Latest Contributions by DirkVandervoort

At Esri's recommendation we are using IP-locked long-lived tokens to secure our web services. However, when clients change IP or when certain proxy servers are used, the token becomes invalid. This forces our customers to log in a second time - and sometimes more. This is a less than pleasing user experience. We are looking for alternatives, and part of that trolling this forum for other users that have experienced this. Are short-lived tokens the preferred, and if so, how have you renewed the token? Is using the http referrer an option? What about OAuth2? I'm not familiar enough with it, but Esri seems to think it's pretty awesome. TIA ... View more

I have one. I've compiled and run in an iPad simulator. When I try to debug/run it on a device (iPad 4) with iOS 7, I get informed that: No architectures to compile for (ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=YES, active arch=armv7s, VALID_ARCHS=armv7). I haven't dug in yet. Nonetheless, anyone else seeing issues? Post up! EDIT: I set Build Active Architecture Only to No and the application launched on the device. This exposed issues with some plists I use though. Digging in... ... View more

In a JSAPI map app that consumes a dynamic map service as LeatureLayers, when you do a continuous zoom (e.g., with the track wheel, an Apple MagicMouse, or in a pinch-zoom on a tablet), the feature disappears until zooming ends, and then the featurelayer draws to the extent zoomed to. Compare this with a dynamic map service layer, which maintains the raster graphic rendering of the layer until zooming stops, at which point the new raster is drawn. My question: Is it possible to maintain a visual on the FeatureLayer during the continuous zoom? TIA ... View more

I host ArcGIS Server 10.0 SP5 with token secured map services. When creating a web map, using Add->Add Layer From Web, then entering a URL of my rest endpoint with the "Add ArcGIS Web Service" option. ArcGIS Online recognizes the it's a secured service and queries for username and password. Entering u/p, then ArcGIS Online informs me that: Unable to access the authentication service. Both my secured map service and my token service are exposed to the internet. My map service URL is https://www.MyDomain.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/MyMapService/MapServer My token service is: https://www.MyDomain.com/ArcGIS/tokens/getToken.html Similarly, in ArcGIS Online: Home->My Content->Add Item, On the Web->ArcGIS Web Service-> enter the URL and enter the credentials, I get informed that either Unable to load https://MyArcGISAccount.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/proxy?https://www.MyDomain.com/ArcGIS/tokens status: 0 or Valid service credentials not fully specified. Bottom line is that our organization cannot use ArcGIS online or that I cannot recommend its use to our organization. Unless we can resolve this issue and it does not involve upgrading to ArcGIS 10.1 or 10.2. Can anyone help me out with this please. TIA ... View more

I host ArcGIS Server 10.0 SP5 with token secured map services. When creating a web map, using Add->Add Layer From Web, then entering a URL of my rest endpoint with the "Add ArcGIS Web Service" option. ArcGIS Online recognizes the it's a secured service and queries for username and password. Entering u/p, then ArcGIS Online informs me that: Unable to access the authentication service. Both my secured map service and my token service are exposed to the internet. My map service URL is https://www.MyDomain.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/MyMapService/MapServer My token service is: https://www.MyDomain.com/ArcGIS/tokens/getToken.html Similarly, in ArcGIS Online: Home->My Content->Add Item, On the Web->ArcGIS Web Service-> enter the URL and enter the credentials, I get informed that either Unable to load https://MyArcGISAccount.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/proxy?https://www.MyDomain.com/ArcGIS/tokens status: 0 or Valid service credentials not fully specified. Bottom line is that our organization cannot use ArcGIS online or that I cannot recommend its use to our organization. Unless we can resolve this issue and it does not involve upgrading to ArcGIS 10.1 or 10.2. Can anyone help me out with this please. TIA ... View more

Am I missing something? I've been going around in circles on https://developers.arcgis.com/ trying to find developer resources I don't already have via the EDN subscription and our enterprise licenses. I'm having to make some forward-thinking recommendations to our organization and this requires looking over the horizon in the direction Esri is nudging us. Are there runtimes, sdks, apis, documentation, templates, samples, etc. hidden in the subscription? Is there some business model that's not as readily apparent as, say, Amazon Web Services? Is Esri's plan to turn it's currently free (but attributed) basemap (an other) web services into a pay-per-view model? We just want to use the apis and sdks, and maybe someday, hopefully, the lofty and laudable  runtime core when, and if, it gets released. ... View more

Using the "Create Map Tile Package" tool, there is no option to use a spatial subset of the map extent. When you create the TPK, no matter what the saved extent of the map, the entire map gets TPKed. Yes, there is an option to use a service (non-ArcGIS Online/Bing/Google Maps) as a tiling scheme, but I don't want to create a cached map service just so I can create a TPK for offline use. I'd much rather use a defined extend (i.e., an envelop) to create my TPKs. For example create a TPK of just one state, even though the map has the entire country. It doesn't need to be a toolbox tool, we'd be more than happy to wallow in ArcPy to make it happen. So. Can it be done? TIA ... View more

ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 SP used to create two TPKs Using an mxd with vector data (Some points, lines and polygons with simple symbology using pure red, green and blue colors) Using an AGS map service that serve the same content as the mxd (above) 20 LODs (required) and PNG output. Both the map service and the mxd use a state plane SRS. The results: The vector-generated TPK can be drag-n-dropped into ArcMap and display just fine. A Flex API mobile map using the TPK as a ArcGISLocalTiledLayer does not display the TPK The TPK generated from the AGS Map service can be drag-n-dropped into ArcMap and display just fine - albeit grainy (expected) The Flex API mobile map using the TPK as a ArcGISLocalTiledLayer does displays the TPK just fine So what's up? Am I missing some special magic to create the TPK? The geoprocess: CreateMapTilePackage D:\documents\Project\Maps\Some.mxd ONLINE D:\documents\Tiles/Tiles.tpk PNG 20 # # # The Flex code: <esri:Map width="100%" height="100%">             <esri:ArcGISLocalTiledLayer file="{File.documentsDirectory.resolvePath('Tiles/Tiles.tpk')}"/> </esri:Map> ... View more

This is affecting development timelines for me. AMD is a pattern we should all be embracing. http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/?v=3.3 in case you haven't already seen it... Discuss... ... View more