Can't Include a Basemap Service in another Service--Not Supported

StephenBenzek

I'm trying to create a map service with points on a nice basemap (like ArcGIS Online's World Topo).  When I analyze the MXD, I get error "Layer Type Not Supported".

Any suggestions on how to put a basemap service inside another service?

Why do I need to do this?  I want to use the REST service "Export Map" operation to create a URL that calls a JPEG map for use in a web page.  I need my points and a background in this JPEG which has a URL of the form:
SERVERname/arcgis/rest/services/Test/MapServer/export?bbox=-10.834349864539245%2C12.61618408778323%2C-3.362842306232165%2C14.74580168800133&bboxSR=&layers=&layerdefs=&size=&imageSR=&format=jpg&transparent=false&dpi=&time=&layerTimeOptions=&f=image

My sucky workaround was to make a background from the ArcGIS DVD data and Maps and add it to the MXD/SD...but it's not nearly as good as the World Street map and Topo services.

Another thought was to put 9GB worth of cached ESRI data on my server (see http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/data-maps-server/10.1/index.html#/Overview/00v90000000z000000/), but that might not help me either.

Thanks!

nicogis

In 10.1 you cannot put a basemap service inside another service.

You can get two images via rest and fuse them server side.

you can write code kind this one (I haven't tested):

static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            FuseTwoImages("http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Reference/World_Reference_Overlay/MapServer/export?dpi=96&transparent=true&format=png8&bbox=633494.6405943877,5612180.331083226,1416209.810234554,6152742.995115967&bboxSR=102100&imageSR=102100&size=1280,884&f=image", 100.0f, "http://sampleserver1.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Demographics/ESRI_Population_World/MapServer/export?dpi=96&transparent=true&format=png8&bbox=633494.6405943877,5612180.331083226,1416209.810234554,6152742.995115967&bboxSR=102100&imageSR=102100&size=1280,884&f=image", 50.0f);
        }
         public static void FuseTwoImages(string baseImageUrl, float baseImageOpacity, string topImageUrl, float topImageOpacity)
        {
            Graphics graphics = null;
            try
            {
                Bitmap imageBaseMap = new Bitmap(WebRequest.Create(baseImageUrl).GetResponse().GetResponseStream());
                SetImageOpacity(imageBaseMap, (float)topImageOpacity);
                Bitmap bitmapFirst = new Bitmap(new Bitmap(imageBaseMap));
                graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bitmapFirst);
                Bitmap bitmapSecond = new Bitmap(WebRequest.Create(topImageUrl).GetResponse().GetResponseStream());
                Image image = SetImageOpacity(bitmapSecond, (float)topImageOpacity);
                graphics.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
                graphics.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.HighQualityBilinear;
                graphics.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
                graphics.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
                graphics.DrawImage(image, new Point(0, 0));
                bitmapFirst.Save(@c:\temp\_ags_ + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + ".png", ImageFormat.Png);
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                
            }
            finally
            {
                graphics.Dispose();
            }
        }

        public static Image SetImageOpacity(Image image, float opacity)
        {
            try
            {
                //create a Bitmap the size of the image provided  
                Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(image.Width, image.Height);
                //create a graphics object from the image  
                using (Graphics gfx = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
                {
                    //create a color matrix object  
                    ColorMatrix matrix = new ColorMatrix();

                    //set the opacity  
                    matrix.Matrix33 = opacity;

                    //create image attributes  
                    ImageAttributes attributes = new ImageAttributes();

                    //set the color(opacity) of the image  
                    attributes.SetColorMatrix(matrix, ColorMatrixFlag.Default, ColorAdjustType.Bitmap);

                    //now draw the image  
                    gfx.DrawImage(image, new Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height), 0, 0, image.Width, image.Height, GraphicsUnit.Pixel, attributes);
                }
                return bmp;
            }
            catch
            {
                return null;
            }
        }