ArcGIS API for JavaScript

I was recently involved in some work with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript – one of those Web mapping APIs Esri developed. I have dealt mostly with Silverlight API before, so JavaScript API was quite new for me. The experience is quite positive, though – I enjoyed working with the API. So I have decided [...]

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ESRI Nordic Developer Conference

Recently I was at the ESRI Nordic Developer Conference, which was attended mostly by GIS developers from Scandinavian countries. The topics covered were very diverse and gave some insight into the new features in ArcGIS 10, effective geodatabase and mobile programming techniques, working with ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs and many other things. In particular, my [...]

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Teaching ESRI course

Recently I was teaching a 2 day course ‘Creating effective Web applications using ArcGIS Server’. The course is focused on using ESRI Web mapping APIs which provides developers with mapping, analysis, and data processing tools so they can embed GIS functionality in their Web applications. During the course, students had to make a choice which [...]

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Hiding coordinates in ArcGIS Server

Another question I was asked lately is how one can hide the coordinates in the ArcGIS Server web mapping application. These coordinates are seen in the lower left part of the web browser window. These values are drawn by using standard client side JavaScript code and their appearance can be easily managed by the end [...]

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Map Identify tool in ArcGIS Server

After having a really long vacation, I recently saw on a forum that a peer had asked how one can expand the Identify window in the standard ArcGIS Server web mapping application by default. For your information, when using the Identify tool in a non-customized web mapping application created either by means of ArcGIS Server [...]

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ESRI ArcGIS Server Viewer

  There are many projects for which it is necessary to create a web mapping application, which can combine GIS data from several sources, have different GIS tools, be lightweight and be accessible via standard Web browsers. Previously, to create such an application, GIS developers had to create their own custom GIS tools. However, now [...]

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Visual Studio references

My colleague and I have developed a custom tool (now it is a couple of .dll files) that is supposed to be integrated into an ArcGIS Server web mapping application later. Originally, the tool was developed in MS Visual Studio 2008 with ArcGIS Server Web ADF 9.3.1 installed. Thus, the solution referenced Web ADF .dll [...]

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GIS applications design and ArcGIS Server

I have participated lately in the ESRI Sweden User Conference, which took place in Stockholm. The conference was exciting and interesting; there were lots of unique talkers, and it was definitely very nice to talk to customers, and to learn more about their experience, concerns, and future prospects. Users from various business sectors obviously have [...]

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