Publishing a KML to ArcGIS Online

Esri Redistricting Online lets you publish your district plan as a KML to ArcGIS Online. You can publish a plan to a KML for compatibility with ArcGIS Explorer or third-party software such as Google Earth. By publishing your plans to ArcGIS Online, you can share your plan with users in the community.

Note:

You can use your Esri Global Account to publish to ArcGIS Online; however, you must first register your Esri Global Account with ArcGIS Online.

The plan extent is saved when publishing the KML to ArcGIS Online. Ensure you have navigated to the desired map extent before publishing the plan as a KML.

Steps:

1. On the Share ribbon, click Publish KML.

   The Login to ArcGIS Online dialog box appears. The user name and password are automatically populated from your Esri Redistricting Online account.

2. Verify your ArcGIS Online user name and password.
3. Click OK.

   The ArcGIS Online - KML Details dialog box appears. The title and tags are automatically populated from the plan.

4. Enter a title for the KML.
5. Enter a description for the KML.
6. Enter tags for the KML.
   • Type tags and separate tags with a comma.
   • Click Choose from your tags, check the existing tags you want to use, and click OK.

   Tags are words or short phrases that describe the KML. Separate terms with commas. For example, Federal land is considered one tag, while Federal, land is considered two tags.

   Note:

   When publishing to ArcGIS Online, tags are automatically associated with the plan based on the source geography, the plan name, and the geography level. To ease the search process, it is recommended that the default tags remain with the plan, however, you can add or edit the tags as needed.

7. Select a thumbnail for the KML:
   • Full extent of the plan
   • Current extent
   • Upload thumbnail
8. Click Next.

   The publish wizard displays sharing options.

9. Select a sharing option:
   • Everyone allows all ArcGIS Online users to query your KML.
   • Members of these groups limits the accessibility of the KML to only members within specific groups. If you opt for members of specific groups, ensure you also place a check next to the group you want to allow access.
10. Select a folder that will store the KML.

    Optionally, you can create a new folder to store the KML by clicking Create new folder, enter a folder name, and click OK.

11. Click Next.

    The wizard proceeds to the final publishing panel.

12. Enter use constraints (Optional).
13. Enter a summary (Optional).
14. Enter credits (Optional).
15. Click Publish.

    An ArcGIS Online Notification dialog box appears to let you know the KML was successfully published.

16. Click OK to close the confirmation dialog box.

Once published, you can open the KML in the ArcGIS.com map viewer. The plan is accessible to others based on the sharing options specified at the time of publication.

When you view the KML in the ArcGIS.com map viewer, you can click a district to view demographic information. The demographics that are displayed are captured from the demographics visible when the KML was created.