idea Enable Custom Units for ArcGIS Experience Builder Measurement Tool in Map Widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder Ideas

Enable Custom Units for ArcGIS Experience Builder Measurement Tool in Map Widget

Watchanun — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:29:52 GMT

It would be better if the Measurement tool in Map Widget on ArcGIS Experience Builder supported adding custom measurement units that are not available in the system. This would allow users to set up custom units that they have added themselves.

All government and private company in Thailand that use Measurement tools, especially for measuring area, require Thai measurement units such as Rai, Ngan, and Square Wa. Therefore, we would like to request that users be able to add measurement units and set up custom units that they have added themselves, such as by using mathematical calculations to convert the existing meter units.

Re: Enable Custom Units for ArcGIS Experience Builder Measurement Tool in Map Widget

JeffreyThompson2 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:28:34 GMT

A standalone Measure Widget is due out Q2 2024. The point of building out these standalone widgets is to offer more optionality, so hopefully this will be an option in the new widget.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-blog/arcgis-experience-builder-2024-roadmap/ba-p/1368732

Re: Enable Custom Units for ArcGIS Experience Builder Measurement Tool in Map Widget

ScottKiley — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:56:15 GMT

Yes, the roadmap indicates that Esri is implementing the measure tool portion of this idea:

ExB: make the built-in widgets to the Map widget i... - Esri Community

Which leads to useful suggestions in this idea:

Measurement Suggestions - Esri Community

If you Kudos both of these ideas, they all might have a chance at being implemented.

Re: Enable Custom Units for ArcGIS Experience Builder Measurement Tool in Map Widget

berniejconnors — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:26:55 GMT

As of 2025-02-15 it is not possible to configure custom units for the ExB Measurement widget. You can't even remove units. In our applications we have no need for inches or square inches. However, we could use "rods" (1 rod = 16.5 ft) and "chains" (1 chain = 15 rods = 66 ft).

Re: Enable Custom Units for ArcGIS Experience Builder Measurement Tool in Map Widget

berniejconnors — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:34:37 GMT

The June 2025 update for the measurement widget did not address custom units.