ArcGIS Online Tutorial

CONTENTS'
Introduction!.............................................................................................................................................!3!
Exercise!1:!Creating!an!ArcGIS!Online!Subscription!Account!...................................................................!4!
Exercise!2:!Setting!up!your!Organizational!Account!.................................................................................!5!
Exercise!3:!Administrating!your!ArcGIS!Online!Subscription!Account!......................................................!6!
1.! Home!Page!...................................................................................................................................!6!
2.! General!Tab!..................................................................................................................................!6!
3.! Creating!Groups!............................................................................................................................!7!
4.! Populating!Groups!........................................................................................................................!8!
5.! Home!Page!Tab!............................................................................................................................!9!
6.! Gallery!Tab!.................................................................................................................................!11!
7.! Map!............................................................................................................................................!11!
8.! Groups!........................................................................................................................................!11!
9.! Roles!...........................................................................................................................................!11!
10.! Security!...................................................................................................................................!12!
11.! Monitoring!Credit!Usage!........................................................................................................!12!
12.! Inviting!Members!...................................................................................................................!12!
Exercise!4:!Getting!Started!with!Web!Maps!...........................................................................................!13!
Exercise!5:!Contamination!News!Story!..................................................................................................!14!
1.! Add!Contaminated!Location!Sites!from!.CSV!.............................................................................!14!
2.! Change!the!Layer!Name!.............................................................................................................!15!
3.! Add!a!Bookmark!.........................................................................................................................!16!
4.! Change!Basemap!........................................................................................................................!16!
5.! Change!the!Default!Symbology!..................................................................................................!16!
6.! Explore!Symbology!with!Heat!Maps!...........................................................................................!17!
7.! Switch!Basemaps!........................................................................................................................!18!
8.! Control!PopYup!Text!Information!...............................................................................................!19!
9.! Add!Charts!and!Graphs!to!PopYups!............................................................................................!20!
10.! Add!a!New!bookmark!.............................................................................................................!20!
11.! Add!a!Layer!from!ArcGIS!Online!.............................................................................................!21!
12.! Set!Transparency!....................................................................................................................!22!
13.! Add!a!Map!Notes!Layer!..........................................................................................................!22!
14.! Share!your!Web!Map!..............................................................................................................!22!
Exercise!6:!Sharing!your!Web!Map!.........................................................................................................!23!

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 1.! Sharing!in!ArcGIS!Online!.............................................................................................................!23!
2.! Sharing!through!a!Link!................................................................................................................!24!
3.! Sharing!through!Social!Media!....................................................................................................!24!
4.! Sharing!with!your!Groups!...........................................................................................................!25!
5.! Sharing!with!a!Map!Template!....................................................................................................!25!
Exercise!7:!Sharing!Through!the!Story!Map!Journal!Template!...............................................................!27!
1.! Start!with!an!Existing!Web!Map!.................................................................................................!27!
2.! Configure!your!Map!Journal!.......................................................................................................!27!
3.! Add!other!Web!Maps!.................................................................................................................!28!
4.! Customize!your!Web!Maps!within!Map!Journals!.......................................................................!29!
5.! Add!other!Multimedia!Content!..................................................................................................!29!
6.! Configure!the!settings!of!your!Map!Journal!...............................................................................!30!
Exercise!8:!Cleaning!Up!..........................................................................................................................!31!
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INTRODUCTION!
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Using!ArcGIS!Online,!you!can!bring!data!to!life!by!creating!contentYrich,!interactive!maps!that!tell!a!story.!!
Whether!you’re!in!a!meeting!room,!at!your!desk!or!in!the!field,!you!can!access!the!same!map!on!all!your!
devices!at!any!time,!and!when!ready,!publish!and!share!your!maps.!
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For!the!first!example,!you!will!show!all!identified!contaminated!sites!across!Canada!and!at!what!stage!
each!of!the!167!sites!are!within!the!prescribed!Federal!10Ystep!process!for!addressing!a!contaminated!
site.!!As!part!of!this!exercise,!you!will!see!how!you!can!easily!tell!a!story!by!building!a!web!map!using!
ArcGIS!Online,!Esri’s!complete,!cloudYbased!mapping!and!location!analytics!platform.!!!
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By!the!end!of!this!tutorial,!you’ll!learn!how!to:!
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•! Build!a!map!with!ArcGIS!Online!using!open!data!from!the!Federal!Contaminated!Sites!Inventory!
•! Share!your!map!with!others!and!collaboratively!enhance!it!with!various!types!of!content!
•! Create!a!map!that!your!audience!can!access!via!desktop!and!mobile!devices!
•! Build!a!story!map!to!communicate!your!story!
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Throughout!this!tutorial,!there!are!various!opportunities!to!publicly!share!your!data!and!maps.!!
Exploring!these!options!is!encouraged,!but!once!you!have!completed!the!tutorial,!it’s!recommended!
that!you!turn!off!sharing!on!your!items.!!This!will!ensure!that!ArcGIS!Online!remains!clear!of!duplicated!
content.!
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All!data!used!within!this!tutorial!is!publicly!available!and!is!referenced!throughout!this!document.!!!
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EXERCISE!1:!CREATING!AN!ARCGIS!ONLINE!SUBSCRIPTION!ACCOUNT!
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1.! Go!to!ArcGIS!Online!at!www.arcgis.com,!and!select!Try$ArcGIS,!where!you!will!be!taken!to!a!Sign!
Up!page.!
2.! Enter!your!First!Name.!
3.! Enter!your!Last!Name.!
4.! Enter!your!email!address,!and!reYenter!your!email!address!to!confirm.!
5.! Select!your!industry!from!the!dropYdown!menu.!!
6.! Click!on!the!START$TRIAL!button.!
7.! A!confirmation!page!will!appear!and!an!activation!email!will!be!sent!to!the!email!account!you!
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8.! Check!your!email!account!for!the!activation!email!and!select!the!activation!link!to!start!creating!
your!ArcGIS!Online!account.!
9.! Enter!a!user!name,!between!6!and!128!characters!in!length!and!containing!letters,!numbers!or!a!
combination!of!both.!You!can!also!use!the!following!special!characters:!.(dot),!_(underscore)!and!
@!(at!sign).!!Other!special!characters!and!spaces!are!not!allowed.!!Your!user!name!is!case!
sensitive.!
10.!Enter!a!password!that!is!at!least!8!characters!in!length,!containing!at!least!one!letter!and!one!
number.!Special!characters!and!spaces!are!not!allowed.!Your!password!is!case!sensitive.!ReY
enter!your!password!to!confirm.!
11.!If!your!email!address!is!not!populated!in!the!Email!Address!field,!enter!your!email!address.!
12.!Enter!the!name!of!your!Organization!(for!example,!your!employer,!school!or!agency).!This!can!
be!altered!later!(e.g.,!Esri!Times).!
13.!Select!a!Security!Question!via!the!dropYdown!menu,!and!type!in!an!answer!in!the!Answer!field.!
14.!Read!the!ArcGIS!Online!Terms!of!Use!and!select!the!box!to!accept!the!terms!and!conditions.!
15.!Click!on!the!Create$My$Account!button.!
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EXERCISE!2:!SETTING!UP!YOUR!ORGANIZATIONAL!ACCOUNT!
As!the!Administrator!of!the!organization,!you!need!to!provide!some!information!to!complete!the!setup!
process.!
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1.! Organization$Name!–!this!will!appear!in!the!home!page!and!can!be!altered!at!any!time!(e.g.,!Esri!
Times).!
2.! Organization$Short$Name!–!an!acronym!or!abbreviation!(avoid!special!characters!and!spaces).!!
This!will!become!part!of!your!organization’s!URL!and!cannot!be!altered!later.!!Each!
organization’s!site!has!a!unique!ArcGIS!Online!site!URL.!!The!maximum!number!of!characters!for!
the!short!name!is!16.!
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3.! Language!–!choose a default language!for!the!members!of!the!organization!(e.g.,!English!or!
French).!
4.! Region!–!Choose!a!region!to!determine!the!default!basemap!gallery,!the!default!basemap!and!
the!default!extent!for!new!maps!for!your!organization.!The!region!you!choose!also!controls!the!
scale!bar,!measure!tool!and!routing!units.!Choosing!United!States!sets!the!units!to!miles!and!
feet;!while!any!other!region!choice,!including!World,!sets!the!units!to!metres!and!kilometres.!
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Note:!you!can!also!specify!your!organization's!basemaps!and!extent!by!editing!the!appropriate!
settings!in!the!Maps!tab.!

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 5.! Security!–!Uncheck!the!box!to!“Allow!access!to!the!organization!through!HTTPS!only”!and!click!
OK!to!the!warning.!
6.! Link!–!leave!as!default.!
7.! Click!on!the!Save$and$Continue$button.$
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Once!completed,!you!will!be!brought!to!your!organization’s!account.!A!welcome!message!will!appear!to!
show!you!how!to!access!other!readyYtoYuse!apps!to!experience!the!entire!ArcGIS!platform.!Click!on!the!
Continue$with$ArcGIS$Online!button.!
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You!can!access!the!download!links!to!get!the!apps!later!by!clicking!on!your!name!from!the!top!of!the!site!
and!then!the!Trial$Downloads!link.!!
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EXERCISE!3:!ADMINISTRATING!YOUR!ARCGIS!ONLINE!SUBSCRIPTION!ACCOUNT!
As!the!administrator!of!your!organization,!you!can!enter!a!name,!thumbnail!image!and!description!for!
your!site.!!You!can!also!choose!a!default!language!for!members!of!your!organization!and!your!
organization’s!region.!!In!this!section,!we!will!customize!a!few!items!for!your!organization.!
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1.! Home!Page!
The!Home!Page!is!the!landing!page!for!your!organization’s!users.!!It!currently!shows!the!default!settings.!
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•! Click!Home!on!the!upper!leftYhand!corner!of!the!page.!!

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•! Click!My$Organization!to!administer!the!website.!

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•! Click!Edit$Settings!to!start!configuring!your!home!page.!
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2.! General!Tab!
In!the!General!Tab,!you!can!customize!the!landing!page!to!suit!your!news!site’s!look!and!feel.!!Let’s!
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•! Organization$Name!–!You!can!use!your!news!organization’s!name!(e.g.,!Esri!Times).!!You!can!
also!add!your!logo!by!selecting!Click$to$change$thumbnail,!and!browsing!to!the!location!of!an!
image!you!want!to!add.!
•! Organization$Description$–!Provide!a!brief!description!about!your!organization.!The!description!
will!appear!on!the!organization!page.!!If!you!want!the!description!to!appear!on!the!home!page,!
check!the!box!below!the!description,!Show$description$toward$bottom$of$Home$Page.!!It!will!
appear!under!the!banner.!
•! Organization$Summary$–!This!gives!users!a!quick!description!of!your!organization!upon!signing!
into!the!ArcGIS!Online!account.!
•! Language!–!Select!the!language!for!your!organization!(e.g.,!English),!if!not!already!populated.!
•! Region$–!Choose!your!default!location!(e.g.,!Canada).!This!determines!the!default!basemap!
gallery,!basemap!and!extent!for!new!maps.!Region!also!determines!the!unit!for!the!map!scale!
bar,!measure!tool!and!directions!tool.!The!United!States!region!set!the!units!to!miles!and!feet.!!
All!other!regions!set!the!units!to!metres!and!kilometres.!
•! Leave!remainder!as!default.!
•! Click!Save$at!the!bottom!left!of!the!page.!
•! Select!Home!to!view!your!home!page.!!
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3.! Creating!Groups!!
Before!configuring!your!organization!account,!let’s!create!a!group.!!Groups!are!a!collection!of!items,!
usually!related!to!a!specific!area!of!interest.!Anybody!in!the!organization!can!create!groups!as!a!way!to!
organize!and!share!their!items.!As!the!group!owner,!you!decide!who!can!find!and!request!to!join!your!
group,!as!well!as!contribute!content!to!your!group.!!You!also!have!control!over!items!shared!with!your!
group!and!can!invite!others!who!have!the!same!type!of!account!that!you!have–organizational!or!
public—to!join!your!group,!even!if!your!group!doesn’t!accept!membership!requests.!Groups!can!be!
created!to!share!news!content!among!colleagues!and!teams.!
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Groups!are!also!a!way!to!organize!highYprofile!content.!Administrators!can!use!groups!to!control!
featured!content!on!the!home!page!and!gallery,!and!build!custom!galleries!for!basemaps!and!Web!
application!templates.!
1.! In!your!organizational!account,!click!Groups.!

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2.! Click!Create$a$Group.!
3.! Under!Name,!name!your!group!“CAJ$2016$
Content”.!!!
4.! Copy!and!paste!the!group!name!in!the!
Summary,!Description!and!Tag!fields.!
5.! For!Status,!choose!Organization.!
6.! For!Contributors,!choose!Only$group$owner.!
7.! Click!Save.!
8.! Select!the!Groups!tab!to!see!the!groups!that!
you!have!created.!
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4.! Populating!Groups!
•! In!the!Search$Window,!type!Trans$Canada$Trail.!
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You!will!notice!that!no!results!are!returned.!This!is!because!the!search!is!only!searching!within!your!
organization,!which!does!not!hold!any!content!with!that!name.!!You!will!now!allow!this!search!to!look!
into!all!the!content!publicly!shared!within!ArcGIS!Online.!
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•! Uncheck!Only$search$in$<organization$name>!(e.g.,!Esri!Times).!
•! Click!on!the!search!window!to!view!the!dropYdown!list,!and!choose!Search$All$Content.!

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Immediately,!you!will!get!a!list!of!content!related!to!the!Trans!Canada!Trail!in!ArcGIS!Online.!
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•! Click!Details!on!the!item!named!Trans$Canada$Trail,!a!
web!map!shared!by!esri_canada_mapping.!
•! Click!Share.!
•! Select!CAJ$2016$Content!and!click!OK.!
•! This!will!share!the!web!map!item!with!the!group.!
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Repeat!the!previous!search!steps!for!the!following!table:!
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Search$Word$ Item$Name$ Shared$By$
Top!100! Top!100!–!Canada’s! Web!Mapping!
Biggest!Infrastructure! Application!by!Law!
Projects!
High!River!Alberta! High!River!Alberta! Web!Map!by!Corppub!
Flood!2013!
ArcGIS!Maps!for!Office! ArcGIS!Maps!for!Office! Web!Mapping!
application!by!Esri!
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You!should!now!have!four!items!in!your!group.!
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•! To!check!if!all!your!items!are!stored!within!your!group,!select!Groups!and!then!click!on!the!name!
of!your!group.!!A!list!of!all!four!items!will!be!displayed,!as!shown!below:!
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5.! Home!Page!Tab!
Now,!let’s!update!your!Home!Page.!
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•! Click!My$Organization.!
•! Click!Edit$Settings.!
•! Click!the!!Home$Page!tab.!
•! For!the!Background$Image,!select!the!second!option!provided!to!you.!!Alternatively,!you!can!
upload!your!own!image!or!logo!to!brand!the!site!for!your!organization,!or!specify!no!background!
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Note:!When!uploading!your!own!image,!the!image!is!positioned!at!the!top!centre!of!the!page.!!The!
image!repeats!horizontally!if!it!is!smaller!than!the!browser!or!device!window.!!If!you!want!a!single,!nonY
repeating!background!image,!the!image!should!be!1920!pixels!wide!(or!smaller!if!your!users!are!on!a!
smaller!screen)!for!best!results.!The!website!does!not!resize!the!image.!You!can!upload!a!file!up!to!1!MB!
in!size.!
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•! For!Banner,!select!any!one!of!the!images.!!Alternatively,!you!can!choose!to!upload!your!own!
image.!!
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Note:!For!best!results,!your!image!should!be!960!pixels!wide.!!You!can!upload!a!file!up!to!1!MB!in!size.!
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For!Featured!Content,!choose!CAJ$2016$Content,!the!group!you!created!earlier.!!This!will!now!show!any!
item!shared!with!the!My$Featured$Content!group!on!your!home!page.!!Up!to!12!items!in!the!group!can!
appear!on!your!home!page.!You!can!also!choose!not!to!feature!any!content.!
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•! Click!Save,!then!Home!to!view!your!home!page.!
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Notice!the!items!you!shared!with!the!CAJ$2016$Content!group!are!highlighted!here.!!!
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6.! Gallery!Tab!
As!the!administrator!of!your!organization,!you!can!choose!what!content!to!highlight!in!the!gallery,!such!
as!stories!you!have!reported.!!You!can!also!choose!to!show!content!owned!by!a!group!that!you!specify,!
or!choose!to!show!those!items!that!are!viewed!most!often.!
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•! Click!My$Organization.!
•! Click!Edit$Settings.!
•! Click!the!Gallery!tab.!
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Currently,!the!Gallery!shows!the!most!viewed!items!by!members.!!Let’s!change!it!so!that!you!have!
control!over!what!gets!displayed!in!the!gallery.!
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•! From!the!dropYdown!in!the!Gallery!tab,!choose!CAJ$2016$Content.!
•! Click!Save.!
•! Click!Gallery!at!the!top!of!the!page!to!see!your!updated!Gallery.!
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The!gallery!sorts!your!web!maps!and!applications!into!different!categories.!
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7.! Map!
The!Map!tab!is!used!to!configure!the!maps!your!organization!can!use!to!author!maps.!For!this!tutorial,!
we!will!use!the!default!settings.!
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8.! Groups!
As!the!administrator!of!your!organization,!you!can!choose!which!groups!to!feature!on!the!Groups!and!
My!Organization!pages!of!your!site.!!You!can!also!choose!which!templates!to!use!for!sharing!groups!as!
gallery!applications.!!For!this!tutorial,!we!will!use!the!default!settings.!
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9.! Roles!
The!Roles!tab!allows!you!to!create,!edit!and!manage!roles!in!your!organization.!!You!may!create!a!role!
based!on!the!existing!roleYtoYrole!template,!allowing!or!denying!privileges!associated!with!the!role!as!
you!deem!necessary.!!For!this!tutorial,!we!will!use!the!default!settings.!
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10.!Security!
As!the!administrator!of!your!organization,!you!determine!whether!secure!protocol!(SSL)!is!required!for!
all!transactions,!whether!anonymous!access!is!allowed,!whether!searching!and!sharing!are!allowed!
outside!the!organization!and!whether!your!organization!allows!only!standard!SQL!queries.!!You!can!set!
up!Enterprise!Logins.!!For!this!tutorial,!we!will!use!the!default!settings.!
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11.!Monitoring!Credit!Usage!
Your!ArcGIS!Online!subscription!includes!access!to!detailed!reports!for!monitoring!storage!and!usage.!!
You!can!view!charts!of!your!organization’s!storage,!tile!generation,!geocoding!and!bandwidth.!
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•! Click!My$Organization.!
•! Click!View$Status!on!the!top!panel.!

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Your!organization’s!current!status!will!show.!!
By!default,!you!will!see!detailed!reports!
about!your!storage,!analytics,!premium!
content!and!published!content!for!the!last!24!
hours.!!You!can!change!the!time!range!to!the!
last!seven!days,!last!30!days,!the!current!
month,!the!previous!month,!or!a!custom!
range!based!on!a!start!date!and!end!date.!
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A!pie!chart!shows!how!your!organization!has!
used!its!credits!over!the!same!period!you!
have!selected!to!view.!For!example,!your!
organization!may!have!used!88.7%!of!its!
credit!over!the!past!week!for!geocoding,!
1.5%!for!feature!storage!and!9.8%!for!tile!
generation.!!Click!a!slice!of!the!pie!to!view!the!number!of!credits!used.!
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12.!Inviting!Members!
As!the!administrator,!you!can!invite!users!to!join!your!organization.!You!can!choose!one!of!three!ways!to!
establish!user!accounts:!preYestablish!new!ArcGIS!logins!for!users;!have!users!use!their!existing!ArcGIS!
logins!or!create!new!ArcGIS!logins;!have!users!join!with!their!existing!enterprise!logins!(if!you!had!set!up!
Enterprise!Logins).!!You!can!send!invitations!one!at!a!time!or!you!can!upload!a!file!and!send!invitations!in!
bulk.!!Potential!members!receive!an!email!invitation!with!instructions!on!how!to!join!the!organization.!!
The!total!number!of!users!your!organization!can!have!is!based!on!the!subscription!your!organization!has!
purchased.!!The!Status!page!shows!the!current!and!remaining!number!of!members!in!your!organization,!
as!well!as!their!role.!
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Note:!!Each!member!of!an!organization!is!assigned!a!role.!!They!can!be!template!roles!such!as!user,!
publisher!or!administrator.!!Custom!roles!can!also!be!created.!
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•! Users!–!have!the!same!privileges!as!signedYin!users!of!the!ArcGIS.com!website,!including!the!
ability!to!add!items,!create!web!maps,!share!content!and!participate!in!groups.!!In!addition,!
users!see!a!customized!view!of!the!site!(for!example,!a!gallery!of!the!organization’s!featured!
content!and!the!organization’s!logo!on!the!web!page).!!Users!can!only!work!with!items!they!
have!created;!they!cannot!modify!or!delete!other!users’!content.!
•! Publishers!–!have!user!privileges,!plus!the!ability!to!publish!and!host!services!from!feature!or!
tiled!map!data.!!Publishers!can!only!work!with!items!and!services!they!have!created;!they!
cannot!modify!or!delete!other!publishers’!content.!
•! Administrators!–!have!user!and!publisher!privileges,!plus!additional!capabilities!to!manage!the!
organization!and!other!users.!!An!organization!must!have!at!least!one!administrator.!However,!
there!are!no!limits!on!how!many!roles!can!be!assigned!within!an!organization.!For!example,!if!an!
organization!has!five!members,!all!five!members!can!be!administrators.!
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As!the!administrator,!you!can!assign!roles!when!you!add!members!to!the!organization!and!alter!them!at!
a!later!time!if!you!wish.!!
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EXERCISE!4:!GETTING!STARTED!WITH!WEB!MAPS!
This!section!discusses!some!of!the!preYrequisites!and!suggestions!for!getting!started!with!ArcGIS!Online!
using!your!desktop!computer.!
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1.! Use!a!compatible!web!browser.!For!best!performance,!especially!with!web!maps,!it!is!
recommended!that!you!use!Mozilla!Firefox!2!or!higher,!Google!Chrome!or!Internet!Explorer!8!or!
higher.!!Internet!Explorer!6!is!not!supported;!Internet!Explorer!7!is!supported!but!has!
performance!limitations!when!working!with!web!maps.!!See!more!details!in!the!ArcGIS!Online!
Help!Section.!
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2.! Sign!into!ArcGIS!Online!(www.arcgis.com)!using!your!username!and!password.!
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3.! Localize!ArcGIS!Online!(optional!but!recommended).!Defining!your!region!in!ArcGIS!Online!sets!
the!featured!maps!on!the!home!page,!content!in!the!gallery!and!the!default!extent!of!new!maps!
in!the!ArcGIS!Online!map!viewer!to!CanadianYspecific!content.!
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To$do$this:$$
Once!you’re!logged!into!ArcGIS!Online,!click!on!your!name!at!the!top!banner!to!access!your!
profile.!Click!Edit$my$profile.!In!the!Region!option,!select!Canada.!Click!the!Save!button.!
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4.! Create!a!new!empty!map.!!Click!on!Map!(across!the!top)!to!open!a!new!empty!map.!To!position!
the!map!to!your!desired!region,!use!your!left!mouse!button!and!drag!the!map.!

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EXERCISE!5:!CONTAMINATION!NEWS!STORY!
Following!the!steps!in!the!previous!section,!once!you!open!a!blank!map,!you!can!start!adding!your!data.!!
This!section!will!show!you!how!to!add!data!from!a!variety!of!sources!and!in!a!range!of!formats.!
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1.! Add!Contaminated!Location!Sites!from!.CSV!
•! In!this!step,!we!will!add!the!locations!of!the!contaminated!sites!found!in!Canada!to!the!map.!
•! In!Windows!Explorer,!navigate!to!the!CAJ2016MappingWorkshop!folder!and!open!the!
Contaminated_Sites_for_geocoding.csv!file!to!view!the!data!before!importing!it!into!ArcGIS!
Online.!
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Note:!Check!the!Latitude!and!Longitude!columns.!!These!columns!will!be!used!to!locate!the!points!on!
the!map.!!The!km1,!km5,!km10,!km25!and!km50!columns!indicate!the!population!within!the!radius!of!
the!contaminated!sites!(e.g.,!km1!represents!the!number!of!people!within!a!1Ykilometre!radius!of!the!
contaminated!site).!!The!LastStepCompleted!columns!indicates!the!highest!step!completed!in!the!
Federal!10YStep!Process.!!The!FederalSiteIdentifier!column!holds!the!unique!identifier!(ID)!for!each!site.!
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•! Close!the!CSV!file.!
•! Go!back!to!your!empty!map!on!ArcGIS!Online.!
•! Click!Learn$to$make$a$map,!which!will!guide!you!through!a!tour!of!
how!to!use!the!map!viewer.!When!Step$1$opens,!type!in!Canada$as!
the!address!or!location!in!the!Find!window.!
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 •! Pan!the!map!so!that!Canada!is!centered!(click!on!the!map!and!drag!it!with!your!mouse).!
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•! Step$2!pops!up!and!asks!for!data,!click!Add.!
•! Step$3!wants!to!select!where!the!data!is!coming!from,!in!this!case,!choose!Add$Layer$from$File!
o! Browse!to!the!location!of!the!Contaminated_Sites_for_geocoding.csv!file!and!click!
open.!
o! Click!Import!Layer.!
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ArcGIS!Online!will!automatically!find!the!fields!within!your!dataset!related!to!location;!however,!if!it!
finds!multiple!columns!that!could!be!used,!you!will!need!to!specify!which!one!you’d!like!to!use.!!All!of!
the!data!is!then!added!to!the!map!with!the!default!symbology,!which!you!can!modify!later.!
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•! Click!Done.!!
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2.! Change!the!Layer!Name!
•! Change!the!name!of!the!newly!added!layer!by!clicking!on!More$
Options$ $$beside!the!layer!name!Contaminated$Sites$for$
geocoding!and!choose!Rename.!!Rename!the!layer!to!“Federal$
Contaminated$Sites”.!$
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3.! Add!a!Bookmark!
•! To!easily!bring!up!this!map!view!of!all!the!
contamination!sites!in!the!future,!add!a!
bookmark!by!clicking!on!the!Bookmarks!
button.!!Choose!Add$Bookmark!and!type!
the!name!“All$Contaminated$Sites”!in!the!
blank!space!provided.!!Hit!Enter.!
•! Zoom!to!Vancouver!and!create!another!
bookmark!called!Vancouver.!
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4.! Change!Basemap!
Click!the!Basemap$button!and!choose!Dark$Gray$Canvas.!!This!map!
draws!attention!to!your!thematic!content!by!providing!a!neutral!
background!with!minimal!colours,!labels!or!features.!!Only!key!
information!is!represented!to!provide!geographic!content,!allowing!your!
data!to!come!to!the!foreground.!
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5.! Change!the!Default!Symbology!
•! Change!the!symbology!by!clicking!on!Change$Style$ ,!underneath!the!
layer!name.!!
•! Under$Choose$an$attribute!to$show,$choose!LastStepCompleted!from!
the!dropYdown!menu.!!!
•! Select!the!Types$(Unique$symbols)!drawing!style!and!then!click!on!the!
Options!button!to!configure!the!style!settings.!!
•! Click!Change$all$symbols$ !to!change!the!symbol!size!to!12!px!!
•! Click!Ok,!and!then!Done.!
•! Click!on!Legend! !in!the!Contents$to!see!the!new!symbology!of!the!
map.!
•! In!Bookmarks,$choose!All$Contaminated$Sites,!to!see!all!the!data.!
•! The!map!should!look!as!below.!

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 •! Click!Save!at!the!top!to!save!the!map.!!Fill!out!
the!details!as!required.!
o! Note:!Begin!your!map!title!with!your!
initials.!(This!will!make!it!easy!to!
search!for!your!map!later!in!the!
exercise.!!It!is!not!normally!required!
to!put!your!initials!on!the!title!of!the!
map.)!
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•! Click!Save!Map.!
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•! Click!on!any!contaminated!site!to!see!the!popYup!window!for!more!
information!on!each!of!the!data!points.!
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The!popYup!window!shows!information!from!the!spreadsheet!seen!earlier.!!Feel!
free!to!open!the$Contaminated_Sites_for_geocoding$.CSV!file!again!from!
Windows!Explorer!and!look!up!the!federal!contaminated!site!you!selected.!!
Compare!the!information!in!the!popYup!and!the!spreadsheet.!
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6.! Explore!Symbology!with!Heat!Maps!
Heat!maps!can!be!created!when!mapping!the!location!of!point!features!and!are!useful!when!many!
points!on!the!map!are!close!together!or!overlapping.!Heat!maps!use!the!points!in!the!layer!to!calculate!
and!display!the!relative!density!of!points!on!the!map!as!smoothly!varying!sets!of!colours!ranging!from!
cool!(low!density)!to!hot!(high!density).!In!this!case,!a!heat!map!can!effectively!display!the!density!of!
contaminated!sites!around!Canada,!which!can!further!be!used!to!analyze!regions!to!answer!questions!as!
to!why!one!area!may!have!a!higher!density!than!another.!
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•! Change!the!symbology!by!clicking!on!Change$Style$ !underneath!the!layer!name.!!
•! Under$Choose$an$attribute!to$show,$choose!Show$location$only!from!the!dropYdown!menu.!!!
•! Select!the!Heat$Map!drawing!style!and!then!click!on!the!Options!button!to!configure!the!style!
settings.!You!can!configure!the!Area$of$Influence,!Transparency!and!Visible$Range!to!your!
needs.!
•! Click!OK,!and!then!Done.!
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Let’s!save!this!as!a!separate!map!for!later!use.!!
•! Click!Save!at!the!top,!and!then!Save$As.!
•! Add!a!unique!Title,!Tags!and!Summary.!Once!completed,!click!Save$Map.!
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7.! Switch!Basemaps!
•! Let’s!return!to!our!first!map.!
•! On!the!top!right,!click!Home!and!then!My$Content!to!access!your!saved!items.!!
•! Open!your!Canadian$Federal$Contaminated$Site$Inventory$Map!in!the!map!viewer!by!accessing!
the!bottom!arrow!beside!your!web!map.!!

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•! Let’s!play!with!a!few!basemaps!to!see!if!there’s!one!that!better!
suits!your!map.!!Click!Basemap!and!choose!the$Imagery$with$
Labels$basemap.!!This!imagery!map!provides!one!metre!or!
better!satellite!and!aerial!imagery!of!many!parts!of!the!world!as!
well!as!lower!resolution!satellite!imagery!worldwide!with!labels.!
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•! Let’s!try!another!basemap.!!Choose!the!Streets!basemap.!!This!
map!features!highwayYlevel!data!and!the!world!streetYlevel!data!
for!North!America,!Europe!and!other!parts!of!the!world.!
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•! Select!another!basemap.!!Choose!the!Light/Dark$Gray$Canvas!
basemap.!!This!map!draws!attention!to!your!thematic!content!
by!providing!a!neutral!background!with!minimal!colours,!labels!
and!features.!!Only!key!information!is!represented!to!provide!geographic!context,!allowing!your!
data!to!come!to!the!foreground.!!
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•! Switch!back!to!the!original!basemap.!!Choose!the!Topographic!basemap.!!This!basemap!uses!the!
best!available!authoritative!data!from!public!and!private!sources.!!Through!a!growing!list!of!

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 Community!Maps!Program!participants!across!Canada,!more!upYtoYdate!data!is!available,!
including!buildings,!parceled!address!graphics!and!other!cultural!features!in!addition!to!physical!
features.!!It!uses!subdued!neutral!tones,!with!more!detail!than!the!Gray!Canvas!map.!
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8.! Control!PopYup!Text!Information!
PopYups!allow!users!to!click!on!features!to!find!out!more!information!about!
them.!!The!values!contained!within!these!popYups!can!include!any!values!from!
the!features!in!your!map.!!There!are!lots!of!options!to!customize!your!popYups.!
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First,!let’s!configure!the!text!in!your!popYups.!
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•! Click!on!More$Options$ !below!the!Federal$Contaminated$Sites$layer,!
and!then!chose!Configure$Popaup.!
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•! Choose!Configure$Attributes!from!the!PopYup!properties!dialog!to!
configure!how!and!what!attributes!will!show!in!the!popYups.!Make!sure!
to!only!place!a!checkmark!beside!the!following!attribute,!rename!its!
alias!accordingly!and!verify!or!alter!the!numerical!variable’s!format.!
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DISPLAY$ONLY$ FIELD$ALIAS$(update)$ FIELD$FORMAT$
FederalSiteIdentifier! Federal!Site!ID! •! na!
CCME_NCS_Score! CCME!NCS!Score! •! No!to!“use!1000!separators!
•! 1!decimal!place!
DOB_Ientifier! DOB!Identifier! •! na!
TextEN! Description! •! na!
Municipality! Municipality! •! na!
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•! Following!the!image!below,!ensure!that!the!proper!configuration!has!been!completed,!and!click!
OK.!

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•! Click!OK!again!in!the!PopYup!properties!dialog!and!test!by!clicking!on!a!contaminated!site!point.!
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9.! Add!Charts!and!Graphs!to!PopYups!
This!time,!we!are!going!to!add!charts!to!the!popYup.!!Access!the!Configure$
Popaup!option!again!for!the!Federal$Contaminated$Sites$Layer.!!Click!Add!
from!the!Popaup$Media!section!and!choose!Column$Chart.$
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Within!the!Configure$Column$Chart!dialog,!you!can!configure!how!your!chart!
will!appear.!!Configure!the!Title:!of!the!chart!to!“Population$Nearby”.!!
Configure!the!Caption!to!“This$chart$shows$the$estimated$population$within$
a$certain$radius$of$the$Federal$contaminated$sites”.!!Place!a!checkmark!
beside!the!following!fields!and!rename!their!aliases!accordingly:!
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FIELDS$ FIELD$ALIAS$(updated)$
km1! Within!1km!
Km5! Within!5km!
km10! Within!10km!
Km25! Within!25km!
Km50! Within!50km!
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•! Click!OK.!
•! Test!the!newly!created!popYup!window.!!Hover!over!each!column!in!the!chart!to!view!the!exact!
value.!
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10.!Add!a!New!bookmark!
We!want!to!highlight!where!there!is!concentration!of!the!contaminated!sites.!!Zoom!into!a!region!in!
Canada!that!has!a!visually!higher!concentration!and!bookmark!it!with!the!name!High$Concentration.!
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•! Click$Save!to!save!the!map.!
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11.! Add!a!Layer!from!ArcGIS!Online!
As!the!GIS!community!continues!to!grow,!the!amount!of!available!content!for!
you!to!leverage!on!ArcGIS!Online!is!increasing.!To!search!for!available!content,!
click!Add!and!choose!Search$for$Layers.!
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•! Let’s!add!some!statistical!information!that!will!allow!our!readers!to!
visualize!where!the!population!is!concentrated.!!In!Find:,!type!“Canada$
Statistics”.!!Verify!that!In:!shows!ArcGIS$Online!and!Within$map$area!is!
unchecked.!!Click!Go.!
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The!results!show!data!shared!by!the!ArcGIS!Online!user!community!with!the!public.!
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•! Click!Add!beside!Canada:$2006$Population$Density.!!This!will!add!the!map!service!to!your!map.!
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Your!map!should!look!similar!to!this:!

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•! Click!Done$Adding$Layers.!
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•! If!you!click!on!the!Show$Maps$Legend$ ,!you!will!see!the!legend!of!the!map!with!both!map!
layers.!
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•! If!you!click!on!Show$Contents$of$Map ,!you!will!
see!!the!Canada:2006$Population$Density$layer!is!
beneath!your!Federal$Contaminated$Sites!layer.!!
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•! Click!on!any!of!the!features!on!the!map!and!you!will!
see!a!popYup!of!information!associated!with!it.!
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•! Even!though!this!is!a!resource!that!you!did!not!build,!
you!can!still!make!some!changes.!!First,!we!will!
rename!the!layer!to!“2006$Population$Density”.!
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12.!Set!Transparency!
Setting!transparency!on!certain!layers!will!allow!information!beneath!to!show!through.!!If!we!were!to!
set!the!newly!added!map!service!layer!(population!density)!to!be!slightly!transparent,!we!could!see!the!
basemap!beneath!it.!!To!set!the!newly!added!layer’s!transparency!to!25%,!access!More$Options$
located!below!the!newly!added!layer!and!choose!Transparency.!!Move!the!slider!to!25.!
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13.!Add!a!Map!Notes!Layer!
Finally,!let’s!add!a!Map!Notes!layer!to!your!map.!!We!will!be!using!this!
layer!to!enter!some!feedback!received!from!your!target!audience.!Being!
able!to!add!a!Map!Notes!layer!is!similar!to!adding!your!own!data!onto!a!
map.!These!layers!are!useful!for!adding!a!small!number!of!features!to!a!
map.!You!can!include!additional!text!or!graphical!comments!to!help!your!
readers!interpret!the!map.!!This!layer!can!be!enabled!or!disabled,!just!like!
your!other!map!layers.!!
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Note:!Map!Notes!are!stored!in!the!map;!they!cannot!be!saved,!downloaded!or!used!independently.!Only!
you,!the!map!author,!can!edit!this!layer.!!
•! To!add!a!Map$Notes!layer,!click!Add! ,!!and!choose!Add$Map$
Notes.!!Name!the!Map!Notes,!“Citizen$Sightings”.!Choose!the!
Citizen$Requests!in!Template!and!click!Create.!!Depending!on!
the!template!you!choose,!a!different!set!of!symbols!will!be!
available.!
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Let’s!create!a!mockup!of!a!few!contamination!sightings!on!your!map.!
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•! Click!on!the!Critical$Issue !icon,!and!place!it!near!another!contaminated!site!on!your!map.!
This!will!bring!out!the!Requests!dialog!for!you!to!populate!information.!!Give!the!icon!a!title!and!
short!description.!!Do!a!web!search!of!an!image!of!a!contaminated!site!and!place!the!image!URL!
(not!the!website!URL)!in!the!Image$URL.!Click!Close.!
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We!will!leave!the!Image$Link$URL!without!any!values.!!Providing!a!value!in!the!Image!Link!URL!would!link!
the!image!to!a!URL!when!the!users!click!on!it.!
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•! Click!the!Edit !button!to!stop!editing.!
•! Test!your!work!by!clicking!on!the!observation!icon.!
•! Go!back!and!add!2a3$more$observations!using!the!different!
icons.!
•! Click!the!Edit!button!to!restart!the!edit!mode.!
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14.!Share!your!Web!Map!
Access!your!All$Contaminated$Sites!bookmark!to!gain!a!view!of!all!of!your!contaminated!sites.!
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•! Click!Save.!!Do!this!frequently!to!prevent!losing!your!work.!
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EXERCISE!6:!SHARING!YOUR!WEB!MAP!
In!this!section,!we!will!go!over!the!various!ways!to!share!your!map!with!the!public,!other!journalists!and!
target!audiences.!
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•! To!share!in!ArcGIS!Online,!make!sure!that!the!map!you!have!created!is!saved.!!If!you!have!not!
saved!your!map,!save!it!now.!
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1.! Sharing!in!ArcGIS!Online!
Only!you!can!view!the!map!you!created!when!you!are!logged!into!your!ArcGIS!Online!account.!!To!
perform!any!kind!of!sharing,!you!must!first!enable!the!sharing!functionality!on!your!map.!
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•! Click!the!Share!button!to!open!the!Share!dialog.!

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•! You!can!choose!to!share!within!your!organization!or!with!everyone!(public).!!Place!a!checkmark!
beside!Everyone$(public)!to!enable!your!map!to!be!shared.!
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Now!that!your!map!is!shared!with!everyone,!your!map!is!searchable!on!ArcGIS!Online.!!Let’s!do!a!quick!
search.!
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•! Using!another!browser,!go!to!ArcGIS$Online$(www.arcgis.com)!without!using!your!account!
credentials.!!Pretend!you!are!another!user.!
•! Using!search!capabilities!in!ArcGIS!Online,!type!in!an!approximate!name!of!your!map!to!search!
for!it!(e.g.,!PV!federal!contamination)!and!click!Go.!

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 •! Look!at!the!Web$Map$by!section!to!confirm!if!the!map!is!the!one!you!created.!
•! Click!on!the!title!of!the!map!to!find!out!more!information!about!the!map.!
•! Click!on!the$Open$button!and!select!Open$in$map$viewer.!!Now,!explore!the!map!by!viewing!the!
map’s!different!popYups!and!bookmarks.!!
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This!is!the!experience!that!a!user!will!have!with!your!map!in!ArcGIS!Online.!!Accessing!your!maps!from!
the!users’!point!of!view!can!help!you!determine!what!other!enhancements!or!changes!you!may!need!to!
do!to!ensure!the!map!displays!the!story!you!wish!to!convey.!!
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2.! Sharing!through!a!Link!
The!map!you!created!can!be!shared!through!a!link.!!When!you!click!on!the!Share!button!in!your!map!and!
have!it!set!to!share!with!everyone,!you!will!see!a!link!to!your!map!in!the!dialog.!!Copy!and!share!this!link!
with!your!target!audience!via!email!or!include!it!in!your!article!or!other!materials.!This!link!provides!the!
user!with!direct!access!to!your!map.!
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•! If!logged!out!of!ArcGIS!Online,!log!
back!into!your!account.!
•! Go!back!to!the!map!you!created!
by!clicking!on!My$Content.!
•! This!is!where!all!of!your!content!
is!stored.!
•! Click!on!your!map!title!to!open!
the!information!page.!
•! Click!Open!and!then!Open$in$map$viewer!to!reYopen!the!map.!
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3.! Sharing!through!Social!Media!
The!map!you!created!can!be!shared!through!social!media!channels.!!
In!the!Share! !dialog,!you!can!choose!to!share!this!map!on!
Facebook!and!Twitter.!
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To$Share$on$Facebook$
•! Click!the!Facebook!button.!!This!will!take!you!to!the!
Facebook!signYin!page.!
•! Once!you!are!signed!into!Facebook,!you!can!choose!to!share!
your!map!with!anyone!(e.g.,!Friends,!Family,!Everyone).!
•! Click!Post$to$Facebook!and!the!map!will!be!posted!to!your!
Facebook!page.!
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To$Share$on$Twitter$
•! Click!the!Twitter$button.!!This!will!take!you!to!Twitter’s!signYin!page.!
•! Once!you!are!signed!into!Twitter,!click!Log$in$and$Tweet.$
•! Your!map!will!be!tweeted!via!your!Twitter!account.!
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Go!back!to!your!map.!Click!Done!in!the!Share!dialog!to!exit!the!sharing!capabilities.!
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4.! Sharing!with!your!Groups!
Do!you!want!to!share!your!maps!and!apps!with!your!groups!of!colleagues,!friends!or!followers?!ArcGIS!
Online!allows!users!to!create!groups!to!further!enhance!the!experience!of!sharing!and!collaboration.!!
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In!the!Share! !dialog!of!your!map,!you!can!choose!to!share!it!with!the!various!groups!of!which!you!
may!be!a!member.!To!share!your!map!with!a!group,!click!Share!and!choose!the!group!with!whom!you!
would!like!to!share!the!map.!Click!Done!to!exit!the!Share!dialog.!
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5.! Sharing!with!a!Map!Template!
A!good!way!to!promote!your!story!is!through!an!interactive,!publicYfacing!web!mapping!app.!!This!step!
will!look!at!sharing!your!map!through!a!map!template.!
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•! If!it!isn’t!already,!open!your!Contaminated!Sites!map.!
•! Click!Share$ !to!access!the!Share!button!and!the!Share!dialog.!
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•! Click!on!Create$a$Web$App!to!access!the!variety!of!templates!that!are!available!for!publishing!
your!map.!!The!end!result!could!be!a!fully!interactive!web!app!that!leverages!your!map!and!can!
then!be!shared!with!your!users!or!deployed!locally!within!your!own!IT!group.!
•! This!dialog!organizes!web!app!templates!into!a!variety!of!categories—depending!on!what!you!
want!to!do.!Under!the!Show$All$tab!from!the!left!panel,!you’ll!find!all!of!the!available!web!app!
templates!listed!alphabetically.!
•! If!you!do!not!wish!to!use!one!of!the!templates,!you!can!also!create!your!own!web!app!using!
Web$AppBuilder!(the!second!tab!on!the!dialog!box).!
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•! Click!on!the!Basic$Viewer!template!and!choose!Create$App.!!
•! Add!a!relevant!Title,!Tags!and!Summary!for!this!web!app.!Click!Done.!
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It’s!now!time!to!start!configuring!your!new!web!app.!The!Web!App!Configuration!page!will!appear.!!
•! In!the!General$section,!add!a!relevant!Title!and!Details.!!
o! Title:!“Contaminated$Sites$Inventory$in$Canada”!
o! Details:!“This$web$app$displays$the$identified$contaminated$sites$across$Canada$and$at$
what$stage$each$of$the$167$sites$are$within$the$prescribed$Federal$10aStep$process$for$
addressing$a$contaminated$site.”!
•! In!the!Toolbar!section,!check!on/off!the!tools!you!wish!to!enable!for!your!web!app.!!
•! Click!Save!and!then!Close.!!
•! In!the!Item$Details$page,!click!Open!to!view!your!app.!!

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•! You!have!now!completed!creating!your!first!web!app.!Try!out!the!different!capabilities!of!the!
Basic!Viewer!to!see!how!your!user!will!experience!the!web!app.!!

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EXERCISE!7:!SHARING!THROUGH!THE!STORY!MAP!JOURNAL!TEMPLATE!
The!Story!Map!Journal!template!is!ideal!when!you!want!to!combine!narrative!text!with!maps!and!other!
embedded!content.!A!Map!Journal!contains!entries,!or!sections,!that!users!can!simply!scroll!through.!
Each!section!within!the!Map!Journal!will!have!a!map,!image,!video!and!web!page!associated!with!it.!The!
story!can!be!based!around!just!one!map.!!
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Note:$Please!remember!to!click!Save!at!the!top!right!of!the!Story!Map!Journal!Builder!to!save!your!
changes!while!you!work!on!your!Story!Map.!!
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1.! Start!with!an!Existing!Web!Map!
A!Story!Map!Journal!is!based!on!an!existing!web!map.!For!this!exercise,!let’s!access!our!Contaminated!
Sites!map.!
•! On!your!organization!account’s!home!page,!click!My$Content!and!open!your!Canadian$Federal$
Contaminated$Site$Inventory$Map$in!map!viewer.!
•! Click!Share$ ,!and!then!click!on!the!Create$A$Web$App$button.!
•! Under!the!Build$a$Story$Map!tab!on!the!left,!select!Story$Map$Journal$and!click!Create$App.!
•! Add!a!unique!Title,!Tags,!and!Summary.$!
•! Click!Done.!

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•! Choose!the!Side$Panel!layout!and!click!Start.!!
•! Enter!a!Title!for!your!Map!Journal!and!then!click!the!arrow!to!continue.!
o! Example:!“Contaminated$Sites$of$Canada”!

2.! Configure!your!Map!Journal!
•! In!Step$1,!select!your!Canadian$Federal$Contaminated$Site$Inventory$Map.!
o! Leave!all!other!sections!as!default.!
o! Select!Legend!or!Overview$Map!if!you!want!to!add!them!to!your!map.!
•! Click!Next.!
•! In!Step$2,!add!in!your!content!for!the!side!panel.!You!can!customize!your!text,!add!hyperlinks!
and!embed!multimedia!content!including!images,!videos!and!web!pages.!
o! The!first!panel!is!mainly!used!as!an!introduction!to!your!Story!Map!Journal.!!
o! Enter!the!content!under!the!“Section$1”!heading!from!
StoryMapJournal_ContaminatedSites.doc,!information!found!in!the!
CAJ2016MappingWorkshop!folder!and!click!Add.!

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How$to$Add$a$Hyperlink$
•! Highlight!the!text!you!wish!to!hyperlink.!
•! Click!the!Link$ !button.!
•! Copy!and!paste!the!URL.!Click!OK.!!
•! Your!Story!Map!should!look!similar!to!this:!

•! Click! .!!

3.! Add!other!Web!Maps!!
To!give!your!readers!a!compelling!story,!include!a!variety!of!content!related!to!contaminated!sites!in!
your!Map!Journal.!To!add!another!section,!click!Add$Section ,!located!on!the!bottom!left.!For!the!
second!panel,!let’s!use!the!heat!map!we!previously!created!as!our!second!map.!
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•! Add!a!Section!Title,$for!example,!“Contaminated$Sites$Hot$Spots”.!
•! Under!Map,!click!the!dropYdown!menu!and!choose!Select$a$map.!
•! This!will!bring!up!a!gallery!of!your!existing!maps.!
The!gallery!is!defaulted!to!show!your!maps,!but!
you!can!also!select!maps!saved!in!your!
Organization,!ArcGIS$Online!and!My$Favourites.!
You!can!hover!over!each!map!to!view!its!full!title.!
Ensure!the!gallery!is!displaying!My$Content.$Select!
your!heat!map!and!click!Next.!
•! Enter!the!content!under!“Section$2”!from!
StoryMapJournal_ContaminatedSites.doc$found!
in!the!CAJ2016MappingWorkshop$folder!and!click!
Add.!

•! Click! .!

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4.! Customize!your!Web!Maps!within!Map!Journals!
You!can!customize!what!your!users!will!see!on!your!web!maps!by!changing!what!is!shown!on!the!Main$
Stage!of!your!Map!Journal.!Let’s!use!your!Contaminated!Sites!Map!to!show!various!parts!of!the!country,!
which!allows!you!to!tell!more!stories!with!just!one!map.!
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•! Add!a!new!section!to!your!Map!Journal.!
•! Add!a!Section$Title.!For!example,!“Contaminated$Sites$in$Eastern$Canada”.!!
•! Choose!your!Contaminated!Sites!map.!!
•! For!Location,!click!Custom$configuration!to!determine!your!area!of!interest!for!the!map.!!
•! Zoom!into!Eastern!Canada!and!click!the!Save$Map$Location!button.!Click!Next.!

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•! Add!the!content!under!“Section$3”!from!StoryMapJournal_ContaminatedSites.doc!in!the!
CAJ2016MappingWorkshop!folder!and!click!Add.!
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How$to$Add$an$Image$to$your$Side$Panel$
1.! Start!the!same!way!you!would!to!add!text!to!your!side!panel!content.!
2.! Click!the!Insert$Image,$video$or$web$page! button.!
3.! For!this!case,!we!will!use!a!URL!to!insert!an!image,!but!you!can!use!any!of!the!sources!provided.!
For!Flickr,!Facebook!and!Picasa,!ensure!the!images!are!in!public!albums.!
Click!the!URL!button.!!
4.! Copy!and!Paste!the!Image$URL.$Insert!an!image!caption.!!
5.! Click!Apply.$Click!Save.!

Click! .!

5.! Add!other!Multimedia!Content!
Apart!from!maps,!we!can!also!display!other!multimedia!content!within!the!Main!Stage!of!a!new!panel.!
For!this!next!section,!we!will!display!a!video!instead!of!a!map.!
•! Add!a!new!section!titled,!“Contaminated$Sites”.!!
•! Under!Content,!click!the!radio!button!for!Video! .!!

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 •! Click!YouTube!and!enter!the!URL!of!the!video!found!under!the!“YouTube$Video”!heading!from!
StoryMapJournal_ContaminatedSites.doc!found!in!the!CAJ2016MappingWorkshop!folder!and!
click!Check.!!
•! If!the!video!is!accepted,!you’ll!notice!a!green!checkmark.!Click!Select$this$video.!!
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•! Select!the!Fit!Position!for!the!video!and!click!Next.!Add!the!rest!of!the!content!found!under!the!
“YouTube$Video”!heading!from!StoryMapJournal_ContaminatedSites.doc!found!in!the!
CAJ2016MappingWorkshop!folder!and!click!Add.!
•! Click!the!Save$button!found!at!the!top!right!of!your!Map!Journal.!!
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6.! Configure!the!settings!of!your!Map!Journal!
Click!on!Settings!at!the!top!of!your!Map!Journal!Builder.!Here,!you!will!find!five!different!ways!you!can!
further!customize!your!Map!Journal.!
1.! Layout!–!Choose!how!you!wish!to!display!your!panel!content.!The!Side$Panel!is!ideal!for!
textYintensive!stories,!whereas!the!Floating$Panel!is!ideal!if!you!want!to!bring!more!
attention!to!your!map.!!
2.! Layout$Options!–!You!can!determine!on!which!side!of!your!Map!Journal!you!wish!to!display!
your!Side!Panel,!as!well!as!the!size.!If!you!want!to!include!a!lot!of!content,!having!a!medium!
to!largeYsized!side!panel!will!be!beneficial.!If!you!want!your!Map!Journal!to!focus!more!on!
your!map,!a!smallYsized!side!panel!is!ideal.!You!can!also!enable!sharing!links!to!your!Map!
Journal!at!the!bottom!of!each!panel.!!
3.! Theme!–!Choose!a!colour!theme!that!will!work!best!with!your!Map!Journal.!!
4.! Fonts$–!!Use!the!dropYdown!menus!to!choose!different!fonts!for!your!Map!Journal.!
5.! Header!–!Change!the!current!logo!to!one!of!your!own!or!choose!to!provide!no!logo.!You!can!
change!the!header!link!to!your!own!website!or!another!website.!You!can!also!allow!users!to!
share!your!Map!Journal!via!Facebook,$Twitter!and!Bitly!by!selecting!the!checkboxes.!
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Once!all!your!content!is!added!and!the!settings!are!configured,!your!Story!Map!Journal!is!complete.!Feel!
free!to!add!more!content!to!your!Map!Journal.!!
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EXERCISE!8:!CLEANING!UP!
In!this!section,!we!will!review!the!steps!necessary!to!clean!up!the!work!that!you!have!completed!in!this!
tutorial.!!The!cleanup!is!necessary!to!ensure!that!we!do!not!clutter!ArcGIS!Online!with!repetitive!
content.!
•! Access!My$Content!in!your!ArcGIS!Online!account.!

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•! Review!each!item’s!Shared!column!and!see!which!item!is!shared!with!Everyone.!
•! Select!the!checkbox!beside!all!the!items!that!are!shared!with!everyone.!Click!the!Share! !to!
open!the!Share!dialog!and!change!its!settings.!!
•! Deselect!Everyone!(public)!and!select!the!name!of!your!
organization!(in!this!case,!Esri$Times).!Click!OK.!This!will!
disable!the!sharing!functionality!of!your!maps!or!web!apps!
with!everyone.!!
•! To!ensure!that!sharing!with!everyone!is!disabled,!review!the!
Shared!column!once!again.!!
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Your!items!are!no!longer!shared!on!ArcGIS!Online.!!They!are!still!
stored!within!your!ArcGIS!Online!account!and!can!be!shared!again!
at!any!time.!!
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If!you!have!any!questions!about!this!tutorial!or!would!like!to!know!more!about!how!you!can!use!ArcGIS!
Online!for!data!journalism,!contact!press@esri.ca.!
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