I am having a really hard time trying to figure out if ESRI has ended development on ArcGIS for Windows Mobile. I don't see a 10.3 version or can I even find the status of this product. We assumed it is being replaced by collector but I am still using it and would like to know the status so we can plan migrating off of it. Maybe someone from ESRI could chime in?
Hi Nick - In talking to customer support yesterday, I was told that ArcGIS for Windows Mobile for 10.3 is due for release in late January. My guess is that I don't think ESRI is trying to force everyone to collector, rather the Windows Mobile team probably didn't know or otherwise couldn't update Mobile until desktop was out - but again I'm just guessing.
In the meantime, after upgrading my desktop to 10.3 I discovered that the CreateMobileCache_mobile desktop tool from the 10.2 mobile install does still function and produces a valid cache. However, the latest python 32-bit idle (2.7.8) will not run the command. I have not tested the SyncronizeMobileCache tool.
I have not tested anything yet with the Mobile Content Server or Mobile Project Center but my guess is they will be unaffected.
Word to the wise- do not re-install or attempt a repair of the mobile 10.2 install after installing desktop 10.3 - you will lose the desktop tool functionality-
David Coley
Sarasota County GIS
This is what I have heard and this is from a post back in July 2014:
"Currently there are no updates planned for the ArcGIS for Windows Mobile program but we encourage you to test out our other mobile applications such as Collector for ArcGIS, Explorer for ArcGIS, and Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS."
Here is a link to the post: ArcGIS for Windows Mobile version and download
I really do not understand why Esri is being so silent on their mobile plans for the Windows platform. I asked about their mobile plans for the Windows platform at the 2013 User Conference and no one from Esri would give me any kind of an answer.
Yea I found that too. Its just surprising that a company provides no info about a project people are actively using. Yet they still have info on there page about purchasing it etc.... Also the constant name changing of products is really getting irritating. We have unfortunetly invested in windows tablets and not having a real solution other than mobile or building out a custom app using the .net api is really a joke. We are leveraging collector as well but we can't just throw out all of our windows hardware and start over. I heard the same thing about the conference they were hiding the info on the future of windows platform mobile solutions.
Good to know. I would prefer to move to collector which should be pretty easy but I was hoping for one more release of mobile with some maintenance fixes. Such as supporting the windows location api for onboard gps and fixing the screen resolution bug.
I completely agree - I have no great love for the mobile project center and the workflows involved, but like you need time to migrate existing projects/workflows/methods to collector
Hola all,
This is Juan of Support Services. I just wanted to pass along, where David is correct in the next step for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile. We will be releasing mobile 10.2.1 which will be compatible with ArcMap 10.3 by the end of January. In regards to the future of the product, within Support Services we have not heard if any further development will be done. This would be up to the Product Engineers and the developers of the product but as you are all discussing, the move for our current users, is to migrate over toCollector.
Thanks, All!!
Juan
Hello Juan-
Do you have a status update as to the release of mobile 10.2.1?
Thanks
David
Hi David,
I reached out to one of our developers yesterday, and they mentioned the timeline has been pushed back a few weeks on the release date. We see this quit often within Support Services, but on the upside. The developers typically put out a blog on the web, when these products have been updated and available to all of our users.
I would say by the end of February, would be a good timeframe for this release of ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.2.1.
Gracias, David!
Thanks for the update.
Just a quick update. I've tested mobile cache creation and mobile sync tools on desktop 10.2.2 against a map and mobile service published to ArcServer 10.3 from a 10.2.2 desktop and there are no issues. I have also successfully synced a mobile cache with with it's 10.3 service with no issues.
I will be testing the mobile project center projects against 10.3 mobile content server for any sync issues and report back.
Can I just add that I am in a difficult situation regarding the lack of access to the Mobile Toolbox now I am running Desktop v10.4.1
This is mainly due to the workflows we have implemented relying on Trimble Positions Desktop Add-In, part of the Trimble Positions Software Suite.
Esri appear to have forgotten their relationship with Trimble using this Application to provide High Precision Mobile Mapping using these Trimble Tools.
Trimble are happy to keep maintaining their application even though Esri are racing ahead dumping ArcGIS for Windows Mobile?
Without Mobile Toolbox I cannot continue to use this solution with the GPS equipment and software we invested in!
Hello,
Has anyone found an option in Pro or Desktop to utilise data on a mobile project. Since a recent upgrade to 10.7 we can no longer access mobile toolbox to sync an existing mobile project.
Rebekah
If you really mean ArcGIS Runtime for Windows Mobile (which also includes Windows Desktop), this product is out of support for a while.
The last version was 10.2.1, supporting the Toolbox components for ArcMap until 10.3.x. There is no support for higher version.
ArcGIS Pro has never been supported.
Thank you, so if we have projects on a mobile device that were created using mobile project we can no longer access (sync) the data as mobile tools are not accessible?
Not with a 10.7 version of ArcMap, sorry for that.
Maybe the collector for ArcGIS is what could help you? But it is a services based application, no direct data exchange with an ArcGIS Desktop product.
Thank you for the prompt reply. We will be moving to Collector in the near future just trying to not
lose data from previous projects in the transition .
Regards
If I remember correctly there is a way to pull the data out of a mobile cache and export to a file GDB. I think it is actually just a sqllite database. It's been a long time since I worked with mobile but the data should be able to be saved if you can get the data out of sqllite which can be done with python. There are also some free sqllite tools you can use maybe instead of python
I find it quite often the ESRI discontinues support / development of useful products. The Windows Mobile SDK is yet another.
We could move to a Windows 10 mobile device. Can anyone tell me which SDK would we use to develop mobile applications for use on Windows 10?
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