ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing - Useful Resources

Ayan Palit

Overview

ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing (APR) provides a GIS-enabled, linear referencing data management solution for pipeline organizations. It offers the following:

• LRS information model & web services
• Configuration, loading & transformation tools
• LRS web widgets and templates
• LRS Network and Event editing
• LRS data products

Recent News

This resources blog is updated for the latest ArcGIS Pro 3.7 and ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 releases of ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing (May 2026).

• What’s new in ArcGIS Pro > Production > Pipeline Referencing
• What’s new in APR Server
• Location Referencing Issues Addressed
• What’s new blog
• Event Editor deprecation

Pipeline Referencing Desktop

APR extension to ArcGIS Pro:

• Getting Started
• LRS Data Model   >  Information Model Package
• Create LRS Components
• Event Behavior
• Route Editing
• Event Editing
• Calibration Point Editing
• Reporting tools > LRS data products 
• Conflict Prevention
• Location Referencing Toolbox
• APR tools branch versioning support
• APR tools filter and selection support
• APR tools licensing

Pipeline Referencing Enterprise

APR Server extension to ArcGIS Enterprise:

• Getting Started APR Server
• Experience Builder LRS widgets
• Event Editor (legacy app and is replaced by Experience Builder LRS widgets)
• APR REST API
• APR REST API Sample

Complementary tools

• Gas and Pipeline Referencing Utility Network Foundation
• Get started using APR Foundation
• ArcGIS Utility Network
• ArcGIS Workflow Manager
• ArcGIS Data Reviewer

System & Installs

• System Requirements > ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Enterprise
• Install ArcGIS Pro
• Install ArcGIS Enterprise  
• Build Experience Builder App > Configure Location Referencing widgets
• Configure Event Editor Web Application  (legacy app)
• Deploy Pipeline Referencing Foundation

Enterprise	Pro	Release Date	Pro Support	Solution
12.1*	3.7	May-2026	May-2029	4.0 (UPDM2026)
12.0	3.6	Nov-2025	Nov-2028
11.5*	3.5	May-2025	May-2028	3.0 (UPDM2025)
11.4	3.4	Nov-2024	Nov-2027
11.3*	3.3*	May-2024	May-2027	2.5 (UPDM2024)
11.2	3.2	Nov-2023	Nov-2026

*Network Management Release Plan 

  ArcGIS Pro Life Cycle

Pipeline Operator Implementations

• Enbridge Gas Case Study
• Crestwood Case Study
• Sempra – SoCal Gas: presentation
• Atmos Energy: presentation

For more insights check out the APR Videos section. 

Other Resources

• Introduction to ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing Training
• Utility Network Integration
• Linear referencing in ArcGIS Field Maps
• Branch Versioning
• ArcGIS Pro Terminology Guide
• APR Enhancement Requests

TiffanyConway

Hello! Looking for the link to sign up for the APR User Group! Thanks!