Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online

By Craig Carpenter, Jian Lange, Bern Szukalski

Explore the endless possibilities of interactive web mapping with Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online.

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Making interactive web maps has never been easier. 

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online guides readers step-by-step through the process of creating maps that simplify location data and unlock spatial insights. In just a few clicks, you’ll publish professional web maps that use smart, data-driven mapping styles and powerful analysis tools.

These bite-sized chapters demonstrate how to create layers, build web maps, and showcase your location data in professional visualizations. Each chapter takes about 45 minutes to complete.

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online includes:

  • Easy-to-understand, step-by-step tutorials
  • Simple instructions with plenty of screenshots showing what to do
  • Resources that provide readers with self-paced learning opportunities

By the end of this book, you’ll know:

  • Smart mapping, blend modes, effects, setting visibility ranges, and other basic cartography techniques
  • ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, ArcGIS Notebooks, charts, forms, and data pipelines
  • How to share your maps to the world

Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Online is perfect for students looking for a comprehensive guide to follow from beginning to end, professionals looking to learn specific skills, or those who want a single, reliable, comprehensive resource for learning how to create web maps.

Make your own interactive web maps using the first book from Esri Press exclusively for ArcGIS Online.

Craig Carpenter is a senior product engineering writer on the Esri Press Books team and helps to develop and improve ways of learning GIS.

Jian Lange is a principal product manager at Esri. She is responsible for various aspects of ArcGIS spatial analysis products, including business planning, road maps, requirements, and management.

Bern Szukalski is a tech evangelist and product manager at Esri, focusing on ways to broaden access to geographic information and helping users succeed with the ArcGIS system.

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