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LocatorHub locators can now be configured to act as ArcGIS locators

LocatorHub locators can now be used in ArcGIS Online and other areas of the platform. For example AddressBase (any level) could be used for map navigation, geocoding or reverse geocoding inside ArcGIS Online. LocatorHub 5.2 SP2 includes the enhanced ArcGIS Compatible REST Service which enables users to configure LocatorHub locators in ArcGIS Online to look and act like ArcGIS Lo

ArcGIS Online gets a new usage control feature and using Esri UK Online data services gets easier

The July release of ArcGIS Online included a new security feature which allows you to limit the usage of a service item to only those applications which you want to have access. This allows you to easily make the service available in specific public applications while preventing access by other applications or users. It has also allowed us to simplify our security guidance for t

Using Google Docs in your ArcGIS Online maps

Some of you may already have used Google Docs in an ArcGIS Online webmap. Recently Google Docs have removed the ability to publish a Google Spreadsheet to the web as a CSV (comma-separated values). BUT fear not, there is a way to still complete the workflow in the blog, just read on!

Sharing Your ArcGIS Online Maps Within a Webpage

Many organisations are finding maps and spatial apps to be an effective way to communicate with partners, customers and the public. ArcGIS Online is well suited to supporting this and supports different ways to embed the maps into your organisation's website.

ArcGIS Online brings projections to our world

Much of the GIS data used within the UK is stored in the British National Grid coordinate system (also known as Great Britain National Grid or BNG). ArcGIS Online is a global platform and in order to provide basemaps that are useful to a global community of users the default projection has to work globally. ArcGIS Online uses the WGS 1984 Web Mercator (Auxiliary Sphere) coordina

How do I create an ArcGIS Online service that uses British National Grid?

A short guide to creating ArcGIS Online services that use the British National Grid coordinate system.

New App on the block

A new ESRI app was released this week. Explorer for ArcGIS compliments the existing apps by focusing on using maps as a communication tool. The initial release is for iOS but the Android and Mac version are in development.

A Spatial Sensation in Schools

Every week new schools sign up to the Esri UK ArcGIS for Schools Programme and we are starting to see some great results. The immediacy that ArcGIS Online affords along with its simplicity has allowed some of our schools to produce maps in minutes as a response to recent world events.

Zoom in, zoom in

A recent upgrade to the ArcGIS Online Basemaps added support for re-sampling at scales larger than the map has data for (ie when zoomed in beyond the dats). This allows the client application to re-sample the closest available scale and display that, instead of a 'Map data not available' image.

Reflections on the Esri Partner and Developer Conference

On reflection, there were 3 main themes that emerged from the Esri Dev Summit this year: ArcGIS is now a Platform, 3D will be available across the platform and JavaScript will become the main Web development tool for Esri.