Latest Contributions by RobertBorchert

Well you could tell people use it or there is the door. For many people the only way to get them to do it is to literally ram it down their throats.  However, that is unpractical, makes people angry, and won't work. Especially if you have to deal with union employees.  ESRI uses this technique with their software all the time and it really does not set well with a lot of users. The company really has the impression of being focused on increasing the profit margin and not the user. ESRI makes great programs and applications but does not seem to be concerned that it gets out of reach of the smaller users. All that aside.  There is not best way or best practice. But techniques I have used and my company has used. The most successful has been to find at least one person or group that wants change or the new thing. We started off easy and had a Webmap using Silverlight that anyone in our intranet could access. We put our entire system on there with links to maximo. Granted it very basic. But the one group that wanted it used it.  And they talked about it with others.  Then on GIS day we had a GIS Day and invited everyone in our company (850 employees over half a dozen locations) to participate. We demonstrated the web map.  The users talked about how they used it.  60 minute session. We showed them some really cool widgets that did useful things. That got others to saying, "Hey can we do this particular thing for our department". So we created a custom widget. then our one interested group wanted to expand on easement acquisitions. We set them up with a way to take the iPad into the field and significantly cut down on job time.  He used it for 6 months. At an employee communication meeting he got up and talked about it and did a demo. That opened the gate. First one, then another, then another.  Within 3 years we have a significant part of the company wondering how they lived without it. We don't force people to play with the new toys. We let them see the other employees playing with them. Long story short. To get people to accept and use the new technology you get them to ask  you for it.   ... View more

That's a really horrible third party app for making lines. I would suggest getting into something that is 21st Century. Contact the company and see if they have an app for converting the collected data into a line. If not the manual workaround is actually quite simple provided you don't have to do it to many times and each entry has a unique identifier somewhere. Do you have a more complete example of what the collected table looks like ... View more

After seeing the image I am thinking that the DEM tiles were not edge matched properly in the first place. ... View more

That's what I was afraid of.  It is like making a map using fonts as symbols and putting it in a .pdf.  Then you send the pdf to someone else and if you did not embed the fonts they will be converted to a standard font automatically. As far as I know ArcGIS online does not support custom fonts. Only the standard fonts. It would only work if you were hosting the AGOL yourself and the font would have to be installed on the server. ... View more

I would think it would be much to difficult to do the voice first and then try to match animation to the dialog. You should be able to see the animation up to not advance until after a given time. So do your animation. then the voice over.  Measure the time of the voice over then set the timing. ... View more

I just configure the pop ups in the MXD I make the feature service from and never have to tinkle with the pop ups, Other than changing the date field to no show the time. ... View more

You may simply have to create it.  If you have the data available through Boeing Aerospace Operations ... View more

MAC or PC does not make any difference. The software does not run any better on a MAC.  I don't even know a lot of users that us MAC for GIS.  And they cost a lot more. For the best computer for 3D applications you are going to want a lot of RAM.  A good GPU and preferably an i7 with a quad core processor. Personally I would stay away from a laptop for GIS Applications unless your going to hook up to a docking station with larger monitors. Fortunately Gaming Computers perfectly fit the bill for good GIS computers. Generally many modern high end games take more resources than 3D GIS.  If you want to explore the option of making your Campus tour VR then you should consider a VR ready computer Go online to Best Buy and check out their computers. Set your price at $2000 or higher and pretty much any gaming computer will be over kill for your project. ... View more

Look at Tiger Census data ... View more

you can try snapping but the line may or may not snap to where they should. Personal your best bet is to make an entirely new contour layer from RAW data or a DEM There is so much LIDAR data available out there that it really not that big a deal.  I recently created a whole new set of contour line in a half mile buffer around all or our transmission lines. What is your region or state>? ... View more

What do you use to open the .csv? If the German Characters are visible then you must have the font on your computer. Where are you viewing the story map? on the same computer?  Is the storymap being loaded online and viewed that way? ... View more

Then you should get the font that can display those character and install them. When you open the .csv file are the German characters visible. ... View more

That is Windows 7 Click the window icon and type in fonts ... View more

First check to see if your computer is hiding the German Font. Go to your control panel and click on Fonts. Then click on Font Settings. Uncheck the box. Go back to your Fonts and see if your German Font is included.  If it is not then install it.  Generally you can install a font to your computer by double clicking on it. ... View more