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Why is it important to use feature layers in ModelBuilder?
I am trying to understand creation of a geoprocess with ModelBuilder, but I don't know why it's important to use feature layers instead of feature classes when creating a geoprocess with ModelBuilder. ...
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How to increase maximum memory usage cap for running Arc 10.1?
Not sure if this is strictly GIS related or perhaps belongs on StackOverflow...it is regarding ESRI ArcGIS 10.1, so I'm sticking it here.
I'm looking for options to increase processing capacity, and ...
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Create point geometry in a feature class with all the attributes prepopulated
So here is the problem. I have a text file with space delimited values. A standard text file with the headings separated by spaces and then on each next line values for these headings (columns) also ...
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URL “ http:// <mygisServer>/ArcGIS/rest/service/GPTask/MapServer/jobs/<jobid>” not found in the ArcGIS Server?
I am Using ArcGIS Server 10.03 SP3. I created a geoprocessing service in the server which returns a result map service. I successfully created the gp service and map service with same name. I need to ...
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Point transects along a line
I would like to create a point shapefile that will contain sampling points along, and perpendicular to either side of a track route that I have as a line feature in ArcGIS 10.1. The points on the ...
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Execute multiple process in parallel of Arcpy script
i have seen some not easy ways to do parallel processing, but i wonder if it is possible to simply execute multiple process of the same Arcpy script in the same time.
the script make some changes in ...
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Make a “Shaded Area Polygon” from HILLSHADE raster in ArcInfo 9.3
How am I suppose to extract the values ( Value<=100 ) from this HILLSHADE raster, and then make the extracted values as a VECTOR POLYGON (shapefile)
---I'm using ArcGIS 9.3 (ArcInfo with all ...
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Is it possible to Clip in ArcExplorer?
Is it possible to clip in Desktop Explorer? Or does anyone know of any Analysis Servers I can connect to to get it?
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best practices for exception handling in ArcGIS .NET custom geoprocessing tools
I'm working on a set of C# GP tools for use both in Desktop and Server 10.1.
The only soup-to-nuts treatment of writing geoprocessing tools in .NET appears to be Building a custom geoprocessing ...
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1answer
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Polygon to Raster is taking longer in script than in arcmap
I have a large dataset that I am working with. Basically I have a table with 900,000 records that I join to a geodatabase feature layer, then convert that to a raster.
This process takes a total of ...
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Is there a significantly faster way to buffer than arcmap?
I hope this question is appropriate here and I apologize if it is more of a discussion question than a specific technical problem.
I have to buffer 150,000 polygons for a real estate project. While ...
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How to find differences between shapefiles?
Every month I have to QA/QC some streets data for an entire county (over 47,000 records). The first step is to compare the two files. Currently, I'm using a tool that was created in house via VBA ...
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Access geoprocessing service via REST, get JSON back
I have an ArcGIS Server 10.0 geoprocessing task with a REST endpoint something like this:
http://server/arcgis/rest/services/MyService/GPServer/MyTask
The task takes a parameter. I was hoping I could ...
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Can I choose specific SDE version to create replica geodatabase from?
I'm trying to automate the process of exporting a replica geodatabase using the geoprocessing tools and eventually a Python script.
I can't figure out how to create the replica from a specific ...
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point of intersection issues
I have a table containing a set of points of intersections.
Most of the roads intersects whith just one road BUT i have some roads which intersects with two, therefore three different point of ...
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How to intersect 2 polygon layers with a given tolerance for features in different layers only?
I can intersect 2 layers with polygons using ArcMap. However I can specify only overall tolerance no matter what layer a feature is in (even same layer). So I either end up with lots of slivers if I ...
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Make Buffer like Offset in Arcpy
I would like to make a buffer for a polyline and get as Output a Polygon with the same angles as the polyline, having not arcs, like in ordinary buffers.
i tried the FLAT option in arcpy, but it's ...
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Truncate Table tool with geoprocessing service (ArcGIS 10.1)
A model I built with ModelBuilder works as expected in Desktop yet generates numerous error messages when published as a geoprocessing (GP) service in ArcGIS Server 10.1 SP1. I've decided to start ...
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ESRI Geoprocessing service and other servers
I am new to ESRI GeoProcessing (GP) services so please excuse the naive question. I have an FLEX application running off of ArcGIS Server. I need to push data from the ArcGIS Server to an analytic ...
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ArcGIS Geoprocessing: Join multiple fields to a table and export new table as join field name
I am bit new to geoprocessing and ModelBuilder.
I am using join field tool to join table (info tables/.dbf) to one a shape file.
I am trying to use ModelBuilder, as there are around 100 tables (each ...
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Why is the Frequency Tool in ArcGIS so Fast and Efficient?
Why is the Frequency tool in ArcGIS is so fast and efficient?
Is it possible to make my own Frequency Tool with similar performance (in python)?
I tried to do some based on python dictionary and ...
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How to auto-add new values to unique values classification values range?
I am using ArcGIS Desktop 10.1, ArcGIS Server 10.1 & SQL Server 2008 software.
I am adding the query layer and directly publishing to ArcGIS Server and accessing the map in a JavaScript ...
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Data Driven Pages and exporting PDF using Python
I am able to zoom into map_index shapefile rows for a group of mxd documents in layoutview and export zoomed record as a PDF document at the same time.
I tried to combine below codes to make the ...
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ArcGIS Server 10.1 Python GP script shape as input parameter
I am writing a geoprocessing script that will need to accept a shape as an input parameter. This shape will be obtained by a user drawing the shape in a web application. The web application will ...
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Zoom to Shapefile attribute table row feature
I am working with the python code below in ArcGIS to zoom into a shapefile's attribute table row features without selected until the end of table one by one.
I am trying to use this code but this one ...
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Incorporating SQL Statements in Model Builder
I have a point data set where each point has a unique operator associated with it. I'd like to select by attribute = operator name and generate a new shapefile for each operator containing only the ...
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What is fastest way to copy feature dataset from ArcSDE to File Geodatabase in ModelBuilder?
What geoprocessing tool is the fastest for copying feature datasets from SDE to fgdb?
I want to make a model in ModelBuilder that copies an entire featuredataset from my SDE database to a file ...
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Problem with the where clause in ArcGIS when dealing with variables
I am writing a python script for ArcGIS. I have an input feature class which contains multiple pipelines which is saved as a variable InputPipeline. I would like to iterate through the pipelines and ...
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1answer
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Unable to to run any geoprocessing tools on ArcGIS10. Log file shows that file is missing. Happened spontaneously
I have ArcGIS 10 installed on my computer connected remotely to my companies license server. Everything has worked fine for months, but within the last few days no geoprocessing tool will run. The ...
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Any advice to help troubleshoot failing ArcGIS Server (10.0 sp5) Geoprocesses?
There are a few geoprocesses on a recently restored ArcGIS Server that are behaving strangely. If we turn on 'show messages' and try to run the process from the rest interface, the process will report ...
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arcpy overwrite files in a geodatabase file
I'm writing a python script, I've got an mxd and its workspace is a geodatabase file with all the files I need into.
The problem I'm encountering in testing and writing code is that, despite of the ...
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ArcGIS/arcpy: Can a variable be set to reference an in_memory workspace object?
This is an offshoot question related to a question I posted earlier. I have the following arcpy code that inputs a Python list of polygon geometry objects to the Union_analysis tool, which then ...
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ArcGIS/arcpy: Input of in-memory geometry object to Dissolve tool in arcpy script throws Error 000732, input doesn't exist or is not supported
In an arcpy script, I run a Union on a list of geometry objects. The output is set to an empty geometry object. The Union runs fine. What I am trying to do is then feed that output into the ...
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Dissolve with dominant/majority field
I want to dissolve a feature class of land use polygons, joining subparcels in larger parcel polygons. I want the parcel polygon to keep the dominant land use of all subparcels, taking into account ...
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explode overlapping polygons to new non-overlapping features
Given multiple polygons that overlap in multiple ways, I would like to export from this feature all polygons that don't overlap with others iteratively. The product would be a number of features with ...
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Is there an automated/geoprocesing tool In ArcGIS to slice, clip, or cut polygons using polylines?
Looking for a simpler method here.
I am trying to split up / cut / slice existing polygons by using existing poly-lines. An example would be splitting a water body or land parcel at the point where a ...
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How to find the mid-point of a line in arcpy
How can the mid-point of a polyline be calculated using the geoprocessing framework, eg in a Python script?
The polyline.centroid property returns The true centroid if it is within or on the feature; ...
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Do Different ArcGIS for Desktop License Levels Process Faster?
At my job, I have access to all three levels of ArcGIS licensing on my computer.
My question is: Does the license you are using in ArcMap make a difference on the speed of ArcMap?
I'm pretty sure ...
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ArcGIS NEAR returns -1
We are running an ArcGIS 10.0 geoprocessing script written in Python that (as part of many steps above & below) runs the NEAR command.
Both the input and output datasets (shapefiles & ...
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Streamlining Python Code for Big Data
I have Python code which is designed to take point shapefiles through the following workflow:
Merge points
Integrate points, such that any points within 1 m of each other
become one point
Create ...
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Filling a Polygon with Lines in ArcGIS
i am trying to fill a polygon with lines and calculate total distance of these lines.
http://i.stack.imgur.com/KxdqN.png
like this example. but i have different distances between these lines like 1 ...
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Programatically split a polygon with a line
In looking at this question, it occurred to me that I am not sure how one would go about using geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS to split a polygon with a line programatically.
Manually, you would use ...
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Selection on Feature layer (geoprocessing)
I have a feature layers with states and counties fields. I want to make a selection tool. Tool dialog should have input for feature layer and two drop downboxes for states and counties. When user ...
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“Dataset xxx does not exist or is not supported” using Table to Domain in Python
I have a directory of hundreds of *.csv files, containing code/description pairs for geodatabase domains. I'm trying to automate the creation of these domains using Python.
If I manually run the ...
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ArcServer Geoprocessing Service
I originally posted this in the ArcGIS forums, but I haven't been getting any bites.
I've developed a set of ArcToolbox Python scripts, which I've been using on certain projects for clients. The ...
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ArcGIS Python Error Raster Domain
I´m always getting an Error with my Python-Code. Even though it is almost the same as on the ArcGIS Help Website.
The Error occurs in line 19:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ...
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ESRI Shapefile to ARCGIS Javascript JSON format [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to convert SHP into GPX or JSON?
We're in the proces of adding a new feature to our Web Application where we employ the use of ESRI's ArcGIS Javascript API alongside ...
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Geoprocessor Select By Location Using Features Instead of Layers
I have a simple spatial feature selection function that includes:
public static void SelectByLocation(IFeatureClass sourceFC, ILayer selectLayer)
{
Geoprocessor GP = new ...
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How to solve 'A failure was detected in the topology engine' error?
I am running a series of geoprocessing tools in a custom C# Geoprocessing Tool.
First a new File gdb is created, and then a new featuredatset with the given spatial reference is created, and a ...
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Is Data Interoperability Extension for ArcGIS Server 10 required to extract data in .dgn format?
I am trying to create a Geoprocessing Task in my .mxd to in order to extract data to .SHP and .DGN formats which will be utilized in a data extraction tool for a web application.
Right now, there is ...
