topic Attribution clarification for print templates in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Attribution clarification for print templates

Andy_Morgan — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:50:31 GMT

I'm designing an ArcGIS JS 4.x web application, internally hosted and internally viewed only (not publicly accessible). It'll include a basemap gallery with ESRI hosted basemaps. Upon previewing the application, our test users find "Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, USGS,...etc." to be annoying and distracting in the layout when using the print service to export to PDF. They'll have the option to choose a "map_only" or custom print template (portrait or layout).

With this being said, I need a little clarification regarding attribution requirements.

In the PrintTemplate API page, it says this for attributionVisible: "When false, the attribution is not displayed on the printout. This only applies when the layout value is map-only."

Are we allowed to hide attribution for "map_only" exports, or is the ESRI AGO basemap credit required for all print templates? I didn't see this explicitly stated. Is there any exception with live or printed maps that I may have overlooked? Just double-checking.

Re: Attribution clarification for print templates

Noah-Sager — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:34:22 GMT

Hi @Andy_Morgan, that's a great question. That property is there so that users can hide the attribution when using MAP_ONLY print-out, with the understanding that the attribution must exist elsewhere. One such use case is for presentations, where the presenter may wish to display an attribution-free image of a map, but will add a header or footer (etc.) text with the relevant attribution to that slide.

Licensing and Attribution

https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/licensing/

Esri Attribution

https://developers.arcgis.com/terms/attribution/

Hope this helps!

Re: Attribution clarification for print templates

tempStephenRhea_NV5 — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:04:46 GMT

That property is there so that users can hide the attribution when using MAP_ONLY print-out, with the understanding that the attribution must exist elsewhere.

Thank you for clarifying that, @Noah-Sager! My team has been discussing this for a while, so I really appreciate having an answer. What's the best process to add an official statement to the documentation? Several places would be helpful, but one would be sufficient:

Under the attributionVisible property
The Licensing & Attribution page
The Layout and design guidelines section of Basemap attribution