Get global data

Learn how to query demographic information for locations around the world with the GeoEnrichment service.

Display global data using API key authentication

The GeoEnrichment service provides global demographic data for 170 countries and regions. To get globally available information, you use the KeyGlobalFacts data collection, which returns information for the total population, total households, average household size, and total population for males and females for a study area.

In this tutorial, you use ArcGIS REST JS to access the GeoEnrichment service and display global data for Eastern Europe.

Prerequisites

Steps

Get the starter app

Select a type of authentication below and follow the steps to create a new application.

You can choose one of the following to create a new CodePen:

  • Option 1: Complete the Display a map tutorial; or,
  • Option 2: Start from the Display a map tutorial .

Set up authentication

Create developer credentials in your portal for the type of authentication you selected.

Create a new API key credential with the correct privileges to access the resources used in this tutorial.

  1. Go to the Create an API key tutorial and create an API key with the following privilege(s):
    • Privileges
      • Location services > Basemaps
      • Location services > Data enrichment
  2. Copy the API key access token to your clipboard when prompted.

Set developer credentials

Use the API key or OAuth developer credentials so your application can access location services.

  1. Update the accessToken variable to use your API key.

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        /* Use for API key authentication */
        const accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    
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Add references to ArcGIS REST JS

This tutorial uses ArcGIS REST JS to access the geoenrichment service. It also uses the ol-popup library to display pop-ups.

  1. Reference the ArcGIS REST JS and ol-popup libraries.

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      <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/ol@v10.1.0/ol.css" type="text/css" />
      <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/ol@v10.1.0/dist/ol.js"></script>
      <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/ol-mapbox-style@12.3.5/dist/olms.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
      <script src="https://unpkg.com/ol-popup@5.1.1/dist/ol-popup.js"></script>
      <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/ol-popup@5.1.1/src/ol-popup.css" />
    
      <script src="https://unpkg.com/@esri/arcgis-rest-request@4.0.0/dist/bundled/request.umd.js"></script>
      <script
        src="https://unpkg.com/@esri/arcgis-rest-demographics@4.0.0/dist/bundled/demographics.umd.js"></script>
    
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Update the map

The GeoEnrichment service has data sources for many countries around the world, including most of Europe. Update the position of the map to center on eastern Europe and the basemapId.

  1. Update the center parameter to [18.88, 47.33] and set zoom to 5.

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        map.setView(
          new ol.View({
    
            center: ol.proj.fromLonLat([18.88, 47.33]),
            zoom: 5
    
          })
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  2. Update the basemapId to arcgis/navigation.

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        const basemapId = "arcgis/navigation";
    
        const basemapURL = `https://basemapstyles-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/styles/v2/styles/${basemapId}?token=${accessToken}`;
    
        olms.apply(map, basemapURL).then(function (map) {
    
    
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Add a click event handler

You need a location before calling the GeoEnrichment service. To get a location, you can add a handler to the Map's click event. The click handler will be called with an object containing a Coordinate.

You can change the mouse cursor to a crosshair to make it easier to click precisely. Modify the CSS style of its canvas element to do this.

  1. In the <style>, set the mouse cursor style to crosshair.

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      <style>
        html,
        body,
        #map {
          padding: 0;
          margin: 0;
          height: 100%;
          width: 100%;
          font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
          font-size: 14px;
          color: #323232;
        }
    
    
        #map canvas {
          cursor: crosshair;
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  2. Add a handler for the click event. Inside, convert the click coordinate to a longitude and latitude and save it in a variable.

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        olms.apply(map, basemapURL).then(function (map) {
    
          map.on("click", (event) => {
    
            const lonLat = ol.proj.toLonLat(event.coordinate);
    
          });
    
          // Add Esri attribution
          // Learn more in https://esriurl.com/attribution
          const source = map.getLayers().item(0).getSource();
          source.setAttributions("Powered by <a href='https://www.esri.com/en-us/home' target='_blank'>Esri</a> | ")
    
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Execute the query

You pass one or more study areas to arcgisRest.queryDemographicData to specify the location of your query. To query a buffer around a point, pass a geometry object with x and y parameters. The default search radius is one mile.

  1. Inside the click handler, create a new arcgisRest.ApiKeyManager and call queryDemographicData. Set the studyAreas parameter to a point geometry made from the event's lngLat property. Set the dataCollections parameter to to ["KeyGlobalFacts"] to obtain global data for your location.

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          map.on("click", (event) => {
    
            const lonLat = ol.proj.toLonLat(event.coordinate);
    
            const authentication = arcgisRest.ApiKeyManager.fromKey(accessToken);
    
            arcgisRest
              .queryDemographicData({
                studyAreas: [{ geometry: { x: lonLat[0], y: lonLat[1] } }],
                dataCollections: ["KeyGlobalFacts"],
                authentication: authentication
              })
    
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Display the results

If the query is successful, the response will contain a results array with a value containing a FeatureSet. The FeatureSet contains attributes such as population within the study area, the number of males and females, and the average household size. To learn more, visit the GeoEnrichment service page.

You will display the results of the query in a pop-up.

  1. Before the click handler, create a Popup and save it to a popup variable. Add it to the map with map.addOverlay.

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        const basemapId = "arcgis/navigation";
    
        const basemapURL = `https://basemapstyles-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/styles/v2/styles/${basemapId}?token=${accessToken}`;
    
        olms.apply(map, basemapURL).then(function (map) {
    
          const popup = new Popup();
          map.addOverlay(popup);
    
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  2. Add a then handler to the queryDemographicData call. Inside, store the FeatureSet from the first result in a variable.

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            arcgisRest
              .queryDemographicData({
                studyAreas: [{ geometry: { x: lonLat[0], y: lonLat[1] } }],
                dataCollections: ["KeyGlobalFacts"],
                authentication: authentication
              })
    
              .then((response) => {
    
                const data = document.getElementById("data");
    
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  3. If the FeatureSet contains data, use its attributes to build a message to show. Use popup.show to display the message at the location of the mouse click. Otherwise, display a "Data not available" message.

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                const data = document.getElementById("data");
    
                const featureSet = response.results[0].value.FeatureSet;
    
                let message;
                if (featureSet.length > 0 && featureSet[0].features.length > 0) {
                  const attributes = featureSet[0].features[0].attributes;
                  message =
                    `<b>Data for a 1 mile search radius</b>` +
                    [
                      `<br>Population: ${attributes.TOTPOP}`,
                      `Males: ${attributes.TOTMALES} `,
                      `Females: ${attributes.TOTFEMALES}`,
                      `Average Household Size: ${attributes.AVGHHSZ}`
                    ].join("<br>");
                } else {
                  message = "Data not available for this location.";
                }
                popup.show(event.coordinate, message);
    
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Run the app

Run the app.

You should now see a map centered over eastern Europe. Click on the map to query for demographic data and view the results in a popup.

What's next?

Learn how to use additional ArcGIS location services in these tutorials:

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