Comments on: ArcGIS Explorer and Terrain http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/ Geospatial Technology, Web Mapping and Spatial Services Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Miri Eshel http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1709 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:59:37 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1709 Hi,

I’m still wonder if there is any way to pump the Virtual Earth imagery into AGX?

Thanks,
Miri

]]> By: geometrybag » Whats in ArcGIS Explorer http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1708 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:11:43 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1708 [...] Since James Posted all his screen shots of ArcGIS Explorer Beta 2 it seems like everyone has been getting all excited about whats going to be in ArcGIS Explorer. At the moment its still in private beta so there have been more questions than answers. However there is a reasonable amount of information posted on the ESRI website about ArcGIS Explorer. You can find it funnily enough in the ArcGIS explorer section. There is an FAQ which should answer a lot of peoples questions, things could still change before release, but it gives a good idea of some of the cool stuff you could do with this. Theres also a couple of videos and a bunch of screen-shots in addition to those shown below. Reading the FAQ, theres lots of interesting things about ArcGIS Explorer such as support for local data and WMS services, but the thing that i think is most exciting is the extensibility that is available. This applies to both the data and the application. [...]

]]> By: Ogle Earth http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1707 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:32:13 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1707 Ogle Earth, World Cup edition

You may have noticed the posting frequency has dropped precipitously here on Ogle Earth. That’s because the World Cup has been competing with GIS for my spare time — boy was it difficult to concentrate on GeoTagThings yesterday while England…

]]> By: James Fee http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1706 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:29:07 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1706 I don’t think that has been totally settled, but the last I heard was the 1m was going to be free to all users. I’m sure when it goes Public Beta, we’ll know more about what will be included and what won’t.

]]> By: Sample Size of One http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1705 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:26:09 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1705 Thanks for the reply James. Can you clarify your point of data in ArcGIS Explorer. Are you suggesting that not only is ArcGIS Explorer free, but access to the I3 one meter US mosaic is also free to all users? Or are we seeing a fee for use data set displayed on ArcGIS Explorer?

]]> By: James Fee http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1704 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:35:47 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1704 Sample Size of One:
” The view of SF from Angel Island is a great comparison, based on a sample size of 1. If you check Google imagery meta data you’ll see you picked the one spot in the SF area that wasn’t updated with newer imagery.”
Actually I picked the area for ArcGIS Explorer and then someone wanted to see the same area in Google Earth. Around the world GE will beat AGX head to head most of the time.

“Is the imagery a feature of ArcExplorer, or a service of I Cubed?”
A feature of AGX. We have been told that ESRI will provide 1meter imagery covering the whole United States. As for the rest of the world, that is still up in the air.

“Are we comparing Google Earth software to ArcExplorer software, or are comparing imagery provided free (or $400/year) with Google Earth to Imagery provided with free or at nominal fee with ArcGIS Explorer?”
I can’t install Google Earth at my place of work due to the EULA so this Google Earth image is from a reader using the free version of Google Earth. The data inside ArcGIS Explorer is also free.

The only reason the GE image appears is people wanted to see the same scene in GE. I’m not trying to compare apples to apples here or apples to oranges. When AGX goes public beta, that will be the time to set down and see where both stand. AGX will be free with no “Pro” versions like Google Earth. I think the theory is you’d buy such services directly from imagery companies and not ESRI.

]]> By: Sample Size of One http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1703 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:29:07 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1703 James,
The view of SF from Angel Island is a great comparison, based on a sample size of 1. If you check Google imagery meta data you’ll see you picked the one spot in the SF area that wasnt updated with newer imagery.

Is the imagery a feature of ArcExplorer, or a service of I Cubed? Are we comparing Google Earth software to ArcExplorer software, or are comparing imagery provided free (or $400/year) with Google Earth to Imagery provided with free or at nominal fee with ArcGIS Explorer?

]]> By: PHL http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1702 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:06:45 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1702 Wow, I’m sure the image is more recent for GE, but the ESRI one looks so much better.

Any way to pump the Virtual Earth imagery into AGX?

]]> By: Carlos Silva http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1701 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:42:48 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1701 Wow. Night and day difference. Can’t wait to play with it when it comes out of beta.

]]> By: Sean http://spatiallyadjusted.com/2006/06/21/arcgis-explorer-and-terrain/#comment-1700 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:10:30 +0000 http://zhun.pair.com/spatiall/blog/?p=806#comment-1700 Cool, ICubed again. Ease up on the green, Yusuf. ;)

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