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Web Map Specification

  • Overview
  • About the Web Map Specification
  • Introduction to Web Maps
  • The web map object
    • baseMap
    • operationalLayers
    • tables
    • utilityNetworks
    • widgets
  • All objects
    • aggregateField
    • anchorPoint
    • annotationLayer
    • applicationProperties
    • associationType
    • attributeColorInfo
    • attributeTableAttachmentElement
    • attributeTableFieldElement
    • attributeTableGroupElement
    • attributeTableInfo
    • attributeTableRelationshipElement
    • authoringInfo
    • authoringInfo.statistics
    • authoringInfo.visualVariable
    • background
    • baseMap
    • basemapGallery
    • baseMapLayer
    • bingLayer
    • bookmark
    • catalogDynamicGroupLayer
    • catalogFootprintLayer
    • catalogLayer
    • centerPoint
    • chart
    • cimSymbolReference
    • classBreakInfo
    • classBreakInfo.authoringInfo
    • classBreaksRenderer
    • codedValue
    • codedValue.domain
    • color
    • colorInfo.visualVariable
    • colormapInfo
    • colorRamp
    • colorRamp.algorithmic
    • colorRamp.algorithmic.part
    • colorRamp.multipart
    • colorStop
    • connectedOnlineLayer
    • csvLayer
    • customParameters
    • dataSource
    • definitionEditor
    • deviceLocationFeed
    • dictionaryRenderer
    • dimensionLayer
    • displayFilter
    • displayFilterInfo
    • domain
    • dotDensityRenderer
    • drawingInfo
    • drawingInfo.videoLayer
    • dynamicDataLayer.source
    • dynamicMapLayer.source
    • editableLayers
    • editing
    • effect
    • effect.function
    • effect.scale.dependent
    • esriPFS.symbol
    • esriPMS.symbol
    • esriSFS.symbol
    • esriSLS.symbol
    • esriSMS.symbol
    • esriTS.symbol
    • exclusionArea
    • expressionInfo
    • extent
    • facilityLayerInfo
    • feature
    • featureCollection
    • featureCollectionSubLayerSource
    • featureEffect
    • featureFenceParameters
    • featureFilter
    • featureLayer
    • featureLayerSource
    • featureReduction
    • featureReduction.binning
    • featureReduction.binning.drawingInfo
    • featureReduction.cluster
    • featureReduction.cluster.drawingInfo
    • featureReduction.scaleVisibilityInfo
    • featureSet
    • fenceGeotrigger
    • field
    • field.authoringInfo
    • fieldConfiguration
    • fieldFormatDateTime
    • fieldFormatNumber
    • fieldInfo
    • fieldInfo.labelingInfo
    • fieldOverride
    • fieldTimeMapping
    • floorFilter
    • flowRenderer
    • font
    • format
    • formAttachmentElement
    • formAttachmentInput
    • formAudioInput
    • formBarcodeScannerInput
    • formChoice
    • formComboBoxInput
    • formDatePickerInput
    • formDatetimePickerInput
    • formDocumentInput
    • formExpressionInfo
    • formFieldElement
    • formGroupElement
    • formImageInput
    • formInfo
    • formMultipleChoiceInput
    • formOtherChoice
    • formRadioButtonsInput
    • formRelationshipElement
    • formSignatureInput
    • formSwitchInput
    • formTextAreaInput
    • formTextBoxInput
    • formTextElement
    • formTimePickerInput
    • formTimestampOffsetPickerInput
    • formUtilityNetworkAssociationsElement
    • formVideoInput
    • geojsonLayer
    • geometry
    • geoRSSLayer
    • geotrigger
    • geotriggerNotificationOptions
    • geotriggersInfo
    • group
    • groupLayer
    • heatmap.colorStop
    • heatmapRenderer
    • imageServiceLayer
    • imageServiceVectorLayer
    • info
    • inherited.domain
    • initialState
    • input
    • joinTableDataSource
    • kmlLayer
    • knowledgeGraphLayer
    • knowledgeGraphSubLayer
    • knowledgeGraphSubTable
    • knowledgeRecordInstance
    • labelAngleInfo
    • labelExpressionInfo
    • labelingInfo
    • labelStackSeparator
    • layer
    • layerDefinition
    • layerFloorInfo
    • layerTimeInfo
    • legendOptions
    • levelLayerInfo
    • linkChartAggregationLayer
    • linkChartChronologicalLayoutSettings
    • linkChartLayer
    • linkChartLayoutSettings
    • linkChartOrganicLayoutSettings
    • linkChartProperties
    • linkChartRootedLayoutSettings
    • linkChartSubLayer
    • locationInfo
    • locationTracking
    • lod
    • mapFloorInfo
    • mapIPSInfo
    • mapIPSInfo.AppleIPS
    • mapIPSInfo.configuration
    • mapIPSInfo.GNSS
    • mapIPSInfo.pathSnapping
    • mapIPSInfo.positioningService
    • mapIPSInfo.smoothing
    • mapLocation
    • mapRangeInfo
    • mapServiceLayer
    • marker
    • measure
    • mediaInfo
    • mediaLayer
    • mediaLayer.georeference
    • mediaLayer.georeference.controlPoint
    • mosaicRule
    • multidimensionalDefinition
    • multidimensionalSubset
    • multipoint.geometry
    • nonspatialDataDisplay
    • offline
    • offlinebasemap
    • offlinetables
    • ogcFeatureLayer
    • openStreetMapLayer
    • operationalLayers
    • orderByField
    • orientedImageryElevationSource
    • orientedImageryLayer
    • orientedImageryProperties
    • othersThresholdColorInfo
    • parameter
    • parcelFabric
    • parquetGeometryEncoding
    • parquetGeometryEncoding.location
    • parquetGeometryEncoding.wkb
    • parquetLayer
    • parquetSource
    • parquetSourceFiles
    • parquetSourcePortalItem
    • pieChartRenderer
    • point.geometry
    • polygon.geometry
    • polyline.geometry
    • popupElement
    • popupElement.attachments
    • popupElement.expression
    • popupElement.fields
    • popupElement.media
    • popupElement.relationship
    • popupElement.text
    • popupElement.utilityNetworkAssociations
    • popupElementExpressionInfo
    • popupExpressionInfo
    • popupInfo
    • popupLayerOptions
    • predominanceRenderer
    • presentation
    • queryTableDataSource
    • range
    • range.domain
    • rangeInfo
    • rasterColormapRenderer
    • rasterDataSource
    • rasterDrawingInfo
    • rasterFunctionInfo
    • rasterFunctionTemplate
    • rasterFunctionTemplateArguments
    • rasterLayerDefinition
    • rasterPresetRenderer
    • rasterRenderers
    • rasterShadedReliefRenderer
    • readonlyLayers
    • relatedRecordsInfo
    • renderer
    • renderingRule
    • rotationInfo.visualVariable
    • routing
    • search
    • search.layer
    • search.table
    • simpleRenderer
    • siteLayerInfo
    • size
    • sizeInfo.visualVariable
    • sizeStop
    • slide
    • source
    • spatialReference
    • streamLayer
    • stretchRenderer
    • subtypeGroupLayer
    • subtypeGroupTable
    • subtypeLayer
    • subtypeTable
    • symbol
    • symbolLayerDrawing
    • table
    • tableDataSource
    • tables
    • telemetryDisplay
    • template
    • temporalRenderer
    • thematicGroup
    • thumbnail
    • tiledImageServiceLayer
    • tiledMapServiceLayer
    • tileInfo
    • timeExtent
    • timeInfoExportOptions
    • timeReference
    • timeSeriesFields
    • timeSlider
    • timeSliderProperties
    • timeStopInterval
    • title
    • traceConfiguration
    • transparencyInfo.visualVariable
    • transparencyStop
    • type
    • uniqueValueClass
    • uniqueValueGroup
    • uniqueValueInfo
    • uniqueValueRenderer
    • utilityNetwork
    • value
    • vectorFieldRenderer
    • vectorTileLayer
    • videoLayer
    • viewing
    • viewpoint
    • visibleLayer
    • visiblePopup
    • visualVariable
    • wcsInfo
    • wcsLayer
    • webLinkChart
    • webmap
    • webTiledLayer
    • wfsInfo
    • wfsLayer
    • widgets
    • wmsLayer
    • wmsLayer.layer
    • wmtsInfo

operationalLayers

Operational layers contain your business data. They are used to make thematic maps. Usually, a basemap sits beneath your operational layers to give them geographic context.

Referenced by: Group Layer (GroupLayer), Web Link Chart, Webmap

Can be one of the following:

  • Annotation Layer (ArcGISAnnotationLayer)
  • Catalog Layer (CatalogLayer)
  • CSV Layer (CSV)
  • Dimension Layer (ArcGISDimensionLayer)
  • Feature Layer (ArcGISFeatureLayer)
  • GeoJSON Layer (GeoJSON)
  • GeoRSS Layer (GeoRSS)
  • Group Layer (GroupLayer)
  • Image Service Layer (ArcGISImageServiceLayer)
  • Image Service Vector Layer (ArcGISImageServiceVectorLayer)
  • KML Layer (KML)
  • Knowledge Graph Layer (KnowledgeGraphLayer)
  • Link Chart Layer (LinkChartLayer)
  • Map Service Layer (ArcGISMapServiceLayer)
  • Media Layer (Media)
  • OGC Feature Layer
  • Oriented Imagery Layer (OrientedImageryLayer)
  • Parquet Layer (ParquetLayer)
  • Stream Layer (ArcGISStreamLayer)
  • Subtype Group Layer (SubtypeGroupLayer)
  • Tiled Image Service Layer (ArcGISTiledImageServiceLayer)
  • Tiled Map Service Layer (ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer)
  • Vector Tile Layer (VectorTileLayer)
  • Video Layer (ArcGISVideoLayer)
  • Web Coverage Service Layer (WCS)
  • Web Tiled Layer (WebTiledLayer)
  • Web Feature Service Layer (WFS)
  • WMS Layer (WMS)
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