The following is a list of frequently asked questions for GeoCat Bridge. If your question is not answered here you can submit a support request.
Installation
To install GeoCat Bridge you need:
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
- Esri ArcGIS® v9.2 SP5+ or v9.3 with ArcGIS® .NET support installed
or
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
- Esri ArcGIS® v10.0
Please read more on this in the GeoCat Bridge manual (English or Dutch)
"File or assembly name ESRI.ArcGIS.System, or one of its dependencies, was not found"
...or...
"Unable to get installer types in the C:\program files\application_name\app.dll assembly. --> One or more of the types in the assembly unable to load."
It only happens with Esri ArcGIS® v9.x. To install GeoCat Bridge you need to have the ArcGIS .NET Support component installed. Please read more on this in the GeoCat Bridge manual (English or Dutch)
Make sure the proxy server is correctly configured if a proxy server is used in your local network and try again to validate the license.
You can open the log file and check for any connection problems, menu Tools/Options, tab Updates/Support.
Please enable the GeoCat Bridge Extension in ArcMap by selecting menu Customize/Extensions in ArcMap 10 or menu Tools/Extensions in ArcMap 9
Metadata and data publishing
To publish metadata for your layers GeoNetwork 2.4.X or higher is required
To publish data layers GeoServer 2.0.X or higher with the REST API extension is required. To support chart symbol rendering you also need to install the chart renderer extension.
The current GeoServer REST API has a bug that sometimes prevents to replace the files of a data layer. Bridge provides a fixed REST API library for GeoServer 2.0.1 and 2.0.2. Please check the GeoCat Bridge manual (English or Dutch) to know how to update the REST API library on your server.
org.vfny.geoserver.wms.WmsException: Rendering process failed
Rendering process failed
The specified mark ttf://ESRI Enviro Hazard Sites#48 was not found!
The truetype font (TTF) you used for (some) symbols in your layer is not available on the server where GeoServer is installed. Make sure the font is installed on your server (take care for any copyright restrictions on the font). You can also change your symbols, using a font that is available on the server.
GeoCat Bridge checks first if the layers are published to the server(s) already or not. During this checking, the context menu are not shown, please check your connection or server(s) if it takes long.
This happens in GeoServer 2.0.2 when the URL contains localhost, the URL is valid but GeoServer 2.0.2 considers it not valid. If using IP or server name instead, it does not complain anymore.
