#arccatalog

[pengopa]

GIS_How to Create Point-Line-Polygon in ArcCatalog

[geotrucs]

Partager des connexions sde

Les connexions sde qui apparaissent dans le catalogue sont en fait des fichiers .sde qui se situent là:

D:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Desktop10.<v>\ArcCatalog

fermez vos sessions arcgis, arccatalog

Remplacez <user> par votre user et <v> par votre numéro de version

copiez-collez les fichiers .sde

redémarrez: les nouvelles connexions apparaissent dans le gestionnaire

A noter: dans ce même répertoire, les connexions arcgis server apparaissent comme des fichiers .ags, les wms comme fichiers .wms...

[jamesfee]

Is GIS Heavy?

The other day I posted about using Turf.js to perform some simple GIS processes.  The venerable Brian Timoney made note of it. https://twitter.com/briantimoney/status/634078615500517376 I hadn’t really thought of the article in that context, I was just looking at a quick way to turn a CSV into a GeoJSON file quickly.  But let’s look at Brian’s point, is desktop GIS heavy? I’ve maintained since…

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[mtodd4530]

KML, IIS, Google Maps, and ArcCatalog

Trying to add a KML layer to a Google map should not be this hard. Firstly, it would be nice if the Google Maps API didn't just silently fail when trying to load the layer. There was no indication in the network traffic that anything was amiss, mainly because loading the layer happens on the Google side, not the client side. Secondly, if you're running IIS you need to add KMZ and KML MIME types. IIS will return a 404 if an unknown MIME type is requested. KMZ uses 'application/vnd.google-earth.kmz' and KML uses 'application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml'. Thirdly, [validate your KML](http://www.kmlvalidator.com/home.htm). Invalid KML just causes Google Maps to silently fail to load the KML layer. Finally, if using the Layer To KML tool in ArcCatalog, make sure to turn OFF the 'Clamped features to ground' option. Turning it on will create an invalid KML file for Google Maps.

[metalwynaut]

Everyday GIS

You may not realize it, but GIS is used by many industries to solve problems that impact your everyday life. Consider the following typical daily routine:

Your alarm goes off at 6:00 a.m. You get up and turn on the lights. Your clock radio and lights are powered with household electricity. Electric utility companies serving millions of customers use GIS to manage their complex infrastructure, which consists of transmission and distribution lines and utility poles.

You make a pot of coffee. The water the coffee is made with is provided by a water utility company. The utility uses GIS for customer service, emergency response, water distribution, infrastructure maintenance, automated mapping, network tracing, flow analysis, and other aspects of engineering, operations, administration, and finance.

You stop at the gas station on your way to work. Oil companies use GIS for exploration, operation and maintenance, production, land lease management, and data management. Before the oil becomes gasoline, pipelines move it from the oil fields to the processing plant. The pipeline industry uses GIS for route planning and construction, operations, and supply market analysis.

You drive to work. The community uses GIS for managing its transportation infrastructure. More than 80 percent of the information used to manage road, rail, and port facilities has a geographic component.

It's the day before a holiday weekend. You leave at noon and go to the beach. GIS is used to help manage coastal resources, including shoreline, aquatic, and terrestrial habitats and biological resources, and the distribution of threatened and endangered species.

You enjoy a picnic lunch. A GIS can produce maps that show farmers how to treat a given field, allowing for precise applications of fertilizer that produce optimal crop yields while protecting the environment.

On the way home, you stop at a video store. The store is at that particular location because GIS helped define the right store mix for the location's potential customers. GIS integrates strategic sales volume models and demographic data to help businesses find suitable sites.

When you leave the video store, your car is still in the parking lot, right where you left it. GIS is being used to reduce crime. The vast majority of information used in law enforcement is map-based. Incidents can be displayed by beat, reporting district, or zone and law enforcement resources can be deployed in the areas where they're needed most.

After a long day, you arrive home safe and sound. GIS has been there nearly every step of the way, helping make life more comfortable and safe.