Features

Not finding the right template? You can create your own custom initiative with the initiative builder tool and assemble your own website, apps, and content to fit your needs. 

Provide spatial data and maps, as well as non-spatial data like spreadsheets, tables, PDFs, and more. Internal staff and community members can search and download entire datasets or filtered subsets in a variety of data formats to best suit their needs. 

Search and download data shared by thousands of organizations around the world. Powerful indexing and search capabilities let you filter and sort data. Semantic search makes it easy to find items that are related to your search term.

Break down data silos and get all the information in one place for everyone to explore.  Use our APIs to keep the data up-to-date and connected to the source.

Use your open data to fuel the suggested apps, maps, story maps, dashboards, and charts included in each of the ready-to-use initiative templates. These data visualizations allow you to share your data and stories in intuitive ways and to show accountability and progress.

Tailor and embed surveys into initiative web pages to capture community feedback. Leverage additional location-enabled crowdsourcing solutions optimized for smartphones and tablets that allow users to submit observations or ideas around your initiatives.

Easily configure and embed interactive dashboards to support collaboration and transparency by providing a common operating view of key performance indicators to help everyone understand what is working well and what needs attention.

Leverage modern web applications that enable constituents and collaborators with exploration experiences, enabling a deeper understanding of the community landscape and your initiative goals.  

Create compelling infographics with your information and data from Esri, such as demographics, market profiles, housing and education, and at-risk populations. Easily customize them based on your branding and embed them in your initiatives.  

Community members can create accounts in your hub through branded experiences using personal email or social media logins, synched with your identity system.

Community members can choose to “follow” initiatives for notifications about the latest news, data, events, progress, and opportunities to participate. 

ArcGIS Hub provides a place to create and publish the work done by internal and external teams around initiative goals. Co-create more effectively within ArcGIS Hub’s collaborative environment.

Preconfigured dashboards enable Hub users with real-time insight into how well they are reaching communities with their initiatives.  Dig deep into key metrics like how many new users are signing up, attending events, or accessing content shared through your initiatives.  

ArcGIS Hub gives you the insights you need to understand the effectiveness of your initiatives.  Initiative managers and stakeholders are empowered with the performance indicators they need to evolve and enhance initiative strategies.   

Enhanced understanding enables initiative leaders with critical insights allowing them to continually evolve their strategies swiftly and intelligently.