Latest Contributions by TimMinter

Well, bummer.  Another GOTCHA. After I opened a case regarding "Overwrite" not being available, "Overwrite hosted feature layers" documentation was updated yesterday to highlight that this capability only works if you publish the hosted feature layers by loading a file geodatabase or shapefile and choosing to create a feature layer at loading time.  However, the doc does not note (today) that if you published the hosted feature layer from ArcMap, that Overwrite is not provided as an option.  Today, that information may only be on this little post in the untraveled hinterlands of GeoNet. Note that if you publish the hosted feature service from a file geodatabase so you can use Overwrite, then you lose metadata (e.g. description, copyright text, constraints, tags, display field, min/max scales, etc.) in the item and in the service catalog.  Also note that layer names are not generated from feature class aliases if you publish from file geodatabases.  And, I'm not seeing a way to specify max records returned.  Kind of a miss. Since retaining and presenting service metadata when publishing from a file geodatabase is not supported and other capabilities are missing, Overwrite is of little use to organizations who have a requirement to make the metadata available at the service endpoint along with their Open Data offerings. I'll have to stick with Scott's customization above until the file geodatabase publishing tools respect the GDB and feature class metadata.  Disappointing for our purposes.  ... View more

When I request your open data site, Esri's code calls Google Analytics, which suggests that they are tracking and have access to the information you want.  You may be able to pursue via a support request for your open data site. tim ... View more

matthew driscoll‌ & Thomas Stanley-Jones‌ Gentlemen, thank you both for your posts.  You've pushed me along toward that dubious nirvana of labeling features with relates.  I'm Python-deficient at present, and have a need to label a point feature based on a table that is two relates away:  Facility (point) has Space (table) has Tenant (table).  Your code fired right off after I shortened my table path, so I have Facility (point) has Space (table) no worries. Is there an awesome Python reference that you know of that has examples of traversing multiple relates? thanks again, tim Edit: I'm stunned.  I believe I just hacked my way into some nested cursors that did the trick.  I'm quite positive it's not optimized, but it works.  Now I'm just into the joy of retrieving domain descriptions so I'm not labeling my points with useful info like "3, 8, 2, 6"  So, thanks for the kick start, guys.  I hope you're off enjoying your weekends early.  On that note, I'd best lean back on some laurels and maybe slide on out of here. def FindLabel( [GlobalID] ):   strSpaceTable = "C:\Facility.gdb\Space"   strTenantTable = "C:\Facility.gdb\Tenant"   strSpaceWhereClause = '"FacilityID" = \'{0}\''.format([GlobalID])   spacecursor = arcpy.da.SearchCursor(strSpaceTable, "GlobalID", strSpaceWhereClause)   for row in spacecursor:     spaceGlobalID = str(row[0])     strTenantWhereClause = '"SpaceID" = \'{0}\''.format(spaceGlobalID)     tenantcursor = arcpy.da.SearchCursor(strTenantTable, "Org3Acronym", strTenantWhereClause)     tenantresult = ""     for row in tenantcursor:       strLabel = str(row[0])       tenantresult += strLabel + "\n"     return tenantresult   return tenantresult.rstrip() ... View more

Here's an upcoming correct answer... hopefully 9/23/2014 ArcGIS Online Update "Feature Layers In the September update we plan to add an improved user experience for updating data in your ArcGIS Online-hosted feature layers. If you need to update data associated with your hosted feature layer, you will be able to update the layer through My Content and maintain the item URL and details." ... View more

Hi Nick, An MXD is a configuration file for ArcMap.  A shapefile is a legacy data structure from the mid-1990s which can be added to an ArcMap session and used as one of many data sources.  If you then save the ArcMap session to an MXD, then the next time you open the MXD with ArcMap the shapefile will be available as a layer in the ArcMap session.  I hope that helps explain the relationship between MXDs and shapefiles. I find the Esri free online training to be an excellent way to find my way: Esri Training | Getting Started with GIS Good luck, tim ... View more

Hi Scott, Good info!  I can use this until enterprise geodatabase replication or similar out-of-the-box capabilities show up in the ArcGIS Platform for managing data locally and publishing in ArcGIS Online. Thanks, Tim ... View more

This has been a publicy and frequently requested capability since at least 2002, so we've stuck our thumbs up it for over a decade now.  I seem to recall wanting to do it myself back before the turn of the century.  I continue to want it and am publicly standing here with you all with my thumbs up for it (still).  Hopefully the "well, there was this early ArcGIS design decision..." argument has evaporated in the mists of time and ArcGIS 10.3 will be the release that indicates that our message has been heard. ... View more

Thanks Andrew. ... View more

... there are no additional charges for bandwidth or download. We kept the bandwidth statistics available in Online to help indicate a level of activity on the service to Administrators. Thanks Andrew, this is good info. tim ... View more

Hey, so I notice that when I click on a dataset, the About section has a "Metadata" link that jumps to the item description.  This can provide a workaround for me until Esri can complete integration of metadata management and delivery across the ArcGIS Platform. Initially, I'm working around by using ArcGIS Desktop to export the metadata to FGDC XML (still our state's standard), zipping the XML file, then adding it as an item of type Code sample (other) to ArcGIS Online.  Once that's done, and I share the item to Everyone, I can string up a direct request to the metadata like this: http://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/<item id>/data I just stick that link into my feature service item description, and suddenly metadata is "available".  Not the cleanest or most pleasant, but it works for us for now. tim ... View more

Open Data may have an impact on credit usage if your Open Data becomes wildly popular.  If I'm reading the "View Status" information in our subscription correctly, then credits are expended for Storage (tiles, features, files) and Published Content - Usage (tiles, features, tile generation). So, if I add a hosted feature service that uses 10 MB of storage solely to provide public access, and it becomes wildly popular among users outside of my organization, then my credit usage goes like this: Storage:  2.4 credits per month (that's $2.88 per year) Bandwidth:  some unknown number of credits per GB of bandwidth (couldn't find it in the docs) http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisonline/credits tim ... View more

I received an email titled "ArcGIS Online - What's Coming" that said that the next ArcGIS Online update is planned for the week of July 2, 2014.  The note included a section indicating that Open Data would be released during this update.  So, the answer to your question is probably something like "probably pretty soon, if things go according to plan." tim ... View more