Announcement: Deprecation of ArcGIS GeoPlanner

ArcGIS GeoPlanner, an extension for ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online, is being deprecated.

The final release of ArcGIS GeoPlanner will be the ArcGIS Online June 2024 update. The final release of ArcGIS GeoPlanner in ArcGIS Enterprise was 11.2 released in November 2023. While ArcGIS GeoPlanner will continue to be accessible and supported until it is officially retired, organizations are encouraged to transition away from GeoPlanner.

• For ArcGIS Enterprise customers: Access will remain until the retirement of ArcGIS GeoPlanner which follows the ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 product life cycle as documented in the support site.
• For ArcGIS Online customers: Access will remain until June 30, 2025. After this date, access will be retired on July 1, 2025. Please note that access will be available until either this date or your license expiration, whichever comes first.

Why is GeoPlanner being retired?

ArcGIS GeoPlanner was the foundational product for geodesign workflows. With this capability gaining traction and maturing over the years, many of the features in GeoPlanner are now available in other ArcGIS applications. Esri will continue to promote geodesign as a platform-first pattern of use, reducing the need for a specific product like GeoPlanner. Additionally, GeoPlanner was built with ArcGIS API for JavaScript 3.x which is set to retire in July 2024, leaving its core technology unsupported.

Is it possible to purchase or renew ArcGIS GeoPlanner?

GeoPlanner is no longer available for purchase or renewal. For further details, please reach out to your Esri account representative.

What is the recommended transition?

Many GeoPlanner features are now available across the ArcGIS system, either included in your organizational Creator and GIS Professional user types, or through products such as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Urban, and ArcGIS Pro. Your transition will depend on your workflows. For example, the Suitability Modeler widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder can be used in the place of GeoPlanner’s Modeler tool. Similarly, you can perform analysis in ArcGIS Online Map Viewer in the place of the analysis tools in GeoPlanner.

Note: Any project data such as scenarios, designs, and project webmap layers created using GeoPlanner are stored as ArcGIS items in your organizations content and will remain available for use in other ArcGIS workflows.

Resources will be made available to help you transition your geodesign workflows. Stay tuned!

Available Resources

• Build unique models and experiences to explore your world
• Defining scenarios and design alternatives using Arcade
• Creating KPI’s using Arcade, ArcGIS Dashboards and ArcGIS Experience Builder

Additional Information

We understand that this change may raise questions and we are here to support you. Should you need immediate assistance, please contact us at geoplanner@esri.com.