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Connect to Map and Image Services in ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based GIS by Esri. There are two kinds of accounts - free, public accounts and organizational accounts. An account is necessary in order to save content. The ArcGIS Online Map Viewer is the place to create maps which can then be shared as is, as a viewer, a story map and much more. One big benefit for CT ECO users is that ArcGIS online allows you to add different map and image services to the same map, along with your own GIS data or services from other places. it's a real map mashup!

ArcGIS Online Map Viewer
Add a Map or Image Service to the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer
Image Services in ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online Map Viewer

The first step is to open the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer.

  • Go to arcgis.com and sign in. If you do not have an account, you can create a free, public account here.
  • Click on Map to open a new, blank map the in the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer.

An alternative is open an existing map and save it to your account. Under this scenario, you are saving a copy of a map and can therefore make changes like adding or removing layers, changing the appearance and extent and sharing. It is a copy so you are not changing our original map (and cannot even if you tried).

Add a Map or Image Service to the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer

These instructions are specific to CT ECO services but apply to other services as well.

Add CT ECO Services that are registered with ArcGIS Online
  • In the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, click on Add and switch from Living Atlas to ArcGIS Online and then choose Browse Layers.
  • Type CT ECO in the Search box.
  • Scroll through the list and click the + to add the service to the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer.

 

Add CT ECO Individual Layers of a Map Service

Adding a layer of a map service individually opens up functionality in ArcGIS Online including changing symbology, reordering layers and more.

Add CT ECO Services via the Server Address
  • In the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, click on Add and choose Add Layer from URL.
  • Choose An ArcGIS Server Web Service
  • Type in one of the CT ECO server URLS
    • https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctmaps/rest for map services (point, line and polygon based information)
    • https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctraster/rest for image and elevation services
  • Click the Browse For More Layers button
  • Choose a layer (which is actually a service) from the drop-down list
  • Choose Add Layer
Add CT ECO Services via the Server Address Without an Account
  • In the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, click on Add and choose Add Layer from URL.
  • Choose An ArcGIS Server Web Service
  • Type in one of the CT ECO server URLS
    • https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctmaps/rest for map services (point, line and polygon based information)
      • / (add a layer folder ie: Base_Map)
      • / (select service ie: CT_Base_Map)
      • Example: https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctmaps/rest/services/Base_Map/CT_Base_Map/MapServer
    • https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctraster/rest for image and elevation services
      • / (add a layer folder ie: elevation)
      • / (select service ie: Aspect)
      • Example: https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctraster/rest/services/elevation/Aspect/ImageServer
    • To find the correct service put the https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctmaps/rest or https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctraster/rest in to a web browser.
      • Select a folder then the desired service
  • Choose Add Layer
Functionality when added as an individual layer Functionality when added as a service
Add an individual layer of a map service to ArcGIS Online
  • Navigate to the server page for the layer. On CT ECO, that is either https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctmaps/rest or https://cteco.uconn.edu/ctraster/rest.
  • Click on a folder and then map service.
  • On the MapServer page and find the Layers heading. Layers are numbered started with 0. Some services only have one layer.
  • Click on the layer name. Notice that a number is placed at the end of the URL in the browser.
  • Copy the link in the browser and be sure it includes the number at the end.

     

  • Go back to the ArcGIS Online Map Viewer.
  • Click Add Data, Add Layer from Web and paste the URL into the URL: spot. Verify that the number is at the end.
  • Click Add Layer.

Image Services in ArcGIS Online

Image services can be manipulated in ArcGIS Online. Once added to the map, the ... menu lists the options.

Image Display. Change band combination, stretch type, enable dynamic range adjustment (when the stretch values automatically adjust to the minimum and maximum pixel values in the current display therefore emphasizing contrast in a given area).