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ArcGIS | Online Basics


ArcGIS. (2021, August 27). ArcGIS Online: Getting Started [Video]. YouTube. 


> Objectives 


  • This section lists tutorials that cover the basics and fundamentals of ArcGIS Online  

  • Students will learn the basics of data management, mapping, spatial analysis and data science, images and remote sensing, 3D models and Python in ArcGIS Online  


> Index / Table of Contents


  • Introduction  

  • Tutorial(s)  

    • Getting started  

    • Data management  

    • Mapping 

    • Spatial analysis and data science  

    • Images and remote sensing  

    • 3D models  

    • Python  

  • ArcGIS Desktop and Pro installation 


> Summary and Highlights


Introduction 

ArcGIS Online is a web-based mapping software that allows users to build interactive maps. The referenced tutorials are divided according to more or less the same classification as the Esri Academy and lesson gallery. 


Tutorial(s) 

Getting started  

  • Esri Academy: “ArcGIS Fundamentals”  Language(s): English   Tutorials: understanding the basics: essential GIS workflows (60min), ArcGIS: an introduction (44min), ArcGIS: exploring the possibilities (16hr), GIS basics (35min), ArcGIS online basics (1hr 50min), ArcGIS pro basics (50min), ArcGIS StoryMaps: an introduction (28min) https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/618ac4474a893555070a7101/arcgis-fundamentals/  

  • Esri lesson gallery: “Essential ArcGIS Online skills”   Language(s): English   Time: 4hr 45min  Tutorials: the power of maps (30min), explore Paris with ArcGIS Online (15min), make a map of China (30min), map the highest mountains (40min), convert a list of historic places into a map in ArcGIS Online (45min), map meaningful places in your community (30min), site a new hospital (40min), map a historic cholera outbreak (20min), create an endangered species story (20min), make a dashboard to monitor wildfires (15min) https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/essential-arcgis-online-skills/  

  • Esri lesson gallery: “Modern GIS – Mapping and cartography”  Language(s): English   Time: 3 hr 33min  Tutorials: smart mapping: get started (25min), explore Paris with ArcGIS Online (15min), design symbology for a thematic map in ArcGIS Online (1hr), design symbology for a thematic map in ArcGIS Pro (1hr), create a scene (20min), convert a web map into a print map (30min)   https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/modern-gis-mapping-and-cartography/  

  • Esri lesson gallery: “Modern GIS – introduction to GIS”   Language(s): English  Time: 2hr 7min  Tutorials: the power of maps (30min), explore spatial data (15min), get started with ArcGIS Online (30min), spatial analysis and design (4min), get started with ArcGIS Pro (45min)   https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/modern-gis-introduction-to-gis/  

  • Esri lesson gallery: “Try ArcGIS Online”  Language(s): English  Time: 1hr 35min  Tutorials: explore a map (10min), get started with ArcGIS Online (30min), share a map (20min), make a walk-time map (15min), create a scene (20min)   https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/try-arcgis-online/  

  • ArcGIS YouTube channel: “ArcGIS Online: Getting Started”  Language(s): English  Videos: get started with ArcGIS Online (3min 9s), ArcGIS Online: mapping basics (3min 32s), ArcGIS Online: content basics (3min 53s), ArcGIS Online: administration basics (4min 35s), ArcGIS Online: analysis basics (3min 38s), ArcGIS Online: app basics (3min 24s), ArcGIS Online: group basics (2min 53s), ArcGIS Online: sharing basics (2min 59s), ArcGIS Online: scene basics (2min 49s), ArcGIS Online: data basics (5min 35s)   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZUzt4E4O2IJt1O_OTDFR-3dUpiCZGKf 


Data management  

  • Esri lesson gallery: “Data management in ArcGIS Online”   Language(s): English  Time: 2hr 12min Tutorials: data basics (2min), manage data in ArcGIS Online (25min), get started with ArcGIS Arcade (45min), access attributes from another layer with ArcGIS Arcade (45min), the importance of margins of error and mapping (15min)  https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/data-management/ 


Mapping  

  • Esri Academy: “Fundamentals of Mapping and Visualization”   Language(s): English   Tutorials: how maps work and how to make them work (49min), creating maps and visualizations with ArcGIS (24hr), getting started with mapping and visualization (1hr 15min), location-enabling data (1hr 15min), displaying coordinate data on a map (35min), symbolizing map layers (1hr 45min), map layer basics (1hr 55min), labelling map features (1hr 25min), ArcGIS Pro: advanced map labelling (44min), creating a map layout (1hr 25min), creating a map series in ArcGIS Pro (2hr), getting started with ArcGIS StoryMaps, ArcGIS Online: using smart mapping (45min), creating and sharing animation in ArcGIS Pro (1hr 30min)  https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/5b29690fe620ca23e6541b54/fundamentals-of-mapping-and-visualization/  


Spatial analysis and data science 

  • Esri Academy: “ArcGIS Technology for Spatial Data Science”   Language(s): English Tutorials: spatial data science in ArcGIS (47min), ArcGIS: Python overview (46min), Python libraries for spatial data science (1hr 12min), Python for everyone (4hr 15min), Python scripting for geoprocessing workflows (3hr 30min), creating Python scripts for raster analysis (1hr), ArcGIS notebooks basics (1hr), get started with ArcGIS notebooks (1hr 4min), introduction to ArcGIS API for Python (32min), performing analysis using ArcGIS API for Python (1hr 25min), accessing data in a portal using ArcGIS API for Python (1hr), administering content using API for Python (1hr 30min), using the R-ArcGIS Bridge (2hr), integrating R Scripts into ArcGIS Geoprocessing Tools (1hr)   https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/5e4c5550a333e81cae8274f0/arcgis-technology-for-spatial-data-science/  

  • Esri Academy: “Spatial analysis and data science fundamentals”   Language(s): English   Tutorials: getting started with spatial analysis (1hr 10min), spatial analysis with ArcGIS Pro (24hr), spatial data science: the new frontier in analytics (6weeks), getting started with geoprocessing (1hr 30min), suitability modelling: introduction (2hr 40min), mapping clusters: introduction to statistical cluster analysis (50min), introduction to image classification (1hr 15min), geostatistical interpolation: introduction (2hr) https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/576725d4eeae7ade2869a2ef/spatial-analysis-and-data-science-fundamentals/ 


Images and remote sensing  


3D models   

  • Esri lesson gallery: “3D visualization of ArcGIS Online”   Language(s): English  Time: 2hr 32min  Tutorials: scene basics (2min), create a scene (20min), get started with scene viewer (1hr 20min), explore earthquakes in an underground local scene (30min), edge styles in urban environments (20min) https://learn.arcgis.com/en/paths/3d-mapping/  


Python 

  • Esri Academy: “ArcPy Essentials”   Language(s): English   Tutorials: ArcGIS: Python overview (46min), Python for everyone (4hr 15min), creating Python scripts for ArcGIS (24hr), ArcPy: an introduction (36min), Python scripting: modifying layer properties (1hr 50min), Python scripting: repairing data sources (1hr 50min), Python scripting: modifying page layouts (2hr 20min), Python scripting: modifying map series (2hr 50min), Python scripting for geoprocessing workflows (3hr 30min), creating Python scripts for raster analysis (1hr), update real-time data with Python API (1hr 50min), get started with ArcGIS Notebooks (1hr 4min)   https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/5e7a48e6a662e60f85592a97/arcpy-essentials/



> ArcGIS Desktop and Pro installation


Do you still need to install ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Pro? Please check the installation manuals for Windows from @hoc, the student IT desk of the faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment of TU Delft.    


ArcGIS cannot be installed on every macOS device. To use ArcGIS Pro, a contemporary macOS with a quad-core Intel processor, 256 GB storage, and 8GB RAM or more are required. For more information, please see the following link: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm 


Useful Links 


ArcGIS Online information

Esri Academy

Esri lesson gallery

ArcGIS YouTube channel


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