February 2026 release summary
The updates include new features and enhancements for smarter content management, richer data and imagery options, streamlined workflows, and more dynamic mapping and sharing capabilities.
ArcGIS Online Features
Powerful web GIS for mapping, analysis, and collaboration
ArcGIS Online empowers users across your organization with intuitive tools for mapping, visualization, analysis, and data sharing. Designed with flexibility and ease of use in mind, it provides a trusted foundation for turning location data into insight.
What’s new in the latest release of ArcGIS Online
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Explore key features of ArcGIS Online
These represent a small portion of the available capabilities in ArcGIS Online.
- Mapping
- Analysis
- Data Management
- Collaboration
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
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Work in 2D and 3D immersive web scenes
Create immersive experiences that turn static maps into interactive tools for exploring and understanding data from multiple perspectives.
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Visualize data in more formats
Import and display location-based information from a wide variety of file formats without manual conversion or data transformation.
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Connect to IoT and sensor feeds
Stream real-time data directly from internet-connected devices and sensors to monitor changing conditions as they happen.
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Access data, maps, layers, apps, and models
Access a curated library of verified geographic resources created by Esri and the global GIS community.
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Understand where things are and how they relate
Analyze the geographic relationships between different features to reveal how location influences connections and interactions.
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Use spatial joins and contextual variables to identify patterns
Combine datasets based on their geographic proximity and incorporate environmental factors to uncover hidden trends and correlations.
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Find the best locations and routes
Apply location intelligence to determine optimal sites for facilities or calculate the most efficient paths between destinations.
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Create and iterate scenarios, forecast outcomes, make accurate predictions
Model alternative futures by adjusting variables and running simulations to anticipate results before making decisions.
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Share securely across teams, partners, and organizations
Control access permissions to ensure the right people see the right information while protecting sensitive geographic data.
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Maintain data quality and centralized geospatial data management
Store all spatial information in a single authoritative source with built-in validation to ensure accuracy and consistency.
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Integrate with enterprise systems and support standards
Flexibly connect with existing business platforms and use industry-standard formats.
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Collect field data with online and offline synchronization
Gather information in the field even without internet connectivity, then automatically sync updates when connections are restored.
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Collaborate across teams, agencies, and the public
Distribute maps, analysis results, and geographic insights to stakeholders across any device or platform.
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Stay aligned with real-time updates and seamless offline sync
Work from the most current information even when working remotely without connectivity.
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Build and share intuitive mapping apps
Create solutions through intuitive drag-and-drop interfaces or develop custom applications.
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Integrate with ArcGIS Enterprise
Deploy your GIS infrastructure in the cloud, on your own servers, or in a combination of both environments.
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Automate administrative and analysis workflows with Python
Write scripts to handle repetitive tasks and complex spatial analysis without manual intervention.
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Trigger event-driven automations with webhooks
Set up automatic responses when specific geographic conditions occur, such as sending alerts when features enter defined areas.
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Use code-free tools for data integration and analysis
Create automated processes through visual workflow designers without writing any programming code.
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Guidance and task support from built-in AI assistants
Leverage embedded AI tools within ArcGIS to get contextual help, generate expressions, and streamline complex tasks through natural language guidance.
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Pretrained deep learning models and spatial machine learning tools
Apply proven AI models designed specifically for geographic challenges like feature extraction and pattern recognition.
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Train your own models with integrated tools
Build custom models tailored to your unique spatial analysis needs using the platform's built-in training capabilities.
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Integrate with open-source packages
Combine the platform's capabilities with popular open-source AI and machine learning libraries to extend functionality.
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Featured apps included with ArcGIS Online
These applications are included with ArcGIS Online and represent just a few of the available resources and tools for mapping and analysis.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, ArcGIS Online comes with extensive collections of geospatial data to help you get started and enhance your GIS. This includes the following:
A collection of authoritative data: ArcGIS Online provides access to the world’s foremost collection of geographic content through ArcGIS Living Atlas. This includes ready‑to‑use basemaps, rich imagery (such as Landsat and Sentinel), demographic and population data, and environmental data such as weather, oceans, and natural hazards. These authoritative layers can be used directly in maps, apps, and analysis and combined with your organization’s own data. Some ArcGIS Living Atlas content is included with an ArcGIS Online subscription, while additional subscriber and premium content may require credits when used.
Hosted data and layers: ArcGIS Online allows you to host, publish, and manage your own data as hosted web layers in Esri‑managed cloud infrastructure. These layers scale automatically based on demand and can be shared securely within your organization or publicly for use in maps, scenes, apps, and analysis tools.
Premium data and services: ArcGIS Online provides access to optional premium data and services, including demographic data, geoenrichment, routing, geocoding, and network analysis. These services are clearly identified within ArcGIS Online and consume credits when used, allowing organizations to pay only for what they need.
Sharing and collaboration: You can expand the data available to your organization by sharing and collaborating with other ArcGIS Online organizations or ArcGIS Enterprise deployments. This makes it easy to discover, use, and reuse authoritative data, maps, and layers created by others while collaborating on projects across organizational boundaries.
Yes. ArcGIS Online allows you to host, publish, and manage your own data. You can upload data from common file formats or publish content from other ArcGIS products, creating hosted web layers that can be used in maps, scenes, apps, and analysis workflows. Hosted layers scale automatically and can be shared securely within your organization or publicly, depending on your needs. You can host your data in the United States, European Union (EU), or the Asia-Pacific (APAC), where their ArcGIS Online data will be stored.
Once published, your data can be edited, updated, and reused across multiple maps and applications. ArcGIS Online also supports creating different views of the same data to control editing, sharing, and access, helping organizations maintain a single, authoritative source of information.
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