efficiency on the Map: GIS Tools for Getting Around Faster

The “Traveling Salesman Problem” refers to an optimization problem originating from the plight of salespeople struggling to plan a route between all of their door-to-door stops for the day. In the world of computer science, computational time for solving problems can vary vastly depending on the complexity of the problem. For a traveling salesman making upwards of 50 stops per day, it can be tough to calculate the fastest possible route among every single possible option. Thankfully, GIS can often provide the best practical solution in a world where everyone is always on the move.

Unlocking Safety: Indoor Mapping Essentials for School Districts

Unlocking Safety: Indoor Mapping Essentials for School Districts

School districts and Statewide 9-1-1 administrators across the country are recognizing the need to increase the accuracy of floor plan data for their school buildings to provide vital information to ensure effective emergency planning and response.

Many states are providing funding to help school districts transition away from static hard copy maps and floorplans towards dynamic, interactive GIS maps.

To this end, Cloudpoint Geospatial is conducting surveys of K-12 school properties to create up-to-date floor plans in GIS format which can be integrated into 9-1-1 Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems.

The Future is Now: Utilizing Smart Forms Within Experience Builder

The Future is Now: Utilizing Smart Forms Within Experience Builder

Esri’s Web AppBuilder application is on its way out, so now is the time to find a way to recreate apps and workflows using their Experience Builder application. One popular widget in Web AppBuilder is the Smart Editor Widget. The Smart Editor allows for advanced editing configurations like creating auto calculations between different layers and dynamically configuring attributes to be hidden, required, or disabled. The solution to transition this widget to Experience Builder lies with the smart forms.

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Mastering Facility Asset Management with ArcGIS Indoors

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Mastering Facility Asset Management with ArcGIS Indoors

Enterprise Asset Management systems (or EAM) help organizations manage their physical assets throughout their lifecycle. ArcGIS Indoors enables those assets to be located, queried, tracked, and navigated to in a centralized map database. Integrating these two technologies provides a single pane of glass through which to visualize and manage an organization's building assets.

Slack it to Me: Setting Up ArcGIS Monitor Webhooks for Instant Alerts

Slack it to Me: Setting Up ArcGIS Monitor Webhooks for Instant Alerts

In GIS environments, staying informed about system performance and critical incidents is essential. ArcGIS Monitor is a tool designed to track GIS infrastructure, providing detailed insights into server health, system performance, and service status. Equally important is ensuring the timely delivery of notifications when issues arise. ArcGIS Monitor supports notifications through various methods, including email and webhooks. By leveraging webhooks and integrating ArcGIS Monitor with platforms like Slack using Power Automate, real-time updates can be delivered directly to team communication channels. This blog explores how to set up notifications in ArcGIS Monitor and connect them to Slack via webhooks, ensuring that critical updates reach your team without delay.

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Enhance Campus Navigation with Indoor Route Networks

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Enhance Campus Navigation with Indoor Route Networks

Looking to provide your users with a seamless campus navigation experience? Indoor route networks provide on-the-fly route calculation and turn-by-turn directions between specific interior spaces on your campus. Floor transitions, such as stairways, escalators, elevators, ramps, and wheelchair-accessible routes are taken into account.  Building entrances, rooms, interior assets, and landmarks can be used as navigation destinations, providing a means to locate and navigate to any space or feature on your campus.

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Enhancing Water Data Management with ArcGIS Dashboards

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Enhancing Water Data Management with ArcGIS Dashboards

Esri’s ArcGIS Dashboard applications offer powerful tools for monitoring utility data, and every Organization using ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise has access to them. With the array of customizations allowed within Dashboards, it’s difficult to know if designers are leveraging their full potential. One easy enhancement that can make dashboards more effective and interactive is to incorporate data selector widgets. These widgets provide interactive, flexible views of your data within a dashboard. These selectors enable dynamic customization, helping users gain valuable insights and make better-informed management decisions.

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Measuring Sign Retroreflectivity for Nighttime Inspections

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Measuring Sign Retroreflectivity for Nighttime Inspections

In 2023, the University of Wisconsin at Madison determined they needed to update the inventory of their roadway signs on campus. Student safety, especially at night, is of paramount importance. Cloudpoint Geospatial was subcontracted to perform an update to their roadsign inventory of which the scope included capturing the geographic location of all their signs on both roadways and parking lots. Cloudpoint offers a complete sign inventory system using SignOps, a mobile-friendly application for tracking and managing sign assets, so it was a perfect fit.

Batch Geoprocessing Tools in ArcGIS Pro: No Code Required

Batch Geoprocessing Tools in ArcGIS Pro: No Code Required

Have you ever needed to run a geoprocessing tool over and over in ArcGIS Pro and thought, “There has to be a better way!” Or, “If only I knew how to code!”  For those of us with minimal or non-existent coding skills, fear not! Many of Esri’s geoprocessing tools like clip, buffer, and export features can be batched effortlessly without writing a single line of code. 

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Making Events Safer with Public Safety ArcGIS Solutions

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Making Events Safer with Public Safety ArcGIS Solutions

Special events are vital to community engagement, driving economic growth, and fostering connections. However, managing these events—whether it's a large outdoor festival or a local parade—requires meticulous planning, coordination, and robust systems to ensure everything runs smoothly. This is where Cloudpoint Geospatial's expertise in Esri's Special Event Operations solution comes into play, providing organizations, public safety teams, and event planners with the tools they need to effectively manage events and ensure safety.

Reviewing New Updates to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3

Reviewing New Updates to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3

ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 marks the second long-term release in Esri’s 11 series of ArcGIS Enterprise. In this post, we will explore some of the notable changes in this release, including system and upgrade requirements, new capabilities and features, and why you may still want to consider ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 despite ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 now being available.

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Configuring and Using Public Notification Instant Apps

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Configuring and Using Public Notification Instant Apps

The Public Notification Instant App allows users to select features and export them in a CSV or PDF file. This app can quickly export addresses or contact information used to notify residents or property owners of upcoming projects or policy changes. Whether you need to contact all the property owners in a subdivision, or all the residents within a certain distance of a water main, this app has you covered. In this blog, we will demonstrate how to build a Public Notification Instant App and highlight some of the functions and settings.

GraniteNet: The Bedrock for Utility Data Integration

GraniteNet: The Bedrock for Utility Data Integration

I recently presented a webinar titled “Lifting the Lid on an ArcGIS and GraniteNet Integration”, which explored the connection between the water utility asset inspection platform and ArcGIS Enterprise. Due to time constraints, I omitted a section about the GraniteNet Viewer software. In the interest of providing a complete overview of GraniteNet, here is what you missed out on!

Using Topology in ArcGIS Pro for Accurate Boundary Management

Using Topology in ArcGIS Pro for Accurate Boundary Management

When working with spatial data in ArcGIS, maintaining the accuracy and consistency of the data is crucial. One effective way to achieve this is through the use of topology. Topology in ArcGIS manages spatial relationships between features and ensures data integrity by identifying and correcting errors such as misplaced boundaries or disconnected features.

Migrating Utility CAD Data into GIS: A Step-by-Step Guide

Migrating Utility CAD Data into GIS: A Step-by-Step Guide

Organizations often rely heavily on CAD files to display and manage their utility network systems. This reliance typically stems from a lack of staff or resources to maintain the data in a Geographic Information System (GIS). However, by migrating CAD data into a GIS environment, water utilities, local governments, and campuses can leverage powerful geospatial tools like ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online to update and maintain their networks more efficiently.

A Look at Esri's Capital Project Planning Solution in Action

A Look at Esri's Capital Project Planning Solution in Action

Esri’s Capital Project Planning Solution will kick start your city’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) by deploying maps, apps, and layers in just minutes. In this blog, we will provide an overview of the solution and demonstrate how it can be used to plan efficient infrastructure improvements. Additionally, we will show how it enables collaboration between city departments and the public.