MIL-STD symbology in Web Map

Question

I am using ARC PRO 2.6.2 and I can use the Military Symbol Editor to draw my operational overlay graphics.  However, when I want to publish to the web for further review/dissemination I am unable to see the 2525D symbols in the web map (only "dots" are rendered for the enemy forces).  However, if I share the enemy forces layer as a web layer the proper symbols display but loose the ability to edit in the web map.  Can someone shed some light on what I might try/what I may be doing wrong.

GillesLavandier · Answer

Hi KerryRobinson,

I encountered quite a similar problem than Mathew, just that it applies to a custom dictionary style I created in ArcGIS Pro for a fire brigade. In fact, the dictionary works as expected in Pro allowing tactical drawings of engines and their actions at complex interventions (fictional example below).

My aim now is to apply these symbols to web maps in order to enable our Portal users to do their own tactical drawings. Concerning our ArcGIS infrastructure, we are on ArcGIS Enterprise Advanced 10.8.1. and the point, line and polygon feature classes supporting the drawings are in an enterprise geodatabase running on SQL Server.

As you indicated, I first published the dictionary style as a web style, then applied it to the feature classes in order to finally publish the map as map image and feature.

The problem now is that, in contrast to what I expected from reading the posts above, no feature gets drawn in Map Viewer Classic.

In Map Viewer Beta and Experience Builder, the feature layers are being drawn, while the map image layer is not rendered. Moreover, the final symbols don’t look as expected when compared to ArcGIS Pro. The wavy form of the red rectangle symbolizing the burning part of the building gets displayed as a straight line and all the text elements that are arranged around the main symbols by applying an OffsetY are collapsed to the point itself.

Do you have any idea on how to resolve these problems in order to prepare a web map that could be integrated in an app built with Web Appbuilder?

Any help would be highly appreciated, since using these symbols in web apps would be super valuable for us.

Best regards,

Gilles

KerryRobinson · Answer

Hi,

The JSAPI 4.x can only work with feature layers published from ArcGIS Pro which reference a dictionary web style.  The only way to publish military symbols from ArcMap that will render correctly in JSAPI 4.x is as a map image service. If you need to support editing workflows, you can still publish a companion feature service to have in your web map in addition to the map image service, just don't turn the feature layer on in the map.

I hope that helps.

Kerry

arcgispro8 · Answer

Thanks alot KerryRobinson! I don't have Arcgis Pro. I want some Military Line Symbol as a feature layer, but whenever i try to publish, it will downgrade my symbology to simple line.. Can you please help me about this