We released another build of Arc2Earth V3 today. It has a lot of bug fixes but it also has some larger feature additions that a lot of users have been waiting on. Below are the major feature additions. The complete list can be found here
Download our Free Community Edition and try out the new features here
ArcGIS 10.0 Support
We’ve updated the installer and made sure all of A2E’s features work in ArcGIS 10.0. Please report any problems you find!
Google Maps Layer (for Google Premium/Enterprise users)
We’ve created a special toolbar for displaying Google Street and Satellite data directly in your map. It’s a lot like our standard Map Tile Layer except it uses’s Google API directly instead of downloading tiles individually. This is the only way that Google allows access to its data for its licenced users. The layer refreshes automatically as you move around your map so its really easy to use. Here are some caveats:
- This is only for users who have a valid Google Premier or Enterprise license.
- The map frame must be in the Sperical Mercator projection (it will be changed automatically)
- No data is cached so unlike the Map Tile Layer, you can’t pre-seed and then disconnect from the network
Google Maps Data API Uploads (beta)
You can upload and vector layer to Google Maps Data API directly from ArcMap. Currently its just uploads but it will eventually work with Cloud Layers for live edits and synchronization as well. We also have some great plans for future use of the Google’s apis!
