HOW TO
Sketching line features by freehand reduces the number of clicks on a mouse. However, there is no ready tool in ArcGIS Online Map Viewer to draw a line feature by freehand. One alternative is to transform a drawn sketch layer into a feature layer to enable geospatial analysis. This article outlines the workflow t0 sketch freehand lines and convert the sketch layer to a feature layer using the Merge Layer tool in ArcGIS Online Map Viewer.
Note: In ArcGIS Online, using analysis tools in Map Viewer consumes credits, depending on the number of records and the generated output. Click 'Show credits' before running an analysis to check credit costs. Refer to ArcGIS Online: Understand credits for more information.
The image below shows the sketched lines merged as a feature layer in Map Viewer.
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