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ARC2EARTH

The document summarizes Arc2Earth, an ArcGIS extension that allows users to integrate Google Maps services like basemaps, Street View, and Oblique Maps into ArcMap. It provides instructions on how to access these Google Maps features through the Arc2Earth toolbar and use them to geocode locations, identify features on basemaps, and visualize spatial data on Street View and Oblique Maps imagery.

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ARC2EARTH

The document summarizes Arc2Earth, an ArcGIS extension that allows users to integrate Google Maps services like basemaps, Street View, and Oblique Maps into ArcMap. It provides instructions on how to access these Google Maps features through the Arc2Earth toolbar and use them to geocode locations, identify features on basemaps, and visualize spatial data on Street View and Oblique Maps imagery.

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Google Maps Data in ArcGIS Desktop

Arc2Earth is the premier extension for fully integrating Google Maps services into
ArcGIS Desktop. Basemaps and address search are delivered as native MapServer
layers and can be used by any tool in ArcMap that can work with these layers.
Additionally, Google Maps worldwide Streetview and Oblique Map data is seamlessly
integrated into the ArcMap user interface.

 Basemaps - Streets, Satellite, Terrain and Labels


 Streetview - View your data in Google Streetview
 Oblique Maps - View your data over Google Oblique Maps
 Find and Identify - Integrating the Google Geocode Service into ArcGIS

To learn more, signup for our upcoming webinar Using Google Maps Inside Esri’s
ArcGIS
Getting Started Using the Google Maps Toolbar
The new Google Maps toolbar is not visible by default in ArcMap. Open the ArcMap
Toolbars menu and scroll down to "Google Maps". Make the toolbar visible, it should
look like the picture below. If you do not see the the toolbar listed, there is a chance the
Arc2Earth installation did not complete successfully or was not run with Adminstrative
rights

Basemaps Streets, Satellite, Terrain and Labels


Arc2Earth serves Google Basemaps as local MapServer layers that are available from
ArcCatalog or from the main Add Google Data window

Add
Basemaps
to
ArcMap
Open the
Add
Google
Data from
the ArcMap
File->Add
Data menu
or from the
main
Arc2Earth
toolbar
Select the
basemap
and then
click Add
button to
add the
MapServer
layer to the
current data
frame in
ArcMap
You can
add
multiple
MapServer
layers to
any Data
Frame in
the
document
Optionally
use
ArcCatalog
or
ArcMap's
native Add
Data
window to
add the
layers to
your map.
The service
credits for
each layers
are updated
as you
move
around the
map. In
Page
Layout
view, you
can move
the credit
text to a
different
location on
the page
like other
MapServer
layers. The
Google
logo will
always be
drawn on
the top of
the map
stack.
Streetview View your data in Google Streetview
Arc2Earth adds a Google Pegman Tool that allows you to select any Streetview
panorama in the world directly from ArcMap. You can optionally add your data layers
on top of Streetview with your local styles and filters applied automatically.
Additionally, when you open a Editing session, you can select points within Streetview
and they will be added to the current point feature template in the editor.
Note - Streetview can only be used with Google basemaps or no basemap at all. It
cannot be used when other mapping provider basemaps are present in the data frame.
Using the
Streetview
Tool
Open the
Google Maps
toolbar and
select the
StreetView
Tool
Click
anywhere on
your main
map to
display the
Streetview
panaorama
(where
available).
Click the left
mouse button
to set the
exact
location.
Click the
right button
to set an area
to look at (ex:
right click on
a building
next to the
street and the
Streetview
panorama
will set the
heading to
look directly
at it)
As you pan
inside
Streetview,
the Pegman
icon on your
main map
will display
the correct
location and
heading.
Viewing
your
Layers on
Streetmap
To add your
data onto
Streetview,
click the Add
Data from
Map button
on the
Streetview
window
toolbar. As
you pan
around
Streetview,
the data from
the main map
will be
refreshed
automatically.
Oblique Maps View your data over Google Oblique Maps
View your map layers on top of Google Oblique Maps (45 degree maps) and visualize
your data from 4 different angles. Google Oblique Maps are only available in some
areas of the world however Google is constantly adding to their coverage.

Using
Oblique
Maps
Open the
Google Maps
toolbar and
click the
Show
Oblique
Maps button
The Oblique
Map
Window will
open and
zoom to
match the
current
center of the
current data
frame map.
As you
pan/zoom the
main map,
the Oblique
Map view
will
automatically
center on it
as well.
If no Oblique
Map data is
available in
the area, you
will only see
the standard
2D Google
Imagery data
To add your
data onto the
Oblique
Maps, click
the Add Data
from Map
button on the
window
toolbar. As
you pan or
zoom in the
window, you
will need to
manually
refresh the
data when
needed.

Find and Identify Integrating the Google Geocode Service into ArcGIS
When you add any of the Google Basemaps to your map, you can use the native
ArcMap Find Window and Identify Tool to search any address in the world
Using the
Identify
Tool
Add at least
one of the
Google
basemaps to
your map
Use the native
Identify Tool
as normal, the
Google Base
Data layer
will show up
as a target
layer
The location
(lat/lng), full
address,
location type
(rooftop,
range etc) and
administrative
type are
returned
when you
click on the
map
Using the
Find
Window
Add at least
one of the
Google
basemaps to
your map
Use the native
Find Window
as normal, the
Google Base
Data layer
will show up
as a target
layer
The location
(lat/lng), full
address,
location type
(rooftop,
range etc) and
administrative
type are
returned
when you
click on the
map
Known Issues
 Data displayed on Streetview and Oblique Maps may not exactly align with the
imagery. This is a known issue that is currently be worked on
 If you zoom past the max zoom level of a basemap, you may experience a small
delay.

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