David Puckett ⁽¹⁷⁾

Sample Draw Line / Measure Tool for SceneView in 4.4 DISCLAIMER: the resulting length is only a 2D measurement Here’s a link to my example: JS Bin – Collaborative JavaScript Debugging http://jsbin.com/dixedur/2/edit?html,css,js,output I threw together a draw-polyline tool that drapes over the world elevation layer…

A simple way to grab arcgis js 4.x 3D camera json by copying the current camera state to your clipboard: https://dev.brightrain.com/camera-setter code here: https://github.com/BrightRainSolutions/arc-camera-setter Moar I'm building a 3D mapping app using the ArcGIS JS 4.x API that requires a new 3D camera position for…

My Road to GIS I am absolutely fascinated by the various paths that lead nerds of all types to GIS. From natural sciences, social sciences, science fiction, art, wanderers of all kinds stumble upon GIS and decide to stay. Me too. Some use it as…

DISCLAIMER (2025): This post describes a small demo I built in 2015 using the USDA Recreation Information Database (RIDB) API and Mapzen services. Both the RIDB API and Mapzen Search have since been discontinued, so the live demo no longer functions. I’m keeping the write-up…

Autocomplete Map Search Autocomplete multi-source search with ArcGIS REST services Search First. Search is expected in modern web applications. And what better use of a map application than to start typing what you want, get a list of relevant suggestions, pick one, and be taken…