ArcGIS Online Best Practices by Dan Haag

With the ArcGIS 10.2 release, all Desktop for ArcGIS users will have access to an ArcGIS Online Subscription for their organization so they can fully leverage the power of Web GIS. Please join us for this session as we explore the latest capabilities of ArcGIS Online, and best practices for working with an ArcGIS Online Subscription. Attendees will learn how to effectively publish, manage and share content, support mobile workflows on smartphones and tablets, and build useful information products with their authoritative GIS data.

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1. ArcGIS Online Best Practices Dan Haag, Esri
2. Topics for this session • About ArcGIS Online • Establishing your organization • Tips for groups and individuals • Best practices for items • Maps and Apps designed for the audience • Resources
3. ArcGIS Online Overview Some Context…
4. GIS Is Being Transformed Into a Web GIS Making GIS Easier, Always Available, and More Social Web GIS
5. ArcGIS Supports the Enterprise ArcGIS Executive Access Public Engagement Work Anywhere Knowledge Workers Enterprise Integration Professional GIS Making Mapping and GIS Available Across Your Organization Transforming the Role of GIS
6. ArcGIS – A Web GIS For Mapping, Analyzing, and Managing Geographic Information Simple Integrated Open
7. ArcGIS – Accessible from Any Client Desktop Web Device Simple Integrated Open
8. ArcGIS – Powered by Services Server Online Content and Services Simple Integrated Open
9. ArcGIS – Organizes Content and Manages Access Simple Integrated Open Portal
10. ArcGIS Is a Platform Enabling Web GIS Everywhere Available in the Cloud . . . . . . and On-Premises Desktop Web Device Server Online Content and Services Portal Simple Integrated Open
11. Profile Watershed Online Analytics Viewshed Drive Time Routing with Traffic Maps Data Apps Services Workflows Models All Desktop Users Get an Online Subscription Providing Content, Online Publishing, and Analytics Extending Desktop with Web GIS Professional GIS Enabling • Content Management • Access • Sharing • Collaboration • Apps
12. Establishing Your Organization
13. Quick Start Guide
14. ArcGIS Online Can Be Configured for Your Organizations Managing Content, Access and Identity . . . In the Public Cloud or on Premises ArcGIS Online EPA Utah Home Page Gallery Groups Web Maps Duluth, MN Montana Stone Environmental
15. Organization Home Not for public access! Add links to public site on organization home. Stylin! Basic
16. Customize the Basemaps for Your Organization • Use your own • Set custom extent for Esri basemaps • Both
17. Tips for Groups and Individuals
18. Your Profile • Put your best profile forward • Personal vs. professional persona • Photo or logo • Contact information
19. Groups • Group thumbnail • Description (can include links, photos)
20. Group galleries Configurable group gallery template Embedded gallery in public website
21. Groups are building blocks for public galleries Public Gallery Templates Groups also have IDs that can be found using owner and name
22. Organization Settings and Best Practices Groups Demo
23. Best Practices for Sharing Items
24. Publishing Services • Document service at source • Carried along with item • Links included in maps ArcGIS Server Publish from ArcGIS Desktop (subscription)
25. Choosing a Service Type Hosted Services • Feature service - Relatively few features displayed at once - Popups - Editing • Tiled service - Drawing more than a few thousand features at once - Display annotation - Raster data or imagery • Use both - Drawing several thousands features with popups and annotation
26. Cache Hosted Tiled Services using Desktop Conserve Credits
27. Share only what you intend ArcGIS for Server services • Only make the services you want to share Public
28. Service Authoring Considerations • For optimal mashup ease and usability • Limit number of layers, sublayers • Layers as map building blocks
29. Item Description • After you save, and before you share Concise Summary Good Thumbnail Great Description (use links, photos, etc. Tags, Usage Notes, etc
30. Thumbnails Organization Branding Location Hints Graphic Hints Content Hints
31. Best Practices for Sharing Items Demo
32. Maps and Apps Designed for the Audience
33. Consider your audience • Map Viewer vs. applications (authors vs. consumers) Embedded maps open map viewer by default – change! Easy!
34. Utilities Solution Templates Provide Apps, Maps, Data Models, and Tools Improving Productivity and Leveraging Best Practices • Free to Users • Easily Configured • Fully Supported • Open Source Military / Security Emergency Management Government
35. Using custom Base maps • Cached map service • Leverage custom scales • Web Mercator recommended
36. Configuring your map Layer Pop-ups Transparency Display Scale Range Symbols
37. Pop-ups • Use aliases, hide fields, don’t SHOUT • Explore formatting options • Deliver information well • Optimize photo experience 200px by 150px Small size for rapid display
38. Configuring Layer • Define user experience • Save to item properties (if owner) Pop-ups Symbols Visibility Range Hide in Legend Save item properties to save configuration
39. ArcGIS Apps Empower Everyone Focused and Easy to Use on Any Device Enabling You to Extend the Power of GIS Analysis View / Query Story Maps Collector ArcPad Editing / Collection Dashboard Awareness Office Location Analytics
40. Useful Resources • ArcGIS.com Help • Quick Start Guide PDF • What’s New • Creating Effective Popups • Model ArcGIS Online Organizations • ArcGIS Online for Local Government • ArcGIS Online Training • Blogs • Service Credits Estimator dhaag@esri.com