{"id":892511,"date":"2020-06-22T12:30:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T19:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=892511"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:40:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T23:40:15","slug":"arcgis-utility-network-managing-the-modern-utility-and-telecom","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/utility-network\/data-management\/arcgis-utility-network-managing-the-modern-utility-and-telecom","title":{"rendered":"ArcGIS Utility Network \u2013 Managing the Modern Utility and Telecom"},"author":25891,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851],"tags":[25891,36071,687141,35461],"industry":[],"product":[421922,515312],"class_list":["post-892511","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-arcgis","tag-arcgis-utility-network-management-extension","tag-utilities-and-telecommunication","tag-utility-network","product-arcgis","product-utility-network"],"acf":{"short_description":"Utilities and telecoms are transforming rapidly. ArcGIS Utility Network provides the foundation for that transformation.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The next 5 years will bring more change to utilities than in the previous 50. New entrants from the tech giants will bring severe competitive pressures to telecoms. That\u2019s not all.<\/p>\n

The workforce will rapidly evolve. Skilled workers will retire at an alarming pace. Electrification of transportation will mushroom. Renewable energy and carbon reduction regulation will erode revenues for energy companies. Infrastructures will age faster than replacement. Climate change and severe weather patterns will increase. Customer demands will climb rapidly.<\/p>\n

To meet these challenges utilities and telecoms must rethink processes, technologies and employee approaches.<\/p>\n

Location Matters for Utilities and Telecoms<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Location plays a key role in their work. The good news is they have a solid base of geospatial experience. They have used GIS to support asset management<\/a> and network planning. There is a strong partnership between executive sponsors and IT. Executives recognize the value of GIS.<\/p>\n

Yet many utilities and telecoms have not fully embraced GIS.<\/p>\n

Many still view GIS as a niche solution. Utilities and telecoms rely on static and paper maps. This hinders interaction to and from field crews. Data accuracy degrades the quality and timeliness of coordination. Latency is high. That means that as situations change in the field, companies are slow to process those transactions into their GIS. That suggests that data is not completely accurate nor current. In a recent survey by Energy Acuity, nearly 25% of respondents reported that latency exceeds 30 days. While 23% of respondents report high confidence in their GIS data, most reported significant error rates.<\/p>\n

The Complete Platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ArcGIS is a complete platform. It is a system of record for maintaining the assets and a system of insight. It reveals hidden patterns and relationships. This is critical for rapid decision making. It is a system of engagement. Keeping people informed as situations change quickly.<\/p>\n

The ArcGIS Utility Network<\/a> is an integral part of ArcGIS. It plays a role in the system of record, insight, and engagement. Esri designed it to support the challenges facing the industries. Networks are becoming more complicated. The Utility Network substantially increases the precision and completeness of network modeling. It provides additional visualization and analytics. Immediacy of access that society has experienced from social media enhances communication, collaboration, and coordination.<\/p>\n

ArcGIS Utility Network Is a Step Change in Network Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What is the ArcGIS Utility Network?<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. A comprehensive framework for modeling utility assets and networks. This simplifies the integration of corporate OT systems such as ADMS. It provides a quantum leap in network representation in 2D and 3D. It closely represents assets as the appear on the ground.<\/li>\n
  2. An encapsulation of business rules and logic to maintain an accurate geospatial representation of assets and networks. Data errors will be dramatically reduced.<\/li>\n
  3. A data type within the geodatabase, including a transaction model, attribute rules, and editing tools, exposed as RESTful services. Services architecture delivers network functions to any device, anytime and anywhere.<\/li>\n
  4. A creation, editing, managing, analysis, visualization, and sharing network information system through user-focused maps and apps. This provides the most flexibility ever available to utility and telecom users.<\/li>\n
  5. An ArcGIS Utility Network Service user type extension. This provides secure access to content and system capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":892841,"id":892841,"title":"Screenshot (20)","filename":"Screenshot-20.png","filesize":93358,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/utility-network\/data-management\/arcgis-utility-network-managing-the-modern-utility-and-telecom\/screenshot-20","alt":"","author":"25891","description":"","caption":"","name":"screenshot-20","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":892511,"date":"2020-06-19 21:13:25","modified":"2020-06-19 21:13:25","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":1238,"height":1079,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20.png","medium-width":299,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":669,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20.png","large-width":1238,"large-height":1079,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20.png","1536x1536-width":1238,"1536x1536-height":1079,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20.png","2048x2048-width":1238,"2048x2048-height":1079,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20-534x465.png","card_image-width":534,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-20.png","wide_image-width":1238,"wide_image-height":1079}},"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Features of the Utility Network<\/em><\/p>\n