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2011 UK census webmaps and layers available in ArcGIS Online

We have been working on improving the way to access UK census data and have provided 2011 UK census data as a series of dynamic map services allowing users to change symbology, view pop-ups and carry out analysis using the data in the ArcGIS Online Platform.

Getting Started With The New Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (beta)

The Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS was released in beta with the latest ArcGIS Online update in September 2014. It allows you to create custom apps using a library of ready-to-use widgets. No coding or programming is needed, and your applications can be run on different devices. Just follow these steps.

Getting your hands on ArcGIS Pro

The pre-release version of ArcGIS Pro is now available on My Esri. I was up and running in less than an hour and have pulled together the information you'll need.

An update on an update.

The September update of ArcGIS Online is largely focused on improving the usability and capability of the existing features. There are some useful tools that are now out of beta and fully supported, including the GeoForm configurable app. These are followed by some new features in beta, one of them being the Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS.

Goldilocks and the 3 steps to a Story Map

A story is a way to entertain and/or convey a set of information by describing a linked series of events, usually with a progression of time. Many stories have several locations and ArcGIS has made it easy to present your stories in their geographical context using one of the Story Map templates. The three key steps are: decide what your story is, decide how to present it and th

LocatorHub locators can now be configured to act as ArcGIS locators

LocatorHub locators can now be used in ArcGIS Online and other areas of the platform. For example AddressBase (any level) could be used for map navigation, geocoding or reverse geocoding inside ArcGIS Online. LocatorHub 5.2 SP2 includes the enhanced ArcGIS Compatible REST Service which enables users to configure LocatorHub locators in ArcGIS Online to look and act like ArcGIS Lo

ArcGIS Online gets a new usage control feature and using Esri UK Online data services gets easier

The July release of ArcGIS Online included a new security feature which allows you to limit the usage of a service item to only those applications which you want to have access. This allows you to easily make the service available in specific public applications while preventing access by other applications or users. It has also allowed us to simplify our security guidance for t

Using Google Docs in your ArcGIS Online maps

Some of you may already have used Google Docs in an ArcGIS Online webmap. Recently Google Docs have removed the ability to publish a Google Spreadsheet to the web as a CSV (comma-separated values). BUT fear not, there is a way to still complete the workflow in the blog, just read on!

Sharing Your ArcGIS Online Maps Within a Webpage

Many organisations are finding maps and spatial apps to be an effective way to communicate with partners, customers and the public. ArcGIS Online is well suited to supporting this and supports different ways to embed the maps into your organisation's website.

ArcGIS Online brings projections to our world

Much of the GIS data used within the UK is stored in the British National Grid coordinate system (also known as Great Britain National Grid or BNG). ArcGIS Online is a global platform and in order to provide basemaps that are useful to a global community of users the default projection has to work globally. ArcGIS Online uses the WGS 1984 Web Mercator (Auxiliary Sphere) coordina