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Pinde fu chapter 3: This chapter is about experience builder and how it can be used. Experience builder is an application of WebGIS that allows you to combine the features/functions of multiple apps. Web maps made using experience builders are called web experiences. The workflow of an experience is as follows: pick a template or start from scratch, select a theme, add data, add and configure widgets, refine layout, save and publish. 

Web experiences contain pages and or windows, these are the building blocks of experiences. A page is a document that acts as a base layer for the layout. Each page has a header, footer, and a body.  Windows only have body content. A widget is a script that performs functions. There are two types of widgets: basic and layout. 

• Basic: perform as app tools. These are maps, legends, layers, query, filter, edit, chart,elevation profile, survey and more. 
• Layout: help organize widgets on pages and windows. Include: section, column, row, fixed panel, sidebar, and more. 

Widgets perform two types of actions, message and data actions. 

• Message: performs actions automatically, like filtering a list to only what is displayed in a maps extent. 
• Data: Is a button that can be clicked to perform an action. 

 

(Can’t find 3D scene) Tutorial 3.1: To create an experience, in content click new app, then experience builder, then click create new. We used the blank full screen template for this tutorial. To add data click the data tab, then add data and choose whatever map you want to display. If there is no map, just data when you do this, add a map by using the map widget. To add a page click the page tab on the left, then select the page type you want to add. To configure a map when it is in the page, click on it and then use the content pane to edit it. In this pane you can use tools allowing you to add a base map, layers, and to select things. By creating a view and duplicating it you can have multiple views that you can cycle through in the same page. This is done by going to the page tab, then selecting the view and duplicating it. To use the image widget, drag it into the view, or space you want, then click select image, from here you can either upload an image or type in a URL. To use the URL, type it in and then click the URL and it will insert the image. To switch between views, use the views navigation widget. 

 

3.2: To make it so that the 2D map changes with the 3D map, select the 2D map then actions, add trigger, record selection changes, 3D map, then pan to, then click add action and zoom to. Then click add action under record selection changes, 3D, then filter. 

 

3.3: To add statistics about the maps in the summary statistics view, add a text widget under the images. Then enable connect to data, then select the layers you want to include. Then use the dynamic content to type expressions into the text box. 

 

3.4: To add a table to the page, drag the table widget onto the page, then to display click select layers, then new sheet, then the data you want to display, in our case we used the earthquakes layer. Then you can use the select fields drop down menu to select all the fields you want displayed on the table. Then to link the table to the map, add a trigger set to the 2D map and have it filter, then to add an action, click add action, then framework, select data records, then for action data we we clicked 2D map, then earthquake. This will make it so that when you click on a name in the table it will highlight that point on the map. 

 

3.5: In this section we learned to use the widget controller tool. This is a widget that you can add to the page, and then add widgets that a user can use while the experience is live. After the widget controller has been added, click the plus button to add widgets. We added the filter and the chart widgets. To configure the filter widget click on it then select a new filter, select data, expand the map you want to use, then click SQL and write out the expressions you want to use for people to be able to filter data. To figure the chart widget, select data as the map you want to use and the feature from that map you want, then choose your chart type, it is also possible to link that chart to the map by using actions. 

 

3.6: To add a new page, select the page tab then click new, it is also possible to add a link as a page. To add a link into the page, use the embed widget. To assist with navigation between pages, use the menu widget. To add a header on a page, activate the page, then toggle on header. 

Pinde fu chapter 4: This chapter is about mobile GIS. This is essentially just GIS for mobile devices. This means you can use GIS on the go, and without wires or expensive computers making it cheaper, it also means you can use the device to pinpoint locations, it improves workflow productivity, provides real time information, and integrates versatile communication such as voice and images. 

A usage of mobile GIS is to allow the public to report information and data. This could be in the case of accidents on a road, construction, visibility problems or road condition. This makes it accessible to all and allows for collaboration between many individuals. Although, editing needs to be enabled on the layer. This can also include images so long as the enable attachments are enabled. When allowing others to add data via the mobile version, it is possible to have them enter it as a feature template, which ensures that the data will be entered in such a way that it is congruent with the rest of the data, allowing for ease of editing.   

When creating an app of this type there are 3 kinds. 

• Browser based: use HTML, and Javascript to create web based applications
• Native-based: uses apps that are downloaded 
• Hybrid: integrates both native apps and web/browser based HTML or Javascript 

There are also functions of this that include field maps: a program that allows easy tracking data, and the ability to edit feature layers in remote locations. There is also an application called surveys123 which makes it easy to create surveys, for both qualitative and quantitative data. Quick capture is similar to fieldmaps, however it is built to be bare bones and quick so that you can capture data from a moving vehicle. It allows you to add notes, field conditions, and images. 

 

Tutorial 4.1: To make a survey go to survey123.arcgis.com then click new survey. To add a map click map, this can be used as a question to define location. To do so select a drawing tool type, then use device location and ask for location. 

 

4.2: This section uses the survey123 app. If you display the QR code for the survey, those with the app can open it and fill it out. Then going back to the web, the overview page shows the data for the survey. 

 

4.3: We created a new feature layer, to be integrated with the survey created from 4.2. This was done by adding 2 extra fields into the layer called details and incident_type. For the incident field we made it integer and without null values. After the field was created to add a list click on it and then select get started, then list. The change how this field is visualized go to visualization, then click the layer, go to styles, field, then unique symbols, then we changed the street cracks to be a dotted line. 

 

4.4: To access the forms in webmap, select configure editing, then forms. We created a form for the incident_point layer, then to add an expression to show visibility for a field, click on it, then select the gear next to visibility on the right and then create an expression. We used an expression “incident type is pothole” to display potholes. It is also possible to convert a pop-up to a form. 

 

4.5: This tutorial uses field maps. Using field maps, by pressing the plus sign button, you can fill out a form that includes details and images and add it to a feature layer. 

 

4.6: This tutorial uses a layer that we are not able to directly use/edit, so to work around this, go to the visualization tab for the layer, then save it as a new layer and open it. This way it is technically our layer and we can edit it. We made a quick capture, this is done by selecting quick capture in the apps selection. 

 

4.7: By downloading the quick capture app on your phone you can also record incidents, which can then be viewed in the webmap. 

 

4.8: This tutorial uses AuGeo, which we used to display points of interest. To add a point select the POI layer, then edit, then new feature and add a point on the map where you want it. 

 

4.9: Using the AuGeo app, you can use AR and your camera to locate points of interest. It will tell you when you are looking in the direction of a point of interest, and it will display the pop-up for that point. 

 

Using field maps, I could walk around campus and ID a bunch of trees, and include what they look like and how to identify them, then use AuGeo to make it easy to find out what the trees are. 

Pinde Fu Chapter 1: Chapter 1 starts off with a brief history of GIS, then it transitions to the differences between web and desktop GIS. The web version makes it easier to share information globally and within organizations, it can be accessed by a large number of individuals across disciplines, has better cross platform capacity, it is intuitive and easy to use, and is easy to maintain since the web administrator doesn’t have to update it for clients.Web GIS also has easy access to layers and data from portals like living atlas making it easy to make maps. 

In the case of websites there are portals in which one website is used to access another. Web GIS has geoportals in which there are gateways to geospatial information. Another unique application of the web version is that it can be accessed via a phone. This makes it more available to those working in field settings. Marking a location on the map using a phone while in the field is a great way to collect spatial data for later use. 

When  making something in ArcOnline it can be shared so others can access it, this includes: web layers, web maps and scenes, and apps. To make any of these you can use the same types of data as the desktop: CSV, shapefiles, and so on, however it is also possible to upload powerpoint files and pictures. When creating layers there are similar types like raster and vector layers like in desktop, the main difference are the map types that are able to be made, such as scenes. Apps are a large feature of ArcWeb as they are easy to use and versatile. Some apps  that were referenced in this chapter were: StoryMaps, Experience Builder, Web AppBuilder, Dashboards, instant apps, Hub Basic, Map Viewer, Scene Viewer and so on. There are also bundles of apps, and these are categorized by speciality or how they can be used (Essential apps, Field apps…). 

Layers within ArcOnline can be categorized as either hosted or nonhosted. The difference between the two is that hosted layers come from the living atlas, whereas nonhosted layers come from the user’s own database, or hard drive. 

 

A tutorial that I’m interested in is titled: Reveal lake shrinkage due to severe drought. 

 

Tutorial 1.1: Working with attachment viewer. This app requires a CSV file. To turn this CSV into a map, go to the content section, new item, your device, then click the desired file, the default fields were used and the longitude and latitude were set to long and lat. 

When a map is published the overview tab can be used to get a general description of the map, as well as metadata. The data tab displays attribute data of the hosted features. It also allows for those with access to edit the data and fields. The visualization tab allows you to change default properties like style, filter, pop-ups, and labels. 

To add attachments, under layers select the desired layer, then go to the data tab, then select the layer, then add attachment on the far right column, then select the file and upload. Enable attachments needs to be toggled on for this to work. 

 

1.2: Using the same map from 1.1 we added a field by going to the data tab, then fields, then add field on the top right. To add data to a field, you can then go back to the table tab, and type data directly into the field.  

 

1.3: Using the same data we were working with in 1.2, we opened the map in map viewer. It was already highlighting our points of interest. The baselayer was changed to community map. To alter the symbology of the point select the layer, then go to style on the right side of the screen, style options, here you can brows through different ways to select points and resize them. 

To manage pop-up’s select the popups on the setting bar, then type the name of the pop-up in the type of display you would like, we used title, then click the curly brackets, delete all field except for the caption or whatever you want displayed, then if you want to show attachments open the attachments section and choose how you want it to be displayed, we chose as a list. 

 

1.4: Using the map made in 1.3  we turned it into a web app by clicking the create app button on the contents pane, then instant apps, we then selected attachment viewer. To sort by a field, select the layer you want to use, then field, then select the field to sort by, for us we used the ID, so that it displays 1, then 2, and so on. This was all done in attachment focus. Using map focus shows the map and the attachments on the side.

 

This could be useful to highlight field sites and show them to an audience or organization, as you can include images and descriptions of the site, along with things that could potentially be done there. 

Pinde fu Chapter 2: Types of hosted layers: Feature layers, Hosted Web Features Services Layers, Tile layers, Vector tile layers, we map tile services, scene layers, image layers, and image layers. 

• Feature layer: support vector feature querying, visualization, and editing. Used for visualization on top of basemaps. 
• Web feature services: open geospatial consortium
• Tile layers: layers that support fast map visualization using a collection of predrawn map images or tiles 
• Vector tile layers: reference a set of web tiles containing 2D and 3D vector content. Tiles adapt to resolution. 
• Web map tile services: layers that are open geospatial consortium standard complaint 
• Scene layers: support fast map visualization 
• Image layers: display and analyze raster data 
• Map image layers: Map is generated on the fly, returned as a PNG, JPG or GIF 

Smart maps are those that help make maps faster, which can be useful for those who have little experience with GIS or cartography. When using smart mapping it will help style your layer for the best interpretation.

Arcade is a way to edit the pop-ups of layers that you do not have edit access to. You can use coding expressions to change what is shown. 

Living atlas is a collection of layers, maps, tools, and apps provided by esri and others who use WebGIS. 

Storytelling with GIS: when using GIS for apps, they should be fast, easy to use, and fun, including lots of pictures, charts and videos if necessary. This chapter is mainly about storymaps and how to use spatial information for  storytelling. Storymaps are built on blocks which are essentially anything you add such as text or images. A sidecar is an immersive block which puts an image side by side with text. A slideshow will fill the screen. A map tour block allows you to showcase places one at a time.  A swipe block allows for comparison between two maps. A timeline block shows events through time. Storymaps also allows for the creation of express maps which are lightweight maps, with limited editing capabilities. 

 

Tutorial 2.1: In this section we are building a storymap from a CSV file. I started by creating new content, then uploading my file, then going to the data tab and editing the field names by going to field, clicking on a field then edit, then changing the names. 

 

Tutorial 2.2: In this section I was able to add an attribute by going to the styles pane, then selecting add field and then census data 2020. To use the color and size smart map, I selected it then configured it in the style options. Here I chose to display if the 2020 census data was above or below the 2010 by diving by 2010 census, and then selecting above and below. To apply a shadow effect on the arrows go to the effects section, then drop shadow. 

 

2.3: I changed the pop-ups by altering the title to be {city}, {state}. This was done in the pop-ups pane. I also added an attribute  expression by clicking on add expression. To get the expression to display in the pop-up, click select fields, then deselect all fields, then select the fields you want to display. 

 

2.4: To add images from a url to a pop-up, go to pop-ups, add content, image, click the curly brackets, picture_URL field, then type a title, then click the type of url being used, in this case it was Wikipedia_URL. To add a chart go to pop-up, media, the plus sign, then chart 

 

2.5: To make a story map go to apps then select story map. Here you can work with it like google sites, and add covers and titles. To add a youtube video click the plus button and then video and link, this lets you use any link to add a video. To add a map that is interactive click the plus button then sidecar, in the media area add the map, then add text on the right. To make the map interactive or to zoom in on certain points, click the plus then media action, then click on the same map then zoom in to an area then click save.  

 

2.6: This section I learned to use the swipe feature in storymaps. To do so click the plus then swipe. This allows you to display two maps side by side. To add an express map click the plus, then map, then new express map. This allows you to edit a map on the fly, we used it to add arrows to display people moving from state to state.

 

This could be useful for presentation, especially ones that rely heavily on spatial data or ones that could use it for better contextual information. 

Hey guys, I’m Alex Bzdafka, a biology and environmental science double major. I’m a junior, I’m on the track team as well as a member of the student board and a department manager. 

 

I started out the week by reading the syllabus and taking the quiz. I already have an Arc account from 291, so I did not need to do any poking around. 

 

Introduction to ArcGIS online: Overall Arc online is a web based version of Arc that uses cloud access to store information, this is great because it means you can work on a map from anywhere that has internet. It also makes it easy to get data from others. Arc online is also useful because it is possible to work collaboratively on the same map with a team. Because Arc online is cloud based it saves internal storage on whatever device it is that you are using. Arc online is also a useful field tool as it can be accessed via a phone, allowing you to use the tools in a remote location. It is also helpful because you can add a point where you are (corresponding with your point in the field). 

• Scene viewer: a more intuitive way to visualize spatial data, both 2-D and 3-D, and is exclusive to online. 

• Notebook: Another feature unique to the online version of Arc. It allows you to work with data, and it helps with workflow. It combines coding, maps, and data tools. 

• Apps: A way to control how users can interact with maps 

 

After skimming through the website I moved on to the ArcGIS online basics. 

• Arc has 3 account types which induce: Organization, personal, and social. Organizations allow for data to be shared easily within the organization. This makes it easy for collaboration to occur. Individual accounts are free, but have limited usage. Social accounts can access maps, but cannot do much else. 
• Web GIS has similar functions like layers and 2D maps like desktop, however it also has scenes which are 3D maps. It also includes apps which can help control how users interact with maps. 
• The layers on top of the base map are known as operational layers. 

 

The tutorial had me do an exercise with data about the Sierra Nevada mountains. 

• To add data from the web click add layers, then select GIS online or wherever you want the data to come from, and then you can search for and add layers. 
• You can search for bookmarks or for data points by using the search tool (magnifying glass) on the right side of the screen. 

 

To create a quick and easy web app

• Expand the right portion of the screen and click create app then instant app. You can preview what the app will look like by selecting preview. 

For a paper using WebGIS, I found one that tracked production of CO2 during 2019 vs. 2020.

I found another tutorial that looked interested in is titled: Reveal lake shrinkage due to severe drought. 

Web map showing amount of CO2 produced in 2019 compared to 2020