topic Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS in Implementing ArcGIS Questions

Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

JimGarcia — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 19:08:29 GMT

I created a point layer, and it is published to our Portal App. I want to create a Heat map, but the option is not available. How can I get that option?

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

DerekLaw — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:43:39 GMT

Hi Jim,

> I created a point layer, and it is published to our Portal App. I want to create a Heat map, but the option is not available. How can I get that option?

What release of Portal for ArcGIS are you using? Are you trying to symbolize your point data as a heat map in the Portal Map Viewer? or within a different web app? If the latter, which app?

FYI, the Heat Map style is not supported for layers with clustering enabled.

Hope this helps,

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

JimGarcia — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:44:18 GMT

Hi! Our organization is at ArcGIS v10.5. Yes, I was in the map viewer that we use for our web app. So I see that we would need to upgrade for us to enable the clustering capability. Since then, I figured that we would need to publish the layers as feature services and add them to the map as such. Then I was able to create heat map layers. However, I encountered a new issue: slow draw time and we will probably have to cache the layers to help speed up that draw time.

Thanks for the feedback.

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

EGlenn1 — Fri, 03 May 2019 22:07:15 GMT

Derek,

I have the same question... We're on 10.6.1 Enterprise Portal, and from what I can see in the help docs, the heat map styling option should be available for points at this version. I am using a hosted feature layer, BTW, and I'm only trying to use the Portal Map Viewer...

Thanks in advance,.

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

JacobBoyle412 — Fri, 03 May 2019 22:17:23 GMT

Erik, you should also look at verifying that the Portal Geoprocessing tools are enabled and shared to the Portal admin UI.

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

EGlenn1 — Fri, 03 May 2019 22:52:18 GMT

Thanks, Jacob. Could you elaborate a bit? The Feature Analysis--Standard Tools are enabled, and I can utilize the Analysis button from the Portal Map Viewer. Utility services, including Geoenrichment, are configured.

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

JacobBoyle412 — Fri, 03 May 2019 23:09:41 GMT

Sure,

That's what I was referring to. Make sure you've selected Show Location Only in the drop-down labeled 1 under the Change Style menu .

When I tested this out, if you choose a field or the layer loads with a field selected, it won't let you choose heat map.

Maybe that's it?

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

EGlenn1 — Fri, 03 May 2019 23:14:51 GMT

Unfortunately, no. I have Show Location Only selected, and it still won't work. Thanks for the help anyway. Maybe Derek might have some additional thoughts.

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

DerekLaw — Sat, 04 May 2019 05:17:50 GMT

Hi Erik,

Unfortunately, I don't have any other suggestions to help troubleshoot your issue. Please contact Esri Tech Support so they can look into your issue further. Sorry.

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

PrasadPatil1 — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:06:28 GMT

I have also observed that for grouped layers you cannot generate a heat map.

The heat map option will be available once you place a copy of the layer outside the group.

Re: Heat map in Portal for ArcGIS

BugPie — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:55:04 GMT

For what its worth for those who stumble on this thread. We had the same issue (Portal 10.6.1) and realized it was a very easy fix. From what we have found, you need to use a Feature service, not the Map image service. When we first published this service we figured a Map Image Service alone would suffice.

However...when loading in a map image service to the Map Viewer, the option for heat map display does not show up. You can still filter and change symbology etc.

When loading in the same underlying source but as the feature service, you will see the option for Heat Map symbolizing.

So we republished our service with both Feature and Map enabled and it now allows for Heat Map symbolizing.