Custom Queries using ArcGIS Explorer

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08-19-2010 09:43 AM
TimHayes
Occasional Contributor III
Can I set up a custom query like what you can do with an ArcGIS Server Map Service? Here is what I need to do:

I have a Point Feature Class of 3,000 points. Each point has a unique ID (for example, "42211"). I need to set up a query named Locate Facility. The user types in "42211" and then a point on the map is highlighted showing where this Facility is located.

Is it possible to do this in ArcGIS Explorer? I have done this using a Map Service in ArcGIS Server and it works fine. I am doing a pilot project to see if we can use ArcGIS Explorer as the End-user GUI with ArcGIS Server (internal to our small organization). The default end user interface for ArcGIS Server will work, but we want to try something different as the GUI for ArcGIS Explorer seems much more intuitive with the ribbon interface. We are a two-person GIS shop with no programmers. So, I am looking for a least cost solution that does not require any programming.
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MichaelBranscomb
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Hi,

Are you using ArcGIS Explorer Online or Desktop? In the case of ArcGIS Explorer Online - you should take a look at the help on Query Layers (http://explorer.arcgis.com/help/hh_goto.htm#basics_query.htm) and use the Parameters tab on the Query dialog to create your reusable query.

In the case of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, out-of-the-box it doesn't have the same concept of parameterised queries as ArcGIS Explorer Online - because it can support richer and more varied interaction with the data. In the imminent 1500 release there is a new query tool - it's certainly worth taking a look at that. In the mean time, before 1500 is released you could take a look at some "Add-Ins" that have been created as examples:

N.B. The following URL will run a search on ArcGIS.com for ArcGIS Explorer Add-Ins: http://www.arcgis.com/home/search.html?q=Explorer%20Add-In&t=content.

A couple that you could look at specifically are:

Query Features: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=187ece93958e4e7a86f918a00df0f36b
Query Plus: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=86d1eb20b0564b9f8a528e0e723ae3e6

Regards

Mike
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