topic ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer vs ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer in ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/arcgisdynamicmapservicelayer-vs/m-p/751892#M5328 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I really don't understand the difference between these layer. Could anyone please help me?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:24:39 GMT _lkerArg_n 2012-01-13T06:24:39Z ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer vs ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/arcgisdynamicmapservicelayer-vs/m-p/751892#M5328 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I really don't understand the difference between these layer. Could anyone please help me?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:24:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/arcgisdynamicmapservicelayer-vs/m-p/751892#M5328 _lkerArg_n 2012-01-13T06:24:39Z Re: ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer vs ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/arcgisdynamicmapservicelayer-vs/m-p/751893#M5329 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>from the api reference:</SPAN><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">A dynamic map service generates map images on the server each time a request comes in.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN>and the ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer are already cached images on the server.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In my tests dynamicmapservicelayers are usually slower because as the name says the server has to create them for you on demand.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Some map servers (in our case) don't provide tiledmapservicelayers so you have to use the slower dynamic variant. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You can check if your server provides this tiled maps by checking this attribute on the mapserver description page: Single Fused Map Cache: false</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:58:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-runtime-sdk-for-android-questions/arcgisdynamicmapservicelayer-vs/m-p/751893#M5329 SimonKlein 2012-01-13T06:58:39Z