Upgrading to or within ArcGIS Utility Network is rarely a single decision. ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, the Utility Network itself, and the asset management systems that sit alongside them each carry their own version requirements, and moving one component often forces movement elsewhere. For organizations planning a transition, the difficult question is usually not whether to upgrade, but what has to move together, and in what order.
One View Across Five Platforms
NV5’s technical team has published a new Version Compatibility Planning Guide that consolidates lessons learned from client migrations into a single cross-platform reference. The guide maps critical version dependencies across ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Utility Network, Cityworks, and Trimble Unity in one view, the same reference NV5 teams work from when sequencing an upgrade. Because the dependencies span both the Esri stack and the asset management platforms connected to it, the guide is organized to be read across systems rather than product by product.
Sequencing the Upgrade
Beyond the compatibility matrix, the guide outlines potential upgrade and migration paths and how to evaluate them against an existing environment. It identifies where downstream impacts tend to surface before a change is made, and it walks through practical steps for reducing implementation risk and avoiding unnecessary rework, informed by the kinds of questions NV5 consultants encounter during Utility Network readiness assessments and modernization projects.
Who It’s For
The guide is intended for GIS managers, IT teams, and asset management leads scoping a Utility Network implementation, migration, or version upgrade, and is available as a free download.
See how ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, Utility Network, Cityworks, and Trimble Unity fit together. Get the Guide
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