Guides
Plain answers to the questions that come up when a public map has the data you need and no way to download it.
- How to download data from an ArcGIS web map with no download buttonThe layers on a public county or city web map can usually be downloaded even when the map has no download button. Getting them out by hand is another matter.
- How to get a shapefile out of a Web AppBuilder or Experience Builder appCounty and city map apps built with Web AppBuilder, Experience Builder, Instant Apps, or Dashboards sit on top of web maps and services. Reaching the data takes a few hops.
- How to export an ArcGIS REST service (MapServer or FeatureServer) to a shapefileHave a MapServer or FeatureServer address? Turning one of its layers into a usable shapefile, in the right place on the ground, takes more than it should.
- How to get county parcel data into AutoCAD or Civil 3DParcel lines that land in the right place on your drawing come down to the format you choose and the coordinate system it carries.
- How to download just your project area from a statewide layerStatewide road, soil, and flood layers can run to hundreds of thousands of features. Taking only the part around your site saves time and failed downloads.
- Shapefile, DXF, GeoJSON or KMZ: which format keeps your coordinate system?The format you export to decides whether your data stays in the publisher's coordinate system or is converted to latitude and longitude.