Connection to ArcGIS Server via QGIS fails

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I am trying to load this map that comes from an ESRI Server in QGIS.

I tried two different ways:

DATA SOURCE MANAGER / PROTOCOL HTTPS or FILE and then adding the URL. When I do this it fails and appears this message. (INVALID DATA SOURCE
DATA SOURCE MANAGER / ARCGIS Map SERVER. I add the server connection using the URL. It loads the layer but appears a warning message next to it saying.

https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f73858e200634ca888b19ca8c78e3aed .Maybe I am doing it the wrong way, but everytime I load it, I always get the same error.

Does anyone have an idea how to solve it?

Sorry I am new in this and maybe I am making a lot of basic errors. I added the steps I am following. — David Jimenez Iniesta, Nov 4, 2020 at 13:35
Are you trying to get the California land ownership layer from there? How did you get the address you are using? what you were trying to do is get the feature layer as an image, which is not possible — Dror Bogin, Nov 4, 2020 at 13:36
Yes I am trying to load that layer to qGIS. I am using the URL egis.fire.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FRAP/ownership/… that I copied from here arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f73858e200634ca888b19ca8c78e3aed — David Jimenez Iniesta, Nov 4, 2020 at 13:40

Dror Bogin · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-05 11:00:29Z

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You are trying to load an ArcGIS FeatureServer into QGIS and don't need the export you added.

Simply open the Data Source Manager (Ctrl + L):

Go to the ArcGIS Feature Server tab and click on New:

In the create new arcgise feature server window, give your layer a name and insert the URL (https://egis.fire.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FRAP/ownership/FeatureServer) and click OK.

You can now click Connect to add the layer through the Data Source Manger or straight from the browser:

answered Nov 4, 2020 at 14:10

Dror Bogin

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Something is missing or is in excess near "the layer your through".
– Peter Mortensen
Nov 5, 2020 at 10:58
@PeterMortensen Right you are, fixed it.
– Dror Bogin
Nov 5, 2020 at 11:00
and this method will only list 'public' shared layers. I believe...
– Theo F
Jun 21, 2021 at 21:46
@TheoF unless you add authentication
– Dror Bogin
Jun 22, 2021 at 7:36
@DrorBogin yes agreed. Although for authentication to work you need to generate an ArcGIS token for the layer. I belive you can only generate tokens if you have ArcGIS Server or ArcGIS Enterprise.
– Theo F
Jun 22, 2021 at 15:44

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JGH · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-04 14:06:13Z

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From the last link you have provided, we can see in the detail section that it is a feature service, and at the bottom there is the service URL https://egis.fire.ca.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FRAP/ownership/FeatureServer that also indicates that it is a feature server.

In QGIS, you would add an ArcGIS Feature Server (not a map server as you did) with this service URL

answered Nov 4, 2020 at 14:06

JGH

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