What's new

November 2006

• SOAP services were reengineered for better performance and stability. The API remains the same, so migrating your existing applications is easy—simply update your Web Service Description Language (WSDL) locations by changing v2006 to v2006_1 and .wsdl to ?wsdl, and start taking advantage of SOAP v2006.1. See the Support Center for a complete list of updates and known issues.
• The Map Viewer Showcase code is now available for download in Apache Axis (Java).

October 2006

• User-made SWF markers now take advantage of Web browser caching in the ArcWeb Explorer JavaScript API.
• Report Widget is now exposed through the ArcWeb Explorer JavaScript API using the AWMap.WIDGET_REPORTSstatic constant field.
• A version of the ArcWeb Explorer JavaScript library that does not use the prototype.js library is now available. This prevents naming conflicts in case you want to use other libraries with the ArcWeb Explorer JavaScript library. The samples include a map constructed from this alternate library.

September 2006

An Overview Map sample is now available for the ArcWeb Explorer JavaScript API.

August 2006

• Place Finder has a new data source from GfK GeoMarketing for postal code-level geocodingfor countries throughout the world. Available information includes postal code, country, administrative area name, postal code center point, and postal code extent.
• Geocoding country codes lists valid codes for Address Finder and Place Finder services.
• Map Image and Spatial Query now support four additional U.S. demographic data sources: core based statistical areas (CBSAs), county subdivisions, congressional districts, and populated places.

July 2006

• ArcWeb Explorer is a Web-based map viewing application based on Adobe Flash. ArcWeb Explorer uses vector mapping technology to render maps quickly in the browser. In addition to mapping, use ArcWeb Explorer to generate reports and view thematic maps.
• ArcWeb Explorer JavaScript API is a new way for developers to get a working Web-based mapping application up and running without spending a significant amount of time developing code.
• Report Web Service demographic data has been updated for 2006 and 2011. See ESRI Demographic Data for more information.

June 2006

Map Image has additional data sources for small devices—ArcWeb:NT.StreetsForSmallDevice.NA, ArcWeb:TA.StreetsForSmallDevice.EU, ArcWeb:TA.StreetsForSmallDevice.NA, and ArcWeb:TA.StreetsForSmallDevice.US. See Service Finderfor metadata details.

April 2006

• Code downloads are now available on the ArcWeb site for Map Viewer (Java Server Pages [JSP]) and Routing (ColdFusion) showcase applications.
• Explore emerging technologies and products in a new area of the ArcWeb site, ArcWeb Labs.
• View ArcWeb Explorer, a vector map-viewing application (accessed through the ArcWeb site).

February 2006

• Sample pan and zoom code is now available as part of the SOAP code downloads.
• Two REST tutorials are now available—how to obtain a token and how to obtain the Current Map Reference (CMR) value.

Overview	Enhancements to v2 ArcWeb services
Access to ArcWeb Services	Changes to v2 SOAP objects
New SOAP ArcWeb services	New data sources

Overview

The v2006 release offers several ways to access ArcWeb Services including a Web site and different developer APIs. The developer APIs include SOAP, REST, J2ME Mobile Toolkit, and OpenLS. In addition, Web Services Security (WS-Security) 1.0 authentication is now available. This release also introduces custom services; new ArcWeb services; group accounts; and enhancements to mapping, routing, geocoding, and spatial querying.

ArcWeb Online is still available for those needing continued access to documentation, WSDLs, and samples for ArcWeb Services version 2. Users are encouraged to update their applications to take advantage of the enhanced functionality offered through this latest release of ArcWeb Services.

New ways to access ArcWeb Services

• ArcWeb siteis a Web site for building custom services, using applications, and learning about ArcWeb Services.
• REST is an inherently lightweight and intuitive environment for creating maps.
• J2ME Mobile Toolkit is an open API for building Java applications for wireless devices.
• OpenLS is an open location services platform for accessing Web services on wireless devices.
• WS-Security headers can be used instead of requesting tokens from Authentication Web Service (only fully supported for Axis and .NET).

New SOAP ArcWeb services

• Content Finder Web Service Search and view information (metadata) about data files, layers, and services.
• Data Manager Web Service Upload and maintain points, lines, polygons, and metadata.
• Spatial Query Web Service Perform spatial queries and proximity searches. This service replaces Proximity Web Service and Query Web Service. Spatial Query supports all features of Proximity and Query and, in addition, it supports point-in-polygon searches based on an arbitrary polygon or on a map extent.
• Wireless Location Web Service Locate your registered cellular phones on a network.

Enhancements to existing ArcWeb services

• Account Info Web Service Access the usage information you need in fewer requests.
• Address Finder Web Service Look up a location using a phone number or IP address.
• Address Manager Web Service Look up locations using phone numbers or IP addresses.
• Authentication Web Service Authentication can now also be performed through WS-Security (only fully supported for Axis and .NET).
• Map Image Web Service Generate multiple map images in one request, and merge multiple images. This service allows more ArcIMS label placement options.
• Place Finder Web Service Get associated country name for a country code more easily.
• Route Finder Web Service Generate turn-by-turn maps, route around user-specified barriers, retrieve real-time traffic information to create barriers in route, and request an optimized route (also known as traveling salesperson routing).
• Utility Web Service Generate drive-time polygons, generate distance functions for two points, get a list of supported projections for any Map Image service, choose an optimal projection for a given map extent.

Changes to SOAP objects

New objects

AccountInfoOptions	DataFile	FeatureInfo	SearchOptions
AccountSummary	DataFileInfo	FeatureResultSet	ServiceInfo
AccountUsage	DataSourceInfo	FeatureSearchOptions	ServiceSummary
AddressFields	DataSourceUsage	FeatureUpdateOptions	ServiceUsage
AddressFinderOptions	DateTimeRange	FieldInfo	SpatialBuffer
AddressInfo	DeviceLocationInfo	GeocodeOptions	SpatialQueryInfo
AdminOptions	DeviceLocationOptions	LayerInfo	SpatialQueryOptions
AttributeDesc	DeviceStatus	LayerLegend	StringSet
Circle	DeviceStopInfo	MapArea	ThematicColors
CircularArc	DeviceStopOptions	MapFusionOptions	ThematicData
ContentFinderRecord	DeviceTripOptions	MapLegend	UsageInfo
ContentFinderRecordID	DeviceTripInfo	MobileDevice	User
ContentFinderResultSet	DistanceInfo	OrderBy	UserUsage
ContentFinderSeachOptions	Ellipse	PlaceFinderInfo
CustomReportVariables	Feature	RouteSummary
CustomVariableInfo	FeatureIDInfo	ScaleBarDesc

 

New names for v2 objects (v2 name in parentheses)

CircleDesc (CircleDescription)	GeocodeInfo (LocationInfo)	MarkerDesc (MarkerDescription)
CoordSys (CoordinateSystem)	LabelDesc (LabelDescription)	SegmentDesc (SegDescription)
GeocodeCandidate(Location)	LineDesc (LineDescription)

 

Changes to existing objects

Many v2 objects have new or removed parameters. Be sure to check the Objects description page if you are converting v2 applications to use v2006 objects.

 

New data sources

ArcWeb data sources are known as "services" in the ArcWeb site. For a complete list of data sources for each ArcWeb service, see Service Finder.