Display a web map

Overview

You will learn: how to load and display a pre-configured web map.

The fastest way to create a fully styled 2D mapping application is to load a web map. Web maps are special because the format is interchangeable between a number of applications running on the ArcGIS platform. Web maps are generally created interactively with the Map Viewer and saved in ArcGIS Online. When you save a web map it stores a number of settings such as the basemap, extent, layers and styles, and pop-up and label configurations. When a web map is loaded by an application, the settings are used to set up and configure the map, saving you from having to set them up yourself. Web maps can also be updated independently from your apps, making it handy if you want to update the map and layers but don't want to make changes to the application code itself.

In this lab, you will use the ArcGIS API for JavaScript to build a mapping app that loads and displays a web map of trails and parks in LA area.

Steps

Create a starter app

1. Go to the JavaScript Starter App.

2. In CodePen, click Fork and save the pen as ArcGIS DevLabs: Display a web map.

Preview the web map

1. Go to the LA Trails and Parks Map to view the map in the Map Viewer. Make note of the id at the end of the url.

Display the web map in an app

1. In the require statement, remove the Map module and add a reference to the WebMap module.

   require([
       //*** ADD ***//
       "esri/WebMap",
       "esri/views/MapView",
       "dojo/domReady!"
       //** ADD ***//
     ], function(WebMap, MapView) {
   

2. In the function, remove the code to create a Map and replace it with code to create a new WebMap. Set the portalItem id to 41281c51f9de45edaf1c8ed44bb10e30. Set the map property of the MapView to the webMap to display the web map.

     //*** ADD ***//
     var webmap = new WebMap({
       portalItem: {
         id: "41281c51f9de45edaf1c8ed44bb10e30"
       }
     });
   
     var view = new MapView({
       container: "viewDiv",
       //*** ADD ***//
       map: webmap
     });
   

3. Run your code to view the web map. Be sure to click on the layers and zoom around!

Congratulations, you're done!

Your map app should look something like this.

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Challenge

Add a legend

 require([
      "esri/WebMap",
      "esri/views/MapView",
      //*** ADD ***//
      "esri/widgets/Legend",
      "esri/widgets/Scalebar",
      "dojo/domReady!"
      //*** ADD ***//
    ], function(WebMap, MapView, Legend, ScaleBar) {

    ...

    //*** ADD ***//

    var legend = new Legend({
      view: view
    });
    view.ui.add(legend, "top-right");

    var scalebar = new ScaleBar({
      view: view
    });
    view.ui.add(scalebar, "bottom-left");

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