USING ARCGIS.COM FOR INTERWEB MAPPING APPLICATIONS Matt Mullenax, Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle MPO

What is ArcGIS.com?  ESRI’s ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based, collaborative content management system for maps, apps, data and other geographic information.  Allows non-programmers to deploy and share webernet maps containing their own GIS data for free through the ArcGIS.com map viewer.

ArcGIS.com Specifics  Create a free ESRI global account.  Number of mapping applications and amount of data limited to 2GB.  These mapping applications can be shared with a group or the public through web browser, smart phone apps, social media and s.  Can also be embedded into websites.  Use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for best performance.

ArcGIS.com Specifics cont’d…  Can import.shp (zipped),.csv/.txt,.gpx files, as well as content from ArcGIS Online (including base layers accessible on Desktop).  Imported files cannot have >1,000 features (or 250 addresses) and are projected on the fly.  Layers editable for multiple authors, and edits are tracked.  ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Explorer (Desktop and Online) can access web maps.

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Questions? Matt Mullenax, GISP Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle MPO (304)