New Build of ArcGIS Explorer
Looks like there is a new version of ArcGIS Explorer available (Build 350).
New Features:
- Keyboard navigation while using track line or track polygon in the measure and create notes tasks
- Vertical altitude (elevator) navigation has been added.
- New Unit options for the Position Status bar: MGRS and U.S. National Grid
- Improved functionality for Go To Location: support for MGRS, USNG and decimal degrees. In addition, the ability to Create Results of the location
- Clouds, stars, atmospheric halo are map properties of each map and are stored in the .NMF rather than properties of the application
- Set Home Server restarts ArcGIS Explorer automatically
Fixes:
- Once the globe is pivoted and flying has started, the zoom in key functions correctly
- When the most recent click is on the application’s title bar or is not on the map, focus remains on the map
- Scale thresholds are honored for local shapefiles
- Add Content for KML can be added via URL
- Once added to the map, KML files are listed in the correct order in the Contents
- ArcGIS Explorer can open a .NMF file containing a globe service with group layers
- The application disables the “->” button when the “custom tasks” heading is selected
- LayerResult appears in the correct layer order
- Polyline and polygon length properties have been corrected
Fixes to the ArcGIS Explorer SDK for .NET (Build 350):
- Calling GetSymbolNames(esriE2SymbolType.Unknown) no longer gives the error ‘Value does not fall within the expected range’
I have a simple argis Explorer question: how do I symbolize on unique values? It seems like it should be a basic function to me.
Exactly. None of these new features or fixes impresses me. Also, what about improved labeling, i.e. vector labeling vs. raster labeling? And are there any improvements on streaming or draw speeds?
@Brian
This question has asked and answered many times on the ArcGIS Explorer Forums.
The answers confirm the view that ESRI doesn’t see this product in even the same ballpark as Google Earth. They pretty staunchly defend that this is a ArcGIS Server client and while you can do other things with it, it is not the main focus of their development.
One unaswered question regarding KML support is interesting in the fact that no one has answered it and in the Changelog we see that KML via URL is now supported. I think there are some undocumented features regarding KML that no one offical wants to talk about.