Help choosing which App to use please :)

Question

I built a web map in ArcGIS Pro/Online to evaluate areas for potential underground conversion. The map combines multiple datasets: outage history (count, average duration, total duration, tree-related outages), wildfire hazard potential, overhead conductor attributes (phase and size), downstream customer counts, and vegetation/ROW maintenance status.

The goal is to allow engineers to explore and compare areas by toggling layers, filtering by attributes (e.g., conductor size, wildfire risk, outage thresholds), and identifying segments with the highest combined risk and benefit for undergrounding.

I’m trying to determine the best way to present this for interactive use—where users can compare criteria, view details, and prioritize segments.

Would you recommend using Experience Builder, Instant Apps, Dashboards, or a combination? What approaches have you used for similar multi-criteria infrastructure/risk analysis apps?

Laura · Answer

I'd go with dashboards unless they need to be able to edit, then use EXB.

JohnnHake · Answer

For something this multi-layered and analytical, Experience Builder usually gives the best flexibility since you can combine filters, maps, and side panels, while Dashboards can complement it for quick KPI-style summaries. A hybrid setup often works best for infrastructure prioritization like this, similar to how Pak88 Online keeps multiple user flows accessible without overwhelming the interface.

clt_cabq · Answer

I tend to lean towards dashboards for this sort of thing, you can present information in a visually digestible way and set up multiple 'selectors' to pick various criteria to understand how data changes under some very specific circumstances. For instance, I have a dashboard that allows viewers to see incidents of a particular type and severity in a specific geography for specific months, days and hour of day (so High priority Fire responses in District 3, during January on Thursdays between 2am and 4am). Chart and Indicator widgets can be tied to these selections so you see not just the spread of the incident locations but the numbers that go along with them.