ArcGIS refers to a family of GIS software from Esri which includes desktop (ArcReader, ArcMap, ArcCatalog), server applications (ArcGIS Server), mobile devices (ArcPad, ArcGIS Mobile) as well as online services (ArcGIS Online).
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Legend showing info for world map
I'm using ArcGIS 10.1 API for JavaScript.
I'm showing dynamic map service layer containing 8 layers and I want to show legend for the currently visible layer (only 1 layer is visible at a time).
The ...
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Replace non-English characters in attribute tables
I have a few shapefiles where some of the attributes contain the non-English characters ÅÄÖ. Since some queries doesn't work with these characters (specifically ChangeDetector), I tried to change them ...
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Assigning value to a field on a layer based on spatial query with another layer
I want to assign a value to a field of a polygon layer based on the value of a field on another polygon layer, using a spatial query.
My first polygon layer contains buildings and the second contains ...
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Problem in splitting and removing Polyline
I am stuck at a problem for weeks, Please Help!!!
I am making program in C#
Here is what I need to do --- I have two polylines that are intersecting with each other at some points. I want to delete ...
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How do I select only those contours who heights are Integers?
I have a Contours Featureclass, with an interval of 0.2 Meters. I wish to select only those Contours, which are which are at 1 m Interval?
I have tried using the following syntax in the 'Select by ...
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ECWs missing when exporting MXD to PDF with arcpy
I'm trying to export some MXD maps to PDF with arcpy (ArcGIS 10.1). Everything works fine and dandy except for ECW images, which don't appear in the PDF. However, when I execute the same code from the ...
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Which flow routing algorithms does ArcGis support?
Other than standard D8 are there support for multiple flow algorithms like FD8, DEMON, Dinfinity etc?
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Query and display a layer using arcgis script tool
I have database which contains point shapefiles and raster files for 3 species.
My aim is to develop a script tool that should have a search tab to enter the species name.
also, a check box to select ...
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IDW spatial interpolation: appropriate projection?
I am wondering if anyone can clarify whether point data should be projected to an equidistant projection when using ArcGIS IDW spatial interpolation?
I am working on a dataset from Western North ...
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ArcGIS - merge polygons and get combined area
I cannot for the love of god figure out how to combine (join?) two overlapping polygons to determine the combined area they cover in ArcGIS 10. I am sure the Geoprocessing tools can do it, but just ...
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Geocoding Multiple Addresses using ArcGis JS API
I am new to using the ArcGIS JavaScript API. I am currently trying to develop an application but I am having troubles with it.
The application I am developing uses a .csv file with a bunch of ...
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Buffer of different radius - Intersect with raster
I have a polygon shape with buffers. However, the buffers are of different size from 4m radius to 15m. In total I have 7 different buffers.
I have a landcover raster and I would like to extract ...
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How can I validate a table name on SDE with Oracle backend?
Second title: "Is arcpy.ValidateTableName broken on Oracle?"
I have an Oracle SDE database 9.3.1 (service connection). My arcGIS client tools are version 10.0 SP5). I have some names of feature ...
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Field Name & Alias
Is there a way I can modify the Field Name or to make him keep the Alias when a table is exported?
Or is there a way to keep the Alias instead of the Field Name, when exporting for example to .dbf ?
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Which marker did the user click on (ArcGIs JS API)?
I've got a simple map with a set of 10 markers on it. When they are clicked an infoWindow appears however I would like to instead display the data in the infoWindow in a table. How do I find out which ...
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PrintTask in ArcGIS Online JS Api
I'm using the PrintTask() function from the ArcGIS Online API. Works like a charm...untill you add your own graphics.
When I don't run the addedAskedSymbolsToMap function in the code below, and only ...
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Arcobjects, mystery green lines in the Layout View produced during script execution
Could any of Arcobjects guru tell me, what are these green lines on my Page Layout and what to do, or not to do, so they do not appear? See image attached.
I do used Arcobjects from Python. My script ...
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Creating a where clause from user input/Python list
I am trying to perform a query based on values in a Python list. The where clause will then be used in an Update Cursor, so that the rows NOT equal to the values in the list will be deleted.
This is ...
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Create points at shortest euclidean distance to other points
So, I have a lot of points, and I need to site three new points so they will be at the shortest euclidean distance between all of the other points.
In other words, these three new points that I need ...
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Dissolving shapefile python script not working, syntax help please
I do not understand why this simple script won't work. I can get it to dissolve in model builder but not from a script that I run from inside the map document. My output results are 4 polygons, just ...
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find the nearest neighboring polygon
I have an assignment where I will find the nearest neighboring polygon. For example, if the polygon has one neighbor 2.3 and 4, I also find the neighbors of the polygon 2,3 and 4.
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ArcGis 10 - Field Calulator - Python - Synthax Question
I want to calculate a field, this is my working example in VB:
"C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Data\" & !Work! & "\1000_\" & !Data! & ".pdf"
I'm slowly changing all my scripts to Python, ...
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Create polygons in ArcMap 10.0 from lat/long data pulled from SQL Server 2008 database
Forgive me if this is very basic, as I'm new to GIS work (though I've been a programmer for 10 years) and so I'm not really sure how to approach this, but here goes...
Can I take a table with ...
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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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How to import ArcGIS 10.1 File geodatabse to MS SQL Server 2012
Hello I´d like to import my File Geodatabase from ArcGIS 10.1 into MS SQL Server 2012.
I´ve never do it before, so I expect to do the import same way as import data from excel table.
Problem is ...
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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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Differential Equations in ArcMap or ERDAS Imagine
I would like to know if it's possible to solve differential equations and run them directly in either ArcMap or ERDAS Imagine, similar to the raster calculator in ArcMap.
Thanks
J
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ArcGIS / Google Earth Alternatives
I currently have a python script that will take in data and output it as a KMZ file, which I then open in Google Earth on my desktop.
The data has two views; a 3D polygon tower (clustered data) and ...
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How far is a station from the outlets in a watershed
I have a gauging station point with elevation. Also have a watershed generated for the same area. I just want to know how to calculate the distance from the station to the outlet(point)
The green ...
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Cannot input new data into FeatureDataForm
I am wanting to update the fields on my server using a FeatureDataForm. I have followed the documentation, but it still does not work. It also does not have the buttons in the form that say 'OK' and ...
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Intersection of two lines tool
Is there any way to make intersection of two lines tool with extending lines option, so the result would be a point. the hardest part is when the lines have to be extended to intersect.
the tool will ...
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Extracting Data from the NLCD dataset.
I am working with U.S. National Landcover Dataset (NLCD) to classify habitat type at more than 150 sites across the northeast U.S. The dataset is very large (15GB) so I cannot upload it here, but it ...
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How do I change the delimiter in the attribute table
I have imported a .kml file into QGIS, and the data is all shoved together into a single field like this:
Fine, it's pipe delimited - easy to change the delimiter like in LibreOffice calc imports I ...
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Force ArcGIS iOS to use GPS data from External GPS device
I created an app that will display the map and the location of the external GPS device. The scenario is using a wifly module to broadcast the GPS data of the GPS receiver in wifi. The app is now ...
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Export Raster with classification colors in ArcMap
I have a single band raster, but i like to export it with the same colors as in Arcmap.
Any help please.
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Python 3 module to read ArcGIS .dbf files
I would like to know whether there are Python 3.x-compatible (preferably Python 3.3) modules to read the kind of .dbf files produced by ArcGIS.
All the modules I found were only compatible with ...
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How to enumerate join values with ArcGIS?
I have two shape files (e.g. postal code areas and cities) which I want to join based on an id that both shape files have in common (the id would be the city name in this example). Joining the two ...
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When to use Model Builder over Python Scripting and vice versa?
I'm new in python scripting in ArcGIS but not Model Builder. I'd like to know what's the benefits of Python VS Model Builder. Why should we write script for GIS automation while we can use Model ...
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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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Open related files with a hyperlink [duplicate]
I'm working with a line shapefile (street segments) that are associated with an image directory. The features in my shapefile may have between 0-6 or so images related to them. I've created a ...
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Is there a simple tool to split polylines into two-part lines at the vertices in ArcGIS 10.1
Background: I'm using ESRI ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 at my office, Baltimore County Government, and we have a problem. There is a serious topology bug that I've mentioned in another question that is affecting ...
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Adding, Updating, and Deleting information from arcGIS Server
I am new to ESRI and GIS. I am starting to get into using client data. I have created maps and put them to the server using arcMap and arcGIS for Server. I need to know how easily I can access these ...
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Shapefiles with EPSG 31467 and 3044 don't fit together [closed]
I have a problem with some shapefiles I want to fit in my exisiting project. My project layers use as CRS EPSG 3044. They do fit together with OpenLayers GE (EPSG 3857). Now I wanted to add some new ...
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Flow path between contaminant sources and exposure point
Hi I am trying to estimate flow paths between contaminant sources and the catchment offtake (exposure point) at the catchment.
Can anybody give me some help in how to proceed.
thanks
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How to obtain and compare neighboring point attributes? (ArcInfo)
This question is kind of hard to explain in a short phrase, so this is what I'm talking about. I have access to an ArcInfo 10 license.
I have a layer of point features that all have a "Team" ...
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How to clear in_memory workspace within ModelBuilder?
I have been using in_memory workspace within ArcGIS 10.1 ModelBuilder as part of a workflow to mosaic and clip raster datasets to study area bounds (Figure 1). The model runs fine the first round but ...
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How to make a new polygon/feature from a point which is NOT a centroid? ArcGIS
I've spent all morning searching help sites and digging through the FAQs and worksheets but have failed miserably.
I am an ArcGIS novice so I hope this isnt too much of a "newbie" question but I'm ...
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Line Data up with google earth - data shifted [duplicate]
When I overlay my bulding shapefiles in google earth they are shifted, how can I make those shapefiles to appear on the same position as building appears in google map. my shapefiles are in WGS 84
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How to import values from feature to variable list in Model Builder
I'm trying to create a model to find POI by selection by atrribute. I have feature layer (POI with three fields Kat_1, Kat_2, Kat_3 ) and 3 parameters ( Variables: Kat_1,Kat_2,Kat_3).
How to import ...
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Where can I get the list of Geographic Tranformations in ArcGIS and the area where they are aplicable?
I have some data in Provisional South American Datum 1956, and I need to project it to Web Mercator with WGS84 as the datum.
When I use the project tool in ArcGIS desktop, it requires a Geographic ...
