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Accessing OS NGD data with OS NGD API – Features via ESRI ArcGIS Online
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Accessing OS NGD data with OS NGD API – Features via ESRI ArcGIS Online
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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 ESRI ArcGIS Online.
Access to the ESRI ArcGIS Online service.
A preloaded base map, for example, .
OS NGD API – Features added to an API project in the OS Data Hub with an API Key. See for more information.
In the Add Layer dialog:
URL: Enter the base URL for OS NGD API – Features, excluding the API Key. For example, https://api.os.uk/features/ngd/ofa/v1.
Type: Select OGC feature layer.
Select Custom request parameters and enter the following:
Parameter: key
Value: [Insert your OS API Key here]
Click Next.
In the Add Layer dialog:
To add a layer to the map: Select a layer to add to the map and then click Add to map.
The layer will then display in the Layers panel and the data will display on the map:
Features will automatically refresh when you zoom or pan on the map. If you wish to add multiple layers to the same map, repeat steps 2 and 3.