ArcGIS Workloads
Keep current Esri-facing workflows online while the backend changes.
Move FeatureServer, MapServer, raster, and geometry workloads onto Honua while keeping ArcGIS Pro and existing web applications pointed at a familiar surface.
Modernization
Move off legacy GIS without breaking the clients and workflows people still use.
Honua gives teams a practical path away from aging GIS infrastructure. Import services, use migration automation to update existing applications, validate parity, keep existing clients online, and move new work to gRPC APIs, SDKs, and AI agent tooling on a safer schedule.
ArcGIS + GeoServer
Start with continuity. Then improve the parts that need improvement.
Most teams cannot afford a rewrite-first migration. The first job is to preserve the client surface and working datasets that are already part of daily operations.
GeoServer Workloads
Preserve standards-based clients while replacing a heavy operating model.
Keep WFS, WMS, WMTS, and related client behavior available while shifting off JVM complexity and dated administration workflows.
How Teams Move
A staged path works better than a one-shot cutover.
1. Import Services
Bring the current estate into a common runtime.
Service importers clone service definitions, metadata, and runtime configuration so the team can validate against a familiar baseline.
2. Check Parity
Measure what matches and what still needs attention.
Compare data, output, rendering, and workflow behavior before changing production traffic or telling users to work differently.
3. Shift New Work
Move application work to gRPC APIs and SDKs at the right time.
New services can use gRPC, SDKs, AI agent tooling, and Git-based operations without forcing the entire organization to switch everything at once.
Migration Automation
Use tooling to reduce manual rewrite work.
The goal of the toolkit is simple: preserve working behavior where you need continuity and cut down repetitive migration work where you do not.
Service Importers
Bring service definitions and metadata into Honua.
Start from your current ArcGIS or GeoServer service estate instead of rebuilding publication and configuration from scratch.
Migration Automation
Replace repetitive ArcGIS client usage in JavaScript codebases.
Scan applications, identify common patterns, and rewrite repeatable client calls into Honua-native SDK usage where automation can safely do the work.
Parity Checks
Catch parity gaps before they become rollout surprises.
Reconciliation tooling highlights mismatches in service behavior, rendering, or data output so the team can fix them before users feel the difference.
What This Avoids
Modernization should remove risk, not create a new round of it.
| Old approach | Typical problem | Honua approach |
|---|---|---|
| Rewrite apps before the runtime is validated | Teams learn too late that service behavior changed | Validate runtime continuity first, then move apps in stages |
| Manual service recreation | Migration scope grows and error rate goes up | Use importers and parity checks to shrink repetitive work |
| All-or-nothing cutover | Every dependency becomes part of the same release risk | Keep current clients live while new work shifts to gRPC APIs and SDKs |
The biggest migration risk is not the technology. It is changing too many things at once
and losing the ability to tell what broke.
Next Step
Start with an assessment if live workloads and client continuity matter.
If your team has active ArcGIS or GeoServer services, a quickstart is useful, but an assessment is the faster way to identify what your migration actually requires.