topic Re: Adding layers from My Content in ArcGIS Explorer Online Questions

Adding layers from My Content

PatrickRoyer — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:55:10 GMT

I'm unable to add, or even find, any layers from "My Content", even though they are uploaded to "My Content".

Re: Adding layers from My Content

JeffJackson — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:34:15 GMT

What kind of layers are you trying to use? ArcGIS Explorer Online will only show you service layers that you have My Content. It can not currently draw layers based on layer packages.

Re: Adding layers from My Content

GregVoltz — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:33:33 GMT

I am having a problem with this as well, I have tried making layers in Arcmap 10 in as many ways as possible and then uploading it to "My Content" but when I go to make a map online, they not one single thing shows up in "My Content". It is extremely frustrating.

Re: Adding layers from My Content

AnnaRoberts — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:14:35 GMT

I'm having this problem as well. Nothing shows up under My Content in ArcGIS Explorer, even though my files show up (and are shared with the public) under My Content elsewhere.

Jeff, what is a "service" layer? Is it different from a .lyr file that we would create in ArcMap and upload/share?

And a related question: is there a way to tap into online GIS resources that are not necessarily found when using the Add Layers and searching The Web? For example, I'd like to use resources from http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov, which I am able to access through an ArcIMS connection in ArcMap.

Re: Adding layers from My Content

MikeRudden — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:37:36 GMT

Hi,
The answer is that your layers do not show up in MyContent because they are not services.

ArcGIS Explorer Online can only load data which comes from ArcGIS Server - namely map, image and feature services. This type of data is always accessed by a Url. At present to create one of these services you need to have access to an ArcGIS Server.

To answer your specific questions:

A .lyr file is a file that represents everything to do with a layer - it's name, scale thresholds, labelling, the symbology it is displayed with etc. The data source itself could be any number of things - shapefile, geodatabase feature class, ArcGIS Server map service etc. ArcGIS Explorer online cannot load .lyr files.

Unless http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov serves the data as ArcGIS Server services you will not be able the data to ArcGIS Explorer Online

Esri is actively working on providing a solution which will allow you to create a service from your data (e.g. shapefile, csv file etc) without having to actually own ArcGIS Server. This process has been demonstrated at a number of conferences recently but it is currently still under development and there is no release date for this as yet.

Mike Rudden
Esri

Re: Adding layers from My Content

AnnaRoberts — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:03:02 GMT

Thanks, Mike. That is very helpful.

It's too bad there's not a solution yet...I would love to upload some data to make something for the Storytelling with Maps contest.

Re: Adding layers from My Content

SamuelLammie — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:22:50 GMT

And still waiting...

Re: Adding layers from My Content

BenjaminStaud — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:13:54 GMT

Yes, still waiting. Not sure what audience the ArcGIS Online mapping service is targeting currently. If I already have ArcGIS Server why would I need ArcGIS Online (other than a free hosting service). And if I don't have ArcGIS Server than the online mapping service is kinda lackluster and practically useless. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the effort ESRI. But please do hurry along with the online server publishing thing.
Thanks,

Re: Adding layers from My Content

larryzhang — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:44:51 GMT

Mike,

We are not able to add image services from one of our own ArcGIS Server 10 onto ArcGIS Explorer online (even though I signed in already)? For example, our url like http://myserver:8399/arcgis/services .

In fact, I couldn't find the form like 'Add Layer from Web' within the ArcGIS Explorer online. In other word, there is no the form or window like the link at http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisexplorer/help/#/Add_a_service_to_your_content/015600000056000000/ (or see the graphics called 'ArcGIS Explorer online_interface.JPG').

Of course, those image services from that server can be added into desktop ArcGIS Explorer (1700).

Hi,
The answer is that your layers do not show up in MyContent because they are not services.

ArcGIS Explorer Online can only load data which comes from ArcGIS Server - namely map, image and feature services. This type of data is always accessed by a Url. At present to create one of these services you need to have access to an ArcGIS Server.

To answer your specific questions:

A .lyr file is a file that represents everything to do with a layer - it's name, scale thresholds, labelling, the symbology it is displayed with etc. The data source itself could be any number of things - shapefile, geodatabase feature class, ArcGIS Server map service etc. ArcGIS Explorer online cannot load .lyr files.

Unless http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov serves the data as ArcGIS Server services you will not be able the data to ArcGIS Explorer Online

Esri is actively working on providing a solution which will allow you to create a service from your data (e.g. shapefile, csv file etc) without having to actually own ArcGIS Server. This process has been demonstrated at a number of conferences recently but it is currently still under development and there is no release date for this as yet.

Mike Rudden
Esri

Re: Adding layers from My Content

MikeRudden — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:53:05 GMT

Hi Larry,

Your screenshot shows of the Add Content popover shows that you are in the right place to add ArcGIS Server services to Explorer Online. You should just be able to enter the service url into the text box then add the found result. This is described in more detail in the Explorer Online help.

Try the following:

1. Assuming that service directory browsing is enabled on your arcgis server - try to find your content simply using a web browser. Enter the url to your services - http://myserver.domainname/arcgis/rest/services/ .Then browse down to your image service and copy the url. Note that i've fully qualified the server name and that the url contains 'rest'

2. Paste the url into the add content popover in Explorer Online and try again

Failing that have a look at the Troubleshooting section in the Explorer Online hlep for some more tips

Mike

Re: Adding layers from My Content

PeterFitts — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:16:43 GMT

All,
I noticed this issue as well - in the previous version of ArcGIS Explorer Online I was able to do this, but it seems something in the upgrade now causes this to fail. We tested the request with Fiddler and discovered the following:

It seems AGX Online uses a proxy in order to get to internal resources. For example, we have an internal server called TESTDEV that has a map service at http://testdev.esri.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/KIF/MapServer.

When accessed through the normal Javascript web map it fetches tiles directly from the REST endpoint.

When accessed through ArcGIS Explorer it attempts to call the following: http://www.arcgis.com/sharing/proxy?http://testdev.esri.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/KIF/MapServer?f=json but fails with the following error:

HTTP Status 500 - server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

Does anyone know why this happens?
Thanks,
Pete

Re: Adding layers from My Content

AndyMacDonald — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:46:12 GMT

Pete,

If your service is not public, you need to make sure that your server has a clientaccesspolicy file.

See: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisexplorer/help/#/Troubleshooting/01560000004p000000/

Andy