Esri will be releasing a new version of ArcGIS Online tomorrow. This new version will have several new functions which you might find useful as you deploy ArcGIS Online for your organization. Remember you now get one named user and 100 credits for each ArcGIS for Desktop License you have that is under current maintenance. Not sure how to deploy or use your ArcGIS Online Subscription. You might want to check out our FlightPlan for ArcGIS Online service.
So what is coming with this new release of ArcGIS Online:
Creating and Viewing Maps:
- The ability to make a copy of a layer in your map and configure different properties on the copied layer such as pop-up windows and symbols, and save the layer as a new item. You’ll also be able to save layers you import to your map such as CSV files and map notes.
- Administrators will be able to configure the default map units for the scale bar, measure tool, directions, and analysis. ArcGIS Online members will be able to set the units they see through their profiles’ page.
- More options to change symbols such as rotating point symbols, normalization of your data, vary the width of lines, and use size to display a graduated point symbol over a polygon.
- Time-enabled layers will include an option to disable the time animation so the time slider does not appear on the map.
GIS Web Application Templates:
- You will be able to create configurable map apps and group gallery apps from Esri-featured template details pages featured in the Gallery.
- The Basie Viewer, Social Media, Legend, and Panels templates geocoder will show a list of suggestions as you time in your search term.
Basemaps and other ready to use layers:
- Updated imagery, including recent 30 meter Landsat 8 imagery for the world.
- Separate base and overlay layers in the Oceans basemap that give you more flexibility when adding data.
- 20 more countries will be added to the Demographic & Lifestyle maps group, bringing the total to over 120 countries.
ArcGIS Online Administration and Users:
- Authors will have the option to enable copy protection on their maps. This is useful when you want your map to be viewed as you configured it and you do not want it to be easily copied and saved by others. Users will still be able to edit features on your editable layers.
- When you add a CSV file to ArcGIS Online and share it with everybody (public), the details page will display the URL. You can then use the URL to reference the CSV file as a layer in web apps, pop-up windows, and so on.
- A setting for the default basemap in the map viewer to open at a default extent set by the organization.
- A setting to add Esri basemaps and templates to configuration groups so you can automatically include the Esri default basemaps and Esri default templates in the groups.
- A custom contact link in the footer of your ArcGIS Online website.
- Functionality to provide administrators with the capability to resend and remove invitations for pending members. Once you’ve remove an invitation, you will be able to reuse the username.
- The ability for administrators to disable an ArcGIS Online member login to prevent her or him from signing in to the organization.
These are just a list of a few key changes. To find out about all the updates that will be included in this new release go to: http://blogs.esri.com/esri/