How to publish spatial data to eGIS

Owned by Josh Hevenor (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Sept 24, 2019
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eGIS users should be familiar with and follow these best practices when publishing data to the eGIS platform.

These items reference ArcGIS Pro, but are still valid when publishing to ArcGIS Enterprise / eGIS:

https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/map/publish-map-services/map-authoring-considerations.htm#

 

The role of the eGIS team

CollaborationThe eGIS Team is available to assist on data publishing projects, both large and small.

Automation for frequently updated data sets, consider letting the eGIS automate the maintenance requires. Our team will collaborate on setting up the initial service, then configure scripts to ensure your data is always current.

Troubleshooting If performance is a problem, the eGIS team is available to evaluate your services and ensure that its as fast as possible.

Questions

Do all publishers need ArcGIS Pro? or does eGIS fill the gap between power users and casual publishers?

Notes

 

  • Best practices for publishing and symbolizing data must be followed regardless of our hardware.

    • Create map caches where possible

    • Data that can’t be cached should be stored and displayed in the fewest and simplest features possible

    • Follow ESRI’s Performance tips for uncached maps

  • Re-project all data to WGS84 Web Mercator

    • Avoid all re-projection on the fly

    • Debate?

  • Test performance on all layers?

    • Web hooks, test new layers?

Also, when reports of poor performance are made, create a test using this framework, and track the improvement as different options are considered.