Connecting Esri services
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Felt supports direct connections to Esri REST services, including those hosted on ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, or any public-facing Esri server. You can connect your data directly to Felt and immediately start collaborating with your team. This integration eliminates the need to export or duplicate your Esri datasets, keeping your workflows efficient while making your geospatial data accessible to everyone who needs it.
Map services can include either vector layers that support querying, static map images or raster tiles. If a layer has Query capabilities, Felt treats it as any other vector source—enabling styling, attribute inspection, analysis and more. If it does not, the layer is rendered as a static raster image.
You can add either an individual layer (/MapServer/2) or the full service (/MapServer) containing multiple layers.
Example Map Service URL:
Feature services include vector geometries and attributes, commonly used for querying and editing in Esri environments. In Felt, these layers are read-only but fully interactive—you can filter features, run spatial analysis, style them, and explore attribute data just like any other vector layer.
You can connect to an entire service (/FeatureServer) or a single layer within it (/FeatureServer/0).
Example Feature Service URL:
Image services provide raster data such as aerial imagery and elevation models. These are displayed in Felt as non-styleable raster images.
Supported URLs follow the /ImageServer format. Felt automatically handles both pre-tiled and dynamically rendered image services.
Example Image Service URL :
Esri services can be added to Felt in a few different ways:
Paste a public service URL directly onto the map — Felt will automatically detect and load the layers.
Use the Upload from URL option to configure and load in the service. With this option you can choose to enable Streaming, which improves performance for large or complex datasets by loading only the features visible in the current map view. Learn more
Connect via the Esri source connector — best for authenticated services or when you want to set up reusable, shared access to data across your workspace. Learn more
If you are connecting to large Feature or Map services, enable Streaming for optimal performance. When enabled, Felt loads only the data visible within the current map view which significantly improves performance for large, complex, or global-scale services. Learn more about adding Esri services from a URL and styling streaming layers.
This feature is only available to customers on the Enterprise plan. To upgrade, contact sales.