Latest Contributions by SimonKettle

Does anyone know of a list of data providers for S-57 Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) which could be consumed via ArcGIS products. Ideally the provider will have a global scope but country and regional listing will also be useful to know. ... View more

"On our dynamic Earth, continents don’t sit still. They slowly move around the planet, stretching oceans and lifting mountain ranges. [...] Over time, things add up. And it’s beginning to impact the accuracy of geospatial data. " Read more about how tectonic motion is affecting your map accuracy and impacting real world engineering problems. ... View more

I have an operations dashboard that includes an indicator where the value represents a number from the the Beaufort scale. I am already using a static icon representing wind which works fine but I would like to jazz up the dashboard a little and think it could look good if the icon was to change based on the Beaufort scale value (think tranquil house and vertical chimney smoke scene at value 1 and associated devastation at value 12 or the most official options below). Is this possible in #operations dashbord or arcgis experience‌ ... View more

We know the Earth is ellipsoidal-ish and really rather bumpy which is why we work with and have to understand many projections, datums and all their varying components.  On top of this it is important to know that the Earth's surface is not static and in fact it is continuously changing shape (e.g. tectonic movement, rotation etc). This is one of the reasons why we see new datums being released. Introducing the dynamic coordinate reference system - to help introduce this concept the IOGP Geomatics committee released this video. And find out additional information at the 2017 European Petroleum User Group Conference.  ... View more

I have spent some time reviewing the latest iteration of ArcGIS Experience and I think it is a fantastic development in the "WebApp Builder space" enabling a kind of hybrid Enterprise Site and WAB experience for users. It is much easier to customise (e.g. adding home-grown svg's and the like), page design (much less restriction on page design), cross-hardware design (in built emulators) and incorporating arcade into widgets like Filter will be useful to use. One notable exception missing is any sort of charting widget...I hope this is in the timeline but can ESRI comment on the inclusion of charts (like those available in Ops. Dashboard and the WAB Infographic widget)? Also when in the development timeline will Experience be released for the Enterprise? ... View more

I do not seem to be able to reference from within bespoke HTML code to a Javascript file in Enterprise Sites 10.7.1...is this not possible? ... View more

I'm researching to see if it is possible to add a new feature to a map on an Enterprise Site where it's shape and size is predefined...is this possible? I'm envisaging that this is a little like The True Size Of ... website where one can drag a country polygon (i.e. of a set size and shape) and it's honour the projection etc... Otherwise the workflow will be a little more disjointed for the user in question which will be along the lines of: 1. Select centroid 2. Create buffer around those points ... View more

I hope I'm not the only person asking but where did the Arcade expression language come from? I kinda guessed from the Arc bit of it that it might have been developed by ESRI however, if there's any history it would be nice to see. The only thing I uncovered is:  Arcade is a lightweight and secure expression language written for use in the ArcGIS platform. Like other expression languages, it can perform mathematical calculations and evaluate logical statements. It was designed specifically for creating custom visualizations and labeling expressions in the ArcGIS Platform, allowing users to write, share, and execute custom expressions in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, the ArcGIS Runtime APIs, and the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. from Arcade Guide ... View more

When making sites I like to include icons and graphics (like those in this link) this is to make the site as informative and engaging as possible - the idea is I can provide an idea of what a particular feature is about through a graphic rather than a block of text. Although it is possible and easy enough to work with *.png versions of *.svg icons there are benefits of working directly with svg files in a website. For example, the ability to control the style of the svg through CSS e.g. invert from black to white (e.g. style="filter:invert(100%;)") based on the background colour - in this case the background might be subject to change during the design of the site and changing the CSS is easier than creating another version of a *.png in say black rather than white. Currently I can access *.svg files via writing HTML with accompanying CSS but I need to store the *.svg in a location accessible via hyperlink (e.g. src="https://www.somewhere.com/etc/icon.svg"). Will images in *.svg format be added to the list of supported data types for enterprise sites where we might be able to access and manipulate them? ... View more

I am troubleshooting a query to publish a web map and feature service in a local coordinate reference system. The reasoning behind this request is that the web map and associated feature services will be used in a WebApp Builder app. The app will be used to add and edit points amongst other things. Within this request, there is a requirement to enable the entering of linear coordinate units using the local CRS and not use the standard lat/long values for 4326 or XY values for 3857 pseudo-mercator projection. There are a few workarounds one of which includes providing guidance on how to convert/transform coordinate values but this is a workaround and not a very good solution given the context of the request. I have seen that there are base maps and services in AGOL which are projected in CRS's other than 3857 for example the OS Open Carto is projected in British National Grid. Therefore, after some context, the question is: What is the full workflow, when using ArcGIS Pro 2.4 to publish a web service to act as a base map to an ArcGIS Enterprise Portal in a projection other than 3857? ... View more