topic Re: Tool or Add-in that displays coordinates on map ala Google Maps in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions

Tool or Add-in that displays coordinates on map ala Google Maps

HarryBowman — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:31:54 GMT

Users came to me with another "make it like Google" request. They click on the Google Maps map, right-click "What's Here" and get a green arrow. Then click the green arrow and they get what they want. A nice arrow and a popup with coordinates in both decimal degrees and DMS. Perfection! The only reason they are even asking for something else is that we'd like to add our own data on top.

As far as I can tell, AGS Explorer has no built in method to do this and I haven't seen a tool for it in the gallery. Anyone have a way to get this functionality, short of coding from the SDK?

Thanks.

Re: Tool or Add-in that displays coordinates on map ala Google Maps

AdamGuo — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 01:38:23 GMT

Users came to me with another "make it like Google" request. They click on the Google Maps map, right-click "What's Here" and get a green arrow. Then click the green arrow and they get what they want. A nice arrow and a popup with coordinates in both decimal degrees and DMS. Perfection! The only reason they are even asking for something else is that we'd like to add our own data on top.

As far as I can tell, AGS Explorer has no built in method to do this and I haven't seen a tool for it in the gallery. Anyone have a way to get this functionality, short of coding from the SDK?

Thanks.

Technically, the tool is already there.. If your user use the 'Point' tool and click on the map, it will create a new 'Note'. Right click on the 'Note'-> 'Properties' , lat lon are there. Granted, it's a bit of a hassle.
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Another route is you could create a geoprocessing tool that creates a point and with lat long as its attributes and load it into ArcGIS Server. Add the tool into ArcGIS Explorer.

Re: Tool or Add-in that displays coordinates on map ala Google Maps

JoeFlannery — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:39:50 GMT

Harry:

Have you discovered the Target Indicator in AGX?
http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisexplorer/2500//en/index.html#

Turn on the Target Indicator option and the user gets the Lat/Lon position reported live in whatever coordinates they choose (DD, DMS...). Coordinates report the position of the white crosshair on the map.

See attached screen capture.

Re: Tool or Add-in that displays coordinates on map ala Google Maps

HarryBowman — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:58:02 GMT

Thanks, folks, for the suggestions. I have shown both the notes-with-coordinates and the target to the users.
Google has a callout without any hassle, so that's what they want. Guess it will have to be custom coded, which is a shame.

Bing has a no-hassle callout, too.

It'll have to be custom code, I guess.

Re: Tool or Add-in that displays coordinates on map ala Google Maps

EllenBryson1 — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:27:05 GMT

Well it's been a while since this question was asked, but here's another, perhaps easier way to get this. Use the built-in measure tool. Open the tool, click on the little globe icon. (The measure tool also measures along a line (ruler) and will allow you to trace a polygon.) Click on your map. The coordinates where you clicked will appear in the add in box.

The values that are returned are in the same units as you've set for your display. You'll get MGRS info if that's the coordinate system you have set for Display. If you wish to save the results, select Add to Map.