Latest Contributions by MichaelBranscomb

Hi, It sounds like you have found a workable solution. The MessageGroupLayer manages it's own collection of GraphicsLayers and therefore it's not advisable to attempt to work with these GraphicsLayers/Graphics directly. Instead the MessageGroupLayer should be considered something of a "black box". We are planning to add some highlight behaviour to the MessageProcessor for the next release. Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, The legend items for the contents of an ArcGISLocalDynamicMapServiceLayer can be shown in the Legend control but unfortunately at v1.0 we had a bug where the label and symbol swatch are not updated when the contents of the service changes. This has been fixed for the next release. Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, I'm investigating - I'll post an update as soon as i have more information. Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, Yes, you can use WMS and WMTS: WMS: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/runtime-wpf/apiref/index.html?ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.DataSources~ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.DataSources.WmsLayer.html        <esri:Map WrapAround="True" Extent="-15000000,2000000,-7000000,8000000">             <esri:ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer                 Url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer" />             <esri:WmsLayer ID="OtherWMSLayer"                                                 Url="http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/wms/nexrad/n0r.cgi"                                                ProxyUrl="http://serverapps10.esri.com/SilverlightDemos/ProxyPage/proxy.ashx"                                                SkipGetCapabilities="False"                                                Layers="nexrad-n0r"                            Version="1.1.1"                            Opacity="0.7" />         </esri:Map> WMTS: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/runtime-wpf/apiref/index.html?ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.DataSources~ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Toolkit.DataSources.WmtsLayer.html         <esri:Map WrapAround="True" Name="MyMap" Extent="-20037508.343,-8861125.013,20037508.343,8861125.013">             <esri:WmtsLayer ServiceMode="RESTful"                   Url="http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldTimeZones/MapServer/WMTS" />         </esri:Map> Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, Please see the documentation on "local" data sources: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/runtime-wpf/concepts/index.html#//01700000005v000000. You can solely online services, just local data/packages or you can use a hybrid of both - it's entirely up to you. Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, You have a couple of options. ## Option 1 ## Client-side API methods: ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry Namespace > Euclidian Class > Length Method : Length(Polyline) Method ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Geometry Namespace > Geodesic Class > Length Method : Length(Polyline) Method ## Option 2 ## Use the GeometryService task operation LengthsAsync: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/runtime-wpf/apiref/index.html?ESRI.ArcGIS.Client~ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Tasks.GeometryService~LengthsAsync.html. This task works with: #1. An ArcGIS Server / ArcGIS Online Geometry server e.g. http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Utilities/Geometry/GeometryServer #2. A LocalGeomertyService - see http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/runtime-wpf/apiref/index.html?ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Local~ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Local.LocalGeometryService.html for more information. Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, Yes, the fundamental geometry concepts are essentially the same: MapPoint, Polyline, Polygon, Envelope, Multi-point. JSON is probably the best option - as long as you follow the ArcGIS REST specification: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/rest/apiref/index.html. I believe you'll need to write the to/from JSON piece for the ArcObjects. In the WPF API we already have some to/from JSON methods - these operate at the level of the FeatureLayer (as opposed to being on individual geometries or graphics). However you may need to implement additional to/from JSON logic. You should also take care over what functionality you use in the ArcGIS Runtime SDK otherwise you may need to purchase licenses for both parts of your application (an ArcGIS Engine license and an ArcGIS Runtime license). When you begin to use local layers which require your runtime deployment to include the LocalServer then you'll need a runtime Standard license. The lower level Basic license is free and covers you for all service-based layers plus local Tile Packages. The use of client-side GraphicsLayer is included with the Basic license. Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, The ArcGIS Runtime SDKs (WPF, WP, Java, Android, iOS, etc) all have new, native APIs and new architectures which are designed to take advantage of asynchronous programming patterns and modern multi-core computing platforms. These APIs will not necessarily have any direct correlation to ArcObjects. Therefore migrating from an ArcObjects-based solution to a solution based on, for example, the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for WPF will mean you need to redesign and rewrite. But talk of converting between the two and deep copying sounds like you're considering a hybrid solution? Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, For local imagery we'd recommend creating a Tile Package with ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop and adding that to your application via the ArcGISLocalTiledLayer class. However, if you are trying to read from your own store of tiled images on disk you could investigate deriving from the TiledLayer class because the TiledMapServiceLayer class is more specifically implemented to work with services. Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, What are you building your application as? x86 => Will require Client32 and LocalServer32 directories within the ArcGISRuntime1.0 directory. x64 => Will require Client64 and LocalServer64 directories within the ArcGISRuntime1.0 directory. Any CPU => Will require Client32 & LocalServer32 OR Client64 & LocalServer64 directories within the ArcGISRuntime1.0 directory depending on the OS architecture of the machine. But you should not be manually creating those directories - you use the Deployment Tool to build your runtime deployment with the appropriate components for your chosen architecture(s). Cheers Mike ... View more

Hi, Just new'ing the layer probably won't trigger the layer initialization - to confirm you could try calling Initialize() on the layer then adding it to the map. Cheers Mike ... View more