With the ArcGIS platform, the ESRI vision is to build many industry-specific data models. Our basic goals are to simplify the process of implementing projects, and to promote and support standards that exist in our user communities.
Academic and industry leaders collaborate with ESRI to create and design data model templates that can be used with one GIS platform. The result is this set of data model structures that can be implemented for each of the industries and scientific disciplines that ESRI serves.
Read about the goals and process in the Introduction to ArcGIS Data Models, and visit the Data Model tips and tricks page designed as a resource for common methods and best practices.
Visit the ESRI data model discussion forum to share your ideas, thoughts, and questions with other users.
Use this matrix to compare industry areas that have Case Studies and Design Templates available. Click the name of the data model for a general overview, Case Studies, and Design Templates, or click the check mark for detailed download information.