MapBuilder: A Customizable Mapping Tool for Land Use Monitoring

MapBuilder is an easy-to-use tool for creating customized monitoring applications, that combine the spatial data and analyses on Global Forest Watch with your own data. MapBuilder has been used by more than a dozen countries and organizations to build platforms for forest and land use monitoring. This webinar recording demonstrates how to create a MapBuilder application with a public ArcGIS Online account and is suitable for all technical levels. The links referenced throughout the webinar recording can be found below: 1. To sign up for a free ESRI public account and access the MapBuilder template on ArcGIS Online, follow this link: https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/pro... 2. Follow this link to view a written version of this tutorial: http://gfw2-data.s3.amazonaws.com/map... 3. Follow this link to access the sample data used in this tutorial: http://gfw2-data.s3.amazonaws.com/map... 4. Follow this link to visit the MapBuilder GitHub page to see more information on configuring your web map application: https://github.com/wri/gfw-mapbuilder... 5. Follow this link to access the code you need to enter to the "Configuration Parameters" when creating your MapBuilder application: https://github.com/wri/gfw-mapbuilder... 6. Access additional training materials and resources on Global Forest Watch's Help Center: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/hel... The free public ArcGIS Online account can be used with MapBuilder to create and manage maps, apps and documents for non-commercial use. This system also offers customized data integration, statistical and geospatial analysis tools and sharing functionality.