ArcGIS-Server is software "to create, manage, and distribute GIS services over the Web to support desktop, mobile and Web mapping applications."
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How to convert ArcGIS Server JSON to GeoJSON?
I'm creating a web map using Leaflet, and I want to be able to grab feature layers from our ArcServer. I have successfully been able to retrieve a feature class as JSON, but Esri's JSON objects don't ...
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Programmatically start and stop map services with Python
Is it possible to programmatically stop and start ArcGIS Server map services using Python?
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Setting Output Parameter in ArcPy for Server Tool
I have published the following script tool (which is wrapped in a model, i.e. just the script tool and all of its parameters) to ArcGIS Server 10. The GP service succeeds when run, but I cannot ...
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Is there a RESTful way to cancel a GP Job?
I have an asynchronous gp service that I can successfully run and cancel from within Arcmap.
Using fiddler I see that arcmap communicates with the GP service via SOAP.
I'd like to cancel the job ...
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Toggle Toolbar Button and Activate Identify
I already asked how to toggle an identify button in a previous question, and was given the correct answer to the question, but when I tried to implement it into a toolbar that would disable the ...
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ArcSDE 10.1 no longer needed?
Through my frustration of not finding the post-installation wizard with ArcSDE 10.1 and being unsuccessful with the command line tool to start an SDE service on our SDE databases, I found I was able ...
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How does Google Earth Enterprise compare to ArcGIS server and GeoServer?
I'm working on a web app that includes mapping capabilities (currently just markers and KML overlays on an embedded Google Map). We're starting to outgrow the limitations of Google's free stuff, and ...
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Reconcile a Versioned Geodatabase with only the DEFAULT version
Follow up to this: Spatial Database Connection String
I am trying to reconcile a versioned geodatabase that has only one version, DEFAULT. I am following the steps from the ESRI documentation: A ...
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How many layers should be in a MapService - what are the tradeoffs?
When setting up MapServices for ArcGIS, I'm often given an mxd that has many layers in it and told to publish it.
Should I have more mapservices with fewer layers in each, or fewer mapservices with ...
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Is it possible to expose Google Maps as background map through ArcGIS server?
I am doing a (non commercial) project where the client doesn't have the budget for purchasing map data like that provided by TeleAtlas. They only need map data for a background map, and they'd like to ...
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Why are annotation features containing both GraphicElement and TextElement objects not drawing in an ArcGIS Server map service?
I am building annotation features with Python/comtypes/ArcObjects. The annotation works great in ArcMap (10.1), but it is does not draw when published to a map service in ArcGIS Server. Each piece ...
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Is there a 3rd party ArcGIS viewer (builder) for Javascript?
Esri provides an ArcGIS Viewer for Flex as well as an ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight.
Strangely though, there are no plans for a similar viewer for Javascript.
Are there any 3rd parties that have ...
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What are the consequences of setting the SupportedImageReturnTypes to MIME in ArcGIS Server
I am currently exploring using the ExportMap function on the rest endpoint of a Cached Map Service.( I want to export only some layer within a Mapservice).
I have found that if you change the ...
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ESRI Geoprocessing Script : Runs Fine in Desktop - Crashes as Geoprocessing Service
I have a small and simple geoprocessing script that I am trying to expose as a geoprocessing service in ArcGIS Server 10 SP4. The script is below. Pardon the hard-coding...
With the hard-coded ...
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Is it possible to replaceDataSource of layer with dataset stored in_memory using ArcPy?
I use in_memory workspaces to speed up some Python script tools that get published as Geoprocessing Services significantly.
The tools open MXDs and perform, among other things, an ExportToPDF.
In ...
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How do I get started with GIS Servers on Amazon EC2?
Are there any tutorials, talks or presentations that discuss the use of EC2 or other cloud computing services to host GIS Servers? Has anyone had any experience in doing it with Amazon's EC2? How hard ...
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Is anyone indexing ArcGIS Server services on the web?
In looking at the REST API, it seems like it wouldn't be that hard to write a bot that crawls the web and indexes services (Map Services, GP Services etc.)
Is anyone already doing this?
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I ...
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How can I determine which service is associated with a particular ArcSOC.exe process and vice versa?
I've got a development arcgis server machine configured with multiple mapservices, gp services and SOE's. Sometimes an arcgissoc.exe process gets hung. There also seem to be too many SOC's running ...
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How to simulate moving vehicles?
I have a point layer (stored in SQL Server 2008) that is being served up by a map service in ArcGIS Server 10.1. I am consuming this service in a web client.
Lets say the points are boats out at ...
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ArcGIS Server 10 - Licensing by Core
I know awhile back they changed the licensing model to license by the core.
So if you have one server license, and you want to install it on a four core server?
Do you need four licenses to be ...
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Troubleshooting ArcObjects performance problems
We have developed a relatively complex geoprocessing routine using a C# / ArcObjects (COM) / ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 / ArcSDE 9.3.1 / Oracle 11g stack. Running the routine on a complete dataset takes ...
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How can I get more verbose messages from a GP service?
When I run a tool I've published as a gp service, the only messages I get are these:
esriJobMessageTypeInformative: Submitted.
esriJobMessageTypeInformative: Executing...
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ArcGIS Server won’t release SDE table locks
My ArcGIS Server services are locking tables in SDE. This is a problem if I need to edit or overwrite them. Unfortunately the locks don't go away upon stopping the services. The only solution I have ...
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Steps to create an interface Editing ArcSDE Layers in a web service online. Similar to ArcGIS Desktop
The initial idea is to make a multiuser web service for editing versions of an ArcSDE geodatabase online (each version for each user. Is it possible to acces through a password and user name?).
Can I ...
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Python Geoprocessing Service Script - how to use SetParameter
I have a script that needs to be published to ArcGIS Server as a geoprocessing service. This script computes a set of records in table form. I need to set an output parameter so that it returns the ...
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Is it possible to reference data using mapped network drives instead of UNC path in arcgis server services?
Has anyone managed to create a service using datasets referenced via a mapped network drive letter on windows?
ESRI support claims it is not "supported", but I want to make sure it is actually not ...
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Is accessing an mxd from an Msd based SOE safe?
I have a server object extension (SOE) that returns a list of legend items based on symbols that fall within a specified extent. This allows the client to update a legend to reflect on the symbols ...
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google earth profile used in mashup or flex
I really like the way google earth profile works,
1. mouse over line, right click, select profile
2. slide the mouse over the created 3d profile an dsee where that is on the map.
Has anyone an idea ...
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Spatial Database Connection String
From MS Access, I'd like to create a link to the attribute table of an SDE feature class in a spatial database. For example, I have the following connection string which works for an OLE DB ...
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Should I start a new project using the Silverlight API?
I'm about to start a new mapping project for a client, and am considering using the ArcGIS Server Silverlight API, since it gives a lot of the required functionality out-of-the-box (especially with ...
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ArcGIS Server Error: “Feature service requires a registered database”
I'm attempting to publish a feature service to ArcGIS server. I'm running SQL Server Express and ArcSDE. When I try to publish the service I get the error "00090: Feature service requires a registered ...
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Improving Map service performance
I have a map service that has more than 60 data layers. For faster performance, I have separated the data with daily updates as a dynamic service. I still have a map service that base data (50+ ...
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Intersection failing because of vertices of polygons
I've written some code to intersect features of one layer with another's, but one layer has polygons (the squares in the image) and the other has circles (not filled).
The problem is that I'm using ...
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ArcServer 10.1 - Publishing C# Executable as a Geoprocessing Service
I am trying to publish an arcobjects C# executable as a gpservice. We did this in 10.0 by adding it to a toolbox and hitting publish. Using ArcCatalog in 10.1 you must first run the script before you ...
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ArcGIS Server 10 on Ubuntu or CentOS?
I know Solaris is on the way out with 10.1
I also know that v10 is only supported on 32bit flavours of RedHat & SUSE.
What I do want to know, has anyone had any luck installing it on either ...
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getResultImageLayer is not working
I am trying to obtain the shapefile output that I am receiving from the gpTool, which is hosted on the ArcServer, and placing it on the Map using,
gp.getResultImageLayer(jobInfo.jobId,"final_shp", ...
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Adding a FeatureLayer ARCGIS JavaScript API
Hi I am currently exploring ARCGIS Javascript API. I have my own map services and feature services up on my local server. I would want to use the FeatuerLayer to select and highlight feature on the ...
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Toggle Identify with Button
I am attempting to set up an Identify button that will only allow the identify functionality to be performed when the button is pressed. I have gotten to the point that the identify only works when ...
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How can I deserialize json to create an IRecordset?
I've got a Silverlight client that serializes a FeatureSet and sends to an SOE. I'd like for the SOE to deserialize the json into an IRecordSet. ESRI.ArcGIS.SOESupport.Conversion has a method for ...
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Where is ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.Tasks.Utils.JSON documentation?
I'm using the WPF assemblies from the freely downloadable ESRI WPF/Silverlight 2.0 SDK.
As I type in a "using" statement in visual studio, I can use intellisense to expand out into:
using ...
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How to convert a String variable to a Raster datatype using Calculate Value
I have a GP service I would like to consume in a Flex application, but one of the input data types can be a raster. ArcGIS Server does not support a raster data type as an input parameter, but ...
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Creating a GP script to update a table in SDE
I need to create a geoprocessing script to update a table on an SDE server, with some text input from the user.
I thougth what I needed to do was create a toolbox with a python script associated with ...
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ArcGIS Can't get ResultImageLayer
I am unable to get a ResultImageLayer.
I can get a GPFeatureRecordSetLayer using ResultData and add the feature geometries individually.
I am using ArcServer 10.1 so it is not a pre-release problem.
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How to set a definition query for an AGS layer?
Is it possible filter out some features using a definition query set from the client on a AGS layer?
I've checked out the map server layer but it only supports find and identify. Also looked at WMS, ...
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How do I use a layer of Bing / Google a “WebApplication” in “ArcGIS Server Manager”?
I'm using "ArcGIS Server."
I want to publish a "WebApplication".
I created a map of my city.
I want to have as the background world map with satellite images of "BingMaps" or "GoogleMaps" or "ArcGIS ...
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How can I access WMS service from Geoserver using ArcGIS Silverlight API?
Having Geoserver installed locally in my machine, I'm currently doing a R&D by trying to access WMS service from Geoserver using ArcGIS API for Silverlight.
I'm trying to replicate the sample in ...
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Javascript Api's ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer won't show map
I am currently trying to show a map that has been tiled. I am using version 10 of the arcgis server, and version 2.5 of the javascript api, the odd thing i am running into is that the map will not ...
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Example of RasterData class in ArcGIS for Flex
How would I use the RasterData class in com.esri.tasks.supportClasses for ArcGIS API for Flex? I haven't found any documentation for it outside the API and that doesn't give much info either. Could I ...
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Passing GPString value via Flex
In this example from the ArcGIS for Flex samples page:
Clip and Ship
I am curious how from this function how the label property of each check box that is passed as input for the Layers_to_Clip ...
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ESRI: ADF + Geodatabase
I'm a .NET Develop. I'm using ESRI / ADF and I have a problem whit some methods of Geodatabase. On the beginning of development I needed connect on GeoDB and execute queries. On this moment I got this ...
