GeoStor 6.0 & Connecting to ArcGIS Services

I have gotten quite a few questions regarding how to connect to ArcGIS Services, especially with ArcCatalog, even though there is a tutorial on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_h9UFFC88).

Here are the quick and dirty instructions:

1. Open ArcCatalog (You must be using 9.2 SP6 at a minimum, 9.3 is preferred)
   
2. Expand "GIS Servers"
   
3. Click add ArcGIS Server
   
4. Click Next
   
5. Put this URL in for the Server URL: http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/arcgis/services
   
6. Click Finish
   

Setting this up will allow you to use all our new services such as the cached basemap, 1M statewide ortho, hybrid, and DRGs which are SIGNIFICANTLY faster than the dynamic services.

For you web developers out there, if you didn't already know, you can access the REST API at the URL below:

http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/

You can also view this post on our blog: http://geostor.blogspot.com

Glen