{"id":184371,"date":"2013-03-27T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T18:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=184371"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:19:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:19:48","slug":"using-bing-basemaps-in-arcgis-online","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-bing-basemaps-in-arcgis-online","title":{"rendered":"Using Bing basemaps in ArcGIS Online"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[23171],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-184371","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-basemaps","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"With the March 2013 update to ArcGIS Online, the complimentary use of Bing basemaps (Bing Maps Road, Bing Maps Aerial, and Bing Maps Hybrid)","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>With the March 2013 update to ArcGIS Online, the complimentary use of Bing basemaps (Bing Maps Road, Bing Maps Aerial, and Bing Maps Hybrid) has been phased out. If you have an organizational account you can still continue to use Bing Maps after you obtain a Bing Maps key. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obtain a Bing maps key<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to obtain a Bing maps key to activate Bing maps use for your organization. You can obtain one by visiting the\u00a0<a title=\"Go to Bing Maps Account Center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bingmapsportal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing Maps Account Center<\/a>\u00a0or by viewing\u00a0<a title=\"View MSDN topic\" href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ff428642.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting a Bing Maps Key<\/a>\u00a0on the MSDN website. Once you\u2019ve obtained your key, you\u2019re ready to enable Bing Maps use for your organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enter the key for your organization<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Login as Admin, go to \u00a0My Organization the click Edit Setting. In the Map section<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26719\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/03\/bing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p>you\u2019ll see the place to enter your Bing Maps key, as shown below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26720\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/03\/bing-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to enable Bing Maps in maps shared publicly by member of your organization, check the box after entering your key. Note that the use of Bing Maps will be governed by licensing terms found at the\u00a0<a title=\"View website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bingmapsportal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing Maps Account Center<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"View website\" href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ff428642.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSDN website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use Bing Maps in your web maps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To use Bing Maps as basemaps in your web map, open a new or existing map and choose Add Layer from Web:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26723\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/03\/bing-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then choose A Bing Basemap as the type of data to reference:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26724\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/03\/bing-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then choose which Bing basemap you want to use:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26725\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/03\/bing-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now your Bing basemap can be used and shared in your maps, either within your organization or publicly, depending on your settings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/03\/bing-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26732\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/03\/bing-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"485\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>\u00a0that Bing Maps keys are not supported in public accounts.\u00a0\u00a0For all accounts, web maps that already include Bing Maps will continue to function.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information<\/strong>\u00a0see\u00a0<a title=\"View help topic\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/en\/help\/arcgisonline\/010q\/010q000000mm000000.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Configuring the map<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"View help topic\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/en\/help\/arcgisonline\/010q\/010q0000009z000000.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adding layers from the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7641,"user_firstname":"Bernie","user_lastname":"Szukalski","nickname":"Bern Szukalski","user_nicename":"bszukalski","display_name":"Bern Szukalski","user_email":"bszukalski@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-26 17:55:14","user_description":"I am a corporate technology evangelist and geo advocate at Esri, focusing on ways to broaden access to geographic information and helping customers succeed with ArcGIS. \r\n\r\nOn a good day I'm making a map, on a great day I'm on one. 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