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ArcGIS for Water Utilities

Mark Robbins

Joe Morocco

Agenda

• Introductions

• ArcGIS for Water Utilities Overview

• Demonstrations

• Getting Started with ArcGIS for Water Utilities

• Common Deployment Scenarios

• Discussion

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Web AppsWeb AppsWeb Apps

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Workflows

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Workflows

Mobile AppsMobile AppsMobile Apps

BasemapsBasemaps

Models/ChartsModels/ChartsModels/Charts

Local Government

Information Model

Local Government

Information Model

Local Government

Information Model

ArcGIS for Water Utilities

• Maps and apps focused on water utility work

– Freely available to Esri customers

– Leveraging the full ArcGIS platform

– Fully supported

– A module of ArcGIS for Local Government

– Configurable & extensible

– Complementary Esri services & partner offerings

Esri’s Industry Specific Configuration of ArcGIS for Water, Wastewater & Stormwater

ArcGIS for Water Utilities Mission

• Make it easier to deploy ArcGIS

- Deliver applications quickly throughout your organization

- Create a geospatial platform that can be leveraged by everyone

- Stay current with future releases / avoid legacy technology

• Address common constraints in water utilities

- Size and skills of staff

- Budget and time available to implement

• Empower the community to contribute

- Users

- Partners

Help You Increase the Value of GIS in Your Organization

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A Legacy Approach to Meeting GIS Needs

Your Needs

General GIS

Platform Needs

Industry

Specific Needs

Organizational

Needs

…No Longer Viable for Most Organizations

Your

project

Cost

Time

Risk

Piecemeal & Custom

DIY3rd Party

Apps Consulting

The ArcGIS System Enables a Better Approach

Your Needs

General GIS

Platform Needs

Industry

Specific Needs

Organizational

Needs

ArcGIS Platform(Desktop, Mobile, Server, Online)

…Water Utilities are Embracing a Single Geo-Spatial Platform

Cost

Time

Risk

Your

project

A Single & Comprehensive System for Geo-Spatial Information

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The ArcGIS for Water Utilities Approach

Your Needs

General GIS

Platform Needs

Industry

Specific Needs

Organizational

Needs

ArcGIS Platform(Desktop, Mobile, Server, Online)

…Enabling You to Focus on True Organizational Needs

Focused Maps & AppsHarmonized information model

DIY3rd Party

Apps Consulting

ArcGIS

for

Water Utilities

Your

Efforts

Cost

Time

Risk

Extends the ArcGIS Platform for Water Utility GIS

ArcGIS for Water Utilities Builds on Our Solution Patterns

Asset Management

FieldMobility

Store, manage

& maintain accurate asset records

Get information into and out

of the field

Transform data into actionable intelligence

Planning &Analysis

OperationalAwareness

StakeholderEngagement

Disseminate knowledge where &

when it’s needed

Share information with stakeholders

Water Utility

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ArcGIS for Water Utilities includes Maps and Apps

Asset Information Management

Network Editing

Local Government Information Model

Planning & Analysis

Capital Improvement Planning

Mobile Map

Operational Awareness

Operations Dashboard

Resource Center

Customer Interaction

Stakeholder Engagement

…An evolution, not a revolution

Field Mobility

Data Reviewer

ArcGIS for Water Utilities Demonstration

AssetManagement

UtilityCoordination

MobileApplications

Capital

Planning

Route

Optimization

Inspections

Executive Dashboards

Non-Revenue

Water

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The Local Government Information Model

• Supports ArcGIS for Local Government maps & apps

– Encompass water utility, base mapping & ancillary data

– Easy to adopt and extend

– Fully documented

• Includes GDB schema, services & map documents

• An evolution of Esri’s Water & Wastewater Data Models

www.esri.com/water

ArcGIS for Water Utilities Includes an Online Community

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Flexible Deployment Options

On Premise In The CloudCloud Hybrid

…More Cloud Options on the Horizon

ArcGIS for Water Utilities can be Implemented in the Cloud

Implementing ArcGIS for Water Utilities

Identify business prioritiesIdentify business priorities

Identify business requirementsIdentify business requirements

Migrate data to information model Migrate data to information model

Publish your MapsPublish your Maps

Configure and deploy the appsConfigure and deploy the apps

Simple Steps to Get Started

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Tim

e

Cost

Benefits of configuration:

• Implement quickly

• Easy to add new capabilities

• Simple to maintain

• Easy to extend

Configure vs. Customize

Reduce Cost, Time & Risk by Maximizing Configuration & Minimizing Customization

3 Parts of Ours Maps & Apps

Geodatabase Schema

Maps Client ConfigurationWater Utility

Business

Your Specifics Drive Actions Around These Parts

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Geodatabase Schema

• Includes:

- Assets

- Operational data

- Base data

- Reporting data

• Best Practices:

- Data Model for water utilities

- Consistently designed schema

- Extensible

- Configure core & extend as necessary

- Avoid customization of core

Maps

• Map Documents

- Built for Local Government Information Model GDB schema

- Designed for a service or an application

- Services Maps

- Support many apps & mashups

- Operational Maps

- Base Maps

- Application Maps

• Best Practices

- Expressing water utility data on a map

- Multi-scale cartography & labels for utility networks

- Maps for specific user roles and clients

The Maps Build on the Geodatabase Schema

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Client Configuration

• Clients are desktop, mobile or web applications

• Built around maps or collection of maps

• Include generic/common functionality and workflows

• Best Practices

- Reuse minimum number of services for applications

- Consume multiple services in an application

- Use the appropriate client for the app

- Determined by role and technology

Turns Maps into Applications

Summary

ArcGIS for Water Utilities is:

• Maps and apps for water, wastewater and stormwater utilities

• Designed to be configured

• Freely available to Esri customers

• Fully supported

• Intended to make ArcGIS easier for you to deploy, maintain and add future capabilities

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Take the Next Steps

• Visit www.esri.com/waterutilities

• Download the Maps and Apps

• Share your experience and learn from the user community

• Provide Feedback on existing content

• Help us identify opportunities for new content

Thank You

• Questions and Answers

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