{"id":2974951,"date":"2026-06-28T09:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2974951"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:40:51","slug":"graph-local-introducing-file-knowledge-graphs-in-arcgis-pro-3-7","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-knowledge\/analytics\/graph-local-introducing-file-knowledge-graphs-in-arcgis-pro-3-7","title":{"rendered":"Graph Local: Introducing File Knowledge Graphs in ArcGIS Pro 3.7"},"author":408840,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,23851],"tags":[40691,781000,768752],"industry":[],"product":[762232,36561],"class_list":["post-2974951","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-data-management","tag-analytics","tag-arcgis-pro-3-7","tag-knowledge-graph","product-arcgis-knowledge","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":408840,"user_firstname":"Jim","user_lastname":"Spoden","nickname":"Jim Spoden","user_nicename":"jspodenesri-com_esriinc-2-2-2","display_name":"Jim Spoden","user_email":"jspoden@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-10-01 20:42:32","user_description":"Jim is a Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Knowledge team at Esri. He brings varied experience from environmental remote sensing and science communication to global trade compliance. Outside the office he enjoys cooking, reading, and making stained glass but is often found wrangling his misbehaving cats.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"File knowledge graphs bring graph and spatial analytics to your local machine. Explore the relationships that connect your data.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In GIS, understanding location is essential. But understanding how things are connected unlocks even deeper insight. Knowledge graphs extend traditional GIS by linking people, organizations, places, and events, helping reveal patterns and relationships that are difficult to see using maps, rows, or layers alone.<\/p>\n

With ArcGIS Pro 3.7 and an Advanced user license, knowledge graphs are easier to adopt than ever before.<\/p>\n

File knowledge graphs work entirely on your local machine. This makes knowledge graphs more accessible to GIS professionals who want to explore graph-based analysis without, without standing up ArcGIS Enterprise services.<\/p>\n

Think about a supply chain. You may know where suppliers, factories, and distribution centers are located. But a knowledge graph helps you connect that data by showing how materials move between them, how organizations depend on one another, and where disruptions might occur. This helps you identify where bottlenecks may occur and how risk propagates through the network.<\/p>\n

This article is Part 1 of a two-part series. Here, we introduce file knowledge graphs and highlight general capabilities. In Part 2, we\u2019ll walk through common knowledge graph analysis tools and workflows. For anyone curious about using knowledge graphs in ArcGIS Pro, this article is a practical starting point.<\/p>\n

Lowering the Barrier to Entry: A Familiar Experience in ArcGIS Pro<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ve worked with knowledge graphs in ArcGIS Pro before, nothing really changes. If you\u2019re new, you\u2019re learning the same workflows you\u2019d use with knowledge graph services.<\/p>\n

Before ArcGIS Pro 3.7, working with knowledge graphs in ArcGIS Pro meant managing ArcGIS Enterprise deployments. While that approach is essential for certain environments, it can be a barrier for learning, experimentation, and exploring graph data.<\/p>\n

File knowledge graphs are designed as a lightweight alternative while providing the same user experience as a knowledge graph service. They let you focus on model design, relationships, and analytical questions without servers, services, or administrative setup.<\/p>\n

Adding Spatial Context to Your Knowledge Graph<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A knowledge graph organizes data as entities and relationships, making it easier to understand how things are connected. ArcGIS Knowledge builds on this foundation by adding something uniquely powerful: location.<\/p>\n

While traditional graph approaches help uncover connections\u2014such as identifying key entities, finding paths, or tracing relationships, ArcGIS Knowledge integrates these capabilities with spatial analysis. This allows you to not only ask how things are connected<\/em>, but also where those connections occur<\/em> and why that location matters<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Why Spatial Matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Most real-world systems have a geographic component. Supply chains move through ports and warehouses, infrastructure networks span regions, and events unfold across space and time.<\/p>\n

Using a file knowledge graph, you can:<\/p>\n