Applies to version 10.1 of ArcGIS
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Decompress Tile Package
I'm curious if it's possible to decompress a 10.1 tile package (.tpk) into a different format such as the cache bundle format.
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Quick way to make a convex hull
I am using Python and ArcGIS 10.1.
Is there a function or very quick way to extract points out of point feature class into an array without looping through a search cursor (as I have millions of ...
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ArcMap - Opening the attribute table gives 'Could not load data from the data source' error
ArcMap wont display the attribute table of a dataset.
I get an error 'Could not load data from the data source' and it says 'An invalid SQL statement was used'. It then opens a table with the correct ...
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ArcGIS 10.1 SDE database schema other than SDE or DBO
Just wondering if it's possible to apply a schema other than SDE or DBO to SDE feature or raster tables stored in an enterprise database on MS SQL Server 2008 R2.
I have got a new customise schema ...
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Snapping with mutiple custom tool using diffrent snapping types
I have a custom tool with snapping type is (snapping to point + snapping to edge), and the second tool having snapping type is snapping to point only, so when i select the first tool it works well, ...
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How to create a web app that will display data in unique urls for the end-user?
Can anyone provide insight on how a novice can construct a fairly rudimentary web app? I would like to send out unique URLs that contain my finished maps instead of exporting them into PDFs and ...
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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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Why does my feature service allow add and delete but can't update attributes
I have published a FeatureService in ArcGIS 10.1. I connect to the service with this JSAPI sample: Using the Attribute Inspector. With this sample I can add features and I can move or delete ...
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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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Using matplotlib to create and export graphs automatically from ArcMap
I am going to start a project soon where, after the data has been processed in various ways, an output jpg showing a graph of the data should be produced. The workflow is as follows:
1. A feature ...
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My MXD is creating an XML file with the same name when I save it [duplicate]
Note I have not installed Xtools and I have ArcGIS 10.1. Any idea of what is going on?
Here is an example of the content of the XML:
<FrameworkConfig TagName="FrameworkConfig" ...
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What tool would you use to “clip” a vector line file to a vector polygon file?
I am trying to select the use of a large vector line file within only the parameter of a vector polygon file to do spatial analysis. It would be the same thing as using the extract> clip tool under ...
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Does ArcGIS 10.1 have a auto-backup feature?
Did ESRI decide to dump the backup file when ArcMap crashes and didn't save the file? Did they change anything to that? Did they change that to MXD Doctor?
Whenever I try to exit or save my project ...
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Writing length of line along the line
I sometimes have to write out the length along a line for every couple of hundred meters or kilometers. This applies to pipes, when the construction team wants to know where along the pipe they are or ...
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Zoom and Pan using scroll wheel in Arcobjects
is there any way to zoom using scroll wheel ? i have tried AutoMouseWheel of map control, it works well for the first used custom tool, but once i change the tool, it stops working , i would like to ...
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No. of Bands in the input Raster
I have downloaded a 7.5 min DEM . Now while I am trying to mosaic them it gives me an error saying "Input and target dataset should have the same number of bands" . How can I figure out the number of ...
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Maps with Clipping on ArcGIS Server
We are publishing raster layers (computed via kriging) to ArcGIS server 10.1. A significant feature of our local geography is a large body of water, in our case, Lake Michigan.
Although I can clip ...
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Why is my simple arcpy script failing? (sets raster cell value to null if below threshold value, ArcGIS 10.1)
As mentioned in the title, simple script to set null cell values below three standard deviations beyond the mean:
import arcpy, sys, os
#Accept input and output raster
inRas = sys.argv[1]
outRas = ...
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Help with Python and adding a grouplayer to arc, renaming it from a folder name, then adding layers to it from that folder
I am trying to use os.walk to go through a directory tree, pull out all the .shp files in it, create a grouplayer in the mxd, rename the grouplayer the folder name, then add the layers from that ...
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ARCObject query
I'm using ArcGIS 10.1 and developing an application using visual studio 2010 and ARCObject SDK 10.1.
I would like to use identity tool in my application and if not possible I want to execute a query ...
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Limiting the maximum and minimum values of an interpolation surface tool (ArcGIS, Spline)
I've been using the spatial analyst spline tool in ArcGIS 10.1 and was wandering whether it is possible to limit the maximum and minimum values to those of the z-attribute.
Currently the spline will ...
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Calculating Runoff / Streams using DEM in ArcGIS
I am just curious about the workflow that many of you use for runoff/stream analysis using a DEM and create a "water network" from the results in ArcGIS 10.1? I know the average rainfall for different ...
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How to get an attribute of the selected feature and pass it into a URL?
As a total Novice with Python, I thought 2 weeks would be enough time to learn how to build some tools for our GIS... I was wrong and I'm running up on a deadline.
I am attempting to get a value ...
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GDAL bindings problem with ArcMap 10.1 Python tool
I'm really getting mad with this. ArcGIS sometimes can be so just...irritating!
Forgive me if this question is by any means duplicating this one or similar ones, but I really can't find my way out of ...
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Need help in Symbology for ArcGIS JS API 3.2/3.3
I am displaying various symbols in my application and initially all are displaying at once (looks like bulky) so how do I set symbol levels in ArcGIS so that according to zoom level symbol size will ...
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How to extend a custom NASolver in ArcGIS Server 10.1?
The past year we developed a custom NASolver with C# , it works fine and that job has finished.
Now we are planning to use it from ArcGIS Server. The problem is that we have no information for that. ...
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Round Raster to next higher or lower int
I am using ArcGIS 10.1.
I am searching for a solution to calculate a raster.
The values are like:
0.2
0.6
5.3
i.e.
How can I now get 0.2 as 0 and 0.6 to 1 and 5.3 to 5? In the end integer numbers.
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How to list Feature Classes of Multiple geodatabase in Multiple Folder?
I'm new in python scripting and try to list polyline feature classes of multiple Geodatabases. The Geodatabases are in many nested folders.For example in folder "A" I have 20 folders and in each ...
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Weighted Average of several raster “zones”
thanks for the visit!
Suppose I have two rasters, A and B. I want to determine the value of a certain "zone" in raster A by taking the weighted average of several other zones from raster B, that ...
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Report Designer (ArcGIS 10.1) - Using Element Properties
I've finally got a table generated that will work for a street index and I'm attempting to use the ‘Create Report’ tool with ArcGIS 10.1 to generate what I need for a map. Essentially, I have it setup ...
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Make Table View with field_info Output
I am using Make Table View to copy data from one table to a table view object and in the process hide and/or rename some fields. When I output the data to a dbf it hides and/or renames the fields ...
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How much database bloat is reasonable?
I use personal geodatabases to hold all the data for my projects (probably around 10-20 feature classes across 2-4 datasets on average). I use the personal gdb because I like being able to hook into ...
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Help getting my flex service publicly accessible
My organization is trying to get our web maps up and running. I have created a simple web map service on our in house ArcGIS server, using the Arcgis flexviewer that is visible locally, works great, ...
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Need help in Print task in ArcGIS JSAPI 3.2/3.3
I am using print task in my code and using dynamic map service layer and graphics layer (not using feature service layer) and I am able to print the map but it’s not displaying info window and ...
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arcpy.mapping Graduated Colors Symbology
I'm trying to figure out how to apply graduated color symbology to a feature class by using arcpy.mapping in ArcMap 10.1.
To start, a script runs and a feature class is added to a map document, no ...
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Populating a Value List in one Parameter, from Values Derived from a Second Parameter, Python
Using the Validator in the ArcGIS 10.1 tool GUI, can I loop through and List feature classes from a workspace type parameter (ie a file geodatabase) and then go on and list the values of a field in a ...
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access attributes of one class for use in another class in python add-in
I want to get combobox attribute 'dem' and use it for further processing in class ExtentData. But I am not sure how to get attributes from one class to another for processing in pythonaddin. In ...
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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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ArcPy: Possible to use wildcard in .pdf append?
I'm working on a script that (as written) produces a large number of individual pdf pages (>100), instead of hardcoding the names of each of the outputs, I was thinking of using a wildcard. However, ...
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ArcPy: No Label appear on .pdf output but are present in Layout
Do labels needed to be coded into an arcpy script in order to be visible on an arcpy .pdf output? In ArcGIS the labels are visible for various features, but when I use the arcpy script (either in IDLE ...
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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 Export to PDF after zooming to extent of each feature that meets SQL where clause?
I realize that I've asked two similar questions recently, but following suggestions in the comment chain, I'll make this a separate question (separate as it is not the no output problem in ArcPy: ...
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Create Layer including drawing objects
I draw some polylines on map. How create new layer with this features?
Map and Polylines must be in different layers.
public void DrawPolylineUsingInputGeometry(IActiveView activeView,
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Store Graphics in Local when browser refresh
Using arcgis javascript api i am adding different graphics to the map. Later i will save them in server. If i forgot to save or due to some reasons page is refreshed before saving i am losing all the ...
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DEM to STL (3D Printer Format)
I have a DEM in ArcGIS 10.1 that I would like to get into STL format for a 3D printer. Does anyone know some software that will allow me to make this conversion?
I have to use the STL format because ...
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Model Builder not completely honoring lyr file
I have created a series of map templates for one of our departments that each have an associated model.
As part of the model I also created a lyr file for symbology and labeling (the subject parcel ...
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Collapsing the multi-row output of a one-to-many spatial join to single-row (arcmap 10.1)
I'm working with TIGER data, looking at the relationships among incorporated places and counties. Not all places are completely contained by counties; some do span multiple counties.
In the final ...
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Autoincrement field when New Feature added
I know that this is probably a very basic programming but I am brand new to Python.
I have a layer in a geodatabase that I need a unique ID field (for joining). I can't use the ObjectID because that ...
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Creating curves using the Parcel Editor tool in ArcGIS 10.1
We are migrating parcel editing environments from AutoCAD to ArcGIS and I'm having trouble creating curves within a Parcel Fabric that are not tangent to lines. For example, what would be some ...
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Reclassifying a raster based on values in another raster
I am attempting to create a new raster based on the values of two rasters I have already created. I am using ArcGIS 10.1
Raster1 is an area with my true values.
Raster2 was created by reclassifying ...
