In cartography, text or graphics on a map that provide information for the map reader.
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LatLon or LonLat, what's the “right” way to display coordinates and inputs?
I'm trying to get a sense if this is an issue for others or every input/output should be labeled so user is not confused and just go with it?
I think almost everyone pronounces it as "LatLon". Who ...
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ArcGIS: How do you get an annotation layer working inside a group layer?
How do you get an annotation layer working inside a group layer? When I try I get the error message "error adding element".
I have a project that requires several annotation layer to be organised ...
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How do I programmatically create non-feature-linked, simple line callout annotation and set the anchor point?
Vitals: ArcGIS-ArcView 10.0, Python 2.6.5, PythonWin, comtypes
I'll start with my main questions: How, using ArcObjects, do I go about creating non-feature-linked geodatabase annotation features ...
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Why are annotation features containing both GraphicElement and TextElement objects not drawing in an ArcGIS Server map service?
I am building annotation features with Python/comtypes/ArcObjects. The annotation works great in ArcMap (10.1), but it is does not draw when published to a map service in ArcGIS Server. Each piece ...
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Why do these annotations appear stacked/overlapping?
I've encountered a strange problem while trying to populate an annotation feature class programmatically (ArcObjects, C#). As you can see in the image below, the characters in each text string seem to ...
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How could I label features and convert them to annotations with arcpy?
how could I do the following steps with arcpy:
right-click on the layer with the features
Label Features
Convert Labels to Annotations ...
The annotions should be saved in a new shapefile.
How ...
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Automate converting labels to annotation in ArcMap at multiple scales?
I need to be able to convert labels to Annotation feature classes at multiple scale levels for both address and street data. Similar in concept to generating tiled layers for a web service, I have 5 ...
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ArcGIS: Place all labels on a map non overlapped
I was wondering if there is a way to place all labels on a map non overlapping, but by extending an arrow/line from the label to the point.
I've tried the call out box, but I couldn't find a way to ...
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How do I control the ZOrder of annotation classes in a geodatabase annotation feature class?
Let's say I have an annotation feature class with three annotation classes--anno1, anno2, and anno3--and I want to have anno1 on top, anno2 in the middle, and anno3 on the bottom. Can I and where do ...
