Web Central

Working with Map Views

Web Central includes geospatially-enabled map views if you have a subscription with ESRI for ArcWeb services. To enable these views you must enter the license key as an application parameter. See Enabling Map Views.

These views merge your ARCHIBUS data with ESRI maps, resulting in maps that show your ARCHIBUS information laid over dynamic views of streets, satellite images, topography, and a rich variety of other geographic and demographic data. You select the type of map by clicking the Map Type button at the top of the map.

screen shot of the Map Type button

When working with maps, you can use your mouse to pan the map by clicking and dragging on the map. Use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

Placing Portfolio Items on the Map

The map view uses the complete street address entered in the Address 1 field (such as 18 Tremont Street), the City Code, and the State Code entered for a portfolio item to calculate the latitude and longitude used to place the item on the map. When entering data for any item that will be placed on the map, you will get better results by entering full words rather than abbreviations. For example, enter "Street", not "St."

If the longitude and latitude calculation has not been done for an item, the item has the following icon when shown in selection lists:

example of the symbol that shows a portfolio item has not had its latitude and longitude calculated.

To calculate the latitude and longitude for the item:

  1. Click the Globe button at the top of the map:

    screen shot of the Globe button used to calculate the latitude and longitude for a portfolio item

    The selection list refreshes, and the icon indicating that the calculation has not been done is removed.

  2. If you get the message 'No Data Found', check the accuracy of the address and ensure that the complete street address is entered in the Address 1 field, and that the City and State Codes are entered in the City and State fields for the portfolio item. Also, check that you have not used any abbreviations for the address data.