Create maps
1. Choose a basemap
Maps can do meaningful things, such as tell a story, present an idea, or showcase a situation. To create a meaningful map, choose a basemap and layers that have good cartography, work at multiple scales, draw quickly, contain informative and accurate information, target a specific audience, and include visible legends if the symbology is not intuitive.
2. Add layers
Layers are the contents of the map. They can include information related to people, Earth, life, imagery, and so on. You can add one layer or multiple layers. By bringing together multiple layers, or data sources, into a map, you can tell a more interesting story. Be careful, however, that you don’t add too many things to one map and make it hard to read. Search for and add layers from your content or organization, or browse layers from ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Living Atlas if available.
3. Apply styles
Geographic data can be styled in many ways on a map. When you change the way a layer is styled, you are presented with various ways to style the data along with options for each choice. The available choices change based on the data. You can choose different symbols to represent the features you have added to the map. For example, water bodies and streams might be shown with a single, constant blue color, while roads might be symbolized based on road class. Additionally, you can use smart mapping styles such as dot density to find more meaning in the data. You can style imagery layers using various colors, gradients, or classification methods. For example, elevation data can be symbolized using a black-to-white color scheme, or it can be classified into ranges.
4. Additional configuration
ArcGIS Maps for Fabric supports a wide selection of configuration options to add custom artistic effects or interactive elements to your map. For example, users can filter data or add effects to highlight parts of a dataset and illustrate a story for users. They can also add pop-ups or feature labels to provide more granular information allowing viewers to compare features in a particular layer as they explore a map. Users can also use blend modes and configure transparency to change how layers appear together on a map.
5. Save the map
After you create a map, you can save the map as an ArcGIS web map in your Fabric workspace.
Now that you have a basic map, you can refine it by setting map properties, adding bookmarks, and adjusting the visible range of different layers on the map.
Your map will be accessible by other users who share your workspace. Depending on the user's permissions in the workspace and in their ArcGIS organizational account, they may be able to view or edit the map.