AGOL Content
AGOL offers the ability to share and edit a variety of spatial data thru creation of AGOL content, services, and applications.
The following is a list describing the most common types of AGOL content the average user will come across:
- Feature Layer (hosted): Used to utilize vector data (point, line, or polygon spatial information) for display, editing, and query overlaid on a basemap. Support interactive highlighting, queries, and pop-ups.
- Tile Layer (hosted): Basemaps that give a map a geographic context. Support fast map visualization using a collection of predawn map images or tile.
- Web Maps: A 2D map that can be created, stylized, and shared between applications. Web maps can consist of Feature Layers (hosted) and Tile Layer (hosted).
- Feature Layer (hosted, view): Reference the same data as the parent Feature Layer (hosted) but you can apply different editing, sharing, and other settings to this item.
- Service Definitions: A file that contains information about Feature Layers (hosted) and Tile Layers (hosted) such as properties, capabilities, and service type. Files are automatically published when any hosted service is published.
