Configure Protection Operations

Protection Operations can be used to track poaching or illegal activity and monitor the status of protection operations in and around protected areas.

In this topic, you will learn how to configure the Protection Operations solution to meet specific needs in your organization.

Load data from a shapefile or file geodatabase

Protection Operations can be used to track poaching or illegal activity and monitor the status of protection operations in and around protected areas. In some cases, you may already have this information in ArcGIS or another business system.

Review the layers provided with the solution and determine what source data you want to load. Then, load your existing data into the layers provided with the solution before sharing the maps or applications.

To load data from a shapefile or file geodatabase, complete the following steps:

  1. Create a .zip file of your shapefile or file geodatabase.
  2. Sign in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the ProtectionIncidents feature layer.
  3. From the item page, click Update Data.
  4. Follow the steps in the Update data wizard to load your data.
  5. Tip:

    For more information about uploading data, see Manage hosted feature layers—Append data to layers.