Building Solution with ArcGIS Engine and .

Net

Hisham Abdel Massih

Mike Rudden

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Overview

• Introduction to ArcGIS Engine

• ArcGIS Engine .NET Developer Kit
• Developer resources and tools
• Out-of-the-box functionality

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What is ArcGIS Engine?

• A complete set of embeddable GIS components for

application development

• ArcObjects consumed and extended by developers

ArcGIS Desktop ArcGIS Engine ArcGIS Server

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Two ArcGIS Engine parts

• Deployment: ArcGIS Engine Runtime

• Development: ArcGIS Engine Developer kit

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ArcGIS Engine Runtime

• Set of ArcObjects libraries and components that make up

ArcGIS Engine

• Two levels of product licensing available

– Standard Runtime = ArcView
– Geodatabase Update = ArcEditor

• Includes a number of ArcGIS extensions

– 3D Analyst, Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst…

• Packaged as a redistributable setup.exe (.msi)

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ArcGIS Engine Runtime: New with 9.2

• Support for .NET 2.0 framework

• ArcObjects libraries have been added

– Animation, ArcWeb, GeodatabaseExtensions, Controls,
Geoprocessor…

• Support for more ArcGIS extensions

– Data Interopability, Maplex, Schematics and Tracking

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ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit for .NET

• SDK for developers to build custom ArcGIS applications

• Includes the following:

– ArcGIS Engine Runtime

– .NET developer help system

and Samples

– Rich set of visual development

components

– Many pre-built commands,

toolbars and menus

– IDE integration into Visual Studio .NET

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ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit: New with 9.2

• Enhancements:

– .NET developer help system

– Visual Studio IDE integration

– Visual controls and commands

– Samples

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 .NET Developer Help System

• Redesigned developer help system

• Reorganized and enhanced

– New content
– Articles: Conceptual, How To, Walk-through
– Getting started sections
– Enhanced licensing and deployment documentation
– Easy to use query and search tools

• Design was driven by real-world development scenarios

DEMO
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ArcGIS Engine 9.2 VS 2005 Integration

• Three levels of integration

– Solution
– Project
– Class

• Similar VS 2003 integration

• Solution Level
– ArcGIS Code Converter
– Project Templates
ArcGIS Engine 9.2 VS 2005 Integration

• Project Level
– Add Class Wizard
– Add ArcGIS Reference
– ArcGIS Toolbox Reference
ArcGIS Engine 9.2 VS 2005 Integration

• Class Level
– Component Category Registrar
– ArcGIS License Initializer
– Snippets
 Enhanced Developers Controls

• ToolbarControl
– Show hidden items, menu tracking, vertical orientation, color fading
– Create *new* menus and palettes

• TOCControl
– Layer drag, drop and reordering
– Selected layer

• MapControl and PageLayoutControl

– Mouse wheel navigation

• New SymbologyControl

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Installation, licensing and deployment at 9.2

• Installation
– ArcGIS Developer Kit install doesn’t install the Runtime
– All developers must install the runtime and the developer kit

• Licensing
– All applications must be licensed
– Will fail to run at 9.2

• Deployment
– ArcGIS Desktop now installs ArcGIS Engine Runtime!
– No longer need to install the Runtime on Desktop machines

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How do you get started?

1. Install Visual Studio 2005 (Express or Professional)

– .NET 2.0 SDK and Runtime
– http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/

2. Install ArcGIS Engine Runtime

– .Net PIA automatically installed

3. Install ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit for .NET

4. Authorize system for development

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 Building ArcGIS Engine applications: Steps

1. Start a new project with the VS 2005

• Add Engine controls manually
• Use IDE integration tools

2. License the application

3. Add commands and tools

4. Use code snippets where possible

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ArcGIS Engine .NET Developer Kit
–
“Out-of-the-box” Functionality

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 2D Mapping and Inquiry Commands

• Open and save map documents (.mxd, .mxt, .lyr)

• Map navigation
• Measure
• Select features
• Find and identify features, swipe
• Add data (SDE data support with 9.2 sp2)
• MutiItem Bookmarks

• New 9.2 commands GUI related

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 Editing Commands

• 9.2 added new commands for simple editing

– Start and stop editing
– Select an edit layer
– Create and edit features
– Show feature inspector
– Edit attributes
– Configure snapping environment

• 9.3 will add more editing enhancement

– The ESRI Developer Network Road Ahead

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 Network Analyst Extension

• Add and remove stops

• Set barriers
• Create routes and service areas
• Show driving directions

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 3D Mapping and Inquiry Commands

• Load 3dd and sxd documents

• Navigate, walk, fly, spin globe or scene
• Identify, find, swipe
• Measure

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 Geoprocessing

• New Geoprocessing framework and tools

• New API for .NET developers
• Run existing tools, scripts and models
• Author new tools
• Licensing level

• Technical Workshop
– Using Geoprocessing Tools in .NET and Java with ArcGIS Engine
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 Ink Commands

• Primarily for sketching and mark-up on tablet PCs

• Change pen thickness
• Create, edit, erase and find sketchs
• Convert ink sketches to graphics

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 ArcWeb Commands

• Access ArcWeb services

• Login
• Find places
• Routing

• Account
– ArcWeb subscription included with EDN (for development only)
– Create a trial account online as well

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 Schematic Commands

• Schematic representation of networks

• Analyze, display, and manipulate schematic data
• 30+ Commands, Tools out of the box

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 Tracking Analyst Extension

• New extension
• Add tracking
• Playback
• Analyses of temporal data

• Available through fine grained API only!

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 Dynamic Display Commands

• High performance drawing

• Uses hardware acceleration
• Implement IDynamicLayer
– Use Layer base class to get started

• Available through fine grained API only!

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Summary

• ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit allows you to develop and

deploy applications quickly

• Many core software enhancements have been made

• Many enhancements have been made to the .NET SDK

• .NET developers will be even more productive than ever!

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ArcGIS Engine at the User Conference

• Technical Workshops
– Advanced Building Solutions with ArcGIS Engine and .NET
(Tuesday June 21st 3:15-4:30, Room 15A)
(Thursday June 21st 10:30-11:45, Room 15A)
– The ESRI Developer Network Road Ahead
(Thursday June 21st 10:15-11:30, Exhibit Hall A)

• Special Interest Group meetings

– EDN Microsoft .NET SIG
(Wednesday June 20th 17:30-19:30, Room 6F)

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ArcGIS Engine at the User Conference

• Demo theatre presentations

– Using the ArcGIS Engine Visual Studio 2005 Integration
Framework
(Tuesday June 19th 17:00-18:00)
– ArcGIS Engine and The Schematics Extension
(Wednesday June 20th 12:00-13:00)
– Migrating .NET ArcGIS Engine applications to Version 9.2
(Wednesday June 20th 15:00-16:00)
– Dynamic Display with ArcGIS Engine and .NET
(Wednesday June 20th 17:00-18:00)
– Implementing Tracking in ArcGIS Engine Applications
(Thursday June 21st 12:00-13:00)

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 Questions?

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Thank you!

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