{"id":372402,"date":"2018-12-06T14:57:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T22:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=372402"},"modified":"2018-12-06T14:57:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T22:57:22","slug":"whats-new-in-web-appbuilder-for-arcgis-december-2018","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/web-appbuilder\/3d-gis\/whats-new-in-web-appbuilder-for-arcgis-december-2018","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (December 2018)"},"author":6411,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771,37101,22941],"tags":[33281,42751,30471,268462],"industry":[],"product":[36631],"class_list":["post-372402","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","category-announcements","category-mapping","tag-application-builder","tag-web-appbuilder","tag-web-applications","tag-whats-new-december-2018","product-web-appbuilder"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn about the new features and enhancements to Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Just in time for the holidays, our gift to you, the latest release of Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS is here! These are just a few of the reasons why you\u2019ll want to use this new release:<\/p>\n<p>We have added two new widgets, the first is the new <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/web-appbuilder\/create-apps\/widget-threat-analysis.htm\">Threat Analysis<\/a> widget. It was built and designed to assist public safety personnel and first responders responsible for identifying safe distances and zones when planning events. For example, should an explosion occur at a location susceptible to attack, personnel want to be prepared with an understanding of what perimeters to set up, and what areas to evacuate. \u00a0To use the widget, you simply input a location by drawing on the map, using fixed coordinates or existing features for the type of threat . 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You can now add layers as the barriers to your routing request in the Directions widget.\u00a0 You can add barriers from your map layers that include points, lines and polygons.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"routebarrierswebappbuilder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/12\/routebarrierswebappbuilder.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"512\" data-name=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Analysis widget now includes Find Centroids, Find Point Clusters, and Summarize Center and Dispersion. 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