Latest Contributions by MarkBockenhauer

You could try the feature to point tool in toolbox. ArcGIS Desktop Check the inside (optional) check box.  It will put the point at the centroid of the line, with all field attributes from the line. ... View more

For feature layers you can use the Query Builder in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. mark ... View more

Since the Service displays correctly in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, the service is probably OK. I don't know the exact cause for this in globe, but I have two ideas about it. One, there is a layer property in ArcGlobe for "Disable material textures"  you could check this property. The second thing to look at, would be the cache path. If it is a really long path ArcGlobe may not be writing or reading it correctly. You could try making the cache location a shorter path. It could be something else that causes the problem, these just came to mind as possibilities. Mark ... View more

Maddy, You shouldn't have to change any settings, the default should work.   As an example I used this KMZ file. http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5f56ca6970084ac18dc77d1238615960 Ran KML to Layer on it, and this was the result. http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a93de0c32fc84b88ae2963a495813962 Can you reproduce the same? Maybe there is something specific about the KML you are using? Mark ... View more

You could use a Geoprocessing tool (ArcTool Box).  KML to Layer.   It creates a file geodatabase for the data source, and one of the fields in the attribute table witll be "Popupinfo"  It will contain the information that appears in the KML Balloon.  You could Export to a Shapefile, (using ArcMap) but keep in mind the max string length is 254, so it would be quite common for the information to be truncated. You didn't mention the software or conversion tool that you were using... ArcGIS 10.2.1 seems to work alright with basic KML samples I tried. mark ... View more

Mike, Not sure if this will work. Assuming your registry entries work for the current user. Try putting the registry entries at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Esri ArcMap might pick up the settings from this location if they exist.  ArcGIS Explorer Desktop allows for deployment this way, and ArcMap may employ a similar strategy. Mark ... View more

If your original source document is a ArcMap MXD,  using the Publisher Extension to create a published map file (PMF) and having your users use ArcReader to view it, would work. You can also use ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, but it does not ready MXD's directly.  You could save Layer Files or Layer Packages from ArcMap and assemble an ArcGIS Explorer desktop map out of the ArcGIS layers. ArcReader and ArcGIS Explorer desktop are free applications and pretty easy to use for GIS novices.  For ArcReader you will need the ArcGIS Publisher Extension to create content.  ArcGIS Explorer Desktop can view a variety of content, no extension required. The best practice, is really about what works best for you and your users.  Lots of options. ... View more

Kim, Just thinking in the context of ArcMap's HTML popup...  If the attribute of the feature is a url or link, similar to this, it will open windows explorer to the specified folder. <a href="file://///computer_name/data/layerfiles">click</a> Mark ... View more

There is a home use program if that is what you are looking for.  ArcGIS for Home Use Program | ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced for Personal Use You mentioned downloading "Arcglobe"   ArcGlobe is part of ArcGIS Desktop, the same as ArcMap. Mark ... View more

I think this is just an issue with labeling in ArcMap.   I can reproduce the same issue. If you set placement properties for the label you can make it show up, but it won't fit on the screen and won't look that good. In the labeling properties. I placed the label on the point. I then set the Conflict Detection to place overlapping labels. This labels the point. You could use the following label expression to the make the Popup field from a layer package created in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop look better in ArcMap. Function FindLabel ( [Popup] ) k = InStr( [Popup], "</style>" )  l = k + 7   totallength = Len( [Popup] )  bodycount = totallength - l  bodytext = Right( [Popup], bodycount )  if len(bodytext) > 10 then    if instr(bodytext," " )<>0 then        str=split(bodytext," " )        i=0        for i = lbound(str) to ubound(str)        FindLabel1= FindLabel1  & " " &  str(i)        if len(FindLabel1) >= 25 then        label= label & " " & vbcrlf & " " & findlabel1        findlabel1=""    end if    findlabel = label & " " & vbCrLf & " " & FindLabel1    next end if else    FindLabel = bodytext end if End Function The script removes the <style> tags and wraps the label text for display on the map. To set text alignment use the Symbol Properties When it comes to really long strings ArcMap's Identify and table window do not show everything, the value displayed is truncated.  When you exported to .DBF that too is truncated as .DBF does not allow for text fields with lengths greater than 254. In ArcMap's table window if you right click and copy the string value, you can paste it into a text editor, like notepad, and see the full value. I see that you found a solution using the Popup tool in ArcMap, but to be thorough  ... added the above. ... View more