topic Re: ArcGIS Online parsing of google map location url in ArcGIS Online Questions

ArcGIS Online parsing of google map location url

PeteVitt — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:42:31 GMT

Hi - I've got a hyperlink to google map location I've inserted into ArcGIS online pop-up -- the problem is ArcGIS online isnt parsing the url correctly. the url is:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B004'42.1%22N+117%C2%B042'17.6%22W/@34.078349,-117.7070777,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d34.078349!4d-117.704889?hl=en

when I I click the link in ArcGIS on line it goes to a place in the northern part of Algeria

it should be going to this location as it correctly does in ArcMap:

I've tried adding the anchor tag with target blank:

but it gives the same result. Any idea how I could change the llink to get it to parse correctly? I'm thinking it has to be one of the special characters -- % or something that is throwing it off

In ArcGIS pro it throws an error without the anchor tag, and goes to the wrong location with the anchor tag

Thanks

Pete

Re: ArcGIS Online parsing of google map location url

Anonymous User — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:32:41 GMT

Did you try using a shortened URL like you generate using bitly.com?

Re: ArcGIS Online parsing of google map location url

Anonymous User — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:37:40 GMT

Actually I just tried bitly and it didn't seem to work but you can get a shortened link by clicking the share button in Google Maps.

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Re: ArcGIS Online parsing of google map location url

PeteVitt — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:56:01 GMT

Thanks - that did the trick!

Re: ArcGIS Online parsing of google map location url

KellyGerrow — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:07:11 GMT

Hi Pete,

The quote by the 04 was truncating the href url early. Ti avoid this issue, try using double quotes if a single quote is contained in the url. Using the shortened link will remove the need to do this.

href='https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B004'42.1%22N+117%C2%B042'17.6%22W/@34.078349,-117.7070777,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d34.078349!4d-117.704889?hl=en'>More Info</a>

Also, if you want to try a similar workflow with ArcGIS Online Maps, check out the marker functionality in this documentation:

Use URL parameters to modify embedded maps—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS

-Kelly