{"id":76681,"date":"2017-04-27T12:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T12:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/a-simple-checklist-for-nominating-your-maps-and-apps-into-the-living-atlas\/"},"modified":"2020-09-02T11:38:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T18:38:55","slug":"a-simple-checklist-for-nominating-your-maps-and-apps-into-the-living-atlas","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/mapping\/mapping\/a-simple-checklist-for-nominating-your-maps-and-apps-into-the-living-atlas","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Checklist to Nominate Your Maps and Apps into Living Atlas"},"author":6461,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[22951,23951,32331,26061,40161,33261,26221,24961],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551,36611],"class_list":["post-76681","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-arcgis-content","tag-community-maps-program","tag-how-to","tag-living-atlas-contributor-app","tag-living-atlas-of-the-world","tag-nominate","tag-open-data","tag-web-gis","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"This checklist provides an easy guide for nominating your maps, apps, and data into the Living Atlas of the World. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>This checklist provides an easy guide for nominating your maps, apps, and data into the Living Atlas of the World. This places your content among the best of ArcGIS Online, making users more likely to choose your authoritative contributions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To follow along with a step-by-step guide, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/820980061e124d71b19c7bc124390bef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this StoryMap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To nominate your content into the Living Atlas, it first needs to exist as an <a title=\"ArcGIS Online Help: Add Items\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/share-maps\/add-items.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Online item<\/a>. This can be many different item types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Layer (Map Layer, Feature Layer, Image Layer, Vector Tile Layer)<\/li>\n<li>Web Map<\/li>\n<li>Web Mapping Application<\/li>\n<li>Web Scene or City Engine Scene<\/li>\n<li>Rule Package<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The<a title=\"Item Details\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/share-maps\/item-details.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> item details page<\/a> provides information about what you are sharing, along with additional information to help others find and use your item. The goal is to create a well-documented item description page so that others will understand what they have found, where the data is from, and what someone can expect to see when opening your item. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/make-your-work-easy-to-find-understand-and-use-by-others\/\">This blog<\/a> contains some great pointers and suggestions about filling out your item description page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=2f216287099742ffa08cc4222b388abc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77525 noIMGBackground\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Description-Page-1024x706.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within the <a title=\"Living Atlas of the World\" href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/#s=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Atlas<\/a> site, the &#8220;<a title=\"My Contributions\" href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/contributions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Contributions<\/a>&#8221; tab shows items you own. The My Content tab shows which items are eligible for nomination, and the My Contributions tab shows the items which you have already contributed. Each item is scored by the completeness of the item and its metadata. The score helps to identify key characteristics of your item which will make sure others can find and understand the item. Sections left blank, or with too little content, decreases the score of an item.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/contributions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Contribute-1024x577.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on an item to view the scoring, make edits, see suggested improvements, and to nominate an item. You can make certain edits directly to your item by using the editing pencils. You can also hover over the suggested improvements for more guidance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/contributions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Edits.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An item requires a score of 80 before you can nominate to the Living Atlas. There are a few scored items that are required in order to see the &#8220;Nominate&#8221; button appear:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Share the item publicly<\/strong> so that all users can access it. Your ArcGIS Online profile also needs to be public in order for people to find your item.\u00a0<a title=\"Share items with everyone\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/share-maps\/share-items.htm#GUID-40C9495F-1E40-4A5A-AD55-154FA8F90A14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the<strong> Description <\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Summary <\/strong>sections, answering the question &#8220;what is this?&#8221;. Cover the basic questions of &#8220;who, what, when, where, why, and how&#8221; and provide information about the data source. Remove words like &#8220;test&#8221; and &#8220;demo.&#8221;\u00a0<a title=\"Kindergarten Immunizations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=0ef11f08ecf8481e8c8631f052d9892d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See an example<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Upload a great\u00a0<strong>thumbnail<\/strong>\u00a0that shows the layer, map, or app at its best. This provides a visual aid when others find your item. We recommend using a large image size, such as 600&#215;400 pixels, to get the best results. You can add this using the &#8220;Edit Thumbnails&#8221; option within the Contributor App, or directly from the item description page.\u00a0<a title=\"Create Great Thumbnails for the Living Atlas\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2016\/06\/23\/create-great-thumbnails-for-your-living-atlas-nominations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Secure layers, maps, and apps with\u00a0<strong>HTTPS rather than HTTP <\/strong>in their URLS. This provdes secure internet transactions between web browsers and web servers. More info <a title=\"Https\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/reference\/hosted-service-security.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and make the change <a title=\"AGO Assistant\" href=\"https:\/\/ago-assistant.esri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. The setting can also be <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/administer\/configure-security.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">configured<\/a> for your organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Additional scored considerations:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is recommended that your item contain at least three\u00a0<strong>Tags<\/strong>. The words demo, copy, test, or eval are discouraged. Tags help others find your item when searching the Living Atlas. Use the &#8220;Edit Tags&#8221; button to edit the tags of your item.\u00a0<a title=\"Using Tags Effectively\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2017\/01\/30\/using-tags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Communicate any<strong> Access and Use Constraints <\/strong>required by your organization or data provider, and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>add appropriate<strong> Credits<\/strong>. Hyperlinks explaining the constraints or data source are encouraged.\u00a0<a title=\"Trust for Public Land ParkScore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=24cf30851ddf4e3590f132f49c2fe27a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See an example<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete your\u00a0<strong>ArcGIS Online user profile<\/strong> so that others will know who created the item. Describe yourself, your team, your organization, and how to reach you through email.\u00a0<a title=\"Be Somebody (and show your best profile)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/sharing-collaboration\/create-a-great-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimize the amount of layers<\/strong> within your web maps. The most you would want in one map is 2-5 layers. Anything more than that would better be portrayed within an additional map or set of maps. This helps tell a more clear story about the data.<\/li>\n<li>Add<strong> Delete Protection <\/strong>to your item to ensure it is not accidentally removed. <a title=\"How To Prevent Accidental Deletion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/prevent-accidental-deletion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The website will automatically detect if an item was created in a region outside of the United States and adjust the scoring rules appropriately. This will allow items in languages other than English to be contributed to the Living Atlas.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Once an item reaches a score of 80 and meets the above requirements, you will be able to nominate it to the Living Atlas. At this point, the item will be sent to a curator on the Living Atlas team, who will accept the item as-is, or reach out to you about how to further improve your item so that it can be accepted.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Curators may also offer suggestions that follow best practices if the layer, map, or app could be enhanced for the end user&#8217;s benefit.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><em>Non-scored suggestions and best practices:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add clear and concise\u00a0<strong>alias names<\/strong>\u00a0to your attributes and\/or pop-ups instead of cryptic field names. This will make the subject matter easier to decipher.<\/li>\n<li>Add a\u00a0<strong>configured pop-up<\/strong> rather than the default list of all attributes. <a title=\"Crafting Custom Pop-ups\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/configure-pop-ups-custom-attribute-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Configure the map <strong>symbology<\/strong>\u00a0beyond the defaults (when applicable). Tips found <a title=\"6 Easy Ways to Improve Your Maps\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/2016\/04\/12\/six_easy_ways_to_improve_your_maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For web maps and apps, consider changing the <strong>basemap<\/strong> to compliment the subject matter. <a title=\"Choose Basemaps\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/create-maps\/choose-basemap.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Make adjustments to the <strong>scales which a layer is viewed<\/strong>, so that it is appropriate for the performance and geography type. <a title=\"Set Scale Ranges\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/create-maps\/set-visibility.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More info<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Improve layer <strong>performance<\/strong> via generalized boundaries, optimization for feature layers, and scale use. More info <a title=\"Setting up Layers for Optimization\" href=\"http:\/\/desktop.arcgis.com\/en\/arcmap\/10.3\/map\/working-with-layers\/optimizing-map-content-for-performance.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a title=\"Optimize layer\" href=\"http:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/share-maps\/manage-hosted-feature-layers.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_736A1F3329BB46069CF1B62393705C4C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and <a title=\"Generalize Boundaries\" href=\"http:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/editing\/generalize.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>For more information about the Living Atlas, see the following resources:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Blogs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/arcgis-living-atlas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Blogs: Living Atlas of the World<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Social Media: <a title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LivingAtlas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LivingAtlas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Benefits of the Living Atlas\" href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/participate\/#join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benefits of the Living Atlas<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":6461,"user_firstname":"Lisa","user_lastname":"Berry","nickname":"Lisa Berry","user_nicename":"lisa_berry","display_name":"Lisa Berry","user_email":"LBerry@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:18:23","user_description":"I am a Principal GIS Engineer and ArcGIS Living Atlas Evangelist at Esri. 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