Getting Started with the ArcGIS REST API and NodeJS

Evan Caldwell

March 8–11, 2016 | Palm Springs, CA

Esri Developer Summit

Topics

• What is Node• Use Cases and Examples• Resources

What is Node?

What is Node?Javascript FTW

Reasons to use Node

• You don’t know Python, but you do know Javascript- ES2015

• Community• Many administration tasks and queries are not simple• Answer questions not yet supported in the UI• Make your own REST API

Getting Started

node-arcgis

Unattended Tasks

Feature Services

Resources

• REST API Quick Reference• https://esri.github.io• https://github.com/esripdx/node-arcgis• https://github.com/ecaldwell

Questions