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Add Numeric Data as a Label

DonaldLund

I am just starting to work with ArgGIS Online and was wondering if there is a way to add numeric data as labels to a map. This is easily done within ArcGIS Desktop. For example, you can label a county with the county name or you can change the label to area, population, etc. I don't see this option with the Online product. Does this capability not exist? Can you plot text strings as X,Y data? I don't see this as an available feature.

Thanks.

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SarahORourke

Check out this resourse on adding labels to ArcGIS online. I've only tried it for a few features and it seems to work okay as long as you get them placed properly in arcmap.

http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2011/11/21/adding-labels-to-arcgis-online-web-maps-part-1/

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DonaldLund

Here is a somewhat complex process that allows you to add labels without having to create a tile map service. If the search function on the forums was worth a damn, I might have found this by myself. But ESRI tech suport (Jegan) found it in a few seconds.

Adding labels to ArcGIS Online web maps: Part 1

Adding labels to ArcGIS Online web maps: Part 2

Thanks. I think this will work, but I agree that it is complex. Doesn't seem like it should be, that it would be a feature that is common and in high demand. I have always used labels on data plots. And it was hard to find. In fact, I couldn't find it either. I just had to create a new thread and hope someone would answer. I gave up on finding it myself.

Don

TomScharmen

Here is a somewhat complex process that allows you to add labels without having to create a tile map service. If the search function on the forums was worth a damn, I might have found this by myself. But ESRI tech suport (Jegan) found it in a few seconds.

Adding labels to ArcGIS Online web maps: Part 1

Adding labels to ArcGIS Online web maps: Part 2

DonaldLund

Check out this resourse on adding labels to ArcGIS online. I've only tried it for a few features and it seems to work okay as long as you get them placed properly in arcmap.

http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2011/11/21/adding-labels-to-arcgis-online-web-maps-part-1/

Thanks Sarah. This is exactly what I was looking for.

I wish I didn't have to jump through all the hoops, but at least I CAN jump now.

I think this is a short-sighted design issue with ArcGIS Online. I can't believe there aren't more people out there that want to plot numerical data labels on their maps.

I'm also a little bewildered that it was so hard to find this information.

Anyway, thanks to you, I don't have to give up completely on ArgGIS Online now.

Regards,
Don

MikeMinamiP1

Don,

I don't know any other way...the KML pathway seems interesting.

Mike

SarahORourke

DonaldLund

The ArcGIS.com website doesn't support adding text as graphics. However, you can use another application, ArcGIS Explorer Online to do so. http://www.arcgis.com/explorer. Sign in and you should be able to open any web map you created in ArcGIS.com.

Mike

Mike,

I looked at this and I can see how it is possible to manually add data values as text, but I have too many to do them all manually. Is there a programmatic way this can be done, such as importing a kml file with text labels and lat/lon xy coordinates for the label?

Thanks.

Don

DonaldLund

The ArcGIS.com website doesn't support adding text as graphics. However, you can use another application, ArcGIS Explorer Online to do so. http://www.arcgis.com/explorer. Sign in and you should be able to open any web map you created in ArcGIS.com.

Mike

Thanks Mike. I'll give it a try.

MikeMinamiP1

The ArcGIS.com website doesn't support adding text as graphics. However, you can use another application, ArcGIS Explorer Online to do so. http://www.arcgis.com/explorer. Sign in and you should be able to open any web map you created in ArcGIS.com.

Mike

DonaldLund

There is no labeling ability.

Thanks,

Mike

What about adding a layer that contains graphic text? I've seen something about that in a google search. Is that a possibility?

Thanks,
Don

MikeMinamiP1

There is no labeling ability.

Thanks,

Mike

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