A utility network is the main component users work with when managing utility and telecom networks in ArcGIS, providing a comprehensive framework of functionality for the modeling of utility systems such as electric, gas, water, storm water, wastewater, and telecommunications. It is designed to model all of the components that make up your system—such as wires, pipes, valves, zones, devices, and circuits—and allows you to build real-world behavior into the network features you model.
After you prepare a utility network in ArcGIS Pro, you can deploy it to Field Maps, where mobile workers can view associations within the network and perform traces. Field Maps supports the following utility networks: electric, gas, water, storm water, and wastewater.
Caution:
Editing utility networks in Field Maps is currently a limited capability.
Viewing and editing maps containing utility networks is not supported in Map Viewer.
Note:
This topic provides information on preparing utility networks for use in Field Maps. To learn how to work with utility networks in the mobile app, see Work with utility networks.
Viewing associations is supported in ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8 and later. Named trace configurations are supported in ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9 and later. Utility networks are not supported in ArcGIS Online.
Prepare the utility network
Utility networks are created and configured using ArcGIS Pro. Before deploying a utility network to Field Maps, learn how to get started with utility networks and consider the following:
- Requirements—Review the requirements and prerequisites for configuring utility networks in ArcGIS Pro.
- Display filters—Optionally, set up display filters to control which features display on the map.
- Subtype group layers—Optionally, configure subtype group layers to symbolize and display individual subtypes on the map.
Once you've configured the utility network, publish and share it with mobile workers so they can access it in Field Maps.
Get started with utility networks
To create utility networks for use in Field Maps, you must use ArcGIS Pro. See the following resources to get started:
- Getting started with the ArcGIS Utility Network
- What is a utility network?
- Utility network creation and configuration
Once you've created a utility network, you can set up display filters and subtype group layers before deploying it to Field Maps.
Set up display filters
Note:
To set up display filters for use in Field Maps, you must use ArcGIS Pro 2.9 or later.
Set up subtype group layers
Subtype group layers allow subtypes within a feature layer to be viewed as individual layers within the map. For example, if an electric devices layer contains 50 subtypes, each subtype can be used and symbolized as a distinct layer. This allows mobile workers the flexibility to turn individual subtypes on and off and more easily identify subtypes when working with the map in Field Maps. To learn how to set up subtype group layers in ArcGIS Pro, see Subtype group layers.
Publish and share the utility network
Once you've configured the utility network, publish and share it as a web map from ArcGIS Pro to your ArcGIS organization so mobile workers can access it in Field Maps.