Esri Releases New Guide to Managing Complex Utility Systems, Now and in the Future

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Utility Network Is a Learning Resource for GIS Technicians and Analysts

REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has released Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Utility Network. An advanced network information model within ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Utility Network helps users handle the complexity of modern utility systems. Enabling GIS technicians and analysts to manage a connected network with a single unified model, Utility Network also visualizes infrastructure in 2D and 3D to unlock detailed insights and analytics.

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Utility Network focuses on 20 skills based on user input, suggestions, and troubleshooting. Using short, to-the-point chapters with step-by-step tutorials that simplify important tasks and descriptions, readers will learn how to:

• Create feature templates
• Apply network rules and validate data
• Use the error inspector to resolve error features
• Use a basic connective trace
• Use directional traces
• Create a network diagram
• Manage subnetworks, and more

Written by Esri product experts Melissa L. Mayo, Christopher Cremons, and Remi Meyers, Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Utility Network is perfect for anyone who wants a singular, reliable, comprehensive resource for learning how to optimize their current use of Utility Network.

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Utility Network is available in paperback (ISBN: 9781589488274, US$49.99) and as an ebook (ISBN: 9781589488281, US$49.99). This book can be purchased from most online retailers worldwide. Interested retailers can contact Esri Press book distributor Ingram Publisher Services.

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