If you’ve used ArcGIS Dashboards for some time, you may have created a “mobile” dashboard for your users. This would have involved creating two dashboards and embedding them under one URL. With the June 2023 update, we’ve made it easy to configure a single dashboard with different views that are optimized for both desktop and mobile devices. Mobile views are a carefully crafted display of your data that can be read and understood on a small screen when not at a desk. Interactivity is designed to be touch friendly, from filtering, to the map tool menus, to the layout of visualizations.
Dashboards are about important information at a glance. A mobile view of a dashboard is not about providing a comprehensive mobile equivalent to its desktop counterpart. If a mobile dashboard has too many visuals, it is likely not focused enough.
A mobile view should do the following:
- Provide only what is needed on-the-go (high-level info)
- Be kept as simple as possible (e.g., minimal map tools, or perhaps a map isn’t needed)
- Consider alternative data visualizations to convey the information in a constrained space
Creating a mobile view
To create a mobile view, open the dashboard’s View pane and click on the Add mobile view button.
Once created, add elements to it or copy over elements from your desktop view that are necessary for information on-the-go. When you copy over elements from your desktop view, all the configuration options, except for actions, are carried over to your mobile view.
If your visualizations are too complicated for a mobile view, you can configure the element differently in a more optimal and space saving way. Configuring an element on your mobile view doesn’t change the configuration of the same element on the desktop view – and vice versa. On the other hand, if you make changes to an element on your desktop view that was copied over to your mobile view, you can choose to update the element on the mobile view to pick up those changes.
Making updates
If you copy elements over from your desktop view, it’s best to make any updates or changes in the desktop view. Once you make any changes, in the mobile view, you can then choose the Update option from the corresponding element’s menu to bring over the changes.
Design for mobile
Space is at a premium, so use discretion on what to include. As you add elements, you can move them around in the view’s layout.
Important information should be kept within view on load, but if additional supportive information is needed, you can include it behind another element by creating a stack.
If filtering options are needed, a drawer and a reset button can be added to the bottom of your mobile view. In the drawer you can allow the user to filter the data by adding selectors. You can choose to copy selectors from the desktop view, or add new ones.
When you copy over selectors from your desktop view, actions that were configured are not copied over, so you will need to reconfigure any desired actions.
Managing dashboards in ArcGIS Online
As you get into the process of adding mobile views to the dashboards you manage, it can be helpful to know which dashboards have and don’t have mobile views. To check without opening a dashboard, you can look at the dashboard item page under the Details section. Next to Dashboard views it will list either Desktop or Desktop, Mobile.
You can also use the following advanced search terms to see a list of dashboards without a mobile view on the Content page: type: 'dashboard' AND !typekeywords: 'Mobile'
Sharing
A single dashboard item contains both the desktop and mobile view. As such, the sharing level applies to both views. The optimal view will load for each viewer based on the screen size of their device. Be sure to test the dashboard on both an iPhone and Android devices to validate the mobile view before announcing its support to your users.
With both a desktop and mobile view of your dashboard, you are able to provide your users the flexibility of accessing important information on any device.
Creating a mobile view for your dashboard ensures that when your dashboard is opened on a mobile device, users are seeing the information they need. A dashboard’s mobile view should complement the desktop view rather than replace it. When creating your mobile view, follow best practices to ensure effective design and optimal performance.
Is a csv version of the table data available for the public, and if so, where?
Check the notes on the JHU Dashboard page for current information on this topic.
See the Johns Hopkins Dashboard
Yes, see the links in the first paragraph. Several will lead you to the JHU sources available for download.
Jim, thank you very much!!! This is fantastic!! BRAVO!
So helpful, thank you!
Here is a sample web map that utilizes the County level data for the US at the right scales, and shows counts of Active cases outside the US where that data is available. The popups use Arcade to determine the right information to show for locations around the world and in the U.S.
This is huge, thank you!!
Thank You Esri and Johns Hopkins University! We have it in our Operations Dashboard for Audubon https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/e43d484191614f3fa1ace1c5e64d273b
Hey Jim Herries!
Good work.
can you please inform me that , the data Is it available publicly or not. Kindly inform
Thank you so much for your time
Yes, it is available publicly. See any of the links in the article above.
Hello Jim, Thank you for sharing this. It is really helpful. We are using this map layer using our Power BI ArcGis Plugin. I just noticed and wanted to bring to your attention that this map layer is showing a red dot on lot of counties even there is no confirmed, death or active cases. For example if you search for Mason, TX, USA (Mason County) and zoom out from the link below, you will see a red dot for this county even there is no Covid-19 activity. I think this is what we are using in our Power BI… Read more »
Thanks for pointing that out. I see it has been fixed now in the layer, where a filter “Confirmed > 0” is now applied. A MIN value in the legend of 1 would have had the same effect as a filter. A MAX value that is too small may cause features to suddenly stop drawing if the # of cases exceeds whatever you save as your MAX value. So think ahead to a worst case scenario and set your MAX value to that, to future-proof your classifications. If you turn off classification, you won’t have to worry about the MAX… Read more »
Hi Jim! What is the best way to get the total for the US? Adding up the states seems to be off. Thanks!
Use this layer for the Countries total.
Hi Jim, We are looking for a layer that is dynamically updated with State Closure information. I’ve looked through the living atlas and haven’t found anything. Have you seen an AGOL layer such as that?
Many thanks and keep up the good work,
Ron Salz
Chief Cartographer
National Wildlife Refuge System
I have not, but here’s a useful search pattern where you specify what you want in the title, and add other words to contextualize the search: title:closure covid
Just saw this today: https://arc-nhq-gis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ebe29d4c1fca4ac292d00dbd54ed37e9
Morning Jim,
Am I correct in saying that the counties of the Bronx, Queens and Kings are still missing from the following rest service ?
https://services1.arcgis.com/0MSEUqKaxRlEPj5g/arcgis/rest/services/ncov_cases_US/FeatureServer/0
This is the fourth time I’ve posted on a blog. But still no clarification.
Regards.
Jeremy.
Jeremy, I checked the layer and there is data for a feature named “New York City” which represents the 5 boroughs. To see it, open the layer, hit “Change style” and set the max value to something like 1,000,000 so that the feature draws. Right now, NYC has 210,000+ total cases, but the classification has a max value of 100,000 so the feature doesn’t draw. I’ve let the team know about this, so it should get corrected in the layer, but you don’t have to wait for that if you’ve put the layer into a web map or other app… Read more »