Use this glossary to become familiar with common terms used in ArcGIS Hub. You can also refer to this table to understand which features are available with your license to ArcGIS Hub.
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ArcGIS Online community organization
An ArcGIS Online community organization is a configured subscription to ArcGIS Online for managing community accounts and member content. This organization is linked with the ArcGIS Online primary organization that you use with ArcGIS Hub.
The community organization allows you to create and manage community accounts. Community accounts are an ArcGIS Online account licensed with the Hub Community Member user type. You can manage community accounts that you can share content with while limiting access to the primary organization. This allows collaborators to share editable or private, view-only content with community members. Members with a community account can create and share content, participate in discussions and surveys, view and edit shared data, attend events, and manage their own profiles.
ArcGIS Online primary organization
TheArcGIS Online primary organization is a subscription to ArcGIS Online used by internal staff and approved contractors to access and use ArcGIS Hub. In an ArcGIS Online organization, members can publish data as hosted web layers, create web maps, and create web apps. Web maps and web apps can be embedded in Hub sites and pages.
Channel
A channel allows you to define roles and permissions for discussion users, such as which users can create, read, and moderate posts. Channels are applied to discussion boards to control who can participate on the board. Users participate in discussions through channels.
Content catalog
A content catalog is a catalog of items that administrators, owners, and editors can configure for sites, initiatives, projects, and events. A catalog can be shared through the site search results and galleries. The primary site catalog is also referred to as the Hub catalog. Users can access the site catalog's API endpoint for data federation.
Dashboard
A dashboard is a presentation of usage statistics for a site, such as metrics on views, sessions, and the average time visitors spent on the site. The dashboard is visible to site administrators, owners, and editors.
Discussion
A discussion is the content-based conversations within channels. Users can add posts with text, and provide a location when the content item is geographic. Users can also reply to posts and add reactions.
Discussions are enabled by configuring a discussion board and adding channels. Use a Gallery card or a header link to display a discussion board on a site or page for users to access.
Event
Events share details about upcoming meetings, openings, programs, and other activities. You can provide a time and location for an event, and configure registration so that users can receive updates and notifications. Use a Gallery card to display events on sites and pages.
Follower
A follower is a user with an ArcGIS Online account who opted to receive news and updates on site content (including initiatives and projects) by clicking the Follow button on an ArcGIS Hub site or page.
Initiative
An initiative is an item type for focused collaboration on long-term goals and objectives. Use the structured layout to describe the initiative's purpose, add details, bring in trusted collaborators, share open and secure content, and connect related projects. Initiatives can be used to organize projects to create a unified view.
Open data
Open data is data that is publicly available to access, use, and share.
Note:
The ArcGIS Online Open data (groups) capability is no longer required to create open data sites or to make data available for download. Learn more in Data download settings and Make public content more visible.
Page
A page is a site home page, and additional web pages you can attach to a site. Add pages to organize a site's content by topic or theme and allow visitors to browse at their own pace. You can link pages using menu links in the header. A page added to a site uses the site's header, footer, and domain.
Project
A project is an item type for discrete and time-bound efforts that support short-term goals and objectives. Projects communicate key details—such as a purpose, location, and status—and can help you manage, measure, and highlight your progress toward shared, focused goals. Related projects can be organized in an initiative to create a unified view.
Site
A site is a data-driven website where individuals, organizations, and communities of practice come together to discover and engage with geospatial apps, maps, documents, and data. Sites provide a destination to share trusted and curated content, collaborate with stakeholders, and provide a focal point for engagement. You can customize your site to match your organization's branding.
Workspace
A workspace is the Hub management interface where you can create Hub content, edit item details, configure content catalogs, manage members, and adjust settings.