Latest Contributions by MikeMinami

You want to add labels to your map... I assume you're working in ArcMap. Try reading this help file to get going. http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=An_overview_of_working_with_text Thanks, Mike ... View more

ArcGIS Desktop version 10 supports opening maps you made in ArcGIS.com into ArcMap. Previous version of ArcGIS Desktop don't support this feature. However, you can essentially recreate the same map in ArcMap by adding the same map services you added to your web map. Thanks, Mike ... View more

You can change the draw order of layers, it just works a little different than what you may be used to. See this help topic for more information. http://explorer.arcgis.com/help/hh_goto.htm#control_layer_draworder.htm Thanks, Mike ... View more

Yes, I can see what you mean. In Explorer Online, http:// is automatically added as a prefix to the URL. Unfortunately, that's the way it works. Perhaps you can copy your pdfs to your HTTP site instead? Thanks, Mike ... View more

How would you improve the site navigation to make this more intuitive? Thanks, Mike ... View more

Because your layer package is now shared with everyone (public), anyone will be able to search for it and find it. They will be able to download the layer package and view it in ArcGIS Desktop clients, like ArcMap and Explorer Desktop. The layer package gets unpackaged automatically into its component parts.  You can also send (email) someone a link to your layer package by copying the URL to the details page of the layer package (in My Content, click on the name of your layer package). Presently, layer packages can only be uploaded and downloaded. There is no support for viewing the layer package in a web application. This is something we're working on. When we do release this feature it will likely be a premium feature (for a fee). Thanks, Mike ... View more

Let's see if I can help clear things up for you. There is a new web map that lives in ArcGIS.com. It doesn't exist as a file on your computer, but only in ArcGIS.com. This web map can be authored using the ArcGIS.com map viewer or in ArcGIS Explorer Online (http://explorer.arcgis.com). The web map can also be viewed in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (, ArcMap version 10 and the iPhone. Essentially the web map contains layers that reference map services. So it is possible to look at the contents of a web map and manually add those map services as layers in ArcMap 9.3.1. You can also embed the web map in your own website, much like you can embed a video in a website. In ArcGIS.com, create your web map on the Map tab. Once you save your map you can share it. Click the Share button and copy/paste the "embed this map" text into a web page. ArcGIS.com also supports uploading files, such as ArcMap documents (MXD) and ArcGIS Explorer  Maps (NMF). These files can be searched for and downloaded, but you can't display them on the web. They will only open in the application that created them. Hope this helps, Mike ... View more

Chris, This is what I think you are doing... You created and saved your map. Then you navigated away from the map tab to a different page in ArcGIS.com. Then to go back to your map, you navigated to My Content, found your map and clicked Open to view it. Is that correct? The ArcGIS.com application isn't currently checking to see if the map you are opening is actually the same as the map you currently have open on the Map tab. An easier way to get back to your map is to simply click the Map tab at the top of the application. The reason why you are getting this message is because any small change to make to a map, even panning and zooming the map, will flag it as "changed". Thus, when you go to open one of your other maps, the system will tell you that the map you currently have open has changed, giving you the chance to save it before you open the new map. You can always just click "yes" to open a new map if you don't really care to save any changes to the currently open map. Hope this helps, Mike ... View more

How about this? http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/HomelandSecurity Thanks, Mike ... View more

You can't change the URL of a map service. You'll need to add a new item and delete the old one. thanks, Mike ... View more

Unfortunately, you can't do that. The technical reason is because the services are cached map services. What's being displayed is a series of tiled images where the symbolization is burned into the image. As an analogy, imagine looking at a digital photo you took and wanting to change someone's shirt color...it's not something you can easily do. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Dean, Thanks for your input. I can see the same problem. I'll report it to the appropriate team. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Did you load the Geology symbols in ArcMap? Check out the style Manager in ArcMap: http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=The_style_manager If you've already loaded the style, your other option is to make your own symbols. http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Creating_new_symbols_and_map_elements You might also try posting your question in the ArcGIS Desktop forum: http://forums.arcgis.com/forums/5-ArcGIS-Desktop-General hope this helps, Mike ... View more

The current plan is to move to 10 in August. thanks, Mike ... View more

You understand correctly. You can't currently display your uploaded layer package on top of the ArcGIS.com viewer map... thanks, Mike ... View more