Building Web Maps and Apps with ArcGIS Online
for Disaster Response and other Critical Uses
Review the Table of Contents below to discover the things covered in this book. When you purchase the book you can download the materials for the exercises with the link on this page.
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Table of Contents
Author’s Introduction
Chapter 1 – Signing In to ArcGIS Online
Basics of your account
The ArcGIS Online Menus
Exercise 1a – Creating the Storage Framework
Chapter 2 - Basic ArcGIS Online Components
Feature Layers
Web Maps
Web Applications
Exercise 2a – Creating Items in a Content Folder
Chapter 3 – Adding and Creating in ArcGIS Online
The Living Atlas of the World
Exercise 3a – Using Data the Esri Living Atlas.
Sharing Data Through the Desktop Using ArcMap
Exercise 3b –Creating a Feature Layer from ArcMap
Sharing Data Through the Desktop Using ArcGIS Pro
Exercise 3c – Sharing Data Using ArcGIS Pro
Creating and Designing New Feature Layers in ArcGIS Online
Exercise 3d – Creating New Data in ArcGIS Online
Transferring Existing Data Into ArcGIS Online
Exercise 3e – Importing Existing Data
Chapter 4 – Organizing Your Data
Using Groups
Exercise 4a – Making a Group
Tagging and Categorizing Your Data
Exercise 4b – Setting Up Categories
Chapter 5 – Setting Up Web Data for Use
Layer Details
Exercise 5a – Examining the Layer’s Item Details
Setting Symbology in ArcGIS Online
Exercise 5b – Setting Up Visualization
Working with Templates
Exercise 5c – Configuring a Blank Template Layer
Symbology for Polygon Layers
Exercise 5d – Setting the Visualization for Polygons
Permissions and Security Settings
Exercise 5e – Setting Sharing parameters
Chapter 6 – Making Web Maps
Making Web Maps with ArcGIS Pro
Exercise 6a – Sharing a AGP Project as a Web Map
Building a Web Map in ArcGIS Online
Exercise 6b – Build a New Web Map
Adding Charts to the Pop-ups
Exercise 6c – Making a Chart
Custom Expressions – Arcade
Exercise 6d – Using Custom Expressions in Charts
Chapter 7 – Data Collection Apps
Making Collection Apps
Exercise 7a – Making a Simple Form App
Introducing the QuickCapture App
Exercise 7b – Building a QuickCapture App
Using Survey 123 for Data Collection
Exercise 7c – Making a Survey from an Existing Feature Layer
Creating a Survey with the Web Designer
Exercise 7d – Create a Survey with the Online Tools
Making Surveys with 123 Connect
Exercise 7e – Make an ATC-45 Survey Using an XLSX File
Exercise 7f – Optional Options
Future Projects for Texas EGRT
Chapter 8 – Creating Web Apps
Web App Creation Methods
Esri Configurable Apps
Exercise 8a – Using Premade Templates
The Web AppBuilder
Exercise 8b – Build an App with Web AppBuilder
Chapter 9 – Operations Dashboards
Dashboard Layout
Exercise 9a – Building a Dashboard
The Web-based Dashboard Designer Beta
More Dashboard Elements
Exercise 9b – Dashboard Selectors
More Dashboard Selectors
Exercise 9c – Dashboard Number Selector
Exercise 9d - Dashboard Date Selectors
Chapter 10 – Displaying Multiple Web Apps
CONOPS Atlas
Exercise 10a – Building a Story Map CONOPS
Chapter 11 – Putting It All Together
Challenge Number 1– Tornado Damage Assessments with Survey 123
Challenge Number 2– Shelter Status Dashboard
Challenge Number 3– Regional Traffic Display
Challenge Number 4– QuickCapture Hazards App
Challenge Number 5– Texas Schools and Districts
Challenge Number 6 - CONOPS App
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