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#
Before You Start — Planning, users, and content inventory
Sign In to ArcGIS Online — Accessing ArcGIS Online with WB credentials
Request a Creator License — Getting Creator permissions from GeoLab
Hub Creation#
Create Your Hub Site — Setting up your Hub site
Create Groups for Your Hub — Organizing content with groups
Connect Your Hub to the Catalog — Linking your Hub to content
Design Your Hub Homepage — Building an effective landing page
Add Content to Your Hub — Publishing and sharing resources
Quality Checklist — Pre-launch verification
Advanced Topics#
Tagging Guidelines — Metadata standards
API Connections & Dynamic Databases — External data sources
Automated Data Pipelines — Automated data refresh
References#
Hub List — Active WB Hubs by region
Minimum Data Package — Required foundational datasets
Esri Documentation — Official Esri resources
Getting Started#
Navigate to Before You Start to begin planning your Hub.
Contact#
Ryan Arias Delafosse - rariasdelafosse@worldbank.org