Basemap ArcGIS Viewer for FLex

[DavidJosepha]

Hi there,

I've been trying to use my own basemap in flexviewer.
I've a raster layer but after I've done some researched I found out that a raster layer could not be used as a basemap.
Only dymanic, wms, tiled, image and arcIMS layers are supported to use as basemap.

Then I've tried this link: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00530000000v000000
But as a service it still shows the data type as raster layer.

My question is: what can I do with my data (which is raster) to yet use it as a basemap.

thank you

[EricVenden]

David,

Unless I'm not understanding you....It is possible to use your own internal raster layer as a basemap.  It can be cached (tiled) or uncached (dynamic)...

When you say "raster layer"...what is this?  A raster catalog or raster dataset?

Below is a sample from a config.xml file setting a dynamic image in the basemap tag.

  <basemaps>
   <layer label="2010 Aerial"  type="dynamic" visible="false" alpha="1"
   url="http://gis-srv3.village.gurnee.il.us/ArcGIS/rest/services/Aerial_Dispatch_2010/MapServer"/>
        </basemaps>

The only change needed for cached imagery is to change the 'type' to "tiled".

Hope this helps.
Eric

Hi there,

I've been trying to use my own basemap in flexviewer.
I've a raster layer but after I've done some researched I found out that a raster layer could not be used as a basemap.
Only dymanic, wms, tiled, image and arcIMS layers are supported to use as basemap.

Then I've tried this link: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00530000000v000000
But as a service it still shows the data type as raster layer.

My question is: what can I do with my data (which is raster) to yet use it as a basemap.

thank you

[DavidJosepha]

Hi Eric,

Thanks for your reply, i appreciate it.

I meant raster dataset.

I 've made a service of it then "cached" it using the example of the link I've posted earlier.
But when I type: myserver/arcgis/rest/services I see the following:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12955[/ATTACH]

The type layer  stays raster 😞 :confused:

I've tried changing the type in the config.xml file to tiled, but it gives me an error:

Satelite layer failed to load: Fault code: null
Fault info: E0005E: Invalid tile service: http://myserver/ArcGIS/rest/services/DEMOS/Setar_Sat_2011/ImageServer
Fault details: null

So my question is what am i doing wrong?

Thank U
David

[EricVenden]

David,

It appears that you published the wrong type of map service...you need a rest endpoint like this:

http://gis-srv3.village.gurnee.il.us/ArcGIS/rest/services/Aerial_1939/MapServer

With MapServer at the end.

Hope this helps.

Eric

Hi Eric,

Thanks for your reply, i appreciate it.

I meant raster dataset.

I 've made a service of it then "cached" it using the example of the link I've posted earlier.
But when I type: myserver/arcgis/rest/services I see the following:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12955[/ATTACH]

The type layer  stays raster 😞 :confused:

I've tried changing the type in the config.xml file to tiled, but it gives me an error:

Satelite layer failed to load: Fault code: null
Fault info: E0005E: Invalid tile service: http://myserver/ArcGIS/rest/services/DEMOS/Setar_Sat_2011/ImageServer
Fault details: null

So my question is what am i doing wrong?

Thank U
David

[EricVenden]

David,

One other thing....here is my procedure for creating a map service that contains aerial imagery:

1) I add the imagery into an mxd
2) Save it as an msd
3) Publish this msd as a service in ArcGIS Server (Map Service)
4) Cache the service

David,

It appears that you published the wrong type of map service...you need a rest endpoint like this:

http://gis-srv3.village.gurnee.il.us/ArcGIS/rest/services/Aerial_1939/MapServer

With MapServer at the end.

Hope this helps.

Eric

[DavidJosepha]

Yes Eric,

My bad.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12968[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]12967[/ATTACH]



This is the correct service but doesn't work good yet as basemap.

[DavidJosepha]

I'll try this out and let you know how it went.

David,

One other thing....here is my procedure for creating a map service that contains aerial imagery:

1) I add the imagery into an mxd
2) Save it as an msd
3) Publish this msd as a service in ArcGIS Server (Map Service)
4) Cache the service

[EricVenden · Accepted solution]

Also,
1) make sure that the rest of your map services have the same coordinate system as the base map you are referencing
2) the operational layers and any other basemap layers are visible at the scales you cached the "initial" basemap layer

Eric

I'll try this out and let you know how it went.

[DavidJosepha]

Hi Eric,

For the first time I was able to see my own basemap in FLEX, following your suggested steps. 🙂 (progress, getting there)
But not as type "tiled" but as "dynamic" though.

Is there something maybe that I've missed out on. Because the performance of my own current basemap is slow.
When I pan to a new area it takes a while to display.

Another question, do I need to specify a new cache directory everytime i make a new basemap?

David

[EricVenden]

David,

After you publish the map service - then you can build the cache for that service.  You only need specify the cache scales and the image format.  I use the "default" settings from ArcGIS Server Manager (depending on how you have installed ArcGIS Server) - it puts the cache in it's own directory under the   "arcgisserver\arcgiscache" folder...

See the help on map caches:

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/index.html#/Available_map...

Hi Eric,

For the first time I was able to see my own basemap in FLEX, following your suggested steps. 🙂 (progress, getting there)
But not as type "tiled" but as "dynamic" though.

Is there something maybe that I've missed out on. Because the performance of my own current basemap is slow.
When I pan to a new area it takes a while to display.

Another question, do I need to specify a new cache directory everytime i make a new basemap?

David