Latest Contributions by JoeBorgione

I'm new with networks so probably my questions is quite stupid. 1) I am trying to publish on the server a map service with a network analysis capability. When I do so, the error tab says that the route layer/network layer is "not supported". What exactly do i have to publish in order to get that service? 2) I have another question concerning networks. I understand that the geometric network cannot be published as a capability of a map service. But for me this type of network would be more useful.So the question would be: do you know any way that I can use the functionality of a geometric network in a web-application? ps: I use ArcGIS 10.0 (ArcEditor) and ArcServer 10.0 Thank you. I assume that you have a license for Network Analyst for Server?  A license for NA in desktop won't work for a published service. Can't help you with #2. Sorry. ... View more

Jochen-  the database name is RasterStore.mdb; mdb = microsoft database(Access) and as Vince mentioned this is a 'personal geodatabase'. Another WAG: the D drive is a network drive.  Somewhere in that drive is the path to the database (scholtes\Masterabeit\etc\etc\) Hope this helps- ... View more

Sounds to me like you have your bases covered.  Your connectors work with some intersections but just a few do not; perhaps zoom in on the data and see if the lines are truly intersections where you are having the problems. ... View more

Sounds more like a network data set issue. In nation wide data set I'd guess the chances of disconnects are pretty good. ... View more

Do you want to solve this problem with network analysis or with various spatial selections? In Network analysis you could run a closest facility type of analysis where your Farms are incidents and your Intersections are facilties (or vice versa). There is also the NEAR tool in the Proximity Toolset you may be able to work that into some sort of routine if you don't have NA. ... View more

Hang in there; it sounds like you'll have a killer piece of data once your are done! ... View more

If you google error 000278 you'll see a few responses.  One of them mentions field length being too short as a problem that tosses this error. Merging feature classes with different data schemas is painful, as you have discovered.  With so many to do, loading them into a standardized feature class may not be optimal, but the simple data loader is one of my favororite tools. ... View more

I was trying to create composite geolocator using ESRI locator services. http://tasks.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Locators Is it possible to create composite geolocators using locators hosted at esri servers? Thanks and Regards, Shay~ See this earlier post.... ... View more

Looks like you hit pay dirt! ... View more

You should print this thread out and leave it conspicuously on your bosses desk.  Maybe (s)he'll get the point and you'll get NA. I use network analyst all day everyday for dispatching fire/ems using a 'quickest route' (fastest response) application. Good luck- ... View more

Back in the day, I worked as a heavy duty diesel truck mechanic.  My neck was as red as the day is long.  I had a huge tool chest full of simple to sophisticated tools.  Could I tear an engine apart and rebuild it with a pair of pliers and a hammer?  Perhaps.... The thing about complex analyses like '2-mile DRIVING distance' is you need fairly complex tools to perform the analyses.  Calculating driving distance from a set of given points is not a trivial matter.  It takes good data and the proper approach.  That said.... You might be able to cobble together something by creating a 2 mile radius circle with the station as the center; then spatially select all of the your centerlines that fall within or intersect or what ever that circle and sum the length attributes of the centerlines selected.  It'll be an iterative if not tedious approach, but you might be able to figure something out as you go. Hope this helps- ... View more

Clip Union Intersect Select by location What is geoprocessing? What is GIS? These are all topics you may want to check out. ... View more

Regardless of locator type, it's always a good idea for naming conventions when you do a lot of geocoding.  I work at two 9-1-1 call centers and I've made it my life's work to enforce conventions.  I don't know how you are getting your address lists or who creates them, but your life will become increasingly easier and much less frustrating if you come up with some kind of convention.  In my world it's AVE, not AV, not Avenue;  It's HWY 1, not US 1 or US HWY 1; its S not So or South.  You get the idea It'll take some time and trust me who ever you are working with is going to whine and complain.  Make up a few of your more popular sites; see how forgiving you can get the locator by adjusting the spelling sensitivty before you start getting false hits... ... View more

Is there a way to use points as references in an address locator, and subsequently to geocode a table of intersections? You bet.  You need to create a point feature class.  That's why I mentioned earlier 'depending on how many you have'; you are looking at creating a point (or two) for your faux intersections.  See my attached image for clarification.  I've added a couple of points to my point feature class; the attribute table is very simple; just one field called..... Location.  Notice that two of my locations are at over/underpasses, and I named them with respect to the freeway.  This is where you might need two points, since it could be I-15 at Harrisville or Harrisville at I-15, right?  You could also use an alias table but I'm not going to get into that. But the Pioneer Exchange is just that, and nothing else. You would need to decide on a naming convention; that is really important since point based locators are typically not very forgiving. Take a look here for the various locator types and thier associated feature classes.  I use the Single Field type very often for 'common place names'; I can resolve to a point location of various features like Business Names, Mile Markers, Picknick Areas, etc etc.  So if my 'location' field is populated with "Amys Bar and Grill" I get match.  If I type in "Joes House" I get a hit on it as well.... Hope this helps- ... View more

The thing I noticed about the planarize technique is that it works well when using the "Dual Ranges" address locator style, but not so well with the "Street Name" style. Do you have any ideas as to why this is? I've never had occasion to to use the dual range type of locator; I'm a U.S Streets With Alt Name kind of guy.  Not sure why it would work better. Finally, I wanted to mention that the table I am working with does not include house numbers, but rather primary and secondary streets. The intersections act more as reference points than precise locations. For example, the primary street and secondary street may not technically intersect, but the space that the two streets share is a reference point for where an event occurred. All the more reason to use points ... View more