I’m off with the family for a week of sun, sand and frothy umbrella drinks. I’ve spent the last couple of days working on a WCF web service wrapping some PostGIS calls. I hope to be able to write about it not long after I get back. I’m also continuing with the ArcCatalog objects for…
zigGIS 1.2 Is Out
Congratulations to Paolo for getting zigGIS 1.2 out the door. He’s put a lot of work into fixing problems with selections and renderers and making it a much more usable tool. His post contains a list of features implemented at this version and it’s really a huge step forward. I am focusing on developing catalog…
PostGIS and ArcGIS 9.2
Updating my earlier post: I completed my upgrade to 9.2 yesterday with the installation of the last service pack. The first thing I did was upgrade zigGIS to ensure that there wouldn’t be problems. I have to say that the first thing I noticed was all of the tools ESRI has integrated with VS2005. I…
Almost There with 9.2
Okay, I have no one to blame but myself. I have Desktop and the full EDN kit (except for ArcIMS) installed. Therefore, I’ve uninistalled everything 9.1 and reinstalled everything 9.2 and now I get to do the service packs. One day, I’ll get back to coding, I’m sure. Meanwhile, the front of my forehead keeps…
Finally Upgrading to 9.2…
I’m a little behind the curve on this but I’ve had one customer holding out until recently. Now I can finally take the plunge. Who needs sleep? See you on the other side… 😉
How Do You Disable This Dialog in ArcMap?
**UPDATE**Check the comments for the resolution to this. 9.2 offers a registry setting and, since I’m upgrading, I’ll make use of that. I got pretty far on my API hack though. My question is twofold: First: Can you stop this dialog from appearing in ArcMap 9.1? Second: If not, does 9.2 give you the option…
Working with .zig files
The last couple of days have shown some traffic being driven to my blog from search terms such as “opening zig file” so I thought I’d offer up a discussion of the format. Abe Gillespie, the original developer of zigGIS, developed the zig file as a means of persisting PostGIS connection information used to access…
DDJ Article on MyMap Javascript API
An article in the latest Dr. Dobb’s caught my eye. It’s about MyMap; a javascript api that standardizes the calls between Google Maps, Yahoo Maps and Virtual Earth. I’m always drawn when mapping tools get press outside of the GIS world. MyMap is predicated on the idea that each mapping engine provides similar capabilities. There…
zigGIS 1.1.0.20768 Now Available!
Paolo moves fast! The new installer is available for download at the zigGIS project home. Bear in mind that zigGIS depends on the ArcObjects .NET libraries. A good post on making sure you’ve got them is available here. The last version had over 200 downloads. Please feel free to post feedback at the project site….
zigGIS Update Coming Soon
Things have been a little slow on the zigGIS front for the last few weeks. Both Paolo and I have been incredibly busy at work. We have both made some updates but it’s been hard to pull them together into a coherent release. That’s getting very close now. Enhancements this time around will include: On-the-fly…