Latest Contributions by RonnieRichards

When publishing services to ArcGIS Server using arcpy it does not provide the ability to set service parameters. Please expose all service parameters so they can be automated for service deployment. This should include the basic things like "overWriting" a service as well as enabled or disabling capabilities and parameters.  Provide arcpy classes, modules or methods to allow a complete arcpy publication solution and similar workflow to the Desktop publication workflow. We should not have to resort to xml or file based hacks to publish services in the same manner as Desktop. Support will not provide examples on modifying the SDDraft and the documentation does not even mention this limitation or ability so a solution needs be provided.  ... View more

In ArcGIS Server, it would be great if Geocode services had the option to turn off schema locking like map services. This is frustrating since all operations are made against the locator anyway and a schema lock still exists on the sde feature class, why ? schemaLockingEnabled = True/False   ... View more

The check geometry tool is nice but it is lacking an option to output the problematic coordinate locations. How is someone supposed to fix self-intersecting polygons when it does not report the suspect coordinate? Comparing this tool to other 3rd party or open source tools they seem to be able to report the problem very accurately running specific methods. Example: org.apache.solr.common.SolrException: Couldn't parse shape 'POLYGON .... because: com.spatial4j.core.exception.InvalidShapeException: Ring Self-intersection at or near point (-xxx.xxxx, xx.xxxx, NaN) ... View more

We are having some challenges using Maplex for address labels that are stacked or very dense. We have messed with every setting and maplex is being very strict trying to label on top of label. These are stacked and very points so I understand but it does not seem as flexible with the placement as the standard engine? When we use the standard engine it at least throws the labels around the point so they do not conflict. How to get this same behavior with Maplex? It seems limited with this type of scenario. (close or stacked points used as labels). Thanks for any help or suggestions. ... View more

Please create Bus/Transit line as well as related stops and timetables to the LGIM. Currently Transit routes are very hard to create, maintain and publish in the ArcGIS Solution and the entire industry would benefit if you have some of your local govt experts build solutions around the information model. Today there are very few solutions in creating, maintaining transit lines in the ArcGIS solution as Cartographic representations do not perform the large and small scale needs of transit publication to its customers.  Additionally provide the ability to export and import Google transit information (GTFS) as well.   ... View more

We use domains as valid value lists in editing environments to streamline editing for users when a list of values is required for a particular field. When codes/values are not needed the workflow is rather redundant to create a CODE & VALUE with the same exact values. If fact we started doing this more and more over the years since the use of coded values is inconsistent in the ArcGIS platform and also coded as XML in the GDB making back-end reporting and integration a pain. Today coded values domains are inconsistent and confusing for end-users where using functionality such as: queries, calculates, AGOL, Open Data, multi-version views.  The coded/value domain is a redunant workflow and when only values are needed I propose the ability to create a value domain which is simply a list of values only. This will make it easier to manage and provide a consistant usage of a domain values across the platform for those that need it.  ... View more