Latest Contributions by JonathanBailey

This page indicates that PowerShell DSC for Azure is "coming soon". When is soon? ... View more

Here's what I've done: Installed ArcGIS Pro. Cloned the default Python environment using conda. Updated ArcGIS to 1.5.0 using conda. Now, in my notebook, the map widget does not display the first time I run a cell. For example, when I run the following cell the first time: from arcgis.gis import GIS my_gis = GIS() my_gis.map()‍‍‍ The map widget is not displayed. If I run the cell again, then the map widget is displayed. ... View more

I have a folder structure that contains a hierarchy of KML files. The top KML file, Main.kml. contains links to other KML files in the hierarchy, which in turn contain links to other KML files in the hierarchy, until, finally, you get to the leaf node that contains actual features. (Note: I didn't set this up, I'm just using it). I can add Main.kml to Google Earth and all of the links to the sub-layers and folders in the hierarchy show up, and I can turn them on and the data appears in Google Earth. When I add KML files from this hierarchy into a map in ArcGIS Pro, sometimes they work, but, more often than that, they don't. Often, only a couple levels of the hierarchy will be show in the map contents pane, and I can't drill down further. If I load one of the leaf KML nodes, then it seems to work fine. Anything else is hit-or-miss. Often ArcGIS Pro crashes when I try to drill down from a higher-level KML node. Does anyone have any insight? ... View more

Currently, there's not a convenient way to license Desktop or Engine with a single-use license in the cloud (e.g., Azure VMs, Amazon WorkSpaces). The user has to de-authorize before shutting down the cloud VM, otherwise, the single-use license enters an "untrusted" state (because the hardware IDs change when the machine is restarted).   This is vitally important for small organizations who use cloud services as part of their DevOps. For example, in order for a third-party solution to support multiple releases of ArcGIS Desktop, the implementer will want to build and run unit tests against each release. The choices to do this are:   a separate physical machine for each release; a separate VM for each release running on a local server; or a separate cloud VM for each release.   The most cost-efficient option will usually be #3, and the automation tools available on cloud platforms can be used to automate build, test, and deploy.   However, the lack of a single-use licensing solution for the cloud for developers essentially precludes #3 as an option. ... View more

Currently, there's not a convenient way to license Desktop or Engine with a single-use license in the cloud (e.g., Azure VMs, Amazon WorkSpaces). The user has to de-authorize before shutting down the cloud VM, otherwise, the single-use license enters an "untrusted" state (because the hardware IDs change when the machine is restarted). This is vitally important for small organizations who use cloud services as part of their DevOps. For example, in order for a third-party solution to support multiple releases of ArcGIS Desktop, the implementer will want to build and run unit tests against each release. The choices to do this are: a separate physical machine for each release; a separate VM for each release running on a local server; or a separate cloud VM for each release. The most cost-efficient option will usually be #3, and the automation tools available on cloud platforms can be used to automate build, test, and deploy. However, the lack of a single-use licensing solution for the cloud for developers essentially precludes #3 as an option. ... View more