Latest Contributions by GeoffKlise

I created a simple model in modelbuilder that buffers a polygon feature. I wanted to see if the results would show up in the results window. According to the help file, if anything is marked as a Parameter, then it will show up, even if it's running the tool within a model.  I did that, but nothing shows up in the results dialogue. ... View more

I would like to have the ability to calculate solar insolation in a few additional ways without having to resort to python.  A few things that would be helpful: 1) For doing a yearly analysis, allow sub-hourly interval for each day of the year. Right now, the tool will only let me calculate one day at a time if I want to do sub-hourly analysis for an entire year. 2) For sub-hourly analysis, have a timestamp that shows the actual sunrise and sunset times. The output of T0, T1, T2, etc. is not helpful because for sub-hourly analysis, the results only show the time when the sun is up, and I have no way of knowing what time that is. This is especially important for areas where are mountains nearby, and the horizon has an impact on when sun will reach a location at different times of the year ... View more

I seem to be having problems opening ArcGIS online with Firefox 7.0.1. All I get is a blank page. Also, ArcGIS Explorer Online doesn't open completely as well.  When I try and open these with IE8, I have no problems.  Just recently, Firefox forced a new download for 7.0.1 and I had no problems opening my maps last week. ... View more

I successfully imported a shapefile that uses the time slider in ArcGIS Desktop with no problem. However, when I bring that same data into Explorer online, the time slider option does not show up.  Any suggestions on what I need to do to make this work? ... View more

It would be great if ESRI could incorporate system dynamic ideas into ArcGIS. Many of the programs used out there: Powersim, GoldSim, Vensim and Stella don't have a good way to interact geospatially without using an expensive SDK (offered only be a few). We are always reducing and analyzing data, then exporting to a .dbf, then into an excel file so the model can use the data. Or, coming up with a very complicated way (in KML) of displaying a linked output to something like Google Earth using network links. Since ESRI now has the ability to do time based analysis and simulations, it would be a good time to start looking at incorporating system dynamic methods into Model Builder and ArcToolbox. ... View more

It would be great if ESRI could incorporate system dynamic ideas into ArcGIS. Many of the programs used out there: Powersim, GoldSim, Vensim and Stella don't have a good way to interact geospatially without using an expensive SDK (offered only be a few). We are always reducing and analyzing data, then exporting to a .dbf, then into an excel file so the model can use the data. Or, coming up with a very complicated way (in KML) of displaying a linked output to something like Google Earth using network links. Since ESRI now has the ability to do time based analysis and simulations, it would be a good time to start looking at incorporating system dynamic methods into Model Builder and ArcToolbox. ... View more