Hello all,
I know a number of people have mentioned that they have been having issues with the geocoding functionality in the new ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 2500 when trying to use your own geocoders (either .loc file or a published geocoding service). What I was wondering was if anyone has run across any solutions for these issues.
Problems I have experienced:
1) When I go into the ArcGIS Explorer Options > Resources tab > Manage Locators Option > Add... button and try and add my own published geocoding service or .loc file I am able to add it, but as soon as I do it crashes ArcExplorer.
2) When I do use my own geocoder (either a .loc file, or a published geocoding service added via the options dialog or set through a configuration file) I can type in a valid address, but no matter what I type in it returns the message "No Results Found". I have tried the exact same address in ArcMap, via an ArcObjects 3rd party app, via my own javascript web app, and via the REST interface's "Find Address Candidates" interface. Every way I try it the same results are returned, some even with a 100 percent score. Except, in ArcExplorer it says it isn't able to find any results.
To note, everything I am using (geolocators, geocoding services, ArcMap/server for testing, etc... ) all of it is currently ArcGIS v10, if that makes a difference.
If anyone has any ideas, recommendations, suggestions, etc... I am willing to give it a try. I am trying to deploy ArcExplorer throughout my organization to provide some capabilities that aren't available currently with our internal web apps, but people won't use it until they are able to search for an address.
Thank you in advance for your help.
John Streeb
GIS Coordinator
Nacogdoches County, TX
