Many Ways to Bring Your Data into ArcGIS online

You and your students have started, or want to start, to use ArcGIS Online and maybe you need more strategies to bring in data.

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Internal to ArcGIS Online: 

Map #1

A. ArcGISOnlineBaseMaps>Basemaps>Select a Basemap

B. Search for existing data on ArcGIS Online > Add content to map > search for layers > find “Historic_Major_Hurricane_Tracks” > in ArcGIS Online > Go > Click + > Done Adding Layers.

C. Live feeds from the Living Atlas of the World layers (only with an ORG account) Search for existing data on ArcGIS Online > Add content to map > Browse Living Atlas layers > search live feeds > “USA wildfire activity”...> Add layer to map > Close. 

Esri blog: New Live feeds data goes live

D. Create a Mapnote in ArcGIS Online > click the Add button > Add Map Notes > Name = “Your choice” > Create> Click Edit > Choose a push pin or another symbol > drag to place on map.

Right click on the push pin > Edit > edit pop up > give it a title > if you have a picture from the web, you can right click on the picture and copy the image location, paste itinto the “Image URL” box. Remove the “s” if the URL has a “s” in “https”. Click the X to get out of Edit Mode. 

Downloads and Resources > Shapefile zip file > download> > In your ArcGIS Online Map > Add content to map > Add layer from file > Browse to the zip file > Import layer >generalize features for web display> click on layer > click on the layer > change the symbology to show a meaningful pattern > click on the little arrow next to the “pts” layer > change symbols > Apply

F. GPS to ArcGIS Online with Motion X GPS: Map #3 > in Motion X GPS > in settings > set to share with your email. In Motion X GPS > menu > start track > stop track > share > Within your email application > open email from Motion X GPS > download the GPX file to your desktop > In ArcGIS Online > add content to map > add layer from file > browse to GPX file > Add > Done Adding Layers.

G. Bring CSV data into ArcGIS Online: Maps # 2a and 2b

Map #2a

 https://data.cdc.gov/browse > choose data you want > export > CSV> Make sure that there is a header row with” lat” as the header for the latitude column and “long” for the longitude column (for West longitude, the numbers must be negative). Drag and drop to ArcGIS Online. You can change the symbology. 

Depending on the dataset sometimes you may need to clean up an Excel spreadsheet – and changing negative numbers to positive numbers. 

H. Bring in URL for live data

USGS Earthquakes

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/csv.php

“Past 30 Days- M2.5+Earthquakes” > right click > copy link address > In ArcGIS Online > Add content to map > Add layer from web > What type of data are you referencing? > A CSV file > paste the link to the CSV into the URL window > Add layer. Refresh interval = 10 minutes.

Map your own data: Map #2b you can create your own data table in Excel with fields for lat and long (in decimal degrees) > Export as a CSV. Drag and drop into ArcGIS Online.

To create a feature layer that students can add data to; an editable feature service, create a table in Excel/ Google Slides/ Sheets with fields for lat and long (in decimal degrees) > Export as a CSV .