Patterns

ArcGIS system patterns are geospatial in nature, support multiple deployment models, and are not specific to any one industry or market segment.

System patterns

These common patterns are geospatial in nature, support multiple deployment models, and are not specific to any one industry or market segment.
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Location services
Deliver ready-to-use, location-based services for enterprise-wide and/or public use. Includes basemaps, places, geocoding, routing, and spatial analytics, or support for custom location data services.
Self-service mapping, analysis, and sharing
Empower individuals and teams to create, share, and use geospatial content without significant technical expertise or GIS knowledge.
Enterprise application hosting and management
Deliver web or mobile apps to enterprise and/or public stakeholders while adhering to rigid technical requirements and SLAs for areas like reliability, performance, and scalability.
Data editing and management
Support editing and managing authoritative, structured data within your organization with traditional desktop editing and modern implementations of web and mobile editing through a services-based architecture.
Imagery data management and analytics
Support cataloging, querying, and rendering imagery for enterprise use cases, with access through web services and on-the-fly processing supporting visualization, exploitation, and analysis.
Mobile operations and offline data management
Enable field data collection, editing, and operations using native applications, mobile databases, and web-based data synchronization technology. Also used for situational awareness, navigation, and decision support in the field.
Real-time data streaming and analytics
Allow organizations to ingest, visualize, and analyze data from real-time feeds, such as sensors, assets, and other dynamic data sources.
Big data analytics
Build on Apache Spark as an engine for performing large-scale data analytics in batch on distributed compute infrastructure.

Architecture examples & studies

Blueprints and test studies of business and mission-focused systems built with ArcGIS. Learn more about Reference Architectures and Test Studies.
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Evaluating impact of adding mobile capabilities to a network information management system
This test study was designed and conducted to evaluate the impact of adding mobile capabilities to an existing foundational network information management system (NIMS).
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Network Information Management System
See a logical blueprint for organizations that manage utilities, such as electric and gas utilities.
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Evaluating impact of visibility range on system performance and user experience
This test study was designed to assess the quantitative impact that visibility range settings can have on system performance and user experience on a network information management system.
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Utility lens
This content presents a utility-specific view of other system patterns, highlighting the ways that other topics are specifically relevant to utility systems. Utility-specific considerations around the architecture pillars are also included.
Parcel Management System
See a logical blueprint for organizations that manage parcels, such as local and state government agencies.
Network Information Management System: Gas Utility (SQL Server)
This test study evaluates the network management system reference architecture with workflows that are representative of a gas utility, with an enterprise…
GPU and CPU Impact on Desktop Editing Workflows
This test study examines the quantitative impact of hardware choices on the performance of ArcGIS Pro editing workflows in a Network Information Management…
Performance and usability comparison with SAP HANA deployed in RISE with SAP Private Cloud Edition
This study, conducted in January 2025, examined and compared the performance and user experience of a Network Information Management System in Amazon Web…
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