You can find content by visiting a site. A site may make content discoverable in the following ways:
Note:
If you're searching for privately shared content, ensure that you are signed in and have access to view the item.
- Search bar—Located on a site's layout and/or its global navigation bar. Search by entering a keyword or item ID.
- Galleries—Displays individuals items using their thumbnail image and description. Depending on its configuration, clicking the item may open in a new browser tab or its content view.
- Categories—Denotes groups of related content. Click on a category's icon to view its items.
- Links and pages—Click to open links to pages and other items on a site's header or layout.
- Apps and maps—Displays a single app, such as an app or map. Depending on its configuration, clicking the item may open in a new browser tab or its content view.
Download data and documents
To download data or documents, use a site's search bar to find content that's available to you. If a file format isn't available, you may need to contact an administrator and request that they are made available. For more information, see Anonymous downloads.
- Open the item's preview page for an item you've found through a site's search results.
Note:
If someone has shared a URL to an item's preview page with you, open the URL in a new browser window. If the data is filtered by a given attribute, the page will automatically open to this filtered view. Adjust filters if necessary before downloading the data for your own use.
If you haven't found the item you're looking for, the item may be private. Ensure that you are signed in and that the item is shared with you.
- If the data is spatial or tabular, you can download a filtered version by clicking the filter button
on the side panel. You can also select attributes in table view or on map view to filter specific data. - Click the download button
on the side panel to start the download process.Note:
ArcGIS Enterprise Sites periodically re-creates and caches downloadable files. If a cached file isn't up to date and ready for download, an alert appears explaining the file status. If a cached file is available, you can download the available file or request a newly cached file. Depending on the complexity and count of the records, requesting a new download file for spatial datasets can take up to a few hours. For more information, see File generation.
Access the API explorer
If you need to query frequently updated data, ArcGIS Enterprise Sites provides shortcuts to the underlying service REST API that serve the data on a preview page. These services reflect updates in near real-time.
- Open the preview page for an item.
- Click the information button
to open the side panel. - Click I want to use this and select View API Resources.
Create a map
When people open the preview page for a public feature layer or feature layer to which they have access, they can create their own map in or open ArcGIS Map Viewer.
- Open the preview page for a feature layer to which you have access.
- On the side panel, click I want to use this and select Start Simple.
Note:
To create a map in Map Viewer, click Advanced Mapping. - Optionally add one or more layers by clicking Add Layer.
- Use the following tools to annotate the map:
- Pin
—Mark a location. - Freehand
—Draw a line or shape. - Area
—Create a polygon.
- Pin
- Add notes to a point or drawing by clicking on it and clicking the text button.
- On the side panel, click the settings button
on a layer and click Style to adjust color, line style and stroke, and transparency. You can also use this button to remove or hide the layer.
- On the side panel, click the About Map button to modify the layer’s name and summary.
- Click Save to save the map to your account.
Create a storymap
You can create a story using ArcGIS StoryMaps to leverage the data you find.
- Open the preview page for an item.
- On the side panel, click I want to use this and select Create a Story.