{"id":774111,"date":"2026-07-16T16:19:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&#038;p=774111"},"modified":"2026-07-16T16:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:19:29","slug":"clip-a-layer-in-map-viewer","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/clip-a-layer-in-map-viewer","title":{"rendered":"Clip a Layer in Map Viewer"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5342,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","transcript_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":[91],"tags":[491672,486762,295152,177982],"arcwatch_issues":[493548],"class_list":["post-774111","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-data-layer","tag-guatemala","tag-map-viewer","tag-tutorial","arcwatch_issues-july-2026","arcwatch_sections-the-tip"],"acf":{"short_description":"You\u2019re a scientist in search of biodiversity data for Guatemala. Find out how to get data from a global layer and target it to your region.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Say you\u2019re a field scientist, and you need to see specific biodiversity and species distribution data, but you haven\u2019t found a data layer that shows this for your location. Good news: There\u2019s a global layer that contains the information you need.\r\n\r\nIn this tutorial, you will add a global layer and clip it to match the boundaries of a smaller layer. You will also learn how to style the clipped layer to match the style of the original layer.\r\n\r\n<strong>Requirements<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>ArcGIS organizational account with a Publisher, Facilitator, or Administrator role (<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.arcgis.com\/en\/become-a-member\/\">see options for software access<\/a>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Save a Web Map and Perform Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIn this section, you will add the global ecoregions and biomes layer to a map of Guatemala and clip the ecoregions layer to the boundary of the smaller layer.\r\n<h3><strong>Add the Layers to the Map<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nFirst, you\u2019ll open a map of Guatemala and add the global ecoregions and biomes layer to it.\r\n\r\n1. Open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/mapviewer\/index.html?webmap=0a4e473fc2cc4a2c8b7eb044ea16db1f\">this map of Guatemala<\/a>. (You may need to sign in to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/signin.html\">ArcGIS organizational account<\/a>.)\r\n\r\n2. If necessary, close the <strong>Properties <\/strong>pane.\r\n\r\nThe map shows Guatemala and a basemap."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774115,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Next, you will save the map to your\u00a0ArcGIS Online\u00a0account.\r\n\r\n3. On the <strong>Contents <\/strong>(dark) toolbar, at the bottom, click the\u00a0<strong>Expand <\/strong>button."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774117,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Now the names of the options on the toolbar display alongside an icon.\r\n\r\n4. On the <strong>Contents <\/strong>toolbar, click\u00a0<strong>Save and open <\/strong>and choose\u00a0<strong>Save as<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774118,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Save map<\/strong>\u00a0window appears.\r\n\r\n5. In the <strong>Save map <\/strong>window, for\u00a0<strong>Title<\/strong>, type\u00a0\u201cGuatemala ecoregions\u201d, followed by your name or initials, and click\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nYou have saved the web map to your\u00a0ArcGIS Online\u00a0account. Next, you will add a layer from\u00a0ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.\r\n\r\n6. On the <strong>Contents <\/strong>toolbar, click the\u00a0<strong>Layers <\/strong>button.\r\n\r\n7. In the <strong>Layers <\/strong>pane, click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774119,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Add layer<\/strong>\u00a0pane appears.\r\n\r\n8. From the <strong>My content <\/strong>drop-down menu, choose\u00a0<strong>Living Atlas<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774120,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"9. In the search box, type \u201cresolve ecoregions\u201d.\r\n\r\nA result that matches your search is returned.\r\n\r\n10. For the <strong>RESOLVE Ecoregions and Biomes <\/strong>feature layer, click the\u00a0<strong>Add <\/strong>button to add the layer to the map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774122,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The layer appears on the map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774123,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The layer you added is displaying on top of the Guatemala border layer. You will change the order of the layers so that you can see both layers.\r\n\r\n11. In the <strong>Add layer <\/strong>pane, click the back arrow to view the\u00a0<strong>Layers <\/strong>list."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774124,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"12. In the <strong>Layers <\/strong>pane, click the six dots on the left-hand side of the\u00a0<strong>Guatemala <\/strong>layer and drag it above the\u00a0<strong>RESOLVE Ecoregions and Biomes<\/strong>\u00a0layer."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774125,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The boundary of Guatemala draws on top of the ecoregions on the map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774126,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"You have saved the web map and added a layer from\u00a0ArcGIS Living Atlas. Now you are ready to begin the analysis.\r\n<h3><strong>Extract Ecoregions that Intersect with Guatemala<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nYou have a global ecoregions and biomes layer, and because your study area is Guatemala, there is no need for the data outside of this area. One use of analysis tools is to narrow down the amount of data you are working with, reducing map clutter and credit consumption.\r\n\r\nYou will use analysis tools to extract the global ecoregions and biomes that intersect with the Guatemala country boundary to create an ecoregions and biomes layer only for Guatemala.\r\n\r\n1. On the\u202f<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u202f (light) toolbar, click <strong>Analysis<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774127,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Analysis<\/strong>\u00a0pane appears.\r\n\r\n2. Click the <strong>Tools<\/strong> button."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774128,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"A list of analysis tool categories appears.\r\n\r\n3. Click <strong>Manage data <\/strong>to expand it, then click\u00a0<strong>Overlay Layers<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774129,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Overlay Layers<\/strong>\u00a0tool appears. You will use this tool to extract the global ecoregions layer to Guatemala\u2019s border.\r\n\r\n4. In the <strong>Input features <\/strong>section, click\u00a0<strong>Layer<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774130,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Select layer<\/strong>\u00a0window appears showing a list of layers in the map.\r\n\r\n5. In the <strong>Select layer <\/strong>window, click the\u00a0<strong>RESOLVE Ecoregions and Biomes <\/strong>layer."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774132,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Input features<\/strong>\u00a0parameter is updated with the layer you chose."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774133,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Next, you will set the\u00a0<strong>Overlay features<\/strong>\u00a0parameter, which specifies the boundary used to clip the input features.\r\n\r\n6. For <strong>Overlay features<\/strong>, click\u00a0<strong>Layer<\/strong>. In the\u00a0<strong>Select layer <\/strong>window, choose\u00a0<strong>Guatemala<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774134,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"In the\u00a0<strong>Overlay settings<\/strong>\u00a0section, the\u00a0<strong>Overlay type<\/strong>\u00a0default is\u00a0<strong>Intersect<\/strong>, which clips the selected layer to the specified boundary. The other options are\u00a0<strong>Union<\/strong>, which merges the two layers, and\u00a0<strong>Erase<\/strong>, which removes the portions of each layer that overlap. For this example,\u00a0<strong>Intersect<\/strong>\u00a0is the correct setting.\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0<strong>Output geometry<\/strong>\u00a0default setting is\u00a0<strong>Polygon<\/strong>, which determines how the intersections should be represented in the output. The other options are\u00a0<strong>Point<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Line<\/strong>. For this tutorial, <strong>Polygon<\/strong>\u00a0is the correct setting since you want the output to be the polygon of the country of Guatemala.\r\n\r\n7. In the <strong>Result layer <\/strong>section, type\u00a0\u201cGuatemalan ecoregions\u201d for\u00a0<strong>Output name<\/strong>, followed by your name or initials."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774135,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"8. Click <strong>Estimate credits <\/strong>to calculate the estimated number of credits consumed.\r\n\r\nCredits are the cost of using\u00a0Esri\u00a0servers to process the data. For the current analysis, this number is roughly 0.848. If needed, you can reduce the number of credits you consume by changing the processing extent so that it includes fewer features with the following steps.\r\n\r\n9. Expand the <strong>Environment settings <\/strong>section."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774136,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Currently, the\u00a0<strong>Processing extent<\/strong>\u00a0is set to\u00a0<strong>Full extent<\/strong>, which means the map is zoomed out and shows features beyond the border of Guatemala. You will adjust the extent of the map to reduce the credits.\r\n\r\n10. In the <strong>Layers <\/strong>pane, for the\u00a0<strong>Guatemala <\/strong>layer, click the\u00a0<strong>Options<\/strong>\u00a0button and choose\u00a0<strong>Zoom to layer<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774137,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The map extent now bounds Guatemala.\r\n\r\n11. In the <strong>Environment settings <\/strong>section, change\u00a0<strong>Processing extent <\/strong>to\u00a0<strong>Display extent<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774138,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"This changes the credits charged from the default full extent (the global layer) to the current display extent.\r\n\r\n12. For <strong>Estimated credits<\/strong>, click the circular arrows button next to the existing number to\u00a0refresh\u00a0and recalculate the estimated consumed credits.\r\n\r\nThe updated estimation is now approximately 0.015 (a 98 percent decrease).\r\n\r\n13. Click <strong>Run<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nWhen processing is complete, the output layer is added to the\u00a0<strong>Layers<\/strong>\u00a0list and saved as an item in your\u00a0ArcGIS Online\u00a0account.\r\n\r\n14. In the <strong>Layers <\/strong>pane, point to the\u00a0<strong>Guatemala <\/strong>layer and click the\u00a0<strong>Visibility<\/strong>\u00a0button (eye icon) to turn the layer off. Do the same for the\u00a0<strong>RESOLVE Ecoregions and Biomes<\/strong>\u00a0layer."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774139,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The output layer that contains ecoregions and biomes in Guatemala displays more clearly."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774140,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The layer is symbolized using default symbology, so you cannot differentiate the ecoregions and biomes. You will modify the symbology to better display the layer in the next section.\r\n\r\n15. On the <strong>Contents <\/strong>toolbar, click\u00a0<strong>Save and open <\/strong>and choose\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nYou have opened and saved a copy of an existing web map to your\u00a0ArcGIS Online\u00a0account, added a global layer from ArcGIS Living Atlas, and clipped it to the extent of Guatemala to create a new layer that narrows the focus of your ecoregions and biomes map.\r\n<h3><strong>Symbolize an Analysis Layer to Match the Source Layer<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nPreviously, you created a biodiversity layer for Guatemala. Next, you will style the layer to look like the global ecoregions and biomes layer.\r\n<h3><strong>Style the Layer<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nPerforming an intersect on the global ecoregions and biomes layer removes the symbology used on the input layer. To make the Guatemalan layer match the original global layer, you will update the\u00a0<strong>Guatemalan ecoregions<\/strong>\u00a0layer using the same style.\r\n\r\nTo see how the original global layer was styled, you can select it in the\u00a0<strong>Layers<\/strong>\u00a0pane, open the\u00a0<strong>Styles<\/strong>\u00a0window, and review the color hex code value for each symbol.\r\n\r\n1. On the <strong>Contents <\/strong>(dark) toolbar, click\u00a0<strong>Layers<\/strong>, then click\u00a0<strong>Guatemala ecoregions<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774141,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"A blue line appears next to the ecoregions layer to indicate that it is selected. Now, whatever you do on the\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0toolbar will be applied to the selected layer.\r\n\r\n2. On the <strong>Settings <\/strong>toolbar, click\u202f <strong>Styles<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774142,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Styles<\/strong>\u00a0pane appears.\r\n\r\n3. In the <strong>Styles <\/strong>pane, under the\u00a0<strong>Choose attributes <\/strong>section, click the\u00a0<strong>Field<\/strong>\u00a0button."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774143,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Select fields<\/strong>\u00a0window appears.\r\n\r\n4. In the fields list, click <strong>Biome name <\/strong>and click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774144,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Select fields<\/strong>\u00a0pane closes and the map style updates."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774145,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The map style is automatically set to\u00a0<strong>Types (unique symbols)<\/strong>. You will keep this style but modify the colors.\r\n\r\n5. For <strong>Pick a style<\/strong>, under <strong>Types (unique symbols)<\/strong>, click\u00a0<strong>Style options<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774146,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Types (Unique symbols)<\/strong>\u00a0pane appears with all the unique names from the\u00a0<strong>Biome name<\/strong>\u00a0field listed.\r\n\r\n6. In the <strong>Biome name <\/strong>section, click the symbol for\u00a0<strong>Tropical &amp; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774147,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The\u00a0<strong>Symbol style<\/strong>\u00a0window appears.\r\n\r\n7. In the <strong>Symbol style <\/strong>window, click the current\u00a0<strong>fill color<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0<strong>Select color<\/strong>\u00a0window appears.\r\n\r\n8. Change the hex code value to <strong>3db800 <\/strong>and press\u00a0Enter."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774148,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The color updates in the\u00a0<strong>Symbol style<\/strong>\u00a0window and on the map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774149,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"9. Click <strong>Done <\/strong>to close the\u00a0<strong>Select color <\/strong>pane. Close the\u00a0<strong>Symbol style<\/strong>\u00a0window by clicking the X.\r\n\r\n10. Perform the following steps to change the rest of the symbols for each biome type:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Click the shape button next to <strong>Mangroves<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Fill color<\/strong>, change the hex code value to\u00a0<strong>ff00c5<\/strong>, and click\u00a0<strong>Done<\/strong>. Close this window.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the shape button for <strong>Tropical &amp; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Fill color<\/strong>, change the hex code value to\u00a0<strong>cdcd66<\/strong>, and click\u00a0<strong>Done. <\/strong>Close the window.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the shape button for\u00a0<strong>Deserts &amp; Xeric Shrublands<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Fill color<\/strong>, change the hex code value to\u00a0<strong>ff7f7f<\/strong>, and click\u00a0<strong>Done. <\/strong>Close the window.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the shape button for\u00a0<strong>Tropical &amp; Subtropical Coniferous Forests<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Fill color<\/strong>, change the hex code value to\u00a0<strong>a5f57a<\/strong>, and click\u00a0<strong>Done<\/strong>. Close the window.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774150,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"11. In the <strong>Styles<\/strong> pane, click\u00a0<strong>Done\u00a0<\/strong>two times.\r\n\r\nThe\u00a0<strong>Guatemalan ecoregions<\/strong>\u00a0symbology now matches the symbology from the global ecoregions and biomes layer."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":774151,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"12. Save the map using the Save button on the dark toolbar.\r\n\r\nNow the clipped ecoregions and biomes layer is symbolized in the same way as the source layer from\u00a0ArcGIS Living Atlas.\r\n\r\nIn this tutorial, you accessed a web map and saved it to\u00a0ArcGIS Online, added a global ecoregions and biomes layer from ArcGIS Living Atlas, used an overlay tool to clip the global layer to the Guatemala country boundary, and symbolized the resultant layer to match the initial source layer.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Acknowledgements<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=37ea320eebb647c6838c23f72abae5ef\">RESOLVE Ecoregions and Biomes layer<\/a>\u00a0provided by\u00a0Esri, based on the <em>BioScience<\/em> article\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/biosci\/bix014\">An Ecoregions-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=3582b744bba84668b52a16b0b6942544\">Human Geography Map<\/a>\u00a0sources:\u00a0Esri, TomTom, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS,\u00a0OpenStreetMap\u00a0contributors, and the GIS user community<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=e2b0e81e416d425f8f18a0602525ec4e\">Guatemala Country Boundary<\/a>\u00a0provided by\u00a0Esri,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.english.mb-research.de\/\">Michael Bauer Research<\/a>\u00a0GmbH, and Instituto Nacional de Estad\u00edstica<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit the Esri\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.arcgis.com\/en\/gallery\/\">tutorial gallery<\/a>\u00a0to explore additional topics and find other step-by-step workflows on a variety of products.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Clip a Layer in Map Viewer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You\u2019re a scientist in search of biodiversity data for Guatemala. 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