ArcGIS Online enables you to connect people, locations, and data using interactive maps. Using ArcGIS Online you can work with smart, data-driven styles and intuitive analysis tools that deliver location intelligence.<\/p>\n
You can use ArcGIS Online<\/a> as a standalone solution for your mapping and analysis needs. Or, because it\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>an integral part of the ArcGIS system, you can use ArcGIS Online to extend the capabilities of\u00a0ArcGIS Desktop<\/span>, or ArcGIS Enterprise<\/span>, or build custom apps using ArcGIS Web APIs and SDKs. ArcGIS Online also provides access to the\u00a0ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/a>, a vast collection of curated, authoritative, ready-to-use content from Esri and the global GIS user community.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t have an ArcGIS account? See\u00a0Create an ArcGIS Account<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n ArcGIS Online is updated regularly, and this latest release adds many useful new features and enhancements. This update introduces new and improved sharing, updated settings, new organizational notices, and more. For additional details see the What\u2019s new help topic<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0view all posts<\/a>\u00a0related to this release.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Improved sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n Sharing items<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0ArcGIS Online<\/span> has been improved. On your content page, you can quickly see who can access your items and the groups with which they have been shared.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":674692,"id":674692,"title":"dec-51","filename":"dec-51.png","filesize":19049,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-51","alt":"How sharing works","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-51","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-09 19:27:42","modified":"2019-12-09 19:28:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":750,"height":295,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":183,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","medium_large-width":750,"medium_large-height":295,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","large-width":750,"large-height":295,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","1536x1536-width":750,"1536x1536-height":295,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","2048x2048-width":750,"2048x2048-height":295,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","card_image-width":750,"card_image-height":295,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-51.png","wide_image-width":750,"wide_image-height":295}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" The changes enable you to clearly see sharing levels (Owner, Organization, Everyone), as well as the specific groups with which you have shared content. Group designations, such as Featured Content and Open Data groups, are also clearly identified.<\/p>\n For more information see What’s new in sharing items<\/a>.<\/p>\n Updated settings<\/strong><\/p>\n The organization settings<\/a> experience has been improved with a new design, the ability to search for the setting you want, and discovery of individual settings. Administrators can more easily navigate the organization settings tab by searching for a setting, or using the side navigation links. In addition, changes are now saved automatically. For more information, see New features in organization settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n Information banners<\/strong><\/p>\n A new setting<\/a> allows you to display custom information banners<\/strong> at the top and bottom of your site to inform members about your organization’s status and content. For example, you can inform members about maintenance schedules, post notices about content or projects, or deliver classified information alerts.<\/p>\n Access notices<\/a> can be configured to display a notice of terms for users who access your site. You can specify a separate access notice for organization members, and for all users who access your site.<\/p>\n For more information, see New access notices and information banner<\/a>.<\/p>\n Location tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n Location tracking<\/a>\u00a0is now available as an organization-wide extension, allowing you to record where users are and where they have been. When you enable location tracking, licensed users in your organization can use the\u00a0Tracker<\/span>\u00a0mobile app<\/a>\u00a0to upload their locations. The tracks are secure: users only see their own tracks unless they have permission to also view the tracks of others.<\/p>\n Next generation Map Viewer (beta)<\/strong><\/p>\n The next generation Map Viewer is now available in beta. Access it from your ArcGIS Online organization through the app launcher, or when opening map or layer items.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":676482,"id":676482,"title":"dec-61ss","filename":"dec-61ss.jpg","filesize":75163,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-61ss","alt":"Map Viewer (Beta)","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-61ss","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-10 02:18:22","modified":"2019-12-10 02:18:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":900,"height":500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":258,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":427,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss.jpg","large-width":900,"large-height":500,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss.jpg","1536x1536-width":900,"1536x1536-height":500,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss.jpg","2048x2048-width":900,"2048x2048-height":500,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss-826x459.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":459,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61ss.jpg","wide_image-width":900,"wide_image-height":500}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-61.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Map Viewer Beta provides an enhanced experience for key mapping workflows, and aims to inspire experimentation and creativity. It features a new design, new smart mapping styles, and fast client-side performance. For more information, see the Map Viewer Beta space on GeoNet<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n Mapping\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Locator views<\/a> have been enhanced. Organizations can now choose the type of label to use for address matching. A new locator view option allows organizations to return primary street names even when alternate names are submitted. Another option allows organizations to return locally known city names, postal city names, or matched city names. See Create a locator view<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Improvements to the Create menu<\/strong> make it easier to create different types of content directly from the content page. New options include story maps and sites.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":674842,"id":674842,"title":"dec-53s","filename":"dec-53s.png","filesize":28070,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-53s","alt":"Create layers and apps options","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-53s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-09 20:29:15","modified":"2019-12-09 20:29:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":434,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","medium-width":361,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":434,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","large-width":600,"large-height":434,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":434,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":434,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":434,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53s.png","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":434}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-53.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Data management<\/strong><\/p>\n You can now\u00a0create a map area<\/a>\u00a0for offline web maps that include cached\u00a0ArcGIS Server<\/span>\u00a0image services.<\/p>\n When preparing web maps for offline use, you can now\u00a0schedule updates<\/a>\u00a0for read-only clients to allow them to download prepackaged updates. Using prepackaged updates decreases the amount of time it takes these clients to obtain changes in their reference data.<\/p>\n Newly published hosted feature layers that you share with the public, and that are not enabled for editing or sync, now have a default cache control of 30 seconds applied to them. This setting optimizes the performance of public layers when traffic volume is high. Administrators and layer owners can increase or decrease the maximum age<\/a>\u00a0on the layer settings.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n You can now assign credits and groups<\/strong> to members in bulk from the Members tab of the organization page.<\/p>\n Administrators in organizations using SAML-based enterprise logins<\/strong> can now download the ArcGIS Online service provider metadata file<\/a> without having to sign in to the organization.<\/p>\n A new Storyteller user type<\/strong> will be available (January, 2020) for organization members who need to view content, such as maps, scenes, and apps, to create and share stories. Members assigned this user type can also create embedded maps using express maps<\/strong> when creating stories.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" ArcGIS Online Security Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\n ArcGIS Online Security Advisor allows you to obtain a full run-down of your organization’s security settings at the click of button, eliminating the need to review settings one-by-one administratively. Security Advisor also delivers recommendations based on your current settings.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":676632,"id":676632,"title":"dec-68","filename":"dec-68.jpg","filesize":29260,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-68","alt":"ArcGIS Security Advisor","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-68","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-10 02:40:16","modified":"2019-12-10 02:40:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":242,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":365,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":365,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":365,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","card_image-width":700,"card_image-height":365,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-68.jpg","wide_image-width":700,"wide_image-height":365}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-4.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Built by the Esri Software Security and Privacy team, you can launch the app<\/a> from the ArcGIS Trust Center<\/a>, where you will find other useful information, alerts, and announcements. For more information see the ArcGIS Online Security Advisor<\/a> story map, or visit Esri Software Security and Privacy<\/a> on GeoNet.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/strong>\u00a0is the foremost collection of geographic information from around the globe. It includes curated maps, apps, and data layers from Esri and the global GIS user community that support your work. Visit the\u00a0ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World website<\/a> where you can browse content, view the blog, and learn how you can contribute. Here\u2019s what\u2019s new, been recently released, or is coming soon.<\/p>\n Living Atlas Apps<\/strong><\/p>\n Living Atlas apps<\/a> leverage Living Atlas content to create interesting and useful visualization and analysis tools.<\/p>\n World Imagery Wayback<\/a> provides a dynamic browsing and discovery experience of the World Imagery basemap archives.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":676502,"id":676502,"title":"dec-62","filename":"dec-62.jpg","filesize":77815,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-62","alt":"World Imagery Wayback App","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-62","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-10 02:21:27","modified":"2019-12-10 02:21:47","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":242,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":365,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":365,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":365,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","card_image-width":700,"card_image-height":365,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-62.jpg","wide_image-width":700,"wide_image-height":365}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/wayback\/?ext=-75.13793,40.30660,-75.12461,40.31412&localChangesOnly=true"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Wayback has been enhanced<\/strong> to include better sharing capabilities, configuration options, and an improved mobile experience.\u00a0 For more information, see Wayback app enhancements<\/a> or view other Wayback blog articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n Geocoding<\/strong><\/p>\n The service has made significant improvements in the underlying data and capabilities for the following countries: Czechia, Denmark, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n Basemaps<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0World Imagery basemap<\/strong> has been updated with Maxar Metro<\/a> updates for 470 cities around the world. Other basemaps have been updated using HERE quarterly updates, content contributed via the Community Maps program, and OpenStreetMap refreshes. All vector basemaps are updated on a three-week cycle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Community Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n The Community Maps Program<\/a> enables users to provide feedback, add features, and share data layers and services. Contributed content is added to Esri basemaps.<\/p>\n Community Maps has been recently enhanced with improved sharing workflows, map editing, and feedback, as well as more frequent basemap updates. The new Community Maps Editor<\/a> group has enabled participants to add over 80 thousand unique features since January of 2019. The Basemap and Geocoding feedback<\/a> group has also increased in activity, and continues to improve Esri\u2019s suite of basemaps with over 10 thousand feedback items.<\/p>\n Elevation<\/strong><\/p>\n World Elevation dynamic image service layers (Terrain<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0TopoBathy<\/a>\u00a0) are updated with a few high resolution datasets from Austria, Spain, USGS 3DEP and NOAA NCEI. These layers are suitable for analysis and visualization. See\u00a0High resolutions updates to elevation layers<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":676542,"id":676542,"title":"dec-63","filename":"dec-63.jpg","filesize":49185,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-63","alt":"World Hillshade Dark","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-63","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-10 02:26:54","modified":"2019-12-10 02:27:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":242,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":365,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":365,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":365,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","card_image-width":700,"card_image-height":365,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-63.jpg","wide_image-width":700,"wide_image-height":365}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-57.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" World Elevation tiled layers (World Hillshade<\/a>, World Hillshade (Dark)<\/a>, Terrain 3D<\/a> and TopoBathy 3D<\/a>) are enhanced with many high resolution elevation datasets including USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) at 1 m resolution, Estonia (1 m resolution), Grand Geneva (50 cm resolution), Tyrol and Carinthia, Austria (5 m resolution), and several cantons in Switzerland; and Basel-Landschaft (25 cm resolution), Solothurn (50 cm resolution), and Aargau (50 cm resolution).<\/p>\n Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n Critical marine spatial planning layers<\/strong> have undergone maintenance that automates updating<\/strong> when the underlying source data is updated, changed or modified.\u00a0 These hosted feature services are fully functional and can be used for visualization and analysis. Updated layers include the following:<\/p>\n The Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> (FEMA) identifies Special Flood Hazard Areas<\/a> as part of the National Flood Insurance Program’s floodplain management. Esri provides an image service and a hosted feature service for both raster and vector analysis. The following FEMA flood hazard layers have been updated:<\/p>\n The USGS National Hydrography Dataset<\/strong> (NHD) layers represent the water drainage network of the United States. These layers show key features of the National Hydrography Dataset Plus Version 2.1, which is a geo-spatial, hydrologic framework dataset created by the USGS and used for many types of modeling applications. NHD layers have been published in a variety of formats as follows:<\/p>\n Other updates include:<\/p>\n Demographics<\/strong><\/p>\n The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. It compiles information such as ancestry, citizenship, educational attainment, income, language proficiency, migration, disability, employment, and housing characteristics.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":676562,"id":676562,"title":"dec-64","filename":"dec-64.jpg","filesize":47138,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-64","alt":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-64","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-10 02:29:20","modified":"2019-12-10 02:29:37","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":242,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":365,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":365,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":365,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":365,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","card_image-width":700,"card_image-height":365,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-64.jpg","wide_image-width":700,"wide_image-height":365}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-59.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Living Atlas ACS layers<\/strong> will be updated with new Census data, with updates completed and available later this month. The Living Atlas ACS layers<\/a> include 78 items containing the most current information, with 5-year estimates on demographic, housing, and workforce characteristics of the U.S. population.\u00a0 New layers include:<\/p>\n In addition to new topics, the layers also will have improved metadata<\/strong> in the form of long field descriptions for each attribute, providing users with definitions that are helpful when deciding which attributes are most appropriate for their needs. For more information, see Updates to American Community Survey Living Atlas layers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Miscellaneous Living Atlas additions<\/strong><\/p>\n Other maps and layers recently added to the Living Atlas include the following:<\/p>\n For more information visit the ArcGIS Living Atlas website<\/a>, or view the Living Atlas blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n ArcGIS Companion<\/a>\u00a0makes it easy to\u00a0use ArcGIS from your mobile device. In addition to the mobile browser option (just use your URL), you can now connect to ArcGIS using this companion\u00a0mobile app for iOS and Android. Access ArcGIS anytime, anywhere, to explore content, view groups, edit your profile, and more.<\/p>\n ArcGIS Companion now supports switching accounts<\/strong>. You can add accounts from ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, and public accounts.<\/p>\n The ability for administrators to manage a member’s add-on licenses for Runtime Analysis has also been added for this release.<\/p>\n For more information, see What’s new in ArcGIS Companion 2.5 (December 2019)<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n ArcGIS Urban<\/a> is an immersive 3D experience designed to improve urban planning and decision-making. You can visualize projects in your local context and leverage location intelligence to drive better decisions, be more proactive and less reactive in your planning process, and simplify project collaboration across internal agencies and public stakeholders.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":679792,"id":679792,"title":"urban","filename":"urban.jpg","filesize":57131,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/urban-2","alt":"ArcGIS Urban","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"urban-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-12 18:26:05","modified":"2019-12-12 18:27:15","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":900,"height":455,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":235,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":388,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban.jpg","large-width":900,"large-height":455,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban.jpg","1536x1536-width":900,"1536x1536-height":455,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban.jpg","2048x2048-width":900,"2048x2048-height":455,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban-826x418.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":418,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/urban.jpg","wide_image-width":900,"wide_image-height":455}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-urban\/overview"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" The December release of ArcGIS Urban (1.1) adds the ability to pick from four sandbox cities<\/strong> to try ArcGIS Urban without having to set up or prepare any data. The new street view mode <\/strong>lets you explore your city from a street-level perspective, and compare future scenarios with what you see today.<\/p>\n ArcGIS Urban 1.1 also adds new export functionality<\/strong> that enables you to consume and share the content you created with ArcGIS Urban in other applications and tools. For example,\u00a0 you can export scenarios as web scenes to embed in story maps, or download calculated capacity indicators as spreadsheets to use in reports.<\/p>\n The data manager<\/strong> has also been improved to make it easier to import a list of zones directly from a feature layer.<\/p>\n For more information, see What’s New in ArcGIS Urban<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n ArcGIS Hub<\/a> is an easy-to-configure cloud platform that organizes people, data, and tools to accomplish initiatives and goals. With sites, events, configurable apps, and other solutions, ArcGIS Hub enables your team to create and share maps, apps, and initiatives that align collaborators across organizations and communities with the information and content they need to manage projects and drive desired outcomes.<\/p>\n ArcGIS Hub is available at two license levels<\/strong>: Basic and Premium. ArcGIS Hub Basic<\/strong> is included with ArcGIS Online and delivers data sharing and site creation capabilities, while ArcGIS Hub Premium<\/strong> includes additional features and capabilities for working with teams of people (including members of the community). For examples, view the\u00a0ArcGIS Hub Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n Recent enhancements to the ArcGIS Hub engagement platform include the following:<\/p>\n Using an Initiative<\/strong>, all relevant content related to a specific plan, project, or events campaign can be shared. With messaging for followers, email updates can be sent at any time to keep others up to date on your initiative.<\/p>\n ArcGIS Hub Settings<\/strong>, a central place for managing your ArcGIS Hub, makes it easier for administrators to configure their hub\u2019s sign in experience. You can now add a trusted logo<\/strong> so community members will know they are in the right place. You can also add a community support contact<\/strong> and\/or custom terms and conditions. Additional settings will be introduced in future releases.<\/p>\n Recent enhancements to Hub\u2019s search experience<\/strong> include the addition of several new facets and categories that will make your content even more discoverable.<\/p>\n For more information see\u00a0 What’s new in ArcGIS Hub (December 2019)<\/a>. Future planned updates will include Survey 123 integration, support for multiple teams, and easier content upload.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> make it easy to create inspiring, immersive stories by combining text, interactive maps, and other multimedia content. Publish and share your story with your organization, or with everyone around the world.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":676682,"id":676682,"title":"dec-75s","filename":"dec-75s.jpg","filesize":55284,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-75s","alt":"Half Earth Project story map","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-75s","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-10 03:30:25","modified":"2019-12-10 03:30:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":900,"height":463,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":239,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":395,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s.jpg","large-width":900,"large-height":463,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s.jpg","1536x1536-width":900,"1536x1536-height":463,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s.jpg","2048x2048-width":900,"2048x2048-height":463,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s-826x425.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":425,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-75s.jpg","wide_image-width":900,"wide_image-height":463}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/372583fb23cc47efa3cfb1b11fd60911"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" StoryMaps continues to evolve with improvements to enhance your experience when telling stories with maps. The following new features and capabilities have been recently added.<\/p>\n Slideshow<\/strong> (beta) is a new immersive block that pairs a full-screen media panel with a movable narrative panel, enabling readers to move between slides laterally. This new block is ideal for media carousels, presentations, and more. For more information see Slideshow: A new immersive block in ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sidecar<\/strong> is another immersive block that now supports embedded web content<\/strong> in the media panel, enabling the display of live charts, configurable apps, and other interactive elements alongside explanatory text.<\/p>\n For more information about these, and other enhancements, see the updated What’s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>. For additional information visit ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n Classic Story Maps Classic story maps<\/a> now have an updated transition timeline<\/a>. You can still use classic story map apps<\/a>, view the classic story map gallery<\/a>, or manage and maintain your classic story maps in My Stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" <\/p>\n App builders let you easily create custom apps, no coding required, and you don\u2019t have to be a designer, or even a map expert. App builders have been updated with the following enhancements.<\/p>\n AppStudio for ArcGIS<\/strong><\/p>\n AppStudio for ArcGIS<\/a> lets you turn your maps into beautiful, consumer-friendly mobile apps ready for Android, iOS, Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.\u00a0 Your branded apps can be published to all popular app stores \u2013 no developer skills required. With AppStudio, organizations on the ArcGIS platform can now build cross-platform native apps easily.<\/p>\n In the latest release, the minimum supported Android version has been updated from 4.4 to 5.0. Improvements have been made to support IWA and PKI authentication in apps, along with better use of the device locale to improve app support for languages other than English. New samples are included for coordinate conversion, GNSS discover, and the document window.<\/p>\n Download AppStudio<\/a> or to learn more, see Whats new in AppStudio<\/a> and the AppStudio GeoNet Place<\/a>.<\/p>\n Web AppBuilder<\/strong><\/p>\n Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS<\/a>\u00a0delivers a way for you to easily create web apps that run on any device, using a gallery of ready-to-use-widgets. You can customize the look of your apps with configurable themes and can host your apps online or on your own server. Multiple widgets have been improved for this release.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":674072,"id":674072,"title":"dec-242","filename":"dec-242.jpg","filesize":39927,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-242","alt":"Web AppBuilder","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-242","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-08 03:19:20","modified":"2019-12-08 03:19:32","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":370,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","medium-width":423,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":370,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","large-width":600,"large-height":370,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":370,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":370,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":370,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-242.jpg","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":370}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/web-appbuilder\/overview"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" With Add Data<\/strong>, you can now add WFS OGC web services via a URL, or via an item referencing the service.<\/p>\n Group Filter<\/strong> allows you to add custom header text, and hide the header and filter selection if only one group is configured.<\/p>\n The Screening<\/strong> widget has new configurable options to hide rows with zero and null values in the printed report<\/p>\n Near Me<\/strong> now allows you to turn off highlighting selected features, and choose to expand or collapse filters by default when users open the widget. The filter user interface has been redesigned, making it more noticeable and user friendly.<\/p>\n For more information, see What\u2019s new in\u00a0Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n ArcGIS Experience Builder (beta)<\/strong><\/p>\n ArcGIS Experience Builder empowers you to quickly transform your data into compelling web experiences for a variety of audiences, across browsers and all devices, with no coding required. Experience Builder provides complete control over the layout and design elements, supporting both map-centric and non map-centric apps and website development. Provided templates and widgets help you get started quickly, and can be extended with your own.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":674432,"id":674432,"title":"dec-32s","filename":"dec-32s-1.jpg","filesize":34009,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-december-2019\/dec-32s-2","alt":"ArcGIS Experience Builder","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"dec-32s-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":668992,"date":"2019-12-09 03:37:34","modified":"2019-12-09 03:37:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":600,"height":308,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":238,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":308,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","large-width":600,"large-height":308,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":308,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":308,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":308,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32s-1.jpg","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":308}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dec-32.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Experience Builder features both an Online Edition and a Developer Edition, and is currently in beta. Sign in to try the beta<\/a>, or see ArcGIS Experience Builder<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"December 2019 release<\/h2>\n
Featured in this release<\/h2>\n
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ArcGIS Urban<\/h2>\n
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