Merge branch 'dev' of https://github.com/esri/arcgis-python-api into dev

Author: Atma Mani

samples/README.txt

@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ Org Administrators
 
 GIS Analysts and Data Scientists
 	- Chennai Floods Analysis
-	- Creating Hurricane Tracks using BigData Analytics
+	- Fighting California forest fires using spatial analysis
+    - Creating Hurricane Tracks using BigData Analytics
+    - Analyze NewYork city taxi data
 	- Creating Raster Information Product using Raster GeoAnalytics
 
 Content Publishers
 	- HTML table to Pandas dataframe to Portal Item
-	- Creating Raster Information Product using Raster GeoAnalytics
 	- Publishing SDs, Shapefiles and CSVs
+    - Publishing web maps and web scenes
+    - Creating Raster Information Product using Raster GeoAnalytics
 	- Using and updating GIS content

samples/index.ipynb

@@ -6,37 +6,45 @@
    "source": [
     "# Samples\n",
     "\n",
-    "These samples demonstrate various features of the ArcGIS Python API. The samples are categorized by the user profile they are most relevant to. Each sample is in the form of a [Jupyter Notebook](http://jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/notebook.html), that can be viewed online, or downloaded and run interactively. See the Getting Started section in the Guide to learn how to download and run the sample notebooks on your computer.\n",
+    "These samples demonstrate various features of the ArcGIS Python API. The samples are categorized by the user profile they are most relevant to. Each sample is in the form of a [Jupyter Notebook](http://jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/notebook.html), that can be viewed online, or downloaded and run interactively. \n",
     "\n",
-    "The sample notebooks contain Python code along with narrative text and rich media (images, videos, widgets, etc). The result of code execution is captured and presented along with the code, using rich media representations. This makes the notebook format a great way to record the steps of your analysis, and present and share the results of your analysis with others.\n",
+    "## Download and run the sample notebooks\n",
+    "To run the sample notebooks locally, you need the ArcGIS Python API installed on your computer. See the [Getting Started](https://developers.arcgis.com/python/guide/Install-and-set-up/) section in the Guide to learn how to download and run the API.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Once the API is installed, you can download the samples either as an [archive](https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-python-api/archive/v0.3-beta.zip) or clone the [arcgis-python-api](https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-python-api) GitHub repository. \n",
+    "\n",
+    "Next, extract the archive if you downloaded as an archive then open your terminal application and enter the directory with the samples. Then start Jupyter notebook application. Refer to [Using the Jupyter Notebook environment](https://developers.arcgis.com/python/guide/Using-the-Jupyter-Notebook-environment) tutorial in the Guide for instructions on how to do this and to get yourself familiar with the notebook environment.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "## List of sample notebooks\n",
+    "The sample notebooks contain Python code along with narrative text and rich media (images, videos, widgets, etc). The output from code execution is captured and presented along with the code, using rich media representations. This makes the notebook format a great way to record the steps of your analysis, and present and share the results of your analysis with others.\n",
     "\n",
     "The samples illustrate some of the following functionality (and much more):\n",
     "\n",
     "**Power Users / Developers**\n",
     "* Using the GIS\n",
     "* The Map widget and it's Basemaps\n",
-    "* Using Geoprocessing tools\n",
+    "* Geoprocessing and the Mystery Plane\n",
     "* Using the Geometry service\n",
     "* Smart Mapping\n",
     "\n",
     "**Org Administrators**\n",
     "* Faces of GIS\n",
     "* Batch creation of Groups\n",
-    "* Usage statistics and credit consumption\n",
     "* Clone Portal Users, Groups and Content\n",
     "\n",
     "**GIS Analysts and Data Scientists**\n",
+    "* Analyze New York city taxi data\n",
     "* Chennai Floods Analysis\n",
     "* Creating Hurricane Tracks using BigData Analytics\n",
     "* Creating Raster Information Product using Raster GeoAnalytics\n",
+    "* Fighting California forest fires using spatial analysis\n",
     "\n",
     "**Content Publishers**\n",
     "* HTML table to Pandas dataframe to Portal Item\n",
     "* Creating Raster Information Product using Raster GeoAnalytics\n",
     "* Publishing SDs, Shapefiles and CSVs\n",
-    "* Using and updating GIS content\n",
-    "\n",
-    "You can also [download all samples](https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-python-api/zipball/master) from the [arcgis-python-api](https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-python-api) GitHub repository, and run them interactively on your computer."
+    "* Publishing web maps and web scenes\n",
+    "* Using and updating GIS content"
    ]
   }
  ],
@@ -56,11 +64,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.5.1"
-  },
-  "widgets": {
-   "state": {},
-   "version": "1.1.2"
+   "version": "3.5.2"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,