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ArcMap 10.1 convert layer to CAD - clipping only desired area to send out to DWG
Is there a way to covert a layer to DWG such that only the desired area of the layer is exported out to a DWG? My issue is that the layer (parcels) contains all parcels for an entire county, so it is ...
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Filled Polygons on the Edge of a Map - ArcMap 10.1
Today while making a map I encountered a problem with the fill from one of the displayed polygons flooding the whole map:
Notice the upper right corner where the polygon appears hollow, it should ...
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Point and Line Statistical Analysis
I have just lost the past 8 hours on this, and literally getting nowhere - hoping someone can help before I go mad!
I am trying to determine the correlation between sinkholes and a number of ...
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Wrong object size after projecting spatial data from one coordinate system to another
I am having problems reprojecting items in ArcMap 10.1 from British National Grid To WGS84. (WKID: 27700 Authority: EPSG to WKID: 102100 Authority: ESRI)
All Polygon Layers I project [I use Project ...
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How to do advanced Python labeling in Arcmap?
Does anyone have a good reference for advanced/complicated labeling expressions in Arcmap? I am attempting to write a Python label expression that would involve multiple label definitions.
Here is ...
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Search cursor stops selecting after two iterations
I have a script which selects an extent from a grid and exports the data frame.
import os, arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument('CURRENT')
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd,"Layers")[0]
...
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What is the preferable value for setting tolerance for selecting a feature
I know it's really a basic question. But I am really confused about this. For selecting a point feature by mouse click, we need to set a tolerance value to create the envelope. And here is the problem ...
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Does Identify tool of ArcGIS for Desktop have Python script behind it?
Can anyone let me know the Python script for "Identify" tool in arcmap10.
I need to create a customized script tool for that and add in a toolbar..
Pls help...
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How to keep specified separation distance between features in printout from ArcMap?
Does anyone have a solution to select features using attribute values and print only the selection keeping a specified separation distance between the features in the printout in ArcMap.
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Tables within the Reclassify tool- what is it, where is it?
ArcMap 10.1 here. I have a raster set I'm looking to reclassify. The field I need to re-classify is currently a string of words like "Thing 1" and "Thing 2" and I'm going to set them to be 1 and 2.
I ...
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Performing a field calculation affects selectable layers in ArcGIS 10.1
In ArcMap 10.1 I have a table open for a layer that I have set as not selectable. Yet when I use the Field Calculator for a record(s) in that table, it automatically makes the associated layer a ...
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Convert polygons to a number of randomly located points based on polygon size
ArcMap 10.1 on a PC. Working with a large shapefile with ~50,000 poygons with a wide range of size from 1,000+m. to <1m. I would like to convert these polygons into points so I can do some analysis ...
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Error running ArcHydro tools function in Arcmap
I am trying to run a function from ArcHydro tools in Arcmap 10.1; Sink evaluation. But before it can finish it returns an error message, that, frankly, I don't understand at all.
It goes ...
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bing Basemap Missing
The bing basemap seems to have been recently removed from the "Add Basemap" dialogue in ArcMap. I'm using 10.1. I've also heard reports from a coworker that a bing basemap layer was replaced by the ...
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ArcMap runs custom script once and then it crashes on second run
So I made a script that takes data from an MSSQL database and inserts it into a featureclass. I added the script to a toolbox and am able to run the tool from within ArcMap 10.1. The problem is that ...
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Preventing ArcMap from Clipping Neatline when Exporting Map
I cannot seem to keep ArcMap from clipping off a fraction of an inch on the edges of the maps I am exporting:
I would like the 1.5 point border that is set for the legend to be uniform around the ...
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Spatial Join problems in ArcGIS 10.1 - intersect polygon and lines
I have hurricane tracks (Lines) and Florida county boundary (polygon) and I want to extract only those hurricane tracks that intersect Florida.
In ArcMap 10.0 I used Spatial Join (from ...
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ArcGIS key numbering labels for every feature in one layer
I would like to use key numbering when labeling specific layer. But the tricky thing is I want to label every feature in this way.
By default, key numbering is last option in Strategy order (source). ...
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How can I edit/create new Normal.mxt template in ArcGIS 10.1?
I used to work with .mxt templates often back in version 9 and 8 but things seems to have changed since then.
I realized that my new documents are loading a style file I don't want to to be loaded ...
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Why can I not drag (re-order) layers within Table of Contents in ArcMap 10?
I added Raster data from a folder into ArcMap 10.1 and I cannot seem to drag any layer within the Table of Contents. Can someone help?
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Is there any API in C# for Zooming selected feature?
I am new to ArcGIS and want to implement the Zoom to Selected Features functionality available in Selection menu option (Selection-> Zoom to Selected Features), using C# API.
Is any API available in ...
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Error 000735: Input Dataset or Feature Class: Value is required
I am a true novice when it comes to ArcGIS and computer programs like this one. Am taking a class and cannot get the Project function to work under the tool box.
The path I used was ArcTool box --> ...
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Add Doppler RADAR as a Layer in ArcMap
I am hoping for an answer here even though it's a long shot. My goal is to add a raster service into ArcMap that shows the Doppler RADAR information that is shown at the Weather Office website.
I am ...
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How can I copy selected polygon features to a polyline feature class with ArcObjects?
I would like to copy selected polygon features to a polyline feature class. (Similar to how polygon features can be copied and pasted inside an edit session in ArcMap)
Until recently I've been using ...
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Code to open web browser crashes ArcMap when run from a Python add-in
I created an ArcMap Python add-in using ArcGIS 10.1 to open a webpage after the map is clicked. It opens the page but then ArcGIS crashes.
import arcpy
import pythonaddins
import webbrowser
class ...
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Select and copy features in ArcMap using Python add-in tool
I'm trying to add a tool to an add-in toobar to select features from an existing feature class and copy them across to another feature class. I need two tools, one for a point and one for a rectangle. ...
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ArcMap tables - copying multiple horizontal cells between rows
I would like to be able to select a contiguous set of horizontal cells in a row, take a copy, then paste the values into another row at the same position in the same table. I do not want to copy all ...
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How does the geoprocessing results window store the tasks?
Yesterday I was working in a single mxd all day, performing dozens of calculations and other analysis using multiple tools. A lot of it was trial and error, so when I found the correct combination I ...
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How to set date as default value in Arcmap?
I need to set default value of the field "ExpireDate" to 31/12/9999. When I'm trying to set it it changes to the number 2958465.
What is the problem here?
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How to Comment Out Definition Queries
I use Definition Queries a lot in my daily GIS life, but one of the many things I've found annoying about ArcMap is the inability to comment out Definition Queries. I'd like to have this option as ...
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How to increase the display performance of Bing basemaps in ArcMap?
I'd like to know if there are ways (within ArcGIS itself) to increase the display performance of basemaps within ArcMap. The internet connection was recently upgraded, so it is much faster than ...
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Query Layer with user-defined (dynamic) parameters in ArcGIS 10.1
I have prepared and published with ArcMap 10.1 to my ArcGIS Server a Query Layer to access
some information in my database. My output map represents the European
Union states and using annotations, ...
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Select by Attributes based on SQL wildcard range
I want to select all the records from a geodatabase table where the string starts with a letter, so I tried
SELECT *
FROM tbl_names
WHERE "name" LIKE '[A-Z]%'
This returned no records. After some ...
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How to improve the cartographic design of graticules?
The attached image shows a conflict between the graticule and the state boundary on a map. I have not found a way to display user-defined lines of latitude, which would solve the 42 degree line ...
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Need help to convert 9.3 code for registering .dll to 10.1
This is my code to register my DLL (im using ArcMap 9.3)
Private Sub regDLL(ByVal dllName As String)
Dim asm As System.Reflection.Assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFile(dllName)
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How to bulk change annotation locations?
I'm working with a large number of labels that I've converted to annotation (using ArcMap 10.1). All of them need to fit within the parcel borders that they correspond to. Is there a way to do it all ...
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Making a Map with a Legend as a .pdf Without a White Background
I have a shapefile of United States counties. I also have an Excel file of the share of the black population in each county. I'd like to make a map of this using GIS. (Before you say that there are ...
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Setting absolute label size ArcMap10
I have an architecture plan with elevation measurements. When I display the labels (Bullet Leader style), the automatic scaling moves the label on top of the background layers, obstructing them.
I ...
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How to add simple table of text (Excel) into layout and preserve formatting and clarity?
I am trying to put a simple table of text (excel) into my layout and preserve cell formatting including alignment, borders and text sharpness. I've tried many approaches but nothing so far is ...
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Recovering Latitude and Longitude from Albers to Compute Distance
I have a shapefile of U.S. counties in USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic. I want to do distance calculations. For example, distances from one county to another.
I do not know how to interpret ...
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Obtaining coordinates when computing distance of a polygon to a line
I have a shapefile of a county. I am interested in computing its distance to a line, which I've been doing using Near. I want to know the coordinates on the line that produces the minimum distance. ...
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Distance of many polygons to a segmented line
I have a shapefile of U.S. counties. I also have a line segment. I want to compute the distance of each county to the line. I have also divided the line segment into 10 equal segments. I want to ...
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Partitioning a Line into Segments
I have a shapefile of U.S. states. I extracted the boundary between two states, resulting in a line segment. For example, the boundary between Georgia and North Carolina. Is there a way to further ...
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Compiling a list of units that border each other
I have a shapefile of U.S. counties. I am interested in compiling a list of those that border each other.
In particular, I am interested in those that border each other but are in different states. ...
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Extracting polygons along a border
I have a shapefile of United States counties. Suppose I am interested in all counties in Georgia that border North Carolina and all counties in North Carolina that border Georgia. And, in ...
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Drawing a Straight Line Between Two Polygons on a Map and Listing Which Polygons It Passes Through
I have a shapefile of United States counties. I have two counties that I would like to highlight. I would like to draw a straight line distance between them. By straight line, I mean, if you were ...
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Converting a Map to graphics and annotations
i want to export a map for later editing before print, so i thought about converting all the annotations and and graphics and save them in the .mxd map.
when i export graphics after exporting labels ...
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overlay a county shapefiles for 2 different years [duplicate]
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overlay county shapefiles for 2 different years
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I have county-level shapefile for South Caroline in 1880 and one for 1940. I would like to overlay ...
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ArcGIS 10.1 Crashes when updating address locator
I keep getting a "ArcGIS has encountered a serious error and needs to close" crash dialogue box whenever I try to update an address locator imported from one server to another (updating the location ...
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How can I prevent label text from overlapping in ArcGIS 10.1?
Using ArcGIS 10.1 Desktop of Home Use (ArcInfo license I believe), I'm getting results like this using the included Maplex labelling engine:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1282990/Clipboard01%20%282%29.jpg
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