VertiGIS Studio Road Ahead - April 2nd Highlights

VertiGIS Studio Road Ahead - April 2nd Highlights

HEY DID YOU KNOW?
GeoCortex Essentials supports ArcGIS Enterprise 12; internal testing validated compatibility, and no reproducible issues were found regarding WebMap export behavior.
https://support.vertigis.com/hc/en-us/articles/31955574671250-VertiGIS-Studio-Products-and-ArcGIS-Enterprise-12

Esri has moved to a new versioning strategy for the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript (5.0 → 6.0 → 7.0 annually). VertiGIS Studio Web 5.41 will fully support 5.0 at release.

From the Esri Developer Summit:
AI discussions are shifting from hype to practical governance and real use cases.
Digital Twin use cases have matured and are resurging with strong ROI examples.
Arcade is becoming more formalized (editor + runtime). VertiGIS will migrate to Esri’s interpreter for consistency.
Esri continues to leave space for business-value centric innovation, reinforcing VertiGIS Studio’s value.

SaaS Gen1 Printing is officially being deprecated. 
Gen2 Printing is stable, widely adopted, and Gen1 endpoints will retire in 12 months. (On-prem users are unaffected.)
https://support.vertigis.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/34373925338898-VertiGIS-Studio-SaaS-Printing-gen1-deprecation

RECENTLY RELEASED
Mobile - delivered expanded local data management (listing and deleting map areas, and updating MMPKs), improved memory efficiency, and new support for basemap get-all operations.

Web - finalized attribute-based runtime symbology changes (including graduated colors/sizes), added layer import via service URL, and improved DXF/import workflows and the translations system (import/export).

Workflow - introduced import/export of translation strings, enabling faster multi-language and consistent single-language workflow configuration.

Search - focused on reliability improvements, better indexing behavior for large datasets, and UI refinements.

Printing - Gen2 continues to stabilize following the January release, with hotfixes and workflow improvements published in February.

COMING SOON
https://support.vertigis.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/30389600731282-2026-VertiGIS-Studio-Release-Schedule

Access Control
Significant bug resolution enabled by new testing harnesses.
Improved proxy handling to avoid conflicts with Esri Workflow Manager, utility network diagrams, and other non-secured resources.
Library, security, and installer updates in an upcoming maintenance release.

Mobile 
Upgraded to ArcGIS Runtime 200.8.1, offering better load performance and memory usage.
Completed listing, sorting, deletion, and filtering of offline data; updates for offline basemaps and map areas in progress.
~30 bug fixes included.

Web
Full support for ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 5.0.
Enhanced 2D polygon labeling with dynamic optimization.
Support for 3D base maps in web scenes.
Major Gen2 Printing enhancements: strict output validation, multi-feature grid/line printing, and large-file upload support.

Desktop
Release 2.0.1 (bug fixes) with workflow debugging in ArcGIS Pro and improved geocoding in the map navigator.

FUTURE ROAD MAP

Web
Next-Gen Editing. Foundational engineering work complete; first milestone release will maintain feature parity, followed by iterative delivery of more advanced editing tools.
AI Assistant Targeting release within the next two cycles (late Q2 or early Q3). Initial integration expected in App Designer.

Mobile
Update functionality for TPKs and Map Areas directly in Local Data Manager
Query definitions as filter within Layer Presets
Work to begin on functionality to improve flow of data from office to field to office - last call for your ideas

Analytics
Upcoming support for data retention rules (purge data older than X days).
New UI for removing user-specific analytics data.
Reworking downtime detection thresholds based on customer feedback.

Reporting (Gen2)
Work underway to replace the current map image generation pipeline with the Gen2 engine.
Expected results: dramatically faster report generation and higher-resolution maps.
Target release: October (initially SaaS).

Desktop
Usability improvements.
Survey import tool refactored for stability.
Ability to save project-specific portal defaults.