Replacing GeoPlanner's Scenario Editing and Comparison in ArcGIS Online

Lyn11

Hello GeoPlanner team and community,

With the announcement of GeoPlanner's deprecation, is there currently any capability in the ArcGIS Online suite to replace GeoPlanner’s scenario editing and comparison functions?

Specifically, is it possible to:

1. 'Paint' a proposed alternative type to an existing feature.
2. Update (or otherwise link) that feature's attribute values from an associated 'symbol palette' (or related table, etc.)
3. Summarize and dynamically display those attribute changes across the scenario in chart or indicator widgets.

I believe the Edit widget in Experience Builder could 'paint' a proposed alternative type to an existing feature. However, can you display the scenario-level changes associated the attribute values (i.e., multiply the new area of that symbol palette type by an attribute value) from a related table in EB?

While it looks like this portion could be achieved with data expressions in dashboards, is there a way to link these capabilities?

I welcome any alternative solutions for replicating this GeoPlanner functionality.

Thank you!

MadhuraPhaterpekar

Hello Lyn11,

Thank you for this message and sharing your questions. Apologies for the delay in getting back. You are in the right direction with considering an ArcGIS Experience Builder like workflows as a part of the transition. Here are a few topics for your consideration as you migrate away from GeoPlanner –

 

1. ‘Paint’ in Geoplanner calculates attributes of existing design feature in a Scenario layer. This is similar to changing the type of a feature using the attribute window when editing.
2. When Create/ Update workflows are combined  with Smart Forms in ArcGIS, arcade expression can help automate several forms of calculation such as setting/ resetting attribute values, running equations, pulling attributes from other layers in the map. This blog contains many examples. Such calculated attributes can further drive charting and indicator experiences in Experience builder and other ArcGIS Workflows.
3. Additionally, it’s worth noting editing capabilities in ArcGIS Online continue to evolve – a new ArcGIS Webeditor app was launched this June. It includes familiar editing tools and workflows to streamline scenario and design creation, including new workflows such as copy + paste with attributes which may be helpful in this case.

 

I wasn’t completely sure what you mean by “.. from a related table in EB”. Could you please share an example usecase so we can look into this.

 

We are actively working on a blog related to this, and hope to make it available soon. In the meantime, please feel free to explore the resources linked above and let us know if you have additional questions here or at geoplanner_at_esri_dot_com. Thank you.