{"id":612672,"date":"2023-08-21T13:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T20:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&#038;p=612672"},"modified":"2023-08-21T13:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T20:54:41","slug":"plan-your-route-in-arcgis-online","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/plan-your-route-in-arcgis-online","title":{"rendered":"Plan Your Route in ArcGIS Online"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8132,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10392],"tags":[163382,474292,13152,486402],"arcwatch_issues":[486102],"class_list":["post-612672","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arcgis-online","tag-arcgis-online","tag-color-ramps","tag-smart-mapping","tag-walk-time-map","arcwatch_issues-august-2023","arcwatch_sections-the-tip"],"acf":{"short_description":"In this tip, learn how to make a walk-time map in ArcGIS Online using sketch layers and smart mapping styles.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Walk-time maps\u2014the walking version of drive-time area maps\u2014show where and how far pedestrians can travel from a specific point in a certain amount of time. These maps are based on a predefined walking speed (usually 5 kilometers or 3.1 miles per hour ) and paths and roads that allow pedestrian traffic.\r\n\r\nIn this tip, you\u2019ll learn how to make a walk-time map with ArcGIS Online.\r\n\r\nTo create walk-time areas, you\u2019ll need privileges to create content, publish hosted feature layers, and perform spatial and network analyses. If you don\u2019t have these privileges, contact your administrator or get a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/trial\">free ArcGIS trial<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Find the Start Location on a Map<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/signin.html\">Sign in to ArcGIS Online<\/a>\u00a0with your ArcGIS account and click\u00a0Map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612702,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0On the Settings (light) toolbar, click\u00a0the Search icon, type your start address in the search bar that appears, and choose from the suggested addresses.\r\n\r\nThe map displays a pop-up with your search result."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612712,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0At the bottom of the search result pop-up, click\u00a0Add to new sketch."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612722,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"A new sketch layer is added to the map.\r\n\r\nA layer is a logical collection of geographic data\u2014for example, roads, rivers, or boundaries such as ZIP codes. When you create a map, you can combine many layers. For this map, the new layer that you created contains one data point: your chosen address.\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0From the Contents (dark) toolbar, click\u00a0Layers, click\u00a0Rename, and rename Sketch to something more specific. 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Click\u00a0Run."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612812,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"When the analysis is done, your walk areas appear on the map and a new layer appears in the Layers list.\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 13:<\/strong>\u00a0From the\u00a0Contents\u00a0toolbar, click\u00a0Layers, click options next to your travel area layer name, and click\u00a0Zoom to."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612822,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Now you can see all the areas that are walkable from your starting point in 10-, 15-, and 20-minute increments."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612832,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Apply a Smart Mapping Style<\/strong>\r\n\r\nYou can change the default colors for the travel areas. Use smart mapping to apply a different style to the travel area layer.\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Click\u00a0Show properties\u00a0from your travel area layer options."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612842,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0On the\u00a0Settings\u00a0toolbar, at the bottom of the\u00a0Symbology\u00a0section (where you see your walking areas), click\u00a0Edit layer style."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612852,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0In the\u00a0Styles\u00a0pane, scroll to\u00a0Types (unique symbols), and click\u00a0Style options."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612862,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Click the\u00a0Symbol style\u00a0color ramp to change colors."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":612872,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 5:<\/strong>\u00a0Click fill color, choose a ramp category, and choose a color ramp. 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