What's new through ArcGIS Earth 1.6.1

ArcGIS Earth 1.6.1

Issue addressed

The following issue that caused regression on ArcGIS Earth 1.6 has been fixed:

  • Fixed the visibility control bug for KML and KMZ files in the table of contents

ArcGIS Earth 1.6

Features

  • Supports 3D model
  • Supports local raster
  • Supports ArcGIS Earth Automation API
    • Ability to control camera navigation and fly animations, including getting camera information and setting camera position
    • Ability to control data operations, including adding data and deleting layers from the workspace
    • Ability to take a snapshot of the view
  • Ability to geocode against ArcGIS Online
  • Ability to organize startup layers into groups
  • Updated pop-up editor for drawing elements
  • Ability to block ArcGIS Online requests at ArcGIS Earth startup

Enhancements

  • Improved CSV and TXT file import workflow
    • Ability to select multiple fields or a single field for batch geocoding
    • Ability to rematch failed geocoding address items
    • UI improvement
  • Improved support of pop-up contents configuration for CSV and TXT files
  • Improved color picker for drawing elements, CSV and TXT files, and shapefiles
  • Added more default icons for drawing points, CSV and TXT files, and point shapefiles
  • Supports authenticated links for positionServiceUrl in the administrator configuration file

ArcGIS Earth 1.5

Features

  • Ability to save a measurement to the drawing element
    • Measurement information saved as pop-up descriptions of the drawing element
  • Ability to use customized KML icons
  • Ability to set ArcGIS Earth as the default KML viewer from the configuration file

Enhancements

  • Improved keyboard shortcut capability
  • Improved PKI authentication data accessibility
  • Improved IWA secured portal login workflow
  • Improved ArcGIS Online enterprise log in capability
  • Improved pop-up window display
  • Improved support of a map service with tile information
  • Improved support of geosearch with a configured geocoder in a portal
  • Added support to open menu context of startup layers
  • Improved overall performance in a disconnected environment
  • Standardized error log report format

ArcGIS Earth 1.4

Features

  • Updated the portal connection workflow
    • Ability to add, edit, and remove portal connections
    • Ability to add multiple portal URLs from the configuration file
    • Ability to switch the active portal
    • Added the option to remember portal credentials
  • Redesigned the drawing workflow and added new functions on drawing elements
    • Continuous drawing
    • Ability to add a custom icon for a point
    • Ability to set fly-to view
    • Ability to set altitude mode
    • Ability to add pop-up descriptions
    • Ability to customize the text font for drawing labels
    • Ability to edit a drawing element
    • Ability to save an individual drawing element and drawing folder as KMZ files
  • Map tour support
  • Ability to open pop-up information from an external browser
  • Ability to search table of contents
  • Ability to identify imagery copyrights from the interface
  • Added an error log report

Enhancements

  • Improved support of SLPK
  • Associated data accessibility with portal connection status
  • Ability to import a preset configuration file during installation
  • Improved pop-up window display
  • Improved R key behavior
  • Improved keyboard shortcut capability

ArcGIS Earth 1.3

Features

  • Added on-canvas 3D effects, including atmosphere control and elevation exaggeration
  • Added features to the administrator configuration file
    • Ability to set organizational basemap and terrain
    • Ability to set banner with custom text for on-canvas display
    • Ability to set up workspace directory
  • Ability to set up workspace directory in settings
  • Added help documentation in the installation directory
  • Ability to flip latitude and longitude
  • Ability to turn on and off auto zoom to new layer
  • Ability to configure image service properties, including brightness, contrast, and gamma

Enhancements

  • Improved the CSV/TXT preview panel
  • Changed drop-down box style
  • Improved geosearch UI and functionality
  • Shows actual representative icon of drawing elements in table of contents
  • Improved pointer behavior in measurement
  • Supports UTM in feet and meters
  • Enhanced table of contents behaviors
  • Ability to use keyboard to change the slider value
  • Added .slpk to Add data and removed .tfw from Add new terrain
  • Added an indicator when loading data

ArcGIS Earth 1.2.1

Enhancements

  • Supports GCS-WGS84 terrain 3D image service with different tiling schemes
    • WGS84 with 512x512 tiles
    • Web Mercator with 256x256 tiles

ArcGIS Earth 1.2

Features

  • Supports tile packages
  • Supports scene layer packages
  • Supports local elevation raster data
  • Ability to use local data for basemap and terrain
  • Improved workflow in disconnected environment (icons, error messages, reorder, remove, restart)
  • Added indicator of network link status
  • Added import and export a workspace directory functionality
  • Added save drawing elements and CSV and TXT data as KMZ functionality

Enhancements

  • Changed units in settings and measurement (DD, DMS, UTM, MGRS)
  • Added altitude for point measurement
  • Ability to identify multiple features in one location
  • Enhanced table of contents behaviors (delete, collapse, right-click, keyboard control, layer properties)
  • Supports WMS in startup layers
  • Improved PKI/IWA authentication workflow
  • Improved symbols for point SHP and CSV and TXT files
  • Ability to configure About content
  • Included input history in the drop-down list

ArcGIS Earth 1.1

Features

  • Supports WMS
  • Supports WMTS
  • Supports time slider for KML data
  • Supports CSV files (sign-in can use batch geocoder)
  • Supports WGS84

Enhancements

  • Ability to set auto save workspace
  • Ability to change navigation speed, mouse wheel speed, and mouse zoom direction
  • Ability to change continuous panning
  • Ability to set up portal URLs in the configuration file

ArcGIS Earth 1.0

Features

  • Ability to configure startup layers in the configuration file
  • Added About section
  • Supports atmosphere effect control
  • Sets up proxy server

Enhancements

  • Enhanced table of contents behavior (add new group, and delete layers in menu context)
  • Ability to change the symbol color and size of a shapefile