ARCHIVED: How do I use ArcGIS to connect to the Indiana Spatial Data Service?
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One of the most useful aspects of the Indiana Spatial Data Service (ISDS) is the ability to load its map services directly as data layers into Esri's desktop GIS software, including ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS Explorer. There are two ways to create a connection by GIS Server to the ISDS map services.
Connect using ArcMap
- Open ArcMap, and then click .
- In the
Add Data
dialog box, from the drop-down menu, choose . - Double-click .
- Select , and then click .
- Select
http://gis.uits.iu.edu/ArcGIS/rest/services
and enter the following URL for the
server:
- Click .
- In the
Add Data
dialog box, double-click to view available map services. - Select one or more map services, and then click to load the map services into ArcMap.
Connect using ArcCatalog
- Open ArcCatalog. In the Catalog tree, expand the folder.
- Double-click .
- Select and click .
- Select
http://gis.uits.iu.edu/ArcGIS/rest/services
and enter the following URL for the server:
- Click .
- In the Catalog tree, double-click
Note: To rename the service, select it and press
F2
on your keyboard. to view available map services.
- Select one map service, and then select the tab to view the map service in ArcCatalog.
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Last modified on 2023-05-09 14:39:58.