Latest Contributions by RobBlash

Were you ever able to come up with a solution? ... View more

What version of ArcPad are you using? I cannot get the XYZ Applet to work on 10.2, I tried on multiple devices. I'm trying to use quick fields also, but that is coming up short because help provides limited information on the syntax. I also don't like the idea of something that can be turned off. ... View more

Collector is also available for Windows 10 if you weren't already aware. ... View more

Joe, Thanks for the suggestion, I did find this beta yesterday and I started testing it on my personal device last night. Seems fairly solid so far. This will definitely be a consideration. Thanks, Rob ... View more

Does anyone have updated input on this topic? I'm looking for a ruggedized tablet but most that I see are cost-prohibitive and running older (4.2x) versions of android. As we begin moving to 5.x and 6.x as the dominant versions I think it's wise to be weary of a small manufacturer who will not likely offer OS updates. Does anyone have insight on deploying a more "mainstream" tablet (galaxy, nexus, etc.) with a rugged case like an otterbox? ... View more

This is INTENDED behavior? Ridiculous! Why? What is the intention on the development side? ... View more

One more thing, I've heard that offline editing via desktop (what you've described) gets problematic with larger datasets, so that might not work out so well for you anyway (that might not be true anymore, but who knows until you try?) There's always going to be a need to sync the master dataset with the field dataset. You can spend the $$ to do it "automatically" via server (and I'm betting that wont be without it's own headaches). Or you can set up a manual synchronization workflows on a fixed schedule, whether it be daily or weekly. ... View more

We have not used collector for gathering new data, but we have successfully tested it for gathering inspection data on assets that are already in the GIS. I haven't tried collector for large scale data collection, but I don't see why it wouldn't work once you nail the process. It sounds like you're able to actually collect data with collector so that's a start. There's always going to be a certain level of head scratching and frustration to get these things working. Stick with it and you can get it sorted. For example, we use a completely non-ESRI approach for collecting points via RTK GPS (using Leica). We then export as a csv and use ArcGIS to assemble a master database of points. Attribute assistant is free, its a desktop plugin that allows you to auto-populate attributes based on a config table you set up. It's helpful to track who's editing what and when. I also use it to do things like auto-populate a valve diameter based on the pipe it's snapped to (but of course you need to pay attention to those cases when the valve size is different than the pipe, etc.), auto-rotate fittings, and you can also set it up to calculate new asset IDs sequentially for new valves and hydrants. This is all on Desktop BTW. ... View more

It's a little frustrating but if you can nail the workflow it gets easier. I would suggest time-stamping all of your creates and edits (you can do this on desktop using the Attribute Assistant) to make it easier to sort through new, updated, and unchanged features. ... View more

You may have a typo in "Your local feature class is not updated" sentence I follow a similar procedure, though I log on to AGOL and download the service as a file gdb (instead of creating a local copy for editing through ArcGIS). This way I have an archive of the data in case I need to fall back on anything. Also I create a backup of my "master" dataset before loading the features from AGOL. I never need these backups, until I do! ... View more

I appreciate the response, but I do not see my organization moving to a "Pro-only" environment any time soon, so that point doesn't quite apply. Regardless, it seems like pro is going to decide what to delete for you, which is my all-time favorite thing that any piece of software does for me. Can't wait! I'll run through that tutorial at lunch today and see if it sheds any light on my situation, but aside from that my original problem still stands (Why can't I check the intermediate property for that output?). The fact that pro will make this choice for me some day in the future makes the question even more important to me. ... View more

I'll look into this, thanks. Have you experienced any issues with this (i.e. memory leaks/corruptions etc. causing unexpected results)? ... View more

I apologize if I'm not being clear. I have a model with ~20 processing steps. Some of the outputs are checked as intermediate (see clip 1 example point distance with output marked as intermediate). These behave as expected, i.e. the intermediate output is deleted once the model has run. Clip 1: I have a second point distance that runs a few steps later with slightly different input. The option to check this data as intermediate is grayed out. I can't figure out why. I can set it as managed though? Clip 2: To top it all off, if I add a delete process to the model, that very same output is then checked as intermediate (model builder checks it, I didn't do it). If I remove the delete process then it reverts back to the second screen shot. Clip 3: ... View more