I guess I freaked out a couple ArcIMS folks with some of my posts this week. Don’t worry, ArcIMS is not going anywhere and will still be an integral part of the ESRI Server product family. 9.2 could be the last big release for ArcIMS, but I don’t think that is a bad thing. Remember, you no longer need to use those wacky Java admin tools, its all web based now and looks great. There are also improvements to ArcMap Server that will fix some weird bugs. Plus you get access to the new web ADF for .NET and Java so you can ditch the old HTML viewer. Actually if you do like the old HTML viewer, there have been improvements to that so you can continue to use that also. And one big change is something one of my clients will be very happy about:
Take advantage of improved security for served vector data. Image and ArcMap Image Services will not include geometry by default in the response to GET_FEATURES requests if the output mode is binary. With this change, ArcMap cannot be used to download vector data served in ArcIMS without the knowledge of the service provider.
Some seemed to have been taken back by the ArcInfo 7 reference Jack made toward ArcIMS. That isn’t a bad thing as Workstation is still going strong at 9.2 and I’d suspect ArcIMS will be going strong for years to come.
7 Comments
I guess when one thinks about all of the legacy ESRI products that you can still get (MapObjects, ArcView 3.x, Workstation), you can talk yourself down from the ledge by realizing ESRI does have a fairly decent record of not leaving you out in the cold. That said, it’s important not to miss the message. The bunding of ArcIMS with AGS, the .NET and Java ADF send a pretty clear message: start your transition. Although the technical challenges were different, I’d say I wish we’d been given this kind of lead time/migration path for converting from AML and/or Avenue to ArcObjects back at 8.0. But, of course, that was much more of a tectonic shift and the pain was unavoidable.
I was stuck back East doing a system roll-out and couldn’t go this year so I appreciated your coverage of the UC.
Still curious about WHEN we will see the release of this arcims 9.2 ?
October/November 2006
Really looking forward to it… Thanks, James!
Thanks for all of the updates. I’m looking forward to it. I’m no developer, but anything has to be easier than all the javascript frames of 9.1.
hello friends i need arcims 9.1 who can help me? regards.
any recommendations of any complete begining to end arcIMS tutorial books, lessons, or info books. please let me know. thanks and what is recommended for me to grasp onto as far as creating my own tools for arcims once i begin the learning curve/;)
One Trackback
[...] James Fee pointed out something that i did miss in the 9.2 changelog and that is by default, ArcIMS will now no longer ship with the GET_FEATURES ArcXML request enabled. Take advantage of improved security for served vector data. Image and ArcMap Image Services will not include geometry by default in the response to GET_FEATURES requests if the output mode is binary. With this change, ArcMap cannot be used to download vector data served in ArcIMS without the knowledge of the service provider. [...]