Contents
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Chapter 1: Get started with Web GIS 1
Web GIS and the geospatial cloud 2
New-generation Web GIS architecture and trends 7
Web GIS information model: Users, web layers, maps, and apps 11
Geotagged images-an increasingly popular GIS data source 19
Tutorial 1 22
1.1 Create an ArcGIS0 Online trial account 23
1.2 Create a hosted feature layer from geotagged photos 24
1.3 Add fields to your feature layer and edit the attributes 28
1.4 Create a web map 30
1.5 Create a web app using a template 33
Questions and answers 37
Assignment 39
Chapter 2: Hosted feature layers and storytelling with GIS 41
Feature layers: The most common type of operational layers 42
Smart mapping, pop-ups, and ArcGIS Arcade 44
ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World 48
Storytelling using Web GIS and principles of user experience design 49
Tutorial 2 56
2.1 Create a feature layer from a CSV file 56
2.2 Configure layer style 58
2.3 Configure layer pop-ups using ArcGIS Arcade 61
2.4 ,4.dd images and charts to your layer pop-ups 64
2.5 Use layers from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World 67
2.6 Create a story map 68
Questions and answers 75
Assignment 77
Chapter 3: ArcGIS Experience Builder and ArcGIS Web AppBuilder 81
Basics of Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder 82
Using the builders to create web apps 85
Editions of Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder 88
Tutorial 3 89
3.1 Create a web app using Web AppBuilder 90
3.2 Configure chart-type widgets 96
3.3 Configure filter-type widgets 101
3.4 Use Experience Builder to create a web app 108
3.5 Configure actions and menus 115
Questions and answers 120
Assignment 123
Chapter 4: Mobile GIS 125
Mobile GIS: Concepts and advantages 127
Feature layer edit settings, views, and feature templates 129
Mobile app development strategies 132
ArcGJS native apps for field and indoor operations 134
VR, AR, and other popular types of apps and frontiers 143
Tutorial 4 145
4.1 Design a survey for ArcGIS Survey123 146
4.2 Use Survey123 to collect data and review the data collected 152
4.3 Create ed itable feature layers, domains, and web maps for ArcGIS Collector 156
4.4 Collect data using Collector 162
4.5 Create an ArcGJS QuickCapture project 165
4.6 Collect data using QuickCapture 168
4. 7 Prepare data for use with AuGeo 170
4.8 Explore your surroundings in AR 173
Questions and answers 176
Assignments 177
Chapter 5: Tile layers and on-premises Web GIS 181
The need for on-premises and hybrid Web GIS 183
ArcGIS Enterprise components and deployment 184
Raster tile, vector tile, map image laye rs, and publishing strategy 189
Workflow to share web layers from ArcGIS Pro 197
Tutorial 5 200
5.1 Add a portal connection in ArcGIS Pro 200
5.2 Publish a vector tile layer 202
5.3 Publish a raster tile layer 209
5.4 Compare raster and vector tile layers in a web app 211
5.5 Edit vector tile layer styles 215
Questions and answers 220
Assignment 221
Chapter 6: Spatiotemporal data and real-time GIS 223
Spatiotemporal data, loT, and the demand for real-time GIS basics 224
Cloud, server, and client-side technologies for real-time GIS 229
Animate time-series data 236
Tutorial 6 238
6.1 Create a web map with real-time layers 239
6.2 Create a dashboard app 245
6.3 Add actions and targets to your dashboard 253
6.4 Create a time-enabled feature layer 256
6.5 Animate time-series data in web maps and web apps 259
Questions and answers 263
Assignments 264