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October 2008 - Posts

Ari Isaak on Explorer and PDF printing

Somehow we missed this when it appeared, but here's another interesting post from Ari Isaak at the Port of San Diego from his %scratchworkspace% blog. We mentioned one of his earlier posts and, like the previous one, this one also features a video and Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:30 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Results on the ArcGIS Explorer Resource Center

We've covered note results quite a bit here on the blog; they're very useful and can integrate all sorts of different content on your map. Here's a couple of blog posts to check out if you've not done so already: Creating and Using Notes Adding Photos Read More...
Posted Monday, October 20, 2008 3:55 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments

Alternate Explorer symbols

Today we found ourselves in search of a symbol for a project we were working on. While Explorer has lots to choose from, none of them were exactly what we wanted. So we began a search for symbols on the Web, with the requirement being that the symbol Read More...
Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 12:56 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Tip: Creating polygon results from the measure task

This morning we had an interesting question concerning a result created from the measure task. In this case the user was measuring the area of building rooftops, and wanted to create a result using that area. To measure area, just activate the measure Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:01 AM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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ArcGIS Online infrastructure updates scheduled for tonight

Tonight (Friday, October 10, 2008) from 6 p.m. to midnight PST, ArcGIS Online will undergo some system upgrades to improve existing infrastructure. During this time there may be some 1 minute service interruptions. If you're using Explorer during this Read More...
Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 10:21 AM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments

Explorer maps - always on the update

The ArcGIS Explorer default map, and other maps and layers found on the ArcGIS Explorer Resource Center, are regularly updated. These services come from ArcGIS Online and updates are managed by the ArcGIS Online team. ArcGIS Online also offers a variety Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:39 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments
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Display overlay, legends, and streamlining the user experience

One of the properties of a map is a Display Overlay, a handy thing to use when you want to stamp your map with a company logo or some other message like we've done below. You can learn more about this and other options under the Setting map properties Read More...
Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 5:17 PM by ArcGIS-Explorer-Team | 0 Comments