{"id":1421542,"date":"2021-12-09T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T22:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1421542"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T23:20:35","slug":"utility-data-management-arcgis-solutions-update","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/water\/utility-data-management-arcgis-solutions-update","title":{"rendered":"Utility Data Management ArcGIS Solutions Update"},"author":4661,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[25741,25841,23051],"tags":[42301,42641,39211,27891,35461],"industry":[],"product":[42661],"class_list":["post-1421542","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electric-gas","category-telecommunications","category-water","tag-arcgis-enterprise","tag-arcgis-online","tag-data-model","tag-saas","tag-utility-network","product-arcgis-solutions"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":4661,"user_firstname":"Howard","user_lastname":"Crothers","nickname":"Howard Crothers","user_nicename":"hcrothers","display_name":"Howard Crothers","user_email":"hcrothers@esri.com","user_url":"http:\/\/solutions.arcgis.com","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:15","user_description":"Howard leads the Esri team developing ArcGIS Solutions for electric, gas, water, sewer, stormwater, communications, renewables, and district heating and cooling.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Learn about updates to the free Utility Data Management and Utility Network Foundation ArcGIS Solutions and how they can benefit you.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

During the November 2021 ArcGIS Solutions release we renamed our collection of utility data management ArcGIS Solutions<\/a> to reduce confusion and make it easier to understand their intended use.\u00a0 This blog provides more information about the name changes and details about our portfolios of utility data management solutions and utility network foundations.<\/p>\n

What names changed?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Two collections of ArcGIS Solutions were renamed.\u00a0 The first collection all previously had \u201cData Management for ArcGIS Enterprise\u201d in their name and provided utility network data models.\u00a0 They all now have \u201cUtility Network Foundation\u201d in their name.\u00a0 Below are the old and new names:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Name<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Communications Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise<\/td>\nCommunications Utility Network Foundation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electric Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise<\/td>\nElectric Utility Network Foundation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gas and Pipeline Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise<\/td>\nGas and Pipeline Referencing Utility Network Foundation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sewer Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise<\/td>\nSewer Utility Network Foundation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stormwater Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise<\/td>\nStormwater Utility Network Foundation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water Distribution Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise<\/td>\nWater Distribution Utility Network Foundation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The second collection all previously had \u201cData Management for ArcGIS Online\u201d in their name.\u00a0 They all now just have \u201cData Management\u201d in their name.\u00a0 Below are the old and new names:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Old Name<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Communications Data Management for ArcGIS Online<\/td>\nCommunications Data Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electric Distribution Data Management for ArcGIS Online<\/td>\nElectric Distribution Data Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gas Data Management for ArcGIS Online<\/td>\nGas Distribution Data Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sewer Data Management for ArcGIS Online<\/td>\nSewer Data Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stormwater Data Management for ArcGIS Online<\/td>\nStormwater Data Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water Distribution Data Management for ArcGIS Online<\/td>\nWater Distribution Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Why did we change the names?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We received a great deal of feedback that the previous naming convention of both collections was confusing because they were too similar.\u00a0 We also knew that we had to change the names as we added the ability to deploy most of our Data Management for ArcGIS Online solutions to ArcGIS Enterprise.<\/p>\n

We also considered how the collections of solutions were being deployed and used.\u00a0 We originally intended the Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise solutions to provide a utility network data model and a preconfigured desktop data editing environment for ArcGIS Pro that included an optimized editing map as well as preconfigured editing workflows like adding complex assets. \u00a0However, we noticed that implementers were primarily using the utility network data models and to a lesser extent were using the preconfigured editing maps.<\/p>\n

Which is right for me?<\/strong><\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1423862,"id":1423862,"title":"Utility ArcGIS Solutions Comparison","filename":"UtilitySolutionComparison.png","filesize":264656,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/water\/utility-data-management-arcgis-solutions-update\/utilitysolutioncomparison","alt":"Utility ArcGIS Solutions Comparison","author":"4661","description":"","caption":"","name":"utilitysolutioncomparison","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1421542,"date":"2021-12-07 16:57:43","modified":"2021-12-07 16:58:19","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":936,"height":502,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":249,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":412,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison.png","large-width":936,"large-height":502,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison.png","1536x1536-width":936,"1536x1536-height":502,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison.png","2048x2048-width":936,"2048x2048-height":502,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison-826x443.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":443,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutionComparison.png","wide_image-width":936,"wide_image-height":502}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Utility Data Management Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Utility Data Management solutions are intended to help utilities streamline the creation and management of authoritative asset information and increase organizational efficiency by making data available to staff in the office and in the field.\u00a0 Utility Data Management solutions instantly deploy a system of apps to create and share data that are preconfigured for specific types of utilities.<\/p>\n

Data is represented as simple features using just points, lines, and polygons and is stored in feature layers.\u00a0 There are no network capabilities.\u00a0 Most of\u00a0 these solutions can deploy to both ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.<\/p>\n

The Utility Data Management solutions are a good fit for organizations that want to get started inventorying their assets, want a SaaS style implementation, just want digital maps, or are not ready for the benefits of a network representation of their systems.<\/p>\n

Organizations can move from a Utility Data Management solution to a Utility Network Foundation because the data models are aligned.<\/p>\n

Utility Network Foundations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Utility Network Foundations are intended to help utilities accelerate a utility network implementation.<\/p>\n

Each Utility Network Foundation solution provides a preconfigured data model for the ArcGIS Utility Network.\u00a0 Each data model includes typical industry assets and network behaviors.\u00a0 The data models are stewarded by Esri, built with ArcGIS best practices, and encapsulate knowledge and experience from utilities around the globe.\u00a0\u00a0 Utility Network Foundations also include preconfigured service authoring and desktop data editing maps and sample data.<\/p>\n

Starting a utility network implementation with a Utility Network Foundation will save most organizations time and money.<\/p>\n

We hope this blog provides more clarity on our Utility Data Management and Utility Network Foundation ArcGIS solutions.<\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":"","card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UtilitySolutions.png","wide_image":false},"yoast_head":"\nUtility Data Management ArcGIS Solutions Update<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about updates to the free ArcGIS Utility Data Management and Utility Network Foundation solutions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/water\/utility-data-management-arcgis-solutions-update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Utility Data Management ArcGIS Solutions Update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" 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