Latest Contributions by BrettFrahm

When using the "Edit Vertices" editing option within Web Editor, we need an options to "Confirm" or "Cancel" just like the "Reshape" tool. I'm used to the ArcGIS Pro interface that allows this and I cannot count the number of times I've had to just cancel a quick edit I was trying. As the Web Editor is intended as a lightweight editing tool for all GIS users, but generally less-experienced, I believe having this feature would make users a lot more comfortable editing. Edit Vertex tool as it is right now with missing confirm and cancel buttons. Interface that I want it to look like as it appears in the Reshape tool   ... View more

Recently learned that in ArcGIS Pro 3.5.2 when you type out a url in a layout text element, Pro will automatically: make it a link, change the color to blue, and underline. Of course this is standard practice for links and ESRI does have a documented workaround here (https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-apply-different-colors-to-hyperlinked-text-in-ar-000033031), but it is still nuisance that there is not a simple way to remove the hyperlink especially since the documented workflow did not work for me.   So my idea is that ESRI provide a "Remove Hyperlink" option when you right click on the text element like most text editors out there.   ... View more

As Avenza was recently acquired, they will be pivoting the platform towards GIS professionals instead of the general public. They are not longer accepting updates to maps on the store and plan to eventually close the map store entirely. Avenza has been a great resource for Three Rivers Park District and many other entities to host geo-referenced PDFs for the public to purchase/use on their mobile devices with relative ease.   What alternatives are people considering or are you planning to drop any geo-pdf offerings? ... View more

Idea: In ArcGIS Pro you are able to use Proportional symbology with units to make that symbol appear that size on the map. I would like to do the same thing in ArcGIS Online Map Viewer and connected apps like Field Maps/QuickCapture.  Tests/Examples: Here is an example of what I want to do in ArcGIS Pro using a line with a field called TreatmentBuffer with a value of 20. Using Proportional symbols and setting units to US Feet I am able to make a symbol that is 20ft wide.   This capability is not currently possible in ArcGIS Online even if you edit the web map via ArcGIS Pro. The closest thing in ArcGIS Online is using the symbology "Counts and Amounts" but there is no way to tie it to a unit of measure and there is also a width limit (in pts) for symbology in general that makes it hard to try to replicate the same visual. Use-Case: I have field staff that are driving vehicles with boom sprayers. I would like to setup a Field Map or QuickCapture map for them that captures what they are spraying and providing them a visual of what they have already sprayed on a tablet. This data will eventually need to become a polygon as well for record keeping. As the spraying takes place on either side of them while driving, collecting as a polygon does not work with them in the middle. My idea is to have them collect with a line that is symbolized to be the width of their spraying to be a visual indicator to the driver where they have sprayed then using buffers to create the polygon after the fact. ... View more