ArcGIS Search

Search engine for ArcGIS resources. Find tips and tricks about advanced Google search here

Table of Contents

• Why we built this
• How to install ArcGIS Search
  • Google Chrome
• Which are the ArcGIS Search project sources
• Advanced Google search tips
• Advanced Search Items on Online/Entreprise (moved)

Why we built this

At Esri we have dozens of domains (<100 domains) and different search engines¹ focusing on specific content, and none of them include 3rd party curated domains (employees personal blogs, github accounts, etc).

This make it difficult to get a full picture of everything related to any topic, and that's why we started this project.

Search Engines: developers.arcgis.com/search, esri.com/search, resources.arcgis.com/search/, blogs.esri.com/esri/globalsearch, arcgis.com/home/search.html, esri.com/videos/search, ...

How to install ArcGIS Search

Google Chrome

The easiest way is to install the Chrome Extension:

But you can also follow this three simple steps:

1. Open: chrome://settings/searchEngines

2. Add any keyword (we normally recommend: @) and this URL https://esri-es.github.io/arcgis-search?search={searchTerms}&utm_source=opensearch

3. Type the keyword you have chosen and then press the tab key and... Ta Da! you are ready to type your search text.

Which are the ArcGIS Search project sources

This search engine searches over 240 cured sources (websites).

• +180 Github accounts, for example:
  • Esri Inc's accounts: github.com/Esri, github.com/esridc, github.com/esripdx, github.com/Esri-DevCenter-Beijing, github.com/koopjs, ...
  • Distributor's accounts: github.com/esri-es, github.com/maplabs, github.com/esrinederland, ...
  • Employee's accounts: github.com/ycabon, github.com/tomwayson, github.com/hhkaos, ...
• Esri's Inc domains and subdomains: *.esri.com (developers.arcgis.com, devsummit2022.esri.com, mediaspace.esri.com, etc.), *.arcgis.com, terraformer.io, ...
• +10 Esri's distributors sites:
  • Spain: *.esri.es, esriblog.wordpress.com, ...
  • UK: esriuk.com
  • Canada: esri.ca
  • Australia: esriaustralia.com.au
  • ...
• +30 employees personal websites, blogs, etc: odoe.net, tomwayson.com, gavinr.com, raluca-nicola.net, husseinnasser.com, ...
• Others
  • gis.stackexchange.com

Advanced Google search tips

Pattern	What it does	Example
Use quotes	Search the exact phrase	"web appbuilder developer edition"
OR	Logic OR, matched any criteria	fmv OR "full motion video"
AND	Logic AND, forces to meet both criteria	GTFS AND GeoEvent
site:	shows yur searched term within a specific domain	leaflet site:github.com
-site:	Remove a specified domain from results	fmv -site:community.esri.com -site:geonet.esri.com
Minus	Remove a specified search term from results	"arcgis enterprise" AND -linux AND site:server.arcgis.com
filetype	shows results in your specified filetype	angular filetype:pdf site:proceedings.esri.com
Parenthesis	Control order of operators	GTFS javascript AND (site:community.esri.com OR site:geonet.esri.com OR site:community.esri.com OR site:gis.stackexchange.com)

More info:

• 6 common misconceptions when doing advanced Google Searching
• Cheatsheet for advanced Google searches.

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Search by typekeywords

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Search by type

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Useful searches

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Groups

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Search by organization ID

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