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Creating a Directory & Workspace in ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online is an interactive map that can display geographic information to tell stories,

analyze and share information among individuals. This interactive map can hold a variety of

datasets – shapefiles, CSV and feature layers.

The first step for the user is to log onto ArcGIS Online using the organization account. Go to

www.arcgis.com/home/signin.html

Username: CommMappingAGOL

Password: cogs2013

The second step is for the user to organize the files that will be needed to create the map. Once

the user has logged on, select My Content tab. This tab will direct individuals to Folders that

contain information that will be needed for map creation.

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Individuals can create Folders to organize the data based on locations or features that will be

mapped. New Folders can be created by selecting NEW and renaming the folder to fit their

needs.

Now individuals are ready to create a map.

Creating a Map

To create a map, select Create and scroll down to the Map option.

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Once the Map option is chosen, the New Map window will display and the user must fill in the

information -- the title & tags are required!! After the information is entered, press OK and it will

direct the user to a map that is ready for information to be added to it.

Adding Layers to the Map

Layers are the contents of the map – features that the user wants to show. Features can be added

to the map by selecting the feature layer that they want to display.

The user will have to navigate to the folders to find the feature layer they want to add to the map.

The folders that they will have to navigate to are:

Pre Confed (properties based on communities)

Post Confed (properties based in communities)

Age Advantage (Shortlist Web applications maps)

The user can open the feature layer by clicking the down arrow menu & selecting Add Layer

to new map with enabled

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The feature layer will be open in a new map and the user can start adding new points to that

feature layer

The Enable Editing tool appears on the Main Panel (circled above) which allows the the user to

edit an attribute.

Adding a Point to a Feature Layer

Feature layers can be modified to display certain attributes via adding or deleting them.

The editing tool will allow the user to add a point to the existing feature layer and add attributes.

When the Edit button is selected, the New Feature button will appear.

Editing tool enabled (present on panel)

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The New Feature button will allow the user to hover over the map and place the point anywhere

on the map.

Once the address is found, the user will use the New Feature button and click to add the point to

that location.

In order to find the location of a new point, the user must type in

the address in the search bar at the top right of the map.

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When the user adds the new feature to the layer, a pop-up menu will appear. This will show all the

attribute information that the user will need to fill in. Once the user is satisfied with the information,

the user must select Close for the feature to stay on the map. Selecting the Close Button, it

automatically saves the features made to the layer

Selecting the Close Button, it

automatically saves the features made

to the layer

When the user adds information to the new feature, HTML tags must be added with the information.

This can be seen below:

HTML Tags are as follows:

<b> </b> : Makes the text bold

For example <b> Terrain </b>: Flat to Gentle

Rolling

Terrain: Flat to Gentle Rolling

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Attribute Information for Properties

Number the record number in the table for the layer you are

working with.

Select the drop down arrow (which is circled) and select Show

table (which is in a rectangle) and the user can scroll down the

attribute table and look at the number to know what to assign the

new entry.

Title Address

Short_Desc History

Image_URL direct link from photobucket

Address Community Name

Telephone Architecture

Website Website (if applicable)

Desc1 Courtesy (photo credit)

Desc2Year Built

Desc3 Original Owner

Desc4 Occupation

Desc5Inventory Site Form

** These fields for the attribute information will only be read in the Shortlist Application**

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Edit Existing Points on the Map

To edit existing points, the user can select the pop-up window of a point and select the Edit

button

To Delete Points

To delete a point, select a feature on the map, enter edit mode and select the Delete button.

This will permanently delete the point from the

feature layer

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Save Map

It is important for the user to continually save the map. In order to do so, the user must select the

Save button. Once the map is saved, it can be seen within My Content or within a folder in My

Content.

The user will be prompted to the following window. The user must fill in the title & tags section

as they are required. Also, the user NEEDS to make sure that the map is saved in the appropriate

folder!!!

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Add Bookmarks—Optional Feature

A bookmark allows the user to zoom to particular areas on the map. The bookmark menu can be

seen on the right side of the web map.

To create a bookmark, select the Bookmarks button to open the drop-down menu. Make sure

you are zoomed in on the area that will be chosen for the bookmark. From the drop-down menu,

click Add Bookmark (which is outlined in a box) and enter the name of your bookmark. Click

the Close button X to close the Bookmark menu

To rename a bookmark, click the Edit button and

enter a new name

To delete a bookmark, click the Remove Button

next to the bookmark to delete it from the map

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Drawing Style for Symbology

Next, the Drawing Style needs to be chosen. The user can right click the feature from the drop

down menu (which is circled) and select Change Style button

The default style Location (single symbol) allows the user to see how features are distributed –

clustered or dispersed to show patterns.

**THIS IS THE PROPER drawing style for

point features**

Configure Pop-Up Window

A map shows descriptive information (i.e. attributes) regarding the features displayed in the Pop-

up window. The Pop-up window can be configured to how the user wants to display the attribute

data for the features.

As the features have been loaded, the user can right click the drop down arrow (which is circled)

and select Configure Pop-Up. The Configure Pop-Up window allows the layers to be

customized based on certain information. From the Pop-up window, the three sections that can

be configured are:

Title

Contents

Media

** But we are only focusing on the Title & Contents as these two are very important. However,

Media is within the ArcGIS Online Basic User Guide

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Pop-Up Title

To enter a title for the Pop-Up window, use the [+] button to select the field that you want for a

title OR you can type in the title

Example 1: The title was manually typed to display Church

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Example 2: The field name Title was chosen to be the pop-up window title. Any field name can

be the pop-up window title.

Configure Pop-Up Attributes

Attributes are the descriptive information that are associated with each feature. The Configure

Attributes button will prompt the user to a window of fields.

The Configure Attribute window allows the user to choose

what fields they want to display in the Pop-Up window.

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The following example shows the pop-up window only displaying Title, Short_Desc,

Image_URL and Address. The resulting Pop-up window is seen below.