{"id":770492,"date":"2026-01-11T19:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T03:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=770492"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:55:23","slug":"unite-data-and-collaborators-with-help-from-esri-partners","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/unite-data-and-collaborators-with-help-from-esri-partners","title":{"rendered":"Unite Data and Collaborators with Help from Esri Partners"},"author":5752,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1041,11032,10382],"tags":[170662,472321,1291,21622,160512],"arcnews_issues":[493311],"class_list":["post-770492","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collaboration","category-esri-partners","category-esri-technology","tag-arcgis-hub","tag-broadband","tag-conservation","tag-digital-twin","tag-utilities","arcnews_issues-winter-2026","arcnews_sections-collaborations"],"acf":{"short_description":"Discover how four Esri partners helped their clients develop GIS solutions that galvanize data-driven decision-making.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"When organizations need to bring together stakeholders and data, ensuring that everyone working on a project has a unified view of the issues and potential solutions, Esri partners can help. Their expertise in applying the geographic approach and implementing ArcGIS technology to achieve digital transformation is unmatched.\r\n\r\nSee how four Esri partners spanning the hemispheres helped their clients develop GIS solutions that galvanize data-driven decision-making in fields ranging from bird conservation to broadband expansion."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Dashboards for Diverse Stakeholders<\/h2>\r\nConserva Aves is a hemispheric initiative that advances bird and biodiversity conservation across Latin America and the Caribbean. Led by the National Audubon Society, BirdLife International, the American Bird Conservancy, and the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds, the program supports the creation and effective management of protected areas while empowering local and Indigenous communities to be active partners in conservation. The initiative\u2019s long-term vision aligns with globally adopted goals to protect 30 percent of critical ecosystems by 2030 and promote sustainable livelihoods."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":770493,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"With activities spanning multiple countries and organizations, Conserva Aves needed a unified and transparent system to consolidate data, monitor biodiversity indicators, and clearly communicate results to funders, partners, and communities. So the National Audubon Society partnered with DreamGIS<\/strong><\/a> to design and implement a series of interactive dashboards that allow near real-time visualization and management of all Conserva Aves indicators. The company, based in Colombia, specializes in satellite data integration and geospatial analytics.\r\n\r\nThe team from DreamGIS custom built each data relationship, function, and analytical process using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Notebooks to mirror the planning and decision-making workflows of the program\u2019s multiple stakeholders. This tailored design ensures that the dashboards go beyond visual display and represent the initiative\u2019s operational and strategic dynamics. The system supports on-the-fly data updates, advanced querying, and the integration of field information from local organizations\u2014guaranteeing that conservation actions and outcomes across participating regions are fully traceable.\r\n\r\nThe dashboards have transformed how the consortium monitors and communicates impact. Project managers can now visualize key indicators across more than 7,000 square miles of biodiversity hot spots, link ecological results with social benefits, and generate reports instantly. This digital transformation enhances transparency, accountability, and data-driven decision-making, paving the way for Conserva Aves to expand into new regions throughout Latin America."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

From Data Silos to Digital Twins<\/h2>\r\nAfter three water agencies in Southern California\u2019s Santa Clarita Valley merged to form Santa Clarita Valley Water, the new unified agency needed to consolidate and digitally transform asset management across its 195-square-mile service area. Initially, distribution networks and facilities were managed separately through disconnected databases and legacy applications. This limited visibility, slowed maintenance, and prevented employees from having a real-time, systemwide view of infrastructure."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":770494,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"To overcome these challenges, Santa Clarita Valley Water partnered with DCSE, Inc.<\/strong><\/a> to build a GIS-centric asset management framework powered by ArcGIS Utility Network. The goal was to create a single, authoritative GIS asset registry that connected office and mobile staff through a unified spatial view of all network and facility assets.\r\n\r\nWhile having one asset registry provided clear operational advantages, leadership at Santa Clarita Valley Water recognized that facility managers and operators need different things compared to GIS professionals. To bridge this gap, DCSE introduced the award-winning GIS-Enabled Asset Registry (GEAR), an intuitive digital twin that\u2019s compatible with ArcGIS Utility Network and gives non-GIS staff direct, browser-based access to asset data.\r\n\r\nGEAR helps employees manage treatment plants, pump stations, tanks, and wells using immersive 2D and 3D visualizations. Within GEAR, asset managers can move seamlessly from viewing assets in the digital twin to creating and tracking work orders, which are automatically routed to Trimble Unity Maintain and reflected across ArcGIS Utility Network via the single asset registry.\r\n\r\nThis feature service-based architecture eliminates data silos, fixes issues with synchronization, speeds up field response, and supports coming to sound resolutions quickly. Today, Santa Clarita Valley Water operates within one unified geospatial environment where 3D visualization, web access, and digital twin technology have streamlined workflows, improved data accuracy, and laid the foundation for doing predictive maintenance. Santa Clarita Valley Water is a connected utility today that\u2019s preparing for tomorrow."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Expanding Broadband Collaboratively<\/h2>\r\nIn rural, mountainous Vermont, many residents still lack affordable and reliable high-speed internet. This absence has caused economic, public health, and educational challenges for the state and stifled connections between people and their communities."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":770495,"image_position":"right","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Since 2021, the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) has supported and overseen the significant expansion of broadband internet access across the state. Knowing that GIS is key to understanding spatial distribution and identifying infrastructure gaps, the VCBB enlisted Stone Environmental<\/strong><\/a>\u2014an employee-owned science and engineering firm located in Montpelier, Vermont\u2014to deploy ArcGIS Online and create a wide range of data, maps, and apps.\r\n\r\nThe VCBB allocates funding to Communications Union Districts around the state that manage broadband infrastructure deployment regionally. To help districts report their progress to the VCBB, Stone\u2019s geospatial and data solutions team established workflows in ArcGIS Online to efficiently aggregate data from the districts and other sources in standardized, statewide datasets. The team also developed dashboards using ArcGIS Dashboards and web-based apps using ArcGIS Experience Builder. Additionally, the VCBB maintains transparency by sharing content via a public-facing ArcGIS Hub site built by Stone.\r\n\r\nStone\u2019s geospatial and data solutions team also conducts data analysis for the VCBB to support federal, state, and legislative reporting and performance monitoring. Recently, Stone helped with Vermont\u2019s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, which enabled the state to secure an additional $228.9 million in federal funding for broadband expansion and $5.3 million to improve accessibility and technology education.\r\n\r\nOver the past five years\u2014with help from the geographic approach and GIS technology\u2014high-speed internet access has expanded to 97 percent of serviceable addresses in Vermont, connecting neighbors and communities with each other and the world."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Data-Driven Land-Use Planning<\/h2>\r\nTo comply with national regulations and address issues including urban expansion, mobility, and pressure on rural areas, the city of Medell\u00edn, Colombia, is updating its zoning and land-use plans\u2014called Planes de Ordenamiento Territorial, or POT. The update incorporates a national standard\u2014the LADM_COL-POT Extended Model\u2014that facilitates the unified and effective management of spatial and regulatory data within the area and promotes institutional interoperability."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":770496,"image_position":"left","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Through its Department of Planning, the District of Medell\u00edn hired technical teams and H&G Consultores S.A.S.<\/strong><\/a> to provide methodological and technological support throughout the project. Together, the teams harmonized the spatial layers of Medell\u00edn\u2019s zoning and land-use plans and updated nearly 78 percent of the city\u2019s regulatory framework, covering essential areas such as public infrastructure, housing, land use, project financing, resident participation, and climate adaptation.\r\n\r\nH&G Consultores developed a technological solution called MapGIS-POT, which integrates with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Dashboards. The platform allows users to manage multiple versions of the POT, streamline data editing and review, assign roles, and validate both topological and logical data. Additionally, it ensures compliance with the LADM_COL-POT standard.\r\n\r\nThe integration of MapGIS-POT with Esri technology has enabled the City of Medell\u00edn to unify the regulatory and technical management of the POT within a robust and collaborative geospatial environment. As a result, Medell\u00edn has established itself as a national leader in modernizing territorial planning. The platform strengthens traceability, interoperability, and efficiency and represents a critical step forward in Medell\u00edn becoming a digital-first, collaborative, and data-driven city."},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Center","content":"Esri partners represent the rich ecosystem of organizations around the world that work together to extend the ArcGIS system and implement it in distinct ways to solve specific problems. 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