Introduction: This is the stand-alone version of lesson 4 out of 11 in the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path. Fiber optic cables alone do not provide a comprehensive view of your network. Splice points within CrescentLink enable the creation of connections between cables and equipment, allowing for detailed tracing and reporting of every circuit within the network. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date data is essential for network design, performance optimization, cost analysis, and maintenance planning. To address these needs, CrescentLink is designed to model the equipment and fiber requirements of an evolving cable network through its splice point capabilities. This course utilizes the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Training Resources dataset, which can be downloaded from the GEOGRAPH Academy Resources page.  If you do not already have this dataset, please download it and use the project within that resource file throughout this course. Once enrolled, click the Start button in the top right of this page to begin the first module. Read more

Introduction: This is the stand-alone version of lesson 5 out of 11 in the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path. Network connectivity requires specialized equipment. In this lesson, we will use Network Manager to create equipment at splice points. The Connector tool comes into play again for cable-to-equipment, and equipment-to-equipment connections. This course utilizes the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Training Resources dataset, which can be downloaded from the GEOGRAPH Academy Resources page.  If you do not already have this dataset, please download it and use the project within that resource file throughout this course. Once enrolled, click the Start button in the top right of this page to begin the first module. Read more

Introduction: This is the stand-alone version of lesson 6 out of 11 in the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path. Being able to identify cable attribute information and connectivity while looking at your network should be easy.  Utilizing CrescentLink's cable count functionality will make your map more user-friendly, readable, and informative.  This course illustrates how you can enter cable counts into your network, and how you can leverage ArcGIS Pro's labeling functionality to display this information on your cable feature labels for quick visual reference to your network's connectivity. This course utilizes the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Training Resources dataset, which can be downloaded from the GEOGRAPH Academy Resources page.  If you do not already have this dataset, please download it and use the project within that resource file throughout this course. Once enrolled, click the Start button in the top right of this page to begin the first module. Read more

Introduction: This is the stand-alone version of lesson 7 out of 11 in the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path. CrescentLink also provides the means for managing a Path network. Paths are most often used for Conduit management, but can also be used for ditch and strand management.  Keep in mind that while we are covering path creation after we've placed our fiber features, you are just as easily capable of placing these features first, and adding fiber later. This course utilizes the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Training Resources dataset, which can be downloaded from the GEOGRAPH Academy Resources page.  If you do not already have this dataset, please download it and use the project within that resource file throughout this course. Once enrolled, click the Start button in the top right of this page to begin the first module. Read more

Introduction: This is the stand-alone version of lesson 8 out of 11 in the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path. CrescentLink provides the ability to incorporate Additional Cable storage, such as risers and different slack loops, within your network map, enabling you to manage this additional cable footage alongside your active network.  This course walks through how to create each type of additional cable feature, and the various methods for visualizing the impact of this added footage in your network.  We also cover how to close out a work order by converting it from a proposed status to an existing status. This course utilizes the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Training Resources dataset, which can be downloaded from the GEOGRAPH Academy Resources page.  If you do not already have this dataset, please download it and use the project within that resource file throughout this course. Once enrolled, click the Start button in the top right of this page to begin the first module. Read more

Introduction: This is the stand-alone version of lesson 9 out of 11 in the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path. This lesson keeps the online, self-paced learning path in sync with the live training workshops that we have historically conducted.  Lesson 9 is a Build Your Own Network lesson that we typically review together during live trainings, but since an instructor is not present for live feedback for this lesson, this lesson is optional as part of the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path.  Since this is an optional course, it is provided for free. For those that are participating in the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path, please begin the lesson for further instructions.  Even though this is an optional course, some actions are required before you can proceed to Lesson 10.   If you are looking at this lesson outside of the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Learning Path and you would like feedback from the GEOGRAPH Academy team on a network that you have built, please begin the course and follow the instructions within.  This course utilizes the CrescentLink for ArcGIS Pro Training Resources dataset, which can be downloaded from the GEOGRAPH Academy Resources page.  If you do not already have this dataset, please download it and use the project within that resource file throughout this course. Once enrolled, click the Start button in the top right of this page to begin the first module. Read more