ArcGIS Earth Wish List for Version 2.0

[LanceCase]

ArcGIS Earth is pretty awesome.  Out of the gate it reads projected shapefiles (in addition of KML and KMZ), measuring distance and area is A LOT easier, and you can switch basemaps.  Then for those that use it, you can add your ArcGIS Online map services to ArcGIS Earth!  This is great!

However, if you're going to call something version 1, you have to expect there will be bugs corrected and features added to version 2.  So to help that process along, here are some corrections/features I would like to see in version 2.

1. The ability to save drawn features as KML, KMZ, SHP, etc.  Seems kinda basic.
2. The ability to rename layers.
3. Support for GPX files.
4. Support for geo-referenced JPG, PNG, and TIF image files.

Also, it would be great if the URL for APFO ArcGIS Server NAIP imagery worked (http://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/services ).

Any other low hanging fruit I missed?

[JeffSchloss]

I second the request to be able to access SDE geodatabase and file gdb content - hopefully that won't be too much bloat.  I read somewhere you are working on the ability to identify line and polygon features - I second wanting that ability too.  The ability to label features or read layer packages seems like a pretty basic piece of functionality that is missing, even if the identify functionality grows.

[DanPatterson_Retired]

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[JeffJacobson]

Or perhaps the SDE capability could be some sort of add on, so that only people who need this capability would have to download it.

[StefanSundvall]

Is there any plan to add ability to read lpk or mpk in Earth? Would need to view ArcGIS feature data offline with Earth. Also, any plans for ability to connect geoprocessing services and/or geoprocessing packages later on? 

[JasmineDu]

Hi Stefan,

Supporting offline data has always been an important feature. In V1.2 release, ArcGIS Earth has supported TPK and SPK. Lpk, mpk and geoprocessing services/packages have always been hot topics, though there are no close plan in V1.4 release. We might visit them in the middle of next year.

Best,

Jasmine

[herbertFreytag]

• I have many layers to control in many combination.  A real win would be the desktop/portal - style layer management that lets you switch on all layers in a folder together but only if they have been individually checked (vice verse, uncheck).  
• Ability to render KML truthfully and efficiently is of prime interest to my clients.  I suspect issues with memory management as application tends to freeze up after a while, and tile caching is super important in a heavily networked environment as well.
• Just delving into the automation API, the more support for customising and extending ArcEarth the better, obviously.

Thanks,

Herb

[Mandy_Li]

Hi, 

I believe layer visibility control inside a folder is already supported. Right click on My Data and choose Add group allows you to manage (trun on/off, collapse/expand all, etc.) the layers inside this sub-folder.

Please have a try with ArcGIS Earth 1.7 Beta, application responsiveness and rendering performance are both improved, expecially for KML layer, and will continuously been working on for future releases. ArcGIS Earth extendability workflow is also on the road map, stay tunned. 

Best,

Mandy