Geodev

HackerLabs

www.github.com/esri/geodev-hackerlabs

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Agenda

  • 12:30 - 5:00 PM Hackerlab
  • 5:30 - 9:00 PM - Meetup

 

The format is flexible, but we do have a mission...

 

...to use tools to help us build powerful mapping apps!

Portland Neighborhood app

Who are you?

 

What experience do you have with mapping platforms, HTML, CSS, JS, ArcGIS...?

 

What are you looking for today?

 

Who has a web server running on their machine?

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Valuable Resources

  • ArcGIS for Developers
  • ArcGIS.com
  • esri.github.io

 

 

 

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ArcGIS Platform

Building Mapping Apps can be hard!

...but it doesn't have to be.

1. Data
2. Design
3. Develop

12:30 - Sign-up, Overview

 

12:45 - Data Demo

1:00 - Data Hands-on

 

1:30 - Design Demo

1:45 - Design Hands-on

 

2:15 - Develop Demo

2:45-5:00 - Develop Hands-on

Data

Lesson #1: Get your data in the cloud!

what are Hosted Services?

  • Feature Service
  • Tile Service

Import data

  • ArcGIS Online
  • Use "Add Item"
  • View and Query REST endpoint

Create from Scratch

  • ArcGIS for Developers
  • Create Dataset
  • Define schema interactively
  • ArcGIS Online Map View to add data

Create data from Data

  • Spatial Analyses
  • Buffers
  • GeoEnrich Data

Sharing Data

  • ArcGIS Online "items"
  • Levels - Everyone, Groups, Private
  • Custom authentication - e.g. traffic layer

Design

Lesson #2: Design the (web) Map First!

What's a Web Map?

  • ArcGIS Online Map Viewer
  • Choose basemap
  • Add layers
  • Style layers
  • Create, Edit, Share

Styling Map Layers

  • Default Renderers
    • Polygons 
    • Lines
    • Points
  • Your custom symbology
  • Smart mapping

Saving Layer Styles

  • In the Map
  • In the Feature Service

Styling Popups

  • Title
  • Body
  • Fields (override)
  • Formatting
  • Charts

Develop

Lesson #3: Build your App FOR YOUR Map

web map Apps

  • Fastest and easiest way
  • Re-use data, design and configuration
  • Easy to get title, subtitle, legend, map, popups

3 patterns

  • Templates
  • Builders
  • APIs

App Templates

  • Share
  • Configure
  • Save
  • Re-configure
  • Download code
  • Build/host your own

Web AppBuilder

  • Share
  • Configure
  • Save
  • Re-configure
  • Download (option)
  • Build/host your own

ArcGIS JS API

  • ArcGIS for Developers 
  • Samples and sandbox
  • Use your own webmapID!

Apps from Layers

ArcGIS JS API 3.x/4.0

  • Get REST endpoints
  • Load into map
  • Sort/order
  • Default symbols or override

Esri-Leaflet

  • Get REST endpoints
  • Load into map
  • Sort/order
  • Default symbols or override
  • HINT: Use Esri-Leaflet-Renderer!

Geojson

  • Access directly
  • ArcGIS JS - geojson-layer-js
  • Esri-Leaflet - geojson

Fancier map Apps

Bootstrap starter

  • Load entire map or layers
  • ArcGIS JS/Esri-Leaflet
  • See ArcGIS JS 4.0 beta1 (2D/3D)

Custom WAb Apps

Web Appbuilder - Local

  • Download and install
  • Configure with organization
  • Build or seal code (see GitHub)

Summary

  • ArcGIS has tools to help build apps
  • Store data in the cloud
  • Design and style maps
  • Use samples/templates/builders

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