Assignment 1
First web map
In this assignment we will follow Esri’s ArcGIS Online “Get Started” guide to create a web map showing three layers of data: hurricane evacuation routes, car ownership, and a basemap. The web app also provides tools to navigate the map, zoom, toggle layers, and other controls.
Web GIS developers usually provide a “Get Started” type of guide for their products like Esri has done for ArcGIS Online. See this list of first-step tutorials for examples.
Data
This exercise uses data layers that are available on ArcGIS Online. For reference, their ArcGIS Online Item Details pages are linked below. Note that you do not need to download the datasets; you will add them to your map as web services.
Steps
- Sign into your ArcGIS Online account.
- Follow the tutorial Get Started with ArcGIS Online. Look ahead to the “Try it” section below to see which parts of the tutorial you will customize after completing it.
Try it
Edit your map or create a new one with a few customizations of your own:
- Select a new basemap (see Add a layer, Step 7).
- Pick your own symbology for both layers to make them easily distinguishable from your basemap (see Change the style, Steps 4 and 5; Add demographic data, Steps 13-15).
- Do one of the following:
- Choose your own configurable app template instead of the Minimalist template (see Create a web app).
- Choose the Minimalist template but customize the various options described in the tutorial (see Configure the app).
- Launch your web app and copy the URL. You will submit the URL to your instructor.
- Take a screenshot of your web app and use it for the thumbnail on the web app’s Item Details page (see Edit the item details).
Submit
The finished product will be a web app similar to the one completed in the Esri tutorial, but with your own customizations from the Try It section. Turn in:
- The URL to your web app.
The URL should look something like this: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=12345ABCDE