Building Web Applications Using the ArcGIS API for Silverlight

Description

This course teaches how to use the ArcGIS API for Silverlight and the Silverlight platform to efficiently develop high-performing, engaging web applications that meet the needs of their intended audience. You will learn about the objects available in the API, how to write code for a Silverlight-based application, and how to incorporate ArcGIS services and ArcGIS Online content to enhance your applications. This course focuses on functionality available with ArcGIS 10.1 services, but many course concepts apply to ArcGIS 10.0 and 9.3.1 services.

Who Should Attend

• Web developers who want to create Silverlight-based applications that include ArcGIS services and functionality.
• GIS professionals who want to create Silverlight-based web mapping applications.

Learn How To

• Build an application that includes an ArcGIS.com web map.
• Build an application that integrates GIS data from a variety of web services.
• Add components that support interactive map navigation and dynamic display of map layers.
• Incorporate query tasks to allow users to select map features and access their attributes.
• Add functionality that allows users to perform geoprocessing tasks and display the results.
• Add feature editing functionality to support web-based data collection and editing workflows.

Esri will provide the following software to use during class:

• ArcGIS API 3.x for Microsoft Silverlight
• Microsoft Expression Blend 4
• Microsoft Silverlight 5

Getting started with the ArcGIS API for Silverlight

• API features and components
• Tiled versus dynamic services
• Create a simple web mapping application

Adding controls to a web mapping application

• ArcGIS Toolkit controls
• Integrating Silverlight controls
• Programming events and adding behaviors

Querying data

• Adding graphics to a map
• Defining symbols and creating geometry with XAML
• Creating a QueryTask
• Create a tool to select features

Rendering layers thematically

• Graphics layers versus feature layers
• Choosing a renderer
• Changing a dynamic layer renderer

Working with tasks

• Anatomy of a task
• Geoprocessing tasks
• Print task

Editing data over the web

• Feature services and geometry services
• Editing attributes and attachments
• Editor tracking

Web maps and application deployment

• ArcGIS Online
• Creating a web map and adding layers
• Configuring pop-ups
• Consuming web maps in a Silverlight application
• Deploying an application to a web server

• Completion of ArcGIS for Server: Sharing GIS Content on the Web or equivalent knowledge is required.
• Programming experience with VB.NET or C# and familiarity with the Silverlight platform, web service concepts, and the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) is required.
• Completion of Introduction to the ArcGIS for Server REST API or equivalent knowledge is recommended.