This Q&A post has been prompted by customers wanting to know more about the optional use of ESRI services with BlueWorx and what requirements and restrictions exist. If you have questions not covered by the information below, then please raise a support ticket and we will be glad to assist.
ESRI Services
BlueWorx is able to consume two kinds of ESRI Services:
Base Maps
Feature Layers
See reference material below for more information.
Base Map Requirements
One or more ESRI base maps are required to be configured for BlueWorx spatial use - unless online only licensed Google Maps are used. BlueWorx expects configured ESRI base maps to:
While we can't test against every conceivable version of ESRI we have working examples with the following:
Base-maps we have the following versions configured and working:
10.5
10.6
10.6.1
Feature layers we have the following versions configured and working:
10.1.1
10.7.1
10.8
10.8.1
Furthermore the Leaflet control we use for map-rendering reportedly supports any version of ArcGIS Server that is not retired - as at Mar 21.
If a prospective customer wishes to check against their existing ESRI server, and this is accessible to us, then we can test this fairly easily on request.
However, typically customers with ESRI and using BlueWorx, will configure layers as ESRI is their corporate spatial system and offers a more complete/ wider scope of spatial information.
BlueWorx expects configured feature layers to:
Support JSON
Have a URL Endpoint like '/MapServer/0' or '/FeatureServer/0'
No features or tiles sourced from map servers or feature servers are stored in SAP. The data downloaded is optionally stored on the device for offline use, or cached for online use.
Licensing
There is no ESRI related licensing as part of the BlueWorx licensing. Customers must have the appropriate licenses and permissions to use the ESRI services they elect to configure and use.
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Introduction
This Q&A post has been prompted by customers wanting to know more about the optional use of ESRI services with BlueWorx and what requirements and restrictions exist. If you have questions not covered by the information below, then please raise a support ticket and we will be glad to assist.
ESRI Services
BlueWorx is able to consume two kinds of ESRI Services:
See reference material below for more information.
Base Map Requirements
One or more ESRI base maps are required to be configured for BlueWorx spatial use - unless online only licensed Google Maps are used. BlueWorx expects configured ESRI base maps to:
An example of a map service BlueWorx can consume is: https://server.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/World_Topo_Map/MapServer
What's Supported
While we can't test against every conceivable version of ESRI we have working examples with the following:
Base-maps we have the following versions configured and working:
Feature layers we have the following versions configured and working:
Furthermore the Leaflet control we use for map-rendering reportedly supports any version of ArcGIS Server that is not retired - as at Mar 21.
If a prospective customer wishes to check against their existing ESRI server, and this is accessible to us, then we can test this fairly easily on request.
What's Not Supported
BlueWorx does not support:
Feature Layer Requirements
The use of ESRI feature layers is optional for BlueWorx spatial use. That's because a Base Map, together with spatial information maintained in BlueWorx can be used without any ESRI supplied layers. More information on that option is available here: https://blueworx.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/19000113937-maps-blueworx-layers
However, typically customers with ESRI and using BlueWorx, will configure layers as ESRI is their corporate spatial system and offers a more complete/ wider scope of spatial information.
BlueWorx expects configured feature layers to:
An example of a feature service BlueWorx can consume is: https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Recreation/FeatureServer/0
SAP and Device Storage
No features or tiles sourced from map servers or feature servers are stored in SAP. The data downloaded is optionally stored on the device for offline use, or cached for online use.
Licensing
There is no ESRI related licensing as part of the BlueWorx licensing. Customers must have the appropriate licenses and permissions to use the ESRI services they elect to configure and use.
Reference Material
Note that external links are subject to change.