EUWATHER Cookbook

EUWATHER Cookbook

Table of Contents

Contents

PART I: General Information

EUWATHER Project description

EUWATHER Website

EUWATHER Image bank

EUWATHER Spatial Digital Infrastructure (SDI)

PART II: Publishing geospatial data using ArcGIS Online

Introduction

Introduction: What is ArcGIS Online?

Getting Started: Introduction to the Interface

First step: Making a water heritage-based itinerary in ArcGIS Online

Second step: Making the Story Map

PART III: Publishing geospatial data to the web using the EUWATHER ArcGIS Server

Introduction

EUWATHER Infrastructure for geospatial web-services

ArcGIS Online Explained

A brief guide on uploading demographic data to ArcGIS online using ArcGIS for Office extension

ArcGIS Server

Using ArcGIS desktop (10.22 SP1) to Publish map-services

EUWATHER ArcGIS Online-license

Username: euwather
Password: Ilovemarleen4ever

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PART I: General Information

EUWATHER Project description

The context
The presence in many European countries of artificial waterways and connected natural hydrography can be considered a relevant cultural heritage. Characterized by an intrinsic hydraulic complexity, this heritage goes back far in time at least to the Middle Age, develops further during the Renaissance and reaches its maturity during the industrial era. In some cases, this hydraulic network is already a tourist resort; in other cases, it is a hidden potential for sustainable development. Such a precious, historic heritage deserves today a renewed, coordinated commitment to its re-valuation, by considering both the structural hydraulic works (canals, bridges, locks, shipyards, mills, quays) and the historic artefacts in peril (traditional wooden boats).

Aims and objectives of the project and its relevance
The project aims to promote the knowledge and rehabilitation of European historic waterways and rivers cultural heritage. Such a connection between natural and artificial water networks favoured the expansion of urban centres and the development and expansion of trade, thus interacting with flood control strategies and the construction of rural landscapes. It is therefore necessary to develop new, more coordinated strategies to promote memory and identity of river cultures, linking the institutional activities and encouraging the exchange of experiences. Other relevant objective is to develop new opportunities for ecotourism and outdoor recreation along the European waterways, as a driver of sustainable development.

EUWATHER Website

A website is created to inform the public about the latest activities and achievements under the EUWATHER-umbrella. The website functions furthermore as a portal to the EUWATHER SDI and related services.

EUWATHER Image bank

To do

EUWATHER Spatial Digital Infrastructure (SDI)

The EUWATHER SDI can be found here:

In order to inventory, combine and distribute the EUWATHER dataa spatial digital infrastructure (SDI) is developed upon ESRI ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server and StoryMaps services. Partners can upload their data through ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Server by using the EUWATHER ArcGIS license.

EUWATHER ArcGIS Online-account

Username: euwather
Password: Ilovemarleen4ever

The SDIcontains the following map layers with information about landscapes, hydrology and heritage in the four case study areas (Netherlands, Venice, Girona and Manchester)

PART II:Publishing geospatial data using ArcGIS Online

Introduction

The project

For this tutorial we want to create an interactive tour that tells the unique story of secondary European water heritage. We use ESRI ArcGIS Online and ESRI Story Maps to visually enrich the narrative.

Introduction: What is ArcGIS Online?

ArcGIS Online is a simple cloud-based utility for producing, editing, and sharing geospatial data. Designed by Esri, the makers of the popular ArcGIS software suite, ArcGIS Online is meant to act as a Web-based mapping solution for everyone from GIS professionals to those with no formal GIS training.

ArcGIS Online allows you to:

Upload and manipulate data

Map points, lines, and areas

Create point, choropleth, and other thematic maps

Embed maps in Web sites

Share maps in a multitude of ways

View maps on mobile devices

For more background on ArcGIS Online, please visit help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisonline/help/index.html#/What_is_ArcGIS_Online/010q00000074000000/

Extensive help documentation for the product can be found here:

help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisonline/help/index.html#//010q00000002000000

Some possible uses of ArcGIS Online include:

A kayaking club creates a map of boat launching points along local waterways, and then embeds the map into their Web site.

A medical researcher makes a map of a state showing the locations of coal mines as well as lung cancer rate by county.

After tracking her route through London with a GPS, a tourist uploads her track and waypoints to document her trip.

To ensure a quick response, a municipality creates a map of pot holes and allows residents to add new points.

Known limitations of ArcGIS Online include:

Users are limited to 2 GB of storage using their Esri account

Only 1,000 points are allowed in each file upload

Problems saving and viewing may occur if more than 10,000 points are inserted into a map

Getting Started: Introduction to the Interface

ArcGIS Online requires an Esri global account to upload data and save maps. If you do not already have an account, you can create one by clicking the Sign-up now button in the bottom left corner of If you already have an account, or after you have created an account, you can log in byclicking Sign In on the main screen of

The main ArcGIS Online toolbar

Once logged in, you will be redirected to the My Content section. This is where you can see and organize all of your existing maps, as well as set permissions. From this screen, click the Create Map button to enter the ArcGIS Online web application. You will be presented with a screen similar to this:

The ArcGIS Online mapping application

The top left corner contains three important tools: the Details sidebar, the Add menu, and the Basemap selection button.

The Details, Add, and Basemap buttons

The Details sidebar has three additional buttons at the top: About this Map, Show Contents of Map, and Show Map Legend.

The three above-listed buttons are respectively located under Details

Once some data has been added these buttons can be used to provide information about the resulting map:

About this Map displays basic metadata about the map, such as who created it, the date it wascreated, ratings, views, and comments.

Show Contents of Map lists the layers of the map, and allows the user to edit their attributes.

Show Map Legend displays map symbology.

The Add menu is how map layers and other data are added to the map document. The user can choose to search for layers, create an editable layer, add a layer from a file, or add a layer from the Web.

The Basemap button allows you to choose one of twelve different basemaps. These range from satellite imagery, to street maps, to topographic maps. The best basemap is application-dependent and will depend on the dataset being visualized.

Take some time to explore the application. Knowing what tools and options are at your disposal will not only stimulate ideas for your own project, but also save time and frustration later.

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First step: Making a water heritage-based itinerary in ArcGIS Online

In this part of the tutorial we will create a story map that is linked to a webmap. To get started, log into your ArcGIS Online account ( and from the main page click Create Map. Give your maps a name, for example EUWATHER_Nieuwkoop

From here you will be taken to a blank map document. In the top toolbar, select Add and select Add map notes

Creating a new editable layer with Map Notes

To draw a route, click on Edit in the toolbar.

NOTE: If you would like to use datasets from the EUWATHER SDI to enrich your map, go to Add in the toolbar and click on Search for Layers.Use the search field to find the relevant geographical data for your map.

Choose “Freehand Line” to draw a route on the map. This route illustrates the path the user has to follow in order to visit the different tourist destinations (POIs).

To enrich the POI’s with additional background information, the Waterways Explorer website ( provides a library (menu “Library”) with various chapters on the historical relation with water. In order to link this webpage to the POI, just copy the link of the concerning lemma from the browser’ address bar (e.g.: Waterbeleving – Enjoying Water), click on the create link in the ArcGIS Online POI Edit Menu and paste the link in the field Hyperlink. In case the user clicks on this link, a window opens with the concerned web page.

Second step: Making the Story Map

A popular Story Map is the Story Map Tour. This appis ideal when you want to present a linear, place-based narrative featuring images or videos. Each stop in the narrative is geo-located. Viewers have the option of clicking sequentially through the narrative, or they can browse by interacting with the map or using the thumbnail carousel.

Your EUWATHER itinerary is now almost ready. Save the route by clicking on Save in the taskbar. Next, click on Share and choose Create a web app.

A window opens that allows you to build a Web App. Click on “Build A Story Map”, Story Map Series and choose Create Web App.

Choose Side Accordion and give your story map a name, for example EUWATHER_Nieuwkoop.

In the Add Entry-menu click on Map and choose the map that you’ve just created. Don’t forget to give it a name. We will now see The Story Map dashboard. This dashboard consists of two parts: the menu on the left(the accordion) and the multimedia viewer on the right.

Now it is time to add the storytelling to the map. The EUWATHER storytelling framework is as follows:

• Introductory text (characterization of the route and story to convince people of interest of the route, 80-100 words)
• Storytelling 1 (guidance text to the next POI, 80-100 words)
• Stop at point of interest 1 (information on interest of this POI, 80-150 words)
• Storytelling 2 (80-100 words)
• Stop at point of interest 2 (80-150 words)
• Storytelling 3 (80-100 words)
• Et cetera, et cetera

EUWATHER Storytelling Framework

Use the Add-button to create tabs for your story. Every entry allows you to add text (the narrative) and to enrich it with multimedia. In order to add images from the EUWATHER image bank (URL), click on Link and paste the image link in the Image link field.

When you finalized your storytelling, click on Share to share your story with the public.

Open the link on your smart device (phone, tablet) to view the mobile version of your Story Map.

PART III: Publishing geospatial data to the web using the EUWATHER ArcGIS Server

*Note: Map Services should be published using the EUWATHER Map Services Tick Sheet for guidance. Contact Mark Opmeer () to receive the document if you don’t have one.

** Completed Map Service Tick Sheets should be returned to Mark Opmeer()

Introduction

Collaborators to the EUWATHER project should be able to easily upload their maps and data to the EUWATHER’s infrastructure. This practical guide will help to demonstrate the best and most hassle-free ways to do this.

To be able to upload to the EUWATHER infrastructure, first you need to be given access rights. To gain access rights you should email Mark Opmeer () stating your ESRI account and /or ArcGIS online account username, to gain access rights.

EUWATHER Infrastructure for geospatial web-services

For geospatial web-services the EUWATHER uses ESRI’s ArcGIS software, which runs on a farm of servers on premises (see figure 1). On top of that we use ArcGIS Online in the cloud. This combination provides a very powerful environment to publish and consume geospatial content.

The EUWATHER infrastructure combines the two platforms together for a very good reason. The ArcGIS online platform is designed to host small datasets, for example demographic datasets. The EUWATHER infrastructure requires that datasets uploaded to ArcGIS online are relatively small in size, and should not exceed 1-2MB, or around 5000 records. This is to keep the agencies costs down and keep in line with our ArcGIS online pricing plan. It is for this reason that ArcGIS online should not be used to host large datasets, and tiled image services must NOT be uploaded to ArcGIS online, but instead uploaded using the EUWATHER ArcGIS servers.

ArcGIS Online Explained

ArcGIS online is used by the EUWATHER and its partners to produce and manage web maps. Web maps can bring a number of web services together. These can then be saved and wrapped around a graphic user interface to produce online galleries and other views. They can then be consumed by end users who may want to present them in meetings, conferences etc. These web maps are hosted by the cloud, and can be re-used inside web sites or mobile devices. ArcGIS online also organises EUWATHER applications and services into a number of groups relevant for their content.

ArcGIS online can be managed comfortably by regular users without development skills, once a level of technical familiarity is reached.

Small sized GIS datasets including Excel, CSV-files, KML or shapefiles (as well as script tools, models, etc.) can also be uploaded to ArcGIS online, where they can be shared with other organisations, groups and users.

A brief guide on uploading demographic data to ArcGIS online using ArcGIS for Office extension

This guide will show you how to use the Esri Maps extension for Microsoft Office (In this example Excel) to produce and share web maps and simple web feature services.

1. Obtain membership to the EUWATHER organisation by receiving an invite from our administrators (once you have registered an ArcGIS online account). This will allow you to publish content to the EUWATHER sub site.

1. Download the 32-bit or 64-bit Esri Maps for Office 2010 or later extension here

1. Install the software. This may require you to have an administrator grant you access.

1. Esri Maps for Office has to be configured to login to the Organization URL. Go to File->Esri Maps and change the ArcGIS Connection URL to match your organization ( (TO BE DEVELOPED!). This option can also be set for the installation settings.

1. Load Microsoft Excel and create your table, when you are finished click the Esri Maps button

1. Clicking on the Insert Map button will bring up a sign-in request. Sign in using your ArcGIS online credentials

1. Once logged in you should click on the Add Excel Data button. If you have the table open chose Cell Range, and drag over the cells you want to map.

1. Next you can select the Location Type from the applet box based on the demographic data you are mapping (e.g. Countries, cities, states) - for later – how to create your own selection datasets (e.g. bioregions – whatever you want).

1. Proceed to Next and Add Your Data to the Map

1. Esri Maps will now process for a few seconds to add your data to the base map. At this point you can click on the Style button to change your symbology to display according to the tabular data

11. Once you are satisfied with the Style Configuration, press OK