This course demonstrates how to select, modify, create, and share web applications using ArcGIS Online. ArcGIS Online offers many different options for creating web applications that share web maps, web scenes, and spatial functions. But how do you decide which web application best meets your requirements? Each web application option implements different functions and showcases a specific look and feel. You can choose a web application that meets your organization's functional requirements, apply your organization's look and feel, and share your web map without writing any code.Two workflows will be introduced for creating web applications using ArcGIS Online:Applying your web map to an existing template applicationCreating your own web application using Web AppBuilder for ArcGISAfter completing this course, you will be able to do the following:Identify the components of a web application.Create a web application from an existing configurable app template.Create a web application using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS.Use ArcGIS Online to deploy a web application.

In this seminar, you will learn how to use Web AppBuilder to create powerful GIS apps that run on any device without writing a single line of code. You will also learn how to quickly build web apps with your data, selection of widgets, and the theme you choose, to make them available to your organization.This seminar was developed to support the following:ArcGIS OnlineWeb AppBuilder for ArcGISWeb AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) 1.0

This web application highlights some of the capabilities for accessing Landsat imagery layers, powered by ArcGIS for Server, accessing Landsat Public Datasets running on the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The layers are updated with new Landsat images on a daily basis.

Created for you to visualize our planet and understand how the Earth has changed over time, the Esri Landsat Explorer app provides the power of Landsat satellites, which gather data beyond what the eye can see. Use this app to draw on Landsat's different bands to better explore the planet's geology, vegetation, agriculture, and cities. Additionally, access the entire Landsat archive to visualize how the Earth's surface has changed over the last forty years.

Quick access to the following band combinations and indices is provided:

• Agriculture : Highlights agriculture in bright green; Bands 6, 5, 2
• Natural Color : Sharpened with 15m panchromatic band; Bands 4, 3, 2 +8
• Color Infrared : Healthy vegetation is bright red; Bands 5, 4 ,3
• SWIR (Short Wave Infrared) : Highlights rock formations; Bands 7, 6, 4
• Geology : Highlights geologic features; Bands 7, 6, 2
• Bathymetric : Highlights underwater features; Bands 4, 3, 1
• Panchromatic : Panchromatic images at 15m; Band 8
• Vegetation Index : Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI); (Band 5 - Band 4)/(Band 5 + Band 4)
• Moisture Index : Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI); (Band 5 - Band 6)/(Band 5 + Band 6)
• SAVI : Soil Adjusted Veg. Index); Offset + Scale*(1.5*(Band 5 - Band 4)/(Band 5 + Band 4 + 0.5))
• Water Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 3 - Band 6)/(Band 3 + Band 6)
• Burn Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 5 - Band 7)/(Band 5 + Band 7)
• Urban Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 5 - Band 6)/(Band 5 + Band 6)

Learn state-of-the-art skills to build compelling, useful, and fun Web GIS apps easily, with no programming experience required.Building on the foundation of the previous three editions, Getting to Know Web GIS, fourth edition,features the latest advances in Esri’s entire Web GIS platform, from the cloud server side to the client side.Discover and apply what’s new in ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, Map Viewer, Esri StoryMaps, Web AppBuilder, ArcGIS Survey123, and more.Learn about recent Web GIS products such as ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Indoors, and ArcGIS QuickCapture. Understand updates in mobile GIS such as ArcGIS Collector and AuGeo, and then build your own web apps.Further your knowledge and skills with detailed sections and chapters on ArcGIS Dashboards, ArcGIS Analytics for the Internet of Things, online spatial analysis, image services, 3D web scenes, ArcGIS API for JavaScript, and best practices in Web GIS.Each chapter is written for immediate productivity with a good balance of principles and hands-on exercises and includes:A conceptual discussion section to give you the big picture and principles,A detailed tutorial section with step-by-step instructions,A Q/A section to answer common questions,An assignment section to reinforce your comprehension, andA list of resources with more information.Ideal for classroom lab work and on-the-job training for GIS students, instructors, GIS analysts, managers, web developers, and other professionals, Getting to Know Web GIS, fourth edition, uses a holistic approach to systematically teach the breadth of the Esri Geospatial Cloud.AUDIENCEProfessional and scholarly. College/higher education. General/trade.AUTHOR BIOPinde Fu leads the ArcGIS Platform Engineering team at Esri Professional Services and teaches at universities including Harvard University Extension School. His specialties include web and mobile GIS technologies and applications in various industries. Several of his projects have won specialachievement awards. Fu is the lead author of Web GIS: Principles and Applications (Esri Press, 2010).Pub Date: Print: 7/21/2020 Digital: 6/16/2020 Format: Trade paperISBN: Print: 9781589485921 Digital: 9781589485938 Trim: 7.5 x 9 in.Price: Print: $94.99 USD Digital: $94.99 USD Pages: 490TABLE OF CONTENTSPrefaceForeword1 Get started with Web GIS2 Hosted feature layers and storytelling with GIS3 Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Experience Builder4 Mobile GIS5 Tile layers and on-premises Web GIS6 Spatial temporal data and real-time GIS7 3D web scenes8 Spatial analysis and geoprocessing9 Image service and online raster analysis10 Web GIS programming with ArcGIS API for JavaScriptPinde Fu | Interview with Esri Press | 2020-07-10 | 15:56 | Link.

Important Note: This item is in mature support as of July 2024 and will retire in December 2025. A new version of this item is available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version.This web application enables the exploration of Arctic elevation based on the 2m resolution Arctic Digital Elevation Models (DEM) created by the Polar Geospatial Center. The app displays multiple different renderings as well as profiles of the data. In many areas the coverage is available from multiple dates and the app displays temporal profiles as well as computing the differences. The current datasets consisting of 2m DEMs, cover the Arctic from 60*N to the Pole and will gradually, and incrementally be replaced with better 2m versions as they are produced during 2018. The elevations are digital surface models photogrammetrically generated from stereo satellite imagery and have not been edited to create terrain heights. The current datasets are preliminary and are known to contain some errors and artifacts. As more control becomes available, the elevation values will be refined and adjusted. The original PGC datasets have been adjusted according to the PGC proposed correction parameters, to give WGS84 ellipsoidal heights, but available in this service also as orthometric heights computed using the EGM2008 geoid separation. Details on how the DEMs are generated and their use can be found in ArcticDEM datasets. The DEMs were created from DigitalGlobe, Inc., imagery and funded under National Science Foundation awards 1043681, 1559691, and 1542736.The app also provides access to the Arctic Landsat imagery that is updated daily and also served through ArcGIS Online.Quick access to server functions defined for the following elevation derivatives are provided:Hillshade – Hillshaded surface generated dynamically on elevation layer, with a solar azimuth of 315 degrees and solar altitude of 45 degreesMulti-Directional Hillshade – Multi-directional hillshaded surface generated dynamically on elevation layer, computing hillshade from 6 different directionsElevation Tinted Hillshade – Elevation tinted hillshade surface generated dynamically on elevation layerSlopeMap – A color visualization of Slope surface generated dynamically on elevation layer, where flat surfaces is gray, shallow slopes are yellow and steep slopes are orangeAspectMap - A color visualization of aspect generated dynamically on elevation layerContour – Dynamically generated contours with specified contour intervals and options for smoothing to create more cartographically pleasing contours.The Time tool enables access to a temporal time slider and temporal profile for a selected point. The Time tool is only accessible at larger zoom scales. The Identify tool enables access to elevation, slope and aspect values for the specified point as well as information on the source image and links to download the source data. From the app it is also possible to export defined areas of the DEMs. These can be exported in user defined projections and resolutions. The Bookmark tool link to pre-selected interesting locations.For more information on the underlying services see Arctic DEM layer.The application is written using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS accessing imagery layers using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript.

Learn how to create and host a school locator map using ArcGIS Online. This video demonstrates how to add data, create a map, and share a map into a website or web map application. It also provides an example of using the School Locator web mapping application template using Web App Builder by Esri's ArcGIS for Local Government team. Please contact k12@esri.ca for more information.

This will audit all of the web App Builder Applications in an organization, and provide a list of the widgets within them. The list will be in a csv file. You can then cross reference the list of widgets with the following blog, in order to prioritize the order with which you migrate your Web App Builder Applications to Experience Builder. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-documents/functionality-matrix-for-web-appbuilder-and/ta-p/1113766

For instructions and more information, visit the tMap Quick Start Guide:https://tacoma.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=40eadccd17b94b8e95977ac8404bc746tMap was built using Esri’s Web AppBuilder framework and is managed by City of Tacoma GIS staff.For questions, contact: gisteam@cityoftacoma.org.

The Daily Sea Surface Temperature application was built using the Web App Builder. The content used in the application comes from Esri's Living Atlas of the World. The time slider widget was used to configure the time-aware Sea Surface Temperature service.This application is intended to help users view and explore the temporal sea surface temperature service.

Important Note: This item is in mature support as of February 2024 and is no longer being updated. A new version of this item is available for your use.This web application highlights some of the capabilities for accessing Landsat imagery layers, powered by ArcGIS for Server, accessing Landsat Public Datasets running on the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The layers are updated with new Landsat images on a daily basis.Created for you to visualize our planet and understand how the Earth has changed over time, the Esri Landsat Explorer app provides the power of Landsat satellites, which gather data beyond what the eye can see. Use this app to draw on Landsat's different bands to better explore the planet's geology, vegetation, agriculture, and cities. Additionally, access the entire Landsat archive to visualize how the Earth's surface has changed over the last forty years.Quick access to the following band combinations and indices is provided:Agriculture : Highlights agriculture in bright green; Bands 6, 5, 2Natural Color : Sharpened with 15m panchromatic band; Bands 4, 3, 2 +8Color Infrared : Healthy vegetation is bright red; Bands 5, 4 ,3 SWIR (Short Wave Infrared) : Highlights rock formations; Bands 7, 6, 4Geology : Highlights geologic features; Bands 7, 6, 2Bathymetric : Highlights underwater features; Bands 4, 3, 1Panchromatic : Panchromatic images at 15m; Band 8Vegetation Index : Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI); (Band 5 - Band 4)/(Band 5 + Band 4)Moisture Index : Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI); (Band 5 - Band 6)/(Band 5 + Band 6)SAVI : Soil Adjusted Veg. Index); Offset + Scale*(1.5*(Band 5 - Band 4)/(Band 5 + Band 4 + 0.5))Water Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 3 - Band 6)/(Band 3 + Band 6)Burn Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 5 - Band 7)/(Band 5 + Band 7)Urban Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 5 - Band 6)/(Band 5 + Band 6)Optionally, you can also choose the "Custom Bands" or "Custom Index" option to create your own band combinationsThe Time tool enables access to a temporal time slider and a temporal profile of different indices for a selected point. The Time tool is only accessible at larger zoom scales. It provides temporal profiles for NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), NDMI (Normalized Difference Moisture Index) and Urban Index. The Identify tool enables access to information on the images, and can also provide a spectral profile for a selected point. The Stories tool will direct you to pre-selected interesting locations.The application is written using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS accessing imagery layers using ArcGIS API for JavaScript.The following Imagery Layers are being accessed : Multispectral Landsat - Provides access to 30m 8-band multispectral imagery and a range of functions that provide different band combinations and indices.Pansharpened Landsat - Provides access to 15m 4-band (Red, Green, Blue and NIR) panchromatic-sharpened imagery.Panchromatic Landsat - Provides access to 15m panchromatic imagery. These imagery layers can be accessed through the public group Landsat Community on ArcGIS Online.

Important Note: This item is in mature support as of February 2025 and is no longer being updated. A new version of this item is available for your use.This web application highlights some of the capabilities for accessing Sentinel-2 imagery layers, powered by ArcGIS for Server, accessing Landsat Public Datasets running on the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The layers are updated with new Sentinel-2 images on a daily basis.Created for you to visualize our planet and understand how the Earth has changed over time, the Esri Sentinel-2 Explorer app provides the power of Sentinel-2 satellites, which gather data beyond what the eye can see. Use this app to draw on Sentinel's different bands to better explore the planet's geology, vegetation, agriculture, and cities. Additionally, access the Sentinel-2 archive to visualize how the Earth's surface has changed over the last fourteen monthsQuick access to the following band combinations and indices is provided:BandDescriptionWavelength (µm)Resolution (m)1Coastal aerosol0.433 - 0.453602Blue0.458 - 0.523103Green0.543 - 0.578104Red0.650 - 0.680105Vegetation Red Edge0.698 - 0.713206Vegetation Red Edge0.733 - 0.748207Vegetation Red Edge0.773 - 0.793208NIR0.785 - 0.900108ANarrow NIR0.855 - 0.875209Water vapour0.935 - 0.9556010SWIR – Cirrus1.365 - 1.3856011SWIR-11.565 - 1.6552012SWIR-22.100 - 2.28020Agriculture : Highlights vigorous vegetation in bright green, stressed vegetation dull green and bare areas brown; Bands 11, 8, 2Natural Color : Bands 4, 3, 2Color Infrared : Healthy vegetation is bright red while stressed vegetation is dull red; Bands 8, 4 ,3 SWIR (Short-wave Infrared) : Highlights rock formations; Bands 12, 11, 4Geology : Highlights geologic features; Bands 12, 11, 2Bathymetric : Highlights underwater features; Bands 4, 3, 1Vegetation Index : Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI) with Colormap ; (Band 8 - Band 4)/(Band 8 + Band 4)Moisture Index : Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI); (Band 8 - Band 11)/(Band 8 + Band 11)Normalized Burn Ratio : (Band 8 - Band 12)/(Band 8 + Band 12)Built-Up Index : (Band 11 - Band 8)/(Band 11 + Band 8)NDVI Raw : Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI); (Band 8 - Band 4)/(Band 8 + Band 4)NDVI - VRE only Raw : NDVI with VRE bands only; (Band 6 - Band 5)/(Band 6 + Band 5)NDVI - VRE only Colorized : NDVI with VRE bands only with Colormap; (Band 6 - Band 5)/(Band 6 + Band 5)NDVI - with VRE Raw : Also known as NDRE. NDVI with VRE band 5 and NIR band 8; (Band 8 - Band 5)/(Band 8 + Band 5)NDVI - with VRE Colorized : Also known as NDRE with Colormap; (Band 8 - Band 5)/(Band 8 + Band 5)NDWI Raw : Normalized Difference Water index with Green band and NIR band; (Band 3 - Band 8)/(Band 3 + Band 8)NDWI - with VRE Raw : Normalized Difference Water index with VRE band 5 and Green band 3; (Band 3 - Band 5)/(Band 3 + Band 5)NDWI - with VRE Colorized : NDWI index with VRE band 5 and Green band 3 with Colormap; (Band 3 - Band 5)/(Band 3 + Band 5)Custom SAVI : (Soil Adjusted Veg. Index); Offset + Scale*(1.5*(Band 8 - Band 4)/(Band 8 + Band 4 + 0.5))Custom Water Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 3 - Band 12)/(Band 3 + Band 12)Custom Burn Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 8 - Band 13)/(Band 8 + Band 13)Urban Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 8 - Band 12)/(Band 8 + Band 12)Optionally, you can also choose the "Custom Bands" or "Custom Index" option to create your own band combinationsThe Time tool enables access to a temporal time slider and a temporal profile of different indices for a selected point. The Time tool is only accessible at larger zoom scales. It provides temporal profiles for indices like NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), NDMI (Normalized Difference Moisture Index) and Urban Index. The Identify tool enables access to information on the images, and can also provide a spectral profile for a selected point. The Bookmark tool will direct you to pre-selected interesting locations.NOTE: Using the Time tool to access imagery in the Sentinel-2 archive requires an ArcGIS account.The application is written using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS accessing imagery layers using ArcGIS API for JavaScript.The following Imagery Layer are being accessed : Sentinel-2 - Provides access to 10, 20, and 60m 13-band multispectral imagery and a range of functions that provide different band combinations and indices.

The Address Point Editor Tool is a custom Esri Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) application for address point data. This tool is intended to be hosted by counties and other organizations that want to facilitate the creation and maintenance of authoritative data for addresses. The application is available to directly add to Web AppBuilder and as the source code to be extended. Please refer to the Address Point Editor Tool User Guide or the Configuration Guide for more details.

Build a health resources inventory using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (YouTube video).This application is used by public health and human services agencies to inventory homeless, drug treatment, and other health and human service providers in a community. _Communities around the world are taking strides in mitigating the threat that COVID-19 (coronavirus) poses. Geography and location analysis have a crucial role in better understanding this evolving pandemic.When you need help quickly, Esri can provide data, software, configurable applications, and technical support for your emergency GIS operations. Use GIS to rapidly access and visualize mission-critical information. Get the information you need quickly, in a way that’s easy to understand, to make better decisions during a crisis.Esri’s Disaster Response Program (DRP) assists with disasters worldwide as part of our corporate citizenship. We support response and relief efforts with GIS technology and expertise.More information...

This web application highlights some of the capabilities for accessing Sentinel-2 imagery layers, powered by ArcGIS for Server, accessing Landsat Public Datasets running on the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The layers are updated with new Sentinel-2 images on a daily basis.Created for you to visualize our planet and understand how the Earth has changed over time, the Esri Sentinel-2 Explorer app provides the power of Sentinel-2 satellites, which gather data beyond what the eye can see. Use this app to draw on Sentinel's different bands to better explore the planet's geology, vegetation, agriculture, and cities. Additionally, access the Sentinel-2 archive to visualize how the Earth's surface has changed over the last fourteen monthsQuick access to the following band combinations and indices is provided:BandDescriptionWavelength (µm)Resolution (m)1Coastal aerosol0.433 - 0.453602Blue0.458 - 0.523103Green0.543 - 0.578104Red0.650 - 0.680105Vegetation Red Edge0.698 - 0.713206Vegetation Red Edge0.733 - 0.748207Vegetation Red Edge0.773 - 0.793208NIR0.785 - 0.900108ANarrow NIR0.855 - 0.875209Water vapour0.935 - 0.9556010SWIR – Cirrus1.365 - 1.3856011SWIR-11.565 - 1.6552012SWIR-22.100 - 2.28020Agriculture : Highlights vigorous vegetation in bright green, stressed vegetation dull green and bare areas brown; Bands 11, 8, 2Natural Color : Bands 4, 3, 2Color Infrared : Healthy vegetation is bright red while stressed vegetation is dull red; Bands 8, 4 ,3 SWIR (Short-wave Infrared) : Highlights rock formations; Bands 12, 11, 4Geology : Highlights geologic features; Bands 12, 11, 2Bathymetric : Highlights underwater features; Bands 4, 3, 1Vegetation Index : Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI) with Colormap ; (Band 8 - Band 4)/(Band 8 + Band 4)Moisture Index : Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI); (Band 8 - Band 11)/(Band 8 + Band 11)Normalized Burn Ratio : (Band 8 - Band 12)/(Band 8 + Band 12)Built-Up Index : (Band 11 - Band 8)/(Band 11 + Band 8)NDVI Raw : Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI); (Band 8 - Band 4)/(Band 8 + Band 4)NDVI - VRE only Raw : NDVI with VRE bands only; (Band 6 - Band 5)/(Band 6 + Band 5)NDVI - VRE only Colorized : NDVI with VRE bands only with Colormap; (Band 6 - Band 5)/(Band 6 + Band 5)NDVI - with VRE Raw : Also known as NDRE. NDVI with VRE band 5 and NIR band 8; (Band 8 - Band 5)/(Band 8 + Band 5)NDVI - with VRE Colorized : Also known as NDRE with Colormap; (Band 8 - Band 5)/(Band 8 + Band 5)NDWI Raw : Normalized Difference Water index with Green band and NIR band; (Band 3 - Band 8)/(Band 3 + Band 8)NDWI - with VRE Raw : Normalized Difference Water index with VRE band 5 and Green band 3; (Band 3 - Band 5)/(Band 3 + Band 5)NDWI - with VRE Colorized : NDWI index with VRE band 5 and Green band 3 with Colormap; (Band 3 - Band 5)/(Band 3 + Band 5)Custom SAVI : (Soil Adjusted Veg. Index); Offset + Scale*(1.5*(Band 8 - Band 4)/(Band 8 + Band 4 + 0.5))Custom Water Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 3 - Band 12)/(Band 3 + Band 12)Custom Burn Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 8 - Band 13)/(Band 8 + Band 13)Urban Index : Offset + Scale*(Band 8 - Band 12)/(Band 8 + Band 12)Optionally, you can also choose the "Custom Bands" or "Custom Index" option to create your own band combinationsThe Time tool enables access to a temporal time slider and a temporal profile of different indices for a selected point. The Time tool is only accessible at larger zoom scales. It provides temporal profiles for indices like NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), NDMI (Normalized Difference Moisture Index) and Urban Index. The Identify tool enables access to information on the images, and can also provide a spectral profile for a selected point. The Bookmark tool will direct you to pre-selected interesting locations.NOTE: Using the Time tool to access imagery in the Sentinel-2 archive requires an ArcGIS account.The application is written using Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS accessing imagery layers using ArcGIS API for JavaScript.The following Imagery Layer are being accessed : Sentinel-2 - Provides access to 10, 20, and 60m 13-band multispectral imagery and a range of functions that provide different band combinations and indices.

Created the Open Data Portal using existing ESRI software. [Town of Huntsville]

An ArcGIS Web AppBuilder app used by the general public to locate a park or recreation facility and obtain information about recreation activities in the area.

Spatial information about the seafloor is critical for decision-making by marine resource science, management and tribal organizations. Coordinating data needs can help organizations leverage collective resources to meet shared goals. To help enable this coordination, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) developed a spatial framework, process and online application to identify common data collection priorities for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys off the US Caribbean territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Fifteen participants from local federal, state, and academic institutions entered their priorities in an online application, using virtual coins to denote their priorities in 2.5x2.5 kilometer (nearshore) and 10x10 kilometer (offshore) grid size. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Results were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. Fifteen high priority locations were broadly identified for future mapping, sampling and visual surveys. These locations include: (1) a coastal location in northwest Puerto Rico (Punta Jacinto to Punta Agujereada), (2) a location approximately 11 km off Punta Agujereada, (3) coastal Rincon, (4) San Juan, (5) Punta Arenas (west of Vieques Island), (6) southwest Vieques, (7) Grappler Seamount, (8) southern Virgin Passage, (9) north St. Thomas, (10) east St. Thomas, (11) south St. John, (12) west offshore St. Croix, (13) west nearshore St. Croix, (14) east nearshore St. Croix, and (15) east offshore St. Croix. Participants consistently selected (1) Biota/Important Natural Area, (2) Commercial Fishing and (3) Coastal/Marine Hazards as their top reasons (i.e., justifications) for prioritizing locations, and (1) Benthic Habitat Map and (2) Sub-bottom Profiles as their top data or product needs. This ESRI shapefile summarizes the results from this spatial prioritization effort. This information will enable US Caribbean organization to more efficiently leverage resources and coordinate their mapping of high priority locations in the region.

This effort was funded by NOAA’s NCCOS and supported by CRCP. The overall goal of the project was to systematically gather and quantify suggestions for seafloor mapping, sampling and visual surveys in the US Caribbean territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The results are will help organizations in the US Caribbean identify locations where their interests overlap with other organizations, to coordinate their data needs and to leverage collective resources to meet shared goals.

There were four main steps in the US Caribbean spatial prioritization process. The first step was to identify the technical advisory team, which included the 4 CRCP members: 2 from each the Puerto Rico and USVI regions. This advisory team recommended 33 organizations to participate in the prioritization. Each organization was then requested to designate a single representative, or respondent, who would have access to the web tool. The respondent would be responsible for communicating with their team about their needs and inputting their collective priorities. Step two was to develop the spatial framework and an online application. To do this, the US Caribbean was divided into 4 sub regions: nearshore and offshore for both Puerto Rico and USVI. The total inshore regions had 2,387 square grid cells approximately 2.5x2.5 km in size. The total offshore regions consisted of 438 square grid cells 10x10 km in size. Existing relevant spatial datasets (e.g., bathymetry, protected area boundaries, etc.) were compiled to help participants understand information and data gaps and to identify areas they wanted to prioritize for future data collections. These spatial datasets were housed in the online application, which was developed using Esri’s Web AppBuilder. In step three, this online application was used by 15 participants to enter their priorities in each subregion of interest. Respondents allocated virtual coins in the grid cells to denote their priorities for each region. Respondents were given access to all four regions, despite which territory they represented, but were not required to provide input into each region. Grid cells with more coins were higher priorities than cells with fewer coins. Participants also reported why these locations were important and what data types were needed. Coin values were standardized across the nearshore and offshore zones and used to identify spatial patterns across the US Caribbean region as a whole. The number of coins were standardized because each subregion had a different number of grid cells and participants. Standardized coin values were analyzed and mapped using statistical techniques, including hierarchical cluster analysis, to identify significant relationships between priorities, reasons for those priorities and data needs. This ESRI shapefile contains the 2.5x2.5 km and 10x10 km grid cells used in this prioritization effort and associated the standardized coin values overall, as well as by organization, justification and product. For a complete description of the process and analysis please see: Kraus et al. 2020.

Shelter Locator is a configuration of Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS that can be used by the general public to locate emergency shelters activated during an incident or event and understand their current operating status. Learn more

The Town’s Open Data portal allows for easy searching and downloading of 38 select municipal data sets in a variety of usable and machine-readable formats including spreadsheets, KML (Google Maps) and geographic information system (GIS) layers. [Town of Ajax]

The Whitby GeoHub is a place to discover, explore, search and download maps, apps and location based data about the Town. [Town of Whitby]