Latest Contributions by Robert_LeClair

Agree John - it is a monumental shift in technology and workflows.  Kind of like Workstation to ArcView and ArcView to ArcMap.  We're at the same shift point with ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro workflows.  3 major shifts in GIS Technology over 20+ years.  And this is only for the Desktop world.  I understand that users can be frustrated by this as it changes or breaks existing workflows that have been developed over years.  The saving grace is that ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcScene, ArcGlobe and the extensions for those products are not going away anytime soon.  So the impetus to have to change to Pro is not there - those applications will continue to be released for years to come. ... View more

I assume you're synchronizing between the replicas before compressing the geodatabase?  Replication and Archiving will prevent a Full Compress certainly. ... View more

Certainly David.  I'm one of two Desktop Technical Leads for Esri Training Services so it's my responsibility to answer GeoNet questions in my domain of expertise - Desktop and Geodata.  ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap/ArcCatalog fit in those categories. Like you, I started using Esri products in the early 90's - ArcInfo Workstation 5.0, ArcView 1.0, ArcGIS 8.0 and Atlas*GIS.  Totally agree that when those products initially came out, they were not complete and were developed over time.  Developing new software is a time/cost intensive process and reading reports from the Pro Dev Team, I can tell you that they're working incredibly hard to fix bugs, add new functionality, incorporate ArcMap functionality and develop new functionality that is not possible in ArcMap. I suspect the Pro Pane (similar to the Catalog Window) is not complete yet either (just my opinion).  I'll be curious to see what new functionality 1.4 brings.  I did not mean to imply an opposition within the Pro Dev Team to new ideas - that's certainly not the case.  I know the Pro Dev Team/Pro Product Managers actively monitors the Ideas page for Pro and contribute responses where they can.   Yes, the Ideas page is a great way to contribute/alert the team your needs for a Desktop GIS application.  Hope this helps. ... View more

I see you contributed an ArcGIS Idea recently for a full-featured data management app for Pro - thx!  By doing this, it does get viewed by the Pro Dev Team where software decisions are made... ... View more

Correct.  As I mentioned in an earlier response, I'm an Esri Desktop/Geodata instructor and do not work with the Dev/Marketing/Corporate teams so am not privy to any of those discussions on software development/platforms.  From presentations at User Conference with members from the Pro Team, ArcGIS Pro is that fusion of 5 products.  Before ArcGIS Pro was developed there was discussions and attempts to make ArcMap/ArcCatalog a 64-bit application but after a few months, the team determined it was not possible "upgrading" the code to be compatible on 64-bit hardware.  Technically, ArcMap was first developed around 1997 and released in 1999.  During the last 19 years, the way software is coded/developed has changed significantly.  Thus ArcGIS Pro uses the current model for software development rather than using a 1997 model.  ArcGIS Pro is not 100% complete - on that we can all agree.  But the ArcGIS Pro Dev Team is working very hard for ArcMap equivalency that we hope to have at 1.4.  ArcMap 8.0 was not a complete product when it first came out but it became an amazing Desktop GIS over time.  What I see from ArcGIS Pro currently is amazing and will only improve.  Hang in there and please contribute thoughts/ideas/workflows to the Pro Dev Team to help make ArcGIS Pro another amazing Desktop GIS. ... View more

Yes, create your own Project Template for Pro. ... View more

Are you looking to do this in 2D (ArcMap) or 3D (ArcScene or ArcGIS Pro)?  If ArcMap, add the two layers to the Data Frame with the DEM the bottom layer.  You could create a Hillshade (Spatial Analyst extension) from the DEM for shaded relief.  Then add the temperature layer on top of the Hillshade and set a transparency of say 40%. ... View more

The snapping tool only works for geographic data not graphic data generated from the Draw Toolbar.  As mentioned above, you can convert graphics to features and then snap. ... View more

The workflow is that ArcGIS Pro's Project Pane will be used to manage one's geographic data.  With that said, keep in mind that ArcGIS Pro is not a complete product yet.   ArcGIS Pro 1.4 is scheduled to be released later this year and with that - the goal is ArcMap equivalency with regard to functionality.  For long time GIS users, when ArcMap 8.0 was released, it did not have the equivalency of ArcView 3.x - it took time.  It wasn't until 8.3 that I transitioned my company's workflows to ArcMap (wasn't working for Esri then). ... View more

Correct.  I would not be able to comment on the 2nd paragraph but I do know Esri Pro Staff are actively watching Pro discussions on GeoNet so there's a possibility they could respond.  If there is functionality missing in Pro such as the Catalog/ArcCatalog applications and its workflow in Pro, one suggestion is to add to the ArcGIS Ideas website for Pro.  Again, the Pro developers are actively watching/addressing these ideas as well. ... View more

David-you do bring up a good question that I get in my ArcGIS Pro classes and Technical Workshops all the time.  Is ArcMap/ArcCatalog going away?  And is ArcGIS Pro the replacement for ArcMap?  The short answer is no.  ArcMap/ArcCatalog will be with us for quite some time to come.  There will be an ArcMap 10.5.  There will be an ArcMap 10.6 (or will it be 11.0?)  The ArcGIS for Desktop deprecation schedule shows ArcMap 10.4.1 retired Feb 1, 2022.  With ArcMap 10.5 and later, those dates will be added as the software is released. Now with that said, Esri is investing/developing heavily into the ArcGIS Pro application.  The next release of Pro 1.4 will bring near ArcMap equivalency to the Pro application.  ArcMap is still in the development cycle for bug fixes, some updates, some new functionality.  But Pro is where the development is focused. ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap can run side by side on the same machine.  To my knowledge, there is no plan for a Pro "ArcCatalog" as Pro is the fusion of ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcScene, ArcGlobe, and City Engine Runtime. Esri understands that many of our customers cannot upgrade quickly to new technologies and value the ArcMap platform for many workflows.  As such there are no plans to discontinue ArcMap anytime soon.  ArcMap will be with us for years to come. Keep in mind, I'm an Esri instructor and am not privy to the inner details of development or corporate decision making.  This is based on my conversations with Esri Staff, some of whom are on the Pro Team. Hope this helps clarify. ... View more

Plus with the ArcGIS for Personal Use (Advanced license), you would be able to create a Desktop multiuser geodatabase using SQL Server Express as your RDBMS.  All administration is done in Catalog/ArcCatalog. ... View more

Hi David - if you downloaded (and purchased) ArcGIS for Personal Use from Esri, then you get everything listed here - http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-personal-use - which includes ArcGIS Pro.  ArcGIS Pro licensing requires a Named User which you do get with the Personal Use program.  If you're having a difficult time authorizing Pro, there is Installation Support with the purchase too. ... View more

In addition to Compress, I'd recommend the following data maintenance tools: Analyze Analyze Datasets (both as data owner and SDE (system tables) Calculate Default Spatial Grid Index Good luck! ... View more

A complete uninstall and reinstall of Pro might help.  Also, if you're on 1.3 of Pro, you may want to uninstall Python for Pro as well.  This was from 1.2 and earlier releases and is not needed for 1.3. ... View more