ArcXML

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ArcXML

• Ashraf Memon

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ArcXML and ArcIMS
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ArcXML

• use to define map configuration
• use to define metadata configuration
• use to define ArcIMS request
• use to define ArcIMS response
• http//downloads.esri.com/support/documentation/im
  s_/ArcXML_Guide/Support_files/elements/introductio
  n.htm

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ArcXML Requests

• GET_IMAGE
• GET_FEATURES
• GET_GEOCODE
• GET_EXTRACT
• GET_SERVICE_INFO
• GET_RASTER_INFO
• GET_LAYOUT
• GET_METADATA
• PUBLISH_METADATA

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Sample Request

• lt?xml version"1.0" encoding"UTF-8" ?gtltARCXML
  version"1.1"gt  ltREQUESTgt    ltGET_IMAGEgt      lt
  PROPERTIESgt        ltENVELOPE minx"-125"
  miny"25" maxx"-67" maxy"50" /gt      lt/PROPERTI
  ESgt    lt/GET_IMAGEgt  lt/REQUESTgtlt/ARCXMLgt

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Sample Response

• lt?xml version"1.0" encoding"UTF-8" ?gtltARCXML
  version"1.1"gt  ltRESPONSEgt     ltIMAGEgt
        ltENVELOPE minx"-87.5" miny"30.0"
  maxx"-59.5" maxy"50.0" /gt       ltOUTPUT
  file"C\ArcIMS\output\usa_image_MYCOMPUTER2953026
  .jpg" url"http//mycomputer.domain.com/output/usa
  _image_MYCOMPUTER2953026.jpg" /gt     lt/IMAGEgt
    lt/RESPONSEgt lt/ARCXMLgt

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GET_IMAGE
ltARCXML version"1.1"gt ltREQUESTgt ltGET_IMAGEgt ltPROP
ERTIESgt ltENVELOPE minx"-122.524464"
miny"37.690002" maxx"-122.349621"
maxy"37.834193" /gt ltIMAGESIZE width"500"
height"350" /gt lt/PROPERTIESgt lt/GET_IMAGEgt lt/REQUE
STgt lt/ARCXMLgt
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GET_FEATURES
ltARCXML version"1.1"gt ltREQUESTgt ltGET_FEATURES
outputmode"newxml" geometry"false"
envelope"true" compact"true"gt ltLAYER
id"states" /gt ltSPATIALQUERY
subfields"ALL" gt lt/SPATIALQUERYgt
lt/GET_FEATURESgt lt/REQUESTgt lt/ARCXMLgt
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Testing our own service

• Enabling debug in your arcimsparam.js
• open the file in text editor C\data\arcims\websit
  e\storm\arcimsparam.js
• Search for debug0 and change it to debug3
• Now open web browser and visit
• http//localhost/website/storm/
• Check out the communication between the client
  and server

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Lets play with it

• Sandbox information
• C\tools\arcxmlvalidator.exe
• Server Name titan.sdsc.edu
• Service name Nevada or Arizona
• Layers states (polygon), interstate (line),
  cities (point)

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Further Reading

• Please refer to the URL and try out different
  examples
• http//downloads.esri.com/support/documentation/im
  s_/ArcXML_Guide/Support_files/arcxmlguide.htm

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Questions?