Esri is a developer of general-purpose commercial GIS software, currently marketed under the ArcGIS name. This tag should be used for questions about the company rather than its products which will usually have separate tags.
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Does ESRI sliverlight API 2.4 supports Microsoft Sliverlight 5.0?
Please let me know whether ESRI Sliverlight API 2.4 version is officially supports or CERTIFIES Microsoft Sliverlight 5.0.?
Thank you.
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ArcGIS 9.3. How do I increase Picture Marker Symbol performance?
I have a layer with 400 point features that display a picture marker symbol on the map. We expect this number to increase a great deal. Unfortunately it's already noticeably slow. This is being ...
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ArcGIS REST server projection with OpenLayers
I'm adding an ArcGIS tile server to my openlayers tile server options via this javascript API. I have it displaying the map correctly, but it seems stretched out horizontally (I have a feeling the ...
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ESRI javascript API layer order
I have the below code which ensures a layer is valid before adding it to the map. mapConfig.Services is an array of service url's and loadMapService is a simple function which returns an ESRI layer. ...
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Change an ESRI esricontrol's tooltip
Is there a way to change an esricontrol's tooltip? I tried using the ICommand interface but the tooltip propertry is read-only. If I have to build a whole new ICommand and/or ITool is there way I can ...
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How to label every point in a dynamic feature layer?
How do I label the feature layer in a ArcGIS map with the data associated with the feature layer? I want to place the label bottom right corner of the marker symbol in the feature layer(lat-long ...
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Data Interoperability or FME ESRI Edition?
I've been debating keeping our Data Interoperability licence or going with the full FME ESRI Edition.
I'm looking for advice.
Thank you.
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Order of rings in ESRI Sliverlight API query task
I have an problem with "Query Task" class of ESRI Sliverlight API 2.1 version.
I am saving a polygon with 2 exclusions [Inner rings] (i.e. say exlcusion 'A' as 4 vertices and exclusion 'B' with 5 ...
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How do I copy the coded value for a field and not the raw value?
I am working with ArcGIS 10 and I have added a field in a feature class and am attempting to copy the text from another field's coded values, but the field calculator is simply copying the "code" text ...
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Hand drawn sketchy symbology styles for GIS software
Often times in planning projects, a hand drawn, sketchy look is desirable in order to convey the preliminary nature of a project.
Is anyone aware of any utilities/plugins for desktop GIS software ...
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Where can I download arcGIS desktop 9.3.1?
I have a EDN subscription, but a just can't find where I can download ArcGIS 9.3.1 software (specifically the ArcGIS desktop and the SDK?
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esri google maps api - Create a single GPolyline from an array of features
I'm using the esri google maps extension api...
I have a esri.arcgis.gmaps.FeatureSet()
(of type esriPolyline) containing an array of features (esri.arcgis.gmaps.Feature()).
Is there a simple way ...
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How to open or import .sdc files in QGIS?
I have some .SDC files i want to look at but i dont have arcview installed. is it possible?
i couldnt even find a software that does sdc to shp conversion.
any idea?
i am using qgis 1.7.4 on both ...
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Bug in ControlMapMeasureTool? “Measure An Area” creates a duplicate dialog in ArcGIS Engine 10
When we add a measure tool to the AxToolbarControl through the properties dialog, we can change to measure lenght and area in the dialog that pops up. But when we add a ControlsMapMeasureTool through ...
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Auto Increment Attribute Based on Nearest Point
An authority I am working with would like their Hydrants, a point shapefile, to be renumbered based on their location. I am looking for any python script that would help me A. Find the next closest ...
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Clear or Disable Cache in ArcObjects Globe Control
Is it possible to clear or disable the cache for individual layers on the AxGlobeControl? If so, how? I would like to be able to do this programatically through ArcObjects.
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ArcMap 10 How to create a tool to use with a Vb.Net script?
I have a VB.net scrip that I would like to run from the toolbar. In VBA, you would create a buttton that would collect the xy coordinates and pass the variables to the script for running. I can't ...
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Arcpy ChangePrivileges_management not working
I was trying to revoke access for a user using Python script, but it does not seem to work.
I mean the script runs successfully without any error, but does not what it's intended to...
Here're the ...
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Why the GIS industry is always ruled by two options only, namely ESRI products and OSGeo projects?
I always wonder, why in GIS industry there are merely two major options available. Although there are many other proprietary software products for GIS, their market share is well below ESRI products ...
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Can I have a layer in my map that gets its imagery from say google? (ArcGIS Mobile 10)
I've been messing with ArcGIS Mobile and I get that it loads and caches layers from an ArcGIS Server for disconnected use. I'm wondering if it supports layers where data is loaded from a layer in ...
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Hidden Features of ArcGIS
ArcGIS is one of the most popular software-packages available for GIS.
What are the lesser-known but useful features of the ArcGIS? Which little/hidden tricks do you known that make your experience ...
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is there any relationship between drawing graphics and IIS overloading
I'm running gis web application built on silverlight but when many users connect to the system the IIS reaches the full memory so could the reason be from many users draw graphics at the same time ,if ...
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Runaway memory usage with Event Layers in ArcGIS
I have an ArcEngine application, based off an MXD with an axMapControl. Several of the layers in the map are event layers built with XY data in a SQL table. It has routing info applied from a ...
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How do I convert GML to ESRI featureclasses?
I have a series of xml files containing gml tags such as :
<gml:posList srsDimension="2">454780.3125 525867.9375 454762.0625 525994.5625
and I need to convert these into esri featureclasses.
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How to reproject shapefile using ogr2ogr
I have shapefile in EPSG:2834 and I want to reproject it into EPSG:4326. I am trying to use ogr2ogr in Windows; however, I get this failure output:
C:\Users\Nik\Desktop\Logan_Lines>ogr2ogr -t_srs ...
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Cutting features in ArcGIS 10
What´s the easiest/smartest way of getting the opposite output of the clipping tool? I just need the area of feature A1 which is not covered by feature A2 in a new Layer/File.
Now, I get the result by ...
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QGIS GDAL integration of new version
Somewhere else on this forum ("How to access file geodatabase in Qgis?") someone asked how to access data from an Esri file geodatabase in Quantum GIS?
One of the answers pointed to ...
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Duplicate source information from esri.tasks.PrintTask
We are trying out the PrintTask in ArcGIS Server 10.1 pre-release. When an Esri base map is enabled, we are getting source information in two places in the resulting .pdf. I can confirm that this ...
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Which interface can replace an IArcPadExtension?
I trying to migrate a code written for arcgis desktop and I have there a IArcPadExtension, but here ...
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How to: Conditional Symbology in ArcMap
I'm in charge of a database that contains property information. I would like to symbolize parcels of land that we have a 'written agreement' with the owner differently than parcels that we do not ...
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ESRI - add graphics from a different spatialReference
I want to know if I'm approaching this incorrectly. We are attempting to create an esri-based map where we add graphics to a map thru the javascript API. The points that we're adding are lat/lng ...
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Can you use ArcGIS Online Base Maps without ESRI Software?
Since the end of January 2011:
"ArcGIS Online map services are
available at no cost regardless of
use." - http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisonline/standard-maps.html
However, the ...
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AxMapControl: How to set map extent in ArcObjects?
I have a stand-alone application written in C#. I want to be able to save and restore the current map view (extent) that the user sees. I assumed that it would be as simple as saving the active view's ...
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Simplest way to add built-in commands to an custom add-in
Currently in Config.esriaddinx I have
<Button id="my_UniqueID" class="MyWrapperClass" caption="My Caption"
image="Images\My_Image.png" ...> </Button>
and then I implement ...
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How can I implement ESRI REST API?
ESRI announced that they are releasing the ArcGIS REST API as open technology. I've got an ISP running Sql Server 2008 with IIS7.
Does anyone know of a good walk through showing how I can write C# ...
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NA values in dbf when exporting shapefile from R with writeOGR?
I´m writing an esri shapefile from R (2.14.1) on windows, using writeOGR in the rgdal package, in the resulting dbf file, NA values in the spatialpointdataframe (in numeric columns) are not translated ...
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Token doesn't work when applied to map service - Silverlight
I am trying to implement a Silverlight Web Mapping application with ArcGIS server and I'm trying to use the Token authentication with active directory as the user/roles store.
I have the service ...
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Are there any attempts to replace the shapefile?
Recently I've been spending a lot of time converting perfectly good field names like "Percent of citizens age 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher" into things like "edbchogtr" to meet the ...
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File Geodatabase Open API
Any ESRI boffins (insiders) know when this will be available? 2010, 2011?
FINAL UPDATE now released 20th January 2011 - Can be downloaded here - ...
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Points to Polygon
I've millions of points collected for lithology layer. They have used a coding for different types of rocks. I need to create a polygon around the extent of similar points. What is the easiest way to ...
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Converting from British National Grid (27700) to WGS84 (4326) to Web Mercator (102100)
I'm developing a web application that uses ESRI ArcGIS to display a map using JavaScript.
We are holding all our data in MS SQL Server 2008 as Easting/Northing against the British National Grid. ...
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Incorrect date displayed with Esri JavaScript API v.2.6
I am working on a site that is using version 2.6 of the Esri Javascript API. I have an info window that displays some date information, and the date is one day behind the date in the database. For ...
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In ESRI ArcMap, how do I refer to NaN or ±∞ (special floating point values) in definition queries?
I have by chance discovered how ESRI ArcMap displays special floating point values to the user.
+∞ (positive infinity) is displayed as 1.#INF
–∞ (negative infinity) would supposedly be displayed as ...
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ArcMap - ODBC connection to SDE table shows an old version?
I use an ODBC connection to an SDE table to return a current list of features for reporting purposes. The connection is pointed at a Microsoft SQL SDE server and the connection info matches what I ...
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Converting distance between nautical miles and degrees
This is such a basic question that I'm kinda of embarassed. Here is the situation:
We have a certain funcionality developed that:
Will check for a tolerance value (this input is given by the user ...
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Developing tools for ArcMap 9.x and 10.x
I've been asked to start developing something for ArcGIS 10.x, but here is the problem: in my computer I already have the SDK and ArcMap 9.3.1 installed.
That means that I need to uninstall it before ...
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ArcGIS intergration with OpenText eDocs DM
I work for a municipality and all of our internal documents are stored in a Document Management system, OpenText eDocs DM.
I would like that in my internal Mapping Application (ArcGIS Server / ...
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ArcGIS 10 Add-ins - How to adjust the size of an add-in toolbar?
I've built an add-in toolbar with two buttons. Works great, but I'd like to make the toolbar a little wider so that the user can see it's full caption. Is there a property I can adjust in the ...
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Defining multiple projections inside a file gdb [error 000289 failed to alter spatial reference]
I am importing multiple shapefiles into a filegdb in ArcGIS 10, and using the following code to define the projection of the feature once imported, to the .prj of the original .shp file.
Here is my ...
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Is it possible to try the ESRI EDN without purchasing a license?
Albeit using QGIS for most of my GIS tasks, I still use ArcMAP for final map production. I am curious and would like to test out EDN. According to ESRI the annual subscription is $1,500. I'm not sure ...
