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What is hosted feature service?
Hosted feature layers support vector feature querying, visualization, and editing. Hosted feature layers are most appropriate for visualizing data on top of your basemaps. In web apps, hosted feature layers are drawn by the browser and support interactive highlighting, queries, and pop-ups.
How do I create a hosted feature service?
Click the Existing Layer tab to use a hosted feature layer from your organization. Search for or browse to the existing feature layer you want to use, select it, and click Create. Click the From URL tab, type the URL of an existing feature layer, and click Next.
What happens when someone accesses your Feature Service?
When people access your feature service, they can view your data and the data associated with it through relationship classes. They can use your feature service in the maps and apps they create and, if you allow it, they can edit the data in the feature service.
When do you need a hosted feature layer?
First, we actually call this type of service a hosted feature layer. Feature layers are useful when you need to expose vector data for display, query, and editing on the web. Maps, apps, and desktop map viewers can access your services from anywhere on the Internet if you choose to allow it.
How to create a hosted feature service ArcGIS blog?
You can upload a shapefile to upload one feature class, or you can upload a file geodatabase to upload several feature classes. To upload these, you need to zip them and upload the zip file. Once you zip the files, log into your ArcGIS Online account, go to My Contents, and click Add Item.
Can you load into feature classes with simple data loader?
You cannot load into these types of feature classes with the Simple Data Loader. If you don’t require any of the above capabilities, you can load with the Simple Data Loader. The Simple Data Loader is faster because it doesn’t validate or process data as it loads.