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District Energy Utility Network Foundation 2.0 release notes from ArcGIS Solutions March 2026 Release. District Energy Utility Network Foundation can be used to accelerate district heating and cooling utility network implementations. It includes a data model that configures ArcGIS Enterprise and the ArcGIS Utility Network…
Hi everyone, We have successfully implemented several Esri District Energy Utility Network and Data Management projects, and our customers are very satisfied with the solution. It would be great to share our experiences, showcase some of our implementations, and discuss best practices with other district heating and Esri…
ArcGIS for District Energy: Tracing Thermal Energy By Tom DeWitte and Tom Coolidge The purpose of a district energy system is to transport thermal energy to customers (district heating) or to transport thermal energy away from customers (district cooling). It sounds simple, yet the looped nature of district energy pipe…
By Tom DeWitte and Tom Coolidge Last month, Esri released an updated version of the District Energy Data Model. This release continues Esri’s practice of maintaining a template data model ready “out-of-the-box” to manage district cooling, district heating, and steam data within an Esri geodatabase. Why District Energy Data…
Hi there, We are in the design phase of setting up the District Heating Utility Network platform and we will use a ready-made data model that meets our needs perfectly. We want to localize the district heating data model to the Finnish language using aliases. What is the best way to implement localization? And is there…
Hi! I am looking into the new Esri DHC data model and can not understand the purpose of Structure feature classes. Could someone explain me the meaning of Structure Line, for example, and it's difference between a regular Line layer? Looking forward to any responses. Oskaras
Hi there! I would like to ask the community if there are additional ArcGIS add-ins and extensions (besides Utility Network) used for work with District Heating/Cooling networks? I am interested in features such as: - automatic creation of optimal network configuration based on customers location - customer heating demand…
By Tom DeWitte and Tom Coolidge Maps are one of man’s oldest forms of communication. The oldest known map was created in 25,000 BCE on a mammoth tusk. That would be over 20,000 years before the Sumerians would start writing on clay tablets. This ancient map is thought to have been a hunting map to tell where to hunt and…
By Tom DeWitte and Tom Coolidge Rethinking the role of District Heating and Cooling in the future’s more climate-sensitive energy mix is leading many District Heating and Cooling organizations to rethink how they best conduct their business. As part of this rethinking, an effort is underway at many District Heating and…
DHC2021 Symbols The symbols provided with this style file were created for use with ArcGIS applications. This DHC2021_symbols.stylx file contains symbols create specifically for the District Heating and District Cooling industries. The symbols correlate to the asset types defined in the District Heating and Cooling 2020…
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