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Web Map specification

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Training
• Code
• People you should know
• Localized resources
  • Spanish

Introduction

Web maps are an Esri specification in JSON that allow different applications, APIs, and SDKs to create, edit, and display maps. Web maps can be used in almost any products inside the platform.

Training

• Introduction to Web Maps from a Developer's Perspective
• Web map Specification
• What is a web map from a GIS Technician's perspective
• Embedding web maps

Code

Consume webmaps using:

• Web technologies:
  • ArcGIS API for JavaScript 3.x and 4.x
  • Angular 1 plus: ArcGIS API for JS 3.x | ArcGIS API for JS 4.x
  • Leaflet
• Native:
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Java
  • macOS
  • .NET
  • Qt

People you should know

Please find the ArcGIS Experts (story tellers and developers) on this topic here: https://esri-es.github.io/arcgis-experts/?topic=Web%20Map%20specification

They don't work on the support team and some may even not work at Esri, but they are opening some projects and sharing insights related to this technology so we recommend you to follow them.

Localized resources

Spanish

Slides del MOOC Plataforma ArcGIS Aumentando la productividad:

• Introducción a los webmaps: Qué son, cuándo usarlos, pros y limitaciones
• Especificación del webmap: Detalles del formato JSON
• Cuándo utilizar los web maps/scenes
• Manipular web maps
• Consumir web maps/scenes usando JavaScript
• Consejos y trucos
• Web map como BD + Backoffice + API