Esri ArcGIS Integration

Working with GIS teams, planning authorities, digital transformation programmes, environmental services, and corporate data teams, 6B provides end-to-end integration across the ArcGIS ecosystem — including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS, and associated applications. Our integrations support accurate location-based services, automated spatial queries, and consistent mapping experiences across departments.

As councils increase their use of spatial data to drive policy, operations, and service transformation, ArcGIS integration becomes essential. 6B enables authorities to deliver joined-up, future-ready geospatial capability that supports digital planning, environmental monitoring, transport coordination, asset management, and wider place-based initiatives.

Understanding Esri ArcGIS Integration

Esri ArcGIS is a leading geospatial platform providing mapping, spatial analysis, geoprocessing, and data visualisation capabilities. In local government, ArcGIS underpins decision-making across planning, land use, highways, environmental protection, emergency response, and corporate strategy.

However, ArcGIS frequently sits separate from operational systems that rely on spatial data. Without integration, teams must manually export datasets, carry out ad hoc checks, or maintain multiple versions of spatial information. This can lead to discrepancies, inefficiencies, and inconsistent public information.

ArcGIS often needs to interact with planning back-office systems, GIS-dependent workflows (such as constraints checking), environmental and regulatory systems, asset management tools, CRM platforms, housing systems, transport systems, and corporate data platforms. Integrations must align with UK GDPR, spatial data standards, organisational governance, and operational processes.

6B helps authorities design and deliver secure, automated, and maintainable ArcGIS integrations that ensure spatial data is consistent, authoritative, and available where it is needed.

Our Esri ArcGIS Integration Process

We begin by assessing your geospatial estate, data models, ArcGIS configuration, operational workflows, and system dependencies. This includes reviewing ArcGIS Enterprise or Online deployments, services, layers, LLPG/UPRN alignment, spatial datasets, existing integrations, and geospatial governance.

Working with GIS managers, planning officers, IT teams, and transformation leads, we identify key integration use cases such as automated constraints checking, spatial validation of planning applications, synchronisation of authoritative datasets, asset location services, or improved public mapping experiences.

Our architects then design an integration approach using appropriate methods — such as REST APIs, OGC-compliant services (WMS/WFS/WCS), event-driven updates, spatial ETL pipelines, Python/ArcPy geoprocessing services, or hybrid architectures across cloud and on-premise systems. We ensure alignment with your ArcGIS licence model, hosting approach, and corporate data strategy.

During delivery, our engineers implement connectors, data transformations, API integrations, and spatial workflows to support accurate data sharing and automated geospatial processes. Automated testing, monitoring, and quality checks ensure performance, reliability, and data integrity.

We conduct full end-to-end testing across planning validation, mapping queries, officer workflows, and public portal interactions. Following go-live, we provide handover, documentation, and optional long-term support through our managed service capability.

Benefits of Esri ArcGIS Integration

Integration ensures that spatial data is consistent, up to date, and accessible across all relevant systems, improving accuracy and reducing manual effort.

Automated spatial checks streamline planning validation, environmental assessments, asset management, and regulatory workflows, enabling faster decisions and fewer errors.

Joined-up geospatial environments support improved transparency for residents through more accurate mapping, clearer public information, and better location-based services.

For councils, integration strengthens strategic planning, evidence-based decision-making, environmental monitoring, and corporate performance reporting.

Long-term, ArcGIS integration supports digital planning, smart-city initiatives, and place-based transformation across departments.

Why Choose 6B for Esri ArcGIS Integration?

We understand how local authorities use ArcGIS across planning, environmental services, highways, housing, and corporate functions.

We have experience integrating ArcGIS with planning systems, regulatory platforms, CRM tools, portals, data warehouses, and asset management systems.

We design integrations using secure, proven patterns such as REST APIs, OGC services, event-driven architectures, spatial ETL pipelines, and cloud-native GIS tooling.

We align with UK GDPR, spatial data governance, BS7666/LLPG standards, and local authority security requirements.

We offer full-lifecycle capability across architecture, engineering, data, DevOps, and managed services, ensuring integrations remain reliable and future-ready.

We work collaboratively with GIS teams, planning authorities, digital leads, and vendors to ensure integrations reflect real-world needs and are fully documented.

Esri ArcGIS Integration FAQs

What systems can ArcGIS be integrated with?

ArcGIS can be integrated with planning systems, regulatory platforms, CRM tools, asset management systems, housing systems, environmental monitoring tools, transport systems, data warehouses, and public-facing portals. We tailor integrations to your technical ecosystem and operational needs.

Do ArcGIS integrations require changes to existing workflows?

Integrations are designed to support existing workflows by reducing manual spatial checks and unifying datasets. Any process improvements or automation opportunities are developed collaboratively with service teams to ensure they enhance efficiency without disruption.

How do you ensure geospatial data remains accurate and consistent across systems?

We implement automated synchronisation, validation rules, quality checks, and authoritative data alignment (including LLPG/UPRN compliance). Monitoring and audit trails ensure spatial data stays consistent and reliable across systems.

Can ArcGIS integrations support both on-premise and cloud deployments?

Yes. We design integrations for ArcGIS Enterprise (on-premise), ArcGIS Online, and hybrid deployments. Our architecture considers firewalls, network boundaries, authentication models, and hosting strategies to ensure stable, secure connectivity.

What security measures are applied to ArcGIS integrations?

All integrations follow privacy-by-design principles, use encrypted communication channels, apply least-privilege access, and maintain full auditability. We align with UK GDPR, local governance policies, and spatial data security standards.

How involved do GIS, planning, and IT teams need to be during the project?

We manage the technical delivery but rely on GIS teams, planning teams, and IT for validation, testing, and operational insight. Engagement can be lightweight or collaborative depending on your capacity and preferred approach.

Will integrating ArcGIS improve mapping accuracy for officers and residents?

Yes. Integration ensures that authoritative spatial datasets flow into planning systems, portals, asset management tools, and internal workflows. This leads to more accurate public maps, better constraint checks, and consistent spatial information across departments.

Do you provide ongoing support and maintenance for ArcGIS integrations?

Yes. Our managed service offering includes monitoring, optimisation, updates, incident response, and support for ArcGIS platform changes. This ensures long-term stability, accuracy, and alignment with evolving spatial data needs.