Introduction to ArcGIS Online

							ArcGIS Online
    Peng Gao
      What is ArcGIS Online?


 Online mapping is one of the hot topics in the
  GIS community
 ArcGIS Online is the online version of ArcGIS
https://www.arcgis.com/home/index.html
            What is NEW?


 Create interactive web maps
 Share maps on the internet
 Access content shared by other users
 Make maps with Esri Maps for MS Office
          Why ArcGIS Online?


 Access over 100,000 maps and data for your
  research / projects / presentations
 Look good on your resume
 It is FREE!!
Create interactive web maps
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 Select a “Basemap” as the backdrop of your
  map
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 Add actual layers from:
   Files from your computers
   Files on the web
 Shape files, Google Earth files (KML), GPS point
  files (GPX), text files
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 Manage layers
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 Choose map symbols
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 Edit features
and attributes
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 Measure
  location
  distance
  area
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 Show changes over time in a movie-like
  display
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 Create editable layers
   Either the map maker or anybody viewing the
    map can edit it on the web
   This is useful when you want inputs from
    others (Volunteered Geographic Information)
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  Share maps on the internet


 ArcGIS Online security settings
   Private
   Organizations
   Everyone (public)
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 Sharing your maps via
  ArcGIS Online
  Emails, blogs, web sites, social medias
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A short URL pointing to your map
Access content shared by other users


  Search maps through:
    Your organization
    ArcGIS Online
    A GIS server
    The web
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                       Esri Maps for Office


       Esri Maps for Office is an Add-in for MS Office
        that let you create interactive maps of your
        data directly inside Excel
       Download
      http://www.esri.com/software/esri-maps-for-
        office/download

http://www.esri.com/software/esri-maps-for-office/features
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     Choose a basemap


 Choose a basemap
through “Basemap”
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 Esri Maps for MS Office can transfer location
  information into features:
   Zipcodes -> polygons
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 Select symbols
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How can you access ArcGIS Online?


 Personal and organizational accounts
  (https://www.arcgis.com/home/signin.html)
 Access ArcGIS Online anywhere through web
  browsers and mobile devices
  (https://www.arcgis.com/)
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Thanks!