Latest Contributions by JeffreySwain

The clearest and direct method for performing what you mention is the multiple mosaic datasets. One mosaic dataset for the individual years and then one to unite them all. The time slider will then work as described. To publish the embedded mosaic dataset in a map service, you will still need the Server Image Extension.  To create what you are mentioning, you will have to create merged raster datasets and then try to group them.  I am not sure how that would work. From the Silverlight API samples, under Time Enabled Layers > Image Services, the time series there references a mosaic dataset produced image service as well.   <esri:ArcGISImageServiceLayer Url="http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World/MODIS/ImageServer" >                 <esri:ArcGISImageServiceLayer.MosaicRule>                     <esri:MosaicRule MosaicMethod="esriMosaicCenter" />                 </esri:ArcGISImageServiceLayer.MosaicRule>             </esri:ArcGISImageServiceLayer> So it seems that the Image Server Extension and mosaic datasets will still be needed. Unmanaged raster catalogs are treated as mosaic datasets when you publish them in a Map service, you should still need the Image Server Extension.  Per this Seminar Power Point about Imagery at ArcGIS 10, you can see on page 35 that Raster Catalogs cannot be published. So I would still recommend upgrading to the Image Server Extension and publish the image service using the mosaic dataset.   Raster catalogs are not feasible and creating the raster datasets could be rather time/data consuming. ... View more

You cannot edit multipatch vertices at 10. You can check to see that they are closed or not with the Is Closed 3d Tool, but editing vertices of a multipatch is not possible.  You can move the multipatches around and up and down via the 3d Editor Toolbar.  I am also including the help on the supported multipatch edits.  I would recommend checking to see if the multipatches are closed, because they will error out if they are not closed. ... View more

Since your differences from  are a factor of 3.28, I believe that you are suffering from the meters to feet conversion factor.  Are the units matching up?  Was there a change indicated between the processing?  I would check the units that the elevations are in. ... View more

The Round up or Round Down tool will accomplish what you are looking to achieve without the raster calculator. ... View more

Also depending on the connection to the SDE, the SOC user may need to be added to the database in order for it to have access.   Per the help that Patrick recommended, If you're working with an ArcSDE geodatabase at the Enterprise level, the way that you add the SOC account as a valid user of the database varies depending on the DBMS that you are using. You may find it helpful to consult your DBMS documentation to learn how to grant access to an operating system account. Once you've added the SOC account, you need to grant it SELECT permissions to the resource that you are going to publish. Additional permissions may be necessary if you will be editing data. ... View more

Depending on what you would like to do with the image service, I would recommend creating a mosaic dataset for each year and then if desired publish them and add them to an additional mosaic dataset.  That way you can add a field and utilize the time slider in the published service.  If you have the Image Server Extension then you can publish each one out and the final image service will be time enabled. In terms of having to publish them with a catalog or in an mxd, if you have the Image Server Extension it is not necessary.  If you plan on alternatives, then you will have to create a physical file and publish that or utilize an mxd and publish as a map service not an image service. ... View more

If you had a surface created with a Spline to force the surface to conform to the point elevations and interpolate between, then you could use the Extract Values to Point tool in Spatial Analyst or if you had 3d Analyst you could use the Add Surface Information tool or Interpolate shape to make the line 3d. ... View more

If it worked once, but subsequent runs fail, I would consider moving the scratch space directory. As ArcMap and Spatial Analyst processes data, the working directory fills up with data from the processes.  If changing that directory does not solve the analysis, I would consider running the tool locally, to avoid sporadic network differences with Esri GRIDs across the network. If that does not solve the issue, then placing a Support call to check out the differences in your processing syntax. I would recommend against names that have symbols or start with numbers and paths with too many spaces or special characters. ... View more

What you are looking to do sounds like interpolation.  I would recommend taking a look at the different interpolation tools, which will fill in the gaps between the points.  Or perhaps the point density tool will work, depending on your analysis. ... View more

If the dae will not display, it may be too complex for the combination of you video card and ArcScene/ArcGlobe to handle.  I would recommend opening the dae in Sketchup and then saving it back out as a skp and specify a version of 6.  This is the recommended Sketchup Version that ArcScene will support.  If the model does not work as well, then there may be other issue.  If you are using 10, I would recommend trying to see if you can create a multipatch feature class and then add it through the 3d Editor.  If the model simply will not ever display then it may be worth placing a Support incident in order to test it out here and see if we can determine what maybe happening or create a bug report for the behavior. ... View more

If you are importing multiple iscdefs then chances are the overviews created for the individual image services will not sync up. I recommend in those cases to generate new overviews once all of the source rasters are added. Also when you are noticing the missing tiles, try to determine if there is an overview generated there that is not visible or the Min/Max pixel is different from the images that display. There is a chance that those values have not been properly updated. ... View more

Here are the recommended minimum requirements and a page that lets you test your configuration against the recommendations for ArcGlobe.  There are the pages that link to both AMD and Nvidia and indicate the certified cards on the minimum requirements. ... View more

In order for the tool to work, it must be an image service.  It will not recognize a map service, which is what you are creating.  In order for the Make Image Server Layer to work, the layer must be an Image Service published through ArcGIS Server.   I am not sure what you mean by, I also find it odd that a tool named Make Image Server Layer would require an embedded image service in a map service as an input. The cascading (image service in a map)that you are doing will not be recognized.  To see the layers the tool will recognize, open up the tool and then path to your GIS Server.  You should see all of the Image Services created and not the Map Services. Also 'Drag and Drop' will not work as the layer created in ArcMap is not what will be recognized in the Tool.  The proper syntax will look as the help describes   "GIS Servers\server3 (admin)\File_TIFF_Amberg.ImageServer." The layer generated in ArcMap does not have the same information as needed by the tool. ... View more

Based on your description there are two tools that come to mind.  The Intersect 3d tool and the Intersect 3d Line with Multipatch.  I am not sure if that will create what you are looking for, but it may get you started.  You can create a multipatch of your surface with the Interpolate Polygon to Multipatch tool. ... View more

Once you add the mosaic dataset to an mxd, if you can right click the preview and select zoom to source resolution and then see the raster, the source rasters are good.  If you zoom out and then they disappear at different intervals then use the selection tool and then select the blank area.  This should highlight an overview in the attribute table of the mosaic dataset footprint.  Then you can evaluate that one and see if the permissions, access to them or if they need to be created. For a question this complex it may be easier to create a Support Incident and then have the analyst set up a desktop streaming session and take a look at it with you.  About your question on the scale the overviews take over, there is information about the Min/Max pixel size here.  There is a direct relationship between the cell size and scale. Both can be calculated using the following: Scale = Cell Size x 96/0.0254 Therefore, if the scale is 1:20,000, the cell size is 5.29 meters. Cell Size = Scale x 0.0254/96 Therefore, if the cell size is 5 meters, the scale is 1:18,898. ... View more