Sharing web maps

You can immediately share any web map that you find on the portal website by e-mailing a link or embedding it in a website or blog (no programming required). Open the map in the built-in map viewer, click the Share button, and choose an option for sharing the map.

You can also author and share your own web maps. Use the map viewer to open a new map and add data to it, or find an existing map that you want to save into your account so you can enhance and augment it with your own data. Follow the five-step process below to share your web map.

Log in to the website

Log in to the website. Before you log in for the first time, you need to create an account. Check with your portal administrator if you need login information.

Author a web map

To author a web map, open the map viewer, choose an area, and decide what to show. You can choose the basemap, add layers, display attributes with pop-up windows, include bookmarks to specific places, and include a description of the map. For more information, see About authoring web maps.

Save your web map

Once you've created a web map, click the Save button; enter a title, tags, and summary; choose a folder in My Content; then click Save. For more information, see Saving web maps.

Make your web map public

To share your map with others who have access to the portal website, open My Content, check the check box next to the title of your map, and click the Share button. For more information, see Sharing items.

Share your web map

There are several ways you can share public web maps you find or that you've created:

• Copy the short URL and paste it into an e-mail, blog, or website. For more information, see Linking to web maps.
• Embed the map in a website. For more information, see Embedding web maps.
• Publish a web mapping application with one of the provided templates. You can host the application on your own server. See Publishing applications from web maps for more information.

Note:

You may not see all of these sharing options, depending on how your administrator has configured your portal website.

Tip:

When you share a web map through a link or embed it in a website, the extent you last viewed is automatically captured and included in the link or embedded map. When the map is opened, it shows the extent you were viewing when you shared it. This allows you to share and embed web maps that open at specific locations. For example, if you find a demographic map for the entire United States, you can zoom in to your city and share a link that opens the map at that city.