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How to share a hosted feature service with an application on ArcGIS Online?

According to the ESRI REST API documentation on authentication, a registered application can log in to AGOL via an App ID and App Secret and will then have access to the data that has been shared with ...
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ArcGIS Online - Programmatically Upload Tabular Data Source

I have some ArcGIS Online maps and want to reference a simple data source like a CSV or XML file. I know that I can upload the file, but is there a way I could programmatically upload the data file ...
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What are the Pros and Cons to an ArcGISOnline Organizational Account?

ESRI is making a big push towards ArcGISOnline as a means for map applications. They pushed it really hard at the recent Southeast User Conference and did a good job at highlighting its advantages. ...
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Adding imagery or world topo map from arcgisonline to map

I have an ESRI Javascript API application that uses a local Map Service with various feature layers. Now I need to add Imagery or top maps from ArcGIS online as base maps. I am trying the following. ...
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Is it possible to change dynamically the map spatial reference?

I have a map that uses ArcGIS Online in the small scales. So my map needs to be in Web Mercator in small scales. In the big scales, my web client Flex application uses some feature and map services to ...
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Web map tool with high interactivity [duplicate]

I'm looking for an ArcGIS Online alternative. It needs to be linked to a private MySql server Use shapefiles Display attribute data and charts upon click/hover Toggle shapefile to display/disappear ...
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Is it possible to recover ArcGIS Online tiles of a zone, then reproject and republish them in a Map Service?

I'd like to use ArcGIS Online basemaps but not is the Web Mercator projection. Because of that I want to know if it's possible to reproject and republish them in a Map Service.
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Uploading Polyline feature in ArcGIS Online [duplicate]

I'm seeing some snapping/topological errors in ArcGIS Online (trial version) when I upload my well snapped polyline layer. Please see the screen shot below. What may be the cause of this?
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Can I use SELECTION mode on FeatureLayer from ArcGIS.com Webmap in ESRI JS API

I am using an ArcGIS.com Webmap in an ESRI Javascript API application I am developing. One of the layers in my Webmap is rather large and cannot be rendered all at once when zoomed out, however I ...
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Showing snapping error in ArcGIS Online

I am doing some test in ArcGIS online to know how much helpful it is for my firm, But when I opened my road line .Zip shapefile in ArcGIS online it is showing some snapping issues as well as changed ...
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How do I create a drop down box / combo box of bookmarks from an ArcGIS Online webmap?

Without using the clunky ArcGIS bookmark dijit, how do I create a drop down box of bookmarks from an ArcGIS Online webmap (or JSON) that zoom to the extents when clicked? //FYI, JSON format ...
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Arcgis Online - public viewers and private editors

In ArcGIS Online For Organizations, how does one publish a hosted feature service that is shared with Everyone for viewing, while restricting editing to specific users or groups, and different kinds ...
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Preventing symbols from different layers from interfering with each other in ArcGIS online

I am tackling a project that contains several new elements for me since I am a high school social studies teacher and not a full-time GIS professional. For this particular project I am trying to show ...
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Synchronize data edits between ArcMap and ArcGIS Online

What, if any, workflows are available to round trip data between ArcGIS Desktop and an ArcGIS Online for Organizations (AGOL) web map with editable feature layers? For example, we have a web map with ...
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Alternatives to ArcGIS Online?

I am considering purchasing ArcGIS Online for a group of users who currently use about 5% of ArcGIS capabilities (ArcMap, simple map creation and information display) about 80% of the time. Primary ...
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How can I download a feature class from an ArcGIS Online web map?

I'm new to ArcGIS Online (or ArcGIS.com as they're calling it now), and I'm confused as to how data is organized, and how it is accessible. I created a new map, chose Add -> Create Editable Layer, and ...
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What ArcGIS Online feature layer can I use to display European states with unique country codes?

I'm writing a web page to display ECB statistics on an ArcGIS JavaScript API-based web map. I'm a bit lost when selecting a feature layer so that I can use the UniqueValueRenderer to make the states ...
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Tracking field personnal using android app and showing in ArcGISonline

Planning to equip field personnel with GPS enabled phones (android) and collect the location and photograph of assets. Can we use ArcGIS for android in the phone, use this to upload GPS and photos , ...
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Is it possible to customize an ArcGIS Online application template and upload it back to ArcGIS Online?

It's is possible to customize a template for web application in ArcGIS Online? What I mean, none of the templates 100% suits our needs so I'm wondering if I could download the code of basic viewer, ...
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Turn Popups On/Off in ArcGIS Online Webmap via Javascript API Web Application

I am writing my first ArcGIS Javascript API web map application and consuming a web map authored in ArcGIS Online. The ArcGIS Online web map apparently does most of the work for me in terms of ...
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ESRI JSON-thingie from ArcGIS online

I try to download a web map from arcgis online into arcgis desktop. From the site I get a file named item.pkginfo and arcgis desktop opens it. Unfortunately it only gets me the basemap image and not ...
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How does ArcMap 10.1 decide ArcGIS Online and Basemaps are not reachable?

I am currently at a remote location and even though I have internet access (i.e. I can browse the web but not very quickly), when I start ArcMap 10.1 the Add Data options for Add Basemap and Add Data ...
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Packaging Error - General function failure

Have some problems with sharing my map on ArcGIS Online: As a student, I am now working with my master thesis and I use ArcGIS Online as a workflow based sharing networks. I work locally on my ...
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Integrating ArcGIS Online Web map to my Java script file(test.html)

Is it possible to integrate ArcGIS Online web map to my java script API?? I check the samples but in which only web map is added..I have few layers in .html file (Like feature,dynamic etc. and I want ...
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How to bring Legends of basemaps from ArcGIS online on map layout

I have used some base maps from ArcGIS online as background. We use a GP tool to print maps from this MXD online. So, how can I include the Legends of these base maps on my printed map? I did not see ...
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ArcGIS Online without basemap

I am trying to create a Web App, using the ArcGIS Online feature of downloading the javascript code, with the map id being used for connecting to the ArcGIS Online. I was able to do that successfully ...
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Using web mapping and geocoding to track genealogical data

Over the last year I have gotten involved in researching my family tree. My paternal grandfather came from a remote island in the Atlantic, along with hundreds of others of his generation, and many of ...
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How to get SOAP API Access on an ArcGIS Online Map?

I published a tiled map service to ArcGIS Online. This web site reported that we would be able to access the ArcGIS Online maps via the SOAP API from our applications. I check my first published ...
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Question on ArcGIS Online credits

I've been browsing the new ArcGIS Online credits policy, but I don't understand very much how much money this service would cost to my company. I've read two webpages: ...
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Exporting Arcgis Online content as georss or geojson? [duplicate]

There are number of sites talking about how to add a georss feed to an ArcGIS Online map (see silverlight and flex examples from esri_webapi), but I haven't located anything about exporting a georss ...
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Can a custom javascript web application be uploaded and run on ArcGIS online?

I'm researching arcgis online and have a subscription account. From what I can make out from the documentation and some experimentation, I've found the following: You can create a feature service or ...
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Use Arcgis.com map package as a web map?

In Arcmap 10 there is a menu item to create a map package and upload to Arcgis Online (File > Create Map Package > upload to...). That works fairly smoothly, if a tad slow sometimes. However once ...
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Adding time enabled layers to ArcGIS online

I am trying to add time enabled layers into ArcGIS online. The information in the ArcGIS resource center makes it sound like it is possible to add time enabled layers from ArcMap to ArcGIS online. I ...
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How do I export symbology to ArcGIS Online?

We're planning to put up a bunch of our maps into ArcGIS Online and we'd like to create a streamlined process to do so, with as much automation (Python) as possible. This is our first test with a map ...
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Creating Local Cache From ArcGIS Online Basemaps

I am contemplating creating a local caches from the standard ArcGIS Online Basemaps; streetmap, imagery and topo. I need to do this because the environment the web application will be hosted is DOES ...