What's new in November 2024

See what's new and improved in the November 2024 release. Highlights are provided below, and additional details can be found in the release notes for each solution.

New solutions

Capital Project Coordination

Capital Project Coordination can be used to organize a project portfolio into an official capital improvement plan, coordinate with private utilities and external agencies, and share the plan and project updates with internal and external stakeholders.

Environmental Review

Environmental Review can be used to streamline environmental reviews and increase transparency.

Grant Tracker

Grant Tracker can be used to develop an authoritative inventory of grants, understand where grant dollars are allocated, and who might be impacted by each grant.

HLZ Suitability

HLZ Suitability can be used to quickly identify areas suitable for helicopter landing zones (HLZ).

Map Notes

Map Notes can be used to improve organizational knowledge capture, collaboration, and information sharing.

Mowing Operations

Mowing Operations can be used to create and refine mowing areas, monitor real-time mowing activity, share near real-time mowing status updates, track mower locations, and plan seasonal mowing operations.

Renewables Land Acquisition

Renewables Land Acquisition can be used to streamline the acquisition of renewable energy production sites, manage site information and development constraints, and track interactions with property owners.

Special Event Permitting

Special Event Permitting can be used to collect special event permits, manage the permit review process, and promote special events occurring in the community.

Enhanced solutions

Citizen Problem Reporter
  • The Citizen Problem Reporter and Citizen Problem Manager apps have been updated to use ArcGIS Instant Apps.
  • A new Citizen Problem Explorer app can be used to share nonemergency requests with the community.
  • The Citizen Request Center site has been updated to embed the new and enhanced apps.
  • The Citizen Problem Reporter, Citizen Problem Manager, and Citizen Problem Dashboard maps have been enhanced with improved cartography and pop-ups.
Crime Analysis
  • A new Crime Analysis add-in (2024.11.21) includes references to the Hot Spot Analysis Comparison tool, Space Time Kernel Density tool, and Capture To Clipboard command.
  • The new add-in addresses a bug where the Calculate Prediction Zone tool would fail unexpectedly when processing a large number of input features (BUG-000130537).
Damage Assessment
  • The Individual Assistance and Public Assistance feature layers, feature layer views and maps have been updated to support FEMA 4.05 Individual Assistance and 4.0.6 Public Assistance data standards.
  • The Damage Assessment site, Damage Assessment Operations app, Windshield Damage Report project, Damage Assessment Photo Viewer app, and Archive Damage Assessment notebook have been updated to incorporate the new feature layers and views.
  • The Public Assistance Damage Inventory, Public Assistance Survey, Individual Assistance Survey, and Public Damage Report ArcGIS Survey123 forms have been updated to incorporate the new feature layers and views.
  • The Damage Assessment Photo Extraction notebook has been removed and replaced with the capabilities of the Export Attachments geoprocessing tool.
  • The IADPreliminaryDamageAssessment Street Sheet Microsoft Word document has been reformatted to print on a single page and adds support for the new data standards.
  • The Damage Assessment Manager ArcGIS Web AppBuilder app has been removed and replaced with capabilities of ArcGIS Web Editor.
  • The Individual Assistance and Public Assistance surveys no longer present an error message when opened in a web browser. This update addresses a reported and solved issue (BUG-000165007).
Gas Distribution Data Management
  • Gas Viewer has been updated to use ArcGIS Instant Apps instead of ArcGIS Web AppBuilder.
  • Gas Editor has been updated to use ArcGIS Web Editor instead of ArcGIS Web AppBuilder.
  • The Gas Mobile Viewer map has been replaced by the Gas Viewer map.
  • Gas Asset Collector has been renamed to Gas Field Editor.
  • Gas Dashboard has been updated to include new functionality:
    • Additional pie charts display operating pressure and pipe grade for distribution, transmission, and gathering.
    • Data can now be filtered by grade and operating pressure.
    • The number of active customer meters and the total number of customer meters are now displayed.
  • The Gas Data Manager ArcGIS Pro project was removed and replaced with configuration instructions to create your own Gas Data Manager project.
  • Field and editing feature service views have been replaced with source feature services.
  • All Gas Map Notes layers and apps have been removed from the solution. This capability is now available in the new Map Notes solution.
Gridded Reference Graphic
  • The grid creation workflow has been updated to use new a new grid creation tool.
  • The workflow for marking compounds and structures has been updated to include custom numbering functionality.
Land Use Outreach
  • The LandUseCases feature layer has been removed because it is no longer used in the Public Comment map.
  • A new Public Comment ArcGIS Hub site has replaced the Public Comment app because the Crowdsource Polling configurable app template will be deprecated in June 2025.
  • The Land Use Inquiry map has been updated to include Arcade expressions that intersect the TaxParcel layer centroid with all the land use layers to display land use and zoning designations.
  • The Land Use Inquiry app search type has been updated to support the updated Land Use Inquiry map.
  • The Construction Activity Tracker app has been updated so information in the pop-up and side panel is not duplicated. Also, the app now includes additional search options, and the zoom scale has been set to zero so that the app will zoom to the address, application, or permit number typed into the search field.
  • The LandUseCases layer has been removed from the solution and no longer appears in the Public Comment map.
Lead Service Line Inventory
  • The ServiceLine feature service has been updated to include additional support for lead service line replacements, sampling, and notifications.
  • The new Lead Service Line Sampling Manager app and Lead Service Line Sampling Dashboard app support sampling service lines.
  • The new Lead Service Line Replacement Dashboard app displays statistics of lead service line replacements.
  • The Lead Service Line Viewer app has been updated to an ArcGIS Experience Builder app.
  • The Lead Service Line Editor app has been updated to use the ArcGIS Instant Apps Sidebar template.
  • The Lead Service Line Public Viewer app has been updated to use the ArcGIS Instant Apps Basic template.
  • Lead Service Line Replacement Manager has been updated to use the ArcGIS Instant Apps Manager template.
  • Service Line Self-Assessment Manager has been updated to use the ArcGIS Instant Apps Manager template.
  • The Lead Service Line Inventory ArcGIS Pro project was removed and replaced with configuration instructions to create your own Lead Service Line Inventory project.
Special Event Operations
  • A new Event Operations Planner map and app supports batch loading of event staff, reusing prior events, and creating maps for use in ArcGIS Mission using ArcGIS Notebooks.
  • A new Event Operations Maps app supports a single-app experience for all events and includes mobile device support.
  • A new Special Event Maps app enables the sharing of event maps with the public.
  • The Special Event After Action app has been removed from the solution.
  • The Special Event Form, Special Event Manager, Special Event Site Map, and Special Event Operations Map apps and related maps have been replaced with capabilities in the new Event Operations Planner app.
  • The Special Event Command Center app and related items have been replaced with capabilities of the Event Operations Maps app.
  • The solution now includes a series of new maps, feature layers and feature layer views to support the new apps.