Latest Contributions by MarkBockenhauer

The whats new blog posts contain some of the information that you are looking for: http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/arcgisexplorerblog/archive/2010/03/09/new-version-now-available-and-what-s-new.aspx http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/arcgisexplorerblog/archive/2010/08/24/what-s-new-in-arcgis-explorer-build-1500.aspx http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/arcgisexplorerblog/archive/2011/06/14/whats-new-arcgis-explorer-build-1700.aspx Mark ... View more

Yes there is - ArcGIS Online. http://www.arcgis.com You can search for and upload ArcGIS Explorer add-ins (.eaz) as well as layer packages, NMF, NMC and NCFG files. To upload content you will need to sign in. ... View more

The website is still rolling pages over and getting up to date, but the latest release is available for download. http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcgis-explorer/1700/about ... View more

ArcReader supports local disconnected geocoders.  It does require that you publish your map as a PMF file (publisher extension).  ArcReader is read only and the user experience is different from ArcGIS Explorer, but it may be able to do what you need??? ... View more

release date according to the developer summit video is May 31st?   http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/video/arcgis-explorer/details?entryID=E14E67E7-1422-2418-7FF8-F3805BDC97E4 I wasn't too far off when I scheduled that date, currently we are scheduled to have ArcGIS Explorer available for download the week of June 5th. Some on the team have already started working on the next release... I won't be writing any dates down for that one yet 🙂 Mark ... View more

My best guess is that it is due to your graphics card and possibly resolved by installing a new driver,  (if new drivers are available) or maybe graphics card settings. This is specifically for a case where you see your windows background displaying where the map should be displaying. Mark ... View more

Daniel, I downloaded the LPK and opened it up in ArcGIS Desktop.  The layer is broken when I open it in ArcMap.   When I look at the package location (browse windows explorer) there is no data in the package, only the LYR file. It would seem something went wrong with the creation of the layer package.  Might be best to resolve this one through Technical Support, rather than the forum. Mark ... View more

Do you see the thumbnail image for the basemap if you enter this url? http://www.esri.com/software/basemaps/basemap2.png Since you can see the XML at the basemap location, maybe you have something in place on your network that blocks the downloading of files? basemap2.nmf is at the same location. All of the basemaps reference their data from http://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/services If you try adding the ArcGIS Server mapservice from http://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/services does that work? Add Content - GIS Services - New Server Connection  http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisexplorer/1500//en/index.html#add_gis_services.htm ... View more

Joel, can you add GIS Services directly from the ArcGIS Online server. On the Ribbon Home Tab Click Add Content Click GIS Services New Server Connection And enter in the this URL: http://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/services You should see a variety of services listed.  The ArcGIS Explorer basemaps (default map) uses services from this server. Mark ... View more

The machines that are not displaying the symbols properly may need to have the Expansion pack for fonts installed. http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcgis-explorer/1500/download This is especially true if you symbols are made up of characters from esri fonts. as an added tip, if you have 3D analyst.   Using 3D markersymbols (even when authoring in arcmap) that reference .png files work best for symbolizing points. Mark ... View more

With the latest refresh of the ArcGIS.com site the webmap format was updated.  ArcGIS Explorer desktop will be able to open the maps in the next release (ArcGIS Explorer 1700), scheduled for may. Mark ... View more

Ruth, After you add your raster, right click on it in the table of contents then click Properties... One of the properties for added content is Pop up content.  There is a check box for choosing whether to display popup content or not (it is off by default for rasters).  With this checked on, when you single click on the raster in the main display it will show a popup window with the pixel value(s). Mark ... View more

Yes, the package that it references. Open the Layer Package in ArcMap and create a mapservice out of it. Mark ... View more

I tried the package you attached in ArcGIS Explorer 1500, and it works.  No, broken links. The package appears to be in good shape. I saved the Package to my C drive, and then Opened it via Add Content - ArcGIS Layers.  I then saved the map, and re-opened the map (same machine), and it all worked as expected. Do you have more information that would help in understanding why it is not working in your environment? thanks, Mark ... View more

The Services used in the basemaps require a 9.3 (preferably 9.3.1) ArcGIS version or greater. The basemaps are available as layer files from ArcGIS online.  http://www.arcgis.com/home/search.html?q=basemap%20lyr&t=content Mark ... View more