Latest Contributions by ThomasColson

The first, and only STIG for ArcGIS Server is 10.3. It's rather hard to write a security plan for 10.5.1, or 10.6, when referencing a STIG for an older version. The folks that review these plans don't miss a thing. The current STIG can mostly apply to the current server version, however there are security features in the later versions that aren't referenced in the STIG, and, most importantly, the current STIG does not specifically state the current release of server. For example, the STIG does not cover security configurations when the server is federated to a Portal. While we're on the topic of STIGs, there needs to be one for Portal and Data Store.  ... View more

Perhaps this is already offered/idea, but I can find neither. A very common request that GIS folks get in land management agencies, where there are lots of trails going up and down mountains, is "how far is it? What are the mile posts? Where is the middle? How far to the stream crossing/bridge/water source?". Using 2d interpolation and measurements just doesn't work, where the difference between 2d and 3d line length can be a 1 to 1.5 ratio in some cases (a trail in 2d measure 1 mile, where in fact it is 1.5 miles due to terrain). This is handily summarized in Construct Points on polyline at 3d distance  ,Creating point file along line (trail) at regular distances (0.20 miles) using ArcGIS Desktop? - Geographic Information … ,http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=afb3cb8727c54ceba30c1df1c734f97a ,ArcGIS Toolbox - Create Points on Polylines with ArcPy – Ian Broad , and solved in Arc with http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=9416fbdf13474923b462567e750417df    With linear referencing I can create true 3d length and use hatching to show those miles, but I can't convert the hatches to a feature class. How To: Create a route with measured values that reflect the 3D length of a line  ... View more

In Arc, it is very quick and easy for me to draw (not create a 3d line feature), emphasis on click one button and start drawing, a line, hit another button, and have a graph, or 3. Where this comes in handy, in an urgent, time-sensitive situation, is when deciding how to route rescue teams in steep, densely vegetated mountainous terrain in off trail searches. In about 10 seconds I'm able to produce the "yeah, we're not gonna do that" graph, the "well it will be easy coming down" graph, and the "is the helicopter flying today?" graph. I can even (very quickly) do mean things like set the horizontal axis to Logarithmic to create the "doesn't look too steep we can do this" graph. Looks like this has been brought up in the past: Loss of line profile tool in ArcGIS Pro?  , 3D Profile in ArcGIS Pro with no answer, or "Interactive line profiling is not yet available in ArcGIS Pro, it will be added in a future release. Around the 1.2-1.3 time frame.", which doesn't appear to be the case. The existing Profile tools in Pro either take way to many steps, do not produce manipulatable output like you can in Arc unless you choose the Stack Profile tool, and export to Excel, or the Create Chart tool, which does not allow exporting to Excel. Looks like Profile Tools in general need a lot more development before Pro can be considered an "Arc Map Replacement": Elevation Profile Improvement, Batch export profile charts from ArcGIS Pro? , modify defaults for Point Profile Graph , profile graph in ArcGIS pro 2.0    Yes, I can hit the pencil button and "interactively" draw my lines, then I have to wrestle with chart options (make your own), or export the table: neither of which I have to do with the interactive profile tool in Arc.  ... View more