ArcGIS Online

Accessing OS NGD data with OS NGD API – Features via ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online is a web-based platform geographic information system (GIS). ArcGIS Online services are managed by Esri and accessed by a client running on a wide range of options.

The instructions that follow demonstrate how to connect to OS NGD API – Features using ArcGIS Online.

What you need

• Access to the ArcGIS Online service.

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

• OS NGD API – Features added to an API project in the OS Data Hub. (See Getting started with an API project for more information.)

Instructions

1. Sign into your ArcGIS Online account.

2. Click the Map tab to open the map viewer.

3. In Layers, click Add > Add layer from URL.

   

   ArcGIS Online Layers dialog.

4. In the Add Layer dialog:

   • URL: Copy the OS NGD API – Features URL without the API Key from your OS Data Hub account and paste it into the text box.

   • Type: Select OGC feature layer.

     

     ArcGIS Online Add Layers dialog.
   • Custom parameters:

     • Select Add custom parameters.

       • Parameter: Type key in the text box.

       • Value: Enter your API Key.

       • Click Next.

         

         ArcGIS Online Add Layers dialog: Custom parameters field.
   • Select a layer to add: Select a layer to add to the map and then click Add to map.

     

     ArcGIS Online Add Layers dialog: Select a layer to add field.
5. The layer will display in the Layers panel and the data will display on the map.

   

   ArcGIS Online UI showing OS NGD API – Features data in the map area.