Latest Contributions by Bud

Idea: Provide a sample public Experience Builder map. Details: Sample/public Experience Builder map to play around in? ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2: I have a .tiff engineering drawing that I've georeferenced. I want to only see the black lines in the image; I want the white background to be removed so that I can clearly see the ortho beneath the georeferenced image. I imagine there is a way to remove the white pixels using raster geoprocessing tools. However, raster analysis isn't my area of expertise, and I recall raster editing being fiddly work, so I'm looking for an easier option. Idea: A button in the Imagery ribbon to quicklly remove white (and near-white) pixels from the existing image (not a copy/export). Bud_0-1712777959412.png I'm aware I can make the entire image semi-transparent so that I can see the ortho beneath the image. That works to a degree, but the ortho is still somewhat obscured by the semi-transparent white pixels. It would be better if the white pixels were completely removed, improving visibility. ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2: In the Georeferencing —> Control Point Table, I want to select multiple control points and delete them using a single action. But as far as I can tell, there isn't a way to select multiple rows in the table, so deleting multiple control points at the same time doesn't seem to be possible. Could that functionality be added? For example, delete rows/links 1-4 in a single action: Bud_0-1712776269070.png ... View more

My unit and I.T. have tested new laptops with ArcGIS Pro over VPN (Microsoft Tunnel) for remote work. We've found that Pro over VPN is too slow, regardless if using home WiFi or plugged directly into a home router. I.T. says the slow performance is due to ArcGIS Pro being very chatty when it comes to network traffic. Related info in an old comment from @ThomasColson here. We don't have this problem with any other software on VPN, including ArcMap. And we don't have that problem in Pro when working in the office without VPN (corporate WiFi or LAN). The issue is with Pro and VPN. This means laptops aren't a good option for ArcGIS Pro users. Users who do have existing laptops are currently using ArcMap over VPN without issue. But, since ArcMap is no longer supported, those users will eventually need to return their laptops to I.T. since they won't be useable with Pro/VPN. So we will be stuck with in-office work (on our desktop PC towers) or remotely connecting to those computers via VMware/home computers. But laptops/VPNs won't be an option (laptops would be especially handy for in-person group meetings using Pro). It wouldn't make sense to have laptops that would stay at our office desks (or used in in-office meetings) but can't be used at home with Pro and VPN. In that case, we'd be better off keeping our desktop PC towers with higher performance specs, since Pro has such high computer hardware requirements. Idea: This would all be solved if we could use Pro on laptops via VPN. Could Pro be enhanced so that network calls are reduced, making Pro/VPN feasible? ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2: When dragging a layer in the Contents Pane: I'm able to scroll up or down by moving/dragging the mouse to the top or bottom of the Contents Pane. That works as expected. However, my intuition is to use the mouse wheel (while dragging) to scroll up or down. But using the mouse wheel has no effect while dragging. Could that functionality be added? Video: ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2: I have multiple maps in a project. I want to open a map by dragging it to the "view" tab section. Video: I'm aware that I can right-click a map in Catalog to open it. But I think dragging and dropping would be a more intuitive option for users who are used to dragging/dropping in ArcGIS Pro. Could that functionality be added? Related: Open .MAPX file by dragging from File Explorer into map or Contents ... View more

Geoprocessing is relatively slow in ArcGIS Pro. For example, creating a linear referencing Route Event Layer was instantaneous in ArcMap using the UI dialog (raw ArcObjects/C++?), but the Make Route Event Layer geoprocessing tool takes 10 seconds to run in both ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2. Other UI-like geoprocessing tools are relatively slow too. Same with analytical and data management geoprocessing tools. It's my limited understanding that a lot of geoprocessing tools are Python under the covers. Python is notoriously slow compared to most other programming languages. Modular's Mojo language is an up-and-coming superset of Python. It honours Python syntax but is orders of magnitude faster than Python. When Mojo eventually becomes stable/when the kinks are worked out, could Esri consider replacing Python in ArcGIS Pro with Mojo? Is Mojo (a superset of Python) on ESRI’s radar? How Mojo🔥 gets a 35,000x speedup over Python – Part 1 Mojo 🔥 — the programming language for all AI developers ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.12; Oracle 18c 10.7.1 EGDB: I have a linear referencing Route Event Layer in the Contents pane. I've given the layer an alias (in the feature layer, not in the geodatabase): "route event layer alias". In the Contents pane —> List Data By Source tab, the layer's alias is shown, which I think is expected. Bud_0-1712246472449.png Idea:  After the layer name/alias, show the layer's table name in brackets:  route event layer alias (INFRASTR.LC_EVENTS) That would allow me to easily see what the underlying data source is for each layer without going into the layer Properties —> Source. ... View more