Option 2: User provided topological network data model

Building upon the foundational capabilities of Option 1: User provided non-topological data model, this option introduces the ability to use topological networks by leveraging the latest ArcGIS Utility Network technology.

By utilizing topological networks and the latest ArcGIS Utility Network technology, this option allows utilities to model, analyze, and manage their networks with enhanced accuracy and connectivity, all while preserving the general data structure that users are already accustomed to. By incorporating topological network models, utilities gain tracing and general topological analysis capabilities, allowing them to understand how assets connect, interact, and influence network operations. This option introduces additional expectations on the data and editing workflows that define and maintain connectivity.

This option leverages ArcGIS Utility Network technology to:

• Maintain functionality of Option 1: User provided non-topological data model
• Leverage the Utility Network Migration toolset to migrate from an existing geometric network or non-geometric network dataset
• Provide topological network connectivity leveraging the ArcGIS Utility Network
• Enhance export capabilities to engineering and asset management systems
• Facilitate existing third-party integrations by leveraging existing data models
• Power enhanced visualization and operational insights through the inclusion of network diagrams
• Enable service-based editing of structured relational data stored in an enterprise geodatabase, including geometry, attributes, and relationships leveraging geodatabase functionalities such as attribute rules, domains, and subtypes
• Query and view the utility network through web applications and experiences, including status or data reporting.
• Perform analytical workflows, such as upstream and downstream trace analysis, based on the topological network maintained in the system