{"id":682542,"date":"2024-06-26T13:13:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&p=682542"},"modified":"2024-06-26T13:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:14:19","slug":"from-drive-to-map-viewer","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/from-drive-to-map-viewer","title":{"rendered":"From Drive to Map Viewer"},"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":[163382,325122,489572,489562,295152],"arcwatch_issues":[489502],"class_list":["post-682542","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arcgis-online","tag-arcgis-online","tag-content-management","tag-csv-files","tag-google-drive","tag-map-viewer","arcwatch_issues-june-2024","arcwatch_sections-the-tip"],"acf":{"short_description":"Google Drive offers a way to store, share, and manage files. Here's how to use those files in ArcGIS Online.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"In this tip, you will learn how to use\u00a0Google Drive\u00a0to add comma-separated values (CSV) files as map layers in ArcGIS Online.\r\n\r\nGoogle Drive<\/a> is a cloud storage service that enables you to upload, save, and share various types of files to Google servers. Google Drive can serve as a storage solution to free up space on your device, as a backup for your files, or for collaborating with others. Anyone with a Google account has free storage available on Google Drive.\r\n\r\nTo complete this tip, you will need a CSV file with latitude\/longitude coordinates or addresses uploaded to your Google Drive. If you don\u2019t have an appropriate CSV file, you can upload an existing file<\/a> containing a list of Alaskan volcanoes to your Google Drive.\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019re signed into your Google account, you can access and add Google Drive files using\u00a0Add layer from file\u00a0in Map Viewer. Alternately, you can add Google Drive files using\u00a0New Item\u00a0in the Content tab in ArcGIS Online. If the file contains location data, a hosted feature layer can be published, then added to your map. The steps for this approach are similar to the Map Viewer workflow described in this tip.\r\n\r\nAdd CSV Files in Map Viewer<\/strong>\r\n\r\nStep 1:<\/strong> Sign in to your ArcGIS account and open Map Viewer. There are two ways to add Google Drive CSV files as layers from the Contents (dark) toolbar in Map Viewer.\r\n\r\n(1) Click\u00a0Add, then\u00a0Add layer from file."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":682572,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"(2) From the Layers pane, choose\u00a0Add layer from file\u00a0from the Add drop-down menu."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":682582,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Step 2:<\/strong> In the Add Layers pane, select\u00a0Google Drive."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":682622,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Step 3:<\/strong> If needed, select your Google account and sign in. If prompted,\u00a0allow ArcGIS Online\u00a0to access your Google account."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":682632,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Step 4:<\/strong> Select the CSV file you want to add to your map or use Search to find the file you want. The CSV should have latitude\/longitude coordinates or addresses to add to your map. Do the following:\r\n\r\n(a) If CSV is not already selected in the pulldown menu on the right, select it. Available CSV files are then filtered and presented in a list.\r\n\r\n(b) Select the file that contains the data that you want to add to your map.\r\n\r\n(c) Click\u00a0Next\u00a0when finished."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":682642,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Step 5:<\/strong> A hosted feature layer will now be created from the CSV file. Select the fields that you want to include, then click\u00a0Next."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":682652,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Step :<\/strong> Choose the location fields in the file used to place features on the map. Locations can be:\r\n