Latest Contributions by BrianFlood

thanks nick! 1. overlaying the map on other content. for iOS, wouldn't this work: view.opaque = NO; view.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor]; and then in the gl render code: glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); 2. not really needed, just asking 3. cool, thanks. is this available in beta1 right now? when is beta2 going to be released? ... View more

is this the proper location to ask Quartz beta questions? ... View more

also, can you set the map to have no basemap? (I suppose you could just load a custom basemap with transparent tiles but that seems wasteful) ... View more

fwiw, Arc2Earth is compatible with ArcGIS 10.3 and will soon be available in ArcGIS Pro as well cheers brian ... View more

you can use esri's koop as an intermediary service for geojson Esri/koop · GitHub ... View more

hi jeremy agreed, there are plenty of places where the free ESRI imagery is adequate for the job. However, almost all of our clients end up buying subscriptions to Arc2Earth when they've determined that the ESRI or BING data is not as up to date or as high resolution as the Google data. YMMV. cheers brian ... View more

hi michael 1) Arc2Earth - Have you tried the latest Preview Release in our Trial? If not, let me know and I'll get you setup asap 2) ArcBruTile/ArcGoogle/Custom apps - these tools are not licensing the data from Google so you (and your organization) run a very real risk of Google showing up at your door (I can think of one very large org going through this right now). cheers brian ... View more

hi raymond there are only two legal options for viewing Google data in ArcGIS. Every other app/plugin/service is in violation of Google's TOS. (and Google does track unlicensed access) 1) Google's just announced Imagery access program. You need a Google Maps Engine account and can subscribe to the imagery on a per/KM basis. You have access to the raw data, a WMS service and via the Google Maps API. It's currently available in the US only (aerial imagery, no satellite data). You can create derivative data from the imagery in your subscription. You can also use the services from online or mobile apps. Google Imagery Program‌ 2) Arc2Earth - This option gives you the entire world (plus Obliques and Streetview) but is accessed via the Google Maps API (no raw data). It is served as local MapServer and WMS services directly to ArcMap (and soon ArcGIS Pro) but can only be accessed via the desktop software (no ArcGIS Server or ArcGIS Online) We have a Satellite HD layer that creates a higher resolution composite image from lower map zoom levels that is good for printing and exporting. You are bound by the API TOS so if you need to create a lot of data using the imagery, option one is for you. You can alter your own data using the imagery as a base http://www.arc2earth.com/‌ If you have any questions about either, please contact us at sales@arc2earth.com If you need an extended trial for Arc2Earth, please let us know as well. We are still working out some technical issues in the current Preview Release, so if you had problems in the past please let us know and we'll get you a new trial. brian Arc2Earth ... View more

The latest version Arc2Earth has some significant new Google Maps features Basemaps - Satellite, Streets, Terrain and Labels are now served as local MapServer layers for the best possible integration in ArcMap Streetview - A new embedded Streetview window with an easy to use Pegman tool. Overlay your own data on Streetview and, during an open edit session, you can collect point data from Streetview and it will stream in as new features.This is great for jump starting field data collection efforts where your assets are mostly along streets (e.g. signs, streetlamps, benches, water systems etc) Oblique Maps - A new embedded window that displays your data over Google Oblique Maps (with 4 different angles) Search - Native Find Window and Identify Tool support for worldwide Google geocoding more info here: https://accounts.arc2earth.com/docs/dataservices2 cheers brian ... View more

You can connect the Search Bar with your Feature Services using this service: http://bitly.com/1cwXu84 It might be helpful until ESRI adds feature searching to the core platform cheers brian ... View more

hi andrew thanks, and yes, I'd be very surprised if you weren't building those features into the core. It's a stopgap for now until they're available natively in AGOL but also (at least in the case of Basemaps) as a way for older ESRI apps to use the tile layers (re ArcMap 9.3, 10 etc). Going forward, this infrastructure is more of a way for us to integrate external services into AGOL. it's just that in the short term, it could also be helpful for simple stuff in AGOL (like search) cheers brian ... View more

hi Jamal We're trying out some experimental services that might be helpful. Arc2Earth Services include: Locators - Search against any Feature Service in your account. Identify (mobile apps only) as well. You can also specify the Locator as as GotoXY service, users can enter any lat/lon value and the map will pan/zoom to it Basemaps - Use any Tile Layer in all ArcGIS Online Apps/APIs. Wraps the tile cache as a AGS MapServer so it can be used from web/api/mobile clients. If you have an Arc2Earth account, just use the new "Services" tab at the top of the page and try them out for free. More instructions available here: http://bit.ly/1cwXu84 cheers brian ... View more