ArcGIS Online Best Practices from the Trenches

Lindsey Danforth

GIS Implementation Analyst

The Sidwell Company

2015 Ohio GIS ConferenceSeptember 21 - 23, 2015 | Hyatt Regency Columbus| Columbus, Ohio

Hello!

•My name is Lindsey Danforth•I love making web maps•I once used all available credits in a day•Had to beg ESRI to give them back•Vowed to get my revenge and master

ArcGIS Online

Credits

•ArcGIS Online Entitlements▫One Named User per ArcGIS for Desktop

license▫100 Credits per ArcGIS for Desktop license▫Credits renew with maintenance schedule

(1yr)

•Additional purchased credits are good for 2 years

Credit Usage•Credits used for Storage are the best

•Tile Generation and Geocoding

Storage

Feature Services Storage2.4 credits per 10 MB stored per month

Tile and Data Storage1.2 credits per 1 GB stored per month

Other

Map Tile Generation1 credit per 1,000 tiles generated

Analytics

Geocoding40 credits per 1,000 geocodes

Credit Calculations

•Hard to estimate▫Testing▫Replacing▫Collecting▫Analytics▫…changes daily/hourly

•So watch daily credit consumption and adjust accordingly

Publishing Techniques

Hosted Service Types•Map Notes

▫Very small number of features or labels•Feature Collections

▫<1,000 Features•Hosted Feature Services

▫As it grows performance will slow▫Max records for display = 1,000▫Can use for complex labels*

•Tiled Services▫Added through Tile Packages!

NEVER* Publish as Tiled Mapping!

•*only use this option if you need a tiled service immediately and you don’t have ArcGIS Server

Make and share a Tile Package•Uses your desktop to

create tiles•Only uses storage

credits

1. Enable Runtime Tools2. Set your Extent3. Share as Tile Package

1. Image format tips4. Publish Tile Package

Publishing Large Datasets - Limitations•Add Item – AGO Web Interface

▫Limited to 1GB

•Desktop publishing▫Fails to publish “Packaging succeeded but

publishing failed”

Publishing Large FS Datasets

•Stage as Service Definition•Upload Service Definition GP Tool

Exporting Large Data

•Create Replica from REST endpoint▫Separate the layers that you want with a

comma "0,1,2...“▫Set geometry type▫Be sure to set "Return Attachments" to

True▫Sync Model to "None“▫Data format to "FileGDB"

Fun Basemaps

•Add Stamen Maps•Learn here!

Collector Strategy

•Use ArcGIS Online to make maps for Collector!

•Supports▫Related tables▫Disconnected editing▫Attachments

Collector Special Features

•Track employee movements in the field▫how-to link

•Add custom basemaps for offline use▫How-to link