Applies to version 10.1 of ArcGIS
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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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ArcGIS 10.1 Model cannot be transferred between Win7 and Win8 machines
We created a model (created in a file geodatabase) using Model Builder on a trial version of ArcGIS 10.1 (build 3035, License: Advanced). We are trying to ...
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How to create iterative Select by Location, Summary Statistics tool using ModelBuilder?
I do a lot of proximity analysis using "select by location" and would like to cut down on the effort spent each time doing this!
I have put together a model using ModelBuilder that:
Iterates over ...
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Display XY Format to Shapefile (Scale)
Using ArcView 10.1 and using excel for Lat/Long conversion to a shapefile. The original Lat/Long has 7 numerical characters past the decimal point xx.1143717. When I convert this excel into a ...
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Getting buffer wizard-like speed in Python (vs using MultipleRingBuffer_analysis)
I've got a script that takes a single input polygon feature, throws 10 buffers around it at tenths of a specified input distance, and then symbolises the output based on an existing layer file. ...
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How to register a Stored Procedure in ArcSDE?
I just registered a SQL Server view with ArcSDE through
sdetable -o register [...].
I wonder, how to register a SQL Server stored procedure with ArcSDE? Is it the same process as the view?
EDIT
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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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Using Python to Calculate a field
I am trying to replace values in a single column using an else if statement, but I keep getting an Syntax error in line 2. I'm new to Python so it's probably an easy solution, but I haven't been able ...
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Create Table (Data Management), Unable to Save to Feature Dataset
I'm trying to create a table in a feature dataset and get the error: Parameters are not valid. The code works when I write only to the gdb. Am I not allowed to write to a feature dataset or am I doing ...
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Georeferencing a shapefile with ArcGIS 10.1
I have a shapefile with some polygons that I would like to superimpose to a raster image, but unfortunately they don't match perfectly due to the reference system the shp has been created with. So, I ...
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ModelBuilder routine to remove spatially duplicate features
I'm attempting to build a ModelBuilder routine in ArcGIS 10.1 based off of an existing post on Stack Exchange. The response from 'Get Spatial' gave a great screen shot of a model that would run an ...
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Has anybody used arcpy.mapping.ExportReport successfully on 64bit machine?
The online help for arcpy.mapping.ExportReport says that it has some restrictions on use but does not list 64bit machines amongst them.
I am running the following test from IDLE under ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 ...
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How to standardize raster output from 0 to 100 using raster algebra?
I am working on generating an integrated moisture index based on the following equation:
IMI = (hill shade * 0.5) + (curvature * 0.15) + (flow accumulation * 0.35)
Iverson et al. 1997
Another ...
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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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Remove Polygon Islands
I'm really stumped with the problem. I have a polygon layer with no intersects or holes and I need to remove some 'islands', as defined by attributes of a certain size within the layer.
It's a hard ...
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Is there a way to take an Extension License from another user in ArcMap/ArcCatalog?
I'm using ArcMap 10.1 and need a specific extension that's activated on another user's machine. Is there a script or other tool available to re-claim this license?
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Can an Esri service pack be uninstalled at 10.1?
At v10, it was nice that you could roll back individual Service Packs.
Ive just rolled forward to 10.1 SP1 on my dev machine (not a fresh install), but it would appear this option is not available ...
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Field calculator error [duplicate]
NOTE: This problem is similar to one that was answered here: Why does Field Calculator return 0 values when decimals are expected?
I'm relatively new to python, and am trying to run a simple field ...
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How do I change the targeted .NET 4.0 Framework to version 3.5 in an existing VS 2010 EXPRESS project?
I am upgrading from ArcGIS desktop 10.0 to 10.1 and I have a bunch of addins developed in VS 2008 Express using ArcObjects 10.0. I would like to upgrade everything to 10.1 using VS 2010 Express. I ...
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Why does updating Definition Query on layer in ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 no longer allow access to all unique values in dataset?
In ArcMap 10, setting a definition query on a layer would display only the subset of features:
To add more features to the query would simply involve clicking Get Unique Values to list all the ...
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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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Concatenate only when all fields to be concatenated have values
I have two fields that I want to concatenate. Field1 contains null values and Field2 has values for every record. I want to concatenate only when both fields have values. I tried using a function ...
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How to create a layer of directional/horizontal wells?
I have never needed to create a horizontal/directional shapefile (oil / gas well). What do you need besides the lat/long, basic well info? Direction/Length for the line? My question is - What goes ...
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Can't perform mosaicking of rasters since upgrading to ArcGIS version 10.1
I just updated my ArcGIS to version 10.1. When using ArcMap, I've not been able to perform mosaicking without getting an error when I use the "Mosaic" tool in Data Management Tools -> Raster -> Raster ...
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How to upgrade from Windows 7 to 8 without losing ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1 Student Version License?
I have Arc GIS installed in my windows 7 with 1 year license key student version.I have recently installed licensed Arc GIS 1 month ago.Now i want to update my laptop to windows 8.
Now after ...
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Import functions in python Add-In logic script
I am running into an error. I have a set of functions which I want to import in the python Add-In script at the time of execution, but when I built Add-In with "import stats" line then tools are ...
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When converting legacy addins to VS 2010 (ArcGIS 10.1), why are references to certain ArcObjects updated while others are not?
I am converting a number of my addins from VS 2008 Express, ArcGIS 10.0 to VS 2010, ArcGIS 10.1 and I need to update some but not all references. Why? For example, in the current addin I just ...
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Read specific column and row value from a text file using Python [closed]
I have a text file as following:
1.25 177.
1.50 220.
2.00 272.
5.00 427.
10.00 556.
25.00 763.
50.00 916. ...
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How to calculate the incidence angle of a polyline?
How can I calculate the angle of each polyline in ArcGIS?
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How to set page size in Arcpy?
It is possible to set Page size in arcpy, i'm looking for any tricky way to set the page size, using pure python or Arcpy.
Thanks in advance
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ArcObjects + comtypes at 10.1
Has anyone played around with using ArcObjects in Python at version 10.1?
I am having all sorts of problems, such as TypeErrors when wrapping the ESRI OLB modules and AttributeErrors when attempting ...
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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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ArcView 10.1 PDF and Popup
When converting your map into a PDF from ArcView 10.1, is there a way to make the PDF Map to have a pop-up when you click on a tract?
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Create a new Dataframe using Arcpy in 10.1
Does anyone know if there is a way to create a new empty dataframe in ArcMap 10.1 using Arcpy?
Thanks
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it is possible to undo and redo outside an edit session in Arcobjects?
I would like to know if it is possible to undo and redo changes outside of edit session, i'm working on an ArcSDE versioned 10.1 database?
if yes how i could do it in Arcobjects .NET .
Any help ...
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Populating fields in a Matrix format
I am trying to develop an accuracy assessment tool using ArcObjects. As an output I would like to show a matrix with the fields such as road ,land,water etc. I just want to know how can I fetch ...
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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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Which Geographic Transformation to use for WGS_84 to D_Sphere?
I have a shapefile for world countries and I want to reproject it from GCS_WGS_1984 to Sphere_Eckert IV. However, it asks for Geographic Transformation; it says this is optional but it is required in ...
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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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Arcpy does not execute “CopyFeatures_Management” to write a featureclass to an ArcSDE database
I have some problems with my Python script. The script gets an JSON with different information about images. The information includes general information about images and also the gps position of ...
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Model builder - Nesting models to extract raster values to points
Hello!
Hopefully a quick question. I have a simple model below that iterates through a folder full of rasters, taking each in turn to extract data values based on a single shapefile of Random point ...
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Are FME2013 and 64bit Background Geoprocessing of ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 compatible?
We are running ArcGIS 10.1 sp1 and have installed 64-bit background geoprocessing. We are also upgrading to FME 2013. I know in the past we have had to install the 32-bit version of FME due to ...
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How to Get the Three Nearest Points to an Object (different layer)?
I have two point shapefiles and I want for each point in the 1st shapefile to get the 3 closest (based on air distance) points from the 2nd shapefile.
If possible, it would be great to have each of ...
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Using Custom Functions in a Python Toolbox
I am trying to put together a python toolbox (Arc 10.1) and would like to use a defined function in my code. The function is:
'sys' is imported at the top of the file
def listdirs(folder):
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How to draw rectangle to clip layers using python addin in ArcGIS 10.1?
I want to clip rasters in data view using interactive rectangle (to define Area of Interest) and add them to current dataframe. Following is a piece of code which is not returning anything. Any ...
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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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How do I stop GP script from adding temporary data to Table of Contents?
I have a script that does a series of calculations, producing temporary data along the way. However, at each step of the script, data is added to the TOC and then removed when I call the ...
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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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Access attributes of a deleted IFeature in ArcObjects 10.1
I am migrating code for an ArcGIS extension from 9.3 to 10.1.
The code is throwing an exception in one place.
My duty is just to migrate it to 10.1, so I really don't like to do any modification more ...
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ArcGIS 10.1 ERROR 000824: The tool is not licensed in arcpy
I try to run the Zonal Statistic as a Table through arcpy and it gives me:
ERROR 000824: The tool is not licensed.
Here is the doc for the function: ...
