What is ArcGIS Online?

ArcGIS is an online geographic information system organizations can use to create, manage, share and analyze spatial data. ArcGIS is an online analysis and mapping solution that allows you to create and share maps, scenes, apps, analytics and data. ArcGIS offers two types of accounts: Public and Organizational. Public accounts are free and have many functions, and they allow you to create web pages, story maps, scenes, apps, public groups, and more. On the other hand, organizational accounts offer you additional functions, such as access to Living Atlas Layers, integrated analysis for Web Maps, loading of hosted layers of GIS files, and more.

                      

Benefits of ArcGIS Online:

• Create maps, scenes, and apps: ArcGIS has lots of features which you need to create web maps, 3D web scenes and web apps. It also has a Map Viewer and 3D Scene Viewer feature which allows you to see your data in a smart and stylish manner. With these features, you can use templates for creating web apps and make them public using ArcGIS online.
• Share and collaborate: Users can create a group, whether it is public or private. On a public group, everyone in the organization can see your posted content. In private groups, you can only share your content with a group you set yourself. In either group setting, you can share maps on web pages, blogs, and apps, helping your employees learn and your business grow.
• Manage data: You can manage or share your data on ArcGIS online as a web layer format. This directly links it to the ESRI cloud. Its scale can dynamically increase and decrease as it needs to.

For those looking to extend their current ArcGIS solution, or integrate the platform into their current workflow, reach out to a proven software development company with experience providing Esri ArcGIS Development Services.