Creating a simple web app using an Esri template

Being able to publish your data and maps via a web app opens up a whole new level of use and accessibility that is not possible when sharing as simple web maps, feature services, or data downloads. A web application allows you to include functionalities provided by some of the tools you have in ArcGIS Pro. You can allow people to pan and zoom, query, print, edit, and more from within the application. This allows even those without GIS experience or software to become GIS users.

In the past, you had to have programming skills to create GIS web applications. That is no longer the case. Now, there are tools that allow anyone that has some basic GIS and computer skills to create their own GIS web applications. As mentioned in the introduction, ArcGIS Online includes several predefined web application templates that you can use to create your own application. Currently, you have access to over 20 application templates. These require little to no...