[gis_info] ArcMap with ESRI World Imagery - rotated data frame at large scale

[Tripp Corbin]

My experience has shown that ArcMap does not really like rotated map views. I would suggest first zooming to the appropriate scale and location. Then try applying the map rotation. You might also want to try it in ArcGIS Pro. It seems to be more forgiving with map rotations. 

You might also need to clear your ArcMap cache. It is under ArcMap Options which is in the Customize menu. 

 

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From: gis_info <gis_info-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On Behalf Of Will Allender
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:46 PM
To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
Subject: [gis_info] ArcMap with ESRI World Imagery - rotated data frame at large scale

 

I posted this question over the on the heavily used GIS Colorado mailing list, but did not get a valid response, and cannot replicate the issue when zoomed in to uplands.  It seems to be a coastal issue; hence, I will repost it here with additional info.

 

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Hello list:

 

I recently came upon an ArcMap problem and was curious if anyone here has experienced it and has worked through it to a solution.  It seems like it could be a very common problem for anyone doing rotated strip maps.

 

Most basic steps to recreate problem:

1) Open a fresh, blank ArcMap session, not an existing mxd (I am using ArcGIS 10.6)

2) Add ESRI World Imagery basemap

3) Add any other feature class of your choice.

4) Rotate the data frame (I am rotating to 322 degrees)

5) Zoom in to some large scale. My current limit is 1:6750 and my original goal was 1:4800.

 

Refresh the screen.  My ArcMap effectively locks up and will never draw my feature class, and appears to never be able to finish drawing the basemap (flicker in lower left corner of data frame).

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: The feature class in Step 3 is not required; however, it is used to substantiate that the imagery never finishes drawing, because the ArcMap draw order in the Table of Contents is from the bottom up. i.e., the feature class will never start to draw because the basemap never finishes drawing. An alternative to adding a feature class is to simply watch the spinning globe in the lower right corner.

 

I did a Google search on the issue but couldn't find anything specific to zooming way in to large scale maps.

 

Thanks for any info,

Will

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After further experimentation, this seems to only happen along the coast, where hi-res imagery is "blended" with very low-res ocean imagery.  When the data frame includes both, such as strip mapping up the coast, ArcMap cannot handle it.  I have confirmed this issue on my MS Surface tablet PC and a co-worker's high end workstation.

 

Can those of you in CA/OR/WA confirm or shed light on this?

 

Thanks,

Will

 

 

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