Portal for ArcGIS helps transform your ArcGIS Server services into information products. Using the portal, you can organize your services into web maps and share them with groups of users. Portal for ArcGIS organizes your information products and enables easy discovery.
What Is Portal for ArcGIS? Portal for ArcGIS is a mapcentric content management system that an organization can host within its own infrastructure. Portal can be deployed on Windows or Linux operating systems and installed on an organization's physical machines or in the cloud.
Connect to your portal
- Close all ArcGIS Desktop applications.
- Open ArcGIS Administrator from All Programs > ArcGIS > ArcGIS Administrator.
- Click ArcGIS in the table of contents.
- Click Advanced.
- Click Manage Portal Connections.
- Click Add.
- Select the URL you just added and click Connect.
ArcGIS Web AppBuilder—The portal website includes an embedded interactive app for designing and building web applications from your web maps.
ArcGIS for Server is software that makes your geographic information available to others in your organization and optionally anyone with an Internet connection. This is accomplished through web services, which allow a powerful server computer to receive and process requests for information sent by other devices.
In ArcGIS Pro, a portal is an ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise site that allows you to share your work and access content shared by others. To share or access portal content, you must add a connection in ArcGIS Pro by providing a URL to the portal.
In ArcMap, click File > Add Data > Add Data From ArcGIS Portal. In the dialog box that opens, search for data and maps in the portal, or choose them from the Featured or My Data lists. You can also open the groups you have access to and add data from them.
You can access it two ways - by physically connecting to your Portal using an Ethernet cable or over WiFi. Once you are connected to your Portal please type either 192.168. 8.1 or myportalwifi.com in your favorite web browser (Chrome, Safari, FireFox, Internet Explorer, etc.).
You can access these collections from various places in ArcGIS Pro:
- From the Portal tab in the Catalog pane.
- From the Contents pane when the catalog view is active.
- From the browse dialog box when you add data to a map or scene.
The ArcGIS Enterprise portal is a component of ArcGIS Enterprise that allows you to share maps, scenes, apps, and other geographic information with other people in your organization. Create, save, and share web maps and scenes. Create and host web mapping apps. Search for GIS content within your organization.
Connect to ArcGIS Online ready-to-use services
- Open a catalog view.
- Click Project or Servers in the Contents pane.
- On the Catalog tab on the ribbon, in the Create group, click the New drop-down arrow and click New ArcGIS Server . The Add ArcGIS Server Connection dialog box appears.
- Click OK. Caution:
The URL is in one of the following formats:
- or.
- URL component. Description. gisserver. The server name where ArcGIS Server is installed. domain.com. Your domain name.
- or.
Change the license level or extensions
- Start ArcGIS Pro.
- On the ArcGIS Pro start page, in the lower left corner, click Settings.
- On the Settings page, click the Licensing side tab.
- Under License Level, click the license level you want and check the check boxes for any available extensions you want to use.
- Click OK.
My steps in drawing a map are pretty consistent:
- sketch an outline.
- ink in the outlines.
- add detail lines.
- block in dark areas.
- add overall light and shade.
- lay in base colours.
- add detailed light and shade.
- label.
You use ArcMap to create maps, query data, perform analysis, and most of the other basic GIS operations. ArcMap is the module that you will use most frequently. The tutorial may take 3-4 hours to complete.
Add map notes
- Choose Add Map Notes and enter a name for the layer.
- Choose a layer template.
- Click Create.
- Click a shape or symbol and click the map where you want to add the feature.
- Optionally create your own symbol by clicking Change Symbol at the bottom of the pop-up.
You can make a map in "Minecraft" by combining a compass with eight pages of paper. If you hold a map as you travel, it'll track your location and record information about the land around you. Once you've made a map in "Minecraft," you can craft banners to mark off special points in the world.
Create a location map
- Do one of the following: Drag a dataset to the page and drop it on the Map drop zone.
- If your dataset has a default symbol other than a single symbol, expand the legend to see the Layer options pane, click the Options tab. , and change Symbol type to Location (Single symbol).
How to Make a Map
- Choose a map template. Choose a map that fits your purpose.
- Label important locations and areas. Use text and graphics (such as push pins, arrows, and other symbols) to label the map with key information.
- Add a compass.
- Include a legend.
GIS mapping is the process of inputting data layers into GIS software to produce a map. Maps present users with legible information that raw data can't display on its own.
To create a layout, do the following:
- On the Insert tab, in the Project group, click New Layout .
- In the drop-down menu, choose one of the following to create a blank layout:
- Add elements such as map frames, legends, and table frames to finish your layout.
No ArcGIS Server site can be federated with a portal from an earlier version than its own. When you federate a server with your portal, the portal's security store controls all access to the server. This provides a convenient sign-in experience but also impacts how you access and administer the federated server.
For as little as $1,500, you can get started making and sharing maps. This includes a single use license of ArcGIS for Desktop and one named user of ArcGIS Online. As your needs for capacity, functionality, and end users grow, you can scale up your implementation.
ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online are two different platforms with different interfaces and features. If you attempt to use the wrong platform for an exercise, you will not be able to follow the directions and complete the exercise you are working on.
Can I use ArcGIS Online free? Yes, if it is for noncommercial use. With a free public account, you can create, store, and manage maps, scenes, and apps, and share them with others. You also get access to content shared by Esri and GIS users around the world.
The ArcGIS Enterprise product includes the following software components that are designed to work together: ArcGIS Server—the core web services component for making maps and performing analysis. ArcGIS Data Store—lets you configure data storage for hosting and federated servers used with your deployment.
Although ArcGIS Pro uses a new ribbon interface, it uses the same familiar basic concepts—maps, layers, and basemaps. ArcGIS Pro is included with the ArcGIS Desktop product. If you have ArcGIS Desktop and are current on maintenance, you have access to ArcGIS Pro and can download it from My Esri.
If you want to create a reference to an ArcGIS Server web service to make it easier for others to access and discover the service, add the web service as an item.
| ArcGIS Server web service | Layer item |
|---|
| Stream service* *Requires ArcGIS GeoEvent Server | Feature layer |
Esri's primary SaaS offering, of course, is ArcGIS Online. From the left: a traditional on-premises deployment; deploying ArcGIS Enterprise software under an IaaS model; engaging Esri Managed Cloud Services (EMCS) to deploy and manage software on your behalf; and finally using ArcGIS Online under a SaaS model.
An ArcGIS Desktop license also includes an ArcGIS Online organization subscription. The ArcGIS Online organization is an important part of an ArcGIS Desktop license. By default, you use the organization to manage ArcGIS Pro licenses as well as the licenses for ArcGIS Pro extensions and premium ArcGIS apps.
