Latest Contributions by JanBenson1

Hi Owen, After I got into the trenches I realized that indeed you can configure the same. It had been two years since the last story map as the government shutdown last year resulting in too much lost time for a story map. Anyway you can ignore my content as I had not dug deep enough. Thanks again for your help! Jan Benson AFSC GIS Coordinator 206-526-4183(voice) NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/OFIS 206-526-4118(FAX) 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 jan.benson@noaa.gov ... View more

Wow!  How cruel.  That explains my difficulty in finding media or images of media.  Well I will have to adjust to what I have.  Thank you so much for the information. ... View more

Thanks Bill.  I really want to get images of the media.  I did look around and am glad there is some documentation of the history of GIS and Esri. ... View more

Do you know if I can I use a third party proxy server (Barracuda) for web tier authentication or does the application require the web adaptor for web tier authentication?   ... View more

I am starting to feel like a ping pong ball.  i spoke with our Windows specialist who said if access comes from outside of our line office network, then it is considered external and I would have to go through the Barracuda filter and possibly the Web Adaptor.  But, yesterday our network and computer security staff said it was a good idea to go through the AGOL and would provide better risk avoidance.  I will be sitting down with our network, security, and Windows staff when my manager returns to determine the path forward.  I feel like I am back to where I started, but have defined the question better and learned more.  For example, anything coming in from outside our network has to go through the Barracuda.  Yet, system to system communication is still a doable.  In addition our Barracuda filter is brand new.  This means my current ArcGIS Server is outside the new configuration and my knowledge about it will not apply in the new design.  So regardless it sounds like an install of server, data store, and portal on one virtual server.      Then we need to decide if the virtual server with portal, server and datastore go on the internal or external network.  If internal then the web adaptors need to go on an external Windows IIS server in the DMZ.  If instead the virtual server is placed in the DMZ, than the Barracuda can act as a reverse proxy server with no need of the Web Adaptors.  In the first scenario using the web adaptors, the entry is Barracuda to web adaptors to internal server.  Is it going to be difficult getting the components communicating correctly?  Is there any advantage or reason other than having the virtual server on the internal network to use the Web Adaptors in addition to the Barracuda reverse proxy or will it just complicate the installation?  With our setup it is not an option to go from Barracuda in the DMZ directly to our internal ArcGIS Server and Portal.  Seems much simpler to place the virtual server in the DMZ and use the Barracuda as the reverse proxy server.  However, placing the virtual server in the DMZ has the down side of a bit more exposure.  Lastly while testing things out I used the Builder putting everything on the one virtual server.  If I now uninstall Builder will it remove the software and links it created, or should I have the virtual server reset back to its original state as the server is empty other than the Builder install? ... View more

Thanks Paul. I can't avoid the DMZ completely without redoing some applications that are based on services from ArcGIS Server. However, I could make the Portal completely internal and have new applications use AGOL. I had not considered collaboration with AGOL as an option. Thanks for that idea. Without converting the services I will still need a server web adaptor for the public. But you raised a question. So, it sounds like you could put everything internally, then collaborate with AGOL, and share the feature with a public group in AGOL thereby making it public. And for services, you could share the service in the originating portal with Everyone as well as with the group associated with the collaboration workspace. That has to potential to mitigate exposure from outside the DMZ. The server applications would still have to update their services URL, but otherwise the application should work the same. Wow! So now I guess I need to explore replication and collaboration. Thanks! Jan Benson ... View more

I don't need all the bells and whistles, but I do need to see the date.  Versions?  You can't tell much without the date.  Please enable a view with the date otherwise I am slowed down having to open a windows explorer box every time I need to add data. ... View more

Hi Dawn, is the Marine Data Model still around?  Is there a link for it?   ... View more

Though it may come off of a GPS, I don't necessarily have the track.  Think of a survey vessel which stops for samples.  The longitude and latitude are recorded at the time of the sampling from the ship's GPS.  It is a bit different as you have to get to and from your location which you really don't care about.  The line format makes it easier for the map reader to understand the survey and from that derive the distance of the survey.   ... View more

I posted this on the National Geographic World Map page, but thought it good to post here.  National Geographic World Map is a reference map. When the view is centered on all of Alaska (8.5 x 11 " size), I see ALASKA with UNITED STATES underneath it. I don't see anything to identify Yukon or Kamchatka, nor their respective countries. When I go to a 11 by 17" size, I see YUKON, but no CANADA. Kamchatka is absent as well as any mention to the country RUSSIA. Cartographic principles are based on consistency and uniformity. Given the lack of geographic knowledge in the U.S., this is a disservice to omit the country divisions and names. I notice this on paper maps of hand-held size. If I go to a mobile device such as a phone, again I see Alaska, but no YUKON or KAMCHATKA. Cartographic principles are such that if label one division, you should label others the same way.  I know you cannot label at all scales, but as a reference map, when I see a state, I should be able to the adjacent countries otherwise it might just as well be an island.   Also, why does it say Mt McKinley on the Alaska? The name was officially changed in 2015 (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150831-denali-mount-mckinley-name-change-geography-maps/). It needs to be updated. Thanks! ... View more