Latest Contributions by MarkVolz

‎12-18-2015

Color Ramps are hard to work with in ArcGIS. Please consider the following improvements: Display the name of a color ramp when we hover over the ramp in the symbol property editor. Allow users to copy and edit color ramps directly in the symbol property editor. This would be more convienent than going to the style manager to work with color ramps.

‎12-16-2015

Hello, Is there a way to display the legend on startup on a ArcGIS Online Web Application? Specifically I would like to only display the legend for a single layer. In the following example, I want a legend to display on startup that displays ONLY the Assessor Quintile layer. All these layers are from the same ArcGIS map service. Thanks

‎12-10-2015

I know you can create thumbnails in the properties, but I dont know is an easy way to get the thumbnails out as an image. Perhaps it can be done through phyton? P.S. One thing I use to archive important maps is map packages, which will save your mxd and data in a single package.

‎12-10-2015

I think ESRI should change the responsibility to translate mxd files from the map publisher to the client. Currently the person creating the map is responsible for saving old versions of mxd files for any clients that do not have an upgraded version of ArcGIS. I do not like this for two reasons It punishes people with updated versions of ArcGIS - They have to do more work to save maps in versions for people that do not the latest copy of ArcGIS. If a client does not have access to a newer version of ArcGIS then they might be out of luck. This might happen if they have a 3rd party extension that is not compatible with the new version of ArcGIS. Potential Solutions: Create a seperate application that clients can download that will convert any mxd into their current version of ArcGIS. Add a translator into ArcGIS. If a user has ArcGIS 10.2 and they try to open up a ArcGIS 10.3 map they could be greated with a message "This mxd was created using a newer version of ArcGIS. Would you like to download the ttranslator file so you can open this map?". Older versions of ArcGIS might need to rely on a patch or the seperate freely downloadable application.

‎10-16-2015

Hello, Our LiDAR data included a polygon building footprints. unfortunately the building footprints look more like blobs than actual building footprints. I would like to know if there is a way to convert the blobs into a generalized building footprint such that: All of the angles within a single building are at 90 degree angles. The entire building may be rotated if necessary - if the building itself is rotated like in the image below The building should not include any noise out of the predominant footprint. The highlighted areas in the image below should be removed. Please note: I am not necessarily looking for "accurate" footprints. Instead I just footprints that (without any air photos turned on) look like they possibly could be building footprints. Thanks Image 1. Building footprints in purple. The building simplify and polygon simplify tasks help create nicer looking polygons but fail to create rectangular polygons that users would otherwise expect.

‎09-17-2015

If there are no active joins or relates then the option to Remove Joins and Remove Relates should be greyed out and not selectable from the table of contents such as: Current Behavior: Right click on a layer -->Joins and Relates-->Remove Joins-->Remove All Joins Proposed Behavior: Right click on a layer -->Joins and Relates-->Remove Joins

‎08-24-2015

Hello, It might be useful if we could view the metadata under the layer properties-->general tab in ArcMap. Right now the general tab includes the layer name, description, and credits. I think it would be usful if there was a button for "View Full Metadata"

‎07-01-2015

Rickey, Robert, and Rebecca, Thank you for all your help. I was able to add my own layers directly from the server, edit feature service layers using ArcGIS Server credentials, etc.. It would be useful if local layers was standard with the web app builder. Just a couple notes for others: When adding a layer to edit make sure you drill down all the way to the service layer such as https://mygisserver.com/arcgis/rest/services/folder/map/service/featureserver/0 I at first was not able to see secure layers on the final map. I was asked for credentials, but nothing happened. It turns out that most browsers complain about self signed certificates. I was able to first go to https://mygisserver.com/arcgis/rest/services/folder/map/service/featureserver/0 then add a security exception to that page, then go back to the map and everything worked as expected.

‎06-30-2015

Hello, I was able to load the local layer widget and add some of my own data. Now for the next step… Is it possible to edit data on my own server? Thank you for all the help! Sincerely, Mark Volz, GISP

‎06-30-2015

Robert, Thank you for your reply. Where might I find the local layer widget? Sincerely, Mark Volz, GISP Lyon County GIS Coordinator

‎06-29-2015

Hello, We currently have several flex viewer applications, and I would like to consider upgrading to the new WebAppBuilder. However, I am confused about the webAppBuilder and its integration with ArcGIS Online. I have several questions about the Web App Builder: Users: With the flex viewer we manage users on our own server. If I wanted to I could set up hundreds of different users. Now with ArcGIS Online it appears that I am limited to 8 users. Is there a way that I can continue to manage users via ArcGIS Server, and not ArcGIS Online? Site url: I would prefer our url to by http://gis.myorginization.org, not http://myorginization.arcgis.com. Is that possible with the new map builders? Application location: I want my maps and applications on my server for a couple reasons. 1) I don’t want my applications to be dependent on a 3 rd party site. 2) No offence, but I don’t want ESRI to be aware of each and every map and app I create. I realize that webcrawlers out there that can find public maps, but we have some data that is secure and we do NOT allow secure data to be exposed on a 3 rd party site. 3) Backups. I prefer to create a backup of my entire GIS server for a certain date. As far as I am aware, there is no way to backup ArcGIS Online or restore applications to a certain date. Webapp builder relationship with ArcGIS Online: Will ESRI support site based ArcGIS Server applications, or is everything going to be dependent on ArcGIS Online? I did notice there is a developer edition of ArcGIS Online, but even that asks for our organizations ArcGIS Online url. Conclusion: I need a mapping system that allows me to build apps quickly, keep everything on my server (maps and data), and allow us to set up as many users as I want. ArcGIS Online is great for organizations that do not have a server, but I wonder if ESRI realizes that this over integration between ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Server is really constricting ArcGIS Server users. If I cannot continue to create apps on my own server, keep them on my server, set up permissions as I see fit, then I may abandon ArcGIS Server. What are other people doing? Is there a way to create apps using the webappbuilder and not be dependent on ArcGIS Online?

‎04-13-2015

Hello, This python script will search vector but not raster layers.... import arcpy, sys, os #arcpy.env.workspace = "D:\Lakeland_GIS\GDB\Lakeland\Lakeland.gdb" orig_stdout = sys.stdout f = file('gislayers.txt', 'w') sys.stdout = f feature_classes = [] for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in arcpy.da.Walk(workspace,datatype="FeatureClass"): for filename in filenames: feature_classes.append(os.path.join(dirpath, filename)) thisline = "Dir Path, " + dirpath + ", Dataset, " + filename print thisline sys.stdout = orig_stdout f.close()

‎04-13-2015

Hello, I noticed that when I publish a service from ArcMap to arcgis.com that the labels are not displayed in arcgis.com. It would be useful if labels were displayed after publishing a map. I do not like the current process of updating a map from ArcMap to arcgis.com which is: Open ArcMap Sign in to arcgis.com Share a service / Overwrite an existing service Open arcgis.com Open the layer(s) that you updated. Configure labels for each layer every time you update the map. Save the layer. If labels were kept we could streamline the process to: Open ArcMap Sign in to arcgis.com Share a service / Overwrite an existing service Futhermore it would also be useful if "update data in arcgis.com" could be tied into ArcCatalog. *Note, I do understand that arcgis.com has a much simplier label engine than ArcMap. So I dont except every label option to come across from publishing. I would just like to see the default class, and label expression automatically display. Thanks

‎04-13-2015

Hello, I noticed that when I publish a service from ArcMap to arcgis.com that the labels are not displayed in arcgis.com. It would be useful if labels were displayed after publishing a map. I do not like the current process of updating a map from ArcMap to arcgis.com which is: Open ArcMap Sign in to arcgis.com Share a service / Overwrite an existing service Open arcgis.com Open the layer(s) that you updated. Configure labels for each layer every time you update the map. Save the layer. If labels were kept we could streamline the process to: Open ArcMap Sign in to arcgis.com Share a service / Overwrite an existing service Futhermore it would also be useful if "update data in arcgis.com" could be tied into ArcCatalog. *Note, I do understand that arcgis.com has a much simplier label engine than ArcMap. So I dont except every label option to come across from publishing. I would just like to see the default class, and label expression automatically display. Thanks

‎04-07-2015

Hello, I noticed that when I published a map from ArcGIS Desktop to ArcGIS.com that my symbology was published but not the labels. My map is using the simple label options that are supported by ArcGIS.com (single class, no halos, simple placement etc). Questions: When publishing a map to ArcGIS.com is it possible to include any labels, or do we have to turn labels on via ArcGIS.com -> manage labels? Is there any intention to add halos for the ArcGIS.com label engine? Thank You

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Latest Contributions by MarkVolz

Make color ramps easier to work with

ArcGIS Online / Web App Builder- Display the legend on startup for a single layer

Re: Documenting projects and exports

Re: Backward/Forward Compatibility

Simplify building with orthogonal angles aka creating rectangular building outlines

Grey out "Remove Joins" and "Remove Relates" if there are not any joins or relates

View Metadata in ArcMAP Layer Properties

Re: WebAppBuilder – Questions Regarding how to allow many editors when we are using our own server.

Re: WebAppBuilder – Questions Regarding how to allow many editors when we are using our own server.

Re: WebAppBuilder – Questions Regarding how to allow many editors when we are using our own server.

WebAppBuilder – Questions Regarding how to allow many editors when we are using our own server.

Re: ArcCatalog Search for Feature Classes

Keep labels when publishing services from ArcGIS Desktop to ArcGIS Online

Keep labels when publishing services from ArcGIS Desktop to ArcGIS Online

Publishing Maps from Desktop to ArcGIS.com - Autolabel options

Identify a polygon to the right or left of a line

Re: Backup and Restore AGOL Apps, Maps, Data

Backup and Restore AGOL Apps, Maps, Data

Make a non federated portal more capable

Display Toolbox Path