{"id":80661,"date":"2017-12-06T21:03:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T21:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/whats-new-in-arcgis-online-december-2017\/"},"modified":"2018-03-26T21:15:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T21:15:33","slug":"whats-new-in-arcgis-online-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/\/uncategorized\/whats-new-in-arcgis-online-december-2017","title":{"rendered":"What's New in ArcGIS Online (December 2017)"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34901,40161,23571,34921],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551,36611],"class_list":["post-80661","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-december-2017-release","tag-living-atlas-of-the-world","tag-whats-new","tag-whats-new-december-2017","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"ArcGIS Online has just been updated with the following new features and enhancements. This release includes a more flexible user experien...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS Online has just been updated with the following new features and enhancements. This release includes a more flexible user experience for managing and discovering content, Insights for ArcGIS, administrative enhancements, and other improvements throughout the site.<\/p>\n

For additional information see the\u00a0What\u2019s new help topic<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0ArcGIS blog posts<\/a>\u00a0specific to this release.<\/p>\n

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\nUser experience<\/span><\/strong>
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Start Page<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can specify the start page that you first see<\/strong> when you sign in to your account. The setting is managed in your Profile.<\/p>\n

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The specified page appears each time you sign in to your site. For example, set your start page to Gallery to go directly to your organization’s gallery page, or set your start page to Map to open the Map Viewer automatically after signing in. See Start page<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

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\nApp Launcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

Administrators can now make web apps available to organization members by adding apps to the app launcher<\/strong><\/a>. The app launcher appears in the upper right next to Search after signing in.<\/p>\n

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Members can personalize their view of the app launcher by dragging and dropping apps to change the order in which they are displayed.<\/p>\n

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\nItem Status<\/strong><\/p>\n

Items can now be marked as authoritative or deprecated<\/strong><\/a> in the item settings. Administrators and content curators in your organization\u2014those with privileges to update organization content\u2014can now designate items as Authoritative. Users can deprecate items they own. Setting the status makes it easier for members of your organization to find reliable, authoritative items while discouraging the use of items that are not as reliable or becoming out-of-date. Items with these status indicators are identified by a corresponding badge on the item page.<\/p>\n

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The Status filter can be used when members search or browse for content<\/a>. Organization members can also restrict layer searches to authoritative layers when authoring maps using the Map Viewer. The Authoritative status is currently only visible within your organization, Deprecated status is also visible outside your organization.<\/p>\n

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\nItem information
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new status bar and interactive checklist<\/strong><\/a> on item pages help item owners and administrators improve item information, making it easier for others to find, understand, and use their items.<\/p>\n

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As item details are completed, the status bar shows the current item information completion status, and offers suggestions for improvement. See Item information<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

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\nMobile devices<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArcGIS Online has been enhanced to better support mobile devices<\/strong>. Open layers in Map Viewer using the new open link on the layer’s item page. Sign in with your enterprise or social network credentials and get help with your password and user name.<\/p>\n

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\nInsights for ArcGIS
\n<\/span><\/h2>\n

Insights for ArcGIS is a web-based, data analytics workbench that allows you to perform iterative and exploratory data analysis. A new version is now available for ArcGIS Online<\/strong>, previously Insights was only available with ArcGIS Enterprise.<\/p>\n

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Using interactive linked cards, you can gain new discoveries about your spatial and nonspatial data. Linked cards allow you to click on a map or chart and see related data light up on another card. In the example above, crimes are explored by type, volume, and density to see if patterns change over time.<\/p>\n

For more information, see the Insights for ArcGIS website<\/a> or Insights for ArcGIS help<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nMap Viewer<\/span><\/h2>\n

Map Viewer<\/a>\u00a0is a built-in app that enables you to view and author maps, navigate, see map details, edit, perform analysis, and more (depending on your privileges). New for this release:<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/strong> tools include a new Find Centroids<\/strong><\/a>, allowing you to find the geometric center of multi-point, line, or area features.<\/p>\n

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Aggregate Points<\/strong><\/a> and Summarize Within<\/strong><\/a> have a new option to generate custom square or hexagon bins instead of summarizing your data within an input area layer.<\/p>\n

Light up your map with a new Firefly symbol set<\/strong>. A firefly point symbol is a dot with a colorized glow effect, useful for creating dramatic thematic maps. These symbols are especially effective when used with the World Imagery (Firefly) basemap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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See more Firefly symbols and basemaps in the Living Atlas of the World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can now use geometric operations in Arcade expressions<\/strong> defined for smart mapping styles, labeling, and pop-ups. Use advanced functions to normalize by area, test spatial relationships, compute distances between defined areas, and more.<\/p>\n

You can now update the URL of layers in your map<\/strong> from HTTP to HTTPS, or from staging versions of your ArcGIS service layers to production versions. This is available via the Settings tab for the map item. ArcGIS Online inspects each layer in the map. If any layers use HTTP, ArcGIS Online attempts to make a request to the same layer using HTTPS, and then updates the map and any associated layer items you own or administer. If a layer does not support HTTPS, you are notified and the layer URL is not updated. See Layer Settings<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

Arrows<\/strong> are now available to indicate direction when styling line features. See Change symbols<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

You can now add GeoJSON files<\/strong> to your map. GeoJSON is a widely used open standard format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format. See Add layers from files<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nScene Viewer<\/span><\/h2>\n

Scene Viewer<\/a> is an app built into ArcGIS Online for creating and interacting with 3D scenes. New for this release:
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You can now measure distances in 3D between two points<\/strong> in Scene Viewer. Choose different measuring units and leverage interactive laser lines to calculate the direct and vertical distances in your scenes. See Measure your scene<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Scene layer performance<\/strong> has significantly improved in this release. Buildings and integrated mesh scene layers now load faster using the correct priority order. Additionally, when zooming to scene layers, data is temporarily cached enabling the layers redraw much faster.<\/p>\n

3D symbols from ArcGIS Pro<\/strong> can be used in your scene via style files published from Pro. In addition, organization Administrators can now configure custom web styles for Scene Viewer.<\/p>\n

\"\"Other enhancements<\/strong> in Scene Viewer include the inclusion of 3D ArcGIS Marketplace<\/a> subscription content, and 3D mobile support<\/a> (still in experimental phase).<\/p>\n

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\nData collection & management<\/span><\/h2>\n

You can now use CSV and Microsoft Excel files stored in Microsoft One Drive and Dropbox <\/strong>to publish hosted feature layers. If you update the the data in the file on the cloud drive, you can overwrite the data in the hosted feature layer using the updated cloud data.<\/strong> Google Drive<\/strong>, including Google Sheets<\/strong>, will be supported soon after this initial release. For more information, see Add and publish files from a cloud drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Administrators and owners can now append data to layers<\/strong><\/a> in existing hosted feature layers without needing to overwrite the entire hosted feature layer.<\/p>\n

You can now define an area of interest for hosted feature layer views<\/a> to limit access to features within a particular area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

New editing options<\/strong> are available for hosted feature layers and hosted feature layer views, providing more fine-grained control over what operations editors can perform.<\/p>\n

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After enabling editing, choose the editing capability allowed on the feature layer. See Manage editor settings<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

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\nLiving Atlas<\/span><\/h2>\n

ArcGIS includes Living Atlas of the World<\/a><\/strong>, a global collection of authoritative, curated content from Esri and the GIS community. Living Atlas is an integrated part of the ArcGIS platform, providing an easy way to access basemaps, maps, layers, and more covering thousands of topics.<\/p>\n

Esri vector basemaps<\/strong> have been updated to include additional Esri Community Maps content and style refinements. New vector basemaps are also available. Shown below is Nova – a recently introduced vector tile layer that provides a detailed basemap for the world featuring a dark background with glowing blue symbology.<\/p>\n

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See the Vector Basemaps blog posts<\/a> for more information on how to take advantage of these new basemaps. For more information on Nova, view the item details<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A new version of the SSURGO Downloader<\/strong><\/a> has been released, providing quick access to ready-to-use map packages filled with useful soil data with over 150 attributes derived from the SSURGO dataset.<\/p>\n

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To use this application, navigate to your study area and click the map. A pop-up window will open. Click download, and the map package will be copied to your computer.<\/p>\n

World Imagery basemap<\/strong> has been updated with additional sets of DigitalGlobe imagery for several countries, including sub-meter resolution Basemap +Vivid imagery for Australia and the United States. In addition, sub-meter resolution Basemap +Metro imagery has been published for a few hundred additional cities around the world.<\/p>\n

Updates have been made to the demographic maps<\/strong> for Germany and several other countries. The demographic maps now feature the latest demographic data for Germany from Nexiga. In addition, updates have been released for several other countries using the latest Michael Bauer Research demographic data.<\/p>\n

Detailed local boundaries<\/strong>, based on authoritative data from national government sources, have been published for a few countries. These boundary layers can be used for visualization and analysis in ArcGIS Online.<\/p>\n

For the latest information, see the Living Atlas blog posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nArcGIS Hub<\/span><\/h2>\n

ArcGIS Hub<\/a> is a platform for public engagement and citizen collaboration. It makes a smart community even smarter, giving context and purpose to data and organizing people, processes, and technology to meet the needs of citizens and governments.<\/p>\n

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ArcGIS Hub has recently been updated with the following:<\/p>\n

Site and Page improvements<\/strong> include new cards that enable you to quickly and easily configure and customize your sites. Site Themes<\/strong> have an improved editor, and now include 7 configurable theme options. Initiatives<\/strong> include better tools for managing and monitoring team members, and improvements to the Community Dashboard<\/strong>. Citizen Perspectives<\/strong> enable community members to sign-in to your Hub to analyze data and contribute local perspectives. Finally, Hub now supports 31 languages, and includes accessibility and mobile device improvements.<\/p>\n

For more information, see ArcGIS Hub updates for December 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nAdministration<\/span><\/h2>\n

Custom roles include the privilege<\/a> to link to enterprise groups<\/strong>. To take advantage of the new privilege in existing custom roles, edit the role, add in the new privilege, and save the role.<\/p>\n

Members with Level 1 accounts can now join external groups<\/strong> if assigned to a custom role granting this privilege.<\/p>\n

Members who have the privilege to update member account information can now also reset passwords<\/strong> for other members. Resetting passwords is no longer a privilege reserved for default administrators.<\/p>\n

A new setting allows administrators to prevent all ArcGIS Pro licenses<\/strong> in the organization from being taken offline.<\/p>\n

The invitation process<\/strong> has been improved; you can now enable Esri access<\/a> when inviting and adding members.\u00a0A member whose account has\u00a0Esri\u00a0access enabled can use\u00a0My\u00a0Esri<\/a>\u00a0and GeoNet<\/a> Community and Forums, access e-Learning on the\u00a0Training website<\/a>, and manage\u00a0email communications from\u00a0Esri<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organizations can now create groups whose membership is controlled by SAML-based enterprise groups<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nApp builders<\/span><\/h2>\n

App builders<\/a> enable anyone to to build compelling applications, no coding required. App builders have been updated with the following enhancements:<\/p>\n

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\nAppStudio for ArcGIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

AppStudio for ArcGIS<\/a> lets you convert your maps into consumer-friendly mobile apps ready for Android, iOS, Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and publish them using your own brand to all popular app stores – no developer skills required. See Palm Springs Map Tour<\/a> as an example.<\/p>\n

AppStudio has released major enhancements across the board, including an improved user interface for desktop tools and additional features in templates. AppStudio now uses Qt 5.9.1 and supports ArcGIS Runtime 100.1. For more information, see What’s new in AppStudio for ArcGIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nStory Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Story Maps<\/a>\u00a0let you combine authoritative maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content, making it easy to harness the power of maps and geography to tell your story. Continuing commitment to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines<\/a> 2.0, additional accessibility improvements have been made to Story Map Journal<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You can now specify alternative text for your story’s media, plus new heading tags and landmarks provide better semantic structure for assistive technologies. Further improvements have been made to the keyboard navigation controls added in the September 2017 update. For more information, see the Story Maps blog posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nWeb AppBuilder for ArcGIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Web AppBuilder<\/a>\u00a0offers a way for you to easily create HTML\/JavaScript apps that run on any device, using a gallery of ready-to-use-widgets.\u00a0You can customize the look of your apps with configurable themes, and can host your apps online or on your own server.<\/p>\n

Web AppBuilder now adds two new widgets and several enhancements to existing widgets. The new Cost Analysis<\/strong> (beta) allows you to sketch a proposed design and get an estimated cost of the project. Use the new Public Notification<\/strong> to define a collection of properties and create mailing labels for the owners or occupants. End-users can now build their own filter expressions with Filter<\/strong>. Filter expressions now support relative dates such as today and last week. Infographic<\/strong> has eight new templates and now supports custom colors.<\/p>\n

Other widget enhancements include support for local KML in Add Data<\/strong>, layer visibility in Bookmark<\/strong>, layer selection control in Select<\/strong>, layer selection and zoom to the swipe layer in Swipe<\/strong>, and saving all edits to attributes with one commit in Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For more information, see What’s new in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nConfigurable apps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Configurable apps<\/a> allow you to choose from a comprehensive set of templates to quickly author an app. For this release, the configuration pane in configurable apps has improved validation. For more information, see the configurable apps blog posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nApps for the field<\/span><\/h2>\n

ArcGIS field apps<\/a> help you improve coordination and operational efficiencies in field workforce activities. Field app enhancements since the last ArcGIS Online update include the following:<\/p>\n

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\nCollector for ArcGIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collector for ArcGIS<\/a> enables your field workforce to use smartphones or tablets to collect and update information in the field, whether connected or disconnected. Collector has updated since the last ArcGIS Online release with the following: <\/strong><\/p>\n