Layers and data services

Learn how to use the Layer and data services page to manage your own spatial data and leverage ArcGIS Location Platform's high performance and secure hosted data services.

Summary

This page helps you create vector tile styles and data services for your mapping and spatial analysis applications. On the page, you will find the following:

Manage layers and services: links you to your portal where you can manage your spatial data and data services for your applications, including:

  • Create and manage feature services
  • Importing data
  • Publishing both vector tile services and map tile services derived from feature services

Import data: links you to your portal to begin the process of creating a new feature layer from data you already have in the form of CSV, shape file, and many other data forms.

Create new feature layer: links you to your portal to begin the process of creating a new feature layer by specifying the data attributes, or from existing layers or data services.

Learn more about creating new items and managing your content in your portal.

List of layers and data services: manage and locate your layers and data services by:

  • Searching by name
  • Filtering by layer type
  • Sorting layers according to your preferences

From each item in the list, you can review the service usage or navigate to the item details page on your portal.

If the item is a vector tile layer, the Open in Vector Tile Style Editor button is available. Clicking this link will open the Vector Tile Style Editor (VTSE) with your data. With the Vector Tile Style Editor, you can:

  • Inspect and set the visual properties of features and labels within layers.
  • Set the visibility and zoom range of features and labels to tailor your map's appearance.
  • Customize attributes such as color, size, opacity, and fonts for features and labels.

For more detailed information on using VTSE, refer to the documentation