GEO 583 Internet Mapping and Distributed GIServices
LAB 6: ArcGIS online and Story Map
Created and updated by Dr. Ming-Hsiang Tsou,
revised on 3-4-2015
Department of Geography, San Diego State University
Due day: March 8
10 Points (total 100).
Group Project Data Sets: Y: drive /group folder.
ArcGIS online
1. ArcGIS Online Exercise
1. In the Y: drive, first open the "Organization-ArcGIS-Online-Account-Explanation-final.pdf" file. Read the content for 15 minutes.
2. Next, open the "Making a Webmap-final.pdf" document in the Y: drive.
Follow the instruction to complete the ArcGIS Online Exercise.
SAVE Your final map into ArcGIS online and share it with the GEOG583 Group.
Additional ArcGIS online Tutorial Resources (optional):
Introduction to ArcGIS Online
http://video.arcgis.com/watch/916/arcgis-online-overview
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiNEAh2_Rnsi9LVd0pxu3lSXoRVhWPCLk
https://www.youtube.com/user/esritv/videos
Subscription Price Plan: http://www.arcgis.com/features/plans/pricing.html
Credit charge example: http://www.conservationgis.org/maps/EstimateTiles2.html
Tutorial Example: (Use this Tutorial to Learn ArcGIS online
http://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/get-started-with-arcgis-online/
2. ESRI STORY MAPS
Spend 5 minutes to read the Introduction to Story Maps: http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/articles/what-is-a-story-map/
Spend 10 minutes to review some good examples of Story Maps: (California Geographic Alliance: http://calgeography.sdsu.edu/geo-quest/
Go to the ESRI Story Maps Gallery http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/gallery/#s=0 and Spend 20 minutes to explore the different styles of Story Maps. Which one you like and which one you don't like?
(The next lab exercises will go through the Story Maps Tutorial).
4. What to turn in
(print out a paper copy to the Instructor)
1. Create one new ArcGIS online map and share it with the HDMA GEOG583 Group. We will review your maps in the next lab.
2: Compare the "usability", "key functions", and "target audience" between ArcGIS online maps versus ESRI Story Maps. Write a paragraph (200 words) to compare the two products.
3. Give One Good Example of the ESRI Story Map and provide the link (URL) and a few description about Why you like this story map.
D. Use on-line search engine and resources to find out a brief explanation of the following terms:
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LEGO-like GIS component |
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OpenGIS Implementation Specifications |
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CSDGM |
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Operational Metadata (Reading: http://map.sdsu.edu/publications/tsou-GIScience2002.pdf ) |
