TelUC Bits & Bytes Newsletter - April 2024
News & Updates
Announcing the 2024 Network Management Release Plan
Starting in 2021, we designated specific long-term support releases of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro as Network Management releases. We recommend our ArcGIS Utility Network customers and partners remain on or upgrade to these versions of ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro. To date, we have announced two Network Management Release plans, first in 2022 and the second in 2023. The advantage to being on a Network Management release is the promise of regular patches for both ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro directly related to utility network workflows. We are excited to announce the 2024 Network Management Release plan, consisting of ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 and ArcGIS Pro 3.3. These new versions are set for release in May, 2024. Learn more.
New Export Feature Attachments Tool in ArcGIS Pro
Feature attachments are great, but its always been a bit of a pain to bulk export these attachments for use in other reports or to reduce the feature storage and credit consumption in ArcGIS Online. Previously, a custom python script was needed to export feature attachments, but with the latest release of ArcGIS Pro a new Export Attachments tool is available.
Using Arcade to Create a Status Graphic
Arcade is a powerful and versatile expression language that allows you to unlock the full potential of your GIS data. With its ability to manipulate and format data, create dynamic content, and customize the appearance of pop-ups, Arcade offers endless possibilities for enhancing your maps and applications. The example Arcade expression referenced in this blog shows how you can create a status graphic within a web map layer pop-up. This graphic can provide a rich visual indicator for the status of a feature versus listing out the status in a simple attribute field list.
Tighten Up Your Edits with Editing Constraints in ArcGIS Online
We’re always looking for ways to make editing in ArcGIS Online easier and more efficient. With the February 2024 update, we’ve rolled out interactive tooltips to give you more precision when editing features on the web. Whether you’re a city planner, engineer, or data manager, having control over things like the length of a line can be essential to your workflows. That’s where editing constraints come in, allowing you to define exact values for measurements like segment length, angles, and elevation. Learn how to get started using interactive tooltips to set editing constraints and tighten up your edits in ArcGIS Online in this blog.
Product Updates:
What's New in ArcGIS Utility Network (2024 Network Management Release)
What’s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (April 2024)
What’s new in ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps 200.4
Recent TGI5s
Meetups & Events
Upcoming
Join Esri and the Telecom User Community for a community meetup! This time we'll be getting together at a bar in the Gaslamp San Diego during the Esri UC. Join us for a casual meetup afterparty following the Esri telecom social. Nothing formal, just a few like minded geogeeks in the telecom industry hanging out.
Past
This meetup topic was focused on field operations and covered new capabilities in ArcGIS field apps, highlighted the new Communications Pole Audit solution, and showcased a variety of other workflows using ArcGIS field apps. Re-watch the recording below.
Telecom Insights
FBA Presents - Comprehensive Network Management Demands Insight, Understanding, and Collaboration
With organizations working faster than ever, the need for simplified workflows and comprehensive understanding before acting is critical. By leveraging quality data, unified by location, and maintained in a single source of truth, teams can make informed decisions that lead to streamlined workflows, satisfied employees and customers, and improved financial margins.
Wherever today’s immersive and fast paced workplace may be located, digital twins in ArcGIS empower service providers to analyze, design, and gain understanding virtually before building networks in the physical world. Organizations contend with numerous market challenges impacting their ability to connect communities efficiently. With challenges such as a need for accurate and timely data, increasing capacity needs & densification, efforts to bridge digital divide, demand for location intelligence, quick access to coverage maps or permitting data, needs for safety and risk mitigation, and understanding of environmental impacts, organizations need comprehensive understanding.
Geospatial information system (GIS) technology is fundamental for digital twins. Esri's ArcGIS interconnects information, systems, resources, and workflows by leveraging the power of location, to create holistic digital representations of environments, assets, networks, and cities. Join us for this webinar to:
- Discover how ArcGIS products and resources aide with the challenges and problems providers face
- See how to gain insight and understanding with a unified, single, source of truth leveraging location intelligence
- Hear about the unique role digital twins play in simplifying workflows and delivering insight
- Learn how organizations can successfully use ArcGIS to break down siloed workflows and improve satisfaction
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