{"id":2746802,"date":"2025-04-03T14:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2746802"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:36:08","slug":"enhancing-organizational-safety-real-time-monitoring-with-arcgis-webinar-qa","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-velocity\/real-time\/enhancing-organizational-safety-real-time-monitoring-with-arcgis-webinar-qa","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing Organizational Safety: Real-Time Monitoring with ArcGIS Webinar Q&A"},"author":349902,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37121],"tags":[756721,407602,779032],"industry":[],"product":[42661,756702],"class_list":["post-2746802","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real-time","tag-arcgis-velocity","tag-real-time-gis","tag-watch-center","product-arcgis-solutions","product-arcgis-velocity"],"acf":{"short_description":"Explore questions and answers from our \"Enhancing Organizational Safety: Real-Time Monitoring with ArcGIS\" Webinar.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2747032,"id":2747032,"title":"2","filename":"2.jpg","filesize":172228,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-velocity\/real-time\/enhancing-organizational-safety-real-time-monitoring-with-arcgis-webinar-qa\/2-71","alt":"","author":"349902","description":"","caption":"","name":"2-71","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2746802,"date":"2025-04-03 21:11:55","modified":"2025-04-03 21:11:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

On March 26, 2025, we held a webinar on Enhancing Organizational Safety: Real-Time Monitoring with ArcGIS<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The increasing number and intensity of emergencies present challenges to the safety and security of both public and private organizations. In this webinar, we discussed using the Watch Center Solution to monitor all-hazard events occurring in or around areas of interest and share essential information with stakeholders. We also reviewed best practices for configuring the Watch Center Solution to meet an organization’s specific needs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can now watch the webinar recording and explore our Q&A from the live session in this blog. If you cannot find the answers you were looking for, please post your questions on the ArcGIS Velocity Esri Community<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Technical Questions\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Are there any public-facing examples of the Watch Center Solution in action?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, <\/span>the solution is designed to be internal facing, so <\/span>we <\/span>don’t<\/span> have any <\/span>public-facing<\/span> examples.<\/span> U<\/span>sers <\/span>typically <\/span>do not<\/span> want to make the information related to Watch Center workflows public.<\/span> Partner feeds may not be able to be shared publicly based on <\/span>the partner <\/span>terms of service agreement<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have access to real-time data provided by an Esri partner who is not listed as preconfigured in the Watch Center solution. Will I be able to connect to their data in ArcGIS Velocity and configure their data into the solution?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ArcGIS Velocity is capable of connecting to nearly any type of real-time data source.<\/span> Although we <\/span>may<\/span> not <\/span>have <\/span>certified<\/span> the data provider, if the data is presented as a feature layer with a unique identifier, it should be compatible with ArcGIS Velocity and can be configured for the Watch Center solution. An important functionality of the Watch Center solution is its ability to poll any vector feature layer. The key aspect is aligning the schema of the feed layer with the schema used for watch alerts. Nicole <\/span>d<\/span>emonstrates<\/span> how this can be achieved in the <\/span>w<\/span>ebinar<\/span> recording. Visit our real-time geospatial data providers page<\/a> for a list of many Esri partners and data providers whose data we have verified is compatible with Velocity. Additionally, a list of Esri partners feeds that come preconfigured are available in the Watch Center documentation<\/a>. If you have specific inquiries, please post your question to the <\/span><\/span>Velocity channel of the Esri community<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> where our team of product engineers will respond directly.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When will ArcGIS Velocity be supported in ArcGIS Enterprise and will Watch Center then be available for Enterprise deployments? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are in development for a self-hosted offering of Velocity which will be available for Windows & Linux deployment options.\u202f\u202fWe are continuing to advance the next generation of real-time visualization & analytics. We are making <\/span>good progress<\/span> on the development of the product with a target availability of 2026. <\/span>After<\/span> ArcGIS Enterprise supports ArcGIS Velocity<\/span>,<\/span> the Watch Center solution will be updated to support both ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online environments.\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

What is the difference between ArcGIS Velocity and ArcGIS GeoEvent Server?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Velocity differs from GeoEvent Server in many ways, including product capabilities and business model. On a high level, GeoEvent Server is self-hosted software, while Velocity is a software as a service (SaaS). Velocity is also different in the following ways:<\/span><\/p>\n