We are super excited to report that the very first official release of GeoCat Bridge for ArcGIS Pro is now available to all our customers.

GeoCat Bridge for ArcGIS® Pro is an add-in for Esri’s leading desktop GIS application, that allows you to publish your maps and metadata to your open data space.

All users can try GeoCat Bridge for free using our demo server as your playground. You no longer need a trial license to discover the full potential of Bridge.

GeoCat Live or Enterprise customers can contact us to activate their complimentary GeoCat Bridge licenses, or migrate their old GeoCat Bridge for ArcMap license.

Some of the key features of GeoCat Bridge for ArcGIS Pro version 1.0 are:

• Publish ArcGIS feature and raster layers as GeoCat Map or GeoServer WMS, WFS, and WCS layers
• Publish layer metadata to a GeoCat Find or GeoNetwork catalog service (ISO 19139)
• Automatic links between the map and catalog service(s) to increase discoverability
• Automatic group layers
• Automatic metadata thumbnail generation, so the record looks good
• Convert ArcGIS layer symbology to SLD with GeoServer vendor options
• Preview generated SLD and export it as a style package, containing any referenced PNG or SVG images
• Browse GeoServer workspace contents and add WMS layers on-the-fly
• Create and delete GeoServer workspaces
• Publish whole maps as a workspace or publish selected layers to existing workspaces

For instructions and an overview of all the features this version has to offer, consult our documentation.

Try out or buy GeoCat Bridge for ArcGIS Pro now and let us know what you think! We value your feedback and suggestions.

Stay tuned for future updates, as more features and improvements will be added!