ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online in a Snapshot

What is ArcGIS Online?

This is an image with ArcGIS in the center branching off to four topics that include: data, apps, maps, and share.
This is an image with ArcGIS in the center branching off to four topics that include: data, apps, maps, and share.
  • ArcGIS Online allows you to build maps, analyze data, create web apps with your maps, and work collaboratively with the use of sharing. 
  • You can visit this link: What is ArcGIS Online—ArcGIS Online Help to explore more about what ArcGIS Online is and what it can do.

Getting Started with ArcGIS Online

  1. Login to ArcGIS Online.
  2. Use these tutorials to help get you started with using ArcGIS Online:
    • This is a link that leads you to the ArcGIS Lesson Gallery: Learn ArcGIS
    • This is a link that leads you to the Modern GIS curriculum which contains labs based on real-world scenarios, overview slides, and articles/blogs to help you with learning how to use ArcGIS Online: Modern GIS | A GIS Curriculum
    • This is a link to Esri Academy that contains Esri Training Courses: Esri Training
    • This is a link to Esri documentation that contains many different document tutorials: Esri Documentation
    • This is a link to ArcGIS Developers that provides instructions on how to build applications: Tutorials | Documentation | ArcGIS Developers
    • This is a link to Esri videos that contains both videos for content and tutorials: Esri Videos
  3. Need help? You do not have to work with ArcGIS Online by yourself. Book a consultation with an Instructional Designer who can help you figure out how to best use ArcGIS Online for your course(s).

User Types, Roles, and Privileges

  • By default, all users have been assigned a student role.
  • Instructors can request instructor accounts with additional privileges from IT.

ArcGIS Online Tools

Maps and Layers

  • An ArcGIS Online map is an interactive display of geographic information that you can use to tell stories and answer questions.
    • Use Express Maps to help tell your story in StoryMaps. This link provides more information about what Express Maps are and how to use them: Use express maps to help tell your story
    • Smart Mapping helps you to find symbology that works best with your data. This link provides information about what it is, how to use it, and why: Smart Mapping with ArcGIS Online
    • This link provides information about whether to use Boundaries or Centroids given your needs: Boundaries or Centroids?
  • Layers allow you to show multiple data sets in one map. ArcGIS has prebuilt layers, but you can also create your own. 

Groups and Sharing Items


ArcGIS Online Applications

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StoryMaps

  • StoryMaps are a great way to build a narrative that utilizes different forms of media and maps. 
  • This link provides an overview of what ArcGIS StoryMaps are: Digital Storytelling with Maps | ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • This link helps get you started with StoryMaps and is a great tutorial to follow along with: Getting started with ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • This link includes a gallery of existing StoryMaps that you can explore: StoryMaps Gallery
  • This link provides you with information on how to access a StoryMap, create a new one, copy an existing one, how to share a StoryMap for group collaboration, and some of the basic tools and information: StoryMaps in ArcGIS Online

Living Atlas and Other Data Collections


Connecting ArcGIS Online to UMS Applications

Brightspace

  • You can link or embed maps in different areas of your Brightspace course. For example, you can link or embed maps in Content or in different activities (quizzes, assignments, etc…). 
  • This link provides you with information on how to embed an ArcGIS Map in different areas of Brightspace: Embed an ArcGIS Map in Brightspace
  • This link provides you with information on how to link an ArcGIS Map in different areas of Brightspace: Link an ArcGIS Map to Brightspace

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Google Sites

  • You can embed an ArcGIS map into a Google Site.
  • If you need help embedding an ArcGIS map into a Google Site, please visit this tutorial: Add an ArcGIS Map to a Google Site

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