- "text": "Step 1: Add layers to your map\n\nImport lines Feature layer (bike paths)\nFrom the Layers panel, click on the add layer button. Search My organization for OSM_UCSB_Roads. There should be only one result.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 6: Adding a layer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTipChallenge: Repeat the above steps to add the feature layer bike_racks_ucsb to your map.\n\n\n\n\n\nImport points layer (bike racks)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 7: Add UCSB bike racks layer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTipChallenge: Find the ‘From Maps to Analysis’ group and add the UCSB Campus Buildings layer from there.\n\n\n\n\n\nAdd a layer via Groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 8: Add UCSB buildings layer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“about the data” here?\n??? Because some of the buildings look weird?\n\n\nReorder layers\nAfter importing the three layers, you’ll notice they might not display optimally. There’s a GIS convention for layer ordering that helps ensure all features remain visible:\nLayer Order Convention (top to bottom):\n\nPoints (e.g., bike racks) - should be on top\nLines (e.g., bike paths) - in the middle\n\nPolygons (e.g., buildings) - at the bottom\n\nThis ordering ensures that smaller features aren’t hidden beneath larger polygon areas.\nFor our map, the recommended order from top to bottom should be:\n\nbike_racks_ucsb (top)\nOSM_UCSB_Roads (middle)\nUCSB Campus Buildings (bottom)\n\nTo reorder the layers, click and hold on a layer name in the Layers panel, drag it to the desired position, and release.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 9: Reorder feature layers\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessing the underlying data\nFeature layers are driven by data. Each point, line, or polygon has associated with it a row in an attribute table providing information on that specific record.\nFor example, if you click on the three dots on the right of a feature layer you can access its attribute table by selecting Show table.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 10: Attribute table of UCSB buildings layer\n\n\n\nYour data can be visualized, selected, or analysed based on the columns of the attribute table. We will see later how you can leverage these attributes to set the symbology of a layer according to categories or quantities that are in the attribute table. You can also compute new attributes either based on other attributes or by performing analysis with other layers’ information. We will cover analysis tools in our second workshop.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNoteSave often.\n\n\n\n\n\nNow that you have added the layers to your map, it’s a good idea to save it again.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFigure 11: Save as dialog in ArcGIS Online\n\n\n\nIn there, you can add a title, tags, and a short description of your map."
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