ArcMobile 10 Newbie

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01-04-2011 01:10 PM
KennethCheng
New Contributor II
Hi All,

I'm new to ArcGIS mobile 10 and been trying to figure out how to create my first project.

I've installed ArcView 10 on my desktop pc and ArcMobile 10 on a windows tablet pc.

In Arcview 10 I've created a map document ("mxd") with several different shapefiles stored locally on my desktop pc.

What tool do I use in ArcToolbox to export my mxd file to arc mobile format to use as a "basemap" or "operational" layer?  I don't have ArcServer yet, so I'm trying to do this via ArcView --> Arc Mobile.  (I'd like to export to an arc mobile format that I can save on my tablet pc via a usb memory stick)

I looked around the forums without any specific details.  Any guidance would be much appreciated.
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shanemoore
New Contributor
I have found a solution for rasters without server now. You can add individual raster tiles to the mxd and they will come through into the mobilecache as an operational layer.

However, a word of warning, if you have 1000 tiles, they come through as 1000 operational layers in mobile, there is no way to group them or bring them through as one catalog. If you have the time and space then creating a super tile for your area of interest works.

Also, to solve this whole .wmpk extract workaround issue, another solution I have found is to copy the .wmpk and mobile cache folder onto the device into an empty folder eg \my documents\arcgismobile\newfolder\

When the .wmpk extracts it sees the mobile cache folder already there and doesn't create a blank one instead


Has anyone had a problem with "error opening mobile cache" when using the above instructions?
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MartinCopping
Esri Contributor
Kenneth,

Start out by taking a look at this document that outlines How to Deploy an ArcGIS Mobile Project with ArcGIS Desktop.

Cheers,
Martin Copping
Product Manager, ArcGIS Online - Dashboards
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MartinCopping
Esri Contributor
Additionally, you can checkout this FORUM posting.
Martin Copping
Product Manager, ArcGIS Online - Dashboards
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MiguelGarriga1
New Contributor III
Martin, This PDF document is an awesome resource - thanks for posting it.

I do wish I had found it sooner.  It should be promoted higher as a "how to use ArcGIS Mobile" resource within the Esri web site.

Kenneth,

Start out by taking a look at this document that outlines How to Deploy an ArcGIS Mobile Project with ArcGIS Desktop.

Cheers,
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MartinCopping
Esri Contributor
Thanks Miguel! We'll continue to provide better documentation for all our products. At the 10.1 release, deploying an ArcGIS for Windows Mobile project with ArcGIS for Desktop will be even easier.

Cheers,
Martin Copping
Product Manager, ArcGIS Online - Dashboards
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CandaceFallon
New Contributor
Hi Martin (or other ESRI specialist),

Do you have a version of the PDF you originally posted here that deals with this same topic for ArcGIS 10.1? I've noticed that no .amp file is created with the new "Create Mobile Cache" tool, only the schema.

Thanks.
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HenrikSvenningsen
Occasional Contributor
You don't need the amp file anymore......Just add the cache to your Project in ProjectCenter and add a basemap directly into the project. It then creates a "complete" folder for you to deploy.

Much easier in now than earlier versions.
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CandaceFallon
New Contributor
Hi Henrik,

I added the cache and a basemap in the Mobile Project Center, but the layer I need to edit in the field is read-only. When I initially created my .mxd I made sure this layer was housed in a geodatabase and that it contained global IDs. I'm not sure why it's coming up as read-only. Any ideas?

Thanks!
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