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Esri CityEngine released

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:34:00 +0000

Back in July at Esri User Conference in San Diego big news was acquisition of Procedural and it’s product CityEngine. Yesterday at European User Conference in Madrid new version od CityEngine is announced and released. New version is called Esri CityEngine and it shows first steps of integration and support for esri data types.
In addition old link to www.procedural.com now redirects to new home for CityEngine under esri corporate site http://www.esri.com/software/cityengine/index.html fitting nicely in rest of the web site. There are small changes in order of features like GIS/CAD data support is listed as first feature.

When I get an opportunity to spend more time with CE I’ll describe new features in details. Some of key features include:

Import of File GDB and shapefile
Import of KML/KMZ
Import of TIFFs for heightmaps
Projections (including New Zealand Transverse Mercator)
Changed/updates help system available on-line

As before free trial is available and CE is available for Windows (both 32 and 64bit), Linux and Mac. It is a small download (as you may expect) and I think it is worth trying it out.

Until next time have fun creating whole new cities!

ArcGIS 10 SP 3 released

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:41:00 +0000

Service Pack 3 for ArcGIS 10 was released today and as usual I am picking some of the issues fixed and posting them here. SP 3 is a big one with 443 fixes for Desktop and only 25 for Server.

Here are the issues I have picked from the bunch.

Desktop

NIM004239 - Hillshade tool with model shadows option produces artifacts when used with low altitude values.
NIM008882 - After copying and pasting a legend the copy loses custom legend settings.
NIM047093 - Cut Polygon Features tool fails on feature classes that have been upgraded from low to high precision spatial references.
NIM049488 - Weighted Overlay tool returns "Sum of % Influence Weights must equal 100" error when 5 or more input rasters are using user-defined % influence values.
NIM053780 - Some floating point ASCII files display as integer rasters in ArcGIS Desktop.
NIM055952 - When Building overviews, when the projection of the Mosaic Dataset and the Map differ, a tear (sliver) appears at certain scales (data across multiple UTM zones).
NIM056042 - Calculate Adjacent Fields: Geometry restrictions are too strict. Users should be able to use this tool for grids that are not "perfect".
NIM056576 - Calculate Field with Expression None and Expression Type PYTHON or PYTHON9.3 does nothing and no error/warning given. Calculate Field with Expression Null and Expression Type VB works fine. Occurs on numeric and text fields.
NIM057253 - Projection information marked as Undefined in ArcGIS 10, but is read correctly by ArcGIS 9.3.1 SP1.
NIM057356 - An unexpected error occurs when selecting by location on a layer that has a join and a definition query defined from joined field(s).
NIM058074 - Performance of Calculate Field tool needs to be as fast with selection sets as it is without a selection when using SDE data.
NIM059158 - In ArcGIS 10, fields are not displayed in field calculator when the raster attribute table has a joined table.
NIM059194 - A 4 bit raster does not display in ArcGIS 10 when pyramids or overviews are present.
NIM059888 - The legend patch size, title font, and spacing between items revert back to odd values if the values are changed and saved.
NIM060426 - Toolbar cannot be placed in a desired docked position where it remains after closing and reopening a map.
NIM060754 - Line Decoration does not honor the settings when the dataframe is rotated.
NIM060806 - Text Boundary shifts when editing inline formatting of annotation with baseline alignment.
NIM061029 - ArcMap crashes when exporting a map built with Data Driven Pages to PDF when the frame of the extent indicators is set with offset cartographic line symbols and the PDF pages options are set to multiple pages using page names.
NIM061425 - Attributes of a featureclass become Read-Only when attempted to be edited through 'Attribute Edit window' after joining to a table in ArcGIS 10.
NIM061605 - Using arcpy.mapping to move to the next time interval updates the map, but not the time slider.
NIM061613 - Importing XML to file geodatabase using Case Tools in ArcGIS 10 (ArcCatalog) removes domains from tables.
NIM061709 - When using Data Driven Pages with a Scale field, the data are not always centered in the layout.
NIM061731 - Some parts of the TIFF image disappears when zoomed in close.
NIM061779 - Strip Map Index Features tool produces an Output Feature Class having gaps along the strip.
NIM062054 - Cutting polygon with condensed vertices causes ArcMap to crash.
NIM062058 - Certain IMGs fail in the Zonal Statistics as Table tool in ArcMap 10 that worked in 9.3.1.
NIM062251 - Cannot animate an ArcSDE feature class added from a direct connection when a server name is not specified in the spatial database connection properties.
NIM062704 - Editing features using the attribute window may cause ArcMap to crash.
NIM062844 - The Split tool has been enhanced to allow the ability to divide a line into more than 99 equal segments. Also, Construct Points has been enhanced to allow the creation of more than 999 new points.
NIM063027 - Unable to successfully open map documents in 10 resaved in a previous version that contain unreferenced inserted images in the data frame; receive error 'Opening the selected ArcMap document failed. The data frames of the map document could not be read.'
NIM063302 - Explode Multi-part feature tool empties the feature cache when used on a non multi-part feature.
NIM063466 - The Mosaic function does not read the 'first' and 'last' mosaic method properly.
NIM063816 - Zonal Statistics as Table fails with a large feature data set when using a "string" field as the zone field value.
NIM064548 - Multiple attachments display when identifying a feature pointing to a historical version.
NIM064600 - Scale dropdown list in ArcMap stops functioning after removing Add Data button from standard toolbar.
NIM064663 - Slower connection time after upgrading geodatabase to ArcSDE 10.0, related to GDB_ITEMS table queries.
NIM064691 - Importing PNG8 tiles on existing PNG8 tiles causes tiles to be overwritten instead of being blended.
NIM064800 - Weighted Overlay crashes using common scale values for text fields.
NIM064813 - The Fishnet tool fails to create output (when run three times in a row).
NIM064860 - Make Query Table tool crashes ArcMap when selecting ObjectID of input table as Key Field.
NIM065031 - In Data Driven pages with rotated data frames the north arrow shrinks when viewing the different pages.
NIM065041 - In ArcMap, upon executing a geoprocessing tool in background that has a network analysis layer as derived output, the network dataset layer referenced by the input network analysis layer cannot be used for any further analysis.
NIM065098 - Unable to Z Snap, by moving a vertex in "Classic Snapping".
NIM065375 - Incorrect renaming of the Geodatabase object within ArcCatalog; results in corruption of GDB_items table and makes the renamed objects unusable within ArcCatalog.
NIM065384 - The Grid Index Features tool in Data Driven Pages does not save the "connect" link for parameter > "Generate Polygon Grid features that intersects input feature layers and datasets".
IM065445 - Adding a shapefile to a basemap layer will leak GDI objects each time the map is refreshed after changing the extent.
NIM065524 - Weighted Overlay tool errors out when rasters are accessed via a group layer using user defined % influence values.
NIM065725 - Web maps created or modified after March 2, 2011 (when the web map format was changed) can't be opened in ArcGIS Desktop 10.0. ArcMap 10.0 gives you the message "Invalid Web Map". ArcMap 10.0 SP1 gives you the message "Could not open the specified file." You should be able to open these web maps in 10.0 at the same level of support as earlier web maps (i.e. ArcMap will open the map but omit the map note features and any other currently unsupported content).
NIM065895 - The Extract Values to Points tool gives incorrect values for geometrically valid features following a feature class with null geometry.
NIM065978 - The patterns in a Marker Line Symbol may shift during Export or Printing when the line features intersect with the map frame.
NIM065999 - ArcCatalog and ArcMap send usernames and passwords to token secured ArcGIS Server endpoints with the HTTP GET method which is logged in clear text in web server logs. (Using HTTP POST will instead prevent web servers from logging clear text passwords.)
NIM066223 - Using an iterate file in ModelBuilder with KML to Layer tool causes ArcMap to crash when it attempts to go to the second iteration.
NIM066402 - Multiple Ring Buffer tool has issue in the tool validator code that causes problems in ModelBuilder (using intermediate output data as input to M-R-Buffer is tricky).
NIM066475 - ArcGIS Administrator is unable to return borrowed licenses if DNS resolution is required to reach the license manager.
NIM066711 - The Generate Near Table tool crashes when processing more than one feature class in the Near Features field.
NIM066815 - Colors of rasterized elements, raster layers, and inserted raster pictures are inverted when exporting to PDF in CMYK colorspace. This happens with JPEG or Adaptive image compressions.
NIM066846 - Composite locator leaks memory in ArcGIS Server and may cause stability issues with the geocode service if system resources get low.
NIM066864 - Masking is dropped when a map is exported to PDF, EPS, AI, and PNG for layers which utilize true curves.
NIM067081 - ArcMap crashes performing 'Copy Parallel' on certain features.
NIM067117 - Generate Near Table hangs when the maximum number of closest matches parameter is set to a number that exceeds what will be returned.
NIM067121 - When identifying a mosaic dataset in ArcMap, it returns values for the rasters that are not displaying.
NIM067135 - A map containing two or more layers, symbolized with cartographic representations, creates different EPS export file sizes until the map has been exported four or more times in a row. Visually, the maps are identical.
NIM067203 - Maplex Reduce Font Size is not working for point labels.
NIM067257 - When using a Feature Set with the Multiple Ring Buffer in a Model an error is generated.
NIM067258 - Files greater than 1GB produced with Export to PDF (either UI or ArcPy) get created but can't be opened.
NIM067561 - One representation line symbol layer appears thinner when exported to PDF at 1200dpi; 1100dpi and lower and 1210dpi and higher are fine.
NIM067760 - The Fillet tool can crash ArcMap if a 3rd party software is installed that is not managing events correctly.
NIM067967 - Calculate statistics in memory for rasters that do not have valid statistics as required by the function.
NIM068057 - Invalid Package error returned when unpacking a package if the My Documents has been redirected to a location using a UNC path.
NIM068206 - A mosaic dataset has slivers/gaps between overviews when the data frame is in a different projection than the mosaic dataset.
NIM068265 - The Multiple Ring Buffer tool generates unexpected output when more than two distances are specified and the dissolve option is set to "ALL" (ArcView and ArcEditor license level only).
NIM068460 - The spatial reference information is not recognized for ECW images.
NIM068587 - Adding a new field to a layer that has a Definition Query causes ArcMap to crash after being in an Edit Session.
NIM068659 - ArcMap crashes when exporting a video from the Time Slider on Win 7 machines.
NIM069245 - Reference scale is cleared out when zooming in and out with certain layers after installing ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 2.
NIM069514 - Extract Values To Points with option for appending attributes of raster incorrectly writes string field values. Also creating incorrect values in the table.
NIM069516 Build overview does not take the default mosaic method defined in the mosaic dataset.
NIM069683 - Line events are not offset parallel to underlying routes.
NIM069863 - When exporting a mxd to PDF that contains a polygon feature class symbolized using a representation rule designed with a hatch fill pattern that is partially covered using the donut effect, the polygons that cross the edge of the data frame do not retain the donut effect and appear symbolized with a solid.
NIM070077 - Overviews are incorrect when high resolution data is added to a mosaic dataset before low resolution data is added.
NIM070106 - Selecting a row from the Raster Attribute table on a 16-bit unsigned raster causes ArcMap to crash.
NIM070159 - A memory leak while reading Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG) format crashes ArcMap.
NIM070195 - CV table of Kernel Interpolation dialog in the Wizard has 3 columns filled with NaN for 10 SP1 and 10 SP2.
NIM070285 - GALayerToGrid GP tool is too slow when non single sector searchneighborhood is used (fast in 9.3.1 and slow in 10).
NIM070349 - Converting Scale Text to graphics in layout view changes the text from the current scale to the default text in the Scale Text Selector dialog box.
NIM070495 - Import Mosaic Dataset Geometry does not recognize the fields added to the mosaic dataset in the same model.
NIM070623 - Make Grids and Graticules Layer: Shift in tick placement.
NIM070624 - Make Grids and Graticules Layer: User modifications to coordinate systems properties not persisted.
NIM070625 - Make Grids and Graticules Layer: Point features do not clip to the AOI/Neatline like gridlines.
NIM070675 - Add Field to Analysis Layer tool should succeed with warnings if the field already exists.
NIM070676 - Add Field To Analysis Layer GP tool crashes when a map layer object is specified as input network analysis layer.
NIM070757 - Some TIFF datasets written in ArcGIS 10 don't display in the correct location in 9.3.1 when the projection units is feet.
NIM070854 - Fail to publish the service with default layer in 10.0 SP2.

Server

NIM051468 - The Service Configuration tag <SchemaLockingEnabled> does not work for MXD map services with File Geodatabase feature classes.
NIM063428 - Marker symbol offset setting is ignored with MSD-based map service when feature access is enabled.
NIM064027 - Publishing an Esri Optimized Map Service with a Query Layer takes longer than publishing the same MXD as a Classic Map Service.
NIM064918 - ArcGIS Server WMS services should not use the cache when the request's coordinate system does not match that of the cached service.
NIM065844 - Using the tool 'Export Map Server Cache' crashes ArcGIS Desktop if the cache to be exported was created with a previous version of ArcGIS Server.
NIM070046 - ArcCatalog crashes while generating a map cache with more than 16 or 30 instances when using a feature class at scales larger than 18K.
NIM070188 - A query layer operation through the service directory against a layer with a Point ZM SHAPE field hangs, or returns an error message, when the return geometry is set to true.
NIM070446 - The blending feature in Import Map Cache Server tool corrupts adjacent areas in cache tiles.
NIM070874 - MapServerLegendInfo does not return the raster legend class when legend symbol is null.

REST API

Java:

NIM071096 - Validate user input before writing to the HTML pages in the Services Directory.

.Net:

NIM066822 - MaxJsonLength exceeded error message is returned when an input geometry to an SOE contains a large number of vertices.
NIM070072 - Input to operations in Geoprocessing Service and Geometry Service are not culture invariant.
NIM071005 - Validate user input before writing to the HTML pages in the Services Directory.
NIM071006 - When input is invalid, clean-up input data returned in error messages.
NIM071110 - Time is not honored if the identify operation is layers:layerid option is used in the request.

To see the complete list of issues addresses go to resources page and for download go here. Desktop and Server download file is only 401 MB.

I’ll have a look at issues addressed in ArcSDE soon and I’ll post them here.

Esri acquires Procedural

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:06:00 +0000

One of most interesting news I have heard from esri in a while came yesterday morning. My friend Ryan is attending Esri International User Conference and he sent me a brief e-mail:

Esri bought procedural and city engine. Just found out.

The reason why I find this exciting is in the potential of what we, GIS specialist, can do with tool like CityEngine. If you don’t know about Procedural and their product you may have seen a documentary titled Megacities from National Geographic. This was done in CityEngine and other tools for media production. To find out more read this article. If you liked Prince of Persia movie, the city was built in CityEngine. For gamers out there, Unreal, CryEngine, Unity engines are integrating with CityEngine too.

What does CityEngine do?

From Procedural’s web site:

CityEngine is a standalone software that provides professional users in entertainment, architecture, urban planning, GIS and general 3D content production with a unique conceptual design and modeling solution for the efficient creation of 3D cities and buildings.

It is standalone tool that can rapidly create large number of objects. Objects can be buildings, wall, roads, street furniture or they can be imported. Object generation and placement is based on rules. Rules can be easily created and modified and scene is easily regenerated.

Above screenshot is taken from a tutorial video. Visit Support page for access to lot more videos. For automation scripting language is the Python. Another bonus!

CityEngine and GIS

Benefits and use cases for using CityEngine in or with GIS are numerous. Firstly, it supports shapefile as input data format. Since it is now part of esri family I would expect geodatabase support in near future. Having shapefiles allows you to control or define rules from those attribute values, like number of floors, building type (residential, commercial, etc), building style/era and so on. Example can be found over here with more information and brief video is below.

ArcGIS and CityEngine

Some areas where CityEngine could be used in GIS:

City planning
Road (re)design
Landscape design and evaluation
Shadow analysis
Viewshed analysis
Intelligence and security analysis
Telecommunications

Map-controlled modeling feature is the one that almost every GIS user can take advantage of. An image determines type of features that will be generated or where blocking zones will be.

Map controlled modeling

Parametric modeling allows dynamic changes of features. Take streets for an example. This is very nicely illustrated in this video.

Interactive streets remodeling

There is lot more to be explored and tested but that is for another time.

Closing thoughts

Procedural and CityEngine are great addition to the set of tools esri users have at their disposal and I am really looking forward to work with it again. In addition to being great tool, support is also very good. Turn around time on the question I asked was few days (head office is in Switzerland) and answers were simple and precises. They did follow up afterwards and provided me with number of useful links.

Procedural is frequently updating the software and below are some features important to esri users.

Export to shapefile
Export to Collada
Mulitpatch support

Now it is waiting game to see what and how CityEngine will be offered to esri customers.

New features of ArcGIS Explorer 1700 – Part I

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:21:00 +0000

This release of ArcGIS Explorer features two new important tools – Query and Spatial Query.

Query

Dialog for Query tool is very similar to one in ArcMap but there are subtle differences. For example you don’t have to double click on field name to select it. The same applies to unique values. Once query is completed you must `Test` it first as seen on screenshot below.

When query is executed results are added to your map as dynamic layer where query used is part of the title.

Spatial Query

For spatial queries one can create lines, polygons, circle, square or select any of existing map notes. If you remember any features can be converted to notes (http://blogs.esri.com/Info/blogs/arcgisexplorerblog/archive/2011/06/08/extracting-features-from-services-using-explorer-desktop.aspx) and then used for spatial query. Spatial relationships are basic: cross, contain and intersect. Here is an example of cross relationship spatial query.

Geotagging images

Now we have ability to geotag images in core Explorer. Previously, it was possible with an Add-In. Process of geotagging images is very simple. Add an image and if it’s not geotagged it will prompt you if you would like to do that.

Geotagged images will be displayed in the map at selected location and with thumbnail in table of content – nice touch. In addition you get a copy of image with name <original name> Geotagged.jpg so your original photos are untouched.

If you need to share your images easy option is to create a folder in TOC, move geotagged image layers in folder and then share it like a layer package. Once layer is added to ArcMap use HTML popup to display the images.

PC on a USB stick

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:54:00 +0000

The games developer David Braben showed a Raspberry Pi. In essence that is a complete PC squeezed on a small circuit board and has a HDMI on one end and USB on other. The idea is simple – plug in cables and start with Linux. If you think it is just a toy you may be surprised. Here are the hardware specifications:

700MHz ARM11
128MB of SDRAM
OpenGL ES 2.0
1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
Composite and HDMI video output
USB 2.0
SD/MMC/SDIO memory card slot
General-purpose I/O
Open software (Ubuntu, Iceweasel, KOffice, Python)
12 MPixel camera

The big question is “How much?” Answer: $25 (twenty five dollars).

David came up with the idea because as a child he had ICT and in fact it was typing class. He is now trying to give kids a better chance to get into computing, programming and become true integral part of their life skills.

Here is a video showing Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi hardware with cables and camera

Ubuntu running on Raspberry Pi.

More information about it is available here and here.

Intel developed Tri-Gate, first 3D transistor

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 05 May 2011 02:06:00 +0000

After a long time there is something really new in the CPU/chips area. Intel has announced they have developed a 3D transistors in 22nm technology called Tri-Gate. This is exciting news because 3D transistors should provide following benefits:

lower voltage requirements
increased performance
increased density

These new transistors are not just a idea. Intel is implementing them in mass production in world's first 22nm microprocessor, codenamed "Ivy Bridge".

Here is how Tri-Gate looks under electronic microscope.

Find more about production process in this video.

More information can be found here at Intel and more images and documents at Intel's Newsroom.

Soon we should see laptops handhelds and other devices running these chips. Let's hope they will live to our expectations.

ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 2 released

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:18:00 +0000

Second service pack for ArcGIS is now available. This SP address large number (439 to be exact) of issues and as before below you can find selection of issues mainly for ArcGIS Desktop.

ArcGIS General

NIM056609 - MapDoc.dataDrivenPages throws a poor error when the map document is not DDP enabled.
NIM058851 - Alternating Scale Bar fills in solid black when zooming in.
NIM061933 - Multi-ring Buffer tool clips output buffers if Dissolve: All is specified.
NIM062577 - When running Mean center on data with all negative values for a particular case, the tool fails.
NIM062580 - Ripleys K fails with the Reduce or Ripley Correction methods if user-provided parameter values produce an empty study area polygon. The error message provided isn't helpful.
NIM062715 - Add Geoprocessing History page to FGDC metadata style.
NIM063852 - The service pack information does not appear in the help > about box; the Desktop applications are pointing to the wrong registry information.
NIM063958 - Handle & and other xml escaped characters properly in AddIn info element nodes.
NIM064292 - Using output coordinate system seems to work, but the calculated search threshold seems to ultimately be interpreted in the input coordinate system units.
NIM064532 - Remove machine names from an item's metadata.
NIM064551 - Run MultipleRingBuffer as a GP service crashes the server objects due to imtermediate output not set up correctly in the script.
NIM064652 - Update the Military Styles with missing APP6B symbolsUpdate the Military Styles with missing APP6B symbols.
NIM062611 - Surface Contour will return, "Error 050079: The index interval must be evenly divisible by the contour interval." when the Contour Interval is set to 0.2 and an Index Interval is set even when the Index Interval can be evenly divisible by the 0.2.

ArcGIS\ArcGISCommonFiles

NIM065915 - Extract package GP tool is not working in 10 SP2 build # 3200.

ArcGIS\BeagleGraphic

NIM064020 - Along Line marker placement style for Representations is not equivalent when published to MSD.

ArcGIS\Catalog\CatalogUI\Metadata\Editor

NIM061168 - Requesting for configuring metadata style sheet location.
NIM061306 - Some elements are missing in the metadata editor.
NIM061351 - Metadata fails to save URL (linkages) that are in uppercase.
NIM062571 - if FGDC metadata hasn't been upgraded and it has elements corresponding to the item description that contain the & or < characters, the metadata can't be displayed.
NIM062690 - On Resource Details page, text typed into Processing Environment won't save.
NIM063272 - On the Lineage page in the ArcGIS metadata editor, a red X isn't available to let you remove a process step from the metadata.
NIM064630 - Information describing the domain of an attribute's values is not formatted correctly in the item's metadata.
NIM064631 - Saving changes in metadata editor doesn't update metadata date stamps.
NIM064635 - In Metadata Editor the ability to increase the size of the text boxes that are used to provide the Summary, Usage etc. If you have a long description in the Summary text box you have such a small space to work with that you keep having to scroll back and forth.
NIM064640 - URL linkages containing a # aren't saved correctly in the item's metadata.
NIM064641 - Don't show Export or Validate buttons if the metadata style doesn't include default values for them in the Config file.

ArcGIS\Controls

NIM053147 - Engine TOCControl layer drag and drop not functioning correctly.
NIM058170 - When a globe document is added from the â€˜Open Documentâ€™ tool in an ArcGIS Engine application based on the â€˜GlobeControl Applicationâ€™ template, the globe shakes/wobbles considerably while panning.
NIM058798 - Performance when loading/panning/zooming a Globe Control application using 3D map service layers is extremely poor.
NIM060630 - ArcEngine controls (ArcGIS 10.0 and Visual Studio 2008) should initialize gdi+ on their own.
NIM064391 - Add the common controls 6.0 specification to all the controls and the Measure Tool.
NIM064648 - Setting a text background on SnapTips causes GDI objects to leak.
NIM064728 - Find route does not return localized driving directions when using AGOL routing services.

ArcGIS\DataSources

NIM043466 - When aborting on conflicts, the reconciling process leaves a shared lock on the target version.
NIM059102 - Some NITFs with World files (.nfw) hang ArcMap when opened.
NIM059177 - Need to parameterize a dynamic ZFactor for global elevation shaded relief functions.
NIM059266 - Mr.SID's (MG2 and MG3) display error "Invalid Raster Dataset" in ArcGIS 10, but work in ArcGIS 9.3.1.
NIM059396 - 1-bit raster displays with an inverted color ramp when overviews are built with nearest neighbor.
NIM061065 - Projection on the fly in ArcMap is 10x slower in the file geodatabase and ArcSDE than with shapefiles and personal geodatabase.
NIM060162 - Some TIFF images with YCbCr JPEG compression are not displayed properly (9.3 eq).
NIM060238 - ECW is temporarily shown as invalid dataset.
NIM060603 - When 'Mosaic dataset Tutorial Exercise 7' is performed on Windows 7 operating system in background mode, ArcGIS throws an error or crashes.
NIM060642 - Secure WCS Service cannot be previewed in ArcCatalog and cannot be added in ArcMap.
NIM060734 - Mosaic dataset renders incorrectly in Web applications when published as an image service.
NIM060759 - Rasters with tag AREA_OR_POINT are incorrectly lining up in ArcGIS Desktop that did not at previously releases.
NIM060880 - Get invalid raster dataset error when opening certain CCITT group 4 compressed 1 bit single band tiff image (9.3 eq).
NIM061452 - Spatial reference along with the units is not read correctly for TIFF images.
NIM061537 - NoData value of certain 32-bit floating point raster is read incorrectly.
NIM061608 - Statistics created for TIFF images in 10 are stored internallly which can not be read in 9.3.1.
NIM061728 - Exporting a 3- band raster doesn't allow Force RGB, even when switching to stretched renderer.
NIM063257 - PolygonToRaster - output cell size and extent values do not have decimal values in comma locale when input cell size has decimals (only with grid output and only reproducible in 10).
NIM063792 - Cell size and extents of some TIFFs are read incorrectly and the image is misaligned.
NIM063867 - ArcMap/ArcCatalog will freeze and will not respond if you move the mouse cursor outside ArcGIS application while filling radial distortion information when adding applanix raster to mosaic data.
NIM063917 - GRID image that has 16-bit color index in the attribute table cannot be rendered correctly with UV renderer.
NIM063920 - Mosaic Operator Blend still generates sharp edges.
NIM063921 - Compute statistics crash with different parameter.
NIM063926 - Create file format referenced mosaic dataset failed with error.
NIM063968 - Random crashes occurring in iterative scripts when using Spatial Analyst tools when changing cell size.
NIM064058 - A mosaic dataset with function on top could be broken after performing a copy/paste to a different location.
NIM064358 - Tables based raster types fail to load records into the MD if images dont exist, and if they are defined in the RPDef.
NIM064487 - "UseByDefault" property on the network attribute object obtained from describing SDC network datasets returns incorrect values.
NIM064535 - Service overview generation fails if the sources images are many images in BAG format.

ArcGIS\Editor

NIM059092 - Provide the ability to extend an existing line or add a part to a multipart feature without adding a new record to the attribute table.
NIM059249 - ArcMap crashes in an edit session when clicking the layer name in the Attributes window.
NIM062020 - The context menus for the Rectangle, Ellipse, and Circle construction tools are disabled with ArcView licenses.
NIM062267 - Creating an Add-in using ITableWindow3 to get reference to Active table window crashes ArcMap.
NIM062842 - Load object command crashes ArcMap in ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 1.
NIM063134 - Flags and barriers should not be placed on network features excluded by the Definition Query.
NIM063158 - Setting the default attribute value in the Feature Template properties does not result in the creation of a feature template
NIM063457 - Mechanism required to disable/enable the display of selectable state with the Representation Select and Direct Select tools.
NIM063552 - Splitting a custom feature with relationship class may fail if the custom feature overrides the default split behavior and if the relationship notification has been turned on.
NIM063936 - Annotation templates are displayed when source layer/subclass is scale surpressed.
NIM063992 - When the flag/barrier cannot be placed because the underlying element is corrupt, the error message should be shown in a message box.
NIM064112 - Using Copy Parallel on a Vertical line crashes ArcScene and ArcMap.
NIM064370 - ArcMap crashes when zooming by rolling the mouse wheel while in the middle of a trace.
NIM064241 - ArcMap crashes when you use the Ellipse tool on the Raster Painting toolbar.
NIM064553 - With feature templates for the Unique values, many fields renderer may not be created correctly in some cases. Shapefile specific issue.
NIM064586 - The Start Editing dialog is causing a GDI leak when you have datasets from multiple workspaces.

ArcGIS\Framework

NIM061350 - ICommandItem.Style property does not work in ArcGIS 10.0.
NIM061747 - In ArcGIS 10x, Topo to Raster fails with a specific feature class in a file Geodatabase (works fine in 9.3).
NIM062255 The cursor for 'Sketch tool' in the editor toolbar does not function properly when invoked programmatically.
NIM063656 ArcMap application crashes when the GDI objects in the Task Manager increase more then 10,000 for the ArcMap process.

ArcGIS\GeoAnalyst

NIM040904 - The Fill tool fails to execute on a large raster dataset.
NIM053647 - Combinatorial tools produces incorrect field name when input is not an Esri Grid.
NIM055981 - Zonal Statistics As Table geoprocessing tool fails to execute when using an integer mosaic dataset.
NIM061295 - Certain Spatial Analyst tools fail to execute with a multiband raster input. (Includes BoundaryClean, Expand (and other Generalization tools), Filter, FuzzyMembership, ZonalGeometry, among others.)
NIM061748 - CellStatistics & Combine create incorrect outputs when input rasters have different spatial references.
NIM062534 - PolygonToRaster hangs if cellsize is changed from default (480) to 100 (101 and 99 is good), and bleeding occurs when cellsize is changed to 75. This appears to be data specific.
NIM062925 - ObserverPoint creates incorrect output when the output format is pgdb or img.
NIM062927 - Cutfill (and other tools) with FGDB workspace crash when run in a loop using arcpy.
NIM062929 - Non-grids with pyramids gives incorrect results when resampled internally while using a geoprocessing tool.
NIM062931 - FeatureToRaster (polygon input) crashes when Cancel button is used.
NIM063267 - CellStatistics executes slower than SingleOutputMapAlgebra in python.
NIM063268 - TileSize environment setting is not honored by Spatial Analyst tools in python when output is in FGDB.
NIM063269 - Local functions do not accept NetCDF raster layer or raster layer made by MakeRasterLayer tool as input in Python.
NIM063270 - Math tools create incorrect output when inputs contain NetCDF raster layer.
NIM063275 - Divide, Plus, etc. tools truncate floating-point constant to integer if the constant is like "100.0."
NIM063276 - An empty long or double variables cannot be connected to math tools using the Connect tool in Model Builder.
NIM063278 - Rank tool creates incorrect result when output is not a grid with this case (possibly because of a pixel-type predication error).
NIM063324 - Raster to Feature and Contour tools are creating a .CPG file when output is sent to shapefile.
NIM063277 - Duplicated error messages are returned from ExtractByAttribute, Con, and Test tools when the whereClause contains a syntax error (for floating-point input only).
NIM063297 - Statistics cannot be queried from temporary grid raster.
NIM063549 - Topo to Raster tool performance is slow in ArcGIS 10 as compared to 9.3.1.
NIM063588 - Handle reclassification of floating point data that falls outside of the remap range when DATA option is used. Output is integer raster.
NIM063591 - When a temp fgdb raster is saved from the python window and added into the TOC the layer is incorrect.
NIM063595 - In scripting, saving a multiband raster with one only band (principal components), renames the temporary raster container but not the associated raster band, and subsequent expressions fails to execute.
NIM063599 - Spatial Analyst tools with a input raster selection leaks memory.
NIM063604 - Fix memory leak in ZonalGeometryAsTable.
NIM063733 - Get correct cell size for environment parameter from a raster with rectangular cell.
NIM064142 - Need to define small value (esp) as double, instead of defaulted int in SIGClassDistance in sigmerge.c
NIM064208 - Mask environment is not honored in python when a raster object is used in AppyEnvironment.
NIM064214 - Maximum Likelihood Classification tool fails in a scipt tool on Linux with given test case.
NIM064371 - Reclassify with floating point field creating incorrect output.
NIM064512 - Update analysis cellsize control when input raster is mosaic data.
NIM064561 - Observerpoint/Viewshed should ignore VCS if it doesn't exist on the input datasets for CURVATURE calculation.
NIM065807 - Image Classification crashes with image services data when the service data is large.
NIM063596 - Viewshed leaks memory.
NIM063273 - Iso Cluster Unsupervised Classification script tool generates an error message on Linux with given test case and data.
NIM063589 - WeightedOverlay does not compute sum of influences correctly; fails with error on Linux.
NIM062924 - Weighted Overlay scale values change when UI is refreshed in ModeBuilder. This only happens when tabbing through the overlay table.
NIM062964 - Pick outputs incorrect results to non-grids because of pixel depth prediction error.
NIM060018 - Extract By Mask : On a mosaic raster input, the tool does not honor the query conducted using the Make Mosaic Layer tool.
NIM060613 - Extract Multi Values To Points : In ModelBuilder, adding a raster layer as the input raster parameter crashes ArcMap.
NIM061557 - Extract Values to Points: when the output is set to be a personal geodatabase, two error messages come out ( "(DAO.TableDefs) Item not found in this collection.") and the tool cannot be executed.
NIM062920 - Extract Multi Values to Points : Reports erroneous values in the table.
NIM063567 - Particle Track geoprocessing tool has two extra id fields in the attribute table when the output is to fgdb.
NIM063566 - When outputting to a grid scratch workspace with the Raster Calculator geoprocessing tool, it breaks layers to previous results from the Raster Calculator.
NIM063687 - IsoCluster: Getting error 010067 when running Iso Cluster or PCA tools. Need better error message.
NIM062926 - Zonal Statistics is crashing with shapefile input and zone string field.
NIM062928 - Zonal Statistics tool interface does not correctly filter data types or statistics type when input is a floating point mosaic dataset.
NIM063298 - The Zonal Histogram geoprocessing tool crashes on Linux when the graph name is supplied, it should provide an error as it is not supported.
NIM063571 - Tabulate Area geoprocessing tool outputs incorrect results when a string field is used for the Zone field.

ArcGIS\GeoDatabase

NIM060711 - Performance is slow in 10 geodatabase compared to 9.3.1 observed during comparison of changes in different versions.
NIM064554 - Prevent users from creating attachments in a geodatabase for a class owned by a different user.
NIM063593 - ArcGIS crashes when viewing feature classes in specific ArcSDE for Oracle geodatabase following successful upgrade to ArcSDE 10.0.
NIM064579 - Improve guard logic to prevent partially populated GDB_Items row from being created by ArcGIS.
NIM064629 - Change upgrade status text for upgrades in which only the ArcSDE procedures and tables need updating.
NIM064632 - Allow 10.0 SP2 clients to connect to newer releases of the Geodatabase.
NIM056468 - "Replace All with Prereconcile Version" causes geometric network service lines to be shifted.
NIM056875 - Different ways of moving the same network features to the same location give different results.
NIM057451 - Allow orphan junctions to subsume orphan junctions during editing and reconcile.
NIM057574 - Subsuming an orphan junction with a user defined junction in the Edit version may result in loss of newly inserted edges connected to the orphan junction in the parent version following reconcile in favor of the Edit version.
NIM060810 - Problem editing z-enabled feature classes that participate in a geometric network in FileGDBs in ArcGIS 10.
NIM061662 - Cannot Copy/Paste a network dataset with multiple turn feature sources.
NIM062875 - An error saying "Turn element already exists." occurs when rebuilding a network dataset with existing turns that have been edited.
NIM064576 - Registering a Network Dataset as Versioned, fails to register the n_#_edgeweight and n_#_turnweight as versioned.
NIM064587 - Cannot make edits to a feature class participating in a network dataset that has been built and does not support turns.
NIM060816 - Raster catalog display order by option does not work for some raster data.
NIM047627 - Importing schema changes fails when try to add domain from parent to child. This behaviour is seen in both one-way and two-way replica.
NIM059069 - If archiving is enabled to track changes with 1-way replicas, re-exporting unacknowledged messages fails.
NIM059317 - Synch_send versions are created and orphaned after creating a one way parent to child replica on archived data, with the option checked to 'use archiving to track changes for 1 way replication'.
NIM060879 - Synchronization fails with an error when the edits are across a spatial filter that involves a many to many relationship class in two-way replicas.
NIM064289 - The Compare Replica Schema tool fails with an out of memory error for a specific feature dataset when the child replica is a personal or file geodatabase.
NIM064330 - Import XML Workspace Document: errors when you type into input box.
NIM064552 - Importing a populated toolbox fails in ArcGIS 10.
NIM064565 - Import Message disabled for two way replicas.
NIM060113 - WFS 1.1.0 takes wrong order (lat,lon) of coordinates in BBOX request parameters when optional "crsuri" is missing.
NIM060790 - The Field Calculator overrides the input string for field records if string matches with the Field Name.
NIM040605 - When performing a join to an open Excel table in ArcMap, the table does not refresh.
NIM059051 - Cannot delete fields from shapefiles in ArcMap 10 on Windows 7 or Windows 2008; works fine on Windows XP, Windows 2003, and Windows Vista.
NIM061049 - Copy/Paste shortcuts Ctrl + c and Ctrl + v fail to work on selected records in ArcGIS 10.
NIM062713 - Clear selection command in attribute table crashes ArcMap.
NIM054454 - Cannot save a Composite Address Locator inside of a Personal or File Geodatabase with specific data.
NIM063948 - Progress indicator does not show progress while copying a locator.
NIM063949 - Locator build for nationwide data can fail (the app disappears) when memory conditions are not favorable.
NIM064320 - The result tag in locator style is not processed when used in score calculation context (needed to match hyphenated house numbers that have their hyphen stripped from the reference data).
NIM064340 - ReverseGeocode GP tool copies original shapes into the result (instead of producing reverse geocoded locations) when Z/M awareness of the source FC is different from the the locator's.
NIM064395 - Geocoding performance improvements added to 10.0 SP2.
NIM058760 - Implement default Locators using URL resource for specifying list of locators.
NIM064322 - Error occurs when geocoding with an ArcGIS 10 locator as geocode service that contains Z values.
NIM064591 - Can't rebuild locators that are created with the General Style.
NIM064726 - Composite locators leak ~50 bytes per geocode.
NIM064787 - Duplicate characters should not affect the match score as much as they currently do.
NIM064788 - Character replacement for Apostrophes is not working.
NIM064789 - Hyphens do not match blank spaces.
NIM061746 - With 10.0 geodatabases, permissions are not correctly applied to geometric network weight tables preventing users granted permissions from opening the geometric network.
NIM060421 - Control points that were previously associated cannot be joined to, after parcel using that point has been unjoined.

ArcGIS\Geoprocessing

NIM000991 - Export domain codes or descriptions when exporting from geodatabase.
NIM049615 - MaintainSpatialIndex = TRUE is broken. It recreates the spatial index once for every input rather than leaving the existing spatial index in place.
NIM058037 - Append tool with Schema Type TEST fails when appending feature class with representation fields to a new empty feature class with identical field schema.
NIM058627 - The GP tools freeze if the user attempts to write new feature class to feature dataset with a lot of Relationship classes in it.
NIM058666 - ArcPy Layer.saveACopy method fails when saving to the previous version.
NIM058800 - Re-open 10-27-10 "ExportToTIFF" function does not write GeoTIFF tags when 'geoTIFF_tags' parameter is set to "True".
NIM059832 - Polygon To Raster and Polyline To Raster - incorrect densification when true curves are encountered.
NIM059845 - Geometry objects are lacking appropriate precision.
NIM060503 - Consolidation and packaging tools create a 'commondata' folder in the output even though no data is being preserved.
NIM060944 - When a map service contains two data frames (one dynamic and one cached), exporting an image from the dynamic data frame does not work if the cache is set to use Cache-On-Demand.
NIM061259 - KML to Layer will create disconnected layers in the output layer file.
NIM061362 - ListBrokenDataSources does not list broken annotation layers.
NIM061802 - Simplify Polygon tool is not populating point output for collapsed features when the No Check option is used with a minimum size value.
NIM062179 - Eliminate Polygon Part tool crashes with certain parameter settings.
NIM062613 - Setting arcpy.env.pyramid = "PYRAMIDS" does not build pyramids as documented.
NIM062808 - Mosaic to new raster results stripes of NoData when mosaic output location is outside a geodatabase.
NIM062905 - Spatial Analyst and some conversion tools stored in models within version 10 toolboxes cause the model to disappear once saved to version 9.3.
NIM062951 - KML to Layer needs to put a default value for folder output.
NIM062989 - Dissolve on SP1: Using the Statistics Field parameter with a "MIN" or "MAX" keyword with a Long Integer or Short Integer caused a crash.
NIM063043 - Merge tool cannot use in-line variable substitution in ModelBuilder for path to output dataset.
NIM063253 - SharePackage tool when run from Python does not add the package to the ArcGIS online group.
NIM063258 - Detect Graphic Conflict tool is producing unexpected output for linear features which form closed loops and/or self overlap.
NIM063853 - Aggregate Points tool is not creating the derived output table.
NIM063710 - Append will not work with a layer in ArcMap's TOC where the version has been changed. If you add the same data to the TOC from a .sde file that is pointing directly to the version, it works. The error occurs with feature classes and tables.
NIM063938 - PointToRaster fails to execute if input is integer and MEAN Cell Assignment type is selected.
NIM064043 - Using the Field Calculator to execute a Python codeblock to calculate sequential numbers on a selected set of features in a Geodatabase feature class only calculates sequential values in groups of 250 features. After each 250 features the sequential numbering starts over again.
NIM064252 - Add Rule To Topology tool and Remove Rule From Topology tool needs entries for new rules added at ArcGIS 10.
NIM064327 - Grids and Graticules Designer: Restore Decimal point in Decimal Degrees annotations style.
NIM064328 - Make Grids and Graticules Layer: Grid Anno does not rotate to text symbol angle.
NIM064329 - Grid Layout View: Configure layout is setting data frame extent to null if it had a fixed extent.
NIM064331 - Make Grids and Graticules Layer: Mask and buffer error with AOIs in southern hemisphere.
NIM064332 - Make Grids and Graticules Layer: Tool calculates incorrect UTM Zone at equator and fails.
NIM064333 - Make Grids and Graticules Layer: Tool is replacing set PCS in zipper grids with actual coordinate system value.
NIM064423 - Report a proper error code and error description when packaging encounters an invalid layer.
NIM064447 - Summary Statistics is not releasing memory when the tool completes.
NIM064490 - Models exported to python script should not have an importToolbox of the mobile toolbox.
NIM064516 - Geodatabase domain property page not refreshed if create domain tool run in background on workspace that has feature class participating in map (toc).
NIM064523 - Crash on getting the value from a parameter at 10.0.
NIM064596 - this SpatialJoin case leaks 100s of MB over 40 iterations.
NIM064597 - Progressive increase in memory usage during multiple geoprocessing operations in the same ArcGIS session.
NIM064636 - Need to supress the SDE credentials dialog when accessing layers that do not store username and password via arcpy.mapping.
NIM064570 - TableToNetCDF tool creates incorrect output.

ArcGIS\GeoStatistics

NIM062576 - 10.0 SP2 Coefficient surface are not correct.
NIM063254 - DensifySamplingNetwork - sometimes produces different results even though the random number generator seed is set to 1.
NIM063256 - Single band from a multiband raster as input causes the Geostatistical Wizard to crash.
NIM063922 - Interpolation search neighborhood in a script should be locale independent.

ArcGIS\Globe

NIM049908 - Can't drag and drop a layer from ArcMap into ArcGlobe.
NIM058405 - Click Quantities under Symbology tab with specific layer, ArcGlobe crash down.
NIM058744 - ArcGIS Server is not creating elevation cache tiles between Face T4 and T2 along the 45Â°N latitude.
NIM060012 - Layers in the ArcGlobe document do not appear in the "Layer" combo box on the importing Symbology dialog.
NIM060831 - The legend of a KMZ file created in ArcGIS 10 using the Map to KML tool shows blank in Google Earth.
NIM061804 - KML Popups from Optimized MapServices do not open when selecting features in KML clients.
NIM062158 - The "ArcGlobe Options" dialog name is concatinated and cannot transalte properly.

ArcGIS\GraphicsPipeline

NIM059506 - In multipage PDF exports, random line segments in a line feature class symbolized with cartographic representations increase in size or become miscolored.
NIM060778 - Maps exported to EPS in CMYK colorspace convert CMYK values to RGB values for labels/anno if character marker symbols are used in text symbol.
NIM061177 - Multipart annotation with characters > 255 result in incorrect characters when exported to PDF, even with embedded fonts.
NIM062024 - DDP Export - After exporting to PDF from a DDP enabled map Deselection of elements is not working as it should.
NIM062067 - A legend title with certain characters that has formatting set to Bold, Underline, and Arial font has a shorter underline when exported as a PDF.
NIM062987 - Map rendering problem when moving overlying windows.
NIM064101 - Multipart annotation with characters > 255 when symbolized with UniversCom-55Oblique.ttf add an additional glyph, Unicode 63743, to the end of the first text string when exported to EPS.
NIM064458 - Cartographic line symbology with a negative offset causes ArcMap and ArcCatalog to crash when at a large scale.
NIM064497 - For maps that contain view extents not present in the spatial ref's extent, ArcMap hangs or crashes when exporting to PDF with the Export Map Georeference Information checkbox turned on.
NIM064647 - Memory leak occurs with offset Geometries.

ArcGIS\Map

NIM051041 - Adding an annotation feature to a new Annotation Class causes incorrect rotation when the data frame is rotated.
NIM051154 - Querying XY event layer with ArcGIS Extension for Google API does not generate correct output.
NIM057360 - Event layers created from Excel tables that have been joined cannot be exported to shapefile or feature class format, causing a crash (ver 9x) or several error messages (ver 10).
NIM057594 - Have the application auto-pick the related field if it is the same name/type when defining a relate. This would be similar to the existing user experience when creating a join.
NIM058020 - In ArcGIS 10 while using Model-builder, imported Symbology for Feature set variable is not seen on display.
NIM058159 - Memory leak occurs when using the IDynamicDrawScreen.DrawScreenPolyline method.
NIM058173 - A REST query and identify on the same envelope bring back different geometry for the same point feature, when a transformation from 1927 to 1984 is present in the map document.
NIM058512 - Creating a search cursor fails when using a spatial reference with a custom domain when the map document is in page layout.
NIM059155 - Exporting a map with a rotated raster layer to PDF contains white spaces.
NIM059824 - XY Event Source layer labels disappear when new points are located outside of the existing extent window.
NIM059791 - A custom Table of Content view created using the Esri sample code 'Layer filtering TOC view' does not refresh when the custom Table of Content view opens as the mouse hovers over the Table of Contents tab. Clicking on the content area of the view refreshes it.
NIM060043 - When a larger size image is requested with a higher dpi than the original map, which is cached at 96dpi, the image looses transparency and fills it with black color.
NIM060411 - Two representation styles with numerous marker points draw much slower than a comparable standard symbology style.
NIM060918 - When editing in multiple ArcMap Sessions, Label Feature disappears when Map extents are zoomed to a newly created feature in subsequent ArcMap Sessions.
NIM060496 - Line labels do not appear on the line while zoomed out when there is a reference scale set on the Data Frame and the feature class option 'Scale symbols when a reference scale is set' is unchecked.
NIM061094 - The Find tool does not work with a decimal point or a single quote.
NIM061516 - Extent rectangles with leader lines set at certain scales point horizontally. Then when data frame is selected, ArcMap crashes.
NIM061543 - Right-clicking on multiple selected pictures and choosing "properties" from the context menu crashes ArcMap.
NIM061730 - ArcMap is drawing errors when labeling an X,Y event layer created from a table in an ArcSDE geodatabase not registered with the geodatabase.
NIM061708 - Unable to set the margin size at the Data Driven Page in a bi-directional environment.
NIM061803 - The Identify tool is not returning values for symbols which are offset from their base geometry by geometric effects or property overrides.
NIM061811 - Incorrect arrows direction in the Data Driven Page.
NIM061823 - Custom MapSurroundFrame crashes ArcMap 10, worked in 9.3.1.
NIM061932 - Reflection with an affine transformation doesnâ€™t work correctly with data frame rotation.
NIM062132 - Create Report wizard does not open due to certain system settings or font availabilities.
NIM062206 - The "ArcMap Options" dialog name is concatinated and cannot transalte properly.
NIM062516 - Representation marker symbol layers using a dashes geometric effects with a single value for the Pattern property and a marker placement style using the 'With gap' option for the Endings property are not producing expected display results.
NIM062863 - Redraw performance is slow with representations when zooming in on polygons with numerous donut holes.
NIM062848 - ArcGIS Online operations (Sign In.., Add Basemap..., ArcGIS Online, Search) fail to provide pass-through authentication credentials to proxy servers.
NIM063289 - Looping through the Graphics Container (PageLayout) for TextElements does not recognize the correct number of elements in the graphics container with the presence of a MessageBox within the search loop.
NIM063319 - The "reaspect" parameter doesn't work for MXD based WMS.
NIM063842 - In ArcCatalog nearest neighbor pyramids are created for TIFF images when bilinear or cubic is selected.
NIM064015 - Representation layer is issuing extra queries for maximum size values.
NIM064076 - Date fields in reports generated with ArcGIS Desktop 10 display as null values when the date format is dd/mm/yyyy and the value for dd is greater than 12.
NIM064263 - Optimized MapServer draws labels from all features of a time-enabled-layer even when "time" is set. This only happens when the layer has null symbol.
NIM064392 - When the map has complex symbols, the list by selection view of the table of contents leaks objects when selecting features in the map.
NIM064508 - Unable to remove a watermark from a report after it has been added.
NIM064546 - The Create Report Wizard does not appear when the command is clicked.
NIM064566 - Loading or running a report from an .rlf with field sorting set to descending resets the sort order to ascending.
NIM064567 - Cancelling out from the save report/report layout dialog does not return the application to the Viewer/Designer; it closes out the Reporting tools.
NIM064593 - Nullable property of a field should be taken in to consideration when creating a default template in Feature Server.
NIM064594 - When a new feature is added that violates a unique value constraint on a field, the editing operation still reports success.

ArcGIS\NetworkAnalyst

NIM059437 - Cannot generate driving directions on network data created by dissolving a network dataset that had alternate street names.
NIM063129 - Cannot generate driving directions on a network dataset created by dissolving a network dataset that has new street name field settings.
NIM064178 - One override point is missing when dissolving a particular network dataset.
NIM063937 - VRP solver has very slow solve times (building routes) in ArcLogistics when soft zones are implemented.
NIM064389 - Improve performance of the VRP solver for school bus routing.
NIM064486 - Service Area solver does not properly accumulate negative weight cost values for accumulated attributes on the Lines features.
NIM064489 - When using the VRP solver and importing invalid locations that are excluded from the solve, an error is raised. The solver should just ignore the invalid locations.

ArcGIS\System

NIM061884 - When using the Editor's Trace Tool to create a new network edge feature, the "Multipart feature geometries not supportedâ€ error is raised while tracing an edge feature which contains a true curve.

ArcGIS\Tracking

NIM063431 - A Tracking license is being consumed when starting ArcMap, in addition to the ArcInfo license.

ArcGIS License Manager

NIM064547 - The offline authorization of concurrent use licenses might result in a loss of licenses.
NIM064730 - Borrowing fails if a license manager has expired licenses even if a valid licenses exist on the license manager.
NIM064966 - The offline authorization for the License Manager needs to be modified so that it's only a one step process.
NIM065544 - The Software Authorization Wizard fails to refresh license counts on authorization requests even after correction.

ArcGIS Server

NIM058723 - The error message received when a user is unable to publish a service with mobile capabilities because a custom extent has not been defined has been corrected.
NIM061813 - SOM crashes when trying to reconnect to a previously disabled machine when the entire system is under high load.
NIM062084 - GP service does not work with standard server license (works with advanced license).
NIM062995 - Validation of an agsadmin user fails if that user belongs to another group that is part of the agsadmin group.
NIM064005 - Server logs are growing beyond limits set by property.
NIM064445 - Optimize memory usage when when creating multiple server connections under load.

GIS Services and Caching

NIM064442 - Improve stability when accessing secured ArcGIS Server services under load.
NIM064781 - Tile handler requests for 3D tiles are no longer working in 10.0.

Download the service pack files here or for NZ you can go here.

For full list of fixes included in this service pack check the esri support page.

LIDAR Analyst 5.0 released

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:45:00 +0000

It has been a while since I have used LIDAR Analyst in ArcGIS. In very early days it had interesting features like building extractions, tree/forest extraction but it worked on images only. But that was long time ago. This release comes from Overwatch Systems.

Latest version reads typical inputs like LAS, ASCII, 3D shapefile and DEM and this is to be expected. Main features include:

Importing and processing LIDAR data returns in a variety of data formats including LAS, ASCII text, DEM, MrSID Compressed LAS, or point shape file
100% automated 3D feature extraction
Simple, fast and accurate extraction of bare earth terrain
Extraction of 3D buildings with complex rooftops
Extraction of tree points and forest regions
Extraction of contour lines for depicting elevation
Terrain Analysis
Automated attribution for extracted features such as building height, orientation, roof type, stem diameter, crown width, etc.
Conversion tools for ASCII text and point shape file to LAS format
Exporting result features to KML file format to display in Google Earth™ and Microsoft Virtual Earth
Classification of LAS point clouds based on LIDAR Analyst extractions and user settings
Batch processing
Advanced 3D editing tools for manipulating vectors and terrain surfaces
Integration with ESRI’s Model Builder

Features I would be interested in testing would be automated feature extraction because I have seen cases where instead of squared buildings you end up with wacky shapes. This was the case in particular where point distance was larger (over 1.5 m).

KML export could be an interesting one. Different clients handle different versions of KML differently. ArcGIS Explorer ignores unsupported tags (namely from 2.1 version of KML) but should use and render other tags.

As an Esri user I am interested in geoprocessing and Model Builder integration. At this time there isn't much on this topic apart the quote in brochure:

Integration with ESRI's Model Builder provides true end-to-end geoprocessing capabilities.

Brochure for LIDAR Analyst is available here.

If you get an opportunity to test it or some of it's features I would like to hear from you.

Politician that can draw a map

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:55:00 +0000

At last GeoCart I caught up with friends and among other things he asked me if I have seen a video clip of US senator drawing a map of US by hand.

By any means drawing a map by hand and from memory is great achievement (and especially for politicians) and should be admired. He can draw a map of US under two minutes! US senator Al Franken has been doing this for years and maps he makes at public events are often auctioned. So have a look how he does that.

GeoCart 2010 impressions

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:20:00 +0000

GeoCart 2010 is over. This is third GeoCart I've been at and it proves to be a very good conference. More about that later.

Before the conference on 30-31 August I have attended Map Design with ArcGIS workshop led by Dr Cynthia Brewer. It was very well attended (actually quite big one - 45 attendants) and over two days various aspects were covered. Being a very large workshop Igor asked me if I could assist and help out students when needed. Of course, I was more than happy to help. Technically, there wasn't any unknowns for me but Cynthia's and Chris's experiences and advices were very helpful. Most interesting parts were relief shading exercises and generalization. For sure I'll be going back to notes and "playing" more with generalization.

On Wednesday, GeoCart started. I have no intention to write about each keynote or paper presentation. For full details of programme check this link. As usual (for last 3 GeoCart conferences that I can speak for) keynote presenters and presented topics were very well picked. If you have William Cartwright, Cynthia Brewer, Manfred Buchroithner, Phil Allen, Colin MacDonald and David Crossman as keynote speakers it can't fail.

Paper presentations were divided in two streams: applied cartography and academic papers. This was a nice balance and change from previous conference. I prefer to see more applications and products then just cartographic theory and research. In some cases paper presentation quality was below par. I would like to see more skilled presenters delivering these papers. Unfortunately, this is up to author(s) to decide - present it yourself of let the more skilled presenter/colleague to deliver it.

Most valuable part of GeoCart (and any other conference) is seeing old friends and meeting new people interested in cartography. Being relatively small conference (my guess is about 80 attendees) it is easy to talk to anyone. As a result, presentation were sometimes 5 minutes or more delayed.

There were only two vendors present - us (Eagle Technology Group) and GeographX. Igor Drecki did a great job organizing this conference but he run out of time to get more vendors. Both stands had a reasonable attendance as visible from photos below.

Map exhibition was relatively small but maps very interesting. Probably the NIWA's map got most attention but Health Atlas of England and Wales, Geomorphology and other got their share of attention.

This GeoCart, like several previous was put together by Igor Drecki and his team. Thank you for hard work and see you again at next GeoCart.

ArcGIS Explorer 1500 released

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:04:00 +0000

Esri has released a new version of ArcGIS Explorer - 1500. This version was announced before the User Conference and it has new features mentioned in my previous post. More details are available on ArcGIS Explorer blog.

Main new features are:

Integration with ArcGIS Online
Support for ArcGIS 10 Image services
New shapes for notes
Analysis gallery
Export of map items as layer packages
Query builder
Fix broken layer paths

There are other changes and improvements but more about those when I test it. I have a couple of features that need testing so it shouldn't be too long before I post my results.

GeoCart 2010 is only 11 days away

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:51:00 +0000

It is almost time to meet cartographers from New Zealand and rest of the world again at GeoCart. This is fifth conference (I have missed the first two) and the theme of this one is:

Cartographies of Tomorrow: Mapping in a mashed-up world

As before there are keynote speakers from all over the world including:

Cynthia Brewer, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Manfred Buchroithner, TU Dresden, Germany
William Cartwright, RMIT University, Australia, President of the ICA
Phil Allen, GeoSmart, New Zealand
David Crossman, Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand
Colin MacDonald, LINZ, New Zealand

At last GeoCart in 2008 I had a privilege to listen William Cartwright, David DiBiase and others. I am really looking forward to hear Cynthia's keynote and even more to be in the "Map Design with ArcGIS workshop" . Workshop will be held before GeoCart, from 30-31 of this month. This will be a nice opportunity to focus on cartography rather then on geodatabase or other technical aspects of GIS.

I'll post more on GeoCart and the workshop when it starts. See you there.

ArcGIS Explorer 1500 teaser

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:21:00 +0000

Esri has published a short video (1.5 mnutes) showing AGX 1500 at work.

Even if video is short it shows a glimpse at some of new features. These features include:

Sharing of content (maps, layer packages and KML)
ArcGIS.com content
Query builder similar to one in ArcMap
Replace, Move and Stamp of notes?
New shapes for notes (circle, rectangle, arrow)
Video stream integration?
Fly along option for view
Labelling using map tips or labels
Enhance option on effects tab

I would expect that there is more than in this video but we will have to wait. Hopefully not too long.

Here is the link to this video - http://video214.com/play/8ZBlX9L4o1aUfsikyx0mkw/s/dark since ArcGIS Explorer blog site is down and I could not embed the video.

Street View may have Street Slide as competitor

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:07:00 +0000

We all know and use Street View on almost daily basis. It is a very useful feature specially when friend's instructions are not quite clear.

Soon we may have an alternative for Street View. Of course it is coming from Microsoft and eventually we can expect to see it as part of Bing Maps. This alternative is called Street Slide View. When used for first time is resembles Street View (something to be expected - there are not too many different ways to look around in 3D) but the difference is obvious when you turn 90 degrees and zoom out. Then you see a side view of the street.

In this view user can pan up and down the street. By zooming in standard "bubble" view will be used again.
This is a basic view but it can be extended with display of locator map, street addresses and images representing stores for examples.

I find this way of navigation quite nice and easy. It would be nice to have this functionality right now but I guess we will have to wait a bit.

To get a more complete understanding of Street Slide have a look at this video.

For more details (including diagrams and formulas) check the Microsoft Research web site paper.

I would like to see Street Slide for New Zealand but I won't hold my breath...

Displaying images and attributes in ArcGIS 10

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:08:00 +0000

In older article I wrote about the ways to show attributes and images simultaneously in ArcGIS 9.3.1. Now ArcGIS 10 is out I decided to test it again.

ArcGIS 10 has a new feature - Attachments that is designed for this or similar purpose. Here is what help system says about it:

Attachments provide a flexible way to manage additional information that is related to your features. Attachments allow you to add files to individual features and can be images, PDFs, text documents, or any other type of file.

This sounds very promising and I have set up a simple map document containing just a world countries and cities. For cities I want to display attributes and photos. First tool to try will be HTML popup like I did with 9.3.1.

Here is what you have to do. Firstly, you have to enable attachments for your feature class. This is done in ArcCatalog on case by case basis. By doing a simple right click on a feature class in context menu under 'Attachments' select 'Create Attachments' option.

By doing this ArcGIS will create a new table and relationship class. These will be used later when attaching documents to the features.

Now I have a map document with two layers, table and a relationship class.

Since we are adding records to the related table and editing features we have to start an edit session. In ArcGIS 10 you can do it from a context menu.

Now it is a matter of selecting feature you want to add attachments to, open the attribute table. Once attribute table is opened display the context menu and select 'Open Attachment Manager'.

Attachment manager is quite simple form where one can manage attachments. Here I have added first image.

If there are multiple documents/attachments you want to add they can be added at once. See example below for adding two images.

Final result for London is that there are three images stored as attachments.

After saving edits for few more cities I can specify HTML popup option in layer properties.

And now we are ready for testing. Here is the HTML popup tool result for London.

I want to point out that attachments feature is not the same as hyperlinks managed in a table. Once file is attached it is actually stored in *_ATTACH table in your geodatabase. As a test I have renamed my london1.jpg to london1xxxx.jpg and opened the same MXD. My result is still the same and click on london1.jpg brings up original image attached.

This is great improvement over 9.3.1 functionality. I haven't tested it yet with larg(er) number of attachments or different files but I could do that later on. Till then, good luck with experimenting in ArcGIS 10.

ESRI International User Conference 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:37:00 +0000

Yet another international user conference starts today in San Diego. Unfortunately, I am not attending this one but four of my colleagues are so I will have good sources of news and opinions.

Slogan for this conference is "Opening the world to everyone".

Conference has a nice home page on Esri's web site so take time to see the agenda, videos, twitter conversations, etc. If you would like to follow the conference on Facebook go here.

New Zealand will have high profile presence at this conference. Maurice Williamson is set to address ~ 400 senior executives at the upcoming ESRI Senior Executive Summit 2010. More about this can be found on my friend's blog here.

This is all for now, more to come in a matter of hours...

ArcGIS 9.3.1 SP 2 released

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:36:00 +0000

While part of Esri team was busy developing ArcGIS 10 another part was busy working on issues in 9.3.1 version. Service pack 2 is fixing a number of issues. Exact counts are below.

Desktop - 84
Engine - 2
Server (general) - 6
REST - 5
Web ADF - 3
Java - 2

Here are my picks of important fixes for Desktop.

ArcGIS Desktop

NIM014000 - Converting EMF picture marker symbols to representations may result in unexpected jaggedness of outlines and missing interior fill elements.
NIM031270 - Selecting cartographic representation with the cartographic representation select tool is significantly slower than selecting with the editor tool and the selection tool.
NIM036834 - If you have an exception that has a dirty area crossing it and validate the topology the exception becomes an error.
NIM037043 - When a feature is selected, and a reference scale is used, the selected point feature ignores the reference scale.
NIM039914 - If a data frame contains one or more polygon layers symbolized with bar graphs, no attributes are included in the PDF export, even with the export option 'Export PDF Layers and Feature Attributes' selected.
NIM041239 - Stopping the trace tool at the beginning of a true curve adds a circle to the sketch.
NIM042869 - Using Near tool with default search tolerance gets incorrect results, as not all input features can find the distance to the near feature.
NIM043178 - ArcMap crashes when reconciling and memory increases to almost 2GB (virtual bytes).
NIM047109 - Spatial join in SDE geodatabase does not return any rows.
NIM048174 - Reconciling an edited attributed relationship table, in favor of edit version, fails with error message when related feature has been deleted in the target version.
NIM050124 - Intersecting Layers Mask GP tool fails to produce proper masking polygons in 9.3.1.
NIM051339 - Conversion of character markers into representation markers results in the TOC display of the marker at 75-80% of expected size.
NIM052264 - Feature Outline Masks tool crashes when running against lines or polygons symbolized without representations.
NIM052349 - Joined attributes are no longer visible in the Identify window if one of the layers is using Representations.
NIM052365 - Relationship classes created between double data types in a File Geodatabase return inconsistent results when performing queries.
NIM053271 - ArcGIS Globe Memory Leakage when adding graphics. Memory never releases.
NIM054377 - Hash line symbols have inconsistent spacing compared to cartographic line symbols.
NIM054416 - Features in conflict do not draw in the Conflict Detection window if layer is drawn with representations and you are not the data owner.
NIM055237 - Calculate Locations geoprocessing tool does not honor the parameter values for the location fields when run from a python script.
NIM056157 - After exporting the shapefile to a personal geodatabase feature class, the value for the geometry's grid is not correctly calculated; this results in the features disappearing in random map scales.
NIM056289 - Reconcile fails with the error, "Feature is deleted. The operation was attempted on an empty geometry."
NIM056710 - Memory leak in the in-memory feature class.

ArcGIS Server general fixes

NIM036787 - WMS enabled map service is a little shifted (a pixel or two) against the original data when both are added into ArcMap. The shift is not present if WMS capability is not enabled for the map service. - Informix Direct Connect does not work for Linux ArcGIS Server.
NIM049389 - ArcGIS Server WMS Service layer in ArcMap does not render at the scale range set in the .mxd.
NIM050650 - Python Object ARCSDESQLEXECUTE returns encoded output when used on Solaris with ArcGIS Server.
NIM051258 - Java applications connecting to ArcGIS Server through local connections (DCOM) are disconnected from the server after a 10-minute time out period.
NIM052700 - Korean fonts do not allow ArcGIS Server Services .Net to start on Windows 2003 Korean edition.
NIM056870 - 9.3 Image service WMS doesn't support XML format for exceptions and will return an error if accessed using ArcGIS 10 as client.

REST API fixes

NIM042583 - REST Query Layer and KML Server requests do not return valid KML if the layers in the map document used to create the service have a geometry field named something other than SHAPE.
NIM052721 - Update Java REST API in 9.3.1 SP2 to not generate ETags by default for tiles fetched from cached map services.
NIM052853 - Round-robin or failover does not work as expected in the Java REST handler.
NIM053837 - In the .Net REST handler the REST URL response grows with every page refresh when using the Sitemap parameter.
NIM054974 - In the .Net REST handler the MapService Query operation fails when SHAPE field is included in the list of outfields and returngeometry is also set to true.

Web ADF

NIM049896 - The ArcIMS TCPConnection crashes the IIS Application pool if the first initial connection fails.
NIM051455 - Floating panel and task dialogs move unexpectedly when touching the left or right edge of the browser when using DIR=RTL mode applications in IE6 and IE7.
NIM054547 - Transparency in a Web application is not honored for PNG32 image type when the service is an MXD-based dynamic map service.

ArcGIS Mobile

NIM039695 - GPS cursor doesn't point correct direction after rotating map in ArcGIS Mobile application

Java manager

NIM049466 - Exported WebService Handler throws error when accessing WSDL through URL on WebSphere v7.
NIM052355 - SOAP requests returning non-English characters including map identify with Arabic characters do not work with some clients such as Microsoft Visual Studio.

For complete list of fixes in Service Pack check the Service Pack 2 page.

ArcPad 8 Service Pack 4 available

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:11:00 +0000

New Service Pack is here for ArcPad 8. It is a 101 Mb zip file containing full install of ArcPad.
There is no update of the ArcGIS Server ArcPad Extension for Service Pack 4. This Service Pack fixes the following issues:

There is an increase in available memory whilst running ArcPad, particular noticeable on VGA Windows Mobile devices. A memory leak related to icons has been removed (CQ00312338)
JPEG2000 images are now loaded incrementally avoiding critically low memory states (CQ00312346)
(Layer) extension developers can set their layer to be dynamic or non-dynamic (missing in 8.0.0 – 8.0.3. CQ00311650)
GPS on Windows XP rugged tablet PC’s can now be turned off successfully using the GPS Activate/Deactivate tool (CQ00311650)

ArcGIS product life cycle changes

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:02:00 +0000

As expected with release of ArcGIS 10 there is a shift of support levels. ArcGIS 9.3.1 and 9.3 are now in extended support. Extended support includes:

Phone support
Email/Fax
Online Support Center
Patches / Hot Fixes
No certification

ArcGIS 9.2 is now in Mature Support and this means that fixes and patches will not be developed for this version.

Here is a summary of current status of support for Desktop products.

For ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS and Image Server the same applies - 9.3.1 and 9.3 are in Extended support.

ArcPad 7.1.1 and 7 have also moved to Extended support.

For details of other product visit Product Life Cycles page.

Where would oceans go when Earth stops spinning?

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:29:00 +0000

If you have ever wondered about this then read the article in latest issue of the ArcUser. Article elaborates on effects of the absence of centrifugal force and how it would affect distribution of the oceans.

This is an interesting article and includes maps of the world in different stages of ocean's migration to polar regions. Reasons for migration of oceans to polar regions are quite obvious. Poles are closer to the Earth's centre and centrifugal force creates a bulge of water at the equator.

To illustrate the difference between current and new water distribution have a look at maps below.

Article elaborates on assumption that rotation would stop in a matter of few decades even that would happen over very, very long time.

Here is the final map of the world when all water has moved to polar regions.

I am glad that in this case Auckland would be still on land...

Article is quite interesting to read but I would like to see similar article about more likely scenario - when Earth's rotation is synchronized with revolution. We know that will happen just like it did happen to the Moon. I find this a bit more interesting scenario because effects would be very similar to ones described in the article above - one day would last a year, rotation would be very slow. Additional effect is that only one side of the Earth would face the Sun. This would create a very interesting climate situation. My knowledge of climatology (last time I did a paper on this was at Uni about 20-ish years ago) is little bit faded and not up to the task so I won't even try to imagine.

If you find an article about that scenario please let me know.

ArcGIS 10 in high demand

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:58:00 +0000

ArcGIS 10 is available for all users and it seems that everybody is taking an opportunity to get it. Here is what Support Center has just posted.

We had an overwhelming demand for downloads of ArcGIS 10 today. This exceeded our initial estimate for the number of visits to the Esri Customer Care website (http://customers.esri.com ). Due to the increased traffic, our systems could not meet the expectations of our customers this morning. We acted swiftly to resolve the issue and have since increased the available capacity of the Web site to meet the demand.

It is great to see ESRI responding quickly to theses issues. We will see if new capacity is sufficient for this demand.

ArcGIS 10 now available

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:25:00 +0000

After most extensive beta program ArcGIS 10 is finally out. There aren't many secrets about features of this release. For a while now ESRI has enabled access to web version of help system on support.esri.com site. Even annoyingly this link was pointing to documentation for version 10 before it was released! This is frustrating if you work in support role like I do. Other sites were changed and for a while it was a nightmare to find anything on ESRI's sites. But ESRI heard opinions of users and things were changed around.

ArcGIS 10 introduced a very wide palette of changes from installation process to developer's APIs. My intention is to discuss interesting ones as I use and/or try them. Here is the first one.

Installation media

Starting with with this version ArcGIS is distributes as downloadable ISO image. Desktop ISO image is 3.75 Gb If required users still can request software on DVDs. This type of distribution has advantages in my opinion. We have DVD that are scratched from frequent use and it is a matter of time when they will throw an error during installation.
Second disk for installation of Desktop is for Tutorial data. This ISO is 1.86 Gb and as always is optional install. I find it quite useful for various testing (that's why I have installed it several times more than Desktop)

Installation on HP EliteBook 8540w went very smoothly and complete installation (Desktop component only) was finished in 17 minutes.

This is a new splash screen

and look of new ArcMap.

This is all for the first post about ArcGIS 10. More coming soon.

New ArcGIS 10 videos

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:26:00 +0000

Continuing increasing awareness about ArcGIS 10 ESRI has published new videos on YouTube's ESRITV channel. Seven videos are about various areas of ArcGIS 10, including the ArcGIS for iPhone and three videos about new site, ArcGIS.com.

If your organization is blocking access to YouTube at least you could ask them to allow access to ESRITV channel...

Here are links to the videos.

If you haven't check out ESRITV yet it may be worth the time. At last count there are 311 videos.

Getting ready for ESRI User Conference

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:58:00 +0000

ESRI User Conference will take place from 12th-16th of July in San Diego. This will be big event. It is expected that ArcGIS 10 will be released during the Conference. There are other changes happening as well. From today a new logo has showed up on main site.

New logo

One of the big changes is on support site. It is still changing and I would like to add for better. Not too long ago it was using ArcGIS 10 links and documentation as default but now it is changed to the current release, 9.3.1. It is more than likely it will keep changing based on responses users are providing.

In addition to this ArcGIS.com site is up and running. This is a very good place to start looking for maps and data ready for use in your organization. Here is explanation about it:

ArcGIS.com is a Web site for experiencing online ArcGIS. Visit the site to create maps, find and use maps, applications, and tools, and share your maps and applications with others. Within the site, you will find applications for building and sharing maps. You will also find thousands of basemaps, specialty layers, applications, and tools that you can view and use, plus communities you can join.

Simultaneously new ArcGIS Explorer Online is also launched. If you have used "regular" ArcGIS Explorer you will be very familiar with this version. It does require Silverlight 4.0 but installation is very quick.

New version of ArcGIS Exploere is also expected, as announced in this post.

In short it is shaping to be a great conference with plenty of news, events and networking opportunities. If you are lucky enough to go there make sure to make most of it. There is already plenty of materials for you to read over here: http://www.esri.com/events/user-conference/index.html

Bump Mapping Toolbox and articles

noreply@blogger.com (Zorko) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:01:00 +0000

You may be familiar with Jeffery Nighbert's paper about bump mapping. It was published in 2003 and results produced using this method are always very effective. Original paper showcase this very nicely as shown on picture below. This paper was additional handout material for Cartography with ArcGIS course whenever I taught this course.

After long wait ESRI has finally produced a Toolbox for ArcGIS Desktop that will help you to create maps like one above. Further more there are now three articles about bump mapping on Mapping Centre and they should be a compulsory reading for ArcGIS users with special interest in cartography.

Introducing the ArcGIS Bump Map Tools
Symbolizing the Bump Map
A concise history of Bump Mapping by Jeffrey Nighbert himself.

Now all you have to do is to download it from here and start producing beautiful maps. Good luck and feel free to send me the samples of your maps and will post them up here.