Best Practices for Working with ArcGIS Open Data Courtney Claessens, Product Engineer R&D Center, Washington, DC esriurl.com/17odbp (case sensitive) Open data: part of the ArcGIS Platform Desktop Web Device Open Data Portal Site Server Online Content and Services Simple Integrated Open • Data-centric view • Open formats • Hosted and configurable • Included with ArcGIS subscriptions Not all data is created equal. We have the challenge of introducing our data to new users with new use cases. Ultimate goals and session outline • Data that is performant and quick to view (service configuration) • Data that is user friendly and easy to understand (data prep and organization in ArcGIS Online) • Sites that are inviting and give user guidance (site design) • Some great examples! Dataset and service preparation Getting data and services ready from desktop • Humanize your attributes with attribute aliases