

You can create apps for that purpose, or use out-of-the-box apps such as Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS or GeoPlanner for ArcGIS. In many other cases, you'll create and configure a map or scene containing the layers people need and add that map or scene to an app that provides specific functionality. Sometimes, you'll add a layer directly to an app, such as ArcGIS Pro, to use the layer as a basemap, to provide reference information in your map, or to edit or analyze features.

You need to choose the app that meets the needs of the app users.

Use layers in appsĪpps are similar to tools in that many provide focused functionality that allows you to interact with the layers in your portal. See Get started with maps and Get started with scenes for overviews of the process to create the maps and scenes you and others can use to interact with your layers.įeature layers can be used in analysis tools-in Map Viewer and ArcGIS Pro-and custom apps to answer spatial questions, discover patterns, and identify trends. You can use Open in Map Viewer or Open in Scene Viewer in a layer's item page to open it in Map Viewer or Scene Viewer, respectively, or you can start in Map Viewer or Scene Viewer and add layers there. You can add layers you published and layers from other providers such as ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World to the maps and scenes. You build a map or scene by adding data layers to them and configuring how the layers look and behave in the map or scene. For hosted feature layers configured to allow it, you can obtain a copy of the underlying data by exporting the data from the hosted feature layer to a CSV file, shapefile, GeoJSON file, file geodatabase, or Microsoft Excel file.In some apps, editable feature and table layers are added via maps.

