Functional Overview

Esri ArcGIS integration functions on two levels.

From the user perspective, the M-Files for ArcGIS integration offers a seamless way of working, accessing, and managing content. The M-Files interface is embedded into your ArcGIS Web Applications allowing users to access and interact with related content from M-Files directly from ArcGIS Web Applications. Likewise, ArcGIS maps are accessible through the M-Files desktop application via our Extended UI, allowing users to access related maps and assets directly from the M-Files desktop.

On the server level, M-Files brings in data from ArcGIS and uses that data to connect and organise your documents and non-GIS controlled content. This removes the need of manually inputting data from ArcGIS into M-Files in order to connect information between the two systems.

By doing so this allows users to access information from which ever application interface that they prefer to work in and always ensuring that they have access to the right information.

Key Features

Add-in for ArcGIS Web Application

• Bi-directional interactions with map objects
• M-Files object relationship to map objects
• Embedded UI functionality

ArcGIS Add-In for M-Files Desktop

• Bi-directional interactions with map objects
• M-Files object relationship to map objects

ArcGIS Plugin for M-Files

• Connect to ArcGIS Feature Services with M-Files External Object Type functionality

Use case examples

Land Acquisition

Documents related to pieces of land are not only centralised, they are also automatically pushed through their workflows, facilitating the work of land managers.

• Less manual processing and improved quality
• Faster turnaround thanks to automation and notifications
• Increased visibility on status of acquisition projects

Asset Maintenance

Asset managers can access the full maintenance history of assets to make decisions on when to run the next maintenance task and on which part.

• Less disruption to operators
• Find necessary information faster
• More effective crisis and recovery management
  

Business Benefits

‍Compliance

• Able to easily evidence compliance to the lowest possible level
• Centralise and automate quality management

Operational Efficiency

• Users find the right information faster reducing time wasted searching
• Centralise information access and visibility into operations, projects, and assets
• Automate, streamline, and optimise processes and project management ‍

Health, Safety, and Environment

• Able to easily evidence compliance to the lowest possible level
• Centralise and automate quality management

Project Management

• Increase estimates accuracy
• Reduce re-work
• Increase reputation
• Reduce time needed for submittals, transmittals, RFIs
• Improve cash conversion cycle

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Esri ArcGIS uniquely aligns with M-Files - using Location Intelligence  to connect data and information through an intuitive map-based interface providing meaningful context; a window through which different constituents can view the right data for their individual roles - just as M-Files eliminates information silos by providing quick and easy access to the right information from any business system and device based on "What it Is" but not Where it is – a different Where if you like as when we speak about where something is we are referring to somewhere on your network infrastructure not Where it is on the earth, which is what Where means to Esri users.

Arve L. Nielsen, Founder and CEO, NettPost

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Please do not hesitate to contact us if you wish to have an offer for the Esri ArcGIS & M-Files integration or a demo of the solution.