ArcGIS Pro

Accessing OS Features API via ESRI ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Pro is a premier desktop geographic information system (GIS) application that allows users to maintain, visualise and analyse spatial data.

These instructions demonstrate how to integrate and apply the OS Features API into ArcGIS Pro in order to produce a series of topography layers based on our latest OS MasterMap Topography layer data.

What you need?

• ArcGIS Pro 2.3.3 or later.

• A preloaded base map, for example OS Maps API or OS Vector Tile API.

• OS Features API URL and key. See Getting started with an API project for more information.

Instructions

We used ArcGIS Pro 2.3.3 to create these instructions.

1. Open ArcGIS Pro. On the opening window, create a new project with a new map.

   
2. Give your project a name and save it to a folder of your choice.

3. ArcGIS Pro will load one of the standard template maps. The map may look similar to the example below. This depends on which mapping template is selected by default.

   
4. Ensure that the Catalog tab is selected. You will need the Catalog window shortly.

   
5. To access the OS Features service from the OS Data Hub, navigate to Insert > Connections and then select New WFS Server in the dropdown.

   
6. In the Add WFS Server Connection dialog:

   • Server URL: Add the OS Features API URL, excluding the key.

   • Custom request parameters: Click the down-arrow display the table.

     • Parameter column: Enter key (lower case).

     • Value column: Enter your API key.

   • Click OK.

     
7. The WFS connection will now display in the Catalog panel.

   
8. To add the data to the map view, navigate to Map > Add Data > Data - Add data to the map.

   
9. In the Add Data dialog, select the layer(s) you want and click OK.

   
10. The data should now display in the Map area. Use the standard zoom controls to zoom into the area required.