Setting or clipping map service to an area of interest

[burwelbo]

I am trying to use some Living Atlas services in some applications. I would like to be able to set an area of interest and if possible clip a certain area so that users can only view that AOI. Is there a way so that users cannot pan out of a certain extents?

Thanks

Bruce Burwell

[Corey_M]

Hi @burwelbo 

You can set the AOI if the layers are saved in a web map, you can then access the settings of the web map and edit the extent to the desired location. 

You have a few options to set the extent when in the edit/set extent options outlined here - Configure map—ArcGIS Online Help | Documentation

I have included a screenshot of the UI below with the options on the left panel: 

There is a way to set the limit for zoom-out extent for a hosted feature service by setting the visible scale range in ArcGIS Online. This allows you to determine and change the scale at which a layer in your map is displayed, but this will not prevent the user from being able to pan or zoom in and out on the Web map.

Thanks,

Corey

[RussRoberts]

Blend modes in Map Viewer and use a 4.x web app like Experience Builder, Dashboards or Instant Apps.

• In Map Viewer add the Living Atlas layer
• Create a group layer from the living atlas layer
• Add a Sketch layer and draw a polygon/shape over the AOI. Make the Polygon fill color white
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• Add Sketch layer to the group and have it at the top of the group.
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• Go to the Properties panel and set blend mode destination atop
• Sample map https://jsapi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=e20e84fd6d634dd9b18eb6688e838f1b

[BruceBurwell1]

Both of these look like good solutions.

[BruceBurwell1]

Is it also possible to set up queries on Living Atlas data for just the data that falls within your defined area of interest?