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ArcGIS Online Map Viewer: The Case for Dynamic Sizing on The Web

January 16, 2026 | Maxwell DeBella | Mapping

ArcGIS Online Map Viewer: The Case for Dynamic Sizing on The Web

With the October 2025 and upcoming 12.1 release we are happy to support dynamic scaled based sizing for Subtype Group Layers.

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September 22, 2025 | Jim Herries | Mapping

Better Breaks Define Your Thematic Map’s Purpose
July 1, 2023 | Molly Zurn | Analytics

Make a walk-time map
June 15, 2023 | Russell Roberts | Mapping

Bringing Order to Complexity: Value Grouping Part 2
February 23, 2023 | Russell Roberts | Mapping

Bringing Order to Complexity: Value Grouping & Display Order
November 10, 2022 | Mark Harrower | Mapping

Aggregation-o-rama! Binning, Clustering, and Clustered Pies now in Map Viewer
June 30, 2022 | Multiple Authors | Mapping

Thematic Mapping 101: How to ask and answer questions in a map
June 22, 2022 | Mark Harrower | Mapping

Next-Generation Heat Maps in Map Viewer: Better, faster, smoother, stronger
June 22, 2022 | Mark Harrower | Mapping

New Charts and Charts & Size map styles help us make sense of all the numbers
April 21, 2022 | Kristian Ekenes | Mapping

Create a diversity map with Arcade
December 13, 2021 | Kristian Ekenes | Mapping

A better experience for styling layers using Arcade in ArcGIS Online
December 9, 2021 | Kristian Ekenes | Mapping

Techniques for visualizing high density data on the web
December 8, 2021 | Mark Harrower | Mapping

Feature-Specific Effects: The next enhancement for Map Effects
July 9, 2021 | Multiple Authors | Mapping

Get (Re)Acquainted with Smart Mapping in Map Viewer
July 8, 2021 | Julia Holtzclaw | Mapping

Reveal patterns with the heat map style
July 7, 2021 | Diana Lavery | Mapping

A drawing style designed for categorical data: Types
June 7, 2021 | Jim Herries | Mapping

A Straightforward Approach to Mapping Margins of Error
May 3, 2021 | Kristian Ekenes | Mapping

Inset maps for the web
March 25, 2021 | Lisa Berry | Mapping

How to make that map: Census Agriculture Relationship Map
February 10, 2021 | Lisa Berry | Mapping

Add a layer of clarity to your color and size maps
February 7, 2021 | Russell Roberts | Mapping

Map Viewer Beta – Symbol Styler Update
February 3, 2021 | Kristian Ekenes | Mapping

Visualize diverging datasets with size in web maps
January 5, 2021 | Kristian Ekenes | Mapping

Summarize and explore point clusters in web apps
December 17, 2020 | Multiple Authors | Mapping

Size maps get turbocharged in Map Viewer
October 2, 2020 | Multiple Authors | Mapping

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