1. Participating in the Living Atlas of the World
Deane Kensok
Seth Sarakaitis

2. Workshop Agenda Overview of the Living Atlas How to Participate
Role of Community
How to Participate
Demo: How to Nominate Your Content
Demo: Vector Basemaps with Community Data
Community Map Participation Process
Demo: Contributor Apps & Data Prep Tools
Questions & Answers

3. Overview of the Living Atlas

4. Content is Integral to the ArcGIS Platform
Desktop
Web
Device
Server
Online Content and Services
Portal
Apps
Web GIS
Access
Services

5. ArcGIS includes a Living Atlas of the World
Maps and Layers from Esri and Thousands of Contributors
The Collection is growing and changing
on a daily basis…
… with Curated Content on Many Topics

6. Living Atlas Content is Published by Esri, Users, and Partners
Built by the ArcGIS Community and Curated by Esri
Esri
Content
COMMUNITY MAPS
User
Partner

7. Accessing the Living Atlas through ArcGIS
Multiple ways to Experience the Living Atlas of the World through ArcGIS Apps
ArcGIS Online (ArcGIS.com)
Ready-to-Use Maps feature pages
Gallery: Esri Featured Content
Add Data: Browse Living Atlas Layers
Living Atlas of the World Web App
Browse and preview maps, layers, and tools
ArcGIS for Desktop
Open Web Maps and App Map Layers
Perform Analysis

8. Esri Builds Foundational Map Layers
Ready to use Content and Information Products …
Data & Maps …
Street Map Premium
Data Appliance
GeoSearch
3D Basemap …
Demographics
Basemaps
Landscape …
3D Services
Geocoding
Standard
Premium
Community
Content
Commercial
Content
Open data
. . . Built by assembling best available Content

9. Community Maps: building a great, authoritative map of the world

10. Esri Content Portfolio within Living Atlas

11. Community Maps Benefits
Reach a Broad Audience with Your Data through ArcGIS Online
Reliable Access to Maps with Your Data (99.9% Availability)
Includes data that extends beyond your community boundaries
High-Quality Cartography Applied to Your Data
Recognition for Contributed Content
Retain Ownership to your Contribution

12. ArcGIS Online Content Usage Is Growing Rapidly
Streets: High Usage in Japan & Thailand
Usage is being driven by high quality content from the community
Topo: High Usage in Netherlands & UK

13. How to Participate

14. How to Participate in the Living Atlas Community
Living Atlas Community includes:
Contributors: who publish content that is included in the Living Atlas
Curators: who review, approve, and organize content that is included in the Living Atlas
Living Atlas Contributors can participate by:
Publishing content directly through ArcGIS Online
Publishing content indirectly through Community Maps
Living Atlas Curators can participate by:
Reviewing and approving content that is nominated, helping to grow and ensure quality of content over time

15. Acceptance Criteria for Items in the Living Atlas
Minimum Requirements for Consideration and Inclusion
Well-designed cartography
Reliable and performant
Well-configured pop-ups
Well-defined legend
Well-focused topic
Well-maintained data
Follows Best Practices for Sharing
Attractive thumbnail, informative item details, descriptive user profile
Online Resources: Contribute to the Living Atlas, Best Practices for Sharing
Sample Maps: 2014 Median Age in USA, Current Wind and Weather Conditions

16. Living Atlas Contributor: Publish Content through ArcGIS Online
Publish and Share Your Maps and Apps through ArcGIS.com to Enrich the Living Atlas
Create Item in ArcGIS.com using your ArcGIS Online Account / Organization
Layers can reference ArcGIS Online hosted services, ArcGIS Server services, WMS, etc.
Create new items for ArcGIS Server services and layers if you host them
Web maps can reference these layers or other feature collections that you publish
Follow Best Practices for Sharing and Share Items with “Everyone (public)”
Nominate your Items using the new Living Atlas Contributor app
livingatlas.arcgis.com/contribute

17. Contribute to the Living Atlas
Get started at:
livingatlas.arcgis.com
livingatlas.arcgis.com/contribute

18. Living Atlas Contributor: Publish Content through Community Maps
Help Us Make Community Maps better with Your Data
Goal is to Blend Your Local, Authoritative Data into the Appropriate Community Map
Improve the maps and layers with better data
Identify Community Map(s) you can Support
World Imagery, World Topo Map, Ocean Basemap, World Street Map, World Elevation, Urban Observatory, 3D Cities, etc.
Get Started by using our Community Maps Contributor App
Register at communitymaps.arcgis.com

19. Esri Community Maps: High-Level Architecture
Contributor
Data
ArcGIS Online
World Topo Map
Contribution
App
World Street Map
Apply
Submit Data
GDB
World Imagery
Data Review
Map Preview
Other Maps & Layers
(elevation, buildings,…)
Commercial
Data
Value Added
Services
Web Maps
and Apps
Open Data

20. Esri Community Maps: High-Level Architecture
Contributor
Data
ArcGIS Online
World Topo Map
Contribution
App
World Street Map
Apply
Submit Data
GDB
World Imagery
Data Review
Map Preview
Other Maps & Layers
Vector Basemap
Commercial
Data
ArcGIS Pro
Advantages
Faster Caching
Less Hardware
Less Storage
Re-Usable Tiles
Style 2
Style 3
Style 4
Web Maps
and Apps
Open Data

21. Vector Basemaps

22. Community Maps Opportunities to Contribute
Imagery – Current and high resolution (1m or better)
Imagery with Metadata Map
Elevation – 10 meter DEM or better (3m or better in USA)
Oceans – Bathymetry & Places
Hydrography – Streams, Watersheds & Elevation
Stream Gauges (live feeds)
Basemaps – Reference layers and features
Buildings, Streets, Parks, Boundaries, Parcels, POIs

23. Community Basemaps – What is Needed?
Layers Include:
Building Polygons
Parcel Polygons
Tree Points
Land Use Polygons
Airports
Educational
Medical
Parks
Road Lines
Administrative Lines
Campus Features
Landscape Polygons
Hard Surface Polygons
Sports Field Polygons

24. Community Maps - Workflow
Apply
Prepare Data
Upload
Review
Publish

25. Community Maps Contributor App
Apply to be a Data Steward
Who?
Where? (Area of Interest)
What Layers?

26. Community Maps - Workflow
Apply
Prepare Data
Upload
Review
Publish

27. Preparing Data for Community Maps
Data sources
Data Prep Tools
Output geodatabase

28. You know your data the best!
Why Data Prep Tools?
You know your data the best!
Reduce data interpretation errors & review cycles
To make it faster and easier
No need to change source data schema
The tools and process are customizable
Like doing your taxes… but much more fun

29. Data Prep Tools - Prerequisites
ArcGIS for Desktop version 10.1 or higher
Data formats – Shapefile, file/personal geodatabase, ArcSDE geodatabase, CAD or Coverage
Basic ArcMap & geoprocessing tools experience (basic SQL)
Understanding of source data

30. General Workflow for Data Prep Tools
Download
Make list of layers to contribute
Run Me First Tool
Open theme MXD
Add your data to MXD
Run tool & QA (*AllLayers.mxd)
Repeat 4,5,6 for each theme
Zip Final GDB and upload to CM app

31. Download from Contribution App – (http://communitymaps.arcgis.com)
Obtaining the Tools
ArcGIS Online Geoprocessing Sample Download
Download from Contribution App – (

32. What’s in the Download? Folders
Doc – READ ME document and CMDataPrepToolsGettingStarted video
LayerFiles – Layer files in World Topo Design
MXDs – Map Documents for each data theme
Scratch – Template, scratch and final geodatabases
Scripts – Python script used with the RoadCenterline tools
ToolData – Sample data
ArcGIS Toolboxes (tbx) – Run Me First & CM DataPrepTools v2

33. Make list of layers to contribute Run Me First Tool Open theme MXD
General Workflow for Data Prep Tools
Download
Make list of layers to contribute
Run Me First Tool
Open theme MXD
Add your data to MXD
Run tool & QA (*AllLayers.mxd)
Repeat 4,5,6 for each theme
Zip Final GDB and upload to CM app

34. Basemap Data Layers Admin Large Scale Detailed Areas
Administrative 1 Polygons (State- Non-US contributors) (polygon)
Administrative 2 Polygons (County- Non-US contributors) (polygon)
Administrative 3 Polygons (Municipal) (polygon)
Neighborhood Points (point)
Neighborhood Polygons (polygon)
Land Use (polygons)
Airports
Beaches
Cemeteries
Commercial Retail
Education
Emergency Response Law Enforcement
Golf Course
Government
Health / Medical
Industrial
Local Parks
Military
National Forests
National Parks
Open Spaces
Public Attractions
State Forests
State Parks
Transportation
Tribal Lands
Zoos
Large Scale Detailed Areas
Athletic Track (polygon)
Docks / Pier Lines (polyline)
Docks / Pier Polygons (polygon)
Fences / Gates / Walls (polyline)
Hard Court (polygon)
Landscape Areas (polygon)
Parking Lot Lines (polyline)
Paths (polygon)
Pavement Marking Symbols (point)
Sports Field Lines (polyline)
Sports Field Polygons (polygon)
Street Pavement (polygon)
Tennis Courts (polygon)
Trees / Bushes (point)
Reference
Building Footprint (polygon)
Extent (polygon)
Ferries (polyline)
Parcel (polygon)
Points of Interest (point)
Railroad (polyline)
Road Centerline (polyline)
Trails (polyline)
Water Body (polygon)
Water Line (polyline)

35. General Workflow for Data Prep Tools
Download
Make list of layers to contribute
Run Me First Tool
Open theme MXD
Add your data to MXD
Run tool & QA (*AllLayers.mxd)
Repeat 4,5,6 for each theme
Zip Final GDB and upload to CM app

36. Run Me First Tool Must be run before any other tools
Creates empty template geodatabase with your spatial reference
Adds your organization name for QA purposes
Defines organization name and ISO codes for country and local language

37. General Workflow for Data Prep Tools
Download
Make list of layers to contribute
Run Me First Tool
Open theme MXD
Add your data to MXD
Run tool & QA (*AllLayers.mxd)
Repeat 4,5,6 for each theme
Zip Final GDB and upload to CM app

38. Anatomy of Data Prep Tools2
Most tools require a selection statement (SQL) 1
All tools require source data 3
Most tools require a field to label the features in your local language 4
Most tools require a label field for the English translation of your labels

39. Reviewing data prep with AllLayers.mxd
Map contains layers for all possible Data Prep Tools output
Symbology similar to World Topo Map
Compare migrated layers to each other
Get an idea how your published layers will look in the World Topo Map

40. Community Maps - Workflow
Apply
Prepare Data
Upload
Review
Publish

41. Community Maps Contributor App
Log into CM app
Upload Zipped File Geodatabase
Options for FTP and Hard Drives

42. Community Maps - Workflow
Apply
Prepare Data
Upload
Review
Publish

43. Community Maps Contributor App
Log into CM app
Review preview map service
Approve or Upload new data

44. Community Maps - Workflow
Apply
Prepare Data
Upload
Review
Publish
Update
Annual Update Frequency
Update only Layers which have changes

45. Data Prep Tools Demo