Country Geospatial Data Hub Creation Guide#

Welcome to the Country Geospatial Data Hub Creation Guide.

This guide walks you through creating and managing an ArcGIS Online Hub site, a collaborative geospatial data environment for project-ready geospatial evidence.

What is a Country Geospatial Data Hub?#

A Country Geospatial Data Hub is a curated portal for organizing, sharing, and discovering geospatial content that supports country operations, project planning, and partner collaboration.

Who is this guide for?#

Audience

Use Case

Technical users

GIS specialists, data analysts, and quantitative economists needing a geospatial sandbox for manipulating geospatial data

Operational users

TTLs, project managers accessing data for decision-making

Management

Leadership needing aggregating numbers, high-level analysis, and strategic dashboards

Guide Structure#

Preparing for the Hub#

  1. Before You Start — Planning, users, and content inventory

  2. Sign In to ArcGIS Online — Accessing ArcGIS Online with WB credentials

  3. Request a Creator License — Getting Creator permissions from GeoLab

Hub Creation#

  1. Create Your Hub Site — Setting up your Hub site

  2. Create Groups for Your Hub — Organizing content with groups

  3. Connect Your Hub to the Catalog — Linking your Hub to content

  4. Design Your Hub Homepage — Building an effective landing page

  5. Add Content to Your Hub — Publishing and sharing resources

  6. Quality Checklist — Pre-launch verification

Advanced Topics#

References#

Getting Started#

Navigate to Before You Start to begin planning your Hub.

Contact#

Ryan Arias Delafosse - rariasdelafosse@worldbank.org