Release Notes, ArcGIS 10.1 for INSPIRE

ArcGIS 10.1 for INSPIRE Release Notes

This topic describes how ArcGIS 10.1 for INSPIRE aligns with the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) regulations, and includes a list of new features and known limitations for this product.

Enhancements and new features of ArcGIS 10.1 for INSPIRE include the following:

• Support for ArcGIS 10.1.
• User interfaces and online web help are available in the English, German, French, and Spanish languages.
• Automatic support for ArcGIS Sites: Simply install the server extension on the site server, and it will be automatically reflected on all GIS servers of a site.
• The ArcGIS for INSPIRE feature download service now supports the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC), Web Feature Service (WFS) 2.0 specification.
• The ArcGIS for INSPIRE view service now supports the INSPIRE view profile of OGC Web Map Tiling Service (WMTS) 1.0.0.
• All ArcGIS for INSPIRE service types now smoothly integrate into ArcGIS for Server REST browsing capability. This has changed the way INSPIRE service capabilities can be modified: the map service must be running (when you save the capabilities, ArcGIS automatically restarts and new properties are set). One direct benefit is that you can now modify services using ArcCatalog on a machine that is different from the server.
• The online resource field is now editable in the INSPIRE service capabilities page. This allows quick configuring of proxy/reverse proxy settings.
• The Annex I geodatabase template has been enhanced to improve system performance.
• Geoportal Features:
  • The metadata details page can now leverage an XSLT to render the Details view, thus enabling customizations to the XSLT to display multiple instances of the elements (for example, keywords).
  • Metadata validation now supports XSD schemas and also schematron.
  • GEMINI 2.1 UK metadata standard support is included in the product capabilities.
  • The map viewer is based on ArcGIS Viewer 2.4 for Flex.
  • For a detailed description of what's new in the geoportal component, visit http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/geoportal/index.php?title=Version_1.2.

Standards and Conformity features included in ArcGIS 10.1 for INSPIRE

General

• Aligns with new ArcGIS for Server system architecture
• Multilingual support for all components: INSPIRE network services, administration/configuration pages, and ArcMap INSPIRE tools
• Administration/Configuration user interface (UI) within Esri ArcCatalog and ArcGIS Manager (web)

INSPIRE View Service

• Implementation of INSPIRE view services following the Technical Guidance document 3.1
• Support for GetFeatureInfo operation returning INSPIRE-conformant GML response on INSPIRE layers
• Support for Web Map Service (WMS) profile as described by Technical Guidance View Service 3.1
• Support for WMTS profile as described by Technical Guidance View Service 3.1
• Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) support for Annex I INSPIRE layers
• Support for INSPIRE style (SLD based) and custom style (ArcMap .mxd)
• ArcMap INSPIRE tools for analysing INSPIRE-compliant geodatabase layer and allowing you to immediately add those to your map document
  • Combined knowledge about INSPIRE data models and Esri geodatabase implementation
  • Creates relates and joins automatically
• Automatic support for all relevant INSPIRE reference systems
• Support for all capabilities/metadata extension elements
• Display of INSPIRE layers in capabilities metadata; hides "technical" geodatabase layers
• Layer scale dependencies support (see <DVD Drive:>\ GDB Templates\CustomizationGuide_ArcGISForINSPIRE_LayerInfo_10_1_EN.pdf)

INSPIRE Feature Download Service

• Implementation of INSPIRE feature download direct access service following "Draft Technical Guidance for INSPIRE Download Services," based on the approved standard Web Feature Service 2.0
• Full support of INSPIRE data models and GML output
• Feature server configuration for geodatabase and INSPIRE XML schema models
• OGC WFS 1.1.1 and 2.0.0 interface

INSPIRE Feature Download Service: Predefined Dataset Service

• Implementation of INSPIRE feature download predefined dataset service following "Draft Technical Guidance for INSPIRE Download Services"
• The functionality to execute queries specified by the user as an extension to the feature download service
• Ability to store queries
• Ability to store output files in ArcGIS Server output folder

INSPIRE Annex I Data Models—Geodatabase Template Implementation

• Esri geodatabase XML schema for INSPIRE Annex I data themes
• XML/HTML documentation on geodatabase structure

INSPIRE Discovery Service

• Implementation of INSPIRE discovery services following the Technical Guidance document 3.1
• Improved metadata editor that supports validation and editing of unbounded multiple instances of metadata elements

Known Limitations

View Service: GetFeatureInfo on Mixed Layer Documents

• Description: An INSPIRE view service GetFeatureInfo request on more than one query layer, which includes both INSPIRE layers and non-INSPIRE layers, returns the response regarding INSPIRE layers only.

View Service: Usage of INSPIRE SLD Files

• Description: INSPIRE data specifications contain visualisation rules that cannot be expressed in SLD documents (see ProtectedSites layers).
• Solution: If ArcGIS for INSPIRE does not find an SLD document for a specific layer, it will use the defined ArcMap visualisation rules and use them for both the INSPIRE_COMMON:DEFAULT style and default styles.

View Service: WMTS-Based View Service Capabilities

• Description: The direct link to the language-specific capabilities document available in the REST services directory returns the default language (e.g., http://my agsserver:6080/arcgis/rest/services/AnnexI/AB /MapServer/exts/InspireView/WMTS/FRE/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml).
• Solution: Use the language parameter to access the language-specific capability document (e.g., http://my agsserver:6080/arcgis/rest/services/AnnexI/AB/MapServer/exts/InspireView/WMTS/FRE/1.0.0 /WMTSCapabilities.xml?language=FRE).

Feature Download Configuration: User Interface Displays All INSPIRE Layers

• Description: The Feature Download Configuration user interface analyses the underlying geodatabase schema and offers a list of INSPIRE feature types to be provided by the feature download service. As the INSPIRE geodatabase contains feature classes and tables of all Annex I data themes, the configuration user interface lists all INSPIRE feature types of Annex I, although some of them might contain no data.

INSPIRE Geodatabase: Profile of Names and Text Strings

• Description:

  The INSPIRE data specification Geographical Names allows the implementation of a simplified profile of the complex data type GeographicalName. For many cases, a simple implementation is sufficient and requires a significantly less complex model and database representation.

  In the standard geodatabase template for the Annex I themes, the simplest profile, a text string, has been implemented. For datasets that require support for a more complex profile, contact Technical Support.

  Similarly, string-valued properties are limited to 255 characters in the standard geodatabase for the Annex I themes. This should be sufficient for most datasets. For datasets that require support for a longer text value, contact Technical Support.

INSPIRE Geodatabase: Arcs in Cadastral Parcel Features

• Description: In the theme Cadastral Parcels, nonlinear interpolations are allowed (circular arcs). In this release, only geometries with linear interpolations in accordance with the Simple Feature standard (ISO 19125-1) are supported.

No Support for Oracle User-Schema Geodatabases

• Description: ArcGIS for INSPIRE does not currently support data storage and data access in the so-called Oracle user-schema geodatabases. See http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help /arcgis_server_java_help/index.html#/Multiple_geodatabases_in_Oracle/002n0000000r000000/ if this affects your database setup.

ArcCatalog Configuration Page of INSPIRE Services Displays a Black Square

• Description: In rare cases, when invoking the INSPIRE service extension configuration page of ArcCatalog, the panel just displays a black square.
• Solution: Use the program JavaConfigTool to disable DirectDraw. The tool can be found at: <installation>\ArcGIS\Desktop10.1\Bin\JavaConfigTool.exe.
  1. Uncheck Use default.
  2. Add the string "-Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true" to the text field Java VM arguments.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Restart ArcCatalog.

Feature Download Service: OutOfMemoryError When Serving Large Datasets

• Description: As the ArcGIS configuration allows a maximum of 64 MB by default, memory issues could arise when using the INSPIRE feature download service or INSPIRE predefined dataset service to serve a large amount of data through ArcGIS for Server.
• Solution: ArcGIS for Server allows for modification of the default value by using the web-based ArcGIS Administration application. Follow these steps:
  1. Open a browser and navigate to http://<host>:6080/arcgis/admin/machines (you probably need to log in by providing your credentials)
  2. For each of the machines listed, do the following:
     • Click the machine name
     • Click Supported Operations: edit
     • Change the property SOC maximum heap size (in MB) from 64 (this is the default value) to 256
     • Click Save Edits
  3. It may be necessary to find out the optimal setting here, depending on the kind of queries sent to the server or datasets prepared for downloading. Increasing the maximum heap size means setting the upper boundary for memory usage of that process; it does not mean the initial allocation of memory when the service is starting up.

Predefined Dataset Service: Configuration of Datasets Requires ArcCatalog on the Same Machine as ArcGIS for Server

• Description: Administration of predefined dataset service entries currently only works with ArcCatalog instances running on the same machine as ArcGIS for Server or in those environments where ArcCatalog has access to the geodatabase connection file defined in the service definition.